Goten's appearance as a child is a spitting image of Goku's childhood look,

including messy, unkempt hair, same eye color, lighter-pale complexion and a
playful face. He also wears an orange gi similar to Goku's, minus the kame symbol,
along with a dark blue long-sleeved undershirt and black training shoes with dark
blue shin guards in the Majin Buu Arc. Goten is known for looking almost identical
to his father as a child, to the point when Goku first meets Goten he proclaims "I
think there is a little me hiding behind your leg Chi-Chi!" This resemblance to his
father is pointed out numerous times by other characters throughout the series, as
well as in a few video games. His appearance drastically changes as he grows older,
towards the end of Dragon Ball Z. Goten's hair grew, so that he would not be
mistaken for Goku and is seen with a shaggier hairstyle similar to Yamacha and also
wears an orange gi similar to what Pan wears at the World Martial Arts Tournament.

In Dragon Ball Super, Goten wears his gi without the blue undershirt as he did in
the Majin Buu Saga. He also wears blue armbands, which he previously didn't and his
hairstyle still resembles that of his father. When not fighting, he wears a blue
sleeveless changshan with a green trim and a lavender long sleeve shirt underneath
with white folded sleeves and a long red sash tied around his waist which it was
concealed beneath his changshan, lavender Chinese pants with white folded sleeves
and black Kung-Fu shoes.

In Dragon Ball GT, his hairstyle becomes spiky, straight and tilted. He begins to
look like his brother Gohan as in contrast to Goku. In the Black Star Dragon Ball
Saga, Goten wears a green long-sleeved shirt with a yellow T-shirt underneath and
wears purple chino pants and light beige golden boots just like the ones Trunks
wore. Later in the Baby Saga, his second appearance is still his primary outfit,
but the color has changed except his boots, he now wears a white long-sleeved shirt
with a purple T-shirt underneath and wears lavender chino pants.

Personality
As a child, Goten is a fun-loving and kind-hearted person like his father. However,
thanks to his mother's structured upbringing, he tends to show more common sense
and proper manners than his father did as a child (even in some cases as an adult).
While still being forced to study hard like his older brother by their mother,
having mellowed out following Goku's death, Chi-Chi allowed Goten to have more
freedom to explore his own interests than Gohan did growing up; Chi-Chi even took
it upon herself to train Goten in the martial arts. This allowed him to develop
love for play-fighting and bug catching.[2]

He is also somewhat mischievous, due to being influenced by his best friend Trunks
and joins him in their many antics. Between Trunks and himself, he is surprisingly
the voice of reason, though he usually goes along with the former's ideas. Goten is
also well mannered (like his father), as he always bows before he faces someone in
a fight. He looks up to and greatly admires his older brother Gohan (he was the
only person who finds Gohan's embarrassing Great Saiyaman Suit to be "cool"). When
Trunks had blamed the tournament intermission on Gohan's defeat in the previous
match, Goten quickly became agitated and aggressive towards the other in an attempt
to defend his older brother's honor. However, in Dragon Ball Super, his opinion of
Great Saiyaman has changed, as he rejects a Great Saiyaman costume that Gohan had
made for Goten, considering it lame and showing that his tastes have changed.

Goten also shows great love for wild animals, a trait obviously passed down from
his father Goku, as he is seen often getting distracted from training by them on
more than one occasion. Goten also shares the typical Saiyan appetite, like his
father and brother. In one episode, following Trunks and Goten awakening at The
Lookout after being knocked out by Vegeta, Trunks successfully wakes up Goten by
telling him it was time to eat, which made Goten excited; this is similar to what
Bulma used to wake Goku up when he was facing Jackie Chun. Goten's favorite food is
pocky sticks and strawberry daifuku.[2]
As a teenager and adult, Goten is still kind-hearted and considerate of other
people, but is seen to be more mature. He settles down to live more or less as a
normal teenager, worrying more about girls and bikes[2] than fighting.
Biography
Background

Goten as a baby, with his mother, brother, and grandfather watching him sleep in a
crib

Goten is the second son of Chi-Chi and Goku, and younger brother to Gohan. He is
born in late Age 767, roughly nine months after the defeat of Cell in the Cell
Games Saga. As Goku dies during the Cell Games, unaware Chi-Chi is pregnant, Goten
does not meet his father Goku until he reaches the age of seven. Goten is not
pushed in school as much as Gohan is, and instead is trained in martial arts by
Chi-Chi. The reasons for this are never fully explained, but it seems to have
something to do with Goku's death. Goten is incredibly strong as a child, far
stronger than either Goku or Gohan ever were at his age. Chi-Chi first discovers
that Goten can become a Super Saiyan at only seven years old (the Dragon Ball Z:
Buu's Fury video game manual says that he was only three years old when he first
went Super Saiyan), and he looks almost exactly like Goku when he first transformed
into a Super Saiyan.

Goten as an infant, playing with Gohan and Chi-Chi, wearing similar clothing to
Gohan in DBZ

In the manga, Goten transforming into a Super Saiyan made him the youngest Super
Saiyan ever at that point. When Gohan asks how his transformation occurred, Goten
said that he was learning Martial Arts from his mom and accidentally turned into a
Super Saiyan, so she told him never to transform again. The ease at which he does
so has been a matter of controversy, seeing as it took years for Goku, Vegeta, and,
to a lesser extent, Gohan to obtain and master the technique. Whatever the reason,
Goten displays exceptional power at a young age, rapidly increasing his strength.
During Goten's childhood he is good friends with Bulma and Vegeta's son Trunks, who
he would have "fight games" with. This serves to increase their respective strength
significantly, compared to the other Human-Saiyan hybrids that are seen at that
age, and both became a Super Saiyan at a young age.

Dragon Ball Z
Great Saiyaman Saga
Main article: Great Saiyaman Saga
"Now that Mom's not here... is it okay, if I be like you? Ya know, a Super Saiyan."
— Goten questioning Gohan in "The Newest Super Saiyan"

Goten

Goten's first appearance in the series is when he is seven years old. Discovering
that his father, Goku, will be returning to Earth for a day to compete in the 25th
World Martial Arts Tournament, he trains with his older brother, Gohan, for the
event, a section of the training was throwing rocks at Gohan, which Gohan could
barely dodge even as a Super Saiyan, showing Goten's amazing power. During this
training, it is discovered that Goten has already mastered the transformation of
Super Saiyan, and ironically, it is also discovered that Goten is not able to fly
(something Gohan describes as "learning how to run before you learn how to crawl").
Gohan trains Goten in fighting and flight, along with his friend (and later on,
wife), Videl.
World Tournament Saga
Main articles: World Tournament Saga and Babidi Saga

Goten meeting Goku for the first time

Goten meets his father Goku for the first time at the tournament after Goku points
that the child looks exactly like him. In the manga, he is rather shy upon first
meeting his father, but in the anime, he quickly embraces his father and they play
airplane for a little bit. Goten then competes in the Junior Division. After
defeating Ikose and his younger brother, respectively, Goten and his best friend,
Trunks, both make it to the finals. The two powerful, young Saiyan warriors place
rules limiting their powers during the fight, prohibiting their Super Saiyan
transformations. Trunks comes out victorious, due to transforming, using his left
arm, and firing an energy blast from his left hand which knocked Goten out of the
ring, all three of which Trunks said he would not do, though Goten also became a
Super Saiyan earlier in the fight.

Goten eager at the prospect of seeing a wizard.

With the two boys wanting more of a challenge, they disguise themselves and enter
the Adult Division, as Mighty Mask. After Gohan is attacked, and the Dragon Team
pursues the attackers, Goten and Trunks fight Android 18 and Mr. Satan in a battle
royale. During the fight Goten and Trunks transform into Super Saiyan and Android
18 quickly realizes what is going on. They are disqualified when Android 18 exposes
them by destroying their costume.

Majin Buu Saga

Main articles: Majin Buu Saga, Fusion Saga, and Kid Buu Saga
Goten and Trunks quickly leave and are informed by Videl that Gohan and the others
are in pursuit of an evil wizard named Babidi who is attempting to awaken his
monster named Majin Buu. Excited at the idea of seeing a wizard they quickly race
off to see him.

Super Saiyan Goten rushes to help Trunks save Vegeta from Majin Buu

Goten and Trunks fly toward Babidi's spaceship, and, upon arrival, see that Piccolo
and Krillin have been turned to stone by Dabura. Trunks accidentally breaks
Piccolo's statue, and is afraid he might have killed him, but Piccolo regenerates
himself when Dabura is killed by Majin Buu and he reverts from his stone form,
along with Krillin. With Gohan and Goku knocked out, Vegeta arrives to fight Majin
Buu, only to be severely beaten by the monster. After saving Vegeta, Goten and
Trunks attempt to fight alongside Vegeta, but he knocks the boys unconscious,
knowing that Majin Buu is too strong for them to help him. He then blows himself
up, hoping that will finish him, but fails, as Majin Buu regenerates himself. Goten
is taken to The Lookout to take refuge from Majin Buu's assault on the world.

Goten and Trunks powering up on the lookout

Babidi makes an announcement to the world to tell that Piccolo, Trunks, and Goten
must be found for their interference in the fight with Majin Vegeta earlier, as
well as for Piccolo slaughtering Babidi. The boys wake up and attack Mr. Popo. Goku
stops them and tells them that Vegeta and Gohan are dead, making the boys cry.
Goten angrily blames Goku for Gohan's death (unaware that Gohan is actually alive)
but is convinced to cooperate to defeat Majin Buu and avenge his brother. Goku
teaches them the fusion technique with the remainder of time he has left on earth.
Babidi tells the world that he is going to West City to blow it up. Trunks rushes
to the Capsule Corporation to get the Dragon Radar. Goku intercepts Babidi and Buu
to give Trunks time to get to Capsule Corporation, Goku shows them Super Saiyan 3
and starts to fight Majin Buu. Trunks got the radar and Goku returned to the
Lookout. Goku teaches the boys the fusion technique and shows them Super Saiyan 3.
Fortuneteller Baba tells Goku his time is up (his time was shortened due to his
Super Saiyan 3 transformation) and leaves the rest to Piccolo. Goten hugs his
father one more time as he promises to take care of Chi-Chi before going back to
Other World.

A day later, with Goku in Other World, Piccolo teaches the boys the rest of the
Fusion Dance. After two days, Goten and Trunks are ready to fight Majin Buu. Goten
then watches as Super Buu turns his mother into an egg and crushes her, angering
Goten and thus prompting him to train as hard as he can after Piccolo informs Goten
that they will bring his mother back to life with the Dragon Balls.

Gotenks in his Super Saiyan 3 form

They fuse and create the warrior Gotenks, who fights Majin Buu twice, almost
defeating him. Before he can make a move, Gotenks is absorbed by Super Buu along
with Piccolo after Gohan arrives from the Sacred World of the Kai to assist the
boys. Goten is saved along with Piccolo, Trunks, and Gohan by Goku and the deceased
Vegeta, by forming Vegito and making Buu absorb him. Goten dies along with Trunks,
Gohan, Piccolo, and the other survivors when Kid Buu blows up the Earth, but he is
brought back to life along with the others killed by Buu with the Namekian Dragon
Balls. Goten, Trunks, Gohan, and Piccolo are then seen contributing to Goku's Super
Spirit Bomb.

He meets with Goku once again, with everyone else on Kami's Lookout, after Goku had
killed Kid Buu with the Super Spirit Bomb, and embraces him. He watches as his
parents reunite and hug each other after Goku tells Chi-Chi he wants to live with
her and their kids as a family of four now Goku has been brought back to life again
by Old Kai.