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It's all fun and games until you remember Gohan was literally only 4 when he saw his father get brutally beaten up and killed and then he was 5 when he saw his friends also get brutally beaten up and killed and also had his mentor / second father sacrifice himself for him. Right In Front of Him. And then he was like 6 when he witnessed the genocide of a peaceful race at the hands of imperialists firsthand, and then also the disturbing death of one of his best friends (which is catalogued as one of the most brutal deaths in the franchise btw). And then he was 11 when he saw an equal getting killed and had a complete mental breakdown that resulted in his father having to sacrifice himself. Basically what I'm trying to say is Son Gohan Dragon Ball Z is so traumatized that his traumas have traumas and that's so extremely fucked up

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The sad thing is that Gohan was right. Getting rid of Babidi and with the right influence, he stopped wreaking chaos. Shin was too much into his trauma to see that, though. Which is completely fair

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one somebody talks to me about Gohan which is never or i ever think about Gohan mentally hes here

like, he didn't grow up he stayed here, pan comes from a alternate universe where he grows up my son stayed a teen forever

when i was a kid i was like "why did gohan ever stop fighting? he's boring now" but as an adult i can gauge trauma and i don't blame him one bit for stopping and trying to live a normal life

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Congrats, Gohan, for making the most out of your trauma

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As a character one of Piccolo's strongest values is and has always been family despite that never being addressed explicitly. His desire for a family, a place to belong, drives him even before he realizes he wants it. He grew up isolated from others with only the memory of his father urging him toward destruction, and despite being noncanon the filler bits of OGDB depicting his childhood only emphasize this (seriously though I could write an essay about the episode where he finds the family having a birthday party. I dont care if it's "noncanon" it's fucking heartbreaking). I think this is best illustrated by the contrast between OGDB and Super, where in OGDB he's isolated and destructive, always on the outside and viewed as a monster (the monster his father wanted him to be, the only approval he ever got for years was a dead man's wish for him to become a monster) in Super he's actively part of a family unit- he's heavily involved in the Son/Satan families' lives and despite putting on a show of grouchiness he clearly places a high value on his place in their dynamic.

Of course the road to this wasn't perfect, his early friendship/mentorship with Gohan is a clear replication of his own traumatic childhood. "It made me strong, so it'll make you strong too" beliefs which were directly harmful (this is the real reason he's Gohan's second dad, he literally gives the kid generational trauma).

If my thoughts were more organized I might start a tangent about how his apparent general distance from Gohan in the Buu saga could have been an attempt to rectify that mistake by distancing himself, before ultimately apologizing and making a concerted effort to be better resulting in them being close again in Super but at that point I might as well be writing fanfiction.

In any case I fully believe family is one of Piccolo's strongest character motivations whether he acknowledges it or not.

Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk

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gohan is the funniest ever version of a burnt out gifted kid because the thing he’s burnt out on is having superpowered martial arts abilities. by every other metric he’s a very stable and successful adult man but nobody in his life except his wife and mother care about that shit, and they all call him a washed up loser because he doesn’t want to shoot energy beams at aliens anymore.

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Gohan and goten bonding time? 🥹 or anything related the two of them 💙

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Pan makes the funniest faces

close ups:

I'm really happy with her curly bob. she's just the cutest! I even give her a different headscarf style and a penenko hairclip if Pan feels her bangs are in the way.

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I'm fine I'm fine I'm not fine

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BAM!!! Here's my V2 GT Bulla redesign!!! First of all, I have too many problems with her original design. WHY IS A 9 YEAR OLD WEARING WHAT LOOKS LIKE CLUBWEAR???? THIS IS UTTERLY DISGUSTING AND UGLY!! Second of all, why is she a Bulma clone? She NEEDS some form of Vegeta traits, so I gave her a tan, dark eyes, and a bit of a widow's peak (Pan bullies her for it). For her clothes, I was looking at elementary school yearbook pictures and got inspired by my clothes at the time. I also found some very Bulla coded 2010s kids outfits and used them for inspo. I think she looks good in it!!! For her hair, I was thinking bangs like Trunks and something spiky for the rest. I wanted to do loose hair, but then twintails came to mind. For color, I thought of combining the anime color with manga color!!! I then discovered Bulma's hair in DBS 11 cover, which was perfect!!! Bulla likes to paint her nails red, sorry if the pose I found doesn't show it 😅

Personality wise, I am not fond on how she was written, similar to Marron. I imagine her having Bulma's spunk and fashion interests and Vegeta's stubbornness!!! She's the fashion and glam girlie of the new gen gang and wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up!!! She finds positivity anywhere and would not judge anyone when it comes to physical appearance!!!

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Professor Son 🐜🪲🦋

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Goten redraw with headcannons!

original frame

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Down boy meme but Gochi 🥰

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ChiChi will give Gt Goku a hug then try to brush out his matted rats nest of a mane

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Not pictured - Bulma off-screen grabbing a gun so she can join them

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"Hello, darling."

ChiChi Black concept

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adoration | gochi, dragon ball