I think its entirely plausible goku had a wake up call with his heart disease. Doesnt matter how tough you are if your heart just stops anyways. Thats when his focused shifted to finding someone who can take his place as earths protector.

Goku during the cell games acts like a person that found out he’s going to die and is on borrowed time, accepted it and is living out his last days carrying a very casual and strangely optimistic, borderline daydreamy view. In a weird way, he’s trying to set those up around him in preparation for him not being there anymore - in this case, having Gohan take over as the protector of earth. His realization that he goofed up, i take it, is akin to him understanding that it was way too soon to adopt such backseat approach to what was going on around him

I think there's another reason for giving Cell the Sensu bean: Gohan never had the confidence to win and even if he beat Cell, it will always be in the back of his mind that he likely only won because his daddy roughed up Cell for him. Even if Goku tells him otherwise, that doubt will always be there and will haunt him for the rest of his life. Giving Cell the Sensu bean would erase all doubt and Gohan would never be haunted by such a burden.

_The sole fact that Goku believed in Gohan, like,_ Imagine having a father who believed in you *AS MUCH* as Goku did. _I'd love that._

The thing that's kinda terrifying is that when you think about it for a moment, Goku almost created a monster worse than the one they had to deal with to begin with. All Gohan had ever known fighting as up to this point was bullies beating down on those too weak to fight back properly. He had experienced loss at the hands of such bullies several times before. Up to this point, he had always been too weak to fight back, too weak to protect everything he cared about. Then he became Super Saiyan 2. Now, he was stronger than Cell. He was the one in control. He was the one with the power. The very first thing to cross his mind after coming to this realization was that he was going to make Cell experience as much of what he himself had felt for so long as possible. He became straight up sadistic, insisting on making Cell suffer instead of just going to the kill. Let's say that Cell never tried to blow himself up after losing 18. Gohan continues bullying him until he's satisfied, and then finally ends it. What would that have meant for Gohan's character development? Never realizing in that moment that he screwed up, getting a taste of the thrill of what it feels like to be the bully with no immediate consequences. I'm convinced that if things had gone this way Gohan would have grown up into a straight up savage, and not the cool kind. The only thing stopping Gohan from going down a dark path was the fact that he got reality checked by Cell's sheer spite and realized that he messed up and shouldn't have been enjoying it so much.

I feel like you guys just dont say its toriyama's writing.

Goku got a new lawyer to fight off the bad father allegations

Goku is such a well loved character that we sometimes forget he belongs to a violent race of vicious, race obliterating brutes and got bonked on the head. Rewiring his brain. He acts like a human, but inside, he can be just as brutal, dangerous, and sadistic as Vegeta. He just chooses when to show it.

I don't see why so many people have an issue with Goku as a father, Goku the man who loves fighting above all else chose to prioritize his son's growth and potential over himself and had complete blind faith that his son was completely capable of defeating Cell. He was so sure in his son beating Cell that he made sure to make Gohan's fight with Cell as fair as possible to help Gohan grow. Of course he miscalculated Gohan's willingness to fight but I don't think he can be entirely blamed for that, he spend a whole year with him inside the time chamber and apparently Gohan didn't show any obvious signs of him not wanting to fight, of course someone like Piccolo would know that Gohan doesn't like fighting, he literally threw Gohan into a fight that Gohan was COMPLETELY unprepared for and Gohan almost died because of it, meanwhile when Goku did it he placed Gohan in a fight he KNEW Gohan could win even if he didn't reach his full potential.

I'm still amazed people seem to miss that little scene where Goku asked for a senzu bean and was about to jump in and take Gohan's place. Yet again these are the same people who claim Vegeta is a good father while in the same breath insulting Goku and calling him a terrible father. Last time I checked Goku never took off into space and left his child and wife, he also never used violence either on them and cared for them since day one.

I can imagine that if Goku would throw Gohan to Cell, Then Bardock would have threw Goku to Frieza 😅😅

goku was weird with the cell games saga,it shocked not only all of the characters but us fans giving cell a sensu bean,I think I was screaming at my tv when I was a kid cause of the shock

Well above anything else, Goku likes to fight at full strength and to win those fights. He had approached Gohan in the wrong manner once he realized Gohan's potential. Just because someone has that potential doesn't mean you can push your own ideals to be the best and strongest on them, hence Piccolo's outburst. After the Cell games Goku kinda let Gohan do his thing and didn't interfere with what he wanted.

Saiyan scholar I have to say people like u is the reason why I can still say I am a db fan cuz u understand the anime alot better than people that just watch for power scaling sake

He had this "i know im ginna die soon" vibe the whole time after the heart virus. Its like he knew he would take a way out if it eas there and someone could win

5:20 The explanation of Cell's commitment to the tournament rules and showing honor toward Goku even while taunting him makes me think this came from him having a bit of Goku's literal DNA

The weirdest part was that if Gohan was stronger in the time chamber, why didn't Goku capitalize on it and try to train against him so he could beat Cell himself? It just felt like a wasted opportunity that he finally found someone stronger than him as well as the best possible environment to go all out.

Another reason for Goku's mindset during the Cell Saga is because he was a proud father at the time. He was like that dad during a sports game cheering about how that's his son when he makes a touchdown, or something. He had immense pride in Gohan and even projected some of himself onto Gohan like a lot of real world parents do, especially after seeing his great fighting potential. Of course once he realized that wasn't the life Gohan wanted, he was ready to fight Cell himself even if he knew he couldn't beat him at the time.

dude I love your take on stuff I never thought of some of the stuff you bring up lol thanks for the content

One of my favorite video of yours, very cohesive explanations that make a lot of sense

Goku died a man who learned a lesson

Thank you 👏 There’s nothing left to add to this, but for perspective I’ll add - Goku would understand firsthand how it felt being capable of protecting earth as an adolescent

If Goku woulda Gaven himself a senzu bean instead of cell, the same thing would happen but this time Goku would actually be able to help since he isn’t out of breath and with Goku being there to help Gohan, Gohan would be more confident, so if they’re both at full power teaming up on a weakened cell they should be able to take him out, and if not vegeta and trunks can help last minute

0:20 GUYS!!! GUYS!!! HE SAID THE WORD!!!

It's not really a matter of good or bad fatherhood. Gohan ascending to SSJ2 was the only chance they had. Even if Goku or Gohan could squeeze out a win against Cell as SSJ1, they wouldn't be powerful enough to completely destroy him before Cell got desperate and destroyed the planet (like Goku witnessed Frieza do). They couldn't afford a repeat of what happened with Frieza on Namek (or what Frieza tried on Earth in Ressurection F). They needed somebody to completely overwhelm Cell. Gohan was the only option. Giving Cell the senzu bean was instrumental in that. If a weakened Cell lost to SSJ1 Gohan, Earth would be in the line of fire. Goku needed Cell to be stronger than Cell to start. That's the only way Cell might entertain letting Gohan power up. It was a huge gamble, but it was the only chance they had. It was a genius move by Goku. Without it, they are all dead.

19:28 Trunks: "oh, hey, mom! Just playing knights and dragons, with some friends!"😊

Goku knew Gohan was going to surpass him in the chamber before they even walked through the door.

This was the single biggest thing I detested while watching Team Four Star's DBZA. The repeat gag of Goku being a bad dad was quite funny for awhile (and I'll always love pre-android saga DBZA). But later on, it literally stopped being written as comedy, and got incredibly dragged-out and uncomfortable. It was so bad by the Cell games, it really started feeling like to one or two of them on the writing team were projecting their own serious personal issues and/or bad relationships with their own fathers, because it got so needlessly preachy how much they insisted on beating this ded horse.

Lovely 🎉

Here’s something not a lot of people consider about Goku’s psychology at the time. He had been a Super Saiyan for a YEAR STRAIGHT at that point he gave the senzu to Cell. My understanding is that canonically, being in Super Saiyan form entails being in a heightened state of emotion, and that maintaining the form means holding that heightened state of emotion, which is why emotional shocks can knock people out of or into Super Saiyan form. So, for over a year, Goku and his son Gohan have been working to “progressively overload” their emotional state, until they could be emotionally where Goku is when Krillin is killed by Frieza, but physically and mentally just living normal day-to-day life. Super Saiyan is kind of like Kaioken, but with emotion, instead of with heart rate. Goku can grit his teeth and flex his muscles and raise his heartrate and say KAIOKEN! and get a power-up for as long as he can maintain the flex, or he can grit his teeth and summon significant enough emotion and flex his muscles and say FRIEZAAAAA! and get a power up for as long as he can maintain the emotion. Is there any wonder why this pure-of-heart, never-faced-impure-intentions-before, half-ape adult manchild may have somewhat clouded thoughts about his priorities in the Cell Games when you consider that he’s had to remember how it felt when Krillin was killed every day, had to specifically dwell upon the feeling, and had to help his son reach a similar state of emotional pique?

When it comes to malicious opponents, Goku has gotten softer on them in Z. Sparing their lives instead of killing them, even when they deserve it, but only after he completely dominated them. I don't think humiliation is the actual intent, but that is what he does. Knowing Gohan's gentle nature, I think Goku assumed that Gohan would do the same for Cell, and to help show Cell how unevenly they were matched, to aid in the humiliation, is part of the motivation for giving him the sensu bean. Also since he knew Gohan wasn't in much danger going in, it could also be seen as a confidence booster for his son.

I think we also need to ask. Did cell actually need the Senzu bean after the fight with Goku?I know he looked tired and all, but he was also hiding a lot of his power and suppressing a lot more than goku even imagined. I just dont see how goku could have pushed cell to that far where taking a senzu actually did anything noticeable.

He should have used kiaoken since he mastered ssj

I think Goku giving Cell the Senzu Bean was to be a confidence and motivation booster to Gohan. Goku acknowledges his son as the strongest person there and needed a way to let Gohan know he didn't need any advantages against his opponent to win. Yes Gohan was scared to fight, but Goku assumed that Gohan would start to fight and realize how much of a chance he had against Cell. I think something everyone forgets is, Goku never knew how much Gohan disliked fighting. At the beginning of the series, Gohan was a scaredy cat, but after his training with Piccolo, Goku never got to see a Gohan ever falter in the face of despair. To Goku, Gohan took up fighting and was able to answer the call against Raditz, Vegeta, Captain Ginyu, and Frieza. And in his training with Piccolo and Gohan and in the Chamber with just Gohan, Goku saw his son as someone with great potential, great motivation, but low confidence. Goku never knew the Gohan who ran away from Saibamen, from Nappa. He never saw that initial training with Piccolo that let Piccolo know that Gohan would not answer that call. That Gohan was truly proactive enough to become the main protagonist of the series. And Piccolo was right. Goku was right about the Cell games, but Piccolo was right about Gohan all along that he knows how to get Gohan motivated to react.

I mean, i interpreted this as some kinda push from Toriyama to make Gohan the MC

When Goku gives cell a senzu bean is when dragon ball super begins imo. Goku just isn’t the same afterwards, he just has the dragon ball super mindset

That was a reach with that senzu bean argument lol rolled my eyes when you talked about sportsmanship, coupled with those other things. Yeah, I guess haha

I feel like the main reason he gave cell the senzu bean was so he would have the same courtesy with gohan the same way he offered Goku a senzu, so just in case Gohan wasn't able to extract all of his power he made it a sport, and when Piccolo talked to him he realized it didn't matter how many times Cell allowed the senzu bean probably Gohan would not get mad, so he tried to help as he also realized he was betting on torturing his son, wich didn't seem aparent to him at first glance because he doesn't associate fighting with torture and Gohan felt like a seasoned fighter by then.

Why did Goku give Cell the senzu bean? *to extend the saga for 4 more episodes*

TFS on their abridged had goku explaining himself to piccolo, in a surprisingly clear mind, even if misguided. I’d like to believe that was his thought process on DBZ original

Orrr… hear me out… Krillin COULD HAVE just pressed the button!!.. lol

You know sometimes I think people forget that og dragonball exist. This was just goku passing on the turtle school duty to protect the world

Goku isn’t weird. I think he’s trying to be a father but he has NO CLUE WTF THAT MEANS. The best he can do is relate it to fighting, the ONLY THING HE ACTUALLY KNOWS. Goku was a very proud father after the time chamber I think he had 100% faith in his son “as a fighter”. Unfortunately though, he can’t fathom a reality where someone doesn’t like fighting especially his own son.

23:55 “sacrificing yourself is using all your life force to amp your attacks” HMM!! I like this read a lot-it confers with the fact that Roshi flat-out died in DB when he did the Mafuba Wave against Demon King Piccolo. He believed it was their only hope, and fully intended on sacrificing himself as his master did to save the world, only he missed the electric jar. Kind of cool how Tien, the failed too-pure son of the Crane school of assassins, is the one who mastered the Mafuba Wave and was able to perform it (at least to practice) in a way that it wouldn’t kill him. It’s like-the rift that caused Crane and Roshi to separate was Mutaito’s sacrifice at the hands of the Mafuba Wave, and while Roshi carried on Mutaito’s legacy and Crane rejected it seeking material things like power in exchange for the immaterial like morality or reason, it was a confluence of both masters that saved the day. Tien’s native goodness, which Roshi recognizes in him, and his natural aptitude for highly-dangerous Ki powers/passion and drive to succeed, which Crane and Tao recognize in him, are what led Tien to develop his understanding of the Mafuba Wave technique, ultimately righting the wrong done by Demon King Piccolo so long ago against both Crane’s and Roshi’s master. It’s cool, it’s like a nice little bow.

Goku wanted his son to be a tournament winner.

I noticed that he was alpha when he got out of time chamber but then fumbled the fight

Wow, Cell really didn’t get any kind of Zenkai boost from the senzu bean, huh? Maybe that’s another reason Goku wasn’t so worried?

Smirked at "pitch perfect timing"

Just remember; the answer will always be: Toriyama forgot, or doesn't care XD

Weird? The pinnacle of Goku.

I think Toriyama and therefore Goku wanted to pass the torch, Gohan outclassed Goku in power which was eluded to since Raditz. So he saw fit that Gohan is fit to take over being the protector if earth needed one. If Goku died to Cell in some way, Gohan would be there with an earth that no longer had Goku there to draw enemies specifically for him. Genuinely it would've been interesting to see Gohan actually recognise he has this power he should try to keep up with it and be that protagonist. Even if for a short while, perhaps Gohan could've trained or forcibly made Vegeta train with him so Gohan could ease off fighting and pursue his own life.

The thing is, his son is weird because he wanted to be there with his dad. He wanted to fight and protect his friends, and for the show to act like that wasn’t the case when he volunteered to go with his dad’s best friend to another planet I don’t know it just seems like a change in character that was done so at the last minute.

If he’s weird for giving Cell a senzu my head canon is that he did that so that Cell would push Gohan into ssj2 and to show he wasn’t bluffing by giving Cell the senzu it made him carry it out and make Gohan become ssj2 so it made sense if Goku didn’t do that then Cell would’ve probably killed Gohan out of desperation or killed Gohan and called Goku’s bluff so stop blaming Goku for that guys

He was also nerfed lol

In Buddhist mythology, Asura(Vanara included, which are apes Wu Kong/Goku are based off of) don't like receiving aid when in combat. And want their opponents to fight at full strength due to some sort of martial pride and are above slaying a weakened foe. I believe this is why Zorro from one piece also hates receiving aid.

We need to see this with the eyes of akira toriyama. He wanted to end dragonball with the cell saga. In the Chamber of time goku saw gohans unlimited potencial. But the only one who could unlock it was cell. So goku gave Cell the senzu bean otherwise gohan would have defeated cell at this point. Goku fought cell first so gohan learns his movements and fighting style after the fight goku was sure that with gohan together he could defeat cell so he gave up to use cell to unlock gohans hidden power that was his whole plan. But he didn't consider that gohan doesn't like fighting. And of course he couldn't know about cells abilities like producing cell jr. and therefore endangering his friends. Gokus plan was a gamble but i think it was worth the risk because in the time chamber i am sure that goku thought that he peaked and it was not enough for cell in the end but gohan ssj 2 that goku saw for a short time in the time chamber was at least two times as strong as him.

WHY is Kibito Kai separated in Dragon Ball Diapers when he went to Namek to separate in Super?? (If this is supposed to take place in the 1 year gap of the Buu arc and Battle of Gods arc)

Oh man. Simply awesome point about “Because Cell let Goku surrender and forfeit his match and was sportsmanlike about it, and that’s really important to Goku”. That’s, I mean, fuck, that’s all you need to understand why he’d do that. That’s just something he would and does do in OG Dragon Ball.

What is the exact song name at the very beginning of Chapter 1 ‘Gokus Critical Options’

conclusion: goku is a good father...just not a perfect one

I think a plausable reason for the Cell explosion being so strong could be the cell memory. Just like how when he comes back, his super Perfect cell due to his cells "remembering" the former power when he regenerated. Maybe the self destruct works off that residual power level, a multiplier of his max known power rather then whatever he currently has left in the tank.

If they all jumped him and used the senzu beans I think it would have turned out more or less the same. They'd need a team attack with an instant transmission way up into the the air instant transmission out and hit cell with a Kamehameha, big bang, final flash on standby.

He isn't a bad father, he just can be a little socially naive. That doesn't make him a bad person by any stretch.

Class is in session.

His Frieza Cells took over at the end bulking up and trying to destroy the planet.

Why Goku to feel sorry for a serial killer like Cell who drains people lifes to be fed?

The fact that this show from 30 years ago can be content for todays let’s you know they did their job good bad or ugly no other anime will have this impact or longevity

Goku gave Gohan a senzu because in his head it would have been very light work for Gohan (and it was once he transformed and got the rage boost on top). His mistake was thinking Gohan had the heart for fighting like he did.

I think Goku gave Cell a Senzu bean so that Gohan would feel backed into a corner and awaken his hidden potential

Saiyan saga Goku the student Friza Saga Goku Master Exam Cell saga. Goku the master Buu saga Goku the Teacher GT. Goku the Veteran

dude was trying to kick the bugged and give it to the new generation , his son and goten and trunks this is my favorite goku , his role as a martial artist is too badass in this arc

You know, the whole thing about Semi-Perfect Cell's explosion really does make you think... I mean, him coming back as Super-Perfect Cell after blowing himself up _might_ play a part in his explosion being so stupidly strong, but... man, them not even trying to make a barrier or anything around him really does seem dumb. It couldn't possibly be that they didn't know how to make a Ki Barrier, because they're all, relatively speaking, Ki masters. And Cell was hardly fighting anymore, so any honor code really should've gone out the window by then... Guess it really is just a "Rule of Cool" thing to have it go the way it did.

Goku dying to semi-perfect Cell's explosion is def one of those moments you kinda have to accept for storytelling purposes. And reallt, a lot of moments in Dragon Ball are like that. Think Roshi destroying the moon in OG Dragon Ball compared to how power increases even in that same series. It makes little sense, but it is canon. Toriyama himself said power levels are bullshit. He made that system to make fun of the idea a hero's power could be measured in numbers, when the Z Senshi's true power is fuelled by their passions, their bonds, and desire to protect Earth. Also, I assumed that stopping a certain level of energy/damage takes exerting an equal amount of ki force. Thats how inertia works in real life. To be invincible Goku would have to constantly maintain a "skin" of ki with planet-busting levels of energy ever second. He's not an Android, he's going to gas out eventually and collapse from exhaustion

Cell Games Goku wasn’t weird.. *insert Homelander* “It was Perfect. Just perfect” All is my opinion. Dropping a sub!

I feel like goku dying could be a Catalyst for him becoming ssj2

It was originally planned for Gohan to take over the series.

I think there was two factors playing into Goku's death by Semi-perfect Cell's self-destruct. First, Goku had been beaten down by the Cell Jrs like 10 minutes prior, and in all depictions of the fight Goku had been shown barely able to stand by the time Gohan had unlocked Super Saiyan 2. So he had been drastically weakened by that point. Second, Cell's self destruct attack was likely not a "normal" self destruct. He was artificially created by a human scientist to defeat an incredibly powerful fighting force, so he wasn't a normal creature by any means. He likely had some sort of enhanced self destruct move programmed in by Dr.Gero, as a failsafe incase Cell came across an opponent he couldn't defeat. And if we look at Android 16, he honestly believed he could kill Perfect Cell with his self destruct attack, and not only could he sense power levels, Cell actually believed he was about to die so there is no reason to believe that Cell couldn't produce an even bigger explosion with his higher power. Plus He had absorbed Android 17, so he was likely able to use his bomb with his own self destruct. It's also likely Cell gained a small zenkai boost from eating the sensu bean, making his attack a bit stronger.

all this crumbles when u consider that goku is putting the entire world in danger of being destroyed over "sportsmanship" and "believing in his son". like the earth's wellbeing is insignificant when put next to the sacredness of battle and believing in his son.

Goku WAS strong enough, he just didn't realize he needed to destroy all of Cell's cells.

DBZ is the story of Gohan, at least until the end of Cell Saga.

Ya Goku dragging out the fight with Frieza were heaven and earths apart of why Gohan dragged it out with Cell. I think the human element, can make half sayan more prone to evil in a way. Ya sayans are brutal savages who live for the fight. But in the worlds of Dr. Weil, "That's right! I'm a bona fide human. The creator of Reploids... A human being! [...] The desire for power. The joy of making everything work for you. You have no way of experiencing this without a human brain. It's the ultimate joy! No mere Reploid could ever understand!"

On a side note, Super Saiyan 2 being merely a 2x upgrade down from the 50x buff the original was makes ZERO sense...

Ya i still wont give Goku a pass here, the boys strength is irrelevant no good father had their son fight their battles for them. At Cells weakened state he should have popped a senzu and Goku,Vegeta,and trunks not give him a chance and put the bug down. Thats the practical real world scenario but that dosent Cell(pun intended ik lol)So ppl need to needlessly die in a pointless manner for plot and drama. I dont call him a terrible father but i wont call him a good father either.

Goku is a bad father because he regularly "goes out for milk" and doesn't come back for 3 years at a time. 😂 He also screwed up Gohan's school entry interview.

Beats heart virus Sacrifices himself next episode 😶

I’m sorry, but the leaps in logic in this video are driving me crazy. Realistically speaking, Goku is a bad father. Yes, he knew Gohan COULD win. But he could not have known Gohan WOULD win. He had no way of even knowing Cell’s full power since he never revealed it before fighting Gohan. There were multiple times Gohan was in real danger of dying to Cell, and Goku put him in this situation. His 11 year old son. No good father would actually do this. But fine, I accept that it was likely their only chance to survive. But this does not excuse the senzu bean, and your reasoning does not make sense. Both the manga and anime go out of their way to show Cell winded after his fight with Goku. The senzu clearly did something. But even if it is true that it ultimately made no difference, why even risk it? A good father would not have done that. I fully believe SSJ1 Gohan could have killed the weakened Cell considering how much stronger he was than Goku. But Goku put sportsmanship over the safety of his own son. He was not a good father in this arc, and the arguments to the contrary in this video are shockingly flimsy compared to the usual for this channel.

I would like to think that the reason he gave the been to his enemy is because he wanted his son to feel the experience of an enemy in full power to help him bring out his own full power. Otherwise there’s no sense of danger.

EDIT: Yup you touched on that in option #2 I STRONGLY feel Goku gave Cell a bean because of Cell's psychology. He needed Cell to be so far above Gohan that he would toy with him and let Gohan power up Its literally what happened with Super Vegeta. If 2nd Stage Cell was close to Vegeta, there is NO WAY he wouldve let Cell go final form Since Gohan was stronger than Goku and Cell was weakened, Cell probably would've just killed Gohan if the fight got too serious. He needed the Vegeta side of Cell to activate and give Gohan the chance to go Level 2

Not gonna lie, I never once thought too in depth on these things cause at the end of the day it's just a show for entertainment. That being said, I don't see outcome 2 even coming close to happening mainly because gohan always had it in him to go ssj2 it just took seeing someone dying in front of him to snap, so tbh gohan seeing trunks die in front of him would've definitely been more than enough especially cause he knew trunks better than 16, and that's only if his dad dying in vain doesn't do it or seeing piccolo die doesn't do it. At that point gohan is mainly a time ticking bomb that cell THINKS isn't worth any concern over since to him ssj2 ain't even a thing and thinks gohan at ssj is all there is.

Is the music from legacy of goku?

22:04 do you think that, here, cell could have instant transmissioned back to earth, out of pettiness. Goku's already a quick learner, so why not, technically a more efficient version of him?

Think we all naturally don’t feel the gravity of the situation. The Earth is at stake. The Ends have to fit the Means. Gohan had to be a tool not a Son. Not because Goku is a bad Father, but because the option is victory or death.

You say how Goku sent Gohan knowing Gohan wouldn't be in harms way. But IIRC, Gohan did get all kinds of fucked up fighting Cell. No life long damage or anything like that, But still not exactly squeaky clean though. Which is like saying. "As long as you didn't die, then it's ok right?"

It’s all plot. Nothing to think too hard when it comes to Dragon Ball

Cellf-destruction?

Son… Goku knew Gohan had it 💪🏼

His eyes were off too😅

goku played cell. giving him a senzu made cell calmer and less desperate. cornered cell would kill everyone

Goku giving cell a senzu bean is not out of character, goku gave a senzu to piccolo in dragon ball, spared vegetas life, gave freiza of all people energy, and wished kid buu to be reincarnated. (On a side note you know how when cell is losing he starts acting like a baby and throws a fit is that from the vegeta DNA or friezas?)

Cell was the best damn villain in DBZ imo, hands down. If he replaced Frieza as the main villain I believe DB would be sssooooo much better.