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by Zeru14 » Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:30 pm
Gohan in a nutshell is Avatar Aang and Dragon Warrior Po done wrong. He actually has a lot in common with them when you think about it, but while Aang and Po's character arcs had an satisfying end that made sense in the context of the plot, Gohan's did not. Lets look at Aang he like Gohan was born with great power and told by others it was his responsibility to use it, but didn't ask it for and even tried to run away from it, and kept getting thrusted into one bad situation after another, and rejected parts of themselves because they didn't like it(Aang-Firebending, Gohan-Saiyan Warrior heritage). Po as shown in all three movies had issues with his past and identity and where his future was headed. Aang and Po however reached their ends in appropriate way, both of them accepted all parts of themselves and achieved balance, Aang accepted himself as the Avatar, Po realized he is all the things in his life, son of panda, son of goose, student, teacher etc, and ultimately became their true selves. Gohan did the opposite, he embraced his scholar but rejected his warrior side, like Aang did with firebending, but as the Guru told Aang the Avatar is the master of all elements, so Aang had to accept that he's also a firebender. Gohan refused to accept himself as a warrior and savior to succeed Goku, but as Vegeta told Future Trunks he's a inheritor of powerful warrior bloodline so its his responsibility to use it and be prepared for the worst.