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Son Goku (Super Saiyan)

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. However, his ceaseless lust for battle would endanger himself, his planet, and even his universe. Even under constant threats, Goku has stepped up, pushing himself further and further to protect his friends or correct his mistakes, and always hoping for another fun challenge in the future.

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, 236H, 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.

Normals

5L

Sweet and simple.

Medium in disguise.

Roundhouse!

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

ATATATATATA

300*1~6	All	-	13			-	-

2L

Why couldn't this move be a low?

400	All	-	6	10		-	-

2M

Slide into those (2)M's

700	Low	-	10	17		-	-

2H

SHORYUKEN!

850	All	-				-	-

2S

Hitstun in a can.

600	All	-	13			-	-

6M

File:DBFZ SSGoku 6M.png

Se, no!

850	High	-	24	6	10	-	-

j.L

400	High	-				-	-

j.M

700	High	-				-	-

j.H

GOKU SMASH

850 [1000]	High	-				-	-

j.S

Step 1: Spark, Step 2: j.S, Step 3: Profit

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	High	-	24	18		-	-	1000	High	-	26	18		-	-	1100	High	-	24	18		-	-

Flurry Kick

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

TATSUMAKI SENPUKYAKU

470*2	All	-	10	13		-	-	270*4	All	-	13			-	-	240*6	All	-	11			-	-

Kamehameha

Kamehameha
236S (Air OK)

"I've waited

5 episodes

for this!"

262*5	All	-	18			-	-	262*5	All	-				-	-

Assist

Kamehameha
A1/A2

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

200*5	All	-				-	-

Supers

Super Kamehameha

Super Kamehameha
236L+M (Air OK)

The signature move.

The snipe.

The aerial signature move.

250*10	All	-				-	-	270*10	All	-				-	-

Warp Kamehameha

Warp Kamehameha
236H+S (Air OK)

*pop*

"I'll be sure to visit your grave!"

270*10	All	-				-	-

Meteor Smash

Meteor Smash
214L+M or 214H+S

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

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

4208	All	-				-	-

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 * Can be canceled into from 5L, even on whiff.
 * Jump cancelable on hit.
-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.
+* Auto-corrects on side switch.
+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 and his best combo starter. It has less range than his other mediums though so make sure not to whiff with this move.
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+* Can be canceled into from 5LL, even on whiff.
+* Auto-corrects on side switch.
 * Uses up Goku's Smash. Always Smashes even if his Smash was already used.
-* If the air autocombo is completed after this hit, a random Dragon Ball is obtained.
+* Completing an air autocombo after this move results in a Dynamic hit.
-* The only hit of the grounded autocombo needed to obtain a guaranteed Dragon Ball.
-* Can be canceled into from 5LL, even on whiff.
 * When all other characters are down, this move is Goku's Guard Cancel attack.
-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 outside of using the activation of Sparking Blast or certain assists, 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.
+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 his other bread-and-butters while also using up his Smash very early into a combo. To make matters worse, the hitbox of this move is firmly horizontal which prevents it from connecting after his 5LL hits an airborne opponent. This makes it near difficult to combo into without using the initial activation of Sparking Blast or certain assists while also preventing this move's auto-correct from threatening airborne approaches. 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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