Gohan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Gohan (孙悟饭)
Alias(es)	One-Armed Gohan; Beast Gohan; Supreme Kai
Species/Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Noah's Temple; protector of Earth; Supreme Kai of his original timeline
Occupation/Role	Scholar aspirant in the main timeline; sole guardian of Earth in the future timeline
Status	Alive; relocated to the main timeline after his original Earth was destroyed 56 58
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super Saiyan	50	In the future timeline, transforms through rage after Androids 17 and 18 kill Trunks.
Super Saiyan 2	50	Blue lightning manifests around his golden aura; his power rises to more than twice its previous level.
Full-Power Super Saiyan 3	52	Achieved through years of self-training while serving as Earth's lone defender.
Potential Unleashed	53	Old Kai awakens his potential after the Z Sword breaks, more than doubling Gohan's strength.
Apprentice Supreme Kai / Supreme Kai	54 55	Receives divinity and Potara Earrings, then inherits the full Supreme Kai status after Old Kai and East Supreme Kai are killed.
Li Wei's silver-white empowerment	58	Li Wei grants him a silver-white light and trains him for four years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Beast Gohan — Silver Ultimate Form	59	Activates a silver-haired, red-eyed Beast form while intercepting Beerus before he reaches Earth.
Beast Gohan — Super Saiyan God — Silver Ultimate Form	71	Defeats Black Frieza with a single casual punch after transforming without an overt power-up.

Background / History

Main-timeline counterpart

Gohan first appears as a child watching Son Goku and Piccolo spar, struggling to follow their movements. He is close to Piccolo and calls after him when Piccolo leaves following the Saiyan conflict. 2 7

In the peaceful main timeline, Gohan dates Videl and expresses no interest in combat. He wants to become a scholar, considers himself far weaker than his father and their allies, and declines Li Wei's invitation to train at Noah's Temple. Li Wei respects the decision despite believing Gohan could surpass the other Saiyans if he developed his potential. 49 50

This version of Gohan later lives with Videl and their daughter, Pan. 58

Future-timeline guardian

In an alternate future, Gohan loses an arm during the Android crisis. After Androids 17 and 18 kill Trunks, he transforms into Super Saiyan 2 and destroys both androids, avenging his fallen friend. 50 51

With nearly every Z Fighter dead—including Son Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, and Trunks—Gohan buries Trunks and becomes Earth's only warrior. He helps survivors establish a new home, then defeats Cell when Cell begins absorbing humans to reach his perfect form. The resulting peace lasts seven years. 51

When Majin Buu is revived, Gohan refuses East Supreme Kai's request to retreat from Earth. His Full-Power Super Saiyan 3 overwhelms Buu, but Buu's regeneration and eventual self-destruction prove fatal to the planet. East Supreme Kai saves Gohan by taking him to the Sacred World of the Kais. 52 53

Old Kai awakens Gohan's Potential Unleashed, and East Supreme Kai conducts a divinity ceremony that makes him an apprentice Supreme Kai. After Goku Black murders Old Kai and East Supreme Kai, Gohan inherits the position of Supreme Kai and pursues Goku Black across the universe. 53 54 55

Arrival in the main timeline

Goku Black defeats Gohan in battle and is about to kill him when a powerful light forces Black to flee through a spacetime tunnel. Gohan follows him into the main timeline, where Li Wei saves him, conceals his godly ki, and takes him to Noah's Temple. 56

After seeing the peaceful life of his alternate self, Gohan decides to remain in the main timeline and protect it so that his counterpart can live as a scholar. Li Wei accepts him as a student, gives him silver-white power, and trains him for four years. 57 58

Appearance

Future Gohan is distinguished by the loss of his left arm and his increasingly severe expression after years as Earth's sole defender.

• Has only one arm in the future timeline. 50 51
• His Super Saiyan 2 state retains golden hair and aura while producing blue lightning. 50
• His Beast form gives him silver hair, silver-white aura, and crimson pupils. 59
• As an apprentice Supreme Kai, he wears Supreme Kai attire and Potara Earrings. 54

Personality

The main-timeline Gohan is gentle, humble, and uncomfortable with fighting. He sincerely prefers scholarship to martial arts and is easily flustered by Videl's attempts to move their relationship forward. 49 50

The future Gohan becomes cold, focused, and deeply burdened by loss. He accepts the responsibility of protecting survivors after the Androids devastate Earth, refuses to abandon Earth when Majin Buu appears, and later treats peace as something fragile that must be actively defended. 51 52 57 58

Despite his severity, he remains compassionate toward others and respectful toward worthy opponents. Before facing Frieza, he studies Frieza's techniques rather than rushing in, and he later carries his injured father, Vegeta, and Trunks to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for further training. 70 71

Abilities & Skills

Saiyan Transformations

Gohan possesses exceptional Saiyan potential and can access several advanced forms.

• Reached Super Saiyan 2 through rage after Trunks's death. 50
• Developed Full-Power Super Saiyan 3 alone through years of training. 52
• Awakened Potential Unleashed with Old Kai's assistance. 53
• Uses Beast Gohan — Silver Ultimate Form against Beerus and Black Frieza. 59 71
• Manifested a silver Nexus form while helping Broly and Cumber defend Earth from Dark Zagi. 78

Combat and Ki Techniques

Gohan is an experienced fighter capable of defeating opponents who threaten Earth.

• Eliminated Androids 17 and 18 with swift ki attacks after entering Super Saiyan 2. 51
• Overpowered and vaporized Cell with a one-handed Kamehameha. 51
• Uses Magic Flash against Goku Black. 55 56
• Defeated Black Frieza by catching Frieza's full-power punch and striking his abdomen once. 71
• Can use telekinesis to transport multiple unconscious people simultaneously. 71

Supreme Kai Authority

After becoming Supreme Kai, Gohan gains divine abilities unavailable to ordinary mortals.

• Cosmic Movement — Can teleport anywhere in the universe by using known coordinates rather than sensing ki. 55
• Cosmic Perception — Can survey the entire universe and locate threats, including Goku Black's massacre of mortal life. 55
• Divine survival — His ascension allows him to survive and fight in space, which was necessary to pursue Majin Buu. 54

Limits

• Majin Buu's regeneration prevented Gohan from ending their battle immediately despite Gohan's superior power. 52
• Goku Black's Rosé God transformation overwhelmed and severely injured him. 55 56
• Gohan, Cumber, and Broly were each defeated by Beerus despite using their strongest forms. 60

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Potara Earrings — Given by East Supreme Kai as symbols of Gohan's apprentice Supreme Kai status. 54
• Z Sword — Pulled from the Sacred World of the Kais, but it broke when used against Katchin Steel and did not increase Gohan's power. 53

Relationships

• Son Goku — Father; Gohan respects Goku's strength, later saves him after Frieza defeats him, and brings him to train further. 49 71
• Videl — Main-timeline Gohan's girlfriend; she encourages him to prove himself to Mr. Satan, and they are later described as married with a daughter, Pan. 49 50 58
• Li Wei — Rescuer, mentor, and the one who recognizes Gohan's extraordinary potential; trains the future Gohan after bringing him to the main timeline. 50 56 58
• Trunks — Future-timeline companion whose death triggers Gohan's Super Saiyan 2 transformation; Gohan buries him after defeating the androids. 50 51
• East Supreme Kai — Ally who seeks Gohan's help against Majin Buu, performs his divinity ceremony, and is later buried by Gohan. 52 54 55
• Old Kai — Mentor who awakens Gohan's Potential Unleashed before being killed by Goku Black. 53 55
• Goku Black — Enemy responsible for killing the Supreme Kais and nearly killing Gohan; their conflict sends Gohan into the main timeline. 55 56
• Cumber and Broly — Allies who join Gohan in defending Earth against Beerus and later Dark Zagi. 59 60 78
• Frieza — Opponent whom Gohan respects for his self-earned growth before defeating him instantly. 71

Notable Quotes

“I'm sorry, Lord Supreme Kai, but if you're asking me to abandon Earth and retreat without fighting, I can't do it!” 52

“I want to protect this world!” 58

“The world I wanted to protect is already gone, so... I absolutely won't allow such a peaceful world to be destroyed by anyone again! Never!” 58

Trivia

• Li Wei considers Gohan's latent potential extraordinary and had described him as the strongest person beneath Broly if properly developed. 50
• Gohan's future counterpart becomes familiar with burying allies after repeatedly losing those close to him. 51 55
• Li Wei conceals Gohan's godly ki and alters his spacetime mark to make him appear native to the main timeline. 56