Son Goten

Son Goten, also known as Chibi Goten and Mighty Mask, is a character from the Dragon Ball series.
== Charactah Account ==
The second son of Goku and Chi-Chi, born some time after the Cell Games. Has a very childlike naivety not unlike Goku when he was little; though also has Gohan's childhood crybaby tendencies. Like Trunks, he eventually mellows out some in time, and by Super he surprisingly becomes something of a voice of reason for both his family and Trunks, though he usually goes along with the latter's ideas anyway.
As a child, Goten is a fun-loving and kind-hearted person like his father. However, thanks to his mother's structured upbringing, he tends to show more common sense and proper manners than his father did as a child (even in some cases as an adult). While still being forced to study hard like his older brother by their mother, having mellowed out following Goku's death, Chi-Chi allowed Goten to have more freedom to explore his own interests than Gohan did growing up; Chi-Chi even took it upon herself to train Goten in the martial arts. This allowed him to develop love for play-fighting and bug catching.
Goten is also somewhat mischievous, due to being influenced by his best friend Trunks and joins him in their many antics. Between Trunks and himself, he is surprisingly the voice of reason, though he usually goes along with the former's ideas. Goten is also well mannered, as he always bows before he faces someone in a fight. He looks up to and greatly admires his older brother Gohan (he was the only person who finds Gohan's embarrassing Great Saiyaman Suit to be "cool"). When Trunks had blamed the tournament intermission on Gohan's defeat in the previous match, Goten quickly became agitated and aggressive towards the other in an attempt to defend his older brother's honor. However, in Dragon Ball Super his opinion of Great Saiyaman has changed as he rejects a Great Saiyaman costume that Gohan had made for Goten, considering it lame showing that his tastes have changed. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Dragon Ball GT
* Dragon Ball Super
* Dragon Ball Super: Broly
* Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
* Dragon Ball Z
* Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Broly - Second Coming
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Wrath of the Dragon
* Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Battle of Gods
* Dragon Ball Z: Looking Back at it All - The Dragon Ball Z Year-End Show!
* Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son-Goku and Friends!
=== Manga ===
* Dragon Ball
* Dragon Ball Super
* Dragon Ball: Heya! Son Goku and His Friends Return!
=== Video Games ===
* Data Carddass Dragon Ball Z
* Dragon Ball FighterZ
* Dragon Ball Fusions
* Dragon Ball GT: Transformation
* Dragon Ball Heroes
* Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden
* Dragon Ball Legends
* Dragon Ball Online
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
* Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle
* Dragon Ball Z Manga Kasetto
* Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
* Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
* Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
* Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers
* Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden
* Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu
* Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World
* Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
* Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3
* Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
* Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
* Dragon Ball Z: The Legend
* Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
* Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
* Dragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu Impact
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
* Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle
* Jump Super Stars
* Jumputi Heroes
== Trivia ==
* Goten's name literally means "Awakening to Heaven" or "perceiving heaven", as "Ten" can translate as sky or heavens. His name is very similar to Goku's, as he was likely named after him. Due to this, Goten's name can be read in the same manner of Mandarin/pinyin like with his brother and father's names. In Goten's case, the reading is "Sun Wutian".
** It should be noted that the kanji (ten/tian) is exactly the same one used in Tien Shinhan's name. However, both "ten" portions are not pronounced the same in the English dub as Goten's is "ten" via the Japanese on'yomi pronunciation, while Tien's follows the exact Mandarin/pinyin pronunciation.
** Goten also shares the same pinyin name as Master Roshi's pinyin name, as both Goten and Muten in Chinese pinyin are read as "Wutian".
* Goten's hobbies are play-fighting and bug catching.
* Goten's favorite foods are daifuku and pocky.
* Goten's favorite vehicle is a bike.
* The Dragon Ball Collectible Card Game lists Goten as Human, when he is in fact half-Saiyan and half-Human.
** In Dragon Ball Fusions, all Earthling/Saiyan hybrids (such as Goten, Gohan, Trunks, Pan, and Bulla) and Androids are classified as Earthlings, presumably due to them originating on Earth.
* Unlike his older brother Gohan, Goten was never shown with a tail in the series.
** In one interview, Toriyama explained Goten's lack of a tail as the result of the tail being a recessive trait in Saiyan hybrids, though in a more recent interview, Toriyama revealed that he could never figure out how Saiyans could dress themselves with the tail on and these little minutia annoyed him to no end and thus he decided to get rid of them, explaining Goten, Trunks, Bulla, Pan, their descendants, and Saiyans of Universe 6 lack of tails.
* Goten is a Jack in one of Oolong's card games.
* In Future Trunks' timeline, Goten does not exist due to Goku dying of a heart disease before the arrival of the Androids, as he was conceived shortly before the Cell Games (stated in Japanese tankoban 36).
* A hidden audio file in the Xenoverse series shows that Goten can wield the Power Pole, indicating that it may have been planned as one of his Super Skills.
* Out of all the Saiyans in the series, Goten was the youngest one who learned how to transform into a Super Saiyan and the quickest.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Goten at Ultra Dragon Ball Wiki
* Goten at Dragon Ball Wiki
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