I surely didn't have to spend much time on browsing through the list of my top fictional characters. From childhood to adulthood, there has always been only one obvious choice in my mind. I myself am quite picky when it comes to such shows, movies or anything of that sorts. That is why I don't have to scour through a big list of characters.
From the very few memorable shows, Dragon Ball and Goku still hold the number 1 spot in my books, especially DBZ. And I'd say it's the same for many others out there, younger and older. You really can't find many people who don't love or at least know about Dragon Ball and Goku. The fan base is huge and spread worldwide, even to this day.
ᴵᵐᵃᵍᵉˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵒᵛᵉʳᵃˡˡ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉⁿᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ᵐʸ ᵒʷⁿ ᵘⁿˡᵉˢˢ ᶦᵗ'ˢ ᵐᵉⁿᵗᶦᵒⁿᵉᵈ
The love for Dragon Ball and Goku goes wayy back, starting from kindergarten and going on till the early days of elementary school. The craze was huge back then, these newer forms of Super Saiyans all around us. On TV and the internet, different images and renders, posters, Dragon Ball themed books and stationeries.
Luckily, I myself was quite good with drawing these characters. I used to draw and color them and then stack them up as a collection. Soon enough, my friends at school noticed how good some of these drawings were.
So? I started taking custom orders to draw a certain Dragon Ball character for them. And within no time, I was making a decent amount of money from these, back in fourth and fifth grade mostly. I managed to turn my love for Dragon Ball and Goku into a small "side hustle" haha, not bad eh?
It's been over two decades now, yet the love is still there for Goku and Dragon Ball. You just have to love how a goofball like Goku managed to grow so much. Getting beaten down countless times, but always standing back up, always training harder than the rest. He became one of the best and most powerful at one point, but he was always remained down to earth, the same old goofball.
The show/series tells you a lot, a lot to learn and take in. Whether it be about life, kindness, never giving up, I surely have learned a lot from this little "fictional" character. A lot of it will forever have its solidified spot in both my heart and mind.
