Son Gohan ( Japanese : 孫 悟飯 ) is a fictional character in the Japanese franchise Dragon Ball created by Akira Toriyama . Gohan is the first son of the protagonist Son Goku and his wife Chi-Chi and made his appearance in chapter #196 "Kakarrot", published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on October 8, 1988.
151-511: Chi-Chi is a strict and protective mother to Gohan, forcing him to focus on school and forbidding him from practicing martial arts. However, due to the various threats to the Earth, she reluctantly allows him to fight. Gohan is initially trained by his father's former nemesis Piccolo , ultimately becoming one of the strongest characters in the series due to his hidden potential, awakened by his rage. Akira Toriyama originally aimed Gohan to succeed Goku as
302-572: A Genki-Dama to defeat him, Piccolo assists him alongside Gohan and Krillin. Once Frieza emerges from the impact of the Genki-Dama unscathed, Piccolo is severely injured by Frieza with a shot to the chest. Piccolo is later teleported off the planet to safety on Earth and, after regaining consciousness, declines to return to a new version of Namek as he wishes to protect Gohan and become stronger while remaining on Earth. After Frieza's death, Piccolo trains with Goku and Gohan for three years to prepare for
453-413: A Makankōsappō. Shortly after the events of Super Hero, Goku returns to earth with Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and Vegeta. Goku and Piccolo briefly discuss the new form Piccolo achieved before they pick up Pan from school. Piccolo appears in nine non-canonical Dragon Ball Z films; in the first movie , Piccolo aids in stopping Garlic Jr.'s plot after having been attacked by his minions, wanting revenge; in
604-549: A superhero persona that he dubs the "Great Saiyaman" ( グレートサイヤマン , Gurēto Saiyaman ) . When his peer, Videl figures out his identity as the Great Saiyaman, she blackmails him into attending the 25th Tenkaichi Budōkai and teaching her to fly. Over time, the two begin to bond together and eventually form a relationship. Gohan is depicted as having grown weaker, which the Daizenshū World Guide book explains as due to
755-456: A Super Saiyan. After Frieza's attack on Earth, Gohan returned to training with Piccolo. During his training with Piccolo before the start of the Tournament of Power, Gohan is pushed beyond his limits and manages to unlock his hidden power once again, becoming stronger than ever before. After this, he has shown that he is now able to combat foes of God-level might, having been able to hold his own in
906-400: A Super Saiyan. Gohan appears for a scene in a parody of the film Moneyball in an episode of Mad being drafted by Billy Beane . In the 1992 Video game Dragon Ball: Get Together! Goku World , Gohan along with Goku, Trunks, Bulma, and Krillin travel back in time to examine events in the past. In the 2004 video game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors , Gohan comes to Goku's aid against
1057-522: A battle against two powerful Androids created by the Red Ribbon Army 's Doctor Gero to kill Goku. Though he manages to best Gero in battle, he is unable to prevent him from activating the other Androids. After being defeated by Android 17 , Piccolo seeks to unite with Kami and gain another massive increase in power. Piccolo becomes aware of a more dangerous threat named Cell, who seeks to absorb #17 and #18 . After Cell escapes, Piccolo once again battles
1208-434: A change of pace. One of the main fights is Gohan's and Gamma 1's which takes place during rain. Director Tetsuro Kodama found that this setting would be appealing. The narrative will further explore human drama, most notably the characterization of Gohan being a warrior as well as a scholar at the same time. Toriyama said that he wanted the plot to focus on the dynamic between Gohan and Piccolo due to how their close relationship
1359-406: A child, Gohan is depicted with an immense amount of hidden potential, which at first only revealed itself when he experienced fierce rage or distress. The vastness of this potential is shown consistently throughout the series as he ages and learns to master his powers from constant training and battles, the earliest example was during his short fight with Raditz. Gohan's potential was unlocked twice in
1510-489: A child, snaps and unleashes a never-before-seen transformation in an explosive rage, referred to as the "Beast" state. Swiftly retaliating and without hesitation, Gohan unleashes his final attack against Cell Max, assisted by Piccolo, killing the abomination and saving the world. After sensing Gohan's ki, Goku visits Earth and convinces Gohan, along with Goten and Trunks, to come fight on Beerus' planet. Gohan spars with Goku, revealing to him his newly acquired Beast form and how he
1661-516: A deep bond between the two characters, with Piccolo ultimately sacrificing himself to save Gohan during their fight with Nappa. After Vegeta's defeat, Gohan travels with Bulma and Krillin to planet Namek to use the Dragon Balls there to revive their fallen friends. Gohan and the others wish Piccolo back to life, causing Kami and the Dragon Balls to be returned. Gohan, along with Krillin and Vegeta, are then forced into an encounter with Frieza . After
SECTION 10
#17330846991701812-689: A demonic antagonist of the series. However, it is later revealed that he is in fact a member of an extraterrestrial humanoid species called Namekians from an exoplanet called Namek, those able to create the series' eponymous wish-granting Dragon Balls. After losing to Son Goku in the World Martial Arts Tournament, Piccolo teams up with him and his friends in order to defeat newer, more dangerous and powerful threats, such as Vegeta , Frieza , Cell , Majin Buu , Beerus , Zamasu , Jiren , Broly , and Moro. He also trains Goku's eldest son, Gohan , and
1963-612: A dinosaur. During the Namek arc, Gohan also encounters the Mirror spaceship and a fake version of Namek, where he, Krillin and Bulma collect Dragon Balls during a distraction, and prevent their ship from being stolen. In the Garlic Jr. arc, entirely composed of filler, Gohan is one of only a few unaffected by the Black Water Mist and after fighting his allies, he travels to the lookout where he kills
2114-435: A good friend and promised to get him out of Hell someday. They shake hands and Goku leaves while Piccolo stays behind. Piccolo has made multiple appearances in music. "I Lo~ve Mr. Piccolo" appears on the 1990 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection III: Space Dancing , Gohan singing about his admiration for Piccolo and wondering what his species is. In the 1991 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2 ,
2265-646: A lack of training and anger in transforming. Gohan, after having his chi absorbed by Spopovich and Yamu, pursues the two and enters Bobbidi 's spaceship with the Kaiō-shin , Goku and Vegeta, where Gohan later fights with Dabura. Following Majin Buu ‘s release and Gohan's defeat at his hands, Gohan is taken to the home planet of the Kaiō-shin. After pulling out the Zeta Sword (Known in the English Funimation Dub as
2416-454: A long fight, Gohan is replaced by Goku. In the final fight, the Dragon Balls bring everybody from Namek to Earth. Frieza is found in space by his father, King Cold, and is turned into a cyborg. Years later, Trunks kills Frieza and warns Goku about the appearance of Androids. Gohan goes into the wilderness with Goku and Piccolo to train for the upcoming threat. In the upcoming battle, they are unable to defeat Dr. Gero 's creations, Gohan enters
2567-574: A major contrast with his more mature portrayal from Dragon Ball Z . During a review of the Dragon Ball anime, Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment noted Piccolo to be able to perform a large number of abilities in contrast to other characters such as Goku, making the fight between both of them unbalanced. However, he found the said battle to be very entertaining despite it lasting several episodes. Tim Jones from THEM Anime Reviews found Piccolo's differences from Dragon Ball to Dragon Ball Z as one of
2718-642: A mentor with Videl, teaching the player moves. In the Saiyan arc, the player saves Gohan from being killed by Raditz; in the Frieza arc, Gohan being left to fight Frieza alone causes Goku to rush to his aid instead of finishing healing; in the Cell arc, Gohan receives a Villainous Mode power-up from Towa and the player helps him defeat Villainous Mode Cell; and in the epilogue of the game, the player faces Gohan in Villainous Mode. In
2869-539: A mist into his eyes that blinds him. Gohan powers up, causing the poison to accelerate through his body, and he knocks out Lavender to the ground, thus winning the fight. While Gohan and Goku recruit fighters for the Tournament of Power, Gohan is outsmarted by Krillin in a sparring match after being blinded with the Solar Flare x 100 , leading him to get eliminated from that sparring match. Gohan's training with Piccolo, during which Piccolo chastises Gohan for being reckless as
3020-440: A more civilized way of living to stay close to him and train. As a result of these events in the movie, Polygon claimed that he was the best father in the entire franchise and that Gohan honors him during the film, most notably in the climax. Anime News Network praised Piccolo's characterization from Super Hero as he comes across as a more appealing character. IGN also enjoyed the handling of Piccolo and his dynamic with Gohan as
3171-466: A person and warrior." Gohan's role and character in the latter part of the series was met with more mixed reviews. Reviewer Michael Zupan wrote of his disappointment with the character, "Gohan was once the most promising warrior in the galaxy, with the potential to even best his father, Goku… and this is where he's at seven years later? Dressing up in a green dress, black tights and a Lost in Space helmet to put
SECTION 20
#17330846991703322-436: A plan to sabotage the army's ploy and put Gohan back to fighting spirit. He then ascends to his first true transformation as a "little extra" from the dragon, referred to as "Orange Piccolo" ( オレンジ・ピッコロ , Orenji Pikkoro ) . He battles the monstrous Cell Max giant-to-giant, but is severely outmatched and injured, causing Gohan to awaken his power through fury. He then restrains the monster for Gohan to pierce his forehead with
3473-465: A playable character. In 1993, Gohan placed first in a Dragon Ball character popularity poll voted on by Weekly Shōnen Jump readers, and was also voted the third most popular character by fans of the series for the 2004 book Dragon Ball Forever . Due to the popularity of Gohan, other merchandise, such as action figures , video games, and clothing have featured Gohan in Japan and in various countries around
3624-587: A rare English dub of the anime produced in the Philippines by Creative Products Corporation, Gohan was voiced by Ethel Lizano who also directed that dub. In the 1996 dub of the double feature combining Cooler's Revenge and The Return of Cooler also by Creative Products Corp.; young Gohan was voiced by E.J. Galang, who was 12 years old at the time he voiced Gohan. Gohan possesses superhuman strength and durability, as well as superhuman speed and reflexes, as seen during his training with his younger brother Goten. As
3775-541: A result of wanting to protect his family, concludes with Gohan becoming stronger than ever before and the two agreeing to develop combination moves. Gohan then challenges Goku to a duel, Gohan shows power that rivals Goku but still loses the match. Goku is impressed with his son's power and decides to make him the captain of their team in the Tournament of Power. In the Tournament of Power, Gohan defeats Universe 6's Botamo, Universe 10's Obuni, Universe 6's Saonel and Pirina, and Universe 3's Anilaza before Universes 7 and 11 become
3926-517: A scary face, he still looks appealing. Piccolo is initially assumed to, like his parent, be a member of the Demon Clan ( 魔族 , Mazoku ) , however, midway through the series it is learned that they are actually members of the alien race called Namekians ( ナメック星人 , Namekku-seijin ) . Toriyama stated that he never thought of making Piccolo an alien until Kami was introduced. Until recently dragonball Daima has introduced that namekians are now from
4077-406: A scheduling conflict, and Gohan turns down a new job and with Pan already born, he is reunited with Trunks, being unaware of his reason to return to the past until after Goku, Trunks and Vegeta have had multiple encounters with Goku Black and he goes in search of his father. After Pan gets sick, Gohan has Shenlong to cure her and Gohan later follows Goku around after Hit targets Goku. Gohan becomes
4228-427: A sparring match against his father Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form, and hold his own against Frieza in his Golden Frieza form. In the manga, Gohan manages to stalemate the fused fighter, Kefla. Once again awakening his power through immeasurable fury, upon unlocking the so-called "Beast" state ( ビースト , Bīsuto ) , Gohan was completely unaffected by Cell Max's attacks and easily defeated him. Gohan in this new form
4379-542: A stuntman for a movie featuring his Great Saiyaman persona against Mr. Satan , defeating Watagash and being attacked by Jaco , who thinks Gohan is Watagash's new host. Gohan then defeats a Watagash possessed Barry Karn. Citing a desire to protect his family, Gohan participates in Zen-Oh-sama's Universal Survival tournament for the Universe 7 team. In the exhibition round, Gohan is matched against Universe 9's Lavender, who fires
4530-401: A swordsman alongside Roronoa Zoro . In the 2013 special Dream 9 Toriko & One 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! ) , Piccolo cheers on Goku in his match against Monkey D. Luffy and Toriko . In an episode of Mad parodying the film Moneyball , Piccolo and other Dragon Ball characters are drafted by Billy Beane into
4681-492: A technique to defeat his enemy. In the final arc of the anime, Piccolo participates in a fighting tournament after training Gohan once again. After these events, in Dragon Ball Super: Broly , Piccolo, standing by an unknown location, telepathically senses Goku having trouble fighting the titular character, and after he and Vegeta transport themselves to Piccolo via Shunkan Idō , later assists them into performing
Gohan - Misplaced Pages Continue
4832-684: A tournament created by Cell called the Cell Games, where he fights one of the seven Cell Juniors that are created by Cell, who are later destroyed by Gohan. Seven years later, Piccolo is poised to fight the Supreme Kai at the 25th Tenkaichi Budōkai , forfeiting the match after finding himself reluctant to fight and journeying with him to confront Babidi , being turned into stone by Dabura . After being freed upon Dabura's death, he attempts to kill Babidi. Piccolo discovers Babidi survived. Babidi later demands Piccolo be brought forward or humans will die in
4983-476: A type of fusion, which he does with Nail on planet Namek to confront Frieza and with Kami to confront the Androids, each time greatly increasing his power; the first time enough to clash toe-to-toe with Frieza's second form, and in the latter, he becomes much more powerful than an unmastered Super Saiyan. In this form, he has been known as a Super Namekian and was able to fight on par with Android 17 . Introduced as
5134-529: A unique watch. Piccolo (Dragon Ball) Piccolo ( Japanese : ピッコロ , Hepburn : Pikkoro ) is a fictional character in the Japanese Dragon Ball media franchise created by Akira Toriyama . He made his appearance in chapter #161 "Son Goku Wins!!", published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on February 9, 1988, as the reincarnation of the evil King Piccolo , who was positioned as
5285-414: A vegetable, even though it is a common food. However, as the word "vegetable" is a culinary term, and not a botanical term, the name can also continue the naming scheme for Saiyan characters, which derives names from puns on vegetables. In conceptualizing for Gohan's character, Toriyama originally included glasses or a jacket to his apparel, and commonly, his hair is spiked up as seen in the final design. With
5436-413: Is abducted by the extraterrestrial Saiyan named Raditz , revealed to be his paternal uncle. While Goku is pinned to the ground, Gohan's extreme distress explodes with the release of his dormant power, which allows him to injure Raditz. With Goku training in the realm of the dead, Piccolo trains him for the upcoming battle against the two other Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa . His tutelage under Piccolo forms
5587-417: Is able to defeat most of Cooler's squadron, only to be defeated by Cooler himself; in the sixth , Piccolo fights Cooler's minions on Namek and saves the others after they are captured; in the seventh , Piccolo saves Gohan from being attacked by Android 13 and battles the android in both his forms; in the eighth , Piccolo travels to New Planet Vegeta and fights Broly, giving his energy to Goku which leads to
5738-521: Is able to tap into his anger, but subdue it before losing control. This in turn prompts Goku to set up a training match between Gohan and Broly, in hopes that he can help Broly control his own anger, successfully doing so in their fight. Vegeta grows impatient and jumps in to fight, along with Goku, Trunks, and Goten, in a massive saiyan brawl. After they're all worn out, they have supper and leave to go back to Earth, where Goku accompanies Gohan and Piccolo to pick Pan up from school. Gohan appears in twelve of
5889-401: Is capable of reaching mountain-like heights. He can also conjure objects such as garments and a blade, including his cape and turban outfit. Among Piccolo's known psionic skills, he is able to communicate telepathically with select individuals. Thus, this enables him to read minds and mentally contact others nearby. In one instance, he alerts Goten and Trunks of Buu's proximity to
6040-440: Is defeated by Baby, encountering and battling the player while training, causing the player's Super Saiyan transformation and their subsequent overpowering of him. After he is defeated, Piccolo resolves to train the player. In the 2015 game Dragon Ball: Xenoverse , Piccolo appears as a mentor. Within the story mode, Piccolo fights the player while under the control of Demigra, and in the final battle against Demigra, Piccolo gives
6191-462: Is found by Goku, Piccolo, and Krillin, and after waking up, joins their quest to combat the clones. He later participates in destroying Android 21 by firing a Masenko at her. In the game's second arc, Gohan is found by Goku, Frieza, and Cell, and is skeptical of the latter two when being told of their alliance with the heroes. Gohan has also appeared in crossover games such as Battle Stadium D.O.N , Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars as
Gohan - Misplaced Pages Continue
6342-576: Is killed when Buu (now in his pure form) destroys the Earth. Once revived, Gohan is able to aid Goku's Genki-dama by lending his chi . Following Buu's defeat and a ten-year gap, Gohan has finally become a scholar, is married with Videl and they have a daughter Pan . In Battle of Gods , Gohan fights Beerus and provides his aid in transforming his father into a Super Saiyan God, with his unborn daughter Pan, also contributing as well, and in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' , Gohan confronts
6493-459: Is led to the Army's hidden base to confront its leaders, finding himself contending with the new androids, Gamma 1 and 2 alongside Piccolo. After Cell Max (a recreation of the original Cell) is awakened prematurely courtesy of a dying Magenta, Gohan, alongside his friends, deal with the monster. Witnessing Cell Max seemingly killing Piccolo, Gohan, very similarly to his awakening against the original Cell as
6644-509: Is murdered by Cell, Gohan unleashes his rage and full power. Gohan easily defeats the Cell Juniors and proceeds to toy with Cell. However, Cell, attempts to self-destruct when transformed back and Goku dies with him. Cell returns, having regenerated from a single Cell that survived the blast. Right before Cell is about to finish Vegeta, Gohan intercedes which costs him the use of his left arm. As Cell charges up one final Kamehameha wave to finish
6795-515: Is seen to have is the Gekiretsu Kodan ( 激烈光弾 , lit. "Violent Light Grenade", simply "Light Grenade" in the English anime dub) which is conjured by putting his hands on his chest, gathering energy, and then releasing it outwards. One of Piccolo's less frequently used techniques is the ability to fire energy rays from his eyes, which he first uses against Krillin 's energy attack during their match in
6946-410: Is shown to be the only surviving fighter; the others have all died at the hands of the androids (sans Goku due to having died from a heart virus 6 months prior to the androids' arrival). Gohan is shown training Trunks to assist him in battling Androids #17 and #18. In this timeline, Gohan has become a Super Saiyan and is depicted wearing a uniform similar to his father's, one with his own kanji symbol on
7097-509: Is something common to see, especially with anime characters. However, Gohan has some unique products. Adidas decided to do a Dragon Ball collaboration, making some special edition shoes for certain characters. While Gohan isn't the only character to get a shoe, this is still something pretty unique. But Adidas is not the only company to do a collaboration with Dragon Ball. Swatch has done a collaboration with Dragon Ball. Making specific watches that correlates with specific characters. Giving Gohan
7248-511: Is the Makankōsappō ( 魔貫光殺砲 , lit. "Demonic Screw Light Cannon", "Light of Death" in Viz's manga or "Special Beam Cannon" in the English anime dub) an attack that is expelled from Piccolo's index and middle fingers. Unlike most energy-based attacks in Dragon Ball , the potent Makankōsappō pierces its targets like a drill rather than enveloping them or exploding on contact. Another attack of Piccolo's
7399-494: Is the Renzoku Sen Kōdan ( 連続閃光弾 , lit. "Repeated Flash Bullets", "Hellzone Grenade" in English media) , which involves firing off many orbs of energy that float around the opponent. Piccolo then squeezes his hand to make all the orbs converge onto the opponent, exploding on contact. The Masenkō ( 魔閃光 , lit. "Demon Flash") is another of his signature attacks, being one that he teaches to his pupil Gohan. Another move Piccolo
7550-442: Is the one thing that motivates the former even more than his father, Goku, in order to be determined to fight. The film reveals the full awakening of Gohan's power through yet another instance of pure rage. This "Beast" form ( 孫 悟飯・ビースト , Son Gohan Bīsuto ) is a culmination of his history of volcanic awakenings throughout his life. Toriyama feared it would come across as scary due to his angry expression but tried balancing it with
7701-499: The History of Trunks TV special. Nadolny was called in to audition in 1999, when the English dub of Dragon Ball Z was recast. She said her most challenging time voicing the character was during his fight against Cell where she had to make him sound as "deep, tough and as much like a man as possible." Nadolny's voice was strained during the recordings, causing her to sometimes leave the studio in pain. Hebert said that his roles as Gohan and
SECTION 50
#17330846991707852-522: The Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game, have featured Gohan frequently. Gohan is referenced in the song "Goku" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , where he brags that he looks and feels like Gohan and a few other Dragon Ball related characters. Gohan, along with Goku, is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode " Easter Basket ". In "The Move", an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball , Gumball gains hair identical to Super Saiyan 2 Gohan when transforming into
8003-500: The Fusion technique successfully after two failed, hilarious attempts. The newly-christened Gogeta then leaves to stop Broly. Shortly after during the Moro arc, Piccolo joins the Z fighters in their fight against Moro and his henchmen when they arrive to Earth. During the battle with Moro, Piccolo is critically wounded but can recover with a Senzu bean. At the end of the battle, Piccolo is one of
8154-543: The Kamehameha ( かめはめ波 , lit. "Turtle Destruction Wave") , inherited from his father, or the Masenko ( 魔閃光 , Masenkō , lit. "Demon Flash") , taught to him by Piccolo. In addition to this move, his training with Piccolo inherited Gohan his other techniques, such as the Makankōsappō ( 魔貫光殺砲 , lit. "Demonic Piercing Light Cannon", "Special Beam Cannon" in the English dubs) in a number of video games, before properly using it in
8305-574: The Oakland A baseball team. Piccolo has been in many Dragon Ball -related video games such as Super Butōden , the Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichi series of games, as well as Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World and Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit . In several games, Piccolo has exclusive forms such as Majin or fusions with Maima, Tsumuri, Dende, Dr. Mashirito, and King Piccolo, which drastically increase his power. Piccolo appears in multiple story modes in
8456-610: The Shenlong Times issue #2, a bonus pamphlet given to some buyers of the Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide guidebook, says that the character was modeled after Torishima himself. After creating King Piccolo, Toriyama noted that it was one of the most interesting parts of the series and that he became one of his favorite characters. Although Piccolo's transformation from a villain to a hero was considered by Toriyama to be cliché , he still felt excited when drawing him, noting that despite having
8607-493: The fourth , Gohan attempts to fight Lord Slug's men only to be defeated; in the fifth , Gohan watches over his father's body after Goku shields him from a blast from Cooler. He also goes to Kirin Tower for Senzu beans to give to his father; in the sixth , Gohan travels to New Namek and fights Cooler's army of robots; in the seventh , Gohan intervenes in the battle against Android 13 by attacking him and then defending his father against
8758-407: The second , Piccolo is brainwashed by Dr. Wheelo and made to combat the others until Gohan frees him by destroying the machinery associated with his brainwashing; in the third , Piccolo comes to save Gohan from Turles and succeeds by taking a blast for him; in the fourth , Piccolo combats Lord Slug and discovers that Namekians are weak to whistling, allowing for his defeat; in the fifth , Piccolo
8909-418: The "continuing elevation of Gohan" pleased him and the last episodes of the Cell storyline "properly sees this is paid off from a narrative standpoint." Reviewer Todd Douglass Jr. wrote that the series split its focus between Goku and Gohan during the start of the series as they grew on their own, finding it to be "an interesting way to handle the flow of story but also important because it shows Gohan's growth as
9060-408: The 2005 video game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 , after his defeat of Cell, Gohan is recruited by Trunks to assist him with defeating the androids in his timeline. After defeating Android 18, Gohan and Trunks confront and defeat Cell. The two travel to Dr. Gero's laboratory and defeat various clones of the android and destroy the computer that created them. Years later, he encounters Cooler when
9211-436: The 2006 game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 . In Gohan's story, Piccolo is turned evil by a blast from Babidi and becomes the leader of Buu and Dabura. After fighting Gohan, he flees and absorbs Buu, increasing his power. Piccolo then announces via television his intent to take over the world, and partners with Cell and Frieza before being defeated by Gohan. In the 2011 game Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi , Piccolo
SECTION 60
#17330846991709362-548: The 2013 special Dream 9 Toriko & One 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 his match against Monkey D. Luffy and Toriko . Since Dragon Ball Z began syndication in the U.S. in 1996, Gohan has also appeared in American media. Gohan has been used in promotional merchandising at fast-food chain Burger King , and collectible cards , such as
9513-571: The 2016 game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 , the player is commanded to prevent any intervention in the fight between Goku and Cell, and after Gohan transforms into a Super Saiyan 2, Trunks notes that the timeline has been altered by the continued presence of the Cell Juniors. After the player defends Gohan from the Cell Juniors, a portal transfers multiple Metal Coolers into the arena, which the player defeats before departing for Namek while Gohan continues fighting Cell. The player returns to help Gohan battle Cell, whose power remains enhanced by Towa's magic. In
9664-473: The 23rd Tenkaichi Budōkai , then later against Goku in the finals, and again when he trains Gohan. It is also revealed that he is capable of performing the Mafūba ( 魔封波 , lit. "Demon Sealing Wave", "Evil Containment Wave" in the English versions) , and invented by Master Mutaito to seal his evil parent in a rice cooker, and can reverse this technique, using it against his good counterpart. Piccolo can also perform
9815-447: The Androids, except this time he battles #17 one one-on-one. After a somewhat even match, Cell arrives on the battle scene; Cell needs to absorb the Androids to complete his power. While trying to prevent this, Piccolo is nearly killed by Cell, surviving the encounter thanks to his regenerative abilities and following some training in the Room of Spirit and Time, he is forced to participate in
9966-681: The Baby-possessed Gohan and is injured. After Baby is defeated, Piccolo sacrifices himself to put the Black Star Dragon Balls to rest and bring peace to the world. He goes to Heaven but then requests to be sent to Hell to free Goku when he is imprisoned there. He can be seen putting Hell in order and protecting the rulers there. Goku later stops in Hell to see Piccolo. He tells Piccolo that he will be leaving and that they are glad they met and teamed up. Goku also tells Piccolo that he had become
10117-786: The Buu arc beginning, Gohan's high school antics are explored such as his masquerading as Great Saiyaman and his first date. After Buu is defeated, Gohan attends a party with his family. He is featured in other Dragon Ball Z animations; in Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans , Gohan uses a Super Masenko to destroy Hatchiyack, who is killed by his combined efforts alongside Goku, Vegeta and Trunks and in Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! , Gohan meets Vegeta's younger brother Tarble after Tarble arrives on Earth, also advising Goten and Trunks in their fight against Abo and Kado. Gohan appears in
10268-613: The Buu arc disappointed the writer and thus hopes that the upcoming moving Super Hero will give him the catharsis he wants as it meant to properly focus on Gohan once again. Polygon claimed that Piccolo was the best paternal figure to Gohan and it is further demonstrated in Super Hero due to the two sharing emotional scenes to the point the former goes on a quest to train the latter such as taking care of his daughter which Gohan honors in response. Gohan has varied amount of merchandises, ranging from figures , plushies , and keychains . This
10419-569: The Buu arc, Piccolo attends a gathering. Piccolo has appeared in other Dragon Ball animations barring the series and films; in Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans , Piccolo defeats Lord Slug and Hatchiyak and in Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! , Piccolo prevents Aka's Wahaha no Ha from destroying Satan Hotel. In the anime-only sequel Dragon Ball GT , Piccolo arrives to recover Goten after Baby ceases possessing him and moves to Gohan. Piccolo confronts
10570-461: The Cell arc has received a more mixed reception. His return as a protagonist in Super Hero earned a better response for his continuous growth and role as a family man aided by Piccolo. Gohan's name comes from the Japanese word "gohan" ( ご飯 , lit. "cooked rice" or "meal of any sort") , a continuation of the naming scheme of foods by Toriyama. Rice, being a grain, is not normally considered to be
10721-527: The Earth, Gohan hears the voice of his father who gives him the resolve to attack with the father-son kamehameha. Gohan unleash all his fury into his attack, which kills Cell. The Gohan of the alternate timeline, referred to as "Future Gohan", to distinguish him from the character's present-timeline incarnation, is presented in the volume #33 sidestory of the original manga, Trunks the Story and its film adaptation Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks , in which he
10872-626: The Earth. After the events of the latter two films, Piccolo is resurrected after being killed by Frieza in the Dragon Ball Super retelling of Resurrection 'F' and agrees to train Gohan again. Piccolo then accepts a request to participate in a tournament against Universe 6 fighters, where his loss to Frost is retracted after cheating on Frost's part is discovered, though he still declines being allowed to fight more as Vegeta wants to take his place. After this, Piccolo reunites with Trunks and teaches him
11023-631: The English dub of Dragon Ball GT produced by Blue Water Studios distributed in Canada, he was voiced by Scott Roberts. In the English dub of movies distributed in Europe by AB Groupe , Gohan was voiced by Jodi Forrest, with David Gasman voicing Gohan as an adult in The History of Trunks . In the Toonami Asia dub produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment of Dragon Ball Super , Gohan here is voiced by Chris Hackney. In
11174-538: The Majin Buu threat. and fights Janemba while searching for the timeline's version of himself to pull the Zeta Sword. Gohan meets Pikkon and his grandfather Bardock for the first time. In the 2010 arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes , Gohan attains both the Super Saiyan 3, the result of continued training with Piccolo after the Cell Games, and Super Saiyan 4 forms. In the 2015 game Dragon Ball: Xenoverse , Gohan serves as
11325-480: The Room of Spirit and Time with Goku where they train for 1 year in a single day. Gohan makes the jump to Super Saiyan while he is in the chamber and after they emerge, both Goku and Gohan retain the physical characteristics of a Super Saiyan. In the tournament organized by the android Cell, Goku tells his son to replace him in the battle. With Gohan being unable to use the rage Goku told him, Cell tortures him by harming his friends with his own children. After Android #16
11476-482: The Saiyan arc was praised, being seen as "complex" and "culminating in a truly emotional and inspiring moment that one doesn't often expect from your average animated series." Tomoko Hiroki from Bandai Namco considered Gohan her favorite character from the series. Most of Gohan's praise is derived from his role in the Cell arc of Dragon Ball Z . IGN writer D. F. Smith liked how during the Cell Games, Gohan has more screen time than Goku, and praised his scenes as one of
11627-466: The Saiyans arrive a year later, Piccolo discovers his heritage from the planet Namek. In the fight against Nappa , Piccolo sacrifices himself to protect Gohan from the attack, resulting in the deaths of both himself and Kami. After the Saiyans are defeated, Gohan and the survivors travel to Piccolo's homeworld, Namek, to revive those who died against the Saiyans with the Namekian Dragon Balls. In
11778-538: The UK and Canadian markets in 2000. Jillian Michaels replaced Henderson in the later part of the Cell arc, while his adult version is voiced by Brad Swaile . Henderson believed her experience playing Goku in Dragon Ball made it simple to develop Gohan's voice, though stressed performing as him was "tiring" due to the action of the series requiring louder volumes. She also remembered scheduling conflicts thanks to her wedding, setting
11929-538: The Z Sword) and accidentally breaking it in a training session, Gohan unwittingly releases the Old Kaiō-shin , who then performs a prolonged ceremony to unlock Gohan's latent powers. Gohan then returns to Earth and confronts Buu for a second time, and easily defeats him. However, his victory is temporary, as he is overpowered when Buu absorbs Gotenks and Piccolo. He is later absorbed by Buu. Though Goku and Vegeta manage to rescue him along with Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo, he
12080-408: The Z fighters, await for the arrival of Moro, who is approaching Earth. Gohan fights off Moro and henchmen long enough for Goku and Vegeta to arrive back to Earth. Gohan then lends Goku some of his energy to help kill Moro. Gohan appears as the suppprting protagonist of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero , alongside his mentor, Piccolo, rather than his father and Vegeta, both having trained off-world. In
12231-443: The aid of Goten and Trunks after they are confronted by Broly, who he seemingly kills alongside his father and brother in a family Kamehameha wave; in the twelfth , Gohan combats the villains that have escaped from Other World and defeats Frieza with one punch; in the thirteenth , Gohan battles Hirudegarn following his appearance. In filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z , while training for the Saiyans, Gohan makes friends with C-6 and
12382-406: The alternate timeline, Gohan is confronted by Android 16, who seeks to kill him for being Goku's son. Gohan realizes his strength and urges the player to leave while he holds him off before the two defeat Android 16 and are approached by Mira, who takes interest in Gohan's potential. Gohan and the player are outclassed by Mira, leading Trunks to conclude that the two will die and travel to the scene of
12533-416: The android when he tries to power the Genki-Dama ; in the eighth , Gohan tries fighting Broly but does worse than everyone else and is defeated and later aids in the Saiyan's defeat by providing his energy; in the ninth , Gohan faces Bojack and his henchmen, struggling initially before transforming into a Super Saiyan 2 and successfully stopping Bojack and his group of invaders; in the tenth , Gohan comes to
12684-507: The androids and defeats Android 18. After Goku passes away from a heart disease, Gohan inherits his role as Earth's primary protector. Gohan confronts Dr. Gero, who he defeats and is warned by of an upcoming threat from Cell, the latter announcing the Cell Games after being revealed and Gohan training with Piccolo in the Room of Spirit and Time to prepare. After Gohan and Piccolo struggle against Cell, and Piccolo sacrifices himself to save Gohan, Gohan unleashes his hidden power and destroys Cell. In
12835-497: The anime mocked Gohan's heroic persona but had mixed feelings in regards to its handling in gag episode. The site addressed fans' complaints about how Gohan's character was nearly forgotten by the staff members as well as his marriage with Videll. Sam Leach from Anime News Network noted that fans of the series tend to joke Piccolo is a better paternal figure to Gohan than his actual father, Goku, and felt that Dragon Ball Super emphasized it more when Piccolo started training him again. On
12986-472: The anime-only sequel, Dragon Ball GT in a reduced role. He is the second Saiyan on Earth to be taken control of by Baby , who previously controlled his younger brother Goten and moved to possessing Gohan during their battle. After Vegeta becomes Baby's permanent host, the parasite transmitting himself to Vegeta during a fight between him and the possessed Gohan, Gohan remains under his influence due to Baby having implanted Tuffle parasite inside of him while he
13137-475: The anime; his cause of death is left ambiguous in the manga, where he is already dead by the time Trunks arrives at the scene. In the present-timeline, Gohan is shown enrolled at Orange Star High School in Satan City. After foiling crimes as a Super Saiyan he earns the alias the "Golden Warrior" ( 金色の戦士 , Kiniro no Senshi ) from the public. In order to hide his identity, and with help from Bulma , he adopts
13288-410: The back, Han , 飯 . Gohan states he wears it in hopes of becoming as strong as his father one day, and is mentioned that he bears a striking resemblance to Goku when donning it. He eventually loses his left arm fighting Androids #17 and #18. He is ultimately killed by the two androids during a battle where they ganged up on Gohan, killing him with machine gun-like ki blasts. This is only depicted in
13439-482: The beat down on robbers?" Anime Focus found humor in his Great Saiyaman guise and his "clumsy but earnest" relationship with Videl, but thought it "mostly uninspired and draggy and feels very flat after the high flying antics of previous arcs." Reviewer Brad Stephenson argued that the character growing older and becoming more "emotionally complex" provided Dragon Ball Z "with a true sense of progression and meaning." While controversial, lighthearted and more casual fans of
13590-494: The biggest moments from said story arc. Theron Martin from Anime News Network celebrated Gohan's development in the Cell Games as he had grown up and become stronger. The character's battles against Cell during the arc and his transformation into a Super Saiyan 2 were positively received as some of the best in the entire series, the fight additionally being praised for its animation. Both Anime Focus and John Begley believed Dragon Ball Z could have ended with Gohan's defeat of Cell,
13741-685: The character was referred to as "Big Green"), by David Gasman (who also voiced Goku in this dub) in the European dub of Dead Zone (there called In Pursuit of Garlic ), vocal grunts by Ed Marcus in The History of Trunks (or Gohan and Trunks ) and consistently by Christopher Sabat in Funimation's in-house dub of all Dragon Ball media. Ray Chase voices Piccolo in the Toonami Asia broadcast of Dragon Ball Super produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment . Piccolo has shown many unique abilities throughout
13892-463: The cost of Goku's life, as Piccolo's move Makankōsappō cuts through both Saiyans. Piccolo's subsequent conversation with the dying Raditz, in which he reveals that the Dragon Balls can resurrect, is broadcast. Piccolo remains amazed by Gohan's powers and trains him to prepare for the fight against the two Saiyans who will invade Earth. As the year goes by, Piccolo starts to change as he spends time training Gohan, slowly beginning to bond with him. When
14043-453: The day of recording his debut episode. Despite having to voice Gohan, Goku, Goten and Bardock, Nozawa claims she is able to instantly get into the respective character simply upon seeing their image. In Funimation and Saban Entertainment initial 1996 English dub of Dragon Ball Z, Gohan is voiced by Saffron Henderson . Henderson reprised her role in AB Group and Westwood Media's alternate dub for
14194-431: The demon realm making the whole race of Namekians a Demon race. For the film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero , Toriyama said that he wanted the plot to focus on the dynamic between Gohan and Piccolo due to how their close relationship motivates the former even more than his father, Goku, to be determined to fight. Orange Piccolo ( オレンジ・ピッコロ , Orenji Pikkoro ) , which Toriyama considers Piccolo's first transformation,
14345-498: The dimension where the two were training. Like many other characters in Dragon Ball , Piccolo has the ability of flight through the technique called Bukū-jutsu ( 舞空術 , lit. "Air Dance Technique") . He also possesses an attack called the Bakuretsumaha ( 爆裂魔波 , lit. "Exploding Wave", or "Destructive Wave" in the English anime dub) , which is fired with one hand being supported by the other. One of Piccolo's most powerful attacks
14496-520: The duo is as entertaining as the previous protagonist they are replacing, Goku and Vegeta, and praise Piccolo's paternal figure to Gohan as he works to make his disciple stronger and was also found charming. However, the fact that the new androids can rival Piccolo and Gohan so easily came across as forced and at the same time as common in the franchise due to how power levels are often exaggerated. Piccolo's relationship with Pan as he trains her well as his new Orange power up were praised by HobbyConsolas with
14647-456: The effects of the Black Water Mist. In battling the group, Piccolo seemingly falls victim and appears on Kami's Lookout, where Gohan and Krillin travel to stop Garlic Jr., to halt the pair. After appearing to infect Krillin too and he and Piccolo overwhelm Gohan, Piccolo reveals to Gohan that he had been pretending the entire time and battles Garlic Jr. until his defeat. Piccolo and Goku are later made to get driver's licenses by Chi-Chi. Following
14798-451: The ending of the Cell arc, Gohan was meant to replace his father as the protagonist. However, Toriyama later decided against it, finding the character unsuited for the role in comparison to his father. In contrast, Gohan is the main focus of the film Super Hero . The movie is meant to change the focus of overpowered characters like Goku and Vegeta against Broly in the previous film and instead focus on Gohan and Piccolo as leads and thus bring
14949-711: The episodes where Piccolo trains Gohan left an impression on them. He said the fans really enjoyed those episodes as well. Furukawa also cited Piccolo making a pun for King Kai as memorable because it was so out of character for him. By the time he reprised the voice in Dragon Ball Super , Piccolo had become Furukawa's favorite character of all his roles. In English, several different voice actors have voiced Piccolo, including Scott McNeil in episodes 1-53 (1-67 unedited) in Funimation Entertainment 's initial dub of Dragon Ball Z in association with Saban Entertainment and Ocean Productions as well as Geneon 's dub of
15100-423: The fight. After Trunks declares that he will not let Mira kill Gohan and Mira flees, Gohan realizes that Trunks is from the future and tells him he is proud of him, though mentions that 17 and 18 are attacking. Trunks is tempted to prevent him from going to the fight, knowing that he will die and that it will change history, but is stopped by the player. In the 2018 game Dragon Ball FighterZ , an unconscious Gohan
15251-555: The film little reasoning. Chris Homer from The Fandom Post believed Piccolo's sacrifice in Dragon Ball GT "was a genuine touching moment" for fans of Dragon Ball Z , but also viewed the death as relying "too much on previous ideas" in order for it to get sorted. Beveridge praised Piccolo's growth in Dragon Ball Z as one of the most important parts of the series, noting how he decides to train Gohan to fight Vegeta. Although Katherine Luther from About.com noted Piccolo to be one of
15402-409: The film, when the resusciated Red Ribbon Army plots to once again get back at Goku and his family for its destruction, a disguised Piccolo takes advantage of it and uses this event as a way to motivate Gohan, who has gone somewhat docile from peacetime and his studying, to getting back into top form as his father was offworld training. Having witnessed his young daughter Pan's kidnapping, an enraged Gohan
15553-482: The final round, who tricks Piccolo into enlarging himself so he can retrieve Kami, from there causing many of Piccolo's techniques to backfire on him. Though crippling both Goku's arms and legs, Piccolo is defeated when Goku headbutts him out of the ring, though recovers thanks to receiving a Senzu bean from Goku, who he promises to defeat as he departs. Five years later, Piccolo teams up with Goku to defeat his older brother Raditz . Piccolo can defeat Raditz, but at
15704-529: The first three Dragon Ball Z films, and episodes 108-291 of Westwood Media's dub of the franchise (in association with Ocean Productions); by Ethan Cole in Chinook Animation's dub of Dragon Ball GT (produced in association with Blue Water Studios); by British-born French actor Paul Bandey in the infamous English dubs of the movies released exclusively in the UK and the Netherlands by AB Groupe (wherein
15855-440: The foe's defeat; in the ninth , Piccolo comes to help the others fight Bojack and his crew. In filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z , during the Saiyan arc, Piccolo strands Gohan on an island, losing his location in the process, and appears to Gohan after he turns down returning home, taking him back to his training. After the Namek arc, Piccolo appears to help Gohan and Krillin when they are attacked by their friends who are under
16006-508: The hair, ultimately settling on a more simplistic approach. In an interview featured in the second Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files , a companion book released in December 1997 by Shueisha's Jump Comics Selection imprint, Masako Nozawa, Gohan's voice actress, stated that her favorite episode voicing Gohan was " Sorry, Robot-san - The Desert of Vanishing Tears ". Saffron Henderson, Gohan's original English voice actor, has stated she felt protective of
16157-690: The henchmen of Garlic Jr. after they severely injure Krillin, Gohan then sending Garlic Jr. back into the Dead Zone by destroying his power through shooting out the Makyo Star after being attacked by Piccolo and Krillin as they pretend to be under the effects of the Black Water Mist. Leading up to the Cell Games, Gohan encounters Taopaipai , his father's old enemy, who flees from a potential battle once recognizing Gohan as Goku's son and celebrates his 11th birthday, it being shown in flashbacks how he acquires his name and how he had hidden potential within infancy. Prior to
16308-419: The latter being linked with Western superheroes. In regards to the film's presentation, GameSpot claimed that Piccolo and Gohan are the best CGI designed characters contrasting with poor models used for Goku and Vegeta and also found charming the awkward way Piccolo interacts with the rest of the characters such as when he uses a cellphone in a strange position and noted that the film made him more attached with
16459-496: The latter comes to Earth searing for the Saiyan that defeated his brother Frieza. Piccolo is turned evil when taking a blast from Bobbidi to protect Gohan, who is forced to fight Piccolo before the latter flees. Gohan later confronts Piccolo and defeats him. In the 2006 game Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai , Gohan confronts Frieza after the latter is resurrected and unsuccessfully tries donning his Great Saiyaman persona, becoming worn out in
16610-431: The latter reasoning concluding it there would have "provided it a sense of poignancy and closure that retroactively would have provided a greater sense of depth and purpose." Luke Ryan Baldock of The Hollywood News felt Gohan's progression was the focus of the Cell Games and that he had begun to match his father Goku in ability, calling their relationship "a fascinating one to watch unfold." Reviewer Nick Hartel expressed that
16761-414: The main series continuity, against Cell Max. He has displayed the use of his ki in a defensive manner, such as generating protective energy shields. Both as a child and an adult, Gohan is known to be a capable swordsman, as well as an adept teacher. Gohan is introduced as the four-year-old son of Goku and Chi-Chi , named after Goku's adoptive grandfather . Described as well-mannered and reserved, Gohan
16912-670: The many heroes that lends his power to Goku, enabling him to defeat Moro once and for all. Years later in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero , Piccolo, after training Pan and visiting Gohan, is ambushed by android Gamma 2 and is defeated, evading death and detection afterward. He then discovers the resurrected Red Ribbon Army and its ulterior motives while disguised. Through a wish from the Dragon Balls, Shenlong unlocks Piccolo's potential, taking on an empowered state similar to that of his pupil's Potential Unleashed ( 潜在能力解放 , Senzai Nōryoku Kaihō ) form, and has Pan play along with
17063-469: The meantime, Piccolo trains in the afterlife with King Kai . Piccolo is resurrected on planet Namek to help Goku and others defeat the evil Frieza. He takes this time to merge with the beaten Namekian called Nail, giving Piccolo a power increase. The power increase allows him to go head-to-head with Frieza's second transformation. However, the plan fails as Frieza reveals the full extent of his powers. In Frieza's following fight with Goku, who tries charging
17214-740: The meantime. Piccolo then acts as a trainer to Goten and Trunks and their fused form Gotenks. Piccolo trains the boys to fight the evil creature Majin Buu , who finds them and the other heroes. After more unsuccessful attempts to kill Buu, he is later absorbed by Buu along with Gotenks and Gohan and dies when Buu destroys the Earth He is then revived through the Dragon Balls and aids Goku's Genki-Dama attack, which Goku uses to defeat Buu once and for all. In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods , Piccolo combats Beerus alongside Android 18 and Tien Shinhan , only to be bested; and, in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' , Piccolo narrowly escapes death once Frieza destroys
17365-593: The mistake of not training after the Cell Games, he became stronger than he ever has after his potential was unlocked from Old Kaiō-shin. Gohan with this power up was stronger than Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks since he was able to dominate Super Buu with ease without transforming. Ever since this fight, Gohan has given up on fighting and has continually gotten weaker to the point that he can't use his Super Saiyan transformations without straining himself. Gohan can still hold his own against Frieza's soldiers, Shisami, and Tagoma in his base form and overpower them when he transforms into
17516-471: The movie. In the original Japanese version of the anime and all other media, Piccolo is voiced by Toshio Furukawa , with the only two exceptions being his initial newborn child form which was voiced by Hiromi Tsuru , and in Dragon Ball Daima , where a mini version of Piccolo was voiced by Tomohiro Yamaguchi. Furukawa, who up to that point had mostly played happy lighter-voiced characters, said he got
17667-557: The narrator of Dragon Ball Z are close to him as they kickstarted his career. He also found Battle of Gods to be "genuinely touching" outside of its fighting, citing Gohan finding out that he was going to be a father among the moments he found sentimental and was happy to return to the franchise when reprising his role in Resurrection 'F' , also expressing interest in redoing his lines in Dragon Ball Kai as he had more experience. In
17818-502: The offspring and reincarnate of King Piccolo, Piccolo Jr. plans to continue his parents' mission of world domination and avenge his death at the hands of Goku. Piccolo enters the 23rd Tenkaichi Budōkai under the alias "Demon Junior" ( マジュニア , Majunia ) . Piccolo defeats both Krillin, who gives up, and Kami, by reversing the Evil Containment Wave and sealing Kami in the container intended for Piccolo. He then fights Goku in
17969-499: The only remaining teams in the tournament. Gohan initially partners with Android 17 to battle Toppo, firing a Kamehameha wave at Android 17 and Toppo while they are inside Android 17's barrier in effort to ring them out, though Gohan retracts the beam out of concern for Android 17. Gohan breaks away from the fight with Toppo and comes to Frieza's aid against Dyspo, Gohan defeats Dyspo and holds him down while both of them are blasted out of bounds by Frieza. Months later, Gohan, along with
18120-484: The other hand, Leach criticized how Super tries to teach "life lessons" to a mature Gohan. The fact that Piccolo calls him "arrogant", despite Gohan's kindness and humility, was seen as a bad plot point by the reviewer. Mark Sammut of TheGamer notes that Gohan occasionally performs the dab move (as The Great Saiyaman), decades before it became a popular dance move in American popular culture . Collider claimed that Gohan
18271-458: The player his energy. In the 2016 game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 , Piccolo and Android 16 are defeated by Villainous Mode Imperfect Cell, allowing him to absorb #17 and #18 at the same time. The player then comes to assist Piccolo in his fight against Cell. In the 2018 game Dragon Ball FighterZ , Piccolo is found unconscious by Goku and Krillin, and agrees to help them fight off clones and discover their origins upon waking up. Piccolo joins
18422-518: The process of fighting him before Frieza departs. Gohan then confronts Cooler after seeing him search for a Dragon Ball and bests him in battle, before Cooler escapes with the Dragon Ball using the Shunkan Idō . Later, influence by Janemba allows Gohan to kill Cell with ease and nearly become consumed with evil energy before Goku's intervention. In the 2007 game Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road , Gohan travels to Trunks' timeline to assist him with
18573-408: The reasons the former show is recommendable to viewers over the later anime. While reviewing the fourth Dragon Ball Z film, Anime News Network writer Allen Drivers found Piccolo's initial scenes peacefully enough to entertain viewers. In a later film, John Sinnott from DVD Talk criticized Piccolo's involvement saying he appears "from out of no where" in order to fight alongside his friends giving
18724-469: The rest of the cast. Stephanie Nadolny Stephanie Nadolny is an American voice actress, known for her English dubbing role as the child version of Son Goku , the protagonist of the Dragon Ball series, and the child version of Goku's son, Son Gohan , in Dragon Ball Z . She reprised both roles in several Dragon Ball –related video games and other media. She formerly worked for Funimation and ADV Films . In 2013, Nadolny voiced K.O. in
18875-431: The resurrected Frieza and avoids being killed with the majority of the Earth's population thanks to a save by Whis. After the latter two films' events, Gohan decides to resume his training with Piccolo, vowing to protect his family and not repeat the same mistake he did slacking off in his training. Following a short time of civilian life, where he is unable to participate in the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 tournament thanks to
19026-400: The role and considers it to be one of her favorites. In addition, Gohan's original Funimation voice actor, Stephanie Nadolny has said that playing Gohan was a unique and much-loved experience. Gohan is voiced in the original Japanese anime and all other media by Masako Nozawa . Nozawa, who also voices Goku, revealed that she did not know she would be playing Gohan until receiving the script on
19177-599: The role because he stated in interviews at the time that he wanted to play a villain. He said it was difficult to constantly perform with a low voice because his normal lighter voice would break through if he broke concentration. When asked if Takeshi Aono 's work as King Piccolo influenced his portrayal of Piccolo, Furukawa replied that because King Piccolo was impulsive, he initially played his own role as an energetic person around eighteen-years-old and later imagined him as close to thirty-years-old in Dragon Ball Z . Furukawa, as well as Gohan's voice actress Masako Nozawa , said
19328-484: The series' protagonist but such idea was scrapped in the manga's final arc. Nevertheless, Toriyama used him as a lead in the film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero , to reuse his dynamic with Piccolo. In Japanese, he is voiced by Masako Nozawa in all animated appearances and most media. Gohan has been well received by both fans and critics, the latter usually citing the character's growth from his initial appearance to his defeat of Cell . However, his characterization after
19479-400: The series. Due to his Namekian physiology, Piccolo can expand his arms, move fast enough to not be seen, regenerate lost limbs of his body so long as his head is still intact, and possesses superhuman hearing and strength. Piccolo's Chōkyoshinjutsu ( 超巨身術 , "Super Large Body Technique", or "Super Giantification Spell" in Viz's manga) allows him to become gigantic to the point where he
19630-577: The series. He placed fifth in both the 1993 and 1995 Dragon Ball character popularity polls voted on by Weekly Shōnen Jump readers. In 2004, fans of the series voted him the fifth most popular character for a poll in the book Dragon Ball Forever . Piccolo has appeared in various Anime Grand Prix polls, taking high places in the category "best male character" in 1990, 1991 and 1992 polls. Piccolo's character has received praise and criticism from publications for various media. DVDTalk enjoyed Piccolo's malicious characterization which, in retrospect, makes
19781-533: The series: first by the Namekian Grand Elder, and then further unlocked by the Old Kaiō-shin, which sees his power level rise to new heights, capable of easily overwhelming the seemingly invincible Majin Buu. As a Half-Saiyan, he has the ability to become an Oozaru, a gigantic ape-like creature, by absorbing waves from a full moon. He lost this ability after his tail was cut by Piccolo, and later Vegeta. He
19932-472: The show tend to enjoy the Saiyaman saga due to its comedic tone and way of portraying larger than life figures in relatable real life situations. Josh Begley enjoyed Gohan trying to find his place in high school and his role as big brother to Goten, but thought his Great Saiyaman guise was not comedic and became embarrassed on the character's behalf. Anime Focus was impressed with his fight against Majin Buu after he
20083-526: The song ""I•ke•na•i Oo-La-La Magic", where Chi-Chi forces Gohan to sing a duet with her after she feels left out from his adventures with Goku, also intending to enter the local karaoke circuit with Gohan. Gohan has made appearances in non- Dragon Ball material. In the 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 and Krillin attempt to save visitors of at Fuji Television 's orb section from drowning, while Goku battles Frieza. In
20234-487: The song "The Feeling of Whistling Piccolo Edit" features Piccolo complaining and begging for a whistler to stop exploiting his weakness before he departs. Piccolo is also mentioned in the song "Goku" by Soulja Boy , who brags about feeling like Piccolo and multiple other Dragon Ball characters, and in the song "Break Bread" by Bryson Tiller , with the verse "Got green like Piccolo". In the 2006 Dragon Ball and One Piece crossover manga Cross Epoch , Piccolo appears as
20385-550: The song "The World's Greatest Gohan" released on the 1989 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection , Gohan singing about how good he feels. The second was "I Lo~ve Mr. Piccolo" in the album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection III: Space Dancing , released in 1990, Gohan singing Piccolo praises and speculating on what species he is. Another song, "Feeling of Whistling", debuted on the 1991 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 6: BP∞ Battle Points Unlimited . The 1991 album Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2 features
20536-456: The stage for the studio to audition other voice actors for the part of Gohan, and being disappointed at the role being recast. In Funimation's in-house dub, Gohan's child incarnation is voiced by Stephanie Nadolny for various media until 2010 and Colleen Clinkenbeard for Dragon Ball Kai and later media while his adult incarnation is voiced by Kyle Hebert for almost all various media and Dameon Clarke as "Future Gohan" for some episodes and
20687-589: The strongest warriors from his planet, she mentioned he has several weaknesses that make him weaker than other characters from the series, with his most notable one being his affection for Gohan. Sam Leach from Anime News Network noted that some fans of the series tend to joke that Piccolo is a better paternal figure to Gohan than his actual father, Goku, and felt that Dragon Ball Super emphasized it more when Piccolo started training him again. Piccolo's return in Super Hero earned similar comments from Polygon due to how he continues his role as Gohan's guardian and takes
20838-601: The teacher of the protagonist Boruto Uzumaki as his father, Naruto Uzumaki , was busy. This was inspired by how Piccolo starts training Gohan when Goku dies in Dragon Ball . The dynamic between game characters Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was based on Piccolo and Gohan's dynamic too. Piccolo's attack Special Beam Cannon / Makankōsappō became a meme that started with Japanese schoolgirls photographing themselves using, and being affected by, this attack in 2013. According to gaming blog Kotaku ,
20989-446: The thirteen Dragon Ball Z side story films; in the first movie , Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr. due to his hat having a Dragon Ball on it and causes the villain's plan to fail when he uses his dormant power against him; in the second , Gohan participates in the fight against Dr. Wheelo and frees Piccolo from further mind control; in the third , Gohan is forcibly made to combat his father as an Oozaru before having his tail removed; in
21140-476: The trend took off after photos were posted on Japan's largest bulletin board 2channel , with photographs typically showing one person striking the ground or making a mystical gesture while others around them are photographically captured in mid-air. The meme is also called "Hadouken-ing" after the Street Fighter move of the same name , which is done in a similar fashion. Piccolo is a popular character in
21291-497: The two form a very strong bond. Piccolo is one of the most popular and recognizable characters from the Dragon Ball franchise. The character has been consistently well received by fans and video game publications , with high placements in multiple "top" character lists and popularity polls. The character has also inspired Naruto manga author Masashi Kishimoto , as well as an Internet meme which became popular in Japan in 2013. Piccolo, more specifically his parent King Piccolo,
21442-469: The two in finding Gohan and Vegeta, and uses his Makankōsappō to participate in destroying Android 21. He is a playable character in some crossover games such as Jump Super Stars , Jump Ultimate Stars , and Jump Force . The character has influenced Naruto manga author Masashi Kishimoto ; in order to give Sasuke Uchiha a central role in the film Boruto: Naruto the Movie , Kishimoto made him
21593-462: The world. C.J. A. Glover of Moviepilot ranked Gohan his third favorite comic character, admitting Gohan "has always been somewhat of an idol to me" as he related to bottling up his anger and being a gentle person that, when snapping, "would let loose and it would be hard to bottle it back up again." In conclusion, Glover wrote that Gohan was definitely "one of my favorite anime and manga characters ever." Gohan's relationship with mentor Piccolo during
21744-410: Was created by Toriyama as he wanted to have a villain who would be a true "bad guy." Prior to his creation, nearly all the previous villains in the series were considered too likable. His editor, Kazuhiko Torishima , stated he introduced Toriyama to evil historical figures for inspiration. King Piccolo was created after he told the author how Roman Emperor Nero enjoyed watching people suffer. However,
21895-447: Was made orange and extremely muscled to distinguish him from Piccolo's regular form. The buffed body was done since, unlike other characters, Piccolo does not have hair to change in a transformation. Toriyama wondered that while he should have been more over-the-top with Piccolo, he is glad he finally gave him a chance to make him as strong as Goku. Toriyama said that, while Piccolo is a stoic character, he wanted to make him act different in
22046-412: Was originally possessed. After regaining his will, he assists his father in defeating Baby, donating his energy and tearfully bids farewell to his former mentor Piccolo as the latter dies alongside the Earth. He then participates in the fights against Super 17 and Omega Shenron. Gohan has performed multiple songs, his voice actor Masako Nozawa singing in reference to his character, the first of these being
22197-406: Was powered up, calling it a "rare chance for him to flex his muscles" by giving Majin Buu "an impressive beatdown". Gohan's portrayal in Dragon Ball Super was the subject of negative response. Den of Geek noted his lighthearted self was not fit for Trunks' dark storyline and heavily contrasted the previous characterizations of Gohan Trunks used to see. In a later review, the same site enjoyed how
22348-510: Was stated to be the strongest fighter on Earth, and is said to be even stronger than Broly. In the Manga, Gohan's Beast form is shown to allow him to fight on even terms with Goku in Ultra Instinct. Gohan has the ability to freely manipulate a life-force energy known as ki to fly using Bukū-jutsu ( 舞空術 , "Air Dance Technique") . He can also concentrate his ki to fire blasts of energy, such as
22499-420: Was the character with the most of the character development given in the entire series as the plot of Dragon Ball Z primarily focused on his coming-of-age history as he faces enemies despite his young age to the point that Toei almost turned the title of the anime into Dragon Ball: Gohan's Big Adventure . However, Gohan was still overshadowed by Goku who still was the main hero in the story arcs even though Gohan
22650-399: Was the developed hero. Following Goku's death in the Cell Games, Collider notes that the writers appeared to give Gohan his role as the protagonist definitively especially with how he kills Cell and becomes the focus of the anime's time-skip opening sequence rather than Goku. However, Gohan being once again replaced by his father as the series' hero due Toriyama not finding him equal to Goku for
22801-445: Was the third youngest Saiyan to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation at the age of nine whilst training and surpassing his father Goku in the Room of Spirit and Time (Hyperbolic Time Chamber) and as a display of his hidden potential which he unlocked during his training with his father, Gohan becomes the first Saiyan in the series to become a Super Saiyan 2 during his battle against Cell. Though Gohan had gotten much weaker due to making
#169830