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Goku

Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong (known as Son Gokū in Japan and the Monkey King in the West), a main character of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, combined with influences from the Hong Kong action cinema of Jackie…

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Conception and creation

One-shotDragon BoyEnter the DragonDrunken MasterHybrid
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Appearances

ShenronYamchaShapeshiftersOolongPuar
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Cultural impact

Son GokuEdison ChenCNNRafael NadalEiichiro Oda
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Overview

ProtagonistDragon BallMangaAkira ToriyamaSun Wukong
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Occupation
Martial artist Radish farmer
Alias
Kakarot[nb 19] (birth name)
Based on
Sun Wukong (Monkey King) by Wu Cheng'en
Created by
Akira Toriyama
First appearance
Dragon Ball chapter #1 Bulma and Son Goku, December 3, 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51)
Portrayed by
Justin Chatwin (Dragonball Evolution) · Heo Sung-tae (Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku) · Charles Chen (The Magic Begins)

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Goku

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Triples233
Avg. degree1.99
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Goku

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related to In other media · 37
Goku → After, An, Black Star Dragon Balls, Bulma, Demon Realm, Demon Realm Dragon Balls, Dragon Ball Daima, Dragon Ball GT, During, Earth, Earth's Dragon Balls, Glorio, Goku Jr, Gomah, He, His, In, King Gomah, Majin, Omega Shenron
related to In Dragon Ball Super · 35
Goku → After, After Zamasu, Afterwards, An, Battle, Beerus, Black, Champa, Champa's, Destruction, Dragon Ball Super, During, Frieza, Future Trunks, God, Gods, Goku Black, Goku's, Grand Zeno, In
related to Conception and creation · 31
Goku → According, Akira Toriyama's, As, Bruce Lee, Bulma, Cell, Chan, Dragon, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Boy, Drunken Master, East Asian, Enter, Gohan, He, Hong Kong, I'm, In, Jackie Chan
Voiced by (English) · 22
Goku → Andrea Kwan (Animax Asia; young), Barbara Goodson[nb 6] (Harmony Gold), Ceyli Delgadillo (Funimation; young[nb 2]), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Funimation; young[nb 4]), David Bridges (Animax Asia; teen), David Gasman (AB Groupe), Ed Marcus (AB Groupe[nb 15]), Ian James Corlett[nb 8] (Ocean[nb 9]), Jeffrey Watson (Blue Water; teen[nb 13]), Jeremiah Yurk (Blue Water; adult and SSJ4[nb 14]), Jillian Michaels (Ocean; young[nb 11])[citation needed], Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe; young), Kirby Morrow (Ocean[nb 12]), Kristen McGuire (Funimation; infant[nb 5]), Lex Lang (Bang Zoom![nb 16]), Nesty Ramirez (Creative Products Corp.), Peter Kelamis (Ocean[nb 10]), Philece Sampler[nb 17] (Bang Zoom!; young[nb 18]), Saffron Henderson (BLT[nb 7]), Sean Schemmel (Funimation[nb 1])
has impact · 20
Goku → Art, Canadian-born Hong Kong, Chen's, CNN, Design, Dragon Ball, Edison Chen, For, Goku's, In, Jackie Chan, Nadal, Rafael Nadal's, Singapore's Museum, Son Goku, Spanish, The, The German, Thomas, Treacherous Treis
related to Design · 20
Goku → Buddhist, Chinese, During, Goku's, He, Japanese, Journey, Krillin, Master Roshi, Saiyan, Son Goku, Sun Wukong, Tenkaichi Budōkai, The, To, Torishima, Toriyama, Toriyama's, Wanting, West
related to In Dragon Ball · 18
Goku → Before, Bulma, Dragon Ball, Dragon Balls, Gohan, Goku's, He, It, Kinto'un, Krillin, Living, Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar, Roshi, Shenron, They, Yamcha
related to Reception · 16
Goku → All Time, Anime Characters, Anime Grand Prix, Cowboy Bebop's Spike Spiegel, Dragon Ball, He, IGN's, Ikari, In, In Mania Entertainment's, March, Most Iconic Anime Heroes, Neon Genesis Evangelion's Shinji, Newtype, Thomas Zoth, Top
related to Voice actors · 13
Goku → Bardock, Despite, Dragon Ball, Gohan, Goku's, Goten, In, Japanese, Masako Nozawa, Nozawa, She, Toriyama, Toriyama's
is a · 4
Goku → appealing character readers could root for during the manga, fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama, first manga character to have a balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, only animated character listed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GokuAliasKakarot[nb 19] (birth name)1.00infobox
GokuBased onSun Wukong (Monkey King) by Wu Cheng'en1.00infobox
GokuCreated byAkira Toriyama1.00infobox
GokuFirst appearanceDragon Ball chapter #1 Bulma and Son Goku, December 3, 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51)1.00infobox
GokuOccupationMartial artist Radish farmer1.00infobox
GokuPortrayed byJustin Chatwin (Dragonball Evolution)1.00infobox
GokuPortrayed byHeo Sung-tae (Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku)1.00infobox
GokuPortrayed byCharles Chen (The Magic Begins)1.00infobox
GokuSpeciesSaiyan1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Sean Schemmel (Funimation[nb 1])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Ceyli Delgadillo (Funimation; young[nb 2])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Stephanie Nadolny (Funimation; young[nb 3])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Colleen Clinkenbeard (Funimation; young[nb 4])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Kristen McGuire (Funimation; infant[nb 5])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Barbara Goodson[nb 6] (Harmony Gold)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Nesty Ramirez (Creative Products Corp.)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Saffron Henderson (BLT[nb 7])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Ian James Corlett[nb 8] (Ocean[nb 9])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Peter Kelamis (Ocean[nb 10])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Jillian Michaels (Ocean; young[nb 11])[citation needed]1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Kirby Morrow (Ocean[nb 12])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Zoe Slusar (Blue Water; young)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Jeffrey Watson (Blue Water; teen[nb 13])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Jeremiah Yurk (Blue Water; adult and SSJ4[nb 14])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe; young)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)David Gasman (AB Groupe)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Ed Marcus (AB Groupe[nb 15])1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Andrea Kwan (Animax Asia; young)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)David Bridges (Animax Asia; teen)1.00infobox
GokuVoiced by (English)Lex Lang (Bang Zoom![nb 16])1.00infobox

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