During Toriyama's second draft he wanted to make Goku a full human dressed in sailor clothes that rode a flight mecha instead of the Flying Nimbus. On making Goku full monkey to make it faithful to Journey to the West. When Akira Toriyama started his first draft of Dragon Ball he originally planned Goku himself started off as more or less a parody of Sun Wukong, and as the manga continued its run he was able to develop differently, eventually turning out to have "similar origins." Goku's design was based off of Tanton, of Toriyama's prototype manga Dragon Boy and Tongpoo, from his other manga The Adventures of Tongpoo.
Goku's full name (Son Goku) is the Japanese name for Sun Wukong, the main protagonist in the Chinese legend Journey to the West, off of whom Goku is loosely based. Goku means aware of emptiness (The Go syllable means enlightenment, and the Ku syllable means Sky or Emptiness). Goku in his child and adult forms, as seen in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z
Throughout his life, he trains hard and strives to be the greatest fighter in the known universe, while at the same time using his amazing strength and skills to uphold peace. Goku is the defender of planet Earth and informally leads the Z-Fighters. His rival is Vegeta, who always wishes to surpass him in any means possible. He is the son of Bardock and Gine, husband of Chi-Chi, the father of Gohan and Goten, the grandfather of Pan, and later, the great-great grandfather of Goku Jr. Goku (孫悟空 Son Gokū) is the main character of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super & Dragon Ball GT, and is a pure-blooded Saiyan. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. Grandpa Gohan ( Adoptive Grandfather and mentor).Future Goku ( Alternate Timeline Counterpart).Saiyan Army (Low class soldier, suffered amnesia, Age 737) Radish farmer ( Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return! only) Anime: "Secret of the Dragon Balls" (February 1986)ġ81 cm or 5'11.5" (adult, later appears taller)Ħ6 kg or 145 lbs.