History Characters / DragonBallTrunksAndSonGoten

[[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Son Goku]] ([[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesAToC A-C]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesDToH D-H]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesIToO I-O]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesPToZ P-Z]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallBulma Bulma]] | [[Characters/DragonBallKrillin Krillin/Kuririn]] | [[Characters/DragonBallPiccolo Piccolo]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGohan Son Gohan]] | [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]] ([[Characters/DragonBallVegetaTropesAToD A-D]] | [[Characters/DragonBallVegetaTropesEToN E-N]] | [[Characters/DragonBallVegetaTropesOToZ O-Z]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Future Trunks]] | [[Characters/DragonBallAllies Allies]] | [[Characters/DragonBallFamiliesAndFriends Families & Friends]] ([[Characters/DragonBallChichi Chichi]] | [[Characters/DragonBallAndroids17And18 Androids 17 and 18]] | '''Trunks and Son Goten''' | [[Characters/DragonBallMrSatan Mr. Satan/Hercule]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallFusionCast Fusions]]-]]]]]

[[folder:Character Index]]

'''[[Characters/DragonBallMainCharacters Main Characters]]'''\\
[[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Son Goku]] ([[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesAToC A-C]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesDToH D-H]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesIToO I-O]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGokuTropesPToZ P-Z]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallBulma Bulma]] | [[Characters/DragonBallKrillin Krillin/Kuririn]] | [[Characters/DragonBallPiccolo Piccolo]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSonGohan Son Gohan]] | [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]] ([[Characters/DragonBallVegetaTropesAToD A-D]] | [[Characters/DragonBallVegetaTropesEToN E-N]] | [[Characters/DragonBallVegetaTropesOToZ O-Z]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Future Trunks]]\\
'''[[Characters/DragonBallMajorSupportingCast Major Supporting Cast]]'''\\
[[Characters/DragonBallAndroids17And18 Androids 17 and 18]] | '''Trunks and Son Goten''' | [[Characters/DragonBallMrSatan Mr. Satan/Hercule]] | [[Characters/DragonBallFusionCast Fusions]]\\
'''Ancillary Characters'''\\
[[Characters/DragonBallSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZGTSupportingCast DBZ/GT Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/DragonBallTournamentCharacters Tournament Characters]] | [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunksTimeline Future Trunks' Timeline]] | [[Characters/DragonBallGalacticPatrolAndPrisoners Galactic Patrol and Prisoners]] | [[Characters/DragonBallOthers Other Characters]] | [[Characters/DragonBallSaiyans Saiyans]] ([[Characters/DragonBallBardock Bardock/Burdock]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallNamekiansAndDragons Namekians and Dragons]]\\
'''Antagonists'''\\
[[Characters/DragonBallOriginalSeriesVillains Original Series Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallRedRibbonArmy Red Ribbon Army]] ([[Characters/DragonBallDrGero Dr. Gero/Android 20]] | [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallDemonKingPiccolo Demon King Piccolo]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZVillains DBZ Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallFriezasEmpire Frieza's Empire]] ([[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Freeza/Frieza]] | [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler/Coola]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZMovieVillains DBZ Movie Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]] | [[Characters/DragonBallGTVillains GT Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallMoro Moro]]\\
'''Multiversal Characters'''\\
[[Characters/DragonBallMultiversalCharacters Multiversal Characters]] ([[Characters/DragonBallZeno Zeno]] | [[Characters/DragonBallGokuBlack Goku Black]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZamasu Zamasu/Zamas]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse7 Universe 7]] ([[Characters/DragonBallBeerus Beerus]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse2 Universe 2]] | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse3 Universe 3]] | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse4 Universe 4]] | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse6 Universe 6]] ([[Characters/DragonBallFrost Frost]] | [[Characters/DragonBallHit Hit]] | [[Characters/DragonBallKale Kale]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse9 Universe 9]] | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse10 Universe 10]] | [[Characters/DragonBallUniverse11 Universe 11]] ([[Characters/DragonBallJiren Jiren]])\\
'''New Media Characters'''\\
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* UnskilledButStrong: He was a Super Saiyan and yet couldn't even ''fly''. In ''Yo! Son Goku and his Friends Return!!'' Vegeta and the others are visibly disappointed in how much trouble he and Trunks have fighting Avo and Cado, because they've forgotten how to use basic skills like sensing ki to counter a FlashStep. Gohan has to step in and coach them, and he's similarly disinclined to train. He's always going to be stronger than any human by virtue of being a Super Saiyan, but he doesn't really work for it.

* {{Irony}}: The two are best friends, despite their fathers being former enemies turned fierce rivals.

* IdenticalGrandson: As stated with StrongFamilyResemblance below, Goten also looks like his late paternal grandfather Bardock when he was young. He gets in the habit of cutting his hair to better stand apart from Goku when he gets older.

* BashBrothers: They not only fight together, [[FusionDance they can fuse to become a whole new being]]. They rely a bit too much on each other, however, as pointed out to them by [[ToughLove Vegeta]].

* BloodKnight: Like all Saiyans, these two boys love to fight! However, as teens, they lose this aspect, preferring to go on dates (in Trunks' case, probably with Mai if Future Trunks is anything to go by) and mess with machinery.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: They are the best of friends and are always playing with each other. They keep their special bond even as teenagers.

* IdenticalGrandson: As stated with StrongFamilyResemblance below, he also looks like his late paternal grandfather Bardock when he was young.

* FamilyThemeNaming: Son Goku, his sons--'''Go'''han and '''Go'''ten and Goku's grandfather '''Go'''han. Further, the kanji for "ku" in Goku's name (空) means "sky" and the "ten" in Goten's name (天) means "heaven." Also overlaps with BilingualBonus, as in Chinese pinyin, his name can be read as "Sun Wutian". However, unlike in on'yomi, [[NamesTheSame this basically gives him the same name formatting as]] Master Roushi's name in pinyin (from "Muten Roushi" to "Wutian Laoshi"). Tien also literally has the same "heaven" (天) character in his name as well, but unlike Wutian/Goten's, his version in the English dubs to this day is rendered in a slightly-butchered pinyin style as opposed to full-on Japanese on'yomi.

->'''Teen/Adult Trunks voiced by (English):''' Creator/EricVale (Creator/FUNimation dub); Allistair Abell (Ocean dub); Matthew Erickson (Blue Water dub); Creator/SkipStellrecht (''DBGT: Final Bout'')

->'''Adult Trunks voiced by (English):''' Creator/EricVale (Creator/FUNimation dub); Allistair Abell (Ocean dub); Matthew Erickson (Blue Water dub); Creator/SkipStellrecht (''DBGT: Final Bout'')

->'''Adult Trunks voiced by (Latin American Spanish):''' Sergio Bonilla '''(current voice)'''

->'''Adult Trunks voiced by (French):''' Mark Lesser

->'''Adult Goten voiced by (English):''' Creator/RobertMcCollum (Creator/FUNimation dub); Creator/GabeKhouth (Ocean dub); Scott Hendrickson (Blue Water dub)

->'''Adult Goten voiced by (Latin American Spanish):''' Creator/VictorUgarte

->'''Adult Goten voiced by (French):''' David Lesser

[[Characters/DragonBallOriginalSeriesVillains Original Series Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallRedRibbonArmy Red Ribbon Army]] ([[Characters/DragonBallDrGero Dr. Gero/Android 20]] | [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallDemonKingPiccolo Demon King Piccolo]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZVillains DBZ Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallFriezasEmpire Frieza's Empire]] ([[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Freeza/Frieza]] | [[Characters/DragonBallCooler Cooler/Coola]]) | [[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]] | [[Characters/DragonBallZMovieVillains DBZ Movie Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]] | | [[Characters/DragonBallGTVillains GT Villains]] | [[Characters/DragonBallMoro Moro]]\\

* ChildProdigy: Able to become a Super Saiyan at the age of eight, much sooner and more easily than Future Trunks, and is possibly more powerful than Frieza was on Namek. At the very least, he and Goten, in their base forms, are able to handily overpower a pair of opponents on par with Frieza's first form.

* SuperiorSuccessor: To his father, Goku, and even Gohan to an extent. He becomes a Super Saiyan at only seven and did it much easier than Gohan. He is also stronger than Frieza.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Movie 11, ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBioBroly Bio-Broly]]'', features them as the main protagonists, and marks the only time in the entire franchise (besides their brief curb-stompings of Abo and Kado in their base forms) that Goten and kid Trunks had a real fight with a villain while unfused. Trunks gets to show off the power that was more just hinted at in the original series, nearly beating Broly alongside Goten with their teamwork after the former pulls a complete NoSell of Android 18's attempts to hurt him.

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* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: ''GT'' turns them into this, having gone from best friends who constantly share screen time to two who barely happen to be in the same scene together. Though it is understandable given that they're older and have their own activities/responsibilities, (with Trunk running the Capsule Corp business and Goten spending time with his girlfriend).

* StaticCharacter: He receives very little individual characterization to set him apart. He looks and acts like Goku did at the same age, and hasn't gotten nearly as much attention as his brother or Trunks have, looking pretty much the same in ''Super'' (set some years after the end of the Buu Saga). He quickly becomes much smarter and more polite than Goku was at his age, but he mostly just stays in the role of StraightMan to Goku's IdiotHero.

* TheArtifact: Like his alternate, future self, his purple hair was probably inherited from Bulma (who has purple hair in the manga, but blue hair in the anime). He retains his purple hair in ''Super'', even though Bulma and Future Trunks consistently have blue hair in both the anime and the manga.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has lavender hair.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: In "Battle of The Gods" he instantly develops a huge crush on Mai and convinces everyone she is his girlfriend. It gets a truckload more ShipTease when Future Trunks comes back and had also developed feelings for her future counterpart. It's made more ambiguous in "Super"'s adaptation of the movie, but by the time the Future Trunks arc he's definitely crushing hard on her.

* MrFixit: In ''GT'', he is the one who works on the ship and other gadgets. Ironically, in "Super" he's HopelessWithTech.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Both of their respective fathers are Saiyans, while their mothers are human.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: His father's a Saiyan, his mother's a human.

* BookDumb: ''Super'' shows that Trunks' intelligence and skill with machinery definitely came later in life, as he struggles with his schooling and has to rely on [[GeniusDitz Emperor Pilaf]] for help with understanding his classes and [[EpicFail can't tell a regular calculator from Bulma's spare parts]].

->'''Kid Goten voiced by (English):''' Creator/KaraEdwards (Creator/FUNimation); Creator/JillianMichaels (Ocean); Creator/PhileceSampler (Bang Zoom!/Toonami Asia in ''Super'')
->'''Adult Goten voiced by (English):''' Creator/RobertMcCollum (Creator/FUNimation); Creator/GabeKhouth (Ocean); Scott Hendrickson (Blue Water)

* HeroicLineage: He is the second son of Goku. By the time he was born, his father saved the world the world five times and that's not including the entire incident on Namek.

->'''Kid Trunks voiced by (English):''' Creator/LauraBailey (''Z'', movies, ''Kai''), Creator/AlexisTipton (''Super'') (Creator/FUNimation); Creator/CathyWeseluck (Ocean), Creator/EricaMendez (Bang Zoom!/Toonami Asia in ''Super'')
->'''Adult Trunks voiced by (English):''' Creator/EricVale (Creator/FUNimation); Allistair Abell (Ocean); Matthew Erickson (Blue Water)
->'''Baby Trunks voiced by (English):''' Stephanie Nadolny (''Z''), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (''Kai'') (Creator/FUNimation); Jodi Forrest (AB Groupe/"Big Green")

* BrilliantButLazy: Both of them arguably have the potential to become far more powerful than both of their dads, considering how insanely strong both were at an age were Goku and Vegeta couldn't even dream of reaching such heights. Both were also able to become Super Saiyans without even training for it, Goten before he could even ''fly''. They just lack the natural battle drive pure blooded Saiyans possess and are far too childish to train seriously.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Movie 11, ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBioBroly Bio-Broly]]'', features them as the main protagonists, and marks the only time in the entire franchise (besides their brief curb-stompings of Abo and Kado in their base forms) that Goten and kid Trunks had a real fight with a villain while unfused. Trunks gets to show off power that was more just hinted at in the original series, nearly beating Broly alongside Goten with their teamwork after the former pulls a complete NoSell of Android 18's attempts to hurt him.

->'''Kid Trunks voiced by (English):''' Creator/LauraBailey (''Z'', movies), Creator/AlexisTipton (''Super'') (Creator/FUNimation); Cathy Weseluck (Ocean), Creator/EricaMendez (Bang Zoom!/Toonami Asia in ''Super'')
->'''Adult Trunks voiced by (English):''' [[Creator/SkipStellrecht Henry Douglas Grey]] (''Final Bout''); Creator/EricVale (Creator/FUNimation); Allistair Abell (Ocean); Matthew Erickson (Blue Water)

* HeroWorshipper: He highly admires his dad and believes that he's the strongest in the universe above Goku and Gohan, especially since Vegeta is a prince. He also refused to believe that a giant blob like Majin Buu could kill his father. It's played with because Vegeta definitely was not a hero at the time, but these days Trunks' admiration is much more deserved.

* LineageComesFromTheFather: Unlike Future Trunks his personality and demeanor are more like Vegeta. At the same time, he is good with his hands like Bulma and his grandfather. He's also very easy to be friends with, something Vegeta is absolutely horrid at, as his brotherly relationship with Goten and his constant hanging out with the Pilaf Gang shows.

* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Implied to be just another trait he got from Vegeta. He's very reserved and uninterested in what happens in the Junior division's matches Trunks and Goten attend due to knowing they'd all be easy wins for the duo. When he and Goten fight however, he becomes much more engaged, even accepting a challenge to make the fight more interesting (even if he breaks it not long after to secure the win).

* {{Pride}}: Perhaps one of the strongest differences between himself and Future Trunks is that the former is far more eager to fight, has a bigger ego, and is quicker to anger whenever he feels slighted. That said, he's still a good kid, and is less narcisstic than his father.

%%* StraightMan: To Goku and Pan in ''GT''.

* TeamMom: Is a male version of this in ''GT''. He's just not enough of a disciplinarian to be a TeamDad.
* UnskilledButStrong: Because he only fights for fun, he doesn't really train. In ''Yo! Son Goku and his Friends Return!!'' Vegeta and the others are visibly disappointed in how much trouble he and Goten have fighting Avo and Cado, because they've forgotten how to use basic skills like sensing ki to counter a FlashStep. Gohan has to step in and coach them, and he's similarly disinclined to train. He's always going to be stronger than any human by virtue of being a Super Saiyan, but he doesn't really work for it.

The second son of Goku and Chi-Chi, born some time after the Cell Games. Has a very childlike naivety not unlike Goku when he was little; though also has Gohan's childhood crybaby tendencies. Like Trunks, he eventually mellows out some in time, and by Super he surprisingly becomes something of a voice of reason for both his family and Trunks, though he usually goes along with the latter's ideas anyway. In ''GT'', he is depicted as settling down to live more or less as a normal teenager, worrying more about girls than fighting.

** He also has a mild case of this with Gohan. When training, he becomes frustrated at how easily Gohan can beat him. Gohan assures him it's because he's older and have more battle experience.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: When first introduced, he looked almost ''exactly'' like Goku did back at the start of ''Dragon Ball'', without the tail and wearing longer sleeves. As a teenager he mentions he grew his hair out specifically because he was sick of looking identical to his dad. [[spoiler:Funnily, this only serves to make him look like a male version of his paternal grandmother, Gine.]]

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