I totally agree the dub made Goku some generic unoriginal cardboard cut out even when he himself contributed to the problem like cell arc he could have prevented all of it by killing Gero before he finished making the androids but he didn't he was selfish and wanted to test his strength even though he knew that they were dangerous because some one from the fucking future ( trunks ) told him solord godly da don wrote:FUNi's ultra-heroic portrayal of Goku wasn't good either, it was in fact amazingly cringeworthy at times, especially when he went full ham and condescending against his enemies. Take his speeches against Freeza, Kid Buu and later, Omega Shenron. This is as far away from Goku's actual character as it can get. While the selfish Goku isn't a perfect character by any means, I think I'd take him over the generic hero FUNi turned him into. While objectively speaking, a balanced mixture of these two portrayals would probably make the best and most appealing protagonist, keep in mind that Goku having flaws lets other characters shine and clean up the mess he creates. In GT Goku always did the right thing and never made mistakes, responded to threats with a full sense of gravity, all the while throwing condescending speeches left and right. He was essentially a Mary Sue - aided by him being basically deified in the ending. It's only natural the series had zero room for the others to do anything with such a perfect protagonist. Even Vegeta lost the trait that defined him up to that point - his willingness to surpass Goku, and existed only to lick his boots basically.
So if anything, this selfish Goku has the advantage of not being the end-all, unbeatable protagonist that he was never meant to be, but was played up to be by FUNi and even Toei themselves (to a lesser extent).
Point is Goku is not some guy who fights for justice or peace ( unless you're a really strong person who also want to destroy or takeover earth ) if he was he would be a cop like kuririn or a custom crusader like gohan but no that doesn't get his fight boner hard enough[/quote]
As others have pointed out the funimation Goku is what the majority of the fan base is familiar with. When they see the stand Goku takes against Vegeta and Frieza and all his speeches and his sacrifice following Cell everyone your international community is going to hate "new" Goku. Exaggerating the shitty aspects of his character is going to do him no favors in the international market.
Also I don't get the perfect protagonist angle in GT. Goku is just older and wiser and actually took on and mentored someone he wants to be his successor. It's seems like he's become more senseish while still being youthful. I'd expect that 10 years after Buu. I also like GT Vegeta b cause he's focused on being with his family and not chasing Goku around the universe, but still maintains his rivalry and pride. He's not Gokus lapdog, he just has better things to do then follow Goku around. This is why I liked Vegetas recent decision to stay with Bulma.