Fictional character from the Dragon Ball franchise
Fictional character
Bardock
Dragon Ball character
Bardock as he appears in Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2011)
First appearance
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (1990)
Created by
Takao Koyama Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Designed by
Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru Akira Toriyama
Voiced by
Japanese:
Masako Nozawa
English:
Sonny Strait (Funimation)
In-universe information
Species
Saiyan
Occupation
Mercenary
Spouse
Gine (wife)
Children
Kakarot / Goku (youngest son) Raditz (eldest son)
Relatives
Chi-Chi (daughter-in-law)
Gohan (grandson)
Goten (grandson)
Videl (granddaughter-in-law)
Pan (great-granddaughter)
Abilities
Super strength
Super speed, agility, reflexes
Stamina
Flight
Energy sensing
Energy projection
Durability
Precognition
Telepathy
Telekinesis
Bardock (バーダック, Bādakku), Burdock in Viz Media's English manga translation, is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball media franchise. Created by Toei Animation based on series protagonist Goku's visual design by franchise creator Akira Toriyama, he first appears in the 1990 animated television special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku as its morally ambiguous protagonist. Bardock has few overall manga and anime appearances within the series, though he plays a pivotal part as Goku's biological father in setting up the backstory of his son, originally known by the name Kakarot, as one of the last survivors of the Saiyan genocide by the intergalactic tyrant Frieza.
Bardock has been well received by commentators and viewers as a tragic figure. Toriyama himself was moved by the character's story, which led to his decision to incorporate the character into the series' canon continuity. Bardock's popularity has led to the character appearing in a variety of franchise media, including several video games as well as a starring role in the 2011 spin-off manga Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock and its subsequent animated adaptation.
A reworked version of the character developed by Toriyama appeared as the protagonist in the manga chapter Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child.
Bardock (バーダック, Bādakku), Burdock in Viz Media's English manga translation, is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball media franchise. Created by...
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penned by Ōishi, the three-chapter Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock that revolves around Bardock, Goku's father, was published in the monthly magazine V Jump...
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release of Battle of Gods. Another short film, Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, was shown at the Jump Festa 2012 event on December 17, 2011. It is an...
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for the titular character from Lupin the Third as well as Krillin and Bardock in the Funimation English adaptations of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon...
as wormholes, the first change appears during Bardock's assault on Frieza's forces. However, as Bardock is about to be killed by Frieza, he is pulled...
Vegeta up, after telling them it was struck by a meteor. However, when Bardock made a final stand when Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, he did not notice...
Saiyan characters play a central narrative role from Dragon Ball Z onwards: Bardock and Trunks from an alternate future timeline serve as the protagonists...
theatrical release as a double feature with the special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (1990), under the title Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Double...
Super: Broly. His birth parents are Bardock, a low-class Saiyan mercenary, and Gine, the owner of a butcher shop. Bardock has a strong suspicion that Frieza...
while Toei Animation organized a screening of the movies Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku and Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn. Among the guests...
had their major debut as supporting cast in the show, including: Matt Bardock, Ben Daniels, Neil Stuke, Mark Letheren, Colin Buchanan, Jason Maza, Jim...
this time as a trainee paramedic, who works alongside Jeff Collier (Matt Bardock) and Dixie Dixon (Jane Hazlegrove). He is also reunited with Sam, who is...
showcasing these changes which included removing the blood and cheek scar from Bardock and altering the color of Master Roshi's alcohol. The show was further...
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finish them, Granolah's foster father, the Namekian Monaito, reveals that Bardock, Goku's father, had saved them during Frieza's attack on Cereal forty years...
Talianos (from episode 26) Luke Bailey as Sam Bateman (until episode 38) Matt Bardock as Jeff Collier (episodes 24−39) Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths (until...
video games, along with fellow movie and Dragon Ball GT characters such as Bardock, Cooler, Janemba, Baby and Omega Shenron. Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury loosely...
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