

Son  Goku ,Son Goku addressed only as Goku in most English adaptations) is a  fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball  universe created by Akira Toriyama . He first appears in the first  chapter Bulma and Son Goku ,Buruma to Son Gokū?) first published in  Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on December 3, 1984.[1] He is loosely based  on Sun Wukong, a central character in Journey to the West, however,  Toriyama changed some of his characteristics to be more original. Goku  is introduced as an odd, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts  and possesses superhuman strength. As the story unfolds, he is actually  revealed to be from a fictional race of extraterrestrials called  Saiyans, said to be the strongest warriors within the fictional  universe. Goku also made cameo appearances in Toriyama's self-parody  series Neko Majin Z and also starred in all the films, specials and  video games from the series.



