the legendary Sun Wukong. In Japanese, his name transforms into Son Goku—the exact name Toriyama ultimately chose for his hero. So while Goku’s birth name as a Saiyan is indeed Kakarot ...

Goten's resemblance to Goku, early Super Saiyan transformation ... While "Son Goku" is the Japanese version of "Sun Wukong", the Monkey King from the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the ...

It’s easy to overlook how Goku moves after his transformation into Super ... s Saiyan ancestry. Goku’s sudden shift in movement is also a direct tribute to his earliest inspiration, Sun ...