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Son Gohan
Dragon Ball character
Son Gohan by Akira Toriyama
First appearance	Dragon Ball chapter 196 Dragon Ball Z episode 1
Last appearance	Dragon Ball chapter 519 Dragon Ball GT episode 64
Voiced by	Japanese Masako Nozawa English Ocean Group Saffron Henderson FUNimation Stephanie Nadolny Kyle Hebert Dameon Clarke
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Date of birth	May 11, 757[1]
Known 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. (descendant)
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Japanese name	孫 悟飯
Romaji	Son Gohan
Anime name	Gohan
Manga name	Son Gohan
Alternate names	The Great Saiyaman The Gold Fighter

Son Gohan (孫 悟飯, Son Gohan^?) is a fictional character in the manga series Dragon Ball created by Akira Toriyama, originally published by Shueisha and Bird Studio in 1989. Gohan makes his debut appearance in volume #17, or the premier episode of its animated adaptation, Dragon Ball Z. Gohan is the first son of the primary protagonist, Son Goku, and his wife, Chichi. Gohan was the first Saiyan/Human hybrid in the series. Grandpa Gohan Son ) is a fictional character who appeared in the Dragon Ball series, in a few specific flashbacks in Dragon Ball Z, and is seen briefly in the culminating Dragon Ball GT finale flashback. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Son Goku with the four-star Dragon Ball. ... Image File history File links Gohan. ... Akira Toriyama ) born on 1955-04-05,[2] in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his work in the Dragon Ball metaseries, as well as the media franchise of the same name which he began in 1984. ... Masako Nozawa ) (October 25, 1936 - ), born in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, Japan, but raised in Numata, Gunma, is a seiyÅ« and actress affiliated with (and the chairman of) Office Nozawa. ... Ocean Group is an organization located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that purchases anime for English dubbing. ... Saffron Henderson (born September 25, 1965) is a Canadian voice actress and singer. ... FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions) is an American entertainment company formed by Gen Fukunaga in the early 1990s to produce, merchandise and distribute anime and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. ... Stephanie Nadolny is a voice-over artist who has worked for FUNimation through several Dragonball series. ... Kyle H. Hebert (born June 14, 1969 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American voice actor best known for his roles as adult Gohan and the narrator in the FUNimation English dub of the Japanese anime Dragon Ball Z. Hebert got his start in the mid 1990s as a disc... Dameon Clarke is a voice actor and actor who primarily works on the properties of FUNimation. ... Goku redirects here. ... Chichi redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Son Goten ) is a fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by manga artist Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. Goten is the second and final child of Son Goku, the series protagonist. ... Chichi redirects here. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ... Chichi redirects here. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ... Chichi redirects here. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ... Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Romaji ローマ字 The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Son Goku Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール) is a Japanese manga by Akira Toriyama serialized in the weekly anthology magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, from 1984 to 1995 and originally collected into 42 individual books called Tankôbon. ... Akira Toriyama ) born on 1955-04-05,[2] in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his work in the Dragon Ball metaseries, as well as the media franchise of the same name which he began in 1984. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Bird Studio is the comic studio founded by Akira Toriyama, where he works with his assistants. ... DBZ redirects here. ... Goku redirects here. ... Chichi redirects here. ... Saiyans ) are a nearly extinct alien race in the manga series Dragon Ball, its three adaptations to anime and the self-parody Neko Majin Z. They are a powerful warrior race who play a central role in Dragon Ball Z once it is revealed that the main character, Goku, is... The Earth of Dragon Ball[1] Earth (also known as the Dragon World) is a fictional planet inhabited by humans, demons, extraterrestrials, and the like being the main setting for the bulk of the plot of the Dragon Ball manga, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball Z, as well as... This article is about a biological term. ...

Creation and conception

Early concept art of a teenage Son Gohan.

Gohan was named after Goku's adoptive grandfather, Grandpa Son Gohan.^[2] The name, which comes from the Japanese word "gohan" (飯    , lit. "cooked rice or meal of any sort"), is a continuation of the naming scheme of foods by Toriyama. Rice, being a grain, is not normally considered to be a vegetable, even though it is part of a plant. 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 (Saiya being an anagram of the word yasai, meaning "vegetable"). Grandpa Gohan Son ) is a fictional character who appeared in the Dragon Ball series, in a few specific flashbacks in Dragon Ball Z, and is seen briefly in the culminating Dragon Ball GT finale flashback. ...

In conceptualizing Gohan's character as a teenager, Toriyama originally included glasses or a jacket to his apparel, and commonly, his hair was not spiked up as seen in the final design.^[3]

Plot overview

Main articles: Saiyan Saga, Freeza Saga, Cell Saga, and Majin Buu Saga

Premiering in chapter #196 of the manga, Gohan is introduced as the four-year-old son of the series' main protagonist, Son Goku. Described as well-mannered and reserved,^[2][4] Gohan's story begins following his abduction by the Saiyan named Raditz, Goku's older brother. Later, while Goku is pinned to the ground, Gohan's extreme distress exploded with the release of his dormant power, which allowed him to injure Raditz. Piccolo, startled by this, then takes Gohan away following the fight and Goku's death, and trains him for the upcoming battle against the two other Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa.^[5] The Saiyan Saga (Vegeta Saga) is the first saga in the second part of Dragon Ball. ... The Freeza Saga is the second story arc of Dragon Ball Z. It focuses on the Z-Fighters battle against the galactic tyrant Freeza and his henchmen on Planet Namek. ... There are three sagas in the Japanese anime Dragon Ball Z focused on the fictional character known as Cell: Imperfect Cell Saga Perfect Cell Saga Cell Games Saga Categories: | ... The Majin Buu Saga from the anime Dragon Ball Z, deals with Majin Buus emergence into Earth by the evil wizard Babidi, the emergence of Rou Dai Kaioshin (Elder Kai), the introduction of the Super Saiyan 3 transformation, and the fusion technique. ... A modern image of the traditional Son Goku, the Monkey King. ... Saiyans ) are a nearly extinct alien race in the manga series Dragon Ball, its three adaptations to anime and the self-parody Neko Majin Z. They are a powerful warrior race who play a central role in Dragon Ball Z once it is revealed that the main character, Goku, is... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Piccolo ) is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball manga, authored by mangaka Akira Toriyama. ... For the condiment, see Vegeta (food). ... The term nappa can refer to a number of different things: A Sheepskin Nappa is a flying jacket effect applied to the suede side of the sheepskin. ...

Fraught at first with inhibitions about his untapped abilities and aspiring instead to become a scholar,^[6] Gohan does not immediately recognize his own strength. Gohan is also shown to be unaccustomed to the rigorous training lifestyle, and he worries about what to eat and where to sleep,^[7] but quickly adapts and earns Piccolo's approval.^[8] It is suggested by Kami, the god of Earth, that Piccolo senses that Kami has prophesized his own death within the year, which would mean his as well (as the two share a single lifespan), and that he trains Gohan as a possible means of leaving something behind.^[9] His tutelage under Piccolo forms a deep bond between the two characters, with Piccolo ultimately sacrificing himself to save Gohan during their fight with Nappa.^[10] “Megami” redirects here. ... “Megami” redirects here. ...

As a result of defeating the antagonist Cell during a later portion of the manga, Gohan succeeded Goku as the world's greatest defender for a time. The consequent peace that followed allowed him to continue his studies, and later, a sixteen-year-old Gohan is shown enrolling at Orange Star High School in Satan City.^[11] Participating in the 25th Tenkaichi Budokai, Gohan is depicted as weaker than his younger self, which the Daizenshū World Guide book explains as due to a lack of training and anger in transforming.^[3] Following the defeat of Majin Buu and a ten year gap at the end of Dragon Ball, Gohan is depicted with a wife, Videl, and a daughter, Pan. Cell ) is a fictional graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is the ultimate creation of the scientist Dr. Gero, cloned from the cells of several characters from the series. ... The World Martial Arts Tournament known as Tenkaichi Budōkai (ja:天下一武道会, literally Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament) refers to an event in the fictional manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and anime Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. In all the Dragon Ball series... Majin Buu ) is a fictional graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama. ... Chichi redirects here. ... Pan (パン), or more properly Son Pan, is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Dragon Ball Z, as well as Dragon Ball GT. She is a Human-Saiyan quarter breed. ...

Future Gohan

Future Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Future Gohan (未来の悟飯, Mirai no Gohan^?) appears in the alternate timeline presented in volume #33, Trunks the Story, in which he is shown to be the only surviving fighter after the onslaught of the Artificial Humans. Gohan is depicted training Bulma's half-Saiyan son, Trunks, to assist him in battling #17 and #18, the two stated responsible for the murders of all his friends (Goku aside, who died from a heart virus following the defeat of Freeza and King Cold).^[12][13] For the same Dragon Ball character from an alternate timeline, see Trunks (Dragon Ball). ... Artificial Human #17 (人造人間17号 Jinzōningen Junanagō) in Japanese is a fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, as well as Dragon Ball Z and in Dragon Ball GT. 17 is referred to in the original Japanese as a Jinzōningen, which is... Artificial Human 18 (人造人間18号 Jinzōningen JÅ«hachigō) is a fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, as well as Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. Her seiyÅ« is Miki Itō. In the FUNimation dub, she is voiced by Meredith McCoy, and... Freeza , Frieza in the FUNimation Dub) is a graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z. Freeza also appears in the television special Bardock: The Father of Goku; a few Dragon Ball Z movies and in Dragon Ball... King Cold is a fictional character in the second half of the manga Dragon Ball, known as Dragon Ball Z in USA. // Storyline Trunks Saga He is the father of Freeza. ...

Here, Gohan has become a Super Saiyan. Depicted wearing a uniform similar to his father's, one with his own kanji symbol on the back, "Gohan" (飯    , lit. "han"), Gohan's hair is cut short and he has a scar running down the left side of his face. Gohan loses his left arm after fighting #17 and #18, and is eventually killed by the two in a later battle trying to defend Pepper Town.^[14] All Super Saiyans that have appeared in the original manga series. ... Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji   ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ...

Future Gohan also plays a large role in Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road for the Sony PlayStation Portable, which presents a theoretical plotline in which Majin Buu is unleashed in the alternate timeline and Future Trunks must return to the past to enlist the aid of the Z-Fighters. With the help of present Gohan, Future Gohan is able to train with the Rou Dai Kaioshin in the afterlife, awakening his full potential. The Rou Dai Kaioshin then sacrifices his own life to revive Future Gohan, in the same manner that Goku was revived in the main timeline, allowing him to join together with Trunks and the rest of the warriors to defeat Buu. Presumably, Future Gohan would now enjoy his second chance at life in a peaceful world, and protect the Earth alongside Future Trunks. Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Majin Buu ) is a fictional graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama. ... Rou Dai Kaioshin (FUNimation dub: Elder Kai) is a fictional character from the anime and manga series Dragon Ball Z and its anime only sequel Dragon Ball GT. Rou Dai Kaioshins personality and demeanor are very perverted and selfcentered, much like Muten-Rôshi, another character from the series. ...

Appearance

As opposed to full-blooded Saiyans, whose hair is stated not to grow all throughout their lives,^[15] Gohan's is drawn at varying lengths, and changes markedly in style.

Initially, Gohan is illustrated garbed in a kimono-like surcoat, with the four-star Dragon Ball fitted on top of his hat. Later, following an accidental transformation into the Oozaru, Piccolo supplies him with a keikogi fashioned after Goku's, but substituting the kanji with his own, "ma" (魔    , lit. "demon").^[8] Normally thereafter, he's drawn with a keikogi modeled after Piccolo's own (likewise having his obi erroneously recolored from red to blue in Toei Doga's animated adaptation of the Cell Games tournament) or his father's, and on occasion he is portrayed in battle armor worn by Freeza's henchmen. A traditional wedding kimono The kimono literally something worn) is the national costume of Japan. ... A Dragon Ball (龍球 Mandarin lóng-qiú, katakana ronchÅ«) is a fictional artifact from the manga and anime Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, as well as Dragon Ball GT. A similar version of them with the same name also appear in the Akira Toriyama manga Dragon Boy (a series of... Keikogi (稽古着 or 稽古衣) is a Japanese word which means uniform for training (keiko means practice, gi means dress or clothes), another posibility is to use the word Dogi which means the uniform you wear on the path that you have been chosen, if you put the name of the sport itself... Obi (帯, おび) is a Japanese word referring to several different types of sashes worn with kimono and martial arts uniforms by both men and women. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Toei Animation. ... Freeza , Frieza in the FUNimation Dub) is a graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z. Freeza also appears in the television special Bardock: The Father of Goku; a few Dragon Ball Z movies and in Dragon Ball...

Powers and abilities

Main articles: Oozaru and Super Saiyan

Completed designs featured in Dragon Ball.

Due to his mixed heritage, Gohan's character exhibits unusual abilities, possessing power that surpasses that of regular Saiyan's.^[4] As a child, Gohan is depicted with a seemingly limitless dormant power, which at first only revealed itself when he experienced fierce rage.^[16][17] When Raditz initially scouts his battle power, a statistical measurement of strength, the reading comes up as 710,^[18] and, following Gohan's eruption from the space pod, increases to 1307.^[19] (Goku, meanwhile, who has demonstrated superhero-level feats up until Gohan's introduction, has his stated to be 416, and rises only as high as 924 when using the Kamehameha.)^[20][21] Following the fight, the character Vegeta suggests that mixing human and Saiyan blood begets powerful hybrids, which Nappa refers to as a super Saiyan (not necessarily referencing the actual Super Saiyan state Goku achieves in later chapters).^[22] On Namek, Saichoro helped unlock a portion of his untapped potential, unable to bring out the fullest of his tremendous latent abilities.^[23] Son Goku, transformed into an Oozaru. ... All Super Saiyans that have appeared in the original manga series. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Hawaiian ruler. ... A namek or a namekian, is a fictional race in the manga and anime Dragon Ball and its sequels Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. They are humanoid with slug-like characteristics, including green skin and antennae. ... This is a list of fictional extraterrestrials (excluding Saiyans) who appear in the anime and manga Dragon Ball metaseries, including the Dragon Ball Z movies. ...

Though Gohan is only half-Saiyan, Gohan was born with a monkey tail, which allowed him to transform into the Oozaru.^[24] However, during his fight with Vegeta, Gohan's tail is removed permanently, and he therefore loses this transformation.^[25] Gohan can also freely manipulate his ki for the use of abilities such as the bukujutsu (舞空術, bukujutsu^? lit. "lighter than air skill" or "sky dancing skill"), enabling him to fly, or control it to create offensive technqiues such as the Masenko (魔閃光, Masenkō^?, lit. "Demon Flash"). For other uses, see QI (disambiguation). ...

In later chapters, Gohan's training expanded his use to a larger portion of this power, ultimately giving him access to the legendary Saiyan-state called the Super Saiyan,^[26] as well as becoming the first to achieve the ascended state, Super Saiyan 2.^[27] During the final story arc of the series, the Rou Dai Kaioshin helped bring out Gohan's potential, enabling him to utilize power beyond his natural limits and rendering him more powerful than Buu.^[28] The second Daizenshū book labels him in this state as Ultimate Gohan (最強の悟飯, Saikyô no Gohan^?, lit. "Strongest Gohan" or "Ultimate Gohan"), The Strongest Warrior (最強の戦士, Saikyô no Senshi^?) and Super Son Gohan (超孫悟飯, Sūpā Son Gohan^?).^[4] All Super Saiyans that have appeared in the original manga series. ...

Appearances

Video games

A playable character in various Dragon Ball Z-related video games, Gohan first appeared in the 1990 Japanese-language game Dragon Ball Z: Kyôshū! Saiyan (with Future Gohan selectable in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road). Gohan has also appeared in crossover media such as Battle Stadium D.O.N and Jump Super Stars. This article or section should be merged with Player character A playable character is a character in a video game that can be used as the players avatar within the game world. ... DBZ redirects here. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Not to be confused with the Javanese language. ... Battle Stadium D.O.N is a Japanese fighting game for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 featuring characters from the popular anime and manga series Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and Naruto, hence the D.O.N. This game received a rating of 28/40 from Weekly Famitsu. ... Early Screenshot of Jump Super Stars Jump Super Stars (ジャンプスーパースターズ) is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo. ...

In other media

Gohan, along with Goku, is parodized in the Robot Chicken episode Easter Basket. Gohan has been used in promotional merchandising at fast-food chain Burger King,^[29] and collectible cards, such as the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game, have featured Gohan frequently. In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Robot Chicken is an Emmy award-winning American stop motion animated television series produced by Stoopid Monkey, ShadowMachine Films, Williams Street, and Sony Pictures Digital, currently airing in the US as a part of Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up, in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of... List of Robot Chicken episodes Easter Basket is the third episode of season two of the television comedy series Robot Chicken. ... Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ... Various trading cards A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. ... Dragon Ball Z Trading Card Game (originally the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game and the Dragon Ball GT Trading Card Game) is a trading card game based on the anime of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. The game is produced by Score Entertainment and uses screen captures...

Reception

Gohan premiered in the United States when Dragon Ball Z first aired in September of 1996 on the WB Television Network, and later in the original format when Shonen Jump began distribution in January of 2003.^[30] Portions of the character's design data have been released to the general public in Japan under the Dragon Ball Daizenshū, encyclopedic guides for Dragon Ball written and compiled by Toriyama's staff members, Bird Studio. However, as of 2008, neither Viz Media nor FUNimation Entertainment, the manga and anime's licensors, respectively, have indicated any interest in producing a translation for an English-speaking audience. Other merchandise, such as toys, video games and clothing have featured Gohan in Japan and in various countries around the world. The character of Gohan is frequently depicted in fan art and fan fiction by supporters of the series and its creator, Akira Toriyama. DBZ redirects here. ... The Warner Bros. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 17 2007 (Japanese version), featuring Luffy of One Piece on the cover JUMP SHOP Osaka Shop. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a major American anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company formed by the merger of Viz, LLC, and ShoPro Entertainment. ... FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions) is an American entertainment company formed by Gen Fukunaga in the early 1990s to produce, merchandise and distribute anime and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... Fan art or fanart is artwork that is based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. ... Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... For more information on fans of football (soccer), see Football (soccer) culture. ...

Family tree

Chichi redirects here. ... Chichi redirects here. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ... Chichi redirects here. ... Goku redirects here. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ... Chichi redirects here. ... Son Goten ) is a fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by manga artist Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. Goten is the second and final child of Son Goku, the series protagonist. ... Chichi redirects here. ... Pan (パン), or more properly Son Pan, is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Dragon Ball Z, as well as Dragon Ball GT. She is a Human-Saiyan quarter breed. ... This is a list of Saiyans who first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series, the Dragon Ball films and the self-parody manga series Neko Majin. ...

References