Due to the years that he has been dead, Goku’s physical age is not very accurate.
Dragon Ball may be a franchise, both in the anime and in the manga, that focuses on fighting and the search for the mythical Dragon Balls, which are capable of granting any wish. However, far from all the characters that have been shown over the years and that have had a greater or lesser role, it must be said that all the series that have been launched to date have essentially told us Goku’s storythe Saiyan who was sent to Earth to escape Frieza’s yoke, whom he later ended up defeating.
Under this same premise, it must be said that in Dragon Ball we have been able to see that this character has gone from being a stronger child than normalbut who has maintained a certain innocence and naivety to end up becoming the strongest warrior of his Universealthough this position is currently held by their biggest rival, whom they are expected to defeat in the future.
Goku has gone from being a child to the most powerful being in Universe 7 during all the Dragon Ball sagas
Under this same premise, it must be said that, contrary to what happens in Pokémon, in Dragon Ball time does passgiving rise to that we have seen in Goku a series of physical changes that come hand in hand with the character’s own biological growth, thereby giving rise to the passing of the years in this franchise to end up showing us goku as a child and currently this Saiyan being even a grandfather.
And it is precisely under this idea that we have compiled the age that Goku has been in all the sagas and arcs of Dragon Ballbeing this something that, despite the fact that the year of the beginning of Dragon Ball could be taken and add years to the character, its not that easysince having been dead, Goku’s biological age has not gone at the same rate as that of his companions.
Be that as it may, it is time for you to know first-hand what have been the ages of Goku in all the stages that we have been able to live with Dragon Ball, starting first with the original series, going through Z and even GT (despite not being canonical) to finally reach the current Dragon Ball Super.
This is Goku’s age during the original Dragon Ball series
Goku in Dragon Ball Super Broly about to be sent to Earth
Starting at the very beginning of the saga, it must be said that Goku in the Dragon Ball stage He met Bulma when he was 11 years old., being so in this first saga we can see that he is a child who does not even reach adolescence. However, after defeating Pilaf, we can see that Goku trained for a year with Master Roshi. and Krillin, thereby giving rise to the 21st Martial Arts Tournament for the character to turn 12 years old.
After this, we can see that in the course of time of three years, in which Goku he was 15 years old when he faced Ten Shin Ham in the 22nd Martial Arts Tournamentwas able to overthrow the Red Ribbon Army, thus giving rise to the fact that the next thing we saw of the protagonist was his encounter with Piccolo, a demon he defeated.
However, his story does not end here, since after training for three years with Kami and Mister Popo, we can see that Goku was already a young adult of 18 years during the 23rd Martial Arts Tournament, and it was at this point that he defeated the Piccolo we all know (and who is the son of the original) at the same time that he married Chichi.
Goku in Dragon Ball Z had several age changes due to their deaths and his entry into the Room of Time
Battle between Cell and Goku in Dragon Ball Z.
It was with the beginning of Dragon Ball Z that we could see that the series began with Goku with 23 years, being so at this point five year old Gohan was already in the world. This beginning of the series was quite a shocking moment for Goku, since discovered his alien origins, having to face his brother Raditz, dying in this encounter. In this way, the year that passed until the arrival of Vegeta and Nappa, Goku didn’t age being dead, so when facing the Saiyans he was 23 physical years old and 24 chronological.
After the Frieza arc, he spends three years training for the arrival of the Androids, which is equivalent to that in the Cell arc. he was 26 physical years old and 27 chronologically. However, he trained in the Room of Time in the Kamisama Temple, while within it a day in the real world was equivalent to a year. Thus, Goku was already 27 chronological and physical years when it came out
Once the Cell arc ended, with the apparent final death of Goku, he was seven dead years in which he did not grow old. However, during the Majin Buu arc, the old Kaio Shin gave him his life, so physically Goku was 27 years old and chronologically 34 by defeating Buu. If we jump from here to the epilogue of Dragon Ball Z, we can see that it’s been 10 yearsso he is 37 physical years old and 44 chronological.
Dragon Ball GT introduced us to the oldest Goku
One of the favorite transformations made its debut in Dragon Ball GT, a saga outside of the official canon until now.
Despite not being canon, Dragon Ball GT introduced us to Goku training with uubbeing that the events of the series occur five years after Dragon Ball Z, which is equivalent to that Goku started with 42 physical years and 49 chronological. To this we must add that Pilaf’s desire made him return to being a 11 year old boymaintaining this physical age.
The search for the Dragon Balls throughout Universe 7 lasted a year, so Goku was 12 physical years old and 50 chronologically. during the battle against Baby, thus ending Goku’s story because a year passed by when the final battle between the Dragons of the Dragon Balls and Goku began, thus the series ended with Goku having 13 physical years and 51 chronological.
Now, if we take into account the 100 years later special, we can assume that Goku ended the series with 113 physical years and 151 chronologicalso that in this series we could see what is by far the older goku. However, this is not canon, so it should not be taken into account.
Dragon Ball Super takes place before the end of Z
Goku managed to unlock the power of a God long before Dragon Ball Super
Going back in time, it’s time to talk about Goku during Dragon Ball Super, being so that this series takes place between the defeat of Kid Buu and the epilogue of Dragon Ball Z, this being a moment that they are very close to reaching. In any case, it must be said that Goku begins four years laterso Goku would have 31 physical years and 38 chronological.
After this, we can see that Goku and Vegeta trained for a year, so this would give rise to having 32 physical years and 39 chronologicalthis being the age he was when he faced Broly in his movie, these being the last documented events, since to date Dragon Ball Super has not clarified how time progresses between its sagasThe length of time Molo threatened Universe 7, as well as the length of time until Granolah challenged the Saiyans, remains a mystery.