Son Goku

Originally named Kakarotto (Kakarotto?, Kakarot in the English adaptations), Goku is born a member of a race of extraterrestrials called Saiyans. Shortly following his birth, Goku is sent from his home, Planet Vegeta, to prepare Earth for sale on the intergalactic market by destroying all its life. Due to an injury to his head that caused him severe amnesia, Goku forgets his purpose, and instead focuses on becoming stronger for little more than the pleasure of it. Goku meets a brilliant teenage girl named Bulma, the desert bandit Yamucha, and two shape-shifters named Oolong and Pu'ar. As the series continues, most of the characters introduced are basic parodies of characters found in Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West. He also encounters one his closest friends, Kuririn, and others during his training. Participating in several Tenkaichi Budokai, Goku also battles foes-turned-allies such as Tenshinhan and Chaozu, as well as Piccolo Daimao's offspring of the same name.