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    Concept » Dragon Ball Universe appears in 184 issues.

    The shared universe between some of the works of Akira Toriyama such as Dragonball, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Dr Slump, Neko Majin, and other one shot mangas.

    Would you still like Dragon Ball Z if Gohan was the main character instead of Goku?

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    Edited By Atek

    Poll Would you still like Dragon Ball Z if Gohan was the main character instead of Goku? (45 votes)

    Yes 42%
    No 56%

    It's a simple question that was on mind for a long time, and I what to know your opinion on this subject. Me, I like the idea because I love Gohan because I was around his age and can relate to him, so it's a yes from me, but I what to hear your opinion on this no matter how good or bad it's as along you're not being a troll about it.

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    Vegeta is the main character

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    Yes, I would have like the show much better as an adult if Gohan did became the main character. back when I was a 10 year old, I didn't really give a $#!+ about plot or character development. Looking back at the series, they built up that kid so much only to have him screwed over big time by Toriyama and some parts of the Dragon Ball fan base.

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    Nope, i would be honest. I never liked Gohan. I love the character of Goku, careless and cheerful.

    But if Vegeta would have become main character, i won't mind it :)

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    If we are talking Future Gohan or Teen Gohan, then yes.

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    NO!

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    NO

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    Yes, I would have like the show much better as an adult if Gohan did became the main character. back when I was a 10 year old, I didn't really give a $#!+ about plot or character development. Looking back at the series, they built up that kid so much only to have him screwed over big time by Toriyama and some parts of the Dragon Ball fan base.

    Yep

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    I wouldn't dislike DB or stop watching it because of that, but I would not like that at all. I don't really like Gohan tbh.

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    Nope...Future Trunks (Android Saga) or Vegeta (Current) offer more IMO.

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    I'm personally not of fan when main characters are replaced.

    Nathan from Misfits hit me hard.

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    I wouldn't hate it, but I definitely wouldn't love it. Throughout the series Gohan is built up so much but it is all thrown to waste.

    I'd rather have the series focus on Goten instead, but that's just me.

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    yea, he should have been during the Buu Saga anyway when he was fighting Super Buu.

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    I'm writing a fan fiction where Gohan is the main hero, so yes. Granted, it's an alternate universe's Gohan.

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    NOPE NOPE NOPE... The cell games were his time to shine and that's it. If anything make it Vegeta or even Goten.

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    Nah, DB without Goku isn't DB

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    #18  Edited By Avatar_of_Green

    Yes... Goku ruins the series. They shouldv'e committed and left him dead. As it is there is 0 drama. Even if someone dies you know they'll just come back to life and the planet will be restored to normal. There's ZERO drama as it stands.

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    @avatar_of_green: Eh, at this point im pretty sure the main drama aspects will be :

    x villain is going to destroy the universe!!!oneoneoneone

    *gasp* Oh noes, without the universe, there'll be no dragon bawlls!!!111

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    No way!

    Gohan to me was and still is the worst character in the DBU.

    Golan as always shown why he would never be Goku sucessor. His simple lack of fighting spirit, but most of all his lack of talent makes him inferior to Goku.

    Also Goku got where he got by hard training. Gohan only trained hard like two times in the entire DBZ. During the Saiyans and Cell arcs.

    During the Freeza arc he got hos powers augmented by the elder leader and father of the Namek.

    During the Buu arc, he got his powers increased by the elder Supreme Kai.

    And during the Cyborgs/Cell arc if it wasn't for Goku, as seen in future Trunks timeline, he would be a failure. It was Goku that trained him to achieve the power that he had at the time.

    During the Buu arc we saw how little talent he really had, because he was able to actually become weaker than what he was during the fight with Cell.

    Goku isn't the smartest guy in the room. Goku isn't exactly fatherly material. But no one can deny is talent and his ability to surpass his current limitations.

    Something that Gohan doesn't have. In fact the moment I started to read some people saying that Gohan should at some time, in DBS, also acquire the God power because he still has a lot of innate power to develop, I was like "WTF! How can he still have any dorment power waiting to be awaken!? Elder supreme kai already took his powers to their maximum."

    By the same logic Goku, Vegeta, Goten and Trunks, also have a lot of power waiting to be effortlessly awaken.

    So no. Gohan is nowhere near Goku.

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    Depends on what Gohan we're talking about. Current Gohan? Nope. Teen or Mystic? Absolutely, I'd even take the the alternate time-line Gohan.

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    I guess so

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    Too late for that, but if time can rewind back to buu saga then yes, or just end with Cell saga.

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    Well up until the Buu Saga that's what he was being built up to anyways so had that continued going forward yeah I would've been far happier with it than I am with the series as it is now.

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    Question: Why do people act as if Gohan was always being built up to be the protagonist since his first appearance? The only time something like that could be said was the latter half of the cell saga, and even then, he's barely focused on until goku calls him up.

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    if gohan actually replaced goku by the start of buu saga, then goku's action on the cell games would have been justified but then again chichi won't let gohan train.

    z would have been infinitely better if toriyama didn't have to be build gohan that much in the cell saga then barely use him in the buu saga.

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    @dbzk1999 said:

    Question: Why do people act as if Gohan was always being built up to be the protagonist since his first appearance? The only time something like that could be said was the latter half of the cell saga, and even then, he's barely focused on until goku calls him up.

    Probably because of how much focus he received from his first appearance on.

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    Yeah, I would have liked if he remained the main character during the Boo arc.

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    @nathaniel_christopher: how much focus DID he receive though? Because it was about the same as every other character (arguably even less for a majority of the android arc)

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    @dbzk1999 said:

    @nathaniel_christopher: how much focus DID he receive though? Because it was about the same as every other character (arguably even less for a majority of the android arc)

    A lot, which was only enhanced by his status as Goku's son. In the Saiyan Saga he recieved probably equal to everyone else, but far more in the Namek Saga where it was then just him, Krillin, Bulma, and Vegeta (Though not on the side of the good guys). He then received an equal amount through the conflict with the Androids, maybe slightly less at first and the amount he did receive increased moving forward as Cell entered the picture. Then he was written in a completely different manner from everyone else, being the only child of the bunch, with his hidden potential being a constant focus. This is why SS2 at the Cell Games is so monumental, because it's the end result of what we've been seeing of the character in every arc from the beginning. Same with SS for Goku.

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    No Gohan annoys me. I'd still probably watch it but I wouldn't like it as much.

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    I would rather have Kakarot stay the main. Vegeta should stay as he is. Piccolo could use some more development. The human fighters can use some too.

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    Gohan is a boring character, fans would immediately begin their protesting if Goku wasn't the main character. I also can't believe people are still saying Toriyama ruined Gohan's character, when he actually remained faithful to it very well.

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