He considers Bardock to be one of the strongest low-class warriors, but below a mid-class warrior in power. Gine was at one point a member of a four-person team of Saiyan warriors along with Bardock where they developed feelings for each other, though Gine eventually retired from the team as she is not an effective fighter due to her gentle nature. With the exception of their monkey-like tails, which enables the transformation of an individual in view of a full moon into a Great Ape, Saiyans have the same outward appearance as humans but with larger, more muscular builds.Īkira Toriyama explained in an interview published in the March 2014 issue of Saikyō Jump that Bardock and his wife Gine ( ギネ) are among the rare Saiyans who are joined by an emotional bond as to opposed to a practical reproductive purpose.
Within the series, the Saiyans are depicted as a warlike species who display a wide array of special abilities, possessing immense natural strength, ki energy manipulation, as well as superhuman agility, reflexes and senses. Bardock's popularity has led to the character appearing in a variety of franchise media, including several video games as well as a starring role in the 2011 spin-off manga Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock and its subsequent animated adaptation.īardock is a mercenary who is first introduced in Bardock - The Father of Goku as the leader of a platoon of Saiyan warriors. Toriyama himself was moved by the character's story, which led to his decision to incorporate the character into the series' canon continuity. Bardock has few overall manga and anime appearances within the series, though he plays a pivotal part as Goku's biological father in setting up the backstory of his son, originally known by the name Kakarot, as one of the last survivors of the Saiyan genocide by the intergalactic tyrant Frieza.īardock has been well received by commentators and viewers as a tragic figure. Created by Toei Animation based on series protagonist Goku's visual design by franchise creator Akira Toriyama, he first appears in the animated television special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku as its morally ambiguous protagonist. Bardock as he appears in Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2011)ĭragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)īardock ( バーダック, Bādakku), Burdock in Viz Media's English manga translation, is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball media franchise.
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