4. More reason why he doesn't hate fighting, but just isn't obsessed. He's saiyan so of course he likes fighting to some degree. However if it comes to study or fight, he'll study. Not cause he hates fighting, but cause he has fun with studying. Just like how with Goten and Trunks they'll choose women over fighting. They don't hate fighting, but prefer hooking up.Kakarot9001 wrote:dbzfan7 wrote: 1. He didn't learn to like fights, he just stopped hating and crying over them. Hence in the next arc he wanted to go fight for his friends....something he completely forgets about during the Cell Games.
2/3. He trains because he feels he needs to help, but he doesn't show displeasure. He enjoys the time he has sparring with Goku or Piccolo. He doesn't hate fighting, he doesn't like having to kill someone though for the sake of a fight.
4. It's both. Hell he's fighting for justice when he fights against super powered foes as well. He never shows displeasure in fighting against Goku, Goten, Piccolo (once older), etc. There's a difference between being a fighting junkie, and just liking other things more than fighting. It'd be like saying Goten and Trunks hate fighting cause they'd prefer to pick up women.
5. But he does, it's just to a lesser degree than Goku. What part of that is hard to understand? He doesn't actively avoid fighting. He didn't train for 7 years cause he hates fighting, but because he just likes doing other things more than fighting. Fighting to him is like bicycle riding to me. We enjoy it to a degree, but we just have other things we'd rather do. If someone wants me to join them, sure. If Goku, Goten, Piccolo, or someone asked him to spar. He'd say yes. He enjoyed fighting against Goten cause it was fun. Fighting to kill things or to protect people from genocide isn't fun, cause it's a serious threat.
6. He has every reason to just let Goku or Vegeta fight Dabura. He's the toughest of the bunch and considered strong. The others were weaklings. Gohan wanted to fight Dabura because it was his turn. He wanted a chance to fight. Once he hit adulthood he no longer had problems with fighting, but he still had other hobbies he preferred. Krillin and Piccolo weren't even his fault. If they were then he'd feel like he owes them, but he doesn't. He wanted to fight Dabura because he wanted a turn to fight. He is not against fighting, it's not his main interest though. Is it really that impossible to like something, but just prefer to do something else more?
7. That's cause he literally doesn't have the power to. Gohan says he didn't want to let his training go to waste, but Piccolo shuts him down saying he can help, but he isn't strong enough to fight Gero. It's not til the Cell Games where he can do something.
1 - I agree.
2/3 - I agree
4 - Or just because it is a full-blooded Saiyan trait.
5 - Not only because he enjoy doing other stuff, he didn't train because Earth was in peace and he was the strongest at time, also the probability of appear a enemy strong as Cell were low in his thought.
6 - Gohan could not like fighting like Goku or Vegeta but he is no coward and both (Goku and Vegeta) already fought it was his turn and he want to prove to Goku that he is indeed strong and could knock out Dabura but he had more reasons than that though. What I want to mean is that Gohan don't hate fighting but he only fights when he has his reasons (protect Earth, friends, etc.) is not something he goes by himself.
7 - I don't remember either Gohan or Piccolo saying that in the Android Saga, but okay.
5. That is also true. However if Piccolo asked him to spar, I doubt he'd begrudgingly say yes. He'd do it cause it's fun, and probably would be a break from studying. If Piccolo told him to train those 7 years, he'd probably decline cause he has other things he'd rather do. He likes fighting to a certain degree, but not enough to invest himself in it.
6. He never ever says such a thing. No quote ever supports he's fighting to impress Goku. He gets angry Dabura would suggest everyone gang up on him, because he wants to fight him alone. He doesn't mention I have to fight for Krillin and Piccolo. He doesn't mention he wants to impress his dad. All of that is made up reasoning that isn't hinted at or implied. This isn't peer pressure. He wants to fight because he's a martial artist. Gohan doesn't go picking fights, but he doesn't hate them either. He'd never walk up and challenge someone though, that's for sure.
7. That was the exchange right after Vegeta eats a senzu, and tells everyone to go home. The others still want to help. Gohan doesn't want his training to go to waste which he says. Then Piccolo says they can come (Gohan, Krillin, and Tenshinhan), but he says they can't fight since they aren't strong enough to beat Gero. Gohan still goes to anyways even if he's told he's completely useless.
