Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

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Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

Post by Duskp » Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:45 pm

I wasn't able to draw any conclusions from the anime, and I don't have access to a decently translated manga either.

When Goku is brought back by Uranai Baba for the Tournament and meets Goten, did he already know about Goten's existence?
Or did he learn about his second child at that moment?

I mean, it's not exactly unlike Goku to just stay dead even knowing that, specially considering he wanted to protect everyone by not attracting enemies, but nothing indicates he communicated with his family during his dead period.

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Re: Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

Post by fadeddreams5 » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:08 am

He didn't know, nor did he care about asking King Kai about his family or friends during that 7 year period, similarly to how he didn't contact his friends for 5 years after the Buu saga.
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Re: Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

Post by SSJ God Gogeta » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:48 am

Goku was much too busy with his training. He couldn't be bothered to look down on the mortal realm from time to time, seeing how his family was doing or even watch the birth of his second son. Much too busy.
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Re: Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

Post by nickzambuto » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:41 am

I would like to think Goku isn't quite THAT utterly heartless and self absorbed as you guys are describing... But you're probably right.

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Re: Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

Post by Lord Beerus » Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:16 pm

You guy are being way too harsh on Goku. You're acting as if he knew one day he could come back to life. As far as Goku, his family and all his friends knew, Goku was dead for good. Goku moved on and so did everyone else.

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Re: Did Goku know about Goten before the Tournament?

Post by Duskp » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:33 pm

It's not like he COULDN'T come back to life if he wanted to, the Namekian Dragon Balls could revive him anytime.
Chi Chi could've called him through Kaio and told him he has a second child.

Of course, I'm not saying Goku is a complete asshole, he's just Goku.

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