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Neither are Goku or Vegeta if you wanna make shots at character flaw shots :V They just happen to love fighting and direct towards people who threaten the planet.
Heroism is pretty secondary to fighting for Goku or Vegeta. Don't see how that makes them better people than Gohan, but ok.
A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.Kid Pan would have been the best mentor.
I think I would honestly rather be taught by a four-year-old than Yamcha.
This is great and also perfect.
I still wish Pan had gone Super Saiyan there, not gonna lie.
It would have been great.
And. I think Goku might be a better Grandpa than he is a dad. And that's really sweet and neat.
I think I'm just going to keep posting about how cute kid Pan and Bra are because they're basically my favorite things in the last few episodes/chapters of the series.
The age thing is kinda confusing.
Like. When the hell is Revival of F in relation to Battle of Gods? There was four months in there somewhere.
I mean.
Heck, could the "dragon balls wished Frieza back" thing have happened before Battle of Gods? Because Frieza's minions only mention Goku fighting Buu.
If they'd told him the part where Goku fought Beerus would that have changed anything? Would Frieza have trained for five months instead? Would he have given up? I mean, I doubt it, but.
...Dammit, I know it's from GT but I like this.
It's sweet.
This isn't even Gohan's final form.
A Father's Day card for Vegeta.
Really cute.
Vegeta is a pretty good parent.
So which dwarves are Krillin and Chiaotzu?
edited 11th Apr '15 8:42:59 AM by unnoun
Grandpa Goku is the cutest thing. I like to imagine that he thought "Well, Grandpa Gohan was great. I guess it's my turn."
My various fanfics.
x8 "Everyone Vegeta kills is fodder?" I'll never get that criticism.
Maybe they were fodder in the big picture (and who isn't fodder in the big picture by the end of Z?), but Zarbon, Guldo, Jeice and 19 were all credible threats at the time Vegeta took them down. Especially since Goku was absent, preoccupied, or out of commission at those times anyway.
edited 11th Apr '15 9:43:01 AM by DoctorDiabolical
It frequently is. Gohan has all the same racial benefits Goku and Vegeta have, plus an extra one on the side - his poorly-defined Hidden Power that allows him to pull insane levels of strength out of his ass in short bursts and triggered Super Saiyan 2 for him. If you were to say Tien or Krillin were screwed by not having the same free boost opportunities that Goku and Vegeta got, that would be a fair assessment, but Gohan was handed the same unfair advantages as they had, plus more besides.
There's no reason Gohan couldn't raise his battle power insanely high by spamming zenkais over and over until he exhausted his body's ability to do that like they did. He just didn't. There's no reason he couldn't have trained for seven years until he mastered Super Saiyan 3 and effortlessly defeated Majin Buu. But he didn't. Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien are supporting characters because they got screwed out of a lot of free power-enhancing advantages that gave Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan the ability to completely overshadow them - the latter at the age of four - but Gohan's a supporting character because he's not motivated to work as hard as Goku and Vegeta do at being the most powerful warrior in the universe.
This.
What makes Goku and Vegeta more qualified to be Shonen Action Heroes is that they're driven to constantly increase their battle power and fight stronger foes. What makes Gohan more qualified to be a protector is that he actually cares more about people's lives than about showing off his strength or maximizing the thrill potential of the fight.
Gohan tends to drop the ball when it's in his court, but not for lack of trying. He's well suited to be the guy flying around trying to minimize collateral damage to innocent bystanders. Goku and Vegeta are well suited to be the guys up in the villain's face demonstrating how great at violence they are.
edited 11th Apr '15 10:34:30 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Gohan is a good protector but a terrible fighter.
Goku and Vegeta are good fighters but terrible protectors.
Thing is, Goku and Vegeta are both better fighters simply because it's something they want to do and enjoy doing. But they're threats to all life on earth because both prioritize a challenging and fun fight over defending Earth from a threat. By contrast, Gohan prioritizes seeing justice done and protecting earth, but because he's, well, not actually interested in fighting, when left to his own devices he doesn't train at all.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariThis is why Great Saiyaman is actually the best thing Gohan could do. Saving people, doing good, without having to get into hyper-destructive fights or kill anyone.
My various fanfics.Who would be a unique enemy for Gohan, because he'd actually be someone smarter, not just stronger, and OH MY GOD THIS IS TOO PERFECT>
My various fanfics.Thing is, you want someone like Goku and Vegeta who puts getting stronger as their priority to be your defender because threat's have an unfortunate tendency to show up in escalating order of power. Gohan might be more responsible than them but it means squat in the movie when Freeza one shots him while in the first form.

I've mixed the "I'm neither Kami nor Piccolo" Z-Soul. I heard this was one of the better ones before the nerf, but I guess I can still use it on my Namekian.
Also I was gifted a dragonball by the system this morning.
edited 11th Apr '15 5:36:58 AM by VeryMelon