#Goku is a good dad

[dbzkaka]

I literally dont know how to continue explaining to people that part of the reason Goku decided to stay dead was because Gohan hated fighting.

He didnt know this until cell. He literally had no idea. Gohan NEVER gave any indication whatsoever. Couple that with the fact Bulma pointed out most of people threatening the Earth during that point in time were all people wanting Goku. The saiyans. Frieza. The androids. Doctor Gero. Cell.

All because of Goku. Its not his fault but his very existence consistently put the Earth in danger. He truly believed Earth would be safer without him and therefore, gohan wouldnt be consistently placed into battle.

Because Goku didnt know gohan hated fighting. But once he knew came the very interwoven nature of these threats he brought making his own son fight because gohan felt he HAD to. Not because he wanted to. For goku, protecting the earth always aligned with his own love for fighting. But gohan fought out of necessity, out of the very idea that they couldnt afford to do it without him. He has this power he didnt ask for so he must use it right? Because it would be selfish if he didnt.

But goku... goku thought gohan was like him. Gohan WANTED to return to help fight vegeta. He WANTED to go to namek. He WANTED to stay and fight after piccolo almost died to frieza. Goku didnt see gohan train that first year. Didnt witness what it took to make gohan a fighter. All he saw was his son who now was strong and wanted to join the fight like his dad. And he knows gohan is more powerful than them, knows he can stop cell, FELT IT. Gohan has to defeat cell because no one else can. So he thinks if gohan gets angry enough fighting cell, itll be the answer. Because thats how its always been for goku. And in thirty seconds piccolo makes him realize he's wrong. He doesnt argue back, he listens and concedes and realizes that piccolo is right. And suddenly goku wants to abandon his plan and stop the fight. He made a mistake. He intends to get gohan out. And in the end, he still ended up being right, but it doesnt change what goku now knows. Gohan isnt like him and he doesnt enjoy fighting.

Goku would have NEVER made gohan fight if he thought he didnt want to. You know this whenever adult gohan gets involved in a fight and goku apologizes that he had to. Or when someone suggests gohan for a battle and goku is like nah he's "out of practice," even when they have time FOR PRACTICE. He never wants to force gohan into a situation like cell again. Because cell was a mistake and goku has learned from it. So he never asks Gohan to fight anymore. If Gohan wants in then of course he's in. But he wants his son to be able to choose that. He wants gohan to be HAPPY and if thats not fighting then thats perfectly alright with goku.

So it wasnt just about keeping the earth safe. Or his friends. It was knowing that in the safety of gokus absence, gohan wouldnt have to fight either. There would be less threats, less chances of his son being forced into battle. And sure he also trusted that gohan and the others could keep the earth safe if they had to, but he was banking on the threat level significantly decreasing instead.

And decrease it did. They had seven whole years of peace. Not a single threat. Meanwhile from the moment Raditz shows up to gokus death to cell, it all takes place within the span of FIVE YEARS. The longest they went without a threat was the three year gap spent training for the androids. And they spent every waking moment knowing they were coming.

And then if you look at trunks future... majority of the human population being wiped out by the androids. Majority of gokus friends. His son. All dead. Because of him. Because he defeated the red ribbon army when he was a child. And that very easily could have been their future as well. So Goku does his job in preventing that. He saves all of them. And if hes the only one who ends up dead, well... it doesnt matter. Because they aren't. And he intends to keep it that way. So he stays in otherworld, to keep them safe and to give his son a future that he can choose. If Gohan has to fight, then he can. But at least his father wouldnt be the one bringing the threats to his door.

[ap-kinda-lit]

BAD ANIME TAKES 🗑️

“Goku is a bad dad”

“Inuyasha is a two- timer and settled for Kagome”

“Sakura is weak/useless”

“Sasuke is a terrible boyfriend/husband”

[brucenorris007]

Goku: Raises his son with love in peace for four years, the first person Gohan reaches out for when he's scared. Gives his son Senzu and Kinto'un priority when he's injured.

Piccolo: Kidnaps and beats the shit out of a four-year-old who just lost his father for ten months.

Goku: Dies to protect Gohan twice.

Piccolo: Dies to protect Gohan once.

"Piccolo is Gohan's real dad!"

[pastel-kaleesh]

Goku is a great father, he literally sacrificed his life to save Gohan from Raditz. Meanwhile Vegeta, not caring about baby Trunks went off to fight Dr. Gero and instead of saving Trunks and Bulma from the airplane explosion, Future Trunks was the one to do it and told Vegeta he was being a bad father.

[emmacornell]

alright i blocked the guy cause ngl i couldn’t handle it anymore but like

My Goku is a good dad posts attracts all kind of people which i expect and can handle except for the guy who tried to convince me Goku’s method of parenting is on par with Endeavor from MHA???? NO OH MY GOD DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE SAME SHOW???

This guy actually tried to push the idea that Goku, a guy who sacrifices everything to protect the people and planet (and fucking UNIVERSE) he loves, is the same as Endeavor, the guy who specifically chose a woman who’d spawn children with incredible strength and powers to carry on his own legacy.

Show me where Goku crafted a master plan to father children with Chi Chi for the sole purpose of fame and glory. Show me where Goku manipulated Gohan and Goten breaking them of any sense of spirit and joy and free will for the purpose of growing their strength, completely without any regard for their mental and emotional health. Show me where Goku disregards any of Gohan’s or Goten’s dreams or aspirations in life and enforces his own goals on them. Show me where Goku only sees Gohan and Goten as a means to an end for riches.

I’m fucking tired of y’all out here saying Goku is a bad father when y’all ain’t watched the show or read the damn manga in 20 odd years shut the fuck up sit the fuck down and look at the fucking source material.

Goku is a good dad.

[dragonsballsz]

au where nappa survives

literally don't care about anything between vegeta not killing him and goku dying bc whether or not they legally got married, bulma and vegeta are considered husband and wife and i think it's vitally important that nappa would insist on a ceremony so he could walk vegeta down the aisle

yes he knows that that's what the bride's father does for her, but more importantly, he knows that vegeta doesn't know that.

and now i'm just imagining nappa and bulma's mom bonding over some kinda wedding-themed reality show

[grandtourz]

i have so many thoughts about gohan and goten its kind of unreal

[risingsouls]

Of all my muses, Videl is probably the only one with a what would qualify flat(ter) ass.

[yamchaas]

complete the tag: Dragon Ball addition

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[skeletalheartattack]

what's the first anime you remeber watching?

dragon ball z! i was immediately exposed to it growing up because my older brothers were hugely into it, so it's one of the first pieces of media that i was exposed to.

[dbzkaka]

Just a collection of Goku and Goten. Thats it.

Ill forever be sad goku didnt even know he had another son until he came back for a day. And if you think goku is a bad father, youre clearly not paying attention.

[ap-kinda-lit]

Krillin, looking through a crowd: Oh crap, we lost Gohan. He could be anywhere. Piccolo: Hang on. Piccolo: SON GOKU IS A TERRIBLE FATHER! Gohan, popping out from crowd: EXCUSE YOU!? Piccolo: There he is.

[brucenorris007]

All these memes and callbacks to Dragonball citing how much of a menace Goku was as a kid. They don’t always say it outright but they’re mostly talking about how he used to kill opponents as opposed to his behavior in DBZ

No one talks about the major change in his life that preceded that change in behavior

He became a father

[pastel-kaleesh]

Vegeta is such a bad father. He just is. He just doesn't care about future and present Trunks in the Android and Cell sagas.

[unclerippuascension]

nuclear take: but the people who say goku was a bad father to gohan watched way too much DBZA and DBS and now think that's just how Goku's character is/always has been and aren't like... a parody and shitty writing respectively.

[tenshindon]

Also I heard this on @gokustits channel and I completely agree with them saying Piccolos a better mentor, Goku’s a better father. Like hello Piccolo some people don’t want to fight 247 like who raised you… oh right 😂

SO true nothing but fax