Kidnap and assault Goku’s son? No biggie, you can still be his buddy. Obviously, no one would expect Goku to be as ruthless as Vegeta, who took delight in torturing and killing his opponents early on, but why so few kills for Goku? We see the answer in his first major fight in the series against Raditz: Goku is just too damn merciful for his own good. Even Buu is kind of an iffy one, since he's technically reincarnated as Uub.
And yet, the only characters that Goku can truly lay claim to killing are Babidi’s minion Yakon, and Kid Buu. He goes up against every major villain in the show, and plays a pivotal role in defeating all of them. 11 GOKU ONLY KILLS TWO CHARACTERS IN ALL OF DRAGON BALL ZĬonsidering how reliant Z fighters are on him throughout the series, you’d expect Goku to have a pretty high kill count. Nonetheless, it’s interesting to learn the inspiration behind the popular franchise. Obviously, the Dragon Ball franchise eventually branched out into its own entity, unless Journey to the West has some lost chapters featuring battles against space aliens and robots. The Monkey King becomes part of an unusual group consisting of companions like a monk (kind of like Krillin), and an anthropomorphic pig (much like Oolong) as they go on a pilgrimage together - or in the case of Dragon Ball, a journey to collect the seven dragon balls. In Journey to the West, The Monkey King is a playful character, but also a fierce warrior who favors fighting with a staff that can shrink or extend as he needs it to (much like Goku’s Power Pole). While in the beginning of the Dragon Ball franchise Goku just appears as a random monkey with no explanation (until Raditz appears, at least), this is actually because he is based off the character of the Monkey King.
This point is far from a secret, but to those who don’t know the inspiration for the Dragon Ball franchise, it might be really surprising how much the show borrowed from the classic Chinese story Journey to the West. 12 DRAGON BALL WAS INSPIRED BY JOURNEY TO THE WEST With Dragon Ball Super bringing many fans back to their nostalgic youth, as well as introducing some first-timers to what they’ve been missing all these years, what better time to address some of the most talked about aspects of the show’s history? Whether you’re a newcomer looking for more insight behind the series, or a longtime fan searching for answers about old rumors, here are the 12 Things You Need to Know About Dragon Ball Z. But even the diehard fans who have watched all the hundreds of episodes, and the hours of movies, and the various dubs of each series, can miss some things in this gigantic franchise. For others, it's simply a series filled with some of their favorite characters. For some, it’s the show that got them into anime. The Dragon Ball franchise is many things to many people.
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