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I have heard from many people that Goku is supposed to be a straight up hero, being as moral if nor more so than Superman himself. This is complete Bunk.

Akria Toriyama revealed in the Wired Japan magazine and the 1997 Kanzenshuu that Goku was always itching for a fight because he wants a fight, not because it's to stop a bad guy. And that he was dissatisfied with the “righteous hero”-type portrayal.
This can be seen quite a lot. He only let Vegeta and Frieza (twice) go because he wanted them to get stronger, not so they can change their ways. He hoped Kid Buu came back good was so that he could have a good fight. He only allowed Gohan and “Team Gotenks” (side note, isn't that a shipping name?) to fight Cell and Buu because he wanted to give them a chance! Edit: In episode 81, both Toppo and even the Trio De Danger Bergamo call Goku a villain in that his actions are leading to the destruction of 7 out of 12 universes. The point of this is that Goku doesn't even defend himself, aside from saying "I wanna fight strong guys!".

As for Superman: I know a quote from an actor instead of a creator, but this gets the message across just as well. Superman is a hero because of how he uses his power, not that he has power. He often rushes to the first hint of trouble. He got a job as a reporter so he could be at the front lines of when danger is afoot. Heck, he even when in a conflict that is just as much about ideals as it is about dealing with a threat, he managed to disable 4 anti-heroes without killing them! People often use pages out of context or even non-canon material to make Superman seem less of a hero.

Am I saying that Goku is not a hero? Of course not. He is an anti-hero. What is an anti-hero you ask? Well it is quite simple. Take any character from super powered fiction and forget where they stand in terms of good and evil. You take into consideration what they do and why/how they do it. Heroes do good things for good reasons in a moral way, villains do bad things for bad reasons and through immoral ways, anti-heroes do good things for bad reasons (such as fame or fortune) or by doing bad acts (murder) and anti-villains do bad things for good reasons. Goku is an anti-hero because his motivations only align with the good thing to do because the plot demands it. Edit: Though it seems that in this arc, he is an unintentional villain.

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I have heard from many people that Goku is supposed to be a straight up hero, being as moral if nor more so than Superman himself. This is complete Bunk.

Akria Toriyama revealed in the Wired Japan magazine and the 1997 Kanzenshuu that Goku was always itching for a fight because he wants a fight, not because it's to stop a bad guy. And that he was dissatisfied with the “righteous hero”-type portrayal.
This can be seen quite a lot. He only let Vegeta and Frieza (twice) go because he wanted them to get stronger, not so they can change their ways. He hoped Kid Buu came back good was so that he could have a good fight. He only allowed Gohan and “Team Gotenks” (side note, isn't that a shipping name?) to fight Cell and Buu because he wanted to give them a chance! Edit: In episode 81, both Toppo and even the Trio De Danger Bergamo call Goku a villain in that his actions are leading to the destruction of 7 out of 12 universes. The point of this is that Goku doesn't even defend himself, aside from saying "I wanna fight strong guys!".

As for Superman: I know a quote from an actor instead of a creator, but this gets the message across just as well. Superman is a hero because of how he uses his power, not that he has power. He often rushes to the first hint of trouble. He got a job as a reporter so he could be at the front lines of when danger is afoot. Heck, he even when in a conflict that is just as much about ideals as it is about dealing with a threat, he managed to disable 4 anti-heroes without killing them! People often use pages out of context or even non-canon material to make Superman seem less of a hero.

Am I saying that Goku is not a hero? Of course not. He is an anti-hero. What is an anti-hero you ask? Well it is quite simple. Take any character from super powered fiction and forget where they stand in terms of good and evil. You take into consideration what they do and why/how they do it. Heroes do good things for good reasons in a moral way, villains do bad things for bad reasons and through immoral ways, anti-heroes do good things for bad reasons (such as fame or fortune) or by doing bad acts (murder) and anti-villains do bad things for good reasons. Goku is an anti-hero because his motivations only align with the good thing to do because the plot demands it. Edit: Though it seems that in this arc, he is an unintentional villain.