Is Goku A Good Father?

[Midnight Delight]

Better than my dad at least

 

[Finalbeta]

Better than my dad at least

To be honest Goku always cared about his son's interests.

Heck he even suggested him to focus on his studies instead of discarding them, who would have ever imagined hehe.

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Goku is alright as a father I guess. Not too good and not too bad. Piccolo is way better than Goku as a father though.

 

[Blother Fertitta]

Obviously, this question can only be answered subjectively - no parent is perfect, no child is without trauma that they pass on in some way, and no family gets through life without internal strife.

Usually, though, relatives don’t also have to save the planet from extraterrestrial and existential threats. Goku is a mighty defender of the universe, and his sons are both more powerful than most other creatures throughout. He clearly loves Gohan and Goten, will sacrifice everything for their safety, and trains them so they can eventually succeed him. It’s equally clear that they revere him for both his power and the care he shows them, even in/from the afterlife.

Is he a good father? The above reasons are all good points in his defense, but he’s also:
• Intentionally put one son (Gohan) in harm’s way multiple times
• Barely knows or spends any real time with the other (Goten)
• Seems to value battling over everything else, to the detriment of his sons’ other interests
• Shows little genuine affection for Chi-Chi, his wife and the mother of said children

For my money, Goku IS a good father, but it’s razor thin. What say y’all?

I'm a better father than Goku, that's for sure

 

[Finalbeta]

Goku is alright as a father I guess. Not too good and not too bad. Piccolo is way better than Goku as a father though.

Piccolo sounds more like a guardian angel.

 

[PerfectHie]

Maybe if Vegeta could take care of villains for once then Goku wouldn't be needed as much

 

[Finalbeta]

Maybe if Vegeta could take care of villains for once then Goku wouldn't be needed as much

Imagine if Gohan turned into the 24/7 Earth saviour, Goku would have likely failed hehe.

 

[LadyVados]

It’s debatable if he’s even a good person let alone a father

 

[Jew D. Boy]

It’s debatable if he’s even a good person let alone a father

Yeah, Super has REALLY been a thorough assassination of his character...he was reckless in DB and Z at points, but he’s been intolerable in this new series

 

[Red Admiral]

no
like ... fuck no ...
like ... he is world worst father

but ... I still would very much like his genes

 

[JazzMazz]

Yes, but in the Cell saga he was guilty of projecting himself onto Gohan, not understanding that Gohan isn't really a fighter like him.

 

[Midnight Delight]

Yes, but in the Cell saga he was guilty of projecting himself onto Gohan, not understanding that Gohan isn't really a fighter like him.

Most Dads are like that to a degree
Well not really the "assuming they want to fight a Solar system busting Bug" part

 

[JazzMazz]

Most Dads are like that to a degree
Well not really the "assuming they want to fight a Solar system busting Bug" part

Yeah. Goku is definitely a bit irresponsible in terms of putting Gohan in danger, but in terms of being an emotionally receptive and loving guy, his good in fulfilling Gohan's emotional needs as a father.

 

[Kurozumi D. Trussop]

No

 

[Red Night]

He is clearly too much stupid to be a good father. Same thing for Chichi. She's too much authoritarian.

 

[Sparda]

No
He's not even a good person imo

 

[Finalbeta]

He is clearly too much stupid to be a good father. Same thing for Chichi. She's too much authoritarian.

Goku is such a non-linear character.

He comes out with very intelligent fighting plans but most of the time his IQ looks extensively low.

 

[Buusatan94]

Not really, Goku may loves his children and be protective of them but his lack of maturity and teaching of lessons outside of battles are very lacking compared to Piccolo who understanly is considered by many to be Gohan's true father.

 

[ZoroSlaysDragonTuna]

No, But its not like he didnt care at all, Him trying to save the world was to save his friends and family mainly you could see how much he cared when his friends died. So in a way he wasnt the worst father ever he was protecting every one in his own way.

 

[Extravlad]

He absolutely is a good father.

He couldn't raise Gohan? Yea cause he fucking DIED to save him and the entire human race.

He chose to stay in the afterworld instead of raising Gohan/Goten? He didn't know Chichi was pregnant + he did it to PROTECT THE EARTH cause he knew problems would arise if he was around.

How is he a bad father seriously? He never abandoned his children and always loved them.

Even when he sent Gohan to fight Cell, he did it because he knew Gohan could win and Gohan had been through SCARIER THINGS, Gohan on Namek experienced a far harder situation than just fighting Cell