NICE · OCTOBER 17, 2026

SONPIERRE

One man. One door. One anime poster. When the riot came knocking, he chose not to move.

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Anime-style Nice shopping avenue at dusk with smoke in the distance

OCTOBER 17, 2026CHAOS BEGINS

Masked cartoon goon tiptoeing away with a console boxCartoon goon pushing a cart full of controllers

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THIS STORE… IS CLOSED.
SonPierre standing guard in the store doorway
SonPierre seen from behind, guarding the door
Cartoon goon flying-kicking from behind with a squeaky rubber crowbar
SNEAK
ATTACK!
WOBBLE…SonPierre stumbling forward but staying on his feet

…AND HE
STANDS BACK UP.

SonPierre standing tall again, pushing up his glasses

PLOT TWIST

The store got looted anyway. Controllers and cartridges everywhere.

« J'ai voulu empêcher les gens de rentrer dans Micromania »

“I just wanted to stop people from getting into Micromania.” — Pierre, to ICI

He later said he shouldn’t have done it. Heroes are human too.Don’t try this at home: stuff can be replaced, you can’t.

REAL LIFE

THE REAL MOMENT

Everything above is a cartoon parody. This is what actually happened, from the photo that went viral to French TV coverage.

The viral photo: a store worker standing in the doorway next to a Goku poster during the riots in Nice
Nice, Oct 17, 2026 — “Le Goku de Nice”
WHO
Pierre, Micromania staff
Reported as the manager or a salesperson of the Micromania store in Nice.
WHERE
Avenue Jean-Médecin, Nice
The city's main shopping street, hit by looting during the unrest.
WHEN
October 17, 2026
Nationwide cost-of-living protests across France turned into riots.
AFTER
“I shouldn't have done it.”
He told ICI he regrets the risk, and warned about fake fundraisers in his name.

#GOKUDENICE

THE INTERNET REACTS

From local news to Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, everyone was talking about the man in front of the poster.

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TIMELINE

  1. Oct 17, 2026

    The October 17 mobilization

    Nationwide cost-of-living protests across France turned into riots and looting in several cities, including Nice.

  2. That afternoon

    Holding the door

    Pierre, a Micromania staffer on Avenue Jean-Médecin, stood in the doorway of the smashed store to keep looters out.

  3. Seconds later

    Attacked from behind

    He chased a few people off, then was kicked from behind and knocked to the ground. He got back up, but the store was looted anyway.

  4. Oct 18, 2026

    “Le Goku de Nice” is born

    A photo of him next to a Dragon Ball poster spread worldwide, and the internet nicknamed him “French Goku”.

  5. Afterwards

    An honest admission

    He told ICI he shouldn't have done it, and warned about fake fundraisers (cagnottes) set up in his name.

⚠️ BEWARE OF FAKE FUNDRAISERS

Pierre himself warned that online fundraisers were set up in his name without his involvement. This site doesn’t collect or link to any donations. Verify before you give.

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