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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Kid Goku with sound clips and images.
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Kid Goku is the protagonist of the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT anime series.
Kid Goku was strong as a child who hadn't reached godlike powers as his adult self, but was still pretty darn powerful. Kid Goku trained under his grandpa Gohan, Master Roshi, Master Korin and Mr. Popo.
Kid Goku has had many English dub voice actors so here we go.
Kid Goku was first in English voiced back in the late 1980's in an English dub of Dragon Ball by Harmony Gold. The series had several changes including the names of the characters. Goku in this dub was called Zero. He was voiced by Barbara Goodson for five presumed episodes (before cancellation) and the anime films Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure which were edited into a special.
Kid Goku in 1995 was voiced in a second slightly more successful attempt at releasing the Dragon Ball anime in America by the Funimation Entertainment and BLT Productions (using Vancouver-based voice talent). Kid Goku was voiced by Saffron Henderson for a redub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, and in an English dub of the Dragon Ball series on FoxKids, which lasted 13 episodes before being canceled.
Kid Goku was later voiced in the video game Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout by Brianne Siddall.
Kid Goku was voiced by Zoe Slusar in an alternate dub from AB Groupe and Blue Water Studios of both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT for European and Canadian broadcast in the early-mid 2000s.
Ceyli Delgadillo was the first voice actor from the Funimation talent pool to voice Kid Goku. She voiced him for two of the Dragon Ball anime films dubbed early on in 1998 and 2000 which were Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure.
Kid Goku was finally voiced by Stephanie Nadolny for the entire Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT anime series by Funimation, as well as flashbacks in Dragon Ball Z. She also voiced him for the anime film Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, and in several video games as well from 2001-2009.
For the alternate AB Groupe/Ocean Group dub of the second half of Dragon Ball Z for EuroCanadian broadcast, Peter Kelamis voiced Kid Goku in a few flashback scenes.
Kid Goku was also voiced in an AB Groupe dub of all the Dragon Ball movies for European markets by an Unknown Voice Actor.
Colleen Clinkenbeard voiced Kid Goku in the uncut Funimation re-dub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, as well as flashback scenes in Dragon Ball Z: Kai in 2010.
Kid Goku is the protagonist of the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT anime series.
Kid Goku was strong as a child who hadn't reached godlike powers as his adult self, but was still pretty darn powerful. Kid Goku trained under his grandpa Gohan, Master Roshi, Master Korin and Mr. Popo.
Kid Goku has had many English dub voice actors so here we go.
Kid Goku was first in English voiced back in the late 1980's in an English dub of Dragon Ball by Harmony Gold. The series had several changes including the names of the characters. Goku in this dub was called Zero. He was voiced by Barbara Goodson for five presumed episodes (before cancellation) and the anime films Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure which were edited into a special.
Kid Goku in 1995 was voiced in a second slightly more successful attempt at releasing the Dragon Ball anime in America by the Funimation Entertainment and BLT Productions (using Vancouver-based voice talent). Kid Goku was voiced by Saffron Henderson for a redub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, and in an English dub of the Dragon Ball series on FoxKids, which lasted 13 episodes before being canceled.
Kid Goku was later voiced in the video game Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout by Brianne Siddall.
Kid Goku was voiced by Zoe Slusar in an alternate dub from AB Groupe and Blue Water Studios of both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT for European and Canadian broadcast in the early-mid 2000s.
Ceyli Delgadillo was the first voice actor from the Funimation talent pool to voice Kid Goku. She voiced him for two of the Dragon Ball anime films dubbed early on in 1998 and 2000 which were Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure.
Kid Goku was finally voiced by Stephanie Nadolny for the entire Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT anime series by Funimation, as well as flashbacks in Dragon Ball Z. She also voiced him for the anime film Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, and in several video games as well from 2001-2009.
For the alternate AB Groupe/Ocean Group dub of the second half of Dragon Ball Z for EuroCanadian broadcast, Peter Kelamis voiced Kid Goku in a few flashback scenes.
Kid Goku was also voiced in an AB Groupe dub of all the Dragon Ball movies for European markets by an Unknown Voice Actor.
Colleen Clinkenbeard voiced Kid Goku in the uncut Funimation re-dub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, as well as flashback scenes in Dragon Ball Z: Kai in 2010.
Created by Jackson_H on Mon Nov 16 2009, 53 Comments, Add Comment
Special thanks to Pokejedservo, PurpleWarrior13, Satoshi for additional sound clips.
EDITOR'S OPINION
Compared to the more heated arguments for his older self, things seem to be a bit smoother when fans discuss Kid Goku's voices.Most of the voices sounds age appropriate and express his personality very well.
Overall my favorite Kid Goku voice for this Voice Compare is Stephanie Nadolny's performance.
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Nightmare Crusher said at 8:20 AM on Mon Mar 11 2013
I always thought that Stephanie was much better for Goku than Gohan.
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pete said at 3:33 PM on Thu Dec 27 2012
Well I do like Stephanie(and wish she was in the redub of COTBR and Kai) the best I do like Colleen. Better than her Kid Gohan and not too bad though Saffron does sound better than her. Next is Zoe then Ceyli. So to make this short. 5. Ceyli 4. Zoe 3. Colleen 2. Saffron 1. Stephanie
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reeve2 said at 3:31 PM on Fri Nov 23 2012
The best had to be Stephanie, her voice suits Goku well, unlike Colleen, when I heard her voice as Goku in the 2010 version of the movie, the first word she said made me want to rip my ears off.
ReplyManch said at 1:44 AM on Thu Oct 25 2012
Went with Stephanie Nadolny, even though it is just her Gohan voice. I think it suits Kid Goku more.
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pete said at 10:02 PM on Wed Dec 26 2012
@Manch Well realistically it makes sense since a son can inherit hisfather's voice/sound like him.
ReplyNikkolasKing said at 8:15 PM on Sun Apr 7 2013
@Manch I actually think her Goku has much less of the infamous "Gohan rasp" that irritates so many people. It definitely isn't nearly as rough as Gohan's. I think that's a key reason why I and so many others love her Kid Goku compared to her Gohan. Her Goku just has a much lighter and more charismatic tone.
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SmartyBoyboy said at 3:44 PM on Sun Sep 18 2011
1. Saffron
2. Colleen
3. Stephanie
4. Ceyli
5. Zoe
6. Brianne
7. Barbara
8. Unknown
9. Peter
Reply2. Colleen
3. Stephanie
4. Ceyli
5. Zoe
6. Brianne
7. Barbara
8. Unknown
9. Peter
ConfusedPhantom said at 3:11 PM on Tue Sep 13 2011
Gonna go with Colleen. She has the most energy, and...honestly, it's kinda cute sounding. Kinda like Nozawa's performance, really.
Brianne Siddall would have been my favorite, though. But unfortunately she didn't play enough of Goku.
ReplyBrianne Siddall would have been my favorite, though. But unfortunately she didn't play enough of Goku.
MatthewC17 said at 6:44 PM on Fri Aug 5 2011
Barbara Goodson sounds like Naota Nabada from Fooly Cooly a.k.a FLCL
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Ninjaman15 said at 1:35 PM on Thu Aug 18 2011
@MatthewC17 Interesting to note, she DOES voice Naota in the english version of FLCL... And also Laharl from Disgaea, but that's not important.
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MatthewC17 said at 11:46 AM on Sat Aug 27 2011
@Ninjaman15 I know I watch FLCL I was just pointing out she's using her young boy voice like Kayzie Rogers does
ReplyMatthewC17 said at 6:43 PM on Fri Aug 5 2011
Colleen sounds like a young version of Luffy
which is why she has my vote
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which is why she has my vote
PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 5:46 PM on Mon Aug 22 2011
@MatthewC17 Is she sounds like another character, why vote for that person? I had the same problem with Colleen's Goku voice. It wasn't much of a stretch from her Luffy voice. It's one thing to sound like Gohan and Goku, but not LUFFY and Goku!
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PerfectSe7en said at 11:44 AM on Fri Jun 24 2011
The Japanese voice will always be the "true" Kid Son Goku but Stephanie Naldony's potrayal is an excellent English voice for him. She really play the character well and was a treat listen to while I watched Dragon Ball.
Reply543re said at 4:08 PM on Thu Jun 9 2011
Zoe's is amazing, Kelimas is good and Colleen is OK. But Henderson is easily the best.
ReplyGalactic_Cyrus said at 6:05 PM on Mon May 30 2011
Stephanie Nadolny's rough but innocent voice works perfectly for Kid Goku. Much better than Colleen's voice.
ReplyEmmaCRB said at 2:06 PM on Sun May 8 2011
Barbara's voice for him sounds too young for a 12 year old whereas Peter's sound too old. Zoe and Stephanie sound the best to me.
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Music Meister said at 7:58 PM on Sun May 1 2011
As much I love Collean, I hate her as Goku. Stephanie is my favorite.
Expect this exact post on Gohan's compare when Collean is added
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Expect this exact post on Gohan's compare when Collean is added
PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 9:10 PM on Sun May 29 2011
@Music Meister Well said. I think I totally agree with this statement.
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satoshi said at 10:24 AM on Sun May 1 2011
Woo-hoo I finally found it. Peter Kelamis' Goku from a flashback in the ocean dub. I saw clip of it like 3 years ago, but haven't been able to find one until recently
ReplyConfusedPhantom said at 1:58 AM on Mon Apr 25 2011
I really love Brianne Siddall's tone for Goku. It's a shame we don't hear more of it. But, there's really nothing I don't like. So....yeah. No vote here.
Replypete said at 8:37 PM on Sat Mar 5 2011
I'm voting for Zoe Slusar she's my second favorite my 1st being Stephanie Naldony and other VA'S need appreciation too.
Replysupersaiyan09 (Guest)
said at 5:34 PM on Thu Feb 3 2011
said at 5:34 PM on Thu Feb 3 2011
LOL SECOND VOICE SOUNDS LIKE ASH KETCHUM THE UNKNOWN VOICE SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD FIT RUMPLESTILTSKIN NO JOKE
purplewarrior (Guest)
said at 8:11 PM on Sat Jan 15 2011
said at 8:11 PM on Sat Jan 15 2011
Masako's Gohan sounded more polite than her Goku, Saffron's Gohan sounded more tough than her Goku, Stephanie's Goku sounds more happy and playful than her Gohan, and Colleen said so herself that her Goku is basically her Gohan with Luffy attitude. While there are few differences to the actual voice, all the major "Kid Gokan" actresses play both roles very differently from each other.
redlinks (Guest)
said at 4:35 PM on Thu Dec 30 2010
said at 4:35 PM on Thu Dec 30 2010
my top 3:
1. Saffron (will always be my number 1 for Goku and Gohan)
2. Colleen (the closest I'll ever get to Saffrons. I freakin' love Colleen as Goku)
3. Ceyli (Not bad as Goku. Nothing to complain about. ^^)
Stephanie's Goku was just too raspy for me. Never liked her Goku/Gohan at all. Sorry if I offend Stephanie fans, but it's just my opinion after all. ^^;
@husky, Stephanie's Goku and Gohan sounds exactly the same. So does, Saffron's, Colleen's, and Masako's. No one really bothered to make them sound any different.
1. Saffron (will always be my number 1 for Goku and Gohan)
2. Colleen (the closest I'll ever get to Saffrons. I freakin' love Colleen as Goku)
3. Ceyli (Not bad as Goku. Nothing to complain about. ^^)
Stephanie's Goku was just too raspy for me. Never liked her Goku/Gohan at all. Sorry if I offend Stephanie fans, but it's just my opinion after all. ^^;
@husky, Stephanie's Goku and Gohan sounds exactly the same. So does, Saffron's, Colleen's, and Masako's. No one really bothered to make them sound any different.
huskydreams (Guest)
said at 7:03 PM on Fri Dec 17 2010
said at 7:03 PM on Fri Dec 17 2010
Wow, Colleen Clinkenbeard didn't even bother to make any difference between her Kid Gohan and Kid Goku voices, unlike Stephanie Nadonly.
gytkaliba (Guest)
said at 3:29 PM on Tue Dec 14 2010
said at 3:29 PM on Tue Dec 14 2010
Stephanie Nadolny is definitely my favorite, but I think my second may be Brianne Siddall, for what little we got to hear of her with the character. It's interesting to see what else she could do with the character.
Colleen definitely does pretty good too though.
Colleen definitely does pretty good too though.
NCZ (Admin) said at 8:21 AM on Tue Dec 14 2010
Stephanie Nadolny easily. IMO Colleen Clinkenbeard's voice works for Gohan, but not for Goku.
Replypurplewarrior (Guest)
said at 4:50 PM on Sun Dec 12 2010
said at 4:50 PM on Sun Dec 12 2010
Colleen Clinkenbeard from the Curse of the Blood Rubies movie added! Special Thanks to GYT Kaliba for breaking the scoop and finding these clips!
tommy (Guest)
said at 8:04 PM on Thu Dec 9 2010
said at 8:04 PM on Thu Dec 9 2010
OK I send you all the clips once I get Jeffrey Watson's which should be soon as someone is uploading episodes of this unreleased dub.
Jackson_H (Admin) said at 7:24 PM on Mon Dec 6 2010
@ tommy
If you upload them on megaupload you can send the links @ our contact us page
http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/contact/
Just have the sound clips in MP3 format
We would really like to add any Blue Water VAs we're missing
e.g. Jeffrey Watson (Teen Goku)
If you have Blue Water clips for any characters we haven't made a VC for yet (e.g. Tien) you can send the clips our way and then we can make the VCs faster.
ReplyIf you upload them on megaupload you can send the links @ our contact us page
http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/contact/
Just have the sound clips in MP3 format
We would really like to add any Blue Water VAs we're missing
e.g. Jeffrey Watson (Teen Goku)
If you have Blue Water clips for any characters we haven't made a VC for yet (e.g. Tien) you can send the clips our way and then we can make the VCs faster.
tommy (Guest)
said at 2:05 PM on Mon Dec 6 2010
said at 2:05 PM on Mon Dec 6 2010
I can get you better quality versions of the Blue Water cast (bar Krillin).
purplewarrior (Guest)
said at 11:51 PM on Fri Nov 12 2010
said at 11:51 PM on Fri Nov 12 2010
We will. But of course we're waiting for clips to become available first. Colleen's performance as Kid Goku in Kai were only vocal sound effects and didn't justify being added.
penguintruth (Guest)
said at 6:32 PM on Fri Nov 12 2010
said at 6:32 PM on Fri Nov 12 2010
You'll have to add Colleen Clinkenbeard for Curse of the Blood Rubies.
purplewarrior (Guest)
said at 2:35 AM on Mon Nov 1 2010
said at 2:35 AM on Mon Nov 1 2010
Stephanie's and Barbara's were my favorites. None are bad though. Not even the unknown voice in the crappy UK dub of the movies was all that bad! I guess my least favorite is Ceyli Delgadillo, who lacks all emotion and sounds too shy and quiet. Brianne would've had promise over time, Zoe was obviously trying way too hard to sound like a boy, and Henderson was great all around except for some of her yelling. Nadolny and Goodson were both so perfect! But none sucked, and all are bearable in their own ways.
marthkoopa (Guest)
said at 3:39 AM on Fri Oct 22 2010
said at 3:39 AM on Fri Oct 22 2010
None of them even come CLOSE to Stephanie's. Her voice is absolutely perfect for him. The rest are too soft and wimpy.
satoshi said at 5:00 PM on Fri Jun 18 2010
I like all of them actually. I do agree they weren't as cute or charming as Nozawa's, but none of them seemed bad for Goku. Personally I would have liked to hear more from Brianne, but I'll go with Stephanie because I feel the most energy from her Goku maybe not the cutest sounding voice, but it was energetic and goofy for Goku and it was fun to listen to. Everyone else is a close second for me
Replysk8terboi1000 (Guest)
said at 3:18 AM on Sat Mar 13 2010
said at 3:18 AM on Sat Mar 13 2010
why all women play kid Goku haha id say stephanie nadolny i believe she voiced Kid Gohan in the first season too
spencer (Guest)
said at 1:39 AM on Fri Jan 22 2010
said at 1:39 AM on Fri Jan 22 2010
Stephanie Nadolny
penguintruth (Guest)
said at 12:45 AM on Sun Dec 13 2009
said at 12:45 AM on Sun Dec 13 2009
Most of them are just too scratchy and lack any charm.
Ceyli Delgadillo at least sounds very childlike and cheery, even if she is a little too subdued. She's especially good in the third DB movie.
Still no Nozawa, though.
Ceyli Delgadillo at least sounds very childlike and cheery, even if she is a little too subdued. She's especially good in the third DB movie.
Still no Nozawa, though.
pw13 (Guest)
said at 7:06 PM on Sun Nov 29 2009
said at 7:06 PM on Sun Nov 29 2009
Stephanie Nadolny and Barbara Goodson were the best.
jeff (Guest)
said at 12:51 AM on Wed Nov 18 2009
said at 12:51 AM on Wed Nov 18 2009
My Rankings:
Stephanie Nadolny
Barbara Goodson
Saffron Henderson
Ceyli Delgadillo
Zoe Slusar
Brianne Sidall
Stephanie Nadolny
Barbara Goodson
Saffron Henderson
Ceyli Delgadillo
Zoe Slusar
Brianne Sidall
john (Guest)
said at 7:11 PM on Mon Nov 16 2009
said at 7:11 PM on Mon Nov 16 2009
why did you put Saffron Henderson twice? okay here's how I rank them
Stephanie
Saffron
Barbara
Zoe
Brianne
Ceyli
Stephanie
Saffron
Barbara
Zoe
Brianne
Ceyli
bland (Guest)
said at 5:57 PM on Mon Nov 16 2009
said at 5:57 PM on Mon Nov 16 2009
will im use to Stephanie Nadolny and Saffron Henderson but one come close is Barbara Goodson and Ceyli Juliann Delgadillo but
anyone who is can paly gouk is my favorite
anyone who is can paly gouk is my favorite
said at 3:49 AM on Sat Apr 6 2013