Bardock

Bardock (バーダック) is a low class male Saiyan warrior, and he is the loving husband of Gine.

He is also the father of Raditz, Tullece and Son Goku. He makes his debut as the main character in Dragon Ball Z TV Special 1. His early life before his appearance in the tv special is also unknown, but he is shown to lead his own squad into a battle, and they are very successful in accomplishing their assignments. Given to him by the last Kanassan warrior was the ability to see into the future, and it is through these visions that he sees the eventual Genocide of all the Saiyans.

Background

His birth year and early childhood is a complete mystery. After being saved on the battlefield by him several times, a female saiyan name Gine started to basically developed some romantic feelings for Bardock. Due to her kind hearted gentle nature, Gine was not cut out for brutal fighting and had instead retired for good. Her gentle nature has also changed Bardock's behavior, as Saiyans usually do not demonstrate care for their young children but Bardock mostly does.

The biological father of Raditz, Son Goku and somehow Tullece, Bardock is a low class Saiyan mercenary who leads a small platoon comprised of four other Saiyan soldiers name, Tora, Fasha, Borgos, and Shugesh. Together, the five of them make a living by traveling to various planets where they decimate the defenses of these civilizations and then prepare them for Frieza's planetary market. Bardock was also famous for his massive bravery even among the low class Saiyans.

After clearing a society on the Planet Kanassa as giant Great Apes, a weakened survivor emerges, catching Bardock off guard, and instills in to the Saiyan the ability of precognitive foresight. This ability, the Kanassan believes, will over time serve Bardock with vengeance for the crimes that the Saiyans had commit in the name of Frieza. While in recovery after the platoon's return to Planet Vegeta, Bardock is met with what he passes off as a delusion. In his vision, he witnesses the destruction of his home planet by the hand of Frieza. During this time, presiding doctors attest that Bardock's power level is approaching 10,000 and that at this rate he may surpass the strength of the Saiyan ruler, King Vegeta.

Bardock is still out of commission when Frieza executes his selfish plan to resolve the paranoia he is experiencing. Following Frieza's orders, the capable soldiers Tora, Fasha, Borgos, and Shugesh are instructed to clear the civilization of planet Meat. During their visit to the planet, the group encounters one of Frieza's most dangerous minions, Dodoria, and his elite, who betray them by Frieza's orders and had make short work of Bardock's team. Bardock however was still seeing visions about his youngest son, (In the English version, he thinks that he's infant son is also seeing the visions too) but in the Japanese version, Goku was actually not seeing Bardock's visions. Bardock gets out of the medicine charmer, while his infant son is still crying.

When Bardock is informed that his squad team has accepted an offer on planet Meat, a still injured Bardock hurriedly makes preparations to pursue his friends, unaware of the dangers that await at his destination. Eventually once upon Meat, Bardock discovers his ravaged comrades, and to some fortune finds that Tora is alive but in critical condition. Vowing to avenge the four, Bardock removes Tora's armband, now soaked in blood, and dons it over his head (providing an emotional backstory for one of Bardock's most recognizable physical features). Bardock is suddenly assaulted by Dodoria's Elite, although for a low-class Saiyan, he is able to dominate over the elite-class fighters until Dodoria had launches his Super Mouth Blast, overpowering Bardock, by blasting him into his friend's dead bodies and leaving him for dead.

Bardock barely survives this attack, and coming to terms with the fact that his visions are actual true. But not a case of delirium, he desperately struggles against time to return to Planet Vegeta and change the grim fate of his people. While he is returning to Planet Vegeta, he cross paths with his Infant son in another Saiyan Spacepod and keeps heading for planet Vegeta. When he returns to Planet Vegeta, he is inform that his infant son, Kakarotto has just leave the planet, and is heading for Planet Earth. While on planet Vegeta, he immediately begins spreading the word of massive danger, but his panic (as well as the state of his condition) only leads the other Saiyans to believe Bardock is overreacting after having finally met his match during a typical mission. He tells the other Saiyans, that there all fools, and leaves them. While running upstairs to the roof, he has an allusion of Planet Namek and see his adult son. (in the Japanese version, there are no lines heard between them.) But in the English version of this scene, Goku tells Bardock It's not to late to change like Frieza, and the allusion ends.

Terrified at the allusion vision reaction he has just received, and the helplessness of his situation, Bardock in a frenzy takes to the skies where Frieza's spaceship is orbiting, in a last resort effort to throttle Frieza's plan to eradicate the Saiyans. As Bardock displays an abnormal ability to fend off hundreds of Frieza's soldiers, Frieza decides that the situation is growing out of hand. Frieza's decision is solidified by his perceived insolence of another Saiyan, King Vegeta, who has invaded Frieza's spaceship with his servants' in an attempt to rescue their prince, Vegeta (who at this time is nowhere near the ship, as he is carrying out orders on another planet). After killing King Vegeta and his royal guard, Frieza steps out into the orbit of planet Vegeta where he encounters Bardock, who insists that the Saiyans refuse to continue being oppressed and commanded by the tyrant.

Intending to wipe out the Saiyans anyway, Frieza doesn't see a problem with Bardock's allegation, and somewhat patiently listens to Bardock's speech, by staking out the perfect opportunity to commence his genocide. This opening comes when Bardock attempts to kill Frieza by using a Final Spirit Cannon, in which Frieza retaliates with by laughing manically as he expands a charging Supernova which absorbs Bardock's blast.

Within a few moments, the Supernova is set free from Frieza's fingertip and careens through numerous bystander soldiers en route toward planet Vegeta; Bardock is among the first of many to be consumed by the ball of energy. As he is apparently incinerated within the Supernova, Bardock has one final vision, that of his son Goku (born Kakarot) challenging and defeating Frieza, which brings a smile to his face. His regret, however, is that he never had a chance to hold his infant son in his arms before his child was commissioned to Earth only days after being first born. In the Japanese version, Bardock tells his son Kakarotto to avenge all of the Saiyans and Planet Vegeta.

Personality

In Dragon Ball Minus and in the movie DB Super Broly, Bardock displays a more social attitude, being more expressive and greeting other Saiyans after arriving in his homeworld. It is also shown that Bardock deeply cares about his youngest son and decides to send him to another planet to save him from the destruction of Planet Vegeta, an action he says that is due to Gine's softness rubbing off on him. Bardock also cares for the members of his team, a fact evidenced by Gine, who had a gentle personality and wasn’t cut out as a warrior, while being repeatedly saved from danger by Bardock.

In Dragon Ball Z Bardock The Father of Goku, he displays several personality traits fairly typical of Saiyans, but he also shows traits that are not. Unlike a typical Saiyan, Bardock deeply cares for the members of his team, and is willing to avenge the death of his crew members after finding them killed on Planet Meat, particularly Tora during their last conversation. Along with this, he also attempts to warn the other Saiyans that Frieza is coming to destroy Planet Vegeta, and even though they don't listen, he tries a couple times to convince them, before realizing they would not listen and then proceeds to attempt to fight Frieza alone. He is somewhat cocky, loves fighting, and will kill in cold blood. He has a laid-back and fearless personality as evidenced by him taking responsibility in confronting Frieza alone. He is also a highly capable tactician in battle, being able to perceive the situation at hand and act accordingly with it, as shown from his ability to out-maneuver Frieza's men.

In Dragon Ball Episode of Bardock, Bardock keeps his sociality, and he also says his name to Berry right after the kid asked him in the manga version. But he also shows a little bit of stubbornness, when Berry offers him a basket of food and he denies it even if being hungry, but soon after Bardock starts to accept Berry's persistence and becomes softer with the child. When Plantians thanked Bardock for Chilled's defeated, Bardock replies with a smile.

The author Akira Toriyama also adds that he is mostly warlike, but compared to other Saiyans, who are cold hearted and of simple thoughts, he also happens to possess calm judgment and a measure of humanity. Due to his actions of saving his companions, which is rare for a Saiyan, he is greatly adored among a portion of the low-class warriors.

Appearance

6544550887 b597683e26 b — Bardock in the past when Planet Vegeta was known as **Planet Plant**.

Consistent with Raditz's quote in a chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, Bardock's appearance is very similar to Goku's: as he has unkempt hair which partially stands on end, dark pale skin, black eyes, thick eyebrows and a scar on his left cheek. He wears black and green Battle Armor, and a green scouter on his left eye. Later on, he wears Tora's blood soaked armband as a headband when he fights Dodoria's Elite on Planet Meat.

In Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru's original character design, Bardock had a longer scar, his hair was more spiked (similar to Vegeta's hair), his Battle Armor was a lighter shade of green, and it had three or four flaps at the waist, and did not wear the long legged jumpsuit he has in Akira Toriyama's final design.

In the computer game Dragon Ball Online, Bardock wears a black and golden armor with a strap around his neck, his pants are black instead of dark blue and he wears dark armbands along with the older ones, and dark leggings along with the older ones as well, features provided by the Time Breakers. Also, while being controlled, a white mask is given to him, with a symbol of the Time Breakers on its forehead, the eyes are also covered by the same symbol in black. While at this state, he is referred to as Time Breaker Bardock or Masked Saiyan, and when he is not wearing the mask anymore he is referred to as Xeno Bardock in Dragon Ball Heroes.

Xeno Bardock also possess a battle uniform that he wears while as a member of the Time Patrol, the Bardock in this outfit is said to be from a different dimension.

Abilities

At the time Planet Vegeta and the Saiyan Army still existed, Bardock was in the upper ranks as far as low-class warriors go but his power was not enough for him to become a mid-class warrior.

In Bardock - The Father of Goku, near the time of his final confrontation with Frieza, Bardock was rumored to have a power level of nearly 10,000, which is said to rival that of King Vegeta. It is likely that Bardock was the most powerful lower-class Saiyan soldier of his time; this is backed by his ability to defeat Dodoria's Elite, despite being outnumbered 4-1, as well as surviving Dodoria's Mouth Energy Wave. Later on, the heavily-wounded Bardock fights through hundreds of Frieza's troops on his own in an effort to reach Frieza's ship (the power levels of the soldiers were not revealed). According to the Dragon Ball Carddass, Bardock's power level in the special is 9,000 while Frieza's Soldiers are at 10,000.

He later on attains the Super Saiyan transformation, which amplifies his power level dramatically, enough to defeat Frieza's ancestor Chilled. In the Tenkaichi Tag Team scenario "Bardock, the Grandfather of Gohan", it is revealed that without ever having to received a Zenkai, Bardock is weaker than adult Raditz.

Divination

A psychic ability granted to Bardock by a Kanassan as a form of retribution for the misdeeds of he and the Saiyan race in general. This ability gives Bardock the gift of foresight, but he has limited control over what visions he receives and when they occur.

Flight

The ability to fly with the use of ki.

Ki Blast

The most basic form of energy wave.

Full Power Energy Wave

Basically a fully-powered Energy Wave shot from the palm. Bardock uses it to finish off Toolo, and later to kill the last two remaining members of Dodoria's Elite. This is one of Bardock's basic Energy Wave Blast 2 attacks in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Final Revenger

An attack used to defeat Dodoria's elites on Planet Meat. It is one of Bardock's Blast 2 attacks in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. Bardock knocks the opponent up into the air with powerful attacks and finally knocks them down to the ground.

Flash Spirit

It is an elbow, followed by a kick, and then an energy wave. This attack is used when Bardock fights the horde of soldiers on his way to attack Frieza. Named in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast.

I'll Never Forgive You!

Bardock rams into the opponents and hits them. He used this technique against Frieza's soldiers when they tried to stop him from attacking Frieza. Named in Raging Blast.

Super Energy Wave Volley

Used in the first Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi game.

Full Power Energy Ball

Bardock uses this technique as his ultimate in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi.

Final Spirit Cannon (Riot Javelin)

4534342231 — Bardock's final Spirit Cannon.

A whitish-blue sphere of ki that Bardock uses in an attempt to kill Frieza.

Last Riot Javelin

A bigger and more powerful version of the Riot Javelin. It is his Ultimate move in Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit.

Heat Phalanx

A heated ki punch technique which appears in the Budokai video game series and the video game Burst Limit.

Spirit of Saiyans

A combination technique of ki-powered punches used by Bardock in the video games Budokai 3, Infinite World, Shin Budokai Another Road and Burst Limit.

Rebellion Trigger

Rebellion Trigger (リベリオントリガー) One of Super Saiyan Bardock's special attacks in Dragon Ball Heroes.

Saiyan Soul

One of Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Wild Sense

One of Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Dragonthrow

A grapple throw Super Saiyan Bardock used against Chilled.

Kamehameha

Bardock never uses this attack except in Shin Budokai Another Road, as he participates in a Family Kamehameha along with Goku, Gohan, Future Gohan and Goten, by defeating Kid Buu and saving the Future.

Power Ball

A ball of Blutz ray, which simulates the effects of a full moon to allow a Saiyan with a tail to become a Great Ape. Vegeta claims that Bardock was the inventor of this technique, however this line was Ocean Group dub only.

Chou Makouhou

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. It is called Ultra Rebellion Cannon (超リベリオンキャノン) in Dragon Ball Heroes.

Super Explosive Wave

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Giga Meteor Storm

A much more powerful version of the Chou Makouhou Barrage used by Bardock in his Great Ape form in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Explosive Wave

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Howl

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Dragonthrow

A grapple throw Super Saiyan Bardock used against Chilled.

Ginyu Fighting Pose: Heart

Used in Dragon Ball SD.

Heat Phalanx

Used in the Budokai series, Burst Limit, and Dragon Ball Heroes.

Final Heat Phalanx

Used in Dragon Ball Heroes.

Tyrant Lancer

Used in Dragon Ball Xenoverse.

Spirit of Saiyans

Used in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, Shin Budokai - Another Road, Burst Limit and Xenoverse.

Brave Heat

Used in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.

Super Energy Wave Volley

Used in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi.

Saiyan Soul

One of Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Wild Sense

One of Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Chou Makouhou

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. It is called Ultra Rebellion Cannon (超リベリオンキャノン) in Dragon Ball Heroes.

Ultra Rebellion Cannon S

An ability used by Bardock in Dragon Ball Heroes. It increases the power of his Ultra Rebellion Cannon.

Giga Meteor Storm

A much more powerful version of the Chou Makouhou Barrage used by Bardock in his Great Ape form in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Explosive Wave

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. Also used in Xenoverse 2.

Super Explosive Wave

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 2 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

Ki Explosion

After the 1.09.00 Update in Xenoverse 2, it can be added to his custom skillset after it is purchased in Partner Customization.

Super Ki Explosion

After the 1.09.00 Update in Xenoverse 2, it can be added to his custom skillset after it is purchased in Partner Customization.

Howl

One of Great Ape Bardock's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and Great Ape Bardock's Evasive Skill in the Xenoverse series.

Backstep Ki Blast

Bardock's signature attack in the Raging Blast series.

Time Breaker mind control

Used in Dragon Ball Online.

Great Ape

As with all Saiyans with a tail, Bardock can transform into a Great Ape at the sight of a full moon (or another source emitting enough Blutz Waves). In this transformation state his power increases ten-folds. Bardock, like all Elite Saiyan warriors, can remember everything in the transformation state and control it. Bardock transformed into it while on Planet Kanassa, and also uses the form in the video games Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, and Dragon Ball Heroes.

Super Saiyan

In the manga spin-off Episode of Bardock, and the video games Dragon Ball Heroes and Dragon Ball Z For Kinect, Bardock has made his transformation into a Super Saiyan. As a Super Saiyan, Bardock resembles his youngest son. His hair becomes more spikey and stands up, and eyes turn into a light green. His hair also turns to a shade of gold. His strength, like all Super Saiyans, increases fifty-fold.

Super Saiyan 2

Bardock has this form in Dragon Ball Heroes, introduced in the second mission of the Jaaku Mission series (JM2). In this form, his hair is that of a regular Super Saiyan in most of the cards, a feature that was also taken to the in-game (however, Xeno Bardock has the corrected hair in-game) but the lightnings of the transformation are present. Bardock appears using this form in the manga Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission (with the proper hair) where he joins forces with adult Gotenks, Super Saiyan GT Gohan, Beat, and Super Saiyan 4 Goku. He is seen fighting against Semi-Perfect Cell, whom he easily delivers some combo attack on the Android. Like his predecessor form, Bardock obtains a new technique, which is actually a more powerful version of the Heat Phalanx, called Final Heat Phalanx.

Super Saiyan 3

Xeno Bardock attains this form in Dragon Ball Heroes, introduced since the third mission of the God Mission 3 series (GDM3). He is the second to achieve it while having a tail, but unlike Super Saiyan 3 Goku in the Dragon Ball GT anime, his tail does not turn gold even in this transformation. He also gains another new technique called Rebellion Edge, which he creates swords using his Ki energy in both his hands and slashes the opponent in a double hit.

Masked Saiyan

Masked Saiyanjin (仮面のサイヤ人) is a state taken on by him in Dragon Ball Online after being saved from Frieza's Supernova and taken control of by Mira. Through unknown methods, Bardock's power increases as he is able to fight many members of the Time Patrol at once. Bardock's appearance changes so that his eyes become red and he wears a dark Battle Armor with the additional features provided by the Time Breakers. Whilst working for Mira, he also gains a unique mask which is capable of blocking Blutz Waves.

He becomes for the first time ever a playable character in Dragon Ball Heroes, introduced in the first mission of the God Mission series (GDM1), a Great Ape form was given to him as well, acting as a boss in the same set, but the Great Ape form also became playable since the second mission (GDM2). In the arcade game, Time Breaker Bardock gains two exclusive techniques, a dark version of Rebellion Trigger known as Dark Rebellion Trigger and Power of Darkness (as Great Ape).

Time Breaker Bardock also makes his way onto console video-game and as a playable character in Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2.

Warrior in Black aka Xeno Bardock

As the Masked Saiyan, Xeno Bardock is able to fight on par with Super Saiyan Xeno Trunks, and when teamed up with him is able to overpower Super Mira.

By gaining the full power of the mask, Xeno Bardock is powerful enough to transform into Super Saiyan 3, with enough power to match Xeno King Vegeta.

As the Warrior in Black, Bardock is incredibly powerful, able to defeat both Golden Frieza and Golden Meta-Cooler, each infused with a Dark Dragon Ball, without any trouble as well as take on Legendary Super Saiyan Broly, all while remaining unreadable by Hearts. Against the Crimson-Masked Saiyan, he fought on-par with him while both were in their base forms. As a Super Saiyan, he was able to keep up against the foe's Super Saiyan Rosé 2 for some time. However, once Crimson ascended to Super Saiyan Rosé 3, the Warrior in Black was completely outclassed and was left at the mercy of his foe.

Following this, the Warrior in Black went on to have his potential unlocked by Dark Shenron. In the manga, he is shown to be no match for Jiren at all, unable to even harm. In the anime, and as a Super Saiyan 3, the Warrior in Black forces Goku to use Ultra Instinct Sign who prevails in their battle though with a struggle.

Episode of Bardock

"I'm just a Saiyan, I suppose".

— Bardock's answer to Chilled after the latter asked who he is

As he is being overwhelmed by Frieza's Supernova, Towa uses a wormhole to capture him, however he runs to the past.

Bardock survives after his battle against Frieza and wakes up in a bed on a planet that looks a lot like Planet Vegeta. He is being treated by two aliens: the village doctor Ipana and his son Berry. Bardock remarks that the medicine used to heal him is similar to the fluid in Medical Machines and Ipana says that the name of the planet is Planet Plant, the old name of Planet Vegeta, so Bardock starts to wonder if he is in the past. When two soldiers named Toobi and Cabira arrive and declare that they are going to conquer the planet, Bardock confronts and kills them. The villagers come to thank him, but Bardock flies away to a cave. When Berry arrives at the cave with a basket of food, Bardock tells him to leave, but eventually eats the young alien's food and grows tolerant of him over time.

When the space pirate Chilled and his soldiers come to investigate Planet Plant, due to the death of Toobi and Cabira, Berry tells Bardock that he has a bad feeling about him. When Chilled and his soldiers start terrorizing the planet, Berry begs Bardock to help the Plants. Remembering his friends' decimation on Planet Meat, Bardock accepts and saves Ipana from Chilled's men. When he sees Chilled, Bardock confuses him for Frieza and angrily attacks him with a punch to the face. Chilled kicks him and begins to crush him.

Chilled is about to deliver the finishing energy blast to Bardock when Berry rushes forward in an attempt to save him. However, Chilled throws the blast instead to him, wounding Berry. Upon seeing this, Bardock thinks of Frieza and the death of his crew, and becomes furious. He then transforms into a Super Saiyan. He and Chilled begin fighting once more, and Chilled tries to ki blast him to death, and as a last resort, he uses a Death Ball to try to destroy Planet Plant along with Bardock. However, Bardock fires a Final Spirit Cannon at Chilled, and the force of the blast sent the tyrant flying into space. The villagers cheer on Bardock and he smiles and then walks away. It is revealed that Chilled's knowledge about Super Saiyans was passed to his descendants (King Cold, Frieza, and Cooler). It's reveal that it was Bardock who became the Legendary Super Saiyan, and not Broly.

Dragon Ball Z (Anime)

The Saiyans arc

He was mentain by his eldest son, Raditz, when he finds his long lost little brother, Son Goku. Raditz mentain that Bardock and Goku look alike. He was also mention when Raditz talk about there are no Saiyan survivors, including Bardock and their mother.

Frieza arc

Because Bardock was primarily the creation of Toei Animation, it was only after the airing of The Father of Goku that Bardock would make an appearance in the manga, albeit a two-panel cameo appearance, in Frieza's flashback when he sees Goku, who reminds him of Bardock. This was followed by Bardock making cameo appearances in the mainstream Dragon Ball Z series, including during Frieza's flashbacks to the 'final confrontation' scene featured at the climax of The Father of Goku when Frieza deduces Bardock's relation to Goku when recollecting about his destruction of Planet Vegeta. That particular scene also appears the beginning of Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge and the first episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai (the Dragon Ball Z Kai scene is even reused in the video game Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi).

Dragon Ball Super Broly

"Maybe it's because I'm constantly fighting, destroying, that I'd actually like to save something for once. Especially someone who is judged to be a lower-class warrior... like my Kakarot."

— Bardock in Dragon Ball Super: Broly (English version)

Five years later, Bardock is returning from battle to Planet Vegeta; Frieza has ordered all the Saiyans to return home. Leek wakes him from sleep to let him know they are about to arrive. Leek expresses his curiosity about Frieza's order, and Bardock tells him to take off his scouter because someone might be listening. Frieza's ship is already in the planet's orbit, but it will be some time before all the Saiyans return to the planet. Bardock is suspicious about this order; if Frieza wanted to send them an important message, he could have done it wirelessly. Even if he wanted to give them some kind of new measuring device, there would be no need to rush all the Saiyans back to the home planet. Cold and Frieza have always found the Saiyans to be a useful tool, but Bardock wonders whether Fieeza has decided he doesn't need them anymore. They enter the atmosphere with dozens of other ships and land in Bardock's village and disembark. The village is bustling with activity, and carts pulling space pods are passing through. Leek wants to look on the bright side, but Bardock thinks he is being foolish. Taro calls out to Bardock, speculating that Frieza has identified a valuable planet that will require all the Saiyans to purge, and Leek is happy to latch onto this explanation. Taro then mentions that Freeza has been asking around about the legendary Super Saiyan, which makes Bardock even more suspicious.

Soon after Bardock arrives at his house and finds Gine working in her butcher shop; she is happy to see him. Bardock asks about Raditz, and Gine says he is away on a mission with Prince Vegeta, and he also asks if Kakarot is still in his nursing capsule. Gine says it's almost time to take him out, and asks if Bardock wants to see him. They enter the room with his nursing capsule. Bardock observes that he is still small, and Gine says he is a late bloomer, but he looks just like Bardock, especially his hair.

Bardock's expression becomes grave, and he tells Gine that as soon as night falls, they should steal a space pod and send Kakarot to another planet. Gine protests, but then Bardock explains his suspicions about Frieza; since Kakarot's potential is low, he would have been sent off-world either way, so they should send him now before Frieza makes his move. Frieza has been asking about the legend of the Super Saiyan and Bardock thinks he is scared. When night falls, Bardock steals a pod and puts Kakarot inside, and Gine follows as he carries it out into the badlands outside the village.

Gine thinks they should all try to escape together, but Bardock tells her they would be detected by scouters if they tried it. Kakarot is the only one they can save. Bardock has programmed the pod's destination for a planet called Earth, far enough away to escape Frieza's interest, with a native population weak enough to pose no threat to Kakarot. They set the pod down, and Kakarot cries. If Bardock is wrong about Frieza, they can always go to Earth later and bring him back home. They resolve themselves to their decision; Bardock tells Kakarot to survive, no matter what, and they say goodbye to their son. Bardock touches the glass of the pod's window, and Kakarot places his hand against the glass too. The pod takes off, and Gine breaks down in tears. Bardock comforts her as they watch him hurtle through space.

After that he tries to stop Frieza's Supernova from hitting Planet Vegeta but sadly dies while being caught in the attack.

Video Games

Bardock is a playable character in the following video games:

Dragon Ball Fusions
Dragon Ball Kai Ultimate Butoden
Dragon Ball Legends
Dragon Ball Tap Battle (Secret Character)
Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale
Dragon Ball Z Battle of Z
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaiichi 3
Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit
Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle
Dragon Ball Z FighterZ
Dragon Ball Z For Kinect
Dragon Ball Z Infinite World
Dragon Ball Z Raging Blast
Dragon Ball Z Raging Blast 2
Dragon Ball Z Sagas
Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2 (support-type character)
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi
Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse
Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse 2

Quotes

I smell blood in the air.

Relationships

Gine

Tora

Fasha

Borgos

Shugesh

Berry

Ipana

Malaka

Planthorr

Toolo

Future Bardock

Dodorina

Frieza

Chilled

Toobi

Cabira

Knownable Relatives

Gine (Wife/dead)
Tullece (1st Son)
Raditz (2st Son)
Son Goku (3nd Son)
Chi-Chi (Daughter In Law)
Son Gohan (1st Grandson)
Son Goten (2nd Grandson)
Pan (Great Granddaugther)
Son Goku Jr. (Great Great Great Grandson)
Grandpa Son Gohan (Adopted Grandfather in law/dead)
Tora (Comrade and Best Friend/dead)
Fasha (comrade/dead)
Borgos (comrade/dead)
Shugesh (comrade/dead)
Berry (Surrogate Little Brother)
Future Bardock (Future Conterpart)

Trivia

His character development was well received even by Watchmojo dot com.
Bardock's name, like all other Saiyan characters, is a pun on edible plant material, in this case the burdock herb (this pun is more apparent in the Dragon Ball manga, where the character's name is literally spelled as Burdock). Bardock's family are all named after root vegetables (burdock, radish, and carrot).
In a chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, Raditz alludes to Bardock when commenting that Goku "[looks] just like [their] father".
He is mentioned by Paragus in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan when he recognizes Goku as Bardock's son, and it can be thought that Paragus was Bardock's superior according to the Supplemental Daizenshuu.
Bardock claims that he can remember his actions in his Great Ape form.
The word "burdock" transliterated into katakana is badokku (バードック), but the character's name is written as Badakku (バーダック), changing the 'do' character to 'da'. This character change actually makes the kana sound more like "Bardock" to English speakers, making it difficult to accurately romanize the word to convey the pun. The word could be romanized as "Burdock", "Barduck", "Badack" or any combination of these syllables. While Viz's English publications of the manga use the spelling "Burdock", the FUNimation Dub of Bardock - The Father of Goku and the original Japanese version of Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock both spell his name "Bardock". "Bardock" is also how Frieza pronounces his name while speaking aloud during the Frieza Saga of FUNimation Entertainment's Dragon Ball Z English version.
Bardock has never mentioned his first son Raditz, although one of his earliest lines in response to what day his son was born ("No, but that was a long time ago") may refer to Raditz, as he is significantly older than the then-day old Kakarot.
In a flashback during the Frieza Saga, it is shown that during Bardock's confrontation with Frieza, all of the men behind him were part of his army to defeat Frieza. However, in Bardock - The Father of Goku, it is shown that those are all actually Frieza's men, and Bardock fought his way through them to get to Frieza.
In the same flashback, Bardock is quoted as saying "I would rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave", word-for-word lyrics from Jimmy Cliff's 1972 hit 'The Harder They Come'.
Bardock was the first originally-filler character to later be included in a panel of the manga.
The first episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai shows a scene from the TV special, Bardock - The Father of Goku, in which Bardock is fighting thousands of Frieza's men and then confronts Frieza. For some reason, the scene is mirrored.
A commercial, advertising Dragon Ball Z Kai on Nicktoons, shows Bardock when he forms the blast about to attack Frieza. No blood is present, and Bardock's scar is missing from his face.
Bardock is one of the few Saiyans to have gone to outer space and breathe normally, while fighting Frieza and his men.
Goku is standing by Frieza in his first form in Bardock's last vision of Goku while in fact, Goku only sees Frieza in his final form.
In the Episode of Bardock movie, when Bardock launches his Final Spirit Cannon, his armor is intact, but when he charges the attack, it is damaged.
His relationship with Berry closely resembles Tapion's relationship with Trunks.
Bardock claims that he can remember his actions in his Great Ape form in the English version.
A commercial advertising Dragon Ball Z Kai on Nicktoons shows Bardock when he forms the blast about to attack Frieza. No blood is present, and Bardock's scar is missing from his face.
The way Bardock tries to warn the Saiyans about Frieza destroying them all in the 1990 TV special is similar to how Jor-El from Superman tries to inform his people of Krypton's destruction. The 2014 Dragon Ball Minus manga further increases the similarities between Bardock and Jor-El.
Sonny Strait gave Bardock three different voices; the first (in the original FUNimation airing) is somewhat high pitched, almost similar to Krillin, the second (first appearing in 2000s until Raging Blast) is standard baritone in vocal pitch (as with most common male voices), and starting from Dragon Ball Kai, his voice exhibits a more virile and brazen disposition, sticking with his Japanese (aggressive) tone.
Bardock is one of three members of the team whose name was not completely changed from Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru's design. The other being Panbukin (Shugesh in the English Version) and Toma (Tora in English Version).
Bardock is the only user of the Super Saiyan 4 to keep his tail secured around his waist even while in the said form.
According to Akira Toriyama, the pair of Bardock and Gine were those rare Saiyans who were joined by a bond other than for reproductive purposes, and in an interview, he says that Bardock himself might have had siblings, but perhaps even Bardock himself does not really know and, at any rate, he probably has no interest in it either as well.