Z Goku was peak Goku IMO.
Especially the version of Goku until Frieza.
Even movie Goku was fire. Especially in the Cooler movie.
This entire sequence was just chills, peak Goku

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Goku Goes SSJ Against Cooler
I rarely end up liking MCs, but Z Goku was always amongst my favs.
Super is complete and utter dogshit, it's like a bad fanfiction with trash tier plots, characters and powerscaling.
Completely ruined everything it touched; even Frieza, future Trunks and Broly too.