


Training under Kami, the Guardian of the Earth, and Mister Popo, Goku entered the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament as an 18 year old young man, defeating Piccolo and marrying Chi Chi shortly after. Immediately following the tournament, Goku and his friends defeated the evil King Piccolo, only to learn his more powerful son would enter the next tournament before following in his father's footsteps to conquer the Earth. In the three-year interim before the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku systematically dismantled the nefarious Red Ribbon Army before entering the tournament, where he was defeated by Tien, at the age of 15. After accompanying Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong and Puar to stop Emperor Pilaf and his forces from using the Dragon Balls towards world domination, Goku spends the remainder of his eleventh year training under Master Roshi alongside Krillin to prepare for 21st World Martial Arts Tournament where he is narrowly defeated by Roshi under the disguise of Jackie Chung. When Goku is first discovered by a teenage Bulma as she searches for the Dragon Balls, the naive, young boy reveals he is 11 years old.
