From the meter fans learned ofGoku ’s prescribed origin level withinDragon Ball , he was like a shot compare toSuperman – and rightly so – as both fibre origins are eerily similar to a certain extent . However , while Goku may be consideredDragon Ball ’s version of Superman to some , Dragon Ballactually already has an official Superman ‘ variant ’ who has utterly no connection with Goku .

Kakarot aka Goku is a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta who was sent to Earth as a child just as his homeworld was on the verge of total annihilation . Similarly ( and originally ) , Kal - El aka Superman is a Kryptonian from Planet Krypton who was post to Earth as a baby just as his homeworld was on the wand of total annihilation . Based on their origination stories alone , it is easy to draw a comparison between the two type – but it does n’t stop there . After each several noncitizen made a lifetime for themselves on Earth , they both became the greatest heroes their Earths had ever interpret and even unite / forge a superhero team whose tariff it was to protect the major planet from domestic and intergalactic threat likewise . Basically , due to their many similarity , Goku would havefit the card asDragon Ball ’s Supermanwithout question – if it was n’t for the fact that ‘ Superman ’ already exists in theDragon Balluniverse .

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InDragon BallChapter 82 by Akira Toriyama , Goku , Bulma , and Krillin are being pursued by a Red Ribbon Army superior general known as General Blue who is hellbent on capturing them and take the Dragon Balls they call for . During his nefarious commission , Blue is successful in steal the Dragon Balls from the group of baby adventurer and he make his escapeback to the Red Ribbon Armyheadquarters . However , his relief valve was not a clean one and Goku was dog after him at an unbelievable speed . So , blueish assay to hijack the vehicle of some random citizen , only the railway car he endeavor to slip does n’t belong to to just anyone – this car belong to none other than Suppaman .

Upon Suppaman ’s debut , the hero was dressed as his human alter ego consummate with a cause , greased black hair , and fatheaded - frame glasses . Basically , he search suspiciously likeSuperman ’s alter ego , Clark Kent . Then , once he take in that General Blue is a bad guy wire that needed to be stopped , Suppaman ran into a nearby headphone booth and changed into his superhero costume – a trope that is wide affiliate with the original Superman . However , once he challenged General Blue , Suppaman lose all credibility as a worthy variant of Superman as he sacrifice up forthwith after learning exactly how impossibly solid Blue really was , and even allow the baddie to take his car without so much as give a punch .

While Suppaman is quite literallyDragon Ball ’s Superman , he is more ofa parody of the DC herorather than a freestanding personification . However , whether he ’s a joke or not , Suppaman is an established character withinDragon Balllore and therefore has more of a title to the title of that existence ’s ‘ Elvis ’ overGokudespite the Saiyan ’s many similarities to the Kryptonian sub .

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Dragon Ball’s Superman isn’t Goku.

Dragon Ball’s Superman isn’t Goku.

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