Bardock

The biological father of Raditz and Son Goku Burdock is a Saiyan who is given the gift of precognition. In several of his recurring visions he witnesses the destruction of his home planet Vegeta by the hand of Freeza. After escaping certain death from Dodoria he tries desperately to change his planets grim future by attempting to combat Freeza and his legion of men head on. Source: Wikipedia Bardock is first introduced in the television special Bardock The Father of Goku. It was only after the films airing in Japan that he was later shown in two panels of the manga by Akira Toriyama who helped design the character for Toei Dogas television production. His name is a pun on burdock a herb. While the Viz manga and FUNimations Japaneselanguage Englishsubtitled anime both use Burdock FUNimations English anime dubs uses Bardock and some Japanese merchandise even use Barduck.