Raditz

Japanese Names: Radditsu (ラディッツ)Name Pun: RadishFUNimation Name: RaditzSilver Shenron Name: RaditzOther Names: Weakling (By Nappa and Vegeta), Cry baby Raditz (By Nappa and Vegeta) Race: SaiyanHeight: 191 cm? (adult)Weight: 78 kg? (adult)Birth Year: N/ADeath Year: Age 761 Hobbies: N/AFavorite Food: N/AFavorite Vehicle: Attack BallFirst Appears: Chapter 195 [Manga], Episode 001 [Anime, DBZ]Appearances: DBZ, DBGTSeiyuu: Shigeru ChibaVoice Actor: Justin Cook (Saiyan/Namek arcs and others), Christopher R. Sabat (Episode 104, original)Raditz is the biological brother of Son Goku and the eldest son of Bardock, he works alongside Vegeta and Nappa, and is essentially a warrior in Freeza's loyal army. While working on a team led by Vegeta, Raditz traveled to Earth to find out if Goku had finished the mission that he was sent on as a baby: the overthrow of Earth. Upon arrival however, Raditz discovered that Goku had lost his violent Saiyan  tendencies and also had no knowledge of his ancestry or his true species. Raditz attempted to persuade Goku to join him and take over the planet, but to no avail.When he arrived on Earth to search for his brother "Kakarot", later revealed to be Son Goku. After he incapacitates a farmer who challenged him, Raditz detects a power reading on his scouter  and assumes it's Goku. He tracks down the source of the energy and comes face to face with Piccolo, Goku's enemy at the time. Raditz asks Piccolo where he can find "Kakarot", but Piccolo refuses to tell him, warning him to leave Earth at once. Raditz laughs at Piccolo, who fires a powerful attack at Raditz, leaving him unscathed. Just as Raditz prepares to destroy and kill Piccolo, he detects another power level, and this time knows that it's the Kakarot he's looking for. However, he kidnapped Gohan and tried to force Goku to become an ally. Though in battle he mainly relies on brute strength, he also displays a cunning side, as when he pretended to reform his ways to make Goku drop his guard.Though Goku and the other Z-Senshi were awestruck by Raditz's display of power, to the elite Saiyans like Vegeta and Nappa, Raditz is still considered a weak "low-class" soldier. While a power suddenly erupts and Raditz's spacepod explodes. Just as Raditz prepares to kill Goku off, an enraged Gohan emerges and flies straight into Raditz's chest, seriously wounding him. Raditz, incensed and in awe of the small child, limps over to Gohan, preparing to kill him, in fear of Gohan's power, which he complimented as he approached. Before this can happen, however, Goku grabs Raditz from behind in a full nelson, giving Piccolo enough time to fire the Makankōsappō at Goku and Raditz, killing both.However, just before dying, Raditz is successful in tricking Piccolo into telling him about the Dragon Balls that will revive Goku shortly after the wish is made. Laughing his head off, Raditz is finished off by Piccolo, and dies shortly before Goku does so. Using his scouter to transmit Piccolo's message, Raditz calls for help from his two fellow Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta, who eventually journey to Earth to gather the Dragon Balls, not to revive "That weakling Raditz", but for immortality. In the Afterlife, Raditz attempts to fight Enma-daio, who overpowers him and sends Raditz down straight to Hell.

After Goku dies, Bulma and Kuririn remove Raditz's scouter from his corpse (which eventually remains unseen). Bulma modifies the scouter so it can read actual numbers rather than the strange symbols that represent numbers. The scouter later explodes when Goku powers up during his fight with Vegeta.

Years later, Raditz can be seen in a cameo appearance in the news broadcast on DBGT's Super 17 Saga when he is escaping from hell flying alongside Coola, Jinzoningen #19, Major Metallic, General Rildo, Yakon, Pui Pui and Jhees thanks to Dr. Gero and Dr. Myu opening a portal in the sky allowing all the past villains to escape from hell. He was defeated again and sent back to hell along with all the other past villains.

He claims to want to anger Goku in order to get his Saiyan blood boiling, so he could realize his Saiyan heritage and get him to join the remaining Saiyan clan in collecting planets for Freeza. He is extremely proud of his Saiyan heritage, like Vegeta and makes many comments on it, even explaining the near extinction of the Saiyans. He is also very disgusted to learn Goku's tail has been cut off and mocks and ridicules him for forgetting his mission to depopulate the Earth, due to an injury to Goku's head when he was a baby. He also mocks Goku for becoming soft and becoming a part of the Earth's population. He seems confident that Goku will join him, Nappa and Vegeta. While kidnapping Gohan, he mocks his nephew for crying, telling him he is a Saiyan, he has no problem whatsoever killing his brother or his nephew without hesitation.

Raditz also is very dependent on his scouter and when a power level gets too high (close to his level), he assumes it is broken. Raditz displays a high level of confidence in his power level and his strength, and is slightly arrogant. He didn't take Piccolo and Goku seriously and severely underestimated them due to their low power reading. On the contrary, although Nappa does suggest that they bring Raditz back, Vegeta answers: "No, that would be a wasted wish. Any Saiyan who could be defeated so easily doesn't deserve to live."