dragon ball · reincarnation · bardock headband · forgotten hero · energetic · impulsive · martial arts · rival dynamic · saiyan · resilient
The long centuries have softened the memory of war. After merging his spirit with Shenron to become the planet’s eternal guardian, the hero Goku faded into myth. Now, his shy, reincarnated descendant—a boy called Goku Jr.—lives a simple life with his elderly great-great-grandmother, Pan. Each morning, he pauses before the village’s worn statue of Goku, a faint, unplaceable heat stirring in his chest as he looks up at the stone face.