Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Son Gohan (孙悟饭) 35 |
| Species/Race | Saiyan–Earthling hybrid 214 |
| Gender | Male 35 |
| Affiliation | Z Fighters; Universe 7 tournament team 539 571 |
| Occupation/Role | Scholar and martial artist 510 512 |
| Status | Alive 511 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 35 35 |
Power Progression
Main Timeline
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Childhood martial-arts training | 35 | At about four years old, practices martial arts under Chi-Chi's supervision 35. |
| Training under Piccolo | 45 | After a year of training, his ki exceeds Krillin's and he develops a more resolute fighting manner 45. |
| Potential awakened by the Grand Elder | 57 | His combat power passes 200,000 and continues rising 57. |
| Super Saiyan 2 Full Power | 214 | Reaches a perfected state; his base strength and explosive power are described as comparable to Vegeta's 214. |
| Mystic Gohan | 258 262 | The Old Supreme Kai unlocks his potential. His black-haired Mystic state reaches at least the level of Super Saiyan 4 without a conventional transformation; further Super Saiyan transformations provide no additional power in this state 258 262. |
Future Timeline Counterpart
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Power comparable to his timeline's Goku | 373 | Matches Goku in both base and transformed states after several years of systematic training following his resurrection 373. |
| Super Saiyan 4 | 378 379 | Achieves the form after regrowing his tail; his strength is roughly comparable to Goku's Super Saiyan 4 during a spar with Sun Wuxiu 378 379. |
| Beast Gohan | 380 | Sun Wuxiu uses the Tiger Talisman to provoke extreme rage, triggering a transformation marked by silver-gray hair and red eyes 380. |
| Mastered Beast Form | 516 520 | Comes to favor the evolution of his Mystic state over Super Saiyan 4 and explains that controlling Beast's power requires a warrior's mindset 516 520. |
Background and History
Main Timeline Gohan is the son of Son Goku and Chi-Chi and the nephew of Sun Wuxiu. He begins martial-arts practice young, though Chi-Chi also wants him to become a scholar. Sun Wuxiu later arranges a year of training with Piccolo. Gohan joins the journey to Namek after Wuxiu persuades Chi-Chi to treat it as an educational trip 35 42 45 53.
As a young adult, Gohan maintains his training while pursuing academic work. He saves his classmate Videl from a rocket during a robbery, then tries to conceal his abilities; Videl recognizes him anyway. They subsequently train together and begin a relationship 186 214 275. Later, with the Old Supreme Kai's help, he unlocks his Mystic state and defeats Broly in a spar without adopting a golden-haired form 258 261 262.
The Future Timeline Gohan follows a different path. He survives years of Android-era devastation and, after his resurrection, chooses continued training to protect the peace he regained. He marries Videl in his timeline. When the two Gohans meet, he encourages his Main Timeline counterpart to pursue strength alongside scholarship rather than treating the two goals as incompatible 373 374 510 512.
Appearance
Main Timeline Gohan is shown as a black-haired young man who wears glasses. His Mystic state retains his black hair; the Future Timeline counterpart has a Saiyan tail and, in Beast Form, silver-gray hair and crimson eyes 262 373 380.
- As a small child, he wears a white training gi and a hat bearing a Four-Star Dragon Ball 35.
- As an adult, he is shown wearing a purple martial-arts uniform 214.
Personality
Gohan prefers peace to fighting for its own sake. Against Dabura, he ends the fight with a disabling strike rather than a killing blow. He can nevertheless act decisively in battle, including carrying out a rapid series of eliminations for Universe 7 at the Tournament of Power 237 571.
His Future Timeline counterpart is shaped by the loss of peace during the Android era. He is more ruthless toward threats, but remains thoughtful with his family and trusts Sun Wuxiu enough to heed warnings about enemies he cannot handle alone 374 520.
Abilities & Skills
Martial arts and ki control
- Gohan can conceal his ki well enough to make himself difficult for Sun Wuxiu to locate among ordinary people 275.
- In Mystic Form, he blocks Broly's full-power attacks and defeats him with a knee strike followed by a head slam 260 261.
- At the Tournament of Power, he uses Mystic Form's speed to eliminate Frost and Cabba before they can react 571.
Mystic state
- The Old Supreme Kai's ritual releases Gohan's potential without requiring a Super Saiyan transformation 258 262.
- Gohan says that forcing a golden-haired transformation while using this state would waste stamina without increasing his power 262.
Future counterpart's Beast Form
- Extreme rage ignites the Future Timeline Gohan's latent power, but his first transformation leaves him struggling to maintain control 380.
- After mastering the form, he teaches that potential and rage alone are insufficient: its wildness must be directed with a warrior's mindset 516 520.
Relationships
- Son Goku — father; proud of Gohan's strength and willing to train with him 262 373.
- Chi-Chi — mother; strongly supports his education and initially opposes his dangerous travels 53.
- Sun Wuxiu — uncle; arranges Gohan's training and potential-unlocking ritual, and later offers to help him grow stronger for the Tournament of Power 42 250 509.
- Piccolo — mentor whose childhood training shapes Gohan's fighting ability; remains protective of him 45 258.
- Videl — classmate who discovers his concealed abilities and becomes his partner and, later, his wife 186 275 373.
- Pan — daughter of the Main Timeline Gohan and Videl 511.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Z-Sword — Gohan pulls the heavy sword from its resting place in the World of the Supreme Kai using his untransformed strength. Its breaking releases the Old Supreme Kai, who then unlocks Gohan's potential 249 250.