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Fictional · Japan · Anime: Dragon Ball

Son Goku

Boy with a tail at 12, Earth's saviour by 30, training at 47

Ages follow the story, not real-world dates.

Character and series names are trademarks of their owners. Unofficial fan information, not affiliated or endorsed. No images used. The story has no real-world years, so only his age in the story is used. The manga states his age at the three World Martial Arts Tournaments he enters as a youth (12, 15 and 18); later ages follow the elapsed time the story states (five years to Raditz, seven years dead, ten years to the final tournament) and the official Dragon Ball timeline (born Age 737).

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At 0

  1. Age 0 · in the story

    Sent to Earth as a baby before his home planet is destroyed

    Adopted by an old man in the mountains, Son Gohan, whose name he later gives his own son.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 12

  1. Age 12 · in the story

    Meets Bulma and sets off to find the Dragon Balls

    A boy with a monkey tail who has never seen a girl or a car.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org
  2. Age 12 · in the story

    Trains under Master Roshi, loses his first tournament final

    He later admits he had miscounted his own age at the time.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 15

  1. Age 15 · in the story

    Loses a second tournament final, beats the Red Ribbon Army

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 18

  1. Age 18 · in the story

    Wins the World Tournament at 18 and marries Chi-Chi

    He had promised to marry her as a child without knowing what marriage meant. Their son Gohan is born the next year.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 24

  1. Age 24 · in the story

    Learns he is a Saiyan and dies stopping his brother Raditz

    Five years after the tournament. He spends his death training under King Kai before being wished back.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 25

  1. Age 25 · in the story

    Becomes the first Super Saiyan in a millennium, beats Frieza

    On the planet Namek, after Frieza kills his best friend Krillin.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 30

  1. Age 30 · in the story

    Struck by a heart virus during the fight with the Androids

    A future version of Trunks had brought the medicine that saves him.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org
  2. Age 30 · in the story

    Sacrifices himself again to save Earth from Cell

    He hands the fight to his young son Gohan and chooses to stay dead.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 37

  1. Age 37 · in the story

    Returns to Earth for one day and meets his second son Goten

    Seven years after his death. The day turns into the battle against Majin Buu.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org
  2. Age 37 · in the story

    Destroys Buu with a Spirit Bomb powered by everyone on Earth

    Brought back to life for good by the Namekian Dragon Balls.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 47

  1. Age 47 · in the story

    Leaves the tournament to train Buu's reincarnation, Uub

    Ten years later. The final scene of the original manga.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org