Dragon Ball Super: Teen Goten And Trunks Explained

Dragon Ball Super is taking a page from its recent movie which focused on Gohan and Piccolo instead of Goku and Vegeta, giving readers a window into the lives of Goten and Trunks as teenagers. Following the epic conclusion of the Granolah Arc, this new storyline doesn’t put the universe at risk but it gives fans some hilarious high school hijinks as the songs of Goku and Vegeta attempt to navigate their way in high school and also patrolling the streets as the city’s new superheroes.    

Unlike their dear-old dads, Trunks and Goten haven’t followed in the family business of training themselves to the point of near death on a regular basis. Rather, the two are attending high school and have actually forged friend groups that don’t happen to contain a man with no nose or a green Namekian. While Trunks and Goten might not be hitting Ultra Instinct or Beast levels any time soon, they still retain two major aces up their sleeve when it comes to their power levels. They can both still transform into Super Saiyans and they can still perform the fusion dance to create Gotenks, the fused being that can go Super Saiyan 3 and is quite the powerhouse.

Dragon Ball Super: New Heroes On The Block

Trunks and Goten might not be training on an alien world, but they are following in the footsteps of Gohan by sporting superhero identities as the newest crime fighters protecting the city, Saiyaman X1 and Saiyaman X2. While their heroic alter-egos have them fighting against bank robbers and criminals, they are still maintaining their regular lives, with Trunks even harboring his crush on Mai which was hinted at during the Goku Black Arc earlier in Dragon Ball Super.

During the events of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, we see that Goten and Trunks are clearly still able to fight, and while they do mess up the fusion dance in forming an obese Gotenks, they seemingly get it right in the final moments of the film. It’s doubtful that the sons of Goku and Vegeta will get new transformations during this current prequel arc, though seeing more of their lives is something that many readers weren’t expecting and offers new “slice of life” adventures into the Shonen series. 

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