Goku's Super Saiyan form was heavily influenced by the martial artist Bruce Lee. According to Toriyama, Goku's piercing eyes were based on Lee's paralyzing glare. [31] Dragon Ball Z anime character designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro also used Lee as a reference for Goku's Super Saiyan form, stating that, when he "first becomes a Super Saiyan, his slanting pose with that scowling look in his eyes is all Bruce Lee." [32] Appearance The character Goku is based on Sun Wukong (Son Goku in Japanese), [nb 25] the central character of the Chinese novel Journey to the West. [15] To be creative with the idea of Sun Wukong, Toriyama designed Goku as a human boy with a monkey's tail, rather than a complete simian, because the tail would give the character a distinguishing feature. [13] He later stated that the tail was a pain to draw, hence why he had it get cut off early on. [16] Toriyama did not initially plan to make Goku an alien, it was not until the introduction of fighters from other planets that he established him as a Saiyan [nb 26] [nb 27]. [17] Goku was given the ability to teleport to any planet in seconds, so that Toriyama could increase the pace of the story. [18] In Funimation's in-house dub, Goku was voiced by Stephanie Nadolny as a child in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT, [37] [38] [32] and has been consistently voiced by Sean Schemmel as an adult throughout the entire Dragon Ball franchise. [39] [40] [36] Since Dragon Ball Z Kai, Colleen Clinkenbeard has voiced Kid Goku for Funimation. [32] Akira Toriyama × Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru". TV Anime Guide: Dragon Ball Z Son Goku Densetsu. Shueisha. 2003. ISBN 4088735463. While Goku is an overall good person, Akira Toriyama designed him as one who fights mostly for personal joy of challenging strong opponents. To which, Toriyama notes that the anime tends to go overboard in making Goku look heroic, and that his original depiction of Goku in the manga has certain "poisonous" traits. [29] [30]

Hashiguchi, Takashi (November 18, 2005). "179 Punch Line". Yakitate!! Japan 20. Vol.20. Shougakukan. pp.11–14. ISBN 4-09-127060-3. In AB Groupe's dub of the anime produced for Canadian and European broadcast (initially also in association with Ocean Productions and later with Blue Water Studios), Goku was voiced by Peter Kelamis again and later by Kirby Morrow in episodes 123-291 of Dragon Ball Z, [36] by Zoe Slusar as a child in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT, [32] by Jeffrey Watson as an older teen in Dragon Ball, [36] and by Jeremiah Yurk as an adult and Super Saiyan 4 in GT. [36] During the Super Space-Time Tournament, Goku as a Super Saiyan Blue fought an even battle against Super Full Power Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker Xeno Goku. Dragon Ball Super episode 24, " Clash! Frieza vs. Goku This Is the Result of My Training!" summary, 2015 Toriyama, Akira (September 10, 1985). 8 ヤムチャおそるべし!!. 孫悟空と仲間たち. Dragon Ball (in Japanese). Vol.2. Shueisha. ISBN 4-08-851831-4.a b c d e f "Goku Son / Kakarot Voices (Dragon Ball) - Behind The Voice Actors". Archived from the original on February 8, 2018 . Retrieved February 6, 2018. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original (Flash) on September 26, 2009 . Retrieved June 5, 2009.

Dr Slump Arale-chan feat Son Goku Kid". GameKyo.com. September 26, 2008. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009 . Retrieved February 6, 2009. On April 7, 2007, Goku and Fuji TV announcer Masaharu Miyake were commentators on the anime segment in the Japan Great Man Awards [nb 63] titled Who is the Strongest Hero? [nb 64]. The segment featured a special tournament to decide who was the greatest person in Japanese history. During the intermission, Goku promoted the coming release of R2 Dragon Ball DVDs. [87]

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Kyle Herbert, Sean Schemmel Returning in Dragon Ball Z Kai Buu Saga Dub". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017 . Retrieved July 14, 2017. Wanting the series to have a Chinese appearance, Toriyama used the color of the robes worn by Buddhist monks for Goku's dōgi. [19] During the early chapters of the manga, Toriyama's editor Kazuhiko Torishima commented that Goku looked rather plain. Toriyama had given him simple clothes on purpose because it was a fighting manga, so to combat this he added several characters like Master Roshi and Krillin, and created the Tenkaichi Budōkai [nb 28] [nb 29] to focus the storyline on fighting. To defy the assumption that Goku would win the tournaments, Toriyama made him lose the first and second but win the third. [13]