Gine

Gine was a low-class Saiyan warrior who served on Bardock's squad. She was not suited for the brutal life of a Saiyan soldier; she lacked the aggression and killer instinct that her people prized, and Bardock frequently had to protect her during missions. Rather than viewing this as a burden, Bardock developed genuine feelings for Gine, and the two formed one of the only known romantic partnerships in Saiyan history that was based on actual affection rather than convenience or arranged breeding.

Gine eventually retired from combat and worked as a meat distributor on Planet Vegeta, a role that better suited her temperament. When Bardock began to suspect that Frieza intended to destroy the Saiyan race, he acted on his instincts and decided to send their youngest son, Kakarot, off-world in a space pod. Gine initially resisted the idea, not wanting to be separated from her baby, but ultimately agreed when she understood the danger.

The scene of Gine and Bardock sending Kakarot away is one of the most emotionally grounded moments in the Dragon Ball Super: Broly film. Gine's tears as she watches her son's pod disappear into space add a layer of parental love to Goku's origin story that the original telling lacked. She and Bardock both perished when Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta shortly afterward.

Gine's significance is primarily thematic. Her gentle disposition offers a biological basis for Goku's personality; while his upbringing by Grandpa Gohan shaped his values, his mother's nature suggests that the capacity for kindness was in his blood from the start. She also humanizes the Saiyan race by demonstrating that not every member of their species was defined by violence and conquest. In a race of warriors, Gine was a reminder that love and gentleness could survive even in the harshest of cultures.