While "Son Goku" is the Japanese version of "Sun Wukong", the Monkey King from the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West, and the character's various characteristics and progression in ...

Goku shares similarities with Sun Wukong, the legendary Monkey King in Journey to the West ... that followed the adventures of the young Son Goku as he sought after the Dragon Balls.

Lastly, the anime saw King Kadan informing Hybis about Son Goku's victory against Tamagami Three. With that, he no longer needed to escort Vegeta and others to Goku's location but to Warp-sama.