Later before Buu's saga, he's granted 1 day to come back to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament. There are two separate dubs of the original anime, plus a reboot loyal to the manga, called Dragon Ball Z Kai. Soon after, an accidental wish by Emperor Pilaf transforms Goku back into a child. After Goku dies (1st time) by Piccolo he's revived by the Dragonballs, he then defeats Frieza during Nameks explosion, but doesn't die. Votes: 9,350 Because Piccolo died, so did Kami, and so the Dragon Balls turned to stone. 4 Chiaotzu - 3 times This oft-forgotten little guy has died four times in the history of Dragon Ball and came back … Goku returned from defeating Frieza in episode 121 of season four after Trunks chopped Frieza into pieces and blasted him along with his father King Cold In Dragon Ball GT at the age of 47 (before the wish by Shenron turning him to a little kid), Goku has finished training Uub, and they have just finished testing their abilities against one another in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. After a pause, the reformed villain makes the selfless wish to revive all of the universes that lost throughout the tournament, citing Goku’s pure heart as influencing his decision. Remember that Piccolo was one of the people that the androids killed. Dragonball Z is an anime about the Saiyan, Goku, and his allies, the Z Fighters, including his son, Gohan, who battle to defend Earth from villains, some of whom seek the Dragonballs to wish for immortality. He later returns before the Cell saga, where he dies again (2nd time) after being blown up with Cell. After Shenron revived Goku, he must have given his memory back and I think Shenron made him immortal and given him a god soul because of his good deeds. Goku ends up fighting against Frieza who, after Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan, is unable to win and decides to blow the Planet up. Goku actually comes back to life for the second time in the Buu saga because the elder Kai gives him his life… Now Goku and Vegeta must track down the cause of this uproar. Gohan thankfully grows up to be a decent person, which may be due to the fact that Goku isn't present in his life. And in the ending of Dragon Ball GT, Goku meets Goku junior and disappears. The universe is thrown into dimensional chaos as the dead come back to life. And due to this, in the farewell tour, Goku was able to go to hell to meet Piccolo. Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Daisuke Gôri. After the Cell Saga, Gohan's upbringing is left in the hands of Chi-Chi. When Planet Namek explodes, Goku is presumed dead and Chichi is heartbroken but is reminded Goku can be bought back with the Dragon Balls. Everyone else is transported to Earth and Chichi eagerly greets Gohan. 1: Fight against Radditz - got hit by special beam cannon while holding Raditz 2: Fight Against cell - blown up along with king kai's planet when cell self destructed.I still dont get why he didnt just take cell there and then come back, but oh well. We learn that Android 17’s wish has restored Grand Zeno’s faith in all of the universes and, had 17 made a selfish wish, Zeno would have simply erased everything. And I think thats it. 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