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, is a Fictional Character in the Manga and Anime series of '' Dragon Ball '' created by the famous Mangaka Akira Toriyama . When the manga was adapted to anime, the series was split into two sub-series, called '' Dragon Ball '' and '' Dragon Ball Z '', respectively. Son Gohan makes his first appearance in the first episode of '' Dragon Ball Z ''. He also appears in a third anime-only sub-series (called '' Dragon Ball GT ''). Gohan is the first son of the main protagonist of the series, a '' Saiyan '' named Son Goku and the Ox princess named Chi Chi. Gohan was the first Saiyan / Human Hybrid born in the series. Gohan was named after Goku's adoptive grandfather, also named Son Gohan . Gohan is a shy and studious Intellectual , who harbors a vast potential that transcends even his father's. However, Gohan does not possess the fierce desire of competition as pure Saiyans do, which results in his unwillingness to harm others regardless of how evil they are, except when his loved ones have been in danger. Gohan as an adult is observed to grow out of this as he gets stronger, however, he never develops a strong desire for competition. As peace is restored after the events of Majin Buu , Gohan abandons his responsibilities as a defender of Earth and becomes one of Dragon World 's most accomplished Scholar s. APPEARANCE Gohan's appearance changes drastically through Dragon Ball Z, due to the fact that the series starts out with him as a child and ends when he is fully grown. But Gohan's basic physical appearance pretty much stays the same through the course of the series. Gohan has black hair, black eyes. Gohan has his mother's light peach complexion, rather than his father's light tan. He wears many different outfits for battle, some of which take after Goku's gi, and Piccolo's clothing. After going through alternating between a school uniform and his Great Saiyaman outfit in high school, he eventually settles with a regular suit during GT. PERSONALITY Gohan, being only half-Saiyan, is unusual in his values and personality. These unique values and personality separate him from pure Saiyans; as powerful as he is, he does not like fighting much. But when he is forced to fight, he shows special interest in protecting his family and friends. Like his father, . Piccolo trained Gohan after the death of Goku when Gohan was four years old. At first the relationship with Piccolo is a frightening one, but after just one year Piccolo admits his change because of the gentle Gohan and even sacrifices himself to save the boy. Piccolo also states that Gohan was the first person to show him what a friend was during the fight with Cell. He can be considered as a surrogate father for Gohan. Kuririn also has had an influence on Gohan ever since they fought side by side on Namek. HISTORY Son Gohan's early childhood was a pampered one, unlike his father's. His life was relatively well-balanced with a loving family and a nice home. Gohan was well-adjusted and intelligent, but unlike his father as a child, he lacked any affection for fighting as he disliked hurting others. As Gohan grows and get's drawn into battles, he becomes more confident in his abilities as a warrior, however he never looses his desire to become a great scholar. After suceeding his father as the world's greatest defender by defeating Cell, Gohan settles into his studies until he is needed again to fight Majin Buu. Gohan grows up to become both the strongest single warrior in the series, as well as an accomplished scholar. POWER AND TRANSFORMATIONS Gohan, being of partial Saiyan heritage, has access to Saiyan transformations. Gohan, like pure Saiyans, was born with a monkey tail. This allowed him to transform into the Saiyan were-monkey called an Oozaru . Gohan's tail is removed early in Dragon Ball Z, and as a result, he loses this transformation. However, as his power continues to grow, Gohan gains access to the legendary Saiyan warrior called the Super Saiyan , and achieves an ascended state called Super Saiyan 2. Even with his Saiyan traits, Gohan is observed to have unusual abilities because of his mixed heritage. As a child, Gohan is known to have within him a seemingly limitless dormant power, which at first only revealed itself when he experienced fierce rageDragon Ball Z manga, volume 1, chapter 9Dragon Ball Z manga, volume 2, chapter 12. The intensity of this power was abnormal, even for people of pure Saiyan heritage. As he got older, he trained hard and gained conscious access to a large portion of this power, but it was not until he was a young adult that his power was fully awakened and he was able to use all at his own will. Gohan's latent power is finally released to its fullest extent in the Buu Saga making him the strongest unfused character. VOICE ACTORS Toei Animation : FUNimation ( Ocean Group ): FUNimation (in-house actors):
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