Gokule

Gokule (ゴタン, Gotan in Japan) is the hypothetical fusion of Goku and Mr. Satan that is formed by the Potara earrings.

Appearance

Gokule is seen to equally resemble both his original counterparts: Goku and Mr. Satan. Gokule is seen to have Goku's body build with Satan's hairstyle, eyes and beard. He has Mr. Satan boots and his gi strongly resembles Goku's gi. In the anime and Dragon Ball Heroes cards, his gi is dark brown in color rather than orange and with an orange undershirt rather than a blue undershirt; In the manga, his model in Dragon Ball Heroes, and Budokai 2, he retains Goku's orange gi and blue undershirt. His alternate outfit in video games is a complete flip of his normal outfit: he has Goku's hair, some facial features, and Mr. Satan clothes.

Story

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Gokule, as seen in the manga

After Goku returns to life, and teleports to Earth, he finds Gohan to be the only remaining strong fighter to fuse with. But when Goku threw the Potara earring to Gohan, Gohan missed it and when he finally found it he was absorbed by Buu. As the only two beings that were still alive are Mr. Satan and Dende, Goku imagined what the fusion would look like and which of the two would be better. He chose Mr. Satan, because Mr. Satan had more fighting experience and might make Goku a little stronger. In addition, fusing with Dende would make the Dragon Balls of Earth disappear.

Just at the moment Goku said that Mr. Satan would catch the earring and put it on his right ear, Vegeta appeared and Goku used Instant Transmission to find Vegeta and fuse, forming Vegito. This being the case, Gokule was only a hypothetical character in the anime, and is only seen as Goku's mental image of what the fusion would look like.

Techniques

Dynamite Kick – Gokule jumps up and kicks his opponent three times. Only used if Mr. Satan is the one who initiates the fusion.

Gokule Miracle Bomber – Gokule attacks his opponent with weak punches so the opponent hits Gokule up in the air, then Gokule comes falling down on the enemy for damage. Only used if Mr. Satan is the one who initiates the fusion.
Kamehameha – The user cups both of his hands to concentrate the energy and then, while yelling Kamehameha at intervals, he charges up, puts his hands to the side of his body and finally unleashes a powerful energy wave. Only used if Goku is the one who initiates the fusion.
Miracle Dragon Bomber – A grapple toss originally used by Goku. Only used if Goku is the one who initiates the fusion.
Rolling Mr. Satan Punch – Gokule makes a somersault and when he comes up he punches the enemy in the stomach. Only used if Mr. Satan is the one who initiates the fusion.

Super Dragon Dynamite/Gokule Ultra Dynamite – A High Speed Rush technique where Gokule releases a fast combo of kicks and punches on his enemy. Named differently depending on who initiates the fusion.
Super Finish Gokule Attk/Gokule Critical Attack – Gokule kicks the opponent up in the air, then he kicks and punches them down, and finally Gokule kicks his opponent in the back when he is down. Named differently depending on who initiates the fusion.
Trick Beam – Gokule turns around and fires a wavy green beam backwards at the enemy.
Ultra Spirit Bomb – A big pink and white Spirit Bomb attack.

Video game appearances

Gotan 2 — Gokule as he appears in-game of *Dragon Ball Heroes*

Voice actors

Japanese: Masako Nozawa and Daisuke Gōri
FUNimation dub: Sean Schemmel and Chris Rager.

Trivia

His name, Gokule, comes from parts of the names "Goku" and "Hercule" (Mr. Satan's FUNimation dub name), whereas "Goku" and "Mr. Satan" would form his Japanese name Gotan.
Even though this is a Potara Fusion, Gokule is shown not wearing the Potara Earrings in the anime.
Even though Goku is the obvious better fighter, Gokule seems to take after Mr. Satan more in appearance and personality.
He only appears as a thought in Goku's head in the anime. He does, however, have several video game appearances.