Editing Bardock (Dragon Ball Z) (section)

==Biography==

===Background===
Bardock is a low-class Saiyan mercenary who leads a small platoon comprised of four other Saiyan soldiers in ''Bardock - The Father of Goku'': Tora, [[Seripa|Fasha]], [[Borgos]], and [[Shugesh]]. His wife [[Gine]] was also part of Bardock's Team at one point. Together, the team makes a living by traveling to various planets where they decimate the defenses of these civilizations and prepare them for Frieza's Planetary Market. Bardock was famous for his bravery even among the Saiyans; he is mentioned by Paragus in ''Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan'' when he recognizes Goku as Bardock's son, and it can be thought that [[Paragus (Dragon Ball Z)|Paragus]] was Bardock's superior according to the ''Supplemental Daizenshuu''. 

===''Dragon Ball Z''===

====Saiyan Saga====
Bardock appears at the beginning of the first episode of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'', he appears confronting Frieza in the stratosphere of Planet Vegeta, and attempts to attack him with his Final Spirit Cannon to change the future, however Frieza merely laughs and fires his Supernova which overtakes Bardock and then hits Planet Vegeta, resulting in the genocide of the Saiyans.

====Frieza Saga====
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. Bardock appeared in a two-panel cameo appearance, in Frieza's flashback when he sees Goku, who reminds him of Bardock, Frieza recalls that Bardock had attacked him right before he destroyed Planet Vegeta, and was killed alongside the rest of the Saiyans when Frieza destroyed the planet using a Supernova.

Bardock also made cameo appearances in the ''Dragon Ball Z'' anime series, including during Frieza's flashbacks to the 'final confrontation' scene featured at the climax of ''Bardock - The Father of Goku'' when Frieza deduces Bardock's relation to Goku when recalling his destruction of Planet Vegeta. Additionally, an apparition of him, Vegeta and King Vegeta all provide Goku with a mental pep talk after he is overwhelmed by Frieza during their battle.

===''Bardock - The Father of Goku''===
After clearing a society on the Planet Kanassa as Great Apes, a weakened survivor emerges, catching Bardock off-guard, and instills in the Saiyan the ability of precognitive foresight. This ability, the Kanassan believes, will over time serve Bardock with vengeance for the crimes the Saiyans 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 and also sees the salvation of the planet Earth through his son Kakarot. 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 monarch, 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 elites, who betray them by Frieza's orders and make short work of Bardock's Team. When Bardock is informed that his 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. On his way to his Attack Ball, he comes across his newborn son Kakarot and checks his power level to see if his visions about him growing up to be a strong warrior is true, but disregards the notion after seeing that his son only has an average power level.

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. 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 launches a Energy Cannon, overpowering Bardock, blasting him into his friends' dead bodies and leaving him for dead. Bardock barely survives this attack, and coming to terms with the fact that his visions are actual premonitions and not a case of delirium, he desperately struggles against time to return to Planet Vegeta and change the grim fate of his people. Upon his return to the planet, he immediately begins spreading the word of 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.
{| class="wikitable"
|"''This will be an opportunity to change Planet Vegeta's fate, my own fate, to change Kakarot's fate... And yours too!''"

— Bardock about to deliver his "Final Spirit Cannon" to Frieza
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Angry at the reaction he has received, Bardock yells at the other Saiyans for their disbelief and they are stunned into silence. Bardock realizes the hopelessness of his situation, but his son appears into him in a vision and Bardock goes into 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 and announces his intentions to avenge all killed for Frieza's cause. Intending to wipe out the Saiyans anyway, Frieza does not see a problem with Bardock's allegation, and somewhat patiently listens to Bardock's speech, staking out the perfect opportunity to commence his genocide. This opening comes when Bardock attempts to kill Frieza using a Final Spirit Cannon, which Frieza retaliates with by laughing maniacally as he expands a charging Supernova which absorbs Bardock's blast.

Within 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 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 born. In the Japanese version as well as in ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'', however, Bardock tells his son Kakarot to avenge the Saiyans and Planet Vegeta.

===''Cooler's Revenge''===
The opening of ''Cooler's Revenge'' shows the ending scene of ''Bardock - The Father of Goku'', which appears Bardock confronting Frieza. [[Cooler]] witnesses his brother confronting the last Saiyan as well as him destroying planet Vegeta. [[Salza]] then detects a space pod flying away, but Cooler decides to ignore it, saying that Frieza is careless and it is his fault that a Saiyan will survive.

===''Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan''===
While he doesn’t appear in the movie, Bardock is mentioned by Paragus. After Goku arrives on New Planet Vegeta by using the Instant Transmission technique to track down the source of the Legendary Super Saiyan’s energy, Paragus arrives and greets him. Goku identified him as a Saiyan, and Paragus identified Goku as Bardock’s son. This gave Goku a stern looks on his face, until Paragus offered him to a meal, which Goku gladly accepted. He was also briefly mentioned by the medics looking over the then-infant [[Broly (Dragon Ball Z)|Broly]] and Goku in Paragus's flashback to the birth of the two Saiyans, also in relation to Goku.