Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-33555938-20190113204000/@comment-27996636-20190215134314

Dragenser wrote: CakeBuu wrote: He killed Goku with his ring fazer. He didn't kill Goku. Something that might help to swallow the idea of Goku being taken down by a ray gun is that, while a simple blast can kill you if your guard is down, (see; Krillin wounds Vegeta on Namek) a KI sensing or battle experienced individual can quickly raise his guard reactively if not instinctively. My headcanon is that, like the androids, the gun does not put off a detectable energy signal so Goku had no chance of reacting. If Sorbet had shot a blast himself instead of using a ray gun, Goku would have sensed it and either blocked it or raised his KI to tank it.

More importantly plot wise, we see that Goku being overconfident is definitely a trait of his, Having Goku learn a lesson like this is important for his character. Especially considering how little development he normally gets.