Hot take: I still kinda prefer this version of Goku.
"But it's against Toriyama's vision!"
Don't care, he's just so much cooler when he's avenging and fighting for his friends than just wanting to fight strong guys, that feels more like something out of a parody.
There is nothing I hate more than the AEW stan belief that the product is somehow niche or transgressive. It is the second most watched wrestling company in the world you are not fans of arthouse cinema you are fans of Pepsi Cola