Son Goten - Dragon Ball

Son Goten (often simply referred to as Goten) is the second and youngest child of the protagonist Son Goku. He appears mostly in the latter half of the Dragon Ball Z series and some of Dragon Ball Super, with minor roles in Dragon Ball GT. He is also voiced entirely by Masako Nozawa. He is a small child with the exact same hairstyle and facial features as Goku. Going off of his appearance in Dragon Ball GT, however, his hairstyle becomes more unique, as it becomes slightly shorter overall and is brushed over to one side. Goten was born nine months after the conclusion of the Cell Saga, meaning that he did not meet his father until he was seven years old.

Appearances in Dragon Ball Z

Goten first appears during the Majin Buu Saga at 7 years old in Dragon Ball Z. Even though he is so young, Goten is capable of turning into a Super Saiyan and is considered to be the youngest Super Saiyan ever. He is already a formidable fighter, having received martial arts training from his mother, Chi-Chi. His first meeting with Goku happened during the 25th Tenkaichi Budokai tournament, where he trained with his brother Son Gohan before entering. He loses against his friend Trunks in the tournament and the two disguise themselves as Mighty Mask and enter the adult division. Shortly after they are disqualified when their identity is revealed by Android 18. After hearing of Gohan’s trouble he heads for Babidi’s lair and finds a petrified Piccolo and friends. After being knocked unconscious and forcefully taken to Kami’s lookout by Vegeta, Goten and Trunks are taught the fusion dance by Goku. They learn the rest of the dance from Piccolo and fight Majin Buu as Gotenks. Impressively as Gotenks they are not only able to use the Super Saiyan transformation, but manage to skip straight to Super Saiyan 3. Eventually, they are absorbed by Super Buu along with other characters and are killed when Kid Buu destroys the Earth. With Kid Buu defeated, Goten is wished back to life, along with everyone else killed during the fight with Kid Buu.

Appearances in Dragon Ball Super

In Dragon Ball Super, Goten is seen bringing lunch to Goku (who is now a farmer), buying a present for Videl, and fighting a giant snake at a special hot spring. At Bulma’s birthday party, Goten and Trunks fuse to form Gotenks again in a futile effort to confront the mighty Beerus. Gotenks, even in his Super Saiyan 3 form, is swiftly blasted away into the sea by a physically unfazed and slightly agitated Beerus. Goten is seen turning Super Saiyan among the group of Saiyans involved in helping Goku achieve Super Saiyan God form. Goten can also be seen cheering at the various Universe 6 tournaments, but does not engage in combat. He and Trunks have a brief fight with a shape-shifting liquid enemy that takes the form of Vegeta to become Copy Vegeta. They manage to hold up against Copy Vegeta for a short time before being outclassed and saved by Goku. While the tournament of power commences, Goten and Trunks are taken to Monster Island with Marron by Android 17 (the wildlife ranger of the area) to protect the local animals from poachers. Little did they know, however, that Android 17 had forgotten to warn them of the Cell Juniors also inhabit the island.

Appearances in Dragon Ball GT

In Dragon Ball GT now 22 years old, Goten is accidentally left on Earth by Pan, Trunks, and Goku when they set off to search for the Black Star Dragon Balls. He is spending time with his girlfriend when Baby appears and attacks Earth. Goten is then possessed by Baby and goes off in search of Vegeta, coming into contact with his family and fighting with Gohan on the way. After possessing Gohan, Baby-Goten and Baby-Gohan make their way to Vegeta and possess him too. Goku takes up the battle with Baby-Vegeta and is losing until Goten helps restore Goku’s power, allowing him to defeat Baby-Vegeta once and for all. Goten appears briefly to aid in fights against Super 17 and Syn Shenron as well.

Powers and Abilities

Goten, like his brother Gohan, are both of half-Saiyan heritage, allowing them to use a number of forms and abilities that normal humans can not. Goten possesses super speed and super strength, but when first introduced, he is unable to fly.
His main techniques are:

• Stone Throw - Goten uses this technique when training with Son Gohan.
• Kamehameha - A simple but powerful energy beam attack developed by Master Roshi and perfected by Son Goku.
• Super Saiyan - Goten has been able to use the Super Saiyan form from a very young age. Allegedly the youngest ever to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation.
• Fusion - Goten is often seen fusing with Trunks to form Gotenks.
• Super Saiyan 3 - Goten (when fused as Gotenks) is capable of using the Super Saiyan 3 form. While transformed, Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks can use a variety of unique moves as well, like their Galactic Donut and the Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack.

Family

• Chi-Chi - Mother.
• Son Goku - Father.
• Son Gohan - Brother.
• Videl - Sister-in-law.
• Pan - Niece.
• Grandpa Gohan - Adoptive Grandfather.
• Bardock - Grandfather.
• Raditz - Uncle.

Links

Dragon Ball Series
Dragon Ball Z Series
Dragon Ball Kai Series
Dragon Ball Super Series
Dragon Ball GT Series
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