Low-class Saiyan warrior who worked under the space tyrant Frieza. He is the father of Goku and Raditz. He was thought to be killed by Frieza with the rest of his species, but he was sent back in time due to the strange powers that he got from an alien that he killed. He is considered to be the original Super Saiyan of legend that Vegeta spoke of in the the Namek Saga. He is also the grandfather of Gohan and Goten. He is the lover of Gine, the mother of Kakarot and Raditz.