How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

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How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Dark Red Z » Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:39 am

That is, after they made the wishes to restore the earth, and everyone on it.
Instead of Goku & Vegeta pointlessly sweating it, why not bring Gohan, whose power
surpasses them both at this point, to finish Buu?

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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Saiga » Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:42 am

I guess Vegeta was just really keen on the idea of the Super Spirit Bomb, or didn't trust Gohan to finish it even if he was strong enough.

Or it just didn't cross his mind because of the pressure.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by FindKenshi » Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:00 am

The short answer: Because Gohan would have been defeated very quickly, and wasn't strong enough to fight the Pure Buu.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Blade » Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:58 am

I'm pretty sure the conversation on the subject went something (not so) like this:

Goku: Oh! I get it - if we restore the Earth and its people then Gohan and the boys can come and fight. Is that your plan?
Vegeta: No. How many times have you saved the Earth Kakarrot?
Goku: *Thinks about it*
Vegeta: Maybe it's time the Earth saved itself for once.

Ergo: Spirit Bomb.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Angelus » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:05 am

Without the plot thing, it would be because Kibito Kai wasn't smart enough or had the initiative to do that. He could have teleported to Earth, get Gohan, and teleport back to the Kaoioshin planet. But noooo... he just had to stand there with the Nameks. It would be a bad choice for neither Goku or Vegeta to leave that battle field even for a few seconds. Kid Buu can easily kill whoever is left behind easy if Kid Buu blew up the planet.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:15 am

They wanted the most climatic ending for the series possible.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Undertaker » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:16 am

Toriyama wanted Goku as the hero so Gohan never fought Pure Boo because he would had beaten him and besides, Vegeta said he wanted the Earthlings to save the day.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by SSJ4_Zankuto » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:36 am

There is a two way possibilities to defeat Pure Boo either use Gohan and Gotenks or use the Genki Dama, which is a skill that only Son Goku can perform with help of Mr Satan and Dende *wishes Goku's stamina to return to normal* for the final push he needed to suceed in the end.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Rocketman » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:56 am

Because Gohan would curbstomp Buu, making a boring ending.

Same reason they didn't form Vegetto again, or use the Fusion Dance while Fat Buu distracted Kid.

The entire final fight is a bunch of stupid decisions made to force tension.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by FNF » Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:45 pm

Out of universe explanations come out on top and this is a great example.

In short: Gohan vs Pure Boo would amount to one panel in the manga.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Marco Polo » Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:04 pm

Blade wrote:Vegeta: Maybe it's time the Earth saved itself for once.
Undertaker wrote:Vegeta said he wanted the Earthlings to save the day.
But Gohan IS an Earthling, WAS born on Earth, and IS part Human :(
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Hitiro » Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:16 pm

Marco Polo wrote:But Gohan IS an Earthling, WAS born on Earth, and IS part Human :(
Technically Gohan would count as a hybrid, not an Earthling, if you want to be pedantic that is.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Darkprince410 » Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:26 pm

Marco Polo wrote:
Blade wrote:Vegeta: Maybe it's time the Earth saved itself for once.
Undertaker wrote:Vegeta said he wanted the Earthlings to save the day.
But Gohan IS an Earthling, WAS born on Earth, and IS part Human :(
When he meant that he wanted Earthlings to save the day, he meant the general population, and not just leave it to the Z Senshi to protect the world constantly.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Saiga » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:23 pm

Marco Polo wrote: But Gohan IS an Earthling, WAS born on Earth, and IS part Human :(
:lol: Too true. Damn it, Vegeta!
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Amuro Ray » Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:32 pm

Dark Red Z wrote:That is, after they made the wishes to restore the earth, and everyone on it.
Instead of Goku & Vegeta pointlessly sweating it, why not bring Gohan, whose power
surpasses them both at this point, to finish Buu?

Fullblood pride?
Because Gohan was weaker than Goku.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Zephyr » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:24 pm

Amuro Ray wrote:
Dark Red Z wrote:That is, after they made the wishes to restore the earth, and everyone on it.
Instead of Goku & Vegeta pointlessly sweating it, why not bring Gohan, whose power
surpasses them both at this point, to finish Buu?

Fullblood pride?
Because Gohan was weaker than Goku.
Everything worth citing indicates the opposite.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by RandomGuy96 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:40 pm

In-universe: they're dumb and just forgot to grab him.

Out of universe: because then he'd defeat Kid Buu instantly with no effort and Goku couldn't be the main hero.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by dbzfan7 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:51 pm

FNF wrote:Out of universe explanations come out on top and this is a great example.

In short: Gohan vs Pure Boo would amount to one panel in the manga.
Best Answer. Toriyama just wanted Goku to be the hero again, so bringing in Gohan would ruin that since he could curb stomp Kid Boo.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by hleV » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:59 pm

Vegeta doesn't feel like protecting the Earthlings for nothing, so he wants them to at least contribute to defeating the villain.
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Re: How come they didn't bring Gohan to fight Kid Buu?

Post by Amuro Ray » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:41 pm

Zephyr wrote:
Amuro Ray wrote:
Dark Red Z wrote:That is, after they made the wishes to restore the earth, and everyone on it.
Instead of Goku & Vegeta pointlessly sweating it, why not bring Gohan, whose power
surpasses them both at this point, to finish Buu?

Fullblood pride?
Because Gohan was weaker than Goku.
Everything worth citing indicates the opposite.
Everything worth citing proves just that. But feel free to show me otherwise.
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