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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.
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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.