Why These Saiya-jins? Why "Determination and Strength?"

First, I'll cover the name issue. Determination seems to be the most prominent quality in Gokou's bloodline. This is most obvious in Bardock and Gokou, never surrendering even when it is almost certain that they will lose. Chibi Goten's enthusiasm towards fighting ties in with his determination to never lose. Even though he almost always loses to Trunks, they are still great training buddies. Strength is the second issue. Both Goten and Bardock are amazingly strong for who they are. Bardock is just a Third-Class, but must be destroyed by Freezer personally, and has a power level of about 10 000 when he is killed. Goten is the youngest Super Saiya-jin ever, having achieved it at only age 7. He is stronger than both Gohan and Gokou were at 7!

Why did I choose to make a shrine to them? Well, I love overlooked, underestimated characters in any series. I like Saiya-jins, but they were just too popular for me to enjoy. 1 out of 5 Dragonball sites are probably a Vegeta or Trunks shrine of some sort. :D I had always known about Goten and Bardock, and thought they were kinda cool, but never gave them much thought. I was into the original Dragonball fighters, like Ten, Yamucha, Kuririn, and Chouzu. Then, I found a bunch of fansubs at an Asian mall near me. There weren't any original Dragonball ones for my human fighter "obsession," but I figured I should pick up some. I had enough money for three. The Bardock special, some Buu Saga episodes, and some Bebi Saga episodes caught my eye, and I picked them up. The Bardock special was amazing! It had Oozarus and real, non-Super Saiya-jin fighting, which I loved about the original Dragonball. It was filled with emotion, death, and standing up against all odds - the very essence of Dragonball. The Buu episodes were about the fusion of Gotenks. Goten was absolutely adorable throughout the whole tape, although a little dense. ;) The GT tape was pretty poor quality, while the others were amazingly good for fansubs. But it contained teenage Goten and Parasu, and gave me a good look into GT Goten. (I ended up hating both.) These two characters instantly became my favs. But there weren't as many sites as I hoped about them. When I learned a little bit of HTML, I started my own. And now you're here. :D

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