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Bardock – The Father Of Goku
, Burdock in Viz Media's English manga translation, is a fictional character from the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise. Created by Toei Animation based on series protagonist Goku's visual design by franchise creator Akira Toriyama, he appears in the television special '' Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku'' (1990), but the first time he appears in the canon ''Dragon Ball'' universe is in the 78th episode of ''Dragon Ball Z'' in a flashback of Frieza destroying planet Vegeta. Bardock has few overall manga and anime appearances within the series, though he plays a pivotal part as Goku's biological father in setting up the backstory of his son, originally known by the name Kakarot, as one of the last survivors of the Saiyan genocide by Frieza. Bardock has been well received by commentators and viewers as a tragic figure. Toriyama himself was moved by the character's story, which led to his decision to incorporate the character into the series' canon continuity through the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected in 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. ''Dragon Ball'' was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. ''Dragon Ball'' characters also use a variety of List of martial arts#Asia, East Asian martial arts styles, including karate and Wing Chun (Kung fu (term), kung fu). The series follows the adventures of protagonist Goku, Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |