>spends years training to beat the androids>suddenly decides fighting is wrong and refuses to do anything???
>>287223682>gag manga writer decides to write shounen>a lot of consistency issues appear throughout the story because he wanted to make a joke at some point and had to go with it afterwardsMany such cases.
>>287223682he thought he was training to be a backup character who throws some fists and gets smacked until Goku steps in and saves the day, like everyone else was. That's how it always went, before.
>>287225116Oh
>>287223682Random Frieza mook #2 confirmed even more awful than Cell. Simply had to be killed and his body dumped in a lake. No way around it.
>>287225240Lol
>>287223682>>287225240Toriyama is a hack, yes.
>>287223682Toriyama is stupid
>>287223682That's not what he says speedreader.He finds the situation pointless as Cell has no actual reason to want to destroy the Earth, he dislikes pointless bloodshed. He's giving Cell an out because he realizes he can win if he gets angry, he knew what Goku's plan was.
Mark from Invincible would shit on Gohan ngl
>>287226369It is in effect. Gohan is re-characterized out of thin air for no reason but to create artificial tension.
>>287226483Gohan is willing to defend the Earth and fight in self defense, he just doesn't crave battle like Goku does. He wanted to try reasoning with Cell only to accidentally make Cell interested in his rage.
>>287226632>he just doesn't crave battle like Goku doesThat trait was invented just for the confrontation with Cell. By the time Gohan returns to fight Vegeta and journeys to Namek, he's fully willing to put his all into a fight with no second thoughts.
>>287226764Goku is an enthusiast while Gohan is an indoctrinated child soldier. He'd would fight, he just prefers not to.
>>287226913Gohan's psyche was never explored enough for that to hold any truth. He's a kid with high potential who learned not to run away, no more or less. At least until this stupid arc anyway.
why do normies like the cell arc and then completely misunderstand goku and gohan's characterization? not saying that's what is happening here but i'm just saying in general
>>287225240Toyotaro can only dream of drawing battle choreography like this.
>>287226764You didn't even disprove any of what that anon said. He said Gohan doesn't crave battle, then you listed examples where Gohan fought out of duty to protect others. Those aren't the same as Goku waku wakuing over the idea of fighting a strong guy.
>>287227571He didn't prove anything for me to refute. He gave his own headcanon to try interpreting one unprecedented moment.
>>287225116Trunks killed Freeza
>>287223682>I read battle shonen for the plot
Cell was a stupid villain
