Would Piccolo sacrifice himself for Goten?

[precita]

As we know, Piccolo sees Gohan almost as his son and has sacrificed himself for him many times, including again recently in Super. While Piccolo never had a huge bond with Goten like he did with Gohan, he still trained both Goten and Trunks to become Gotenks in the Buu saga, so its not like he never had anything to do with Goten at all.

Its interesting in a way that there is very little connection between Piccolo and Goten beyond that. He's Gohan's younger brother, but Piccolo obviously doesn't feel as strongly for him. What do you think? Would Piccolo do for Goten what he does for Gohan?

[Vijay]

Hell NO!

Not even Chi-chi would sacrifice for Goten I guess.

The guy's such a failure as we saw at EoZ.

At least Gohan had (his) studies (which fulfilled his Mom's goal) & somewhat "been there, done that" title as Strongest Unfused Character (as Goku wanted).

Goten was utter crap.

Slacked in training & pissed in his pants for going up against Good Buu at (the) 28th TB.

The guy was good only at catching girls as we saw in GT.

On topic: Piccolo NEVER developed affection/love for Goten with the degree he had for Gohan.

[fadeddreams5]

Gohan is Piccolo's first love.

To this day, he frowns with disgust at him for choosing Videl (see: Super - episode 1).

[MajinMan]

Stupid jokes aside, no, he won't. They don't really have much of a relationship to begin with. If anyones going to sacrifice himself, it's probably going to be Gohan. Maybe Goku too.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Yeah...I'm sure Piccolo would be visibly upset if something bad happened to Goten, and he might even rush forward to try to push him out of the way or something like that, but taking a blast that would likely kill him to save Goten? The only way I could see that happening is if we were put in a situation where it was down to Goten to save the day or something, so they thus needed him alive. It would never be out of emotion in the same way he does so for Gohan.

Pan, though, he arguably might, based on his interactions with baby her at least.

[Michsi]

I guess I'm in the minority here with thinking that , yes, he would. Then again, I also think that the majority of the older warriors would do whatever it takes to protect the younger ones. I can even picture current Vegeta doing it. And another reason, Piccolo might not care for Goten as much as he does for Gohan, but Goten being Gohan's younger brother probably places him above, for example, Trunks on his list of people he would do everything for. At this point I think he counts as an extension of the Son family, he might even do it for Chichi.

[TheZFighter]

I think he would, just because of his relationship with Gohan and Goku, and the fact that he is a decent guy now who does the right thing.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Stupid jokes aside, no, he won't. They don't really have much of a relationship to begin with. If anyones going to sacrifice himself, it's probably going to be Gohan. Maybe Goku too.

He already "sacrificed" himself for Goku on Namek when Freeza tried to kill him and knocked Goku out of the way. I don't see why he wouldn't do the same for Goten, especially knowing how much Goten being alive and well would mean to Gohan.

[NitroEX]

Goten probably wouldn't even be that grateful or get mad over it. I can just imagine Piccolo dropping dead while Goten's all like "Phew, thanks Piccolo!" as he flees to safety. The whole thing would be quite funny actually.

[90sDBZ]

I think he would. Remember he was going to step in and fight Super Buu himself after Goten and Trunks defused, and there was that scene where he held Goten back from attacking Fat Buu before letting him go at his demand.

[irreality]

As we know, Piccolo sees Gohan almost as his son and has sacrificed himself for him many times, including again recently in Super. While Piccolo never had a huge bond with Goten like he did with Gohan, he still trained both Goten and Trunks to become Gotenks in the Buu saga, so its not like he never had anything to do with Goten at all.

Its interesting in a way that there is very little connection between Piccolo and Goten beyond that. He's Gohan's younger brother, but Piccolo obviously doesn't feel as strongly for him. What do you think? Would Piccolo do for Goten what he does for Gohan?

Narratively, Trunks should sacrifice himself for Goten. Piccolo is not close to him.

[Cetra]

He decided to die with Goten and Trunks.

Yes, he would.

[successoroffate]

Hell NO!

Not even Chi-chi would sacrifice for Goten I guess.

The guy's such a failure as we saw at EoZ.

At least Gohan had (his) studies (which fulfilled his Mom's goal) & somewhat "been there, done that" title as Strongest Unfused Character (as Goku wanted).

Goten was utter crap.

Slacked in training & pissed in his pants for going up against Good Buu at (the) 28th TB.

The guy was good only at catching girls as we saw in GT.

On topic: Piccolo NEVER developed affection/love for Goten with the degree he had for Gohan.

None of those are true. The only reason I think Piccolo would not sacrifice himself for Goten, is because Piccolo only has a Strong relationship (Father-Son) with Gohan. So, that makes obvious its fatherly instinct to sacrifice himself for his "son."

[omaro34]

Honestly, one of the strongest bonds between two people in the series is Piccolo and Gohan. In so many of the movies, Piccolo does a batman-like entrance to the battlefield by blasting away an enemy attack that is about to kill Gohan time and time again.

Now, to answer the question, like many on this board, I don't think so.

There isn't much interaction between Goten and Piccolo to say that they have a strong relationship. However, I do know for a fact that their relationship is based on respect, not so much friendship. Goten views Piccolo as a strict martial arts teacher, and he probably gets an idea as to who Piccolo is from Gohan.

[Puto]

Stupid jokes aside, no, he won't. They don't really have much of a relationship to begin with. If anyones going to sacrifice himself, it's probably going to be Gohan. Maybe Goku too.

He already "sacrificed" himself for Goku on Namek when Freeza tried to kill him and knocked Goku out of the way. I don't see why he wouldn't do the same for Goten, especially knowing how much Goten being alive and well would mean to Gohan.

That was a rare instance of the anime changing something from the manga. In the manga, Piccolo was the target the whole time, he never pushed Goku out of the way.

[Lord Beerus]

Yep. He pretty much threw himself into the firing line in the Majin Boo arc to give Goten and Trunks enough time in the ROSAT.

[NitroEX]

Yep. He pretty much threw himself into the firing line in the Majin Boo arc to give Goten and Trunks enough time in the ROSAT.

That doesn't necessarily mean he cared about them though. Gotenks was supposed to be Earth's last hope, Piccolo was just doing what needed to be done to save the planet.

The fact that Piccolo chose to destroy the door to the time chamber shows you where his priorities lie. He could have tried to distract Buu himself or come up with a plan so that Gotenks could escape but his first priority was keeping Earth safe.

He did offer to die alongside the boys after their fusion wore off but that was just the honourable thing to do at the time. From his perspective they were all going to die anyway so it might as well be together.

The Saiyan arc was different because there was no logical reason for him to sacrifice himself, it was purely emotionally driven. At the time Gohan was useless in the fight with the Saiyans and it would have made more sense for Piccolo to stay alive rather than Gohan. Despite it being illogical he chose to die for Gohan because he obviously cared about him, I can't see him doing the same for Goten, at least not without a damn good reason.

[nickzambuto]

I guess I'm in the minority here with thinking that , yes, he would. Then again, I also think that the majority of the older warriors would do whatever it takes to protect the younger ones. I can even picture current Vegeta doing it. And another reason, Piccolo might not care for Goten as much as he does for Gohan, but Goten being Gohan's younger brother probably places him above, for example, Trunks on his list of people he would do everything for. At this point I think he counts as an extension of the Son family, he might even do it for Chichi.

Now that's a funny scene to imagine.

[precita]

I honestly think its a shame Piccolo didn't continue to try and train Trunks and Goten after the Buu arc ended. It would have been interesting to see Trunks and Goten continue to learn from Piccolo like Gohan did.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Stupid jokes aside, no, he won't. They don't really have much of a relationship to begin with. If anyones going to sacrifice himself, it's probably going to be Gohan. Maybe Goku too.

He already "sacrificed" himself for Goku on Namek when Freeza tried to kill him and knocked Goku out of the way. I don't see why he wouldn't do the same for Goten, especially knowing how much Goten being alive and well would mean to Gohan.

That was a rare instance of the anime changing something from the manga. In the manga, Piccolo was the target the whole time, he never pushed Goku out of the way.

I stand corrected then.