When I was in HS(1990) I had my best friend translate all the books up till then written. I’ve also watched the movies in Japanese and English and all the recent English translations. I love it but I have a question. Has Goku ever really killed anybody?
I guess the answer is sort of yes. he stepped on his grandfather when he was in monkey form. And he was responsible for the deaths of King Kai and his entourage. But my memory of the early series is sketchy at best. So has Goku ever gone out and killed someone on purpose?
I ask because watching Goku fight Frieza was just so freaking frustrating. I just wanted him to chop that guy to bits but he just wouldn’t. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
AFAIK, you are correct–he’s never intentionally killed anyone (though I think he meant to finish off Frieza at the end). Gohan, OTOH, has offed plenty. Get him truly ticked off, and you’re ashes.
I always thought it was the funniest thing that Kamehameha was Goku’s special technique. Which was the first king of Hawaii. But then recently I realized that it was actually a Japanese word, Kame being Goku’s master and Hameha is like house or something. Anyway thanks for the reply.
Supposedly kamehameha translates to something like ‘turtle ascension wave’ though I honestly don’t remember where the heck I got this from…
As far as Goku killing anybody, I believe he’s taken out Koola (Frieza’s big bro), the Super Nameck, and, if I remember correctly, his brother(?) Raditz. Also the weirdo robot/brain thing from “The World’s Strongest.” OTOH, Gohan may have really been the one to take out any/all of these guys, so YMMV.
Well, according to this Japanese dictionary, “kame” can mean “turtle” or “tortoise”. I couldn’t get anything on the rest of the name. Neither “ascension” nor “wave” seems to match.
As for kills…I know for sure that Piccolo took out Raditz–he killed Raditz and Goku simultaneously with his then-new “Special Beam Cannon” attack. I don’t know for sure who took out Dr. Willow’s brain, and I don’t remember anything about Koola. I don’t think we can really count the RR robots he smashed.
I suppose you could say that Goku killed “King” Piccolo–Piccolo’s really evil incarnation–but, given that he returned from the egg, I’m not sure it should count. I’m pretty sure he intended to finish him off, though.