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Raditz
Raditz DBZ Ep 02 002
ラディッツ
Radittsu
Anime name Raditz
Manga name Raditz
Alternate names Mr. Radish (by Goten)
"Radish Boy" (by Vegeta)
Debut Manga: "Kakarrot"
Anime: "The New Threat"
Appears in
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Race Saiyan
Gender Male
Date of birth January 9, Age 727
Date of death October 12, Age 761 (escaped from Hell)
Age 790
Height 6'3" (191 cm)
Weight 300 lbs (136 Kg)
Address Planet Vegeta (Formerly)
Occupation Mid-level Soldier
Allegiance Planet trade organization (Saiyan Army)
Family
  • Bardock (Father)
  • Gine (Mother)
  • Goku (Younger brother)
  • Chi-Chi (Sister-in-law)
  • Gohan (Nephew)
  • Goten (Nephew)
  • Melissa (Godniece)
  • Tommy (Godnephew)
  • Pan (Grandniece)
  • Goku Jr. (Great-grandnephew)
  • Marie (Great-grandniece)
  • Vegeta (Comrade)
  • Nappa (Comrade)
  • Fortuneteller Baba (Boss)
  • Maria (Ex-girlfriend)
  • Shaun (Rival and archenemy)
  • Princess Snake (Love interest)
  • "Have you forgotten your pride Kakarot. We are Saiyans, the mightiest warriors in the universe. I can still remember the day that we first sent you to this planet as an infant. We had high hopes for you then Kakarot, why have you not carried out your mission? Kakarot!"
    — Raditz in "The New Threat"

    Raditz (ラディッツ, Radittsu) is the elder son of Bardock and Gine, and the biological older brother of Kakarot (Goku). With him being Goku's brother. He is the paternal uncle of Gohan and Goten. He is also the granduncle of Pan and ancestor of Goku Jr. Raditz arrives on Earth in search of a man named "Kakarot," later revealed to be Goku.  

    He was one of the four known remaining Saiyans left alive after his home world was destroyed. He seeks out Goku in order to recruit him to conquer more planets. He's used to be the ex-boyfriend of his formerly childhood sweetheart as the same age as him from Spencer World, Maria along with her family and people expect her two younger brothers (Marcus and Shaun) were murdered by Frieza, Zaborn, Dodoria, Cui, Applue and the Ginyu Force during in the next Spencer Clan Massacre on Spencer World.

    Raditz is the main antagonist of the Vegeta Saga.

    Appearance[]

    Raditz has a long rock star hairstyle, dark tan skin complexion, dark black eyes and is only seen wearing Saiyan Armor.

    Raditz's appearance consists of extremely long, spiky black hair with a prominent widow', dark tank skin complexion, dark black eyes, brown and black colored Battle Armor in the same style as the rest of Frieza's soldiers, with boots, armored gloves, and a scouter that is blue in the manga and green in the anime.

    Additionally, he wears two accessory bands that are white in the manga and red in the anime: one is tightened around his left arm, and the other on his left leg. Interestingly, even though Raditz is Bardock's son and Goku's big brother, he looks more like Vegeta than Goku (widows peak, facial features, etc.) and he's has the soft facial features from his mother.

    Unlike his younger brother, who mostly resembled their father, and inherited his soft facial features from their mother, Raditz's appearance deviated exclusively to his own.

    Personality[]

    "Trust me Kakarot, I know an easy win when I see one. I'm a Saiyan. It's what I do!"
    — "Gohan's Rage"

    Unlike his younger brother, Goku, his mother Gine and his father, Bardock, Raditz is harsh, brutal, ruthless and often arrogant like most Saiyan warriors. He does, however, give his brother a chance to become part of Frieza's empire, only attacking Goku when he refuses and protests against his plans. He's also hated Marcus, Shaun and their friends and family of the royal Spencer family members for the first time like Frieza, Zarbon, Dodoria, Cui, Applue, the Ginyu Force, King Cold, Cooler, Garlic Jr., Turles, Lord Slug, Dr. Wheelo, Dr. Gero, Android 13, Android 14, Android 15, Android 19, Cell, Bojack, Broly, Wizard Babidi, Pui Pui, Yakon, Dabura and Super Buu. He likes to mock weaker opponents, and to mess around with them before actually finishing them off; he's always be bullied to Maria's two younger brothers (Marcus and Shaun) as shown when constantly mocking Piccolo, mostly physically abusive towards Zesmond, Alyson, Nathaniel, Gohan, Jimmy and Kayla, and taking great pleasure in seeing his own brother Goku and nephew Gohan in pain. He is incredibly manipulative, begging Goku to let him go when Goku grabs his tail to weaken him. Goku does and Raditz damages him tremendously, and begins to crush his ribs, taunting him whilst laughing. Raditz was physically abusive behavior towards Jimmy by crushing his head, Gohan and Kayla, because he's confessed to them that he's already knows all about Spencer family and Johnson family with immortality and youths include their strengths, secret identities and weaknesses.

    Raditz can also be quite a coward when facing death, as he kept struggling and begging desperately with his usually arrogant attitude when facing Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon. Apparently, unlike most Saiyans in general, especially Goku, Raditz fears death greatly. He was only willing to accept his death when he arrogantly believed his comrades would revive him with the Dragon Balls. His cowardice might explain his weakness compared to Vegeta and Nappa, as a cowardly Saiyan is unlikely to suffer life-threatening injuries, meaning he would have had fewer opportunities to get a power boost from Zenkai.

    He claims that he wants to anger Goku in order to get his Saiyan blood boiling, so he could realize his Saiyan heritage and get him to join the remaining Saiyan clan in collecting planets for Frieza. He is extremely proud of his Saiyan heritage, like Vegeta and makes many comments on it, even explaining the near extinction of the Saiyans. He is also very disgusted to learn Shaun and Goku's tail has been cut off and mocks and ridicules him for forgetting his mission to depopulate the Earth, due to an injury to Goku's head when he was a baby and taunts Shaun married to Danielle and his son and daughter are being reincarnations of Zesmond Spencer and Kaylah Spencer. He also mocks Goku for becoming soft and becoming a part of the Earth's population like Marcus and Shaun does. He seems confident that Goku will join him, Nappa and Vegeta. While kidnapping both Gohan and Kayla, he mocks his nephew and Shaun's youngest daughter for crying after killing Shaun and Danielle to order from Frieza, Zarbon and Dodoria, telling him he is a Saiyan, he has no problem whatsoever killing his brother or his nephew without hesitation. In some ways, Raditz seems to take after Vegeta for glorifying the Saiyan race and killing anyone who is either a threat or, in the cases of Goku and Gohan, Shaun, Danielle, Marcus, Amelia, Zesmond, Alyson, Nathaniel and Kayla, refuses to live up to the expectations of their barbarous lifestyle.

    Raditz also is very dependent on his scouter, and when a power level gets too high (close to his level), he assumes it is broken. Raditz displays a high level of confidence in his power level and his strength, and is very arrogant. During his time on Earth, he did not take Piccolo, Zesmond, Jimmy and Goku seriously and severely underestimated them due to their low power reading. Also, he lies when he tells Goku that he is a first class warrior, until Jimmy knows that Raditz wasn't telling Goku the truth about their homeworld, parents and also Frieza by see through his lies from the beginning and that he would not hesitate to kill his own brother if he had to. Raditz's power level being only 1,500, shows that he is in fact at lower level status (although he simply may have been referring to the fact that he behaves like a first-class warrior, thus cold-hearted and uncaring towards anyone but himself). Before dying, Raditz states that he has no doubt Nappa and Vegeta will bring him to life with the Dragon Balls. Nappa actually does consider using the wish to revive Raditz, but Vegeta instead chooses to wish for immortality, claiming that Raditz deserved to die for his incompetence.

    The only instance where Raditz displays a positive side is when he shows genuine grief and remorse for Goku after they have both been hit by Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon, lamenting how Goku would sacrifice himself for what he saw as low level trash. In the Frieza Saga, Raditz is shown greatly affronted for receiving no praise from Frieza, Dodoria, or Zarbon for taunted and insulated him about his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Maria is he's loved her after he conquered planet Shikk along with Vegeta and Nappa. He was also mortified that Vegeta would abandon avenging his race, especially when rumors escalated in regards to Frieza's involvement in Planet Vegeta's destruction.

    Raditz was once a previous relationship with Shaun's the one of his older sisters, Maria from the beautiful, dimensional realms Spencer World together many days before her death at a young age in the Spencer Clan Massacre along with her family, friends and people by Frieza and later Raditz tells Marcus and Shaun about their older sister was his childhood sweetheart in his childhood from early years ago, Maria was stills upset, sad and heartbroken of Raditz's cold-hearted, ruthless, rude and uncaring behavior towards her older sister, younger sister and two brothers, before they've broke up and separated once again after revealing that he's don't love her because she's much too annoying, goofy, sensitive and weaker than her parents and siblings similar to Kaylah from 500 years ago in front of Vegata, Nappa, and everybody in Spencer World by having a family reunion at Spencer World during in the Piccolo Jr. Saga and wedding day for Shaun and Danielle.

    It its implied that some of Raditz's more brutal tendencies could be the result of having grown up around the ruthless elite Saiyans Vegeta and Nappa, who tended to think little of Raditz due to his status as a low class warrior. One possible reason for Raditz's coming to Earth was to prove himself useful by recruiting his younger brother (and possibly Gohan once he learned of the boy's existence as his nephew) giving their group another Saiyan warrior to make conquering planets for Frieza much easier and possibly to one day rebel against Frieza. His attempts to anger and even kill his brother instead of leaving him in peace may have also been due to him being fully aware that low class warriors like himself and his brother would not be capable of defeating Nappa and Vegeta who would likely not take to kindly to Raditz if he allowed him brother and nephew to live peacefully on Earth. This is implied in the What-If scenario Fateful Brothers, in which Raditz loses his memory and ends up bonding with his brother and nephew, only to become conflicted when his memory returns, though ultimately chooses to sacrifice his life by ramming his Attack Ball into Nappa and Vegeta's Attack Balls, killing all three of them. Before sacrificing himself, Raditz also states that behind Nappa and Vegeta is an even greater monster, referring to Frieza, implying that he may have realized that Frieza would have had him hunted down had he chosen to spare his brother in the main series. Thus it could be argued that Nappa, Vegeta, and Frieza where all bad influences on him. The what-if scenario also implies he might have been more like Goku and his father after Bardock's Elite were murdered, had it not been for Nappa, Vegeta, and Frieza's influence.

    After he incapacitates a farmer who challenged him, Raditz detects a power reading on his scouter and assumes it's Goku. He tracks down the source of the energy and comes face to face with Piccolo, Goku's enemy at the time. Raditz asks Piccolo where he can find "Kakarot", but Piccolo refuses to tell him, warning him to leave Earth at once. Raditz laughs at Piccolo, who fires a powerful attack at Raditz, leaving him unscathed, only managing to "singe some of his leg hair," as Raditz puts it. Just as Raditz prepares to destroy Piccolo, he detects another power level, and this time, he knows that it as Kakarot, the one he is looking for. He also calls Goku Kakarot all the time.

    In the Frieza Saga, Raditz is shown greatly affronted for receiving no praise from Frieza, Dodoria, or Zarbon after he conquered planet Shikk along with Vegeta and Nappa. He was also mortified that Vegeta would abandon avenging his race, especially when rumors escalated in regards to Frieza's involvement in Planet Vegeta's destruction. This shows that like his parents he cares about his race and that he is eager to avenge them though only with the aid of his Saiyan comrades presumably due to being fully aware he is not strong enough to tangle with Frieza on his own.

    It its implied that some of Raditz's more brutal tendencies could be the result of having grown up around the ruthless elite Saiyans Vegeta and Nappa, who tended to think little of Raditz due to his status as a low class warrior - despite Raditz being one of the top low class warriors. One possible reason for Raditz's coming to Earth was to prove himself useful by recruiting his younger brother (and possibly Gohan once he learned of the boy's existence) giving their group another Saiyan warrior to make conquering planets for Frieza much easier and possibly to one day rebel against Frieza. His attempts to anger and even kill his brother instead of leaving him in peace may have also been due to him being fully aware that low class warriors like himself and his brother would not be capable of defeating Nappa and Vegeta who would likely not take to kindly to Raditz if he allowed his brother and nephew to live peacefully on Earth. This is implied in the What-If scenario Fateful Brothers, in which Raditz loses his memory and ends up bonding with his brother and nephew, only to become conflicted when his memory returns, though ultimately chooses to sacrifice his life by ramming his Attack Ball into Nappa and Vegeta's Attack Balls, killing all three of them. Before sacrificing himself, Raditz also states that behind Nappa and Vegeta is an even greater monster, referring to Frieza.

    The nature of Raditz's relationship with his parents is unknown though it is implied that he did grow up around them for a time as he recognized his brother due to his resemblance to their father. It is known that Gine loved both her children and was proud that Raditz was assigned to invade a planet with Prince Vegeta in Dragon Ball Minus. However it is implied that his relationship with his father is strained though he apparently does respect his father. Various video games that show them interacting together support this as Bardock tends to be cold towards Raditz, though this may be due to him being aware of his actions during the Raditz Saga thanks to his ability to see the future from the TV special. In Xenoverse 2, if the warrior is training under Bardock then Raditz will be surprised that they are training under him and even reveals that his father never taught him anything before asking why his father would train them over his own son. During a special instructor event, Raditz and his father end up having a reunion inside Orange Star High School. Raditz is surprised his father is alive and asks how he became an instructor, though Bardock asks him if he ever shuts up and states he doesn't know where he gets it from, before noting he seems to have grown a bit and asks Raditz if he wants to see how he'd fair against his father. Raditz notes to the Future Warrior afterwards at how annoyed he is that his father never even let him know he was alive and states that his father's thinking reeks of Saiyan. Bardock himself notes to the Future Warrior that Raditz is just a low-class warrior and that he doesn't have much of a power level either, though he admits he respects Raditz's stubbornness and states that he never thought he'd see him again.

    Biography[]

    Background[]

    Main article: Genocide of the Saiyans and Spencer Clan Massacre

    Raditz was born to Bardock and Gine in January 9 of Age 727 sometime before Age 734 before he's joined with Vegeta and Nappa after the death of his beloved girlfriend Maria and parents. During the time of Planet Vegeta's destruction, as a child at age 10 at the time, Raditz was away on a mission with Prince Vegeta and was spared the fate of many of his race, including his mother and father, thanks to Vegeta deciding that they will ignore the order to return to Planet Vegeta. 

    Sometime before the destruction of Planet Vegeta, Raditz is told by his father what happened to his younger brother. In an anime only flashback in the Frieza Saga, sometime after the genocide of the Saiyans and Spencer Clan Massacre, Raditz along with Nappa and Vegeta return from their conquest on planet Shikk. However, they are met with insult rather than congratulations by Dodoria, Zarbon, and Frieza. While Raditz is visibly hurt and angered at this about his previous relationship with Maria, Nappa loses control and tries to attack Frieza, Zarbon, and Dodoria, but Vegeta orders his comrade to stand down, knowing that he would not stand a chance against them.

    Jaco the Galactic Patrolman[]

    Main article: Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

    Raditz is on an extraterrestrial planet with the Saiyan prince, Vegeta and Nappa. Raditz and Vegeta hear the message from Frieza through their scouters that he needs the Saiyans to return to Planet Vegeta. Raditz questions if they're returning to the planet but Vegeta wants them to pretend as though they didn't hear it.

    He is later told by his father, Bardock, about what had happened to his brother, Kakarot.

    Beginning of Dragon Ball Z[]

    Dragon Ball Z[]

    Saiyan Saga[]

    Main article: Vegeta Saga

    In the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, Raditz arrives on Earth in search of a man named "Kakarot," later revealed to be Goku. After he incapacitates a farmer who found his space pod, Raditz kills him, by flicking his own bullet right back at him. Raditz detects a power reading on his scouter and assumes it is Goku. He tracks down the source of the energy and comes face to face with Piccolo, Goku's enemy at the time. Raditz asks Piccolo where he can find "Kakarot", but Piccolo refuses to tell him, warning him to leave Earth at once. Raditz laughs at Piccolo, who fires a powerful attack at Raditz, leaving him unscathed, only managing to "singe some of his leg hair," as Raditz puts it. Just as Raditz prepares to destroy Piccolo, he detects another power level, and this time, he knows that it is Kakarot, the one he is looking for.

    He's meet Jimmy for the first time as he's see him as a five-year-old friendly and sensitive Human boy in person after he's finds out that's he the one who fighting Captain Ginyu and Ginyu Force members at the snowy day on March at Spencer World to protect Kayla from them to hear his voice in his scouter when he's revealed his plans to him with using voice tape recorder that he's introduced himself to Jimmy that his real name is Raditz, told him that he's the Saiyan like Goku did, Planet Trade Organization were conquering and selling planets price and using Saiyans doing dirty work for Frieza and his family and minions for years; he's Goku's biological older brother, their parents (Bardock and Gine), his father's crew, King Vegeta (Prince Vegeta's father), Saiyan people and Saiyan race were destroyed and wiped out by the evil tyrant galactic emperor Frieza before knocking him unconscious, tries to kill him with his Double Sunday technique, but decided to spared his life and continue to looking for Goku.

    Raditz tracks the power level down to the Kame House, where Goku, his son Gohan, Bulma, Krillin, Marcus, Amelia, Shaun, Danielle, Zesmond, Alyson, Nathaniel, Kayla, Master Roshi, and Turtle are enjoying a reunion. Raditz identifies Goku as Kakarot, he's looks like their father and has pure hearted and gentle personality and lighter-pale skin complexion from their mother and informs Goku that he is his big brother, who arrived on Earth to find him. When Goku asks where Raditz came from, Raditz tells Goku that they are both Saiyan warriors, learning the Spencer Clan Massacre on Spencer World and tells him the history of the Saiyan race including the Planet Trade Organization's practice of conquering planets and selling them for profit and Frieza. Goku, Marcus, Amelia, Shaun, Danielle and Krillin express their disgust at Raditz and tell him to leave.

    When it becomes clear to Raditz that Goku is not coming with him, Raditz sends Goku plummeting to the ground with a powerful knee strike to the stomach, killing Shaun and Danielle with his large blast through their stomach and kidnaps Gohan (who still has a Saiyan tail) and Kayla (who still resembles her ancestor, almost close to Half-Human and Half-Saiyan hybrid and born with Autism, immortality, eternal youth and with or without a Saiyan tail like Gohan has as glowing Earth and Namekian Dragon Balls Birthmarks) after killing Shaun and Danielle with a blast through their bodies laying dead on the ground and holds them both for ransom. He informs Goku that if he ever wants to see Gohan and Kayla again, he should eliminate one hundred Earthlings and bring them to Raditz by the next day, as he's laughably told Shaun that he's going to sell his daughter as a grand prize for Frieza, left them die this time were order by Frieza, Zarbon and Dodoria. Laughing, Raditz flies off with both Gohan and Kayla in his hands.

    Later, he shuts the crying Gohan and Kayla in his spacepod, unable to stand their cries. Raditz is surprised to find that his scouter reported a power level of 710 for Gohan and another power level the same as Gohan for Kayla, which Raditz dismissed as a malfunction because it would mean that the children was even stronger than his father and her parents and older brother. Shortly afterwards, Raditz sees Goku, Zesmond, Jimmy and Piccolo who have joined forces to beat him, and since his scouter accurately warned him of their approach, he came to the realization that Gohan and Kayla may actually be as strong as his reading said.

    Seeing that Goku has not only refused to join him, but also brought Piccolo, Jimmy and Zesmond as reinforcements, Raditz declares his younger brother a shame to their race and sentences him to death. A battle commences, and Raditz soon proves he is far stronger than Goku, Jimmy, Zesmond and Piccolo combined, told them there two more Saiyans are much stronger than him, confessed that their former boss evil tyrant galactic emperor Frieza is more powerful than themselves who masterminded behind the destruction of Planet Vegeta, deaths of Goku and Raditz's parents, King Vegeta, their race and easily overwhelms them. Raditz even manages to blast off Piccolo's left arm, then kick Jimmy next to Goku, and knockout Zesmond unconscious on the ground. The tables turn when Piccolo reveals he created a special attack that may be able to kill Raditz, the Special Beam Cannon. However, the attack needs several minutes to charge up, meaning Goku has to fight Raditz alone for five minutes. As Piccolo prepares the attack, Goku and Raditz battle it out, yet Raditz easily takes the lead. Goku, however, leaps into the air and launches a Kamehameha.

    Raditz is startled that he is able to increase his power into one spot, and is even more shocked to find Piccolo's rising as well. Before he can think, Goku launches his attack. Raditz tries to run from it, but cannot. He is, however, able to nullify it with his hands. Raditz then launches a more powerful attack back at Goku, badly wounding him and knocking him out of the sky. He tries to make the kill, but soon sees Piccolo's attack ready. To his dismay, the attack is too powerful for him to block, and he is shocked that Piccolo could summon that much power. Piccolo launches the attack, but Raditz is fast enough to dodge it, yet it does pierce through one of his shoulder pads, also injuring his shoulder. He almost kills Piccolo and Jimmy, but is stopped by Goku, who grabs Raditz's tail, causing immense pain. As Piccolo prepares the attack, Raditz begs for mercy from Goku with brotherly words ("I would never harm my own flesh and blood!"). Piccolo tries to warn Goku it is a trick, but the Saiyan's mercy gets the better of him. Goku lets go of Raditz's tail, and Raditz takes advantage by throwing his brother to the ground, stomping on his chest multiple times, crushing his ribs. Raditz grabbed a shocked Jimmy from behind for exposing him, throwing him onto the ground and begin to crushed his head by torturing and playing with him, being friendly and gentle boy, insulting his family include his loving mother's death and called him mommy's little boy in front of Piccolo, Goku and Zesmond end that he's tries to kill him. Goku calls the trick dirty, angry at him for not tell him a truth and lied to him about everything and Raditz in turn says that he is a first-class warrior, and never hesitates to kill anyone, even his own brother. He also edges Piccolo for his attack, but Piccolo says it is useless.

    While Goku cries out in pain and hearing Jimmy's brutal screams with Piccolo helplessly watching, a power suddenly erupts and Raditz's spacepod explodes. Just as Raditz prepares to kill Goku, an enraged Gohan and fierce Kayla emerges and flies straight into Raditz's chest, and Kayla kicks him with a side kick, seriously injuring him. Incensed and in awe of the small children, Raditz whacks Gohan across the field,  also whacked Kayla too and limps over to them, preparing to kill them both in fear of his power, which he complimented as he approaches as Jimmy bravely stands out for Raditz with  from killing Gohan and Kayla, if he's want to kill them then he will kill him too. Before this can happen, however, Goku grabs Raditz from behind in a Full-Nelson, giving Piccolo enough time to power up another Special Beam Cannon. Raditz, fully aware that the beam will be enough to finish the both of them, implores Goku not to sacrifice himself for "these Earth dogs" and let him go, but Goku refuses. Piccolo fires the Special Beam Cannon and hits both Raditz and Goku square in the chest, mortally wounding them both.

    As he lies dying, Raditz genuinely acknowledges Goku's death (as well as his own), but Piccolo tells him about the Dragon Balls that will revive Goku, Shaun and Danielle shortly after the wish is made. Raditz, however, retorts that his scouter is also a transmitter, and his two Saiyan friends have heard everything and will come for Shaun's daughter and the Dragon Balls to wish him back. Laughing his head off, Raditz is finished off by Piccolo, and dies shortly before Goku does so alongside with Shaun and Danielle. Using his scouter to transmit Piccolo's message, Raditz calls for help from his two fellow Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta, who eventually journey to Earth to gather the Dragon Balls, not to revive Raditz (as Raditz believed), but for immortality. In the Other World , Raditz attempts to fight King Yemma, who overpowers him and sends Raditz to Hell.

    After Goku dies, Bulma and Krillin remove Raditz's scouter from his corpse (which remains unseen). Bulma modifies the scouter so it can read actual numbers rather than the strange symbols that represent numbers. The scouter later explodes when Goku powers up during his fight with Vegeta. In an anime only flashback, Krillin reminds Raditz telling that the Saiyans capture and sell planets, and deduce that Frieza and his soldiers must be part of what he called the "Planet Trade". In an anime only flashback, Raditz, along with Nappa and Vegeta return from their conquest on Planet Shikk. However, they are met with insult rather than congratulations by Dodoria, Zarbon, and Frieza. While Raditz is visibly hurt and angered at this, Nappa loses control and tries to attack Frieza along with Zarbon and Dodoria, but Vegeta orders his comrade to stand down, knowing that he wouldn't stand a chance against them.

    Dragon Ball GT[]

    Super 17 Saga[]

    Main article: Super 17 Saga

    In the Super 17 Saga, Raditz can be seen in a cameo appearance in the news broadcast when he is escaping from Hell flying alongside Cooler, Android 19, and others thanks to Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu opening a portal in the sky allowing all the past villains to escape from Hell. However, he was most likely defeated once more by the Z Fighters and sent back to Hell along with all the other past villains.

    Power[]

    Manga and Anime

    Raditz was able to take a point-blank attack from Piccolo and emerge unharmed, and was able to scare the Namekian just by his mere presence. While fighting Piccolo and Goku together, even with their weighted clothing removed, neither could land a single blow on Raditz. Despite Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon able to land the finishing blow, Raditz was fast enough to dodge the first attack, which prompted Goku to sacrifice his life to hold him in place to take the second.

    It is stated by Nappa that his power level rivals that of the Saibaman, who have power levels of over 1,200. Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon against Raditz is stated to be 1,330 which worried Raditz. In the anime, the power level of the second Special Beam Cannon is stated to be 1,440, which Raditz said could finish him off. However, Raditz had been weakened by an enraged Gohan which may have allowed Piccolo's attack to be strong enough as even Goku could hold Raditz down while severely injured.[5][6]

    Though he is never seen using the Great Ape transformation, his power level in that form would be 12,000 since it multiplies the base power by ten.

    In Dragon Ball Fusions the Manga!!, Raditz has improved to the point that he possesses enough power to hold his own against Gotenks for a short period of time, and even briefly gains the upperhand when he blinds him with a kiblast, however in the end he is defeated.

    Statements by authors and guidebooks

    Toriyama said when speaking of the Saibaman that "their battle power is considerably high, at a level slightly inferior to Raditz", suggesting Raditz' power level to be greater than 1,200.

    Raditz's power level is 1,500 according to a double edition of Weekly Shonen Jump back in 1989.[7] Daizenshuu 7 and the website for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods refer to Raditz as a strong Saiyan warrior

    Techniques and Special Abilities[]

    • Flight – The ability to fly with the use of ki.
    • Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave.
    • Exciting Year – A High Power Rush used in video games. Raditz kicks the opponent up in the air, and then he kicks and punches them down again. Named in the Budokai series.
    • Weekly Special – Raditz fires a rapid energy barrage at his opponents, inflicting great damage. Also called Full Power Energy Blast Volley.
    • Day Crush – He grabs and punches his opponent. It is his grapple throw in the Budokai series.
    • Dynamite Monday – A High Speed Rush used in the Budokai series. Raditz attacks his opponent with a flurry of kicks and punches before roundhouse kicking them away.
    • Black Monday – A rush attack used by Raditz in Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit.
    • I'm A Top-class Warrior! – Raditz elbows the opponent from behind onto the ground, inflicting great damage.
    • Behind You! – Raditz faces away from his opponent then kicks out behind him as they closes in, sending them rolling away.
    • Saturday Crush – A large, powerful pink energy sphere fired from one hand. Called Saturday Crash in Dragon Ball Xenoverse and has a paralyzing effect.
    • Saturday Crash – A larger, more powerful version of the Saturday Crush exclusive to Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit.
    • Shining Friday – A super-powered version of the Saturday Crush in Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit and Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Appears in both his Battle Suit 2 and Battle Suit 3 skillsets in Xenoverse 2.
    • Vacation Delete - A stronger version of Saturday Crush that has a paralyzing effect. Used by Raditz in Dragon Ball Xenoverse and in Xenoverse 2 as part of his Battle Suit 2 and Battle Suit 3 skillsets.
    • Begone! – A white Full Power Energy Wave fired from one hand.
    • Double Sunday – A pink energy wave fired from both hands.
    • Weekend - Raditz charges two pink energy spheres in both hands and fires them as a streaming energy wave. Used in Xenoverse and in Xenoverse 2 as part of Raditz's Battle Suit 1 skillset.
    • Diving Elbow Smash – Raditz jumps in the air, focuses some energy onto his elbow, and lands an elbow on his opponent's skull. Used in Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu.
    • Chop Beam – Raditz shoots an energy blast into the air with just one of his hands, and brings it down in a Karate Chop motion. Used in Taiketsu.
    • Fire Somersault – Raditz jumps into the air, begins spinning so that flame forms around him, and then slams his body into his opponent, ensuring burning agony. Used in Taiketsu.
    • Max Energy Blast – A variation of the Exploding Wave used in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans.
    • Afterimage – A speed-based ability that allows the user to move at an incredibly fast pace. Raditz uses the technique to attack Goku with a powerful knee strike.
    • Explosive Wave – One of Raditz's Blast 1 in the first Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi.
    • Full Power – One of Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi video game series.
    • Saiyan Soul – One of Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Tail Attack – Raditz can whip his opponents using his powerful tail. He uses this to whip Krillin in the face when the latter approaches him at Kame House.
    • Scouter: On – A supportive technique used in Zenkai Battle Royale, Raditz switches his scouter on, allowing him to detect opponents and have more accuracy in his attacks.
    • Didn't Think You'd Fall For That! – Raditz's signature attack in the Raging Blast series. He crouches and when getting attacked, he counters with an elbow strike. This technique comes from when he deceived and attacked Goku when he was grabbing his tail.
    • Cancel Counter – A technique used in Zenkai Battle Royale where Raditz interrupts his opponent's attack and counters.
    • Machinegun Rush – A melee rush used in Zenkai Battle Royale.
    • Two Knuckle Punch – A punch used by Raditz. Named in the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game.
    • Chou Makouhou – One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Chou Makousen – Great Ape Raditz's Ultimate Blast in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Gigantic Rock Throw – One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Howl – One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Sleep – One of Great Ape Raditz's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
    • Evil Energy power up – Raditz is given the evil energy power up by Towa in Dragon Ball Xenoverse and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. When using the power up, Raditz's eyes glow red, his skin darkens, he gains a purple and black aura temporarily, causing his power to increase.
    • Sledgehammer - Raditz cups his hands together and reels back, then slams their fists on the opponent. Used by Raditz as one of his Super Skills in his Battle Suit 3 skillset in Xenoverse 2.
    • Energy Charge - A ki charging technique used by Raditz as one of his Super Skills in his Battle Suit 1 and Battle Suit 2 skillsets in Xenoverse 2
    • Rise to Action - Slaps his cheeks to focus his mind and regain Stamina. One of Raditz's Super Skills in his Battle Suit 3 skillset in Xenoverse 2
    • Full Power Energy Wave - A common Energy Wave technique used by many fighters, including his father Bardock. Used by Raditz as one of his Ultimate Skills in his Battle Suit 2 skillset in Xenoverse 2.
    • Mimicry - Like his younger brother, Raditz is capable of learning techniques after seeing them performed once. Raditz uses this ability in the video game and manga adaption of Dragon Ball Fusions to learn the Fusion Dance after witnessing his nephew Goten and Kid Trunks use the technique to fuse into Gotenks.
    • Fusion - Raditz is shown to be capable of perform several different types of Fusion in Dragon Ball Fusions.
    • Fusion Dance - Learned by Raditz and his Saiyan comrade Nappa via Mimicry after witnessing Goten and Trunks use the technique to form Gotenks. By performing the dance with Nappa, Raditz can fuse with him to create Natz.
    • EX-Fusion - By wearing a Metamo-Ring and performing the Fusion Dance, Raditz can perform EX-Fusion with Nappa to create Rappa or with Turles to create Tutz.
    • Five-Way Fusion - Outside of the main story of Dragon Ball Fusions, Raditz can fuse with 4 other people to create a powerful Ultra Fusion. If the fusion is initiated by Raditz himself, the resulting Ultra Fusion will be a male Saiyan.

    Equipment[]

    • Scouter - Like most Saiyans, Raditz uses a Scouter to detect and read power levels. However he like most members of the Frieza Force, he tends to rely too much on his Scouter readings causing him to get overconfident and assumes his Scouter is broken when confronted by his brother, nephew, and Piccolo's ability to raise their power levels an ability he himself is apparently unfamiliar with. This lead to him underestimating his opponents until it was too late. However his Scouter also acts as a communicator which is linked with his follow Saiyans Scouters allowing Vegeta and Nappa to learn of Raditz's death, his brother's refusal to join his fellow Saiyans, and the existence of the Dragon Balls. Like all Scouters used by the Frieza Force, it is unable to detect Godly ki. Raditz's Scouter would later be taken by Bulma and fixed though it was eventually destroyed while reading Goku's rapidly raising power level during his later battle against the Saiyans. In the Xenoverse series, Raditz's Scouter model is called Scouter (Green).
    • Attack Ball - A one-person space pod used by Saiyans to travel through space and invade planets. Crash landed in Spinach Wastes and was later demolished by an enraged Gohan.
    • Battle Armor - Like most Saiyans, Raditz wears Frieza Force Battle Armor. In the Xenoverse series, Raditz's Battle Armor is named Battle Suit (Raditz).

    Video Games Appearances[]

    Raditz is a boss in Dragon Ball 3: GokudenDragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! SaiyanDragon Ball Z: Legend of the Super SaiyanDragon Ball Z: Goku HishōdenDragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Kakusei-HenDragon Ball Z: The Legacy of GokuDragon Ball Z: SagasDragon Ball Z: Battle Taikan Kamehameha 2Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru DensetsuDragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, and Dragon Ball Online. He appears in the opening cutscene of Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu and Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors.

    Raditz is a playable character in Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budōkai, the Budokaiseries, Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu, the Budokai Tenkaichi series (Great Ape form also playable), Dragon Ball Z: Bakuretsu ImpactDragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu ImpactDragon Ball Z: Burst LimitDragon Ball Z: Infinite WorldDragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers, the Raging Blast games, Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag TeamDragon Ball HeroesDragon Ball Kai: Ultimate ButōdenDragon Ball Z: Ultimate TenkaichiDragon Ball Z For KinectDragon Ball Z: Battle of ZDragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, IC Carddass Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, Dragon Ball Fusions and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.

    In Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu, the deceased Raditz ends up working for Fortuneteller Baba as one of her fighters.

    • Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
    • Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan
    • Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu
    • Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budōkai
    • Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu
    • Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishōden
    • Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Kakusei-Hen
    • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
    • Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
    • Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
    • Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
    • Dragon Ball Z: Bakuretsu Impact
    • Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
    • Dragon Ball Z: Battle Taikan Kamehameha 2 - Ossu Omee Gokū Tenkaichi Budōkai
    • Dragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu Impact
    • Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
    • Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World
    • Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers
    • Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
    • Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
    • Dragon Ball Online
    • Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
    • Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
    • Dragon Ball Heroes
    • Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden
    • Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle
    • Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
    • Dragon Ball Z For Kinect
    • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection
    • Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
    • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
    • Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2
    • Dragon Ball Xenoverse
    • Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
    • IC Carddass Dragon Ball
    • Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
    • Dragon Ball Fusions
    • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
    • Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
    • Dragon Ball Legends
    • Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
    • Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

    In Harukanaru Densetsu, the deceased Raditz ends up working for Fortuneteller Baba as one of her fighters.

    Voice Actors[]

    • JapaneseShigeru Chiba
    • English dubs:
      • Ocean Group dubJason Gray-Stanford (DBZ episodes 1-5 (1-4 edited)), Alistair Abell (DBZ episode 182 (167 edited))
      • FUNimation dubChristopher Sabat (original DBZ episode 104 (89 edited)), Justin Cook (most media, including remastered DBZ episode 104)
    • Latin American Spanish dub: Humberto Solórzano (DBZ episodes 1-5 and Dragon Ball Z Kai), Gerardo Reyero(flashback in DBZ episode 45), Salvador Delgado (one DBZ episode)
    • Hebrew dub: Liron Baranes
    • German dub: Tobias Kluckert
    • Italian dub: Giorgio Bonino
    • Portuguese dubs:
      • Portugal: António Semedo
      • Brazilian: Wellington Lima
    • Croatian dub: Kruno Belko
    • Catalan dub: Joan Pera (Z), Alex Messeguer (DBZ Kai)
    • Valencian dub: Jose Luis Valero
    • French dub: Gerard Surgue (DBZ), Antoine Nouel (Dragon Ball Z Kai)
    • Basque dub: Manu Elizondo
    • Thai dub: Nirun Boonyarattaphan
    • Serbian dub: Marko Marković
    • Tagalog dub: Robert Brilliantes
    • Spanish Dub: José Antonio Gavira (Z eps 1-6; ep 47); Mauro Rivera (Z ep 46); Mariano Peña (Z Cell Saga)
    • Galician Dub: Manuel Pombal (Z); Xoán Diéguez (DBZ Kai)

    Battles[]

    Major Battles[]

    • Raditz vs. Farmer
    • Raditz vs. Krillin
    • Raditz vs. Shaun and Danielle
    • Raditz vs. Goku
    • Raditz vs. Goku and Piccolo
    • Raditz vs. Zesmond and Jimmy
    • Raditz vs. Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, Jimmy, Kayla and Zesmond

    Trivia[]

    • As with all other Saiyans in the series, Raditz's name is a pun on a vegetable, "radish" in this case. Raditz's family are all named after root vegetables (burdock, radish, and carrot).
    • Raditz is one of the few, if not, the only character whose attacks are theme named. In Raditz's case, his techniques are named after days of the week. (e.g., Saturday Crush).
    • In the Japanese dub, Raditz is Goku's only male biological relative not voiced by Masako Nozawa or in a similar high-pitched voice.
    • During the Frieza Saga, Frieza assumes Raditz is Gohan's father. This is similar to in Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road, when Bardock believes Gohan to be Turles's son.
    • Raditz is the second deceased person related to Goku to have been returned to life by Fortuneteller Baba to work for her as one of her fighters which occurs in the video game Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu. The first was Goku's adoptive grandfather, Grandpa Gohan in the original manga and anime.
    • The video games are the only Dragon Ball media where Bardock and Raditz are seen interacting:
      • In Budokai 3, if Raditz wins a match against Bardock, he will say "Father..." as a Victory Quote.
      • In the Budokai Tenkaichi 2 What-If story, "Fateful Brothers", after Raditz falls unconscious after a fight with Goku, he has a dream where he is standing in the mountains talking to his father in heaven where he admits he is a weakling, but then Bardock shows up and says "I don't care... you're still my son", Bardock then fights Raditz as a gift from father to son.
      • In Budokai Tenkaichi 23 and Raging Blast, if one plays Bardock against Raditz when Bardock wins, he will say "It'll be a sad day when one of my own sons can beat me."
    • In Raging Blast, Raditz has special dialogue with the Ginyu Force, implying that they met at some point not shown in the past.
    • In the Budokai Tenkaichi series and the Raging Blast games, Raditz's alternate costume is colored yellow, similar to the Battle Armor worn by Nappa.
    • In an early Dragon Ball Z board game, Raditz's scouter is colored red like Vegeta's.
    • As of Super Dragon Ball Heroes, Raditz and Nappa are the only Saiyans known to have jumped past both the first two levels of Super Saiyan and straight to Super Saiyan 3.
    • In Dragon Ball Fusions, both of Raditz's EX-Fusions retain Raditz's long hair, while his Natz the fusion produced by the Fusion Dance does not.
    • Raditz used to having a relationship with Shaun's one of his older sisters, Maria during in  Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku and Piccolo Jr. Saga.
    • Despite his actions, Goku has no problems in calling him his brother this was due to finding out from King Yemma that Raditz was in fact his brother.
      • Raditz is often spoke about in disgust from his other family like Gohan who recalled his kidnapping.

    Gallery[]

    References[]

    1. ↑ Dragon Ball Xenoverse, 2015
    2. ↑ Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dragon Ball Q&A7 Saiyan arc (Kanzenshuu translation). kanzenshuu.
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Toriyama Saiyan Special Q&A (Kanzenshuu translation). kanzenshuu.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dragon Ball Minus, 2014
    6. ↑ V-Jump, November 1991, text beneath Turles translates to: "Son Goku’s [older] brother also appeared as an enemy."
    7. ↑ Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu, 2007
    8. ↑ Toriyama Saiyan interview part 3. twimg.
    9. ↑ DBZ Anime Special. kanzentai.
    10. ↑ Jump Gold Selection 4: Dragon Ball Z Anime Special, 1989
    11. ↑ Scan of a Battle Power statement. kanzentai.
    12. ↑ Weekly Jump, issue 31st, 1989
    13. ↑ Raditz info card Broly movie

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