Bardock

Bardock is first introduced in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku. It was only after the films airing in Japan that he was later shown in two panels of the manga by Akira Toriyama who helped design the character for Toei Dogas television production. His name is a pun on burdock bdokku? a herb. While the Viz manga and FUNimations Japaneselanguage Englishsubtitled anime both use Burdock FUNimations English anime dubs uses Bardock and some Japanese merchandise even use Barduck. The biological father of Raditz and Son Goku Burdock is a Saiyan who is given the gift of precognition. In several of his recurring visions he witnesses the destruction of his home planet Vegeta by the hand of Freeza. After escaping certain death from Dodoria he tries desperately to change his planets grim future by attempting to combat Freeza and his legion of men head on. He ultimately fails on ceasing Freezas attack on the planet and is killed in the process. Moments before his death he received a vision of his son facing the warlord. According to the anime special Burdock was estimated a battle power of 10000 by observant doctors while recovering from his last mission. Source: Wikipedia In the Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock manga Bardock became a Super Saiyan for the first time to help promote his character in the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes where he also goes Super Saiyan.