Goten

孫 悟天
Son Goten
Anime name Goten
Manga name Son Goten
 Chibi Goten
Alternate names  Kid Goten
 GT Goten
 Grandpa Gohan (Adoptive Great-Grandfather)
 Goku (Father)
 Chi-Chi (Mother)
 Gohan (Brother)
 Valese (Girlfriend, possible wife)
 Future Gohan (Brother, Alternate Timeline)
 Trunks (Lifelong best friend)
Family
 Pan (Niece)
 Videl (Sister-in-Law)
 Ox King (Maternal Grandfather)
 Bardock (Paternal Grandfather)
 Raditz (Uncle)
 Goku Jr. (Great-Grandnephew)
 Cell (modified clone of father and brother)
"Yeah, I guess when your family's the richest in the world, there aren't many toys that
you don't have."
— "The World Tournament"

Goten (孫悟天 Son Goten) is a fictional character in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT.
He was created by famous Japanese Mangaka Akira Toriyama. Goten is the second
and last child of the main protagonist of the series, the Saiyan named Goku, and the Ox
princess named Chi-Chi. Goten was created in the series to replace Goku as the
creator wanted to retire Goku from the series. However, Toriyama was forced to bring
Goku back when the fans disapproved of the decision to replace the main character
with an identical version of him (Goten). He is a Human-Saiyan Breed, Trunks's best
friend, and Gohan's younger brother.
Character history

Goten as baby, playing with Gohan and Chi-Chi

Goten is the second son of Chi-Chi and Goku, and younger brother to Gohan. Goten
was born shortly after the Cell Games Saga, and had not met his father Goku until he
reached the age of seven. Goten was not pushed in school as much as Gohan was.
The reason to this is never fully explained. Chi-Chi trained him in Martial Arts instead
(possibly due to his early resemblance to Goku, who was deceased at the time or Chi
Chi became aware that Goten was born with the same unpridictable powers as Gohan
decided to teach him how to control his powers).

Goten is incredibly strong as a child, far stronger than both Goku and Gohan ever were
at his age. Chi-Chi first discovers that Goten can become a Super Saiyan at only six
years old. When Gohan asked how his transformation occurred, Goten said that he
could not remember. The ease at which he does so has been a matter of controversy
seeing how it took years for Goku, Vegeta, and to a lesser extent Gohan to obtain and
master the technique. Whatever the reason, Goten displays exceptional power at a
young age, rapidly increasing his strength. Some also explain his ability to transform
into a Super Saiyan is due to genetics. Goku was not a Super Saiyan when Gohan was
conceived but he was at the time of Goten's conception. This would also go for Trunks,
as Vegeta was Super Saiyan when Trunks was conceived, yet Future Trunks from the
future (as seen in History of Trunks) had to work hard to obtain his Super Saiyan form,
where Vegeta was not a Super Saiyan during conception. During Goten's childhood he
was good friends with Bulma and Vegeta's son Trunks, who he would have "fight
games" with. This served to increase their respective strength significantly, compared to
the other Human-Saiyan hybrids that the we see at that age. Goten has no tail that
transforms him to a Great Ape in times of a full moon. It is possible for his tail to have
been cut off by Gohan at Birth.
Great Saiyaman Saga

Goten as a Super Saiyan.

Goten's first appearance in the series is when he is 7 years old. Discovering that his
father Goku will be returning to Earth for a day to compete in the 25th World Martial Arts
Tournament, he trains with his older brother Gohan for the event. During this training is
when it is discovered that Goten has already mastered the transformation of Super
Saiyan, and ironically, it is also discovered that Goten is not able to fly (something
Gohan describes as "learning how to run before you learn how to crawl and some super
pedestrian"). Gohan trains Goten in fighting and flight, along with his friend (and later
on, wife) Videl.

World Tournament Saga

Goten then meets Goku for the first time at the tournament. In the manga he is rather
shy upon first meeting his father, but in the anime he embraces his father and they play
airplane for a little bit. Goten then competes in the Junior Division. He and his best
friend, Trunks, both make it to the finals with ease and battle each other. The two
powerful, young Saiyan warriors place rules limiting their powers during the fight,
prohibiting their Super Saiyan transformations. Trunks comes out victorious due to
breaking the rules and transforming (though Goten also transformed at one point during
the fight). With the two boys wanting more of a challenge, they disguise themselves and
enter the Adult Division.

Babidi Saga
After Gohan is attacked, and the Z Team pursues the attackers, Goten and Trunks fight
Android 18 and Mr. Satan in a battle royale. They are disqualified when Android 18
exposes them by destroying their costume.
Goten and Trunks leave and are informed by Videl that Gohan and the others are in
pursuit of an evil wizard named Babidi who is attempting to awaken his monster named
Majin Buu.

Majin Buu Saga

Super Saiyan Goten rushes to help Vegeta fight Majin Buu.

The two fly toward Babidi's space ship, and upon arrival see that Piccolo and Krillin
have been turned to stone by Dabura. Trunks breaks Piccolo's statue, and is afraid he
might've killed him, but Piccolo regenerates himself when Dabura is killed by Majin Buu
and he reverts from his stone form along with Krillin. With Gohan and Goku knocked
out, Vegeta arrives to fight Majin Buu, only to be severely beaten by the monster. Goten
and Trunks attempt to help Vegeta, but Vegeta knocks the boys unconscious, knowing
that Majin Buu is too strong for them to help him. He then blows himself up, hoping that
will finish him, but fails, as Majin Buu regenerates himself.

Fusion Saga
When the two awake, Goku reveals that Gohan and Vegeta died fighting Majin Buu
(thinking that Gohan was dead, though he was actually knocked out and severely
wounded by Majin Buu). Knowing that Goten and Trunks are Earth's only hope against
Majin Buu, Goku demonstrates the Fusion Technique to the boys. After two days, Goten
and Trunks are ready to fight Buu. Goten witnessed Buu turning his mother to a egg
and crushed, thus enraging Goten. And they fuse and create the warrior Gotenks, who
fights Majin Buu twice, almost defeating him. Gotenks is absorbed by Super Buu after
Gohan arrives from the Sacred World of the Kai's (being there training) to assist the
boys.

Kid Buu Saga

Goten is then freed from Super Buu by his father and Vegeta, but dies soon after when
Kid Buu blows up the Earth. Goten is revived by the Dragon Balls and contributes his
energy to the Spirit Bomb that his father uses to defeat Kid Buu.

Teenaged Goten near the end of Dragon Ball Z

As ten years pass, Goten is trained by Goku, and then forced to enter in the 28th World
Martial Arts Tournament. Due to Goku and Uub's departure, the tournament is
canceled, and Goten and Pan decide to fight to entertain their family and friends, with
Pan emerging as the victor. (Whether this was due to Goten's not taking the fight
seriously or genuine skill on Pan's part is unknown.)

Dragon Ball GT
Black Star Dragon Ball Saga

Goten in Dragonball GT
In Dragon Ball GT, Goten (now 27 years of age) has a girlfriend named Valese. He was
left behind in the Black Star Dragon Ball hunt when Pan went aboard the spaceship -
which should have carried him, Goku and Trunks. But an eager Pan hit the launch
button before Goten could get on board.

Baby Saga
Goten, while under Baby's control.
On the trio's homebound trip back to Earth with the complete set of seven Dragon Balls,
Goten encounters the parasitic Baby, and is forced to fight him. When Goten tries to
destroy Baby with a Kamehameha wave, Baby liquefies himself and invades Goten's
body, taking advantage. Continuing in his search for Vegeta, Baby Goten returns to
Capsule Corporation, where he encounters Bulma, Chi-Chi, Videl and Gohan, who are
unaware that Baby has taken control of Goten. Sensing Gohan's superior strength,
Baby makes plans to transfer himself into Gohan. Baby Goten punches Gohan, but the
others shrug it off as sibling rivalry, and Chi-Chi requests that they "take it outside".

Once in a secluded place outside, Gohan reveals that he knows Goten has been
possessed, and Baby Goten launches an offensive against him. Not wanting to injure
Goten, Gohan refuses to fight back, but is forced to transform into a Super Saiyan to
ward off Baby Goten's attacks. Baby uses the opportunity to transfer himself into
Gohan's body.

Gohan and Goten appear at their house, but they start to fight Goku and Pan right
away. Goten powers up to a Super Saiyan and Gohan to a Super Saiyan so that they
could force Goku to fight them. Gohan even promises to kill Pan, and he knocks her out.
This makes Goku mad, and he starts to fight at full power, but just before he launches
his Kamehameha wave at Goten and Gohan, Hercule and Majin Buu show up and
explain what has happened.

After being revived by the Sacred Water, Goten helps restores Goku's Super Saiyan 4
powers, along with Gohan, Trunks and Pan. Soon afterward, Goku finally defeats Baby,
and Goten assists in evacuating the Earth before its destruction (due to negative energy
from the Black Star Dragon Balls, which had been used by Baby to create a New Planet
Tuffle).

Super 17 Saga
Goten, along with the rest of the gang, fight the villains that escaped from Hell. Goten,
Gohan, Trunks and Vegeta all team up to try and take down the powerful Super 17.
They all attack at once and cannot take down the Android in their Super Saiyan forms.

Shadow Dragon Saga

Gohan and Goten in the final battle against Omega Shenron

Goten, along with Trunks and Gohan, tried to help Goku and Vegeta fuse by holding off
Omega Shenron. They succeeded and Goku and Vegeta fused into Gogeta. Later on
Goten watched as Omega Shenron was destroying Goku and Vegeta and said, "I can't
take it anymore" and went to help but was stopped by his older brother Gohan. Later on
when Goku is presumed dead by Omega Shenron, Vegeta decides the earth's best bet
is for him to try and defeat Omega Shenron while everyone else escapes. Before
sending them off, Vegeta requests that Goten, Gohan, Trunks continue the fight if he
fails. The three half-Saiyins say goodbye to their families and decide to go back to help
Vegeta in the fight but they are all easily defeated. However they do succeed in
distracting Omega long enough for Goku to charge his Universal Spirit Bomb which
destroys the Shadow Dragon.

Goten is last seen taking his mother back home after the fight and telling her his father
will probably come back when he gets hungry.

Dragon Ball Movies

Broly: Second Coming
Seven years after Broly has been defeated by Goku. Goten, Trunks, and Videl are
on a Dragon Ball hunt so Videl could take a glance at Shenron. They come across
a village called "Nataday" that is governed by an over reactive priest. Goten,
Trunks, and Videl are informed of a monster that has terrorized the village, causing
it to become impoverished. To rid the monster, Goten, Trunks and Videl leave food
for the monster to attract it into a trap. The monster appears, but turns out to be a
dinosaur. Goten and Trunks actually toy with it first, then defeat it. With the monster
gone, the priest is rejected by the villagers for not being a savior, and thrown out of
the village. Goten, Trunks and Videl depart the now peaceful Nataday village.
Unbeknownst to the trio, Broly awoke and broke out of the ice, which imprisoned
him.

Goten, Gohan, and Goku fire the Family Kamehameha against Broly.
Goten and Trunks see what was happening to Videl, who was flying above a
nearby lake and unfortunately confronted Broly. Goten and Trunks try to tell Broly
to stop, but when Broly fixes his eyes on Goten, he becomes infuriated, mistaking
Goten for Goku, due to Goten being a spitting image of Goku. Broly subsequently
pummels Goten and Trunks.

In the middle of the battle, Goten's eyes fall on the last Dragon Ball, which is
standing behind Broly. While Trunks tries to distract Broly, Goten chases after the
last Dragon Ball. When Goten retrieves the Dragon Ball, he hides in a cave behind
a waterfall so Broly does not see him. When Shenron did not appear, Goten leaves
the cave and sees Trunks being beaten to a pulp by Broly. Luckily, Gohan comes
around and joins the battle against Broly. Unfortunately, Gohan is not able to defeat
Broly. As a last resort, Gohan transforms into Super Saiyan and Goten also
transforms into Super Saiyan. Both try to kill Broly with a combined Kamehameha,
but Broly sets up a force field to block both Goten and Gohan's moves. Goten
wishes that his dad was there, and Shenron seems to grant the wish. Goku
appears beside Gohan and Goten and helps them in the Kamehameha duel.
Finally, Goten, Gohan and Goku unleash a Triple Kamehameha that blasts Broly
into the sun, where he presumably disintegrates.

Bio-Broly
Goten attacking Bio Broly
Goten, Trunks, Krillin, and Marron wait outside Hercule's home as Android 18
ransack his house, demanding the 20 million zenies he promised her. Soon, Goten,
Trunks, and Android 18 departs with Men-Men, a cousin of Hercule's Martial Arts
rival, Jaguar. Upon arriving, Jaguar sets up a tournament for Hercule to fight the
bio-fighters. Hercule becomes discouraged as the bio-fighters display abilities far
too incredible for Hercule to handle. Goten, Trunks and Android 18 intervene, but
Hercule will have to pay another 20 million to Android 18 for her to take care of
business. As Goten, Trunks and Android 18 easily defeat the bio-fighters, Jaguar
becomes infuriated and reveals his greatest weapon: Bio-Broly. The Priest from the
previous movie reveals that Bio-Broly is a clone of Broly, made from a sample of
Broly's blood. Broly breaks out of his containment capsule, and is drenched in bio-
liquid, turning him into a horribly deformed bio-mutant.

Bio-Broly was about to take Hercule's life, but Goten and Trunks intervene and
save him in time. Goten and Trunks battle Bio-Broly head-on, and seem to be an
equal match for him. Bio-Broly becomes a menace, and both Goten and Trunks
become seriously pounded. Trunks spills bio-liquid on Bio-Broly, which is supposed
to melt him. Unfortunately, there is a fatal flaw in Trunks' plan; the bio-liquid
becomes more powerful and it starts to flood the entire island. Goten, Trunks, Krillin
and 18 manage to get as many people as they can out of the lab.

Goten and Trunks discover that bio-liquid solidifies by touching seawater. Goten,
Trunks and Krillin use a triple kamehameha wave to blast a Freak wave into the
island, which solidifies all bio-liquid on the island. Unfortunately, Bio-Broly emerges
as a huge sea giant. However, he turns to stone, having been drenched in
seawater. Goten and Trunks blast the gargantuan Bio-Broly stone statue into bits,
ridding the Universe of the last remaining trace of Broly for good.
During a part in the movie Bio-Broly is seen squeezing the life out of Trunks with
his foot and Goten saves Trunks just in time by punching Bio-Broly in the face.
Goten and Bio-Broly then began to fight in the air Goten seen leading the fight and
beating Bio-Broly until Goten states that his arm hurts and Bio-Broly takes
advantage. This comes to show that Goten is stronger than known and has an
enormous potential.

Fusion Reborn
A massive instability event occurs in Other World, which frees every single
dead soul back into the living world, Earth. Among the several past villains that
return to life is Frieza, his army of henchmen, and character referred to as "The
Dictator" who is a clear parody of Adolf Hitler. While Goku, Vegeta, and Pikkon
battle Janemba, a monster collaborated from all the impurities of bad souls,
Gohan takes on Frieza and Goten and Trunks take on The Dictator and his
army. The battle between them and The Dictator's army becomes increasingly
long, since reinforcements continue to pour into the city. Finally, Goten and
Trunks decide to go Super Saiyan to defeat the army. The Dictator then makes
a joke and says, "Blonde hair and green eyes? Fight them? I should be
recruiting them", in reference to the Nazis and the Nazi Youth Party. When
Goten and Trunks sense their dads' fusion, they decide to fuse as well.
Gotenks demolishes all of Adolf Hitler's army with a Super Kamikaze Attack x
100 Ghosts in one shot. After a long day, Gohan, Goten, Videl and Trunks
return home.

Wrath of the Dragon

In this movie, Goten fuses with Trunks to create Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks.
Gotenks directs a barrage of energy balls at Hirudegarn in the form of his
Continuous Die Die Missiles. It appears that Hirudegarn has been killed or
neutralized, but instead it evolves into an insect-like beast and delivers a
fierce counterattack, rendering Goku, Gohan, Goten, Vegeta and Trunks
unconscious.

Power

During the ten years between the Kid Buu Saga and the World Martial Arts
Tournament, Goten spent most of his time being trained by Goku. Goten
had a date but Goku forces Goten to cancel it so he can enter the World
Martial Art's Tournament. He then trains Goten for the tournament.
Comparing Goten to his friend Trunks in power has been the subject of
much debate among fans over who is more powerful. In the few months
prior to the World Martial Arts Tournament, Trunks trained with his father
in the gravity chamber, while Goten trained in the woods with Chi-Chi.
This leads to the speculation that Trunks may be stronger than is known.
Although Goku states when teaching the two the Fusion Dance that
Trunks is only slightly more powerful than Goten due to being older. But
when Goten and Trunks enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goten is
shown putting forth more effort because his mother was killed by Super
Buu, leading some fans to think Goten is stronger then Trunks. After this
point, Trunks is never shown having to lower his power level in order to
fuse with Goten. Whether this was an attempt to save time or evidence
that the two truly had become equal is unknown.

Abilities

Charge
Goten rams to the ground at full speed. If he misses he uses an energy
ball to break the fall but end's up flying towards his opponent. He
demonstrated this at the world tournament.

Kamehameha
Like his brother and father, Goten is also able to use the Kamehameha.
He presumably learned this technique during his training with Gohan.

Kamekameha
Goten is famous for mispronouncing his father's move the Kamehameha
by the slip of the tongue calling it Kamekameha. He first demonstrated
this ability at the World Tournament while facing his best friend Trunks.

Super Kamehameha
Goten is capable of using this because he was able to perform the normal
Kamehameha before. For this attack, he just needs to charge it longer
before releasing it.

 Family Kamehameha
The Family Kamehameha is a technique used when Goten, Gohan, and
Goku combine their Super Kamehameha's against Broly in Broly: Second
Coming.

 Fusion Dance
The ability for two beings to become one. Goten performs this ability
many times with his friend Trunks creating the temporarily-fused being,
Gotenks. Performing the Fusion Dance improperly can result in a fat or
deformed version of Gotenks that are extremely weak, however.

 Flight
When Goten first appeared he didn't know how to use this ability and
when Gohan finds out he trains Goten and teaches him how to fly.

Transformations

 Super Saiyan
Goten gained the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan at a very young
age and is the youngest known half-blooded Super Saiyan in the series.

Super Saiyan Goten

Trivia

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 His favorite food is pocky sticks and strawberry daifuku.

 Goten is well known for looking almost identical to his father as a child
(even to the point when Goku first meets Goten he proclaims "I think
there is a little me hiding behind your leg Chi-Chi") The resemblance to
his father is also pointed out numerous times by other characters
throughout the series. Goten also seems to share Goku's love for wild
animals as he is seen often getting distracted from training by them on
more then one occasion.