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Son Goku (Super Saiyan)

Health: Prejump: Assist Cooldown: Movement Options Double Jump, Super Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash Type: Run Play-style Balanced

Overview

Born "Kakarot", Son Goku (named directly after the Japanese naming of Journey to the West protagonist Sun Wukong) was sent to Earth shortly before the Saiyan race was driven to extinction by Frieza. Found and cared for by martial artist Son Gohan, and brought up by the Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi, Goku would eventually grow into a young man, with both a burning passion for testing his might against other fighters and a strong sense of justice. Time and again, when Earth fell under siege from threats, Goku rose to the occasion, pushing himself to greater heights of power as he protects the world that became his home and the people closest to him.

In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Super Saiyan Goku is a well rounded character. He has buttons with good reach, his specials and their variants provide additional neutral, mixup and combo extension options and his Super Kamehameha is very flexible, making it easy to combo into from any situation. If you're new to fighting games and are looking for a beginner-friendly character, or you're a veteran looking for a solid character to round out your team, Super Saiyan Goku is a good option to consider.

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Versatile; he has all of the tools to deal and adapt to just about any situation.
236L is a versatile move. Can be used to end nearly any conversion into a meterless sliding knockdown. Can also be used as pressure as it is a fast overhead.
Plethora of cross-up teleporting moves gives Goku a fantastic cross-up game and denies zoning.
Projectiles cover a variety of angles.
Great solo damage; can make great use of wall bounce and can use meter to extend his combos, including a solo double super, which results in a significant boost in damage.
Versatile assist; can be used to extend combos or to pressure opponents.
Makes good use out of sparking with Ki blast loops; allows for corner carry and very high meter gain.

Generally a very honest character, not many gimmicks. Requires strong conditioning and assist usage to open up opponents with competent defense.
One low (2M); makes his high-low mixup game very weak.
His 6M, 2H, 236X, and his 214X all put Goku in an airborne state, making him very vulnerable to 2H's.
Little to no defensive options. His only reversal is very expensive, generally making it risky to use.

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Normals

5L

Sweet and simple.

Medium in disguise.

Roadhouse!

400	All	-	6	3		-	-	700	All	-		3		-	-	1000	All	-		18		-	-

5M

The Saiyan's Elbow

700	All	-	9	17		-	-

5H

Kick 'em to the curb!

850	All	-	14	22		-	-

5S

HADOUKEN

300	All	-	13			-	-

2L

Why couldn't this move be a low?

400	All	-	6	10		-	-

2M

Slide into those (2)M's

700	L	-	10	17		-	-

2H

SHORYUKEN!

850	All	-				-	-

2S

Hail Mary ki blast.

	All	-	13			-	-

6M

File:DBFZ SSGoku 6M.png

Come on and slam.

850	H	-	24	6	10	-	-

j.L

400	H	-				-	-

j.M

700	H	-				-	-

j.H

GOKU SMASH

850	H	-				-	-

j.S

Sparking Blast + j.S = Damage

600	All	-				-	-

j.2H

Galactic Punt

850	All	-	14	19		-	-

Specials

Dragon Flash Fist

Dragon Flash Fist
236L/M/H (Air OK)

Netplay Special: The Reckoning

900	H	-	24	18		-	-	1000	H	-	26	18		-	-	1100	H	-	24	18		-	-

Flurry Kick

Flurry Kick
214L/M/H (Air OK)

TATSUMAKI SENPUUUUUUUKYAKU

893	All	-	10	13		-	-	999	All	-	13			-	-	1320	All	-	11			-	-

Kamehameha

Kamehameha
236S (Air OK)

"I've waited

5 episodes

for this"

1098	All	-	18			-	-	1098	All	-				-	-

Assist

Kamehameha
A1/A2

Why are there so many versions of this move, Dende-dammit.

760	All	-				-	-

Supers

Super Kamehameha

Super Kamehameha
236L+M (Air OK)

The signature move

The snipe

The aerial signature move

2050	All	-				-	-	2050	All	-				-	-

Warp Kamehameha

Warp Kamehameha
236H+S (Air OK)

*pop*

"Oh... crapbaskEEEEEEEEEEETS!!!"

2214	All	-				-	-	2214	All	-				-	-

Meteor Smash

Meteor Smash
214L+M

"This is... to go... even further beyond!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

4208	All	-				-	-

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 |image=DBFZ_SSGoku_5L.png |caption=Sweet and simple.
 |image2=DBFZ_SSGoku_5LL.png |caption2=Medium in disguise.
-|image3=DBFZ_SSGoku_5LLL.png |caption3=Walker Texas Ranger
+|image3=DBFZ_SSGoku_5LLL.png |caption3=Roadhouse!
 |name=5L
 |data=
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   |startup=6 |active=3 |recovery= |frameAdv=-3
   |description=
-* Goku does a short jab.
 * Can be canceled into form itself, even on whiff.
 * Jump cancelable on hit.
-Basic 5L. Shares near identical frame data with 2L, but its less overall frames and its better whiff cancelable properties make this a safer button to throw out in neutral. It also has more range, a better hitbox for catching airborne opponents, and can be jump canceled. Input as 4LL to string together two 5L's in a row.
+Goku does a short jab. Basic 5L. Shares near identical frame data with 2L, but its less overall frames and its better whiff cancelable properties make this a safer button to throw out in neutral. It also has more range, a better hitbox for catching airborne opponents, and can be jump canceled. Input as 4LL to string together two 5L's in a row.
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   |startup= |active=3 |recovery= |frameAdv=-4
   |description=
-* Goku does a gut punch.
 * Can be canceled into from 5L, even on whiff.
 * Jump cancelable on hit.
-The follow-up from Goku's jab. It deals damage and scales like a medium, making this a very good button. It has less range than his mediums though, so make sure not to whiff with this move.
+Goku does a gut punch. The follow-up from Goku's jab. It deals damage and scales like a medium, making this a very good button. It has less range than his mediums though, so make sure not to whiff with this move.
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   |startup= |active=18 |recovery= |frameAdv=-5
   |description=
-* Goku does a roundhouse. Autocombos into super dash. If the j.5LLL autocombo is completed after this hit, a random Dragon Ball is obtained.
+* Uses up Goku's Smash. Always Smashes even if his Smash was already used.
-* The only hit of the autocombo needed to obtain a guaranteed Dragon Ball.
+* If the air autocombo is completed after this hit, a random Dragon Ball is obtained.
+* The only hit of the grounded autocombo needed to obtain a guaranteed Dragon Ball.
 * Can be canceled into from 5LL, even on whiff.
-* Has an interesting property where the hitbox reaches behind Goku.
 * When all other characters are down, this move is Goku's Guard Cancel attack.
-Goku's autocombo finisher lacks practicality, as it offers no mix-up potential and doesn't provide him any combo routes that are as damaging as those of his mediums while also using up his Smash. To make matters worse, the hitbox of this move is firmly horizontal, making it near impossible to combo into this move from vanishes, which also makes the autocombo's automatic side correction irrelevant, as it already hits both sides and cannot anti-air. However, this move is safe on block, can lead to guaranteed Dragon Balls, and allows provides a Smash, regardless of whether it was already used or not.
+Goku does a roundhouse that autocombos into super dash and also has an interesting property where the hitbox reaches behind him. Goku's autocombo finisher lacks practicality, as it offers no mix-up potential and doesn't provide him any combo routes that are as damaging as those of his mediums while also using up his Smash. To make matters worse, the hitbox of this move is firmly horizontal, making it near impossible to combo into this move from vanishes, which also makes the autocombo's automatic side correction irrelevant, as it already hits both sides and cannot anti-air. Not all is lost, as this move has the damage and scaling of a heavy while also being safe on block.
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 ====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">5S</font> ======
 {{MoveData
-|image=DBFZ_SSGoku_5S.png |caption=
+|image=DBFZ_SSGoku_5S.png |caption=HADOUKEN
 |name=5S
 |data=
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   |startup=13 |active= |recovery= |frameAdv=-4
   |description=
-Goku shoots a ki blast. Can be repeated up to six times.
 * 6th blast causes soft KD on grounded hit
+Goku shoots a ki blast. Can be repeated up to six times and can confirm into a full combo by using vanish. Be careful when using Ki Blasts in neutral, as they can be deflected by Superdashes or by super armored moves.
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 ====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">j.S</font> ======
 {{MoveData
-|image=DBFZ_SSGoku_jS.png |caption=
+|image=DBFZ_SSGoku_jS.png |caption=Sparking Blast + j.S = Damage
 |name=j.S
 |data=
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   |startup= |active= |recovery= |frameAdv=
   |description=
-Goku fires a downward ki blast. Allows Goku to combo into air L Dragon Flash Fist for a sliding knockdown anywhere on the screen.
+Goku fires a downward ki blast. Allows Goku to combo into air L Dragon Flash Fist for a sliding knockdown anywhere on the screen. Can be looped while Goku is using Sparking Blast. Like with 5S and 2S, these projectiles can be deflected by Superdashes and super armored moves, so you might want to consider using Kamehameha in neutral instead.
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 ====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Warp Kamehameha</font> ======
 {{MoveData
-|image=DBFZ_SSGoku_WarpKamehameha.png |caption=''"*teleports behind you*"''
+|image=DBFZ_SSGoku_WarpKamehameha.png |caption='''''*pop*'''''
-|image2=DBFZ_SSGoku_WarpKamehameha2.png |caption2=''"Nothing personnel kid."''
+|image2=DBFZ_SSGoku_WarpKamehameha2.png |caption2=''"Oh... crapbask'''EEEEEEEEEEETS!!!'''"''
 |input=236H+S (Air OK)
 |name=Warp Kamehameha