2001 - Goku
We know that many kids are also Dragon Ball Z fans. Goku was a natural addition to our collection. It is very recognizable and gets many positive comments. This is a difficult pattern. So many lines! It will test your endurance.
About Goku
Goku, known as Son Goku (孫 悟空?) in the original Japanese-language
version and in the English language manga, is a fictional character
and the protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series written by Akira
Toriyama. He is loosely based on Sun Wukong, a central character in
the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. Goku is introduced
as an eccentric, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts and
possesses superhuman strength. At first, Goku is believed to be an
Earthling, but he is later revealed to be a member of an
extraterrestrial warrior race called the Saiyans.
In Dragon Ball, Goku trains himself in various martial arts and
searches the planet for the seven Dragon Balls. He meets other
characters with similar goals, such as Bulma, with whom Goku travels
to find the Dragon Balls. As Goku matures, he becomes one of Earth's
strongest warriors and protects it from villains who wish to harm
it. Goku is depicted as carefree and aloof when at ease but quickly
serious when fighting. Goku is able to concentrate his chi and use
it for energy-based attacks, the most prominent being his signature
Kamehameha wave, in which Goku launches a blue energy blast from his
hands.
As the protagonist, Goku appears in most of the episodes, films,
television specials, and OVAs of the anime series Dragon Ball,
Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Z Kai, as well as
many of the franchise's video games. Due to the series'
international popularity, Goku has become one of the most
recognizable and iconic anime characters. Outside the Dragon Ball
franchise, Goku has made cameo appearances in Toriyama's self-parody
series Neko Majin Z, has been the subject of other parodies, and has
appeared in special events. Goku's critical reception has been
largely positive and he has been recognized as one of the greatest
manga/anime characters of all time.
Western countries were introduced to the version of Goku appearing
in the Dragon Ball Z anime, an adaptation of Dragon Ball Volumes
17-42, as opposed to his initial child form, which Japan was first
introduced to.
