Gohan

"Gohan" redirects here. For the adoptive grandfather, see Grandpa Son Gohan.

Son Gohan
Dragon Ball character
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First appearance	Dragon Ball chapter 196 (Dragon Ball Z chapter 1) Dragon Ball Z episode 1
In-universe information
Relatives	Son Goku (father) Chichi (mother) Future Gohan (alternate timeline counterpart) Son Goten (brother) Videl (wife) Pan (daughter) Ox King (maternal grandfather) Burdock (paternal grandfather) Raditz (uncle) Mr. Satan (father-in-law) Son Goku Jr. (great grandson)

Son Gohan (孫 悟飯, Son Gohan, known only as Gohan in most English adaptations), is a fictional character in the manga and anime series of Dragon Ball created by the famous mangaka Akira Toriyama. When the manga was adapted to anime, the series was split into two sub-series, called Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. Gohan makes his debut appearance in the manga volume 17, or the premier episode of Dragon Ball Z. In the series, Gohan is the first son of the main protagonist of the series Son Goku, and his wife, the Ox princess named Chi Chi. Gohan was the first Saiyan/Human hybrid born in the series, and as a result, has unusual physical abilities. Gohan was named after Goku's adoptive grandfather, and is a pun on the Japanese word for cooked rice or meal.

Appearance

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A young Gohan and his father, Goku, as illustrated by Akira Toriyama.

Gohan's appearance changes markedly throughout the series, with his beginning as a child and concluding when fully grown. Initially, he's shown garbed in a Chinese-resembling robe, with the four-star Dragon Ball fitted on top of his hat. Normally thereafter, his attire consists of a gi modeled after his mentor's, Piccolo (likewise having his obi recolored from red to blue in Toei's animated adaptation of the fight with Cell), or his father's (such as during his training for the Saiyans or during his fight with Majin Buu). On occasion he is dressed in Saiyan battle armor.

Overview

Son Gohan makes his debut appearance in volume 17 of the manga, as the four-year-old son of Son Goku, the series' main protagonist. Gohan's early childhood was a pampered one; his life was relatively well-balanced with a loving family and a nice home. During his encounter with Raditz, Gohan displays unusual physical potential for a child. Despite this, Gohan can be seen to lack affection for the sport, as he disliked hurting others. As Gohan grows and gets drawn into more battles, he becomes increasingly confident in his abilities as a warrior. At the age of nine, Gohan succeeds his father as the world's greatest defender by saving the Earth from Cell. After peace is restored, a sixteen-year-old Gohan continues to focus on his studies, attending Orange Star High School in Satan City, until the conflict with Majin Buu. Following a ten year gap at the end of Dragon Ball, Gohan is seen to have a wife, Videl, and a daughter, Pan.

Future Gohan

In the alternate timeline, Gohan is the only surviving member of the Z Fighters. As a result, he trains Bulma's half-Saiyan son, Trunks, to assist him in battling No. 17 and No. 18, who have killed all of his comrades. Here, Gohan has become a Super Saiyan. He wears a uniform similar to his father's, along with his own symbol on the back. His hair is cut very short and he has a scar running down the left side of his face. Due to having his training cut short by the deaths of his father and Piccolo, Future Gohan is much weaker than his past counterpart. As such, Gohan loses an arm, and is eventually killed by No. 17 & No. 18 in a fight trying to defend a city, leaving Trunks to do battle alone.

Power and transformations

Gohan, being of partial Saiyan heritage, has access to Saiyan transformations. Gohan, like pure Saiyans, was born with a monkey tail. This allowed him to transform into the Oozaru, a Saiyan great ape. Gohan's tail is removed early in Dragon Ball Z, and as a result, he loses this transformation. On Namek, Saichoro helped unlock a portion of his untapped potential. As he got older, Gohan's training allowed him conscious access to a large portion of this power, ultimately giving him access to the legendary Saiyan-state called the Super Saiyan, as well as the ascended state Super Saiyan 2. Gohan is observed to have unusual abilities because of his mixed heritage. As a child, Gohan is known to have within him a seemingly limitless dormant power, which at first only revealed itself when he experienced fierce rage. However, it was not until he was in his teenage years that his power was fully awakened. At the end of the series, thanks to the Rou Dai Kaioshin's help, Gohan was able to utilize all of his hidden potential at will.

Fanbase

Gohan has one of the more popular fanbases.He had a very high fanbase during the time beetween his first appearence and the cell saga but this fanbase deteriorated when his teenaged self appeared,possibly due to Gohan haveing less of a role in the last few sagas.Kid Gohan is still a very popular character.

Voice actors

Toei Animation:

• Masako Nozawa

FUNimation (Ocean Group actors):

• Saffron Henderson (Child Gohan)

FUNimation (in-house actors):

• Stephanie Nadolny (Child Gohan)
• Kyle Hebert (Teen Gohan) (Future Gohan in Budokai Tenkaichi 3)
• Dameon Clarke (Future Gohan)

Blue Water (Ocean Group actors)

• Jillian Michaels (Child Gohan)
• Brad Swaile (Teen Gohan)

Bibliography

• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 1 — ISBN 978-0-57508-009-6
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 2 — ISBN 978-0-57508-010-2
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 16 — ISBN 978-1-59116-328-2
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 17 — ISBN 978-1-59116-505-7
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 18 — ISBN 978-1-59116-637-5
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 20 — ISBN 978-1-59116-808-9
• Dragon Ball Z manga, Volume 25 — ISBN 978-1-42150-404-9