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Goku
Kakarot
A Saiyan whose power is explicitly tiered through transformations, making him one of the few characters in fiction with a documented, author-stated power ladder.
First appearance: Dragon Ball (1984), Shueisha
Powers
Across continuities
One canonical record, many iterations. A version is this character in a different continuity; a variant is a separate in-fiction instance inside one. Everything below resolves back to this page.
| Iteration | Type | Continuity | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goku (Manga canon) | Version | no performer on file |
On screen
Canonical productions only. Parody and fan work is classified and excluded — Wikidata makes no such distinction, so without it these lists fill with material that is not canon.
| Performer | Production | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Chatwin | Dragonball Evolution | 2009 |
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Instant Transmission makes Goku faster than light.
Actually It is not travel at all, so speed does not apply. He locates a ki signature and relocates to it — which is why sensing the target, not distance, is the real constraint.
The feat ledger
Power is tiered through named transformations, giving him a documented ladder rather than a single value
Instant Transmission locates a ki signature and relocates him to it at interplanetary range
The Kamehameha, a directed energy discharge that is his signature technique
Instant Transmission moves him to any energy signature he can sense
Trains under gravity many times Earth's as ordinary conditioning
Flies by ki control rather than by any physical means
Moves faster than opponents can perceive, appearing to vanish
Ultra Instinct is stated to act without conscious direction
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Manga canon — Events as published in the manga
- Anime canon — Events as broadcast in the anime adaptation
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version