Son Goten

Son Goten is a male anime and manga character who features in Dragon Ball.

Biography

Son Goten (Japanese: 孫そん悟ご天てん, Hepburn: Son Goten) was a male human/Saiyan hybrid born on Planet Earth as the child of Goku and his wife Chi-Chi with him being the younger brother of Gohan. He was conceived prior to Goku's battle against Cell with him being born roughly 9 months after the Cell Games. His father had died saving the world from Cell and had not been aware that Chi-Chi was pregnant at the time. In the aftermath, Chi-Chi cam to raise the young Goten where she not only had him study hard but also helped train him in martial arts. As a child, he demonstrated himself to had been stronger than either his father or older brother when they were his age. He even came to be able to reach the Super Saiyan state effortlessly by the time he was 7 years old. According to him, he managed to accidentally attain this form during a training session. Goten was soon trained by his older brother Son Gohan in preparation for the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, which their father Goku would be attending when it was planned to revive him for the match. After Goku was revived, Goten came to meet his father for the first time. During the tournament, Goten easily breezes through the kids division of the Tenkaichi Budokai, until he was beaten by Trunks, Goten's best friend and the son of Vegeta. Later, Goten, along with Trunks, watched as the villainous Majin Buu fights Vegeta. Goten and Trunks attempt to assist a beaten Vegeta but are knocked out by Vegeta and taken away by Piccolo before Vegeta sacrifices himself in an attempt to defeat Buu. However these efforts are in vain, as Buu regenerates, after Vegeta dies from the aftershock of his attack. In a last ditch effort to save the world, Goku along with the help of Piccolo, teaches Trunks and Goten Fusion, a technique that allows the two children to fuse into a more powerful warrior, Gotenks. Gotenks battles Buu multiple times but even when he transforms into a Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks' power is not enough to defeat Buu and he is eventually absorbed by Buu, making Buu stronger. Goten and Trunks are eventually rescued from Buu by Vegeta and Goku but they are killed after Buu destroys the Earth. Goten is later brought back to life along with the rest of the Earth via the Dragon Balls in order to give energy to Goku's Super Spirit Bomb attack, which defeated Buu. Goten was then returned back to life and events went back to normal life on Planet Earth.

Sometime after Kid Buu's defeat, Goten helped his father who was ploughing he field by bringing his father lunch and took over for him by riding his tractor whilst he ate. Though Goten became distracted by Goku practicing and accidentally goes off a cliff, but is saved by Goku. Goten and Trunks go out and went shopping for a gift for Videl, soon to be married with Gohan. After seen looking for rings, they go out to get Videl cosmetics. They were told by an old man to go to a hot spring and there the water would make your skin feel new. They find the hot spring and encounter a giant snake. At one point, Goten was furious to the point he begins to use the Kamehameha, but Trunks told him not to because nearby old people were in the hot spring. The snake hits the jar with the water, but Trunks eventually sends it slithering away. Goten and Trunks arrive at Gohan and Videl's new house to bring Videl her wedding present which she rubs on her face and thanks them for it even though she realizes that it is just regular spring water. At the end of the day as the sun is setting, Goten comes back to the farm where Goku is working. Goten tells Goku about his day with Trunks and Goku is proud of them. Mr. Satan arrives and offers Goku 100 million Zeni for defeating Kid Buu. Goku starts to deny the money because of the vast amount of it until Goten reminds Goku that if he gave the money to Chi-Chi, he could go and freely train on King Kai's planet. After taking Goten's advice, Goku takes the money. Goten is at Bulma's birthday party on the Princess Bulma cruise ship, with the others. When Beerus is enraged because Good Buu ate all of the pudding, he fights him, and blasts him into the ocean. Goten and Trunks fuse into Gotenks, to fight Beerus, but Gotenks is easily defeated by a tap on the forearm. In the manga, Gotenks goes Super Saiyan 3 and is blasted into the ocean. Later, Goten and Trunks both go Super Saiyan for the ritual to make Goku a Super Saiyan God, along with Vegeta, Gohan, and a pregnant Videl. Goten and the others observe the fight between Goku and Beerus for a while from Bulma's ship, then in Bulma's ship. They couldn't fly on their own, because they were all out of ki from doing to Super Saiyan God ritual. After their battle, Beerus falls asleep in attempt to destroy Earth, so Whis takes him home. Goten is curious on how being a god felt for Goku while he was having his big feast.

After the fight with Goku and Beerus, Goten was first seen leaving after telling Chi-Chi he was going to hang out with Trunks. When Android 18 and Marron visit Goku's place to treat and pick up Krillin, Goten plays ball with Marron and impresses her with his skills. Goten then arrives at Gohan's place with Goku when he finds out that Chi-Chi is planning on kicking out his brother and Mr. Satan for "rough playing" with Pan. He also arrives with his mom and brother when he told her that Goku was planning on going with Whis to train. Goten tried to convince her to let Goku go, but Chi-Chi told Goten to stay out of it. Later, when Jaco arrives on Earth to warn Bulma of Frieza arriving on Earth for vengeance, he and Trunks come into contact into him when he is looking for Bulma. They then touch his skin and face to make sure they are not tights and a mask with Goten accidentally taking off one of the wireless radios on his ears. They then play around with his ship, where Jaco encourages them to play, which leads to them accidentally closing the hatch and crashing it into the pond resulting in them being sent to their rooms as punishment. Later on, while the Z Fighters were fighting Frieza's forces, Goten and Trunks were playing ball outside when they sense Tagoma's ki and decided to join in the fight. After defusing as Gotenks, Goten and Trunks are frightened because Frieza is noticing them. They both run and hide along with Bulma and Jaco. Goten helps Bulma and Trunks summon Whis to bring Goku and Vegeta back to Earth. However, when Goku and Vegeta arrive, Goku sends Goten and Trunks to the Lookout to tell Dende what happened and additionally, the location is too dangerous for them. He was killed when the planet exploded, but Whis uses his Temporal Do-Over to undo the damage, undoing Goten's death in the process. After killing Frieza, Goku tells Goten all about what happened while they were away at the Capsule Corporation, and he later attends the party thrown by Bulma with his friends and family. Goten is present with his friends and family, cheering on the team of Universe 7 during the Tournament of Destroyers. Goten is also present as Beerus and Whis used the Super Dragon Balls to summon Super Shenron, then returned to Earth.

Goten attends the Universe 7 victory celebration with his friends and family, being told by Beerus to protect the fact that Monaka is weak as a secret from Goku. When Goku shows desperation to fight with Monaka, Goten suggests that Monaka could have the ability to "transform". Trunks then whispers something in Beerus' ear. While Goku was being distracted, Beerus dons the life-size Monaka costume created by Mr. Satan, and fights with Goku. Eventually, the battle is over, and the situation ends on a good note as Goku never realized that Monaka was an amateur and is even more motivated to train after fighting with him. One day, Goten is eating dinner with his parents at home, when Goku shows signs of sadness and fatigue. Goten and Chi-Chi wonder if Goku is sick, or even dying. Eventually, Goku teleports to King Kai's planet, after a few attempts, and King Kai informs him of his Delayed Onset Ki Disorder. As Goku flies home, he unintentionally crashes into his house, destroying it and angering Chi-Chi, along with waking Goten, who was asleep. Goten accompanies his parents to Gohan and Videl's house, and he playfully spends time with his niece, Pan. When Pan disappears, Goten assists his parents and Piccolo with looking for her, flying around the house trying to find her. When Gohan and Videl return, Pan was already found, and Goten laughs with his family as Pan refers to Goku as "Gramps".

While Goten and Trunks are flying towards Capsule Corp, they notice Monaka's delivery truck, but finding out that Monaka is not present. Goten and Trunks then make their way inside the back of Monaka's truck, having fun with the items present in there. When they blow up a blow-up doll, the force calls the truck to bounce off the ground, closing the door and trapping them inside. Trunks prepares to blow the door open but does not want Monaka to get in trouble for having the truck damaged. They then wait for Monaka, who immediately climbs in his truck and flies off into space with the two boys still inside. On the way to Planet Potaufeu, Goten and Trunks are freezing in the truck due to being in outer space. Monaka then arrives to Potaufeu, and opens the back door, discovering Goten and Trunks frozen solid and manages to thaw them. Potage, the planet's only inhabitant, appears and greets Monaka, and the intergalactic criminal Gryll confronts the group with his henchmen. Goten and Trunks realize Potage is in trouble, and easily defeat the henchmen, forcing them to retreat. They later reappear, holding the key to the seal of the "Superhuman Water". Goten and Trunks prepare to take the key back, but they remain still, realizing that Monaka has been taken hostage. Goten is tied up along with Trunks and Potage, as Gryll opens the seal to the Superhuman Water. Later, Goten and Trunks are being chased, while carrying Potage and Monaka, by Gryll and his henchmen, who are now purple. Goten can only watch as Trunks is knocked down, and is attacked again, however Vegeta and Jaco arrive, and Vegeta deflects the attack.

Goten witnesses Vegeta easily defeating Gryll's henchmen and being absorbed by the "Superhuman Water" and an exact copy of him is created. Goten later retreats carrying Monaka, along with Trunks, Potage, Jaco, and a drained Vegeta. In a secure spot, Potage explains the truth about the "Superhuman Water", which is actually a weapon named Commeson, and they learn that Duplicate Vegeta must be defeated in order to save Vegeta's life. Duplicate Vegeta later confronts the two, who then fuse into Gotenks and engages in battle with him. Even as a Super Saiyan 3, Gotenks cannot deal any damage to Duplicate Vegeta, and is defeated by a few blows. Fallen, Goten and Trunks are about to be finished off by Duplicate Vegeta, but they are saved by Goku's timely arrival. Goten tries to inform his father to defeat Duplicate Vegeta quickly, as he is an impostor. Goten watches as Goku and Duplicate Vegeta are fighting an evenly matched battle, also showing surprise that Duplicate Vegeta can also transform into a Super Saiyan Blue. Goten accompanies Trunks, Potage and Jaco, as they try to save Vegeta by finding the Commeson's core. The core sneaks up behind Goten and tries to absorb him, but he is saved by Trunks and Jaco. The core then chases the group, as Goten flies behind Trunks, who panics and rushes to Vegeta's side, realizing his Ki is disappearing. Goten watches as the core is casually destroyed by Monaka, and Duplicate Vegeta is defeated by Goku. The group say goodbye to Potage and return to Earth, where Chi-Chi worriedly embraces Goten and asks if he is hurt.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Goten as a child was shown to be very similar to that of his father, Goku. This included him having Goku's messy, unkempt hair, same eye color, lighter-pale complexion and a playful face. Similar to his father, Goten also wore a gi similar to Goku, except with long navy sleeves instead of his father's short ones. This new appearance included a shirt that said "Son Goten" and a long shaggy hairstyle.

As a child, Goten is a fun-loving and kind-hearted person like his father. However, thanks to his mother's structured upbringing, he tends to show more common sense and proper manners than his father did as a child.

Chi-Chi allowed Goten to have more freedom to explore his own interests than Gohan did growing up; Chi-Chi even took it upon herself to train Goten in the martial arts. This allowed him to develop love for play-fighting and bug catching.

As a child, he came to be somewhat mischievous due to being influenced by his best friend Trunks and joins him in their many antics.

He was shown to hold great love for wild animals, a trait obviously passed down from his father Goku, as he was seen often getting distracted from training by them on more than one occasion.

Goten was the son of noted Saiyan warrior Son Goku (孫そん悟空ごくう Son Gokū) and his human wife Chi-Chi (チチ Chichi). He was noted for having an older brother named Son Gohan (孫そん悟ご飯はん Son Gohan).

Powers and abilities

Goten was a human/Saiyan hybrid who was born with the ability to manipulate ki to achieve various supernatural feats. He had many abilities that he has displayed throughout the series. Like many other characters in the series, Goten can shoot basic chi energy blasts as well perform Bukû-jutsu, a technique that allows the user to fly.

It was noted that he was born somewhat stronger than either his father or older brother when they were his age. This was to the extent where he attained his Super Saiyan transformation much earlier than Goku or Gohan. Goten as said to be weaker when compared to his best friend Trunks.

Among the abilities known to him included:

• Assault! (突撃 Totsugeki) :
• Super Goten Strike (スーパー悟天ストライク Sūpā Goten Sutoraiku) :
• Kamehameha (かめはめ波は Kamehameha) : one of his more powerful abilities with this technique that concentrated chi energy and formed it into a beam. Goten first displays this technique during the 25th Martial Arts Tournament.

Goten also had the ability of Fusion, a technique that allows him to combine with a being of similar power and stature. Goten uses this technique many times over the series with Trunks to combine into Gotenks.

Goten has also displayed the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan, which changes his hair color a light shade of gold and boosts his power immensely. Unlike many other saiyans in the series, Goten was able to reach this form at a very early age. The first transformation happened while training with his mother, for which he was called a "monster", much to Goten's confusion.

Notes

• Goten was created by Akira Toriyama where he featured in the setting of the Dragon Ball universe.
• At the end of the Majin Buu Saga, Goten takes on a different appearance which series creator Akira Toriyama explained was made because he didn't want Goten to be confused with his father.

Alternate Versions

• In Dragon Ball GT, Goten appeared in the alternate universe setting of Dragon Ball GT that was set years after the Majin Buu Saga. In this reality, Goten was shown as having grown into a young adult. He participates in battles against threats such as the space parasite Baby, the artificial human Super 17 and the evil dragon, Syn Shenron.

In other media

Video games

• In Dragon Ball Fighterz, Goten alongside young Trunks appeared in their merged fusion form of Gotenks who was a playable character in the fighting video game.

Appearances

• Dragon Ball Z:
• Dragon Ball GT:
• Dragon Ball Super:

External Links

• Dragon Ball Wiki Entry

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