Super Hero Can Finally Fix Dragon Ball's Gohan Replacement Problem
Based on all of the early promotion, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero looks to be correcting one of the series' biggest Gohan missteps. One of the big problems with Dragon Ball is in its handling of Gohan and the squandered promise of the character. This, in no small part, comes down to the prominence of Goku and the power of his marketability. Super Hero looks to finally be veering away from the sometimes suffocating influence of the character, giving Gohan a chance to succeed Goku and potentially begin the next generation of Dragon Ball in earnest.
Gohan was always intended to be Goku's replacement as the next generation of Z-Fighters, dating all the way back to the Cell Saga. That promise was unfortunately broken during the Buu Saga, where the character was made a big deal of, only to be shunted off to the side so his father could save the day, setting Gohan up for an even worse mishandling in Dragon Ball Super. That storytelling potential was doubly squandered with his daughter, Pan, whose endearing introduction to the series in the Peaceful World Saga was undermined by her abysmal representation in the maligned Dragon Ball GT as little more than a damsel for Goku to save.
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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero looks to be letting Gohan reclaim his intended role, and may even be setting up his daughter as his eventual successor. Goku and Vegeta are off-planet during the events of the film, opening the door for Dragon Ball's many other characters to step up in a major way. The movie's plot has some incredibly familiar, and very promising implications, which could actually be setting the stage for the redemption of both Gohan and his daughter, Pan.
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