Appearances Gohan

1 appearances

1.1 in dragon ball
1.2 in toriyama s films , dragon ball super
1.3 in other media

appearances
in dragon ball

gohan introduced four-year-old son of series protagonist goku, named after adoptive great-grandfather. described well-mannered , reserved, gohan s story begins following abduction extraterrestrial saiyan named raditz, uncle. while goku pinned ground, gohan s extreme distress explodes release of dormant power, allows him injure raditz. piccolo takes gohan away following fight , goku s death, , trains him upcoming battle against 2 other saiyans, vegeta , nappa, though piccolo aware training son of greatest enemy risk. tutelage under piccolo forms deep bond between 2 characters, piccolo sacrificing himself save gohan during fight nappa. after vegeta s defeat, gohan travels bulma , krillin planet namek use dragon balls there, dragon balls on earth had turned stone due earth s god kami s death. after succeeding in gathering dragon balls, gohan , others wish piccolo life, causing kami , dragon balls returned. gohan, along krillin , vegeta, forced encounter frieza, seeks dragon balls immortality. shortly after fight freeza begins, krillin impaled 1 of freeza s horns. freeza stops gohan tries save krillin, has been thrown ocean below, , mocks him, saying pointless try save friend since , vegeta both die. gohan extremely angered being unable save krillin , attacks freeza without hesitation. manages knock freeza small island below, , blasts him series of energy blasts before ending attack masenko. later on in fight, piccolo getting repeatedly blasted freeza, in third form, gohan blasts freeza masenko, , once again pushes him it. freeza able send @ gohan without taking damage, once again shocked child produce such attack. shortly after this, freeza transforms original , powerful form. once kills dende, young namekian had been secretly healing gohan, krillin, piccolo , vegeta. gohan outraged , unleashes of power against freeza. however, unable land single blow. after goku transforms super saiyan , defeats freeza, planet namek explodes , goku escapes while freeza left serious injuries, freeza found in space father (king cold) , turned cyborg. gohan shown settle school life on earth, waiting goku return home namek.

gohan in anime adaptation.

after trunks kills freeza , father king cold tells goku androids, gohan goes wilderness goku , piccolo train upcoming threat. after vegeta kills android #19, dr. gero (android #20) activate androids #17 , #18, , cell discovered, gohan enters room of spirit , time goku train 1 year (1 day on earth). gohan makes jump super saiyan while in chamber , after emerge, both goku , gohan retain physical characteristics of super saiyan without of drawbacks of form (increased aggression, energy loss, etc.). after goku fights cell realizes later cannot defeat him, gohan called fight surprise of else , cell. during fight, gohan asks cell stop cell games tournament , tells him power. cell, instead of heeding gohan s warning, attacks him in effort force gohan show true power. gohan holds own while until cell becomes impatient , bored. releases cell juniors on other fighters provoke gohan attacking. after android #16 murdered cell, gohan unleashes rage , transforms super saiyan 2. gohan defeats cell juniors , proceeds toy cell, has greater power level. backfires, however; waits long finish cell, decides self-destruct when transformed semi-perfect form, last-ditch effort destroy gohan , earth. goku, in act of self-sacrifice, uses teleportation take cell kaio-sama s planet. thinking cell dead, fighters lower guard surprised blast kills trunks. cell returns, having regenerated single cell survived blast, , adopted instant transmission technique. right before cell finish vegeta, gohan intercedes costs him use of left arm. cell charges 1 final kamehameha wave finish earth, gohan hears voice of father gives him resolve needs defeat cell. both launch large kamehameha waves @ each other, initiates power struggle. cell overcome gohan when vegeta uses remaining energy blast cell, distracts him moment. gohan uses moment unleash fury attack, causes overpower cell s. hits cell full-force disintegrates cells, killing him.

the gohan of alternate timeline, referred future gohan , distinguish him character s present-timeline incarnation, presented in volume #33 sidestory of original manga, trunks story, in shown surviving fighter; others have died @ hands of androids (sans goku due having died heart virus prior androids arrival). gohan shown training trunks assist him in battling androids #17 , #18. in timeline, gohan has become super saiyan , depicted wearing uniform similar father s, 1 own kanji symbol on back, han, 飯. gohan states wears in hopes of becoming strong father 1 day, , mentioned bears striking resemblance goku when donning it. loses left arm fighting androids #17 , #18. killed 2 androids during battle ganged on gohan, killing him machine gun-like ki blasts.

in present-timeline, gohan shown enrolled @ orange star high school in satan city. after foiling crimes super saiyan earns alias golden warrior (金色の戦士, kiniro no senshi) public. in order hide identity, , bulma, adopts superhero persona dubs great saiyaman (グレートサイヤマン, gurēto saiyaman). in relationship videl. participating in 25th tenkaichi budōkai, gohan depicted having grown weaker, daizenshū world guide book explains due lack of training , anger in transforming. gohan, after having chi absorbed spopovich , yamu, pursues 2 , enters bobbidi s spaceship kaiō-shin, goku , vegeta, gohan later fights dabura. following majin boo s release , gohan s defeat @ hands, gohan taken home planet of kaiō-shin. after pulling out zeta sword (known in english funimation dub z sword) , accidentally breaking in training session, gohan unwittingly releases old kaiō-shin, performs prolonged ceremony unlock gohan s latent powers. gohan returns earth , confronts boo second time, , defeats him. however, victory temporary, overpowered when boo absorbs gotenks , piccolo. later absorbed boo. though goku , vegeta manage rescue him along goten, trunks, , piccolo, killed when boo (now in pure form) destroys earth. once revived, gohan able aid goku s genki-dama lending chi. following boo s defeat , ten-year gap, gohan has become scholar, married videl , have daughter pan.

in toriyama s films , dragon ball super

gohan appears in fourteen of fifteen dragon ball z films; in first movie, gohan kidnapped garlic jr. due hat having dragon ball on , causes villain s plan fail when uses dormant power against him; in second, gohan participates in fight against dr. wheelo , frees piccolo further mind control; in third, gohan unintentionally brings turles earth , forcibly made combat father oozaru before having tail removed; in fourth, gohan attempts fight lord slug s men defeated; in fifth, gohan watches on father s body after goku shields him blast cooler; in sixth, gohan travels new namek , fights cooler s henchmen; in seventh, gohan intervenes in battle against android 13 attacking him , defending father against android when tries power genki-dama; in eighth, gohan tries fighting broly defeated , later aids in saiyan s defeat providing energy; in ninth, gohan faces bojack , henchmen, struggling before transforming super saiyan 2 , terminating invaders; in tenth, gohan comes aid of goten , trunks after confronted broly, seemingly kills alongside father , brother in family kamehameha wave; in twelfth, gohan combats villains have escaped other world; in thirteenth, gohan battles hirudegarn following appearance; in fourteenth, gohan defeated beerus , provides aid in transforming father super saiyan god; , lastly, in fifteenth, gohan confronts resurrected freeza , avoids being killed majority of earth s population save whis. after latter 2 films events, gohan decides resume training piccolo. following short time of civilian life, unable participate in universe 6 vs universe 7 tournament scheduling conflict, , gohan turns down new job, reunited trunks, being unaware of reason return past until after goku, trunks , vegeta have had multiple encounters goku black , goes in search of father. after pan gets sick, gohan has shenlong cure , gohan later follows goku around after hit targets goku. gohan becomes stuntman movie featuring great saiyaman persona against mr. satan, defeating watagash , being attacked jaco, thinks gohan watagash s new host. gohan defeats watagash possessed barry karn. citing desire protect family, gohan participates in zen-oh-sama s universal survival tournament universe 7 team. in exhibition round, gohan matched against universe 9 s lavender, , ties him.

in other media

in filler episodes of dragon ball z, while training saiyans, gohan makes friends c-6 , dinosaur. during namek arc, gohan encounters mirror spaceship , fake version of namek, he, kuririn , bulma collect dragon balls during distraction, , prevent ship being stolen. in garlic jr. arc, entirely composed of filler, gohan 1 of few unaffected black water mist , after fighting allies, travels lookout kills henchmen of garlic jr. after severely injure kuririn, gohan sending garlic jr. dead zone destroying power through shooting out makyo star after being attacked piccolo , kuririn pretend under effects of black water mist. leading cell games, gohan encounters taopaipai, father s old enemy, flees potential battle once recognizing gohan goku s son , celebrates 11th birthday, being shown in flashbacks how acquires name , how had hidden potential within infancy. prior boo arc beginning, gohan s high school antics explored such masquerading great saiyaman , first date. after boo defeated, gohan attends party family.

he featured in other dragon ball z animations; in dragon ball z side story: plan eradicate saiyans, gohan uses super masenko destroy hatchiyack, killed combined efforts alongside goku, vegeta , trunks , in yo! son goku , friends return!!, gohan meets vegeta s younger brother tarble after tarble arrives on earth, advising goten , trunks in fight against abo , kado.

gohan appears in anime-only sequel, dragon ball gt in reduced role. second saiyan on earth taken control of baby, controlled younger brother goten , moved possessing gohan during battle. after vegeta becomes baby s permanent host, parasite transmitting himself vegeta during fight between him , possessed gohan, gohan remains under influence due baby having implanted tuffle parasite inside of him while possessed. after regaining will, assists father in defeating baby, donating energy , tearfully bids farewell former mentor piccolo latter dies alongside earth. participates in fights against super 17 , omega shenron.

gohan playable character in dragon ball z games. 1990 japanese exclusive nintendo famicom game dragon ball z: kyōshū! saigon gohan s first appearance in video game. in 1992 videkko game dragon ball: together! goku world, gohan along goku, trunks, bulma, , kuririn travels in time examine event in past. in 2006 game dragon ball z: shin budokai, influence janemba allows gohan kill cell ease , become consumed evil energy before goku s intervention. in 2010 arcade game dragon ball heroes, gohan attains both super saiyan 3, result of continued training piccolo after cell games, , super saiyan 4 forms. in 2015 game dragon ball: xenoverse, gohan serves mentor videl, teaching player moves. in saiyan arc, player saves gohan being killed raditz; in freeza arc, gohan being left fight freeza alone causes goku rush aid instead of finishing healing; in cell arc, gohan receives villainous mode power-up towa , player helps him defeat villainous mode cell; , in epilogue of game, player faces gohan in villainous mode. in 2016 game dragon ball xenoverse 2, player helps gohan fight android 16 in alternate timeline , in present timeline, helps gohan defeat empowered cell juniors , metal cooler. gohan has appeared in crossover games such battle stadium d.o.n, jump super stars , jump ultimate stars playable character.

gohan has performed multiple songs, voice actor masako nozawa singing in reference character, first of these being song world s greatest gohan released on 1989 album dragon ball z hit song collection, gohan singing how feels. second lo~ve mr. piccolo in album dragon ball z hit song collection iii: space dancing, released in 1990, gohan singing piccolo praises , speculating on species is. song, feeling of whistling , debuted on 1991 album dragon ball z hit song collection 6: bp∞ battle points unlimited. 1991 album dragon ball z hit song collection 8: character special 2 features song i•ke•na•i oo-la-la magic , chi-chi forces gohan sing duet after feels left out adventures goku, intending enter local karaoke circuit gohan.

gohan has made appearances in non-dragon ball material. in 2003 interactive feature kyutai panic adventure! (球体パニックアドベンチャー!, kyūtai panikku adobenchā!, orb panic adventure!), gohan , kuririn attempt save visitors of @ fuji television s orb section drowning, while goku battles freeza. in 2013 special dream 9 toriko & 1 piece & dragon ball z super collaboration special (ドリーム9 トリコ&ワンピース&ドラゴンボールz 超コラボスペシャル!), gohan cheers on goku in match against monkey d. luffy , toriko.

since dragon ball z began syndication in u.s. in 1996, gohan has appeared in american media. gohan has been used in promotional merchandising @ fast-food chain burger king, , collectible cards, such dragon ball z collectible card game, have featured gohan frequently. gohan referenced in song goku soulja boy tell em, brags looks , feels gohan , few other dragon ball related characters. gohan, along goku, parodied in robot chicken episode easter basket . in move , episode of amazing world of gumball, gumball gains hair identical super saiyan 2 gohan when transforming super saiyan. gohan appears scene in parody of film moneyball in episode of mad being drafted billy beane.