Was the Goku statue at the end of GT for the fans?
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TheGmGoken
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Was the Goku statue at the end of GT for the fans?
I know damn well that the fans did not appreciate Goku for saving the Earth or being in the Budokai. So did Goku do some off-screen thing or was the statue was for fans who watched DB-DBZ- and DBGT and was a final goodbye...till YO SON GOKU AND FRIENDS RETURN!
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If you need an in-universe explanation for it, Pan is the granddaughter of two championship title-holders, one of which is recognized as literally saving the world, and she was a competitor herself. Maybe that phenomenon in and of itself was enough for the statue to be built.
Keen Observation of Dragon Ball Z Movie 4's Climax wrote:Slug shits to see the genki
Re: Was the Goku statue at the end of GT for the fans?
It was probably more for Toei than it was for the fans. 
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Re: Was the Goku statue at the end of GT for the fans?
I always assumed that the Earth recognized Goku as the hero who saved the Earth in the final arc, since he directly asked for their genki this time. Then, Mr. Satan, Videl, and Pan are known in the entire world, so maybe they told the world that Goku, the previous champion, saved the world.
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.