Goku ( , Son Gok), born Kakarot (,Kakarotto), is the main protagonist of

the Dragon Ballmetaseries created by Akira Toriyama. He is the adoptive grandson of Grandpa
Gohan, the son of Bardock and Gine, the husband of Chi-Chi, the father of Gohan and Goten, the
grandfather of Pan, and later the great-great-grandfather ofGoku Jr. Cheerful, courageous and also a
bit naive, Goku is aSaiyan originally sent to Earth as an infant with the mission to destroy it.
However, an accident alters his memory, causing him to grow up pure-hearted and later become
Earth's greatest defender, as well as the informal leader of the Z Fighters.[13]Throughout his life, he
trains hard and strives to be the greatest warrior possible, while at the same time using his amazing
strength and skills to uphold peace.[16]