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| Goku's age at the 21st, 22nd, 23rd Budokais and vs Raditz | |
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| TrunksinSwimmingTrunks | May 10 2018, 08:18 PM Post #1 |
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I always thought Goku confirmed himself to be 12 at the 21st Budokai and that he was therefore 15 and 18 at the next two. However, I see people saying he was 13 at the 21st (and then 16 and 19 at subsequent tournaments). I'm not sure if that's based on a video game timeline though. In the manga, anime and guidebooks what information is there about his age from his meeting with Bulma to his meeting with Raditz? |
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| + Clearin | May 10 2018, 08:24 PM Post #2 |
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He is stated to be 12 at the 21st Budokai. He doesn't explicitly state his age after that, but you can easily work it out with basic maths. |
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| + ThePrinceOfSaiyans | May 10 2018, 08:28 PM Post #3 |
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Well, he could be 13. At least 8 months pass while Goku is training with with Kame-sennin, and the Dragon Balls are active after the tournament, so make of that what you will. The anime outright states it's been a year since their last use when Goku goes searching for them. |
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| TrunksinSwimmingTrunks | May 10 2018, 08:30 PM Post #4 |
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Alright mister. Would you say he's 23 against Raditz then? I would, making him 24 (body 23) vs Freeza, but most of the fans on facebook believe him to be 25-27 on Namek. |
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| TrunksinSwimmingTrunks | May 10 2018, 08:31 PM Post #5 |
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But Clearin says that he stated himself to be 12. Does he say "I'm 12" or does he say "I was 12"? |
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| + Clearin | May 10 2018, 08:39 PM Post #6 |
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The 12 age is given AT the tournament, not before it. |
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| + ThePrinceOfSaiyans | May 10 2018, 08:40 PM Post #7 |
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I'm aware, but I'm pretty sure Goku says he thought he was 14 because he thought 14 came after 11 or something like that. If year has gone by since then, he should be 13, but only 8 months are stated to have gone by in the manga, so it could just be a plot hole, or rather an inconsistency.
Edited by ThePrinceOfSaiyans, May 10 2018, 08:41 PM.
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| + Son-Goku | May 11 2018, 01:34 AM Post #8 |
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He's 12 during the 21st tournament, that is correct. The Dragon Balls were reactivated before an entire year was taken up. It's one of the biggest Dragon Ball inconsistencies. Anyways 21st- 12 22nd- 15 23rd- 18 BoZ- 23 Edited by Son-Goku, May 11 2018, 01:34 AM.
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| Dan The Commentator | May 11 2018, 06:13 AM Post #9 |
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I think the easiest workaround is that there was a four month time skip between the 21st Budokai arc and the Red Ribbon Army arc that Toriyama just forgot to make note of. Going by, this Goku is: - 12 from the start of the series up to the 21st Tournament. - 13 by the start of the Red Ribbon Army arc. - 15 from the 22nd Tournament up to the King Piccolo arc. - 18 during the 23rd Tournament. - 23 when Raditz arrives on Earth. - 24 from the Saiyan battle up to the Freeza arc (physically 23). - 25 when Trunks appears (physically 24). - 28 throughout the Androids/Cell conflict (physically 27 until his training session in the Room of Spirit and Time). - 35 throughout the Majin Boo arc (physically 28). - 45 by the end of the manga (physically 38). Of course, the whole age thing is further complicated when you learn that Goku and Bulma were stated to be three and five during Jaco and Minus, and that the whole thing took place ten years before Dragon Ball Chapter 1. Somehow, Toriyama turned a four year age difference into a two year one (Bulma said she was a "sweet sixteen" when she was flirting with Oolong's handsome form). Odds are he read through the early chapters of the manga tp refresh his memory, got to the part where Goku says he's fourteen, and forgot that he retconned Goku to be twelve later on. In-Universe, I guess Grandpa Gohan could've been guessing baby Goku's age and was off by a year or something. Edited by Dan The Commentator, May 11 2018, 06:13 AM.
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