Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

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Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by Seekeroftruth » Sun Apr 17, 2022 1:35 am

I remember distinctly in the Freeza saga that Burter referred to Goku as a pretty boy similar to Jeice. In addition, during the princess snake arc many of the female demons were take aback by Goku's looks. Do you think Gohan superseded his father in looks or is Goku still the best looking in his immediate family?

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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by DragonBallFoodie » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:01 am

Beauty is objective.

Gohan may be considered more handsome due to him being smarter and more mature than his father. But female fans love Goku for his boyish charm and innocence.
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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by JulieYBM » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:00 am

Broli is more handsome than either of them!

Anyway, sometimes the staff just want to frame Gokuu as a DILF because that's probably just the feeling that they get from him. Who knows, perhaps they were leaning into a vibe that they had felt from the audience at home? We're not entirely privy to the full extent of the mood surrounding the franchise in the 1980s and 1990s, after all.
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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by PurestEvil » Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:46 pm

DragonBallFoodie wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:01 am Beauty is objective.
You mean "subjective"
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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by DragonBallFoodie » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:01 pm

PurestEvil wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:46 pm
DragonBallFoodie wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:01 am Beauty is objective.
You mean "subjective"
You are right. Thank you for spotting my mistake.
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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by Aim » Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:12 am

Seekeroftruth wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 1:35 am I remember distinctly in the Freeza saga that Burter referred to Goku as a pretty boy similar to Jeice. In addition, during the princess snake arc many of the female demons were take aback by Goku's looks. Do you think Gohan superseded his father in looks or is Goku still the best looking in his immediate family?

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I guess it depends? The God of Destruction of one of the universes called Goku beautiful so, I’m not entirely sure. It seems to be really subjective as male character aren’t focused much when it comes to beauty standards in Dragon Ball. Toriyama did say something about Whis being good looking IIRC so there’s that, it seems the kind of style like that is what Toriyama considers to be pretty I guess.

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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by Torturephile » Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:47 pm

Bacterian is more handsome than both.
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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by Ashur » Thu May 05, 2022 5:23 am

Gohan has gained his own share of female attraction (see his High School days, the Great Saiyaman Super episodes or the Cell Arc fillers), and they are so alike in many ways that it is reasonable to say they are both attractive, maybe not supermodel type of attactive, but still good looking.

I think Gohan's current sharper features would give him a more mature look, while Goku retains his more boyish features, so they have differences in that regard, but either can be found attractive for different reasons.

I'd say they are about equal with some leeway for either side depending on preferences.

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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by Shorty GZ2 » Sun May 08, 2022 6:14 am

They are both presumably handsome in-universe

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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by SorikaiWolf89 » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:35 pm

Seekeroftruth wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 1:35 am I remember distinctly in the Freeza saga that Burter referred to Goku as a pretty boy similar to Jeice. In addition, during the princess snake arc many of the female demons were take aback by Goku's looks. Do you think Gohan superseded his father in looks or is Goku still the best looking in his immediate family?

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They have the exact same face and body type and are even about the same height
Both have very handsome features and attractive muscled bodies making them both equally handsome in my opinion so it all comes down to personal taste in their personalities

Gohan though would make for a more handsome husband I think as he’s very intelligent, mature, and responsible

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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by DestructoDisc » Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:00 am

After seeing the Super Hero Movie and Gohan's new design, I would say "fuck no".

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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by dultimate02 » Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:43 am

If anything, they're both probably on equal footing in terms of in universe appearance. Gohan is a nudge higher but that's only because of his personality.
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Re: Is Gohan more handsome than his father?

Post by SorikaiWolf89 » Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:06 pm

SorikaiWolf89 wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:35 pm
Seekeroftruth wrote: Sun Apr 17, 2022 1:35 am I remember distinctly in the Freeza saga that Burter referred to Goku as a pretty boy similar to Jeice. In addition, during the princess snake arc many of the female demons were take aback by Goku's looks. Do you think Gohan superseded his father in looks or is Goku still the best looking in his immediate family?

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They have the exact same face and body type and are even about the same height
Both have very handsome features and attractive muscled bodies making them both equally handsome in my opinion so it all comes down to personal taste in their personalities

Ever since Gohan became Ultimate Gohan though with his shaper eyes and more chiseled jawline it boosted his attractiveness by quite a bit as it made him look more like a man replacing his more youthful/boyish appearance before with the more rounded eyes and slightly softer features

Gohan is definitely a much better husband as he’s very intelligent, mature, responsible, and actually spends time with his wife which Goku apparently very rarely does according to ChiChi
So yeah overall I’d give Gohan the advantage in attractiveness over Goku mostly bc of his intelligence over Goku’s ignorance, his responsibility over Goku’s laziness/selfishness, and him being a loving/attentive husband to Videl

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