Back at home, Goku really never got the chance to know Goten, who was born shortly after his death, and the two only met briefly when his father returned to Earth for one day to battle Majin Buu. This domestic status quo continued into Dragon Ball Super, with Goten helping his father start a career as a farmer while Gohan started his own family with Videl and their daughter Pan. RELATED: Dragon Ball: Why Androids 17 & 18 Are Dr. However, as the Z Fighters prepared for the climactic Tournament of Power in Super, Goku would instead favor training Gohan over Goten, despite the martial arts competition allowing up to ten competitors from each universe to participate.
A fan response by Dakar Thomas on Quora noted this was because Goten didn't have the commitment and drive to grow stronger like his older brother and father while speculating Goten achieving the Super Saiyan transformation at the age of seven - years before Gohan and well over a decade before Goku - indicated he possessed far more raw potential than the rest of his family.
