Do you think Gohan turning SSJ2 over #16 is a bad catalyst?

[DBZAOTA482]

I hear from some people claim that #16 'dying' being the thing to trigger Gohan going SSJ2 as forced and weak because prior to his death he was a robot designed to kill his father but I don't think that's fair. #16 put his robo life on the line to save Earth only to be blasted to pieces and reduced to nothing but a head, then in quite possibly the most pitiful moment of the entire series he pleads for Gohan to drop his restraints so he can protect the animals and nature that he, too, had loved as his 'dying' wish before Cell callously crushes his head mocking him further as a failed machine.

Also it's not like it was only #16's 'death' that pushed him to the edge. Cell spent pretty much the entire fight trying to provoke him despite warnings... just so he can have a challenge, even going as far as to having his children brutalize his friends to death least he rages.

What do y'all think?

 

[Let's Go Fearless!]

Another factor is that #16 can't be wished back since he's just a robot at least that's what Gohan said on Funidub, dunno on Jap dub.

 

[sei'taer]

Honestly it's just the last straw sort of thing. Gohan's chi had already been swelling because of the cell jr beatings right before Satan threw 16's head in.

 

[freezamite]

Honestly it's just the last straw sort of thing. Gohan's chi had already been swelling because of the cell jr beatings right before Satan threw 16's head in.

This. And not only that, #16 knew what he had to do to provoke Gohan, and he spoke about protecting the animals and the earth (something Gohan wanted).
It doesn't matter if #16 was just a robot, his speech and then Cell killing him surely had more impact on Gohan than a Cell Jr beating his father (even if Gohan didn't enjoy seeing his father beaten, he knew his father was there because he wanted, while #16 reminded him that they weren't there just to have some fun fighting against the strong baddies).