guys I read chapter 102

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.

welcome to my 2022 dragon ball agenda

Is another Calvin and Hobbes redraw.

POV: an alien that looks uncannily like your dad offers to teach you about your Saiyan heritage (definitely not sus)

Heavily inspired by the Odin scene in God of War: Ragnarok!!

I see a lot of Gohan & Turles interpretations as like Turles being an evil (and lonely) Saiyan and Gohan trying to find some way to outsmart him buuuuut I prefer to think of Turles as a cunning bastard that would lull Gohan into a false sense of security.

Maybe years of being repressed and told what to do by every adult figure in his life made him feel like Turles could be his route for freedom. Like, dude literally explores the galaxy and does whatever he wants.

Ofc, Gohan isn't naive enough to just get kidnapped. Turles tosses him a scouter and tells Gohan to call if he wants to talk, and Turles would secretly come to visit.

Then eventually when Picc finds out...all hell breaks loose and Gohan (panicking) willingly hops into Turles's ship and they take off.

Even then Turles doesn't tie Gohan down. He offers to send him back whenever he wants, even shows him where the emergency eject pods are. Turles knows damn well Gohan's curiosity is too great for him to make the smarter decision not to engage (like GoW Atreus)

Tldr Turles is a textbook groomer 💀

What is on Gohan and Videl’s playlist?

i’d like to thank gt for my ENTIRE LIFE?

Aki Wants To Eat With Haru (june 2, 2023)

it's funny because we're all living in a simulation and free will is a lie

In case anybody missed it, this year's event will be taking place from November 1st-10th, 2023. If you'd like to send in prompt suggestions, feel free via ask.

Formal announcement post will be coming soon.

Happy Mr. Yamato's Birchday to everyone!

Gohan's shoes don't fit! He's squeezed into them but they're too tight :(

(Redraw of an old doodle)

New Gohan-centric one-shot alert!

Work-Life Balance:

With expectation growing that he'll hone his new transformation, Gohan has to balance being an academic, a fighter and a father. Can a man have it all? (4k)

AO3: [Link]

FFN: [Link]

Set after "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero", and featuring family feels with Pan and Videl, this is also an unrestrained love letter to anyone who's performed postgraduate research <3 I see you <3 As a further token of my love, above is an accurate and I hope relatable representation of Gohan's state of mind. Enjoy!

finally got around to watching dragon ball super hero and

Orange Star crew but what if...magical girls

Goten if he was the Golden Warrior doodles I did during one of my classes (idea based off of doodle I did below)

DBZ but it’s Arc by Arc after running through the Kanzenshuu’s archive for interviews, but Cell Games Gohan was pretty cracked in hindsight

(Note: Pui Pui is the only weird one to place anywhere)

DBS Manga except it’s not Arc by Arc mostly because extra information from Interviews and the like curves the scale, with the term tough not relating 1:1 to strength in DB as simply having magic contributes to it

(Note: Toriyama claims “not even Broly” could beat a hypothetically complete Cell Max, but Broly is recently being hidden from Freeza, so that should tell you all you need to know compared to Beast Gohan since they’re not on the list)

Still DBS albeit way more cross-referential than before for Destroyers, but it’s worth noting Heles may be able to use the Pretty Black Hole (anime) as she is able to give exposition on it and vibes with the Power of Love

Edit: This was privated for a bit because I was remembering Goku’s reentrance in the Moro Saga, and thinking over the scaling there, but considering 17 & 18 could help but they’re supposed to be weaker than Gohan by then… Safe!