Editing Gohan (section)

==Appearances==
=== ''Dragon Ball Z''===
[[File:Gohan, all depictions, 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|Cover for manga chapter #404, showing four different appearances of Gohan during his childhood years.]]
Gohan is introduced as the four-year-old son of [[Goku]] and [[Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)|Chi-Chi]], named after Goku's [[Grandpa Son Gohan|adoptive grandfather]]. Described as well-mannered and reserved,<ref name = b>{{cite book | last = Toriyama| first = Akira|author-link= Akira Toriyama|title = Dragon Ball Z|publisher = [[Viz Media]]| year = 2003 |chapter=Chapter 2| volume = 1 | isbn = 978-1-56931-930-7}}</ref><ref name = c>''Dragon Ball Daizenshū'', book 2, ''Story Guide''</ref> Gohan is abducted by the extraterrestrial Saiyan named [[List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball#Raditz|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 (Dragon Ball)|Piccolo]] trains him for the upcoming battle against the two other Saiyans, [[Vegeta]] and [[List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball#Nappa|Nappa]].<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 2, chapter 11</ref> 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.<ref>''Dragon Ball'' Z manga, volume 3, chapter 29</ref> After Vegeta's defeat, Gohan travels with [[Bulma]] and [[Krillin]] to planet Namek to use the Dragon Balls there to revive their fallen friends.<ref>{{cite book | last = Toriyama| first = Akira| author-link = Akira Toriyama|title = Dragon Ball Z|publisher = [[Viz Media]]| year = 2003 | volume = 5| isbn = 978-1-56931-934-5|chapter=Chapter 51}}</ref> 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]].<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 9, chapter 103</ref> After a long fight, Gohan is replaced by Goku.<ref>{{cite book | last = Toriyama| first = Akira|author-link= Akira Toriyama|title = Dragon Ball Z|publisher = [[Viz Media]]| year = 2003 |chapter=Chapter 108| volume = 10 | isbn = 978-1569319390}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Toriyama| first = Akira|author-link= Akira Toriyama|title = Dragon Ball Z|publisher = [[Viz Media]]| year = 2003 |chapter=Chapter 109| volume = 10 | isbn = 978-1569319390}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book | last = Toriyama| first = Akira|author-link= Akira Toriyama|title = Dragon Ball Z|publisher = [[Viz Media]]| year = 2003 |chapter=Chapter 135| volume = 12 | isbn = 978-1569319857}}</ref>

Years later, [[Trunks (Dragon Ball)|Trunks]] kills Frieza and warns Goku about the appearance of Androids.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 12, chapter 138</ref> Gohan goes into the wilderness with Goku and Piccolo to train for the upcoming threat.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 12, chapter 142</ref> In the upcoming battle, they are unable to defeat [[Dr. Gero]]'s creations, Gohan enters 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.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 18, chapter 212</ref> After Android #16 is murdered by Cell, Gohan unleashes his rage and full power.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 18, chapter 213</ref> 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.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 18, chapter 220</ref> As Cell charges up one final ''Kamehameha'' wave to finish 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.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 18, chapter 222</ref>

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 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).<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 17, chapter 140</ref><ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 17, chapter 141</ref> 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 the back, ''Han'', {{nihongo2|[[wikt:飯|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.<ref name = g>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 17, ''Trunks the Story''</ref> He eventually loses his left arm fighting Androids #17 and #18.<ref name = g/> 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 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 {{nihongo|"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 a [[superhero]] persona that he dubs the {{nihongo|"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.<ref>''Dragon Ball'' manga, volume 36, chapter 425</ref> 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 a lack of training and anger in transforming.<ref name = f/> Gohan, after having his ''[[Qi|chi]]'' absorbed by Spopovich and Yamu, pursues the two and enters [[Bobbidi]]'s spaceship with the [[Kibitoshin|Kaiō-shin]], Goku and Vegeta, where Gohan later fights with Dabura.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 22, chapter 257</ref> 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 the Z Sword)  and accidentally breaking it in a training session, Gohan unwittingly releases the [[Kaiō-shin|Old Kaiō-shin]], who then performs a prolonged ceremony to unlock Gohan's latent powers.<ref>{{cite book | last = Toriyama| first = Akira|author-link= Akira Toriyama|title = Dragon Ball Z|publisher = [[Viz Media]]| year = 2003 |chapter=Chapter 302| volume = 25 | isbn = 978-1421504049}}</ref> Gohan then returns to Earth and confronts Buu for a second time, and easily defeats him.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 25, chapter 302</ref> However, his victory is temporary, as he is overpowered when Buu absorbs Gotenks and Piccolo. He is later absorbed by Buu.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 25, chapter 307</ref> Though Goku and Vegeta manage to rescue him along with Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo, he 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''.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 26, chapter 319</ref> 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 (Dragon Ball)|Pan]].<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 26, chapter 324</ref>

=== ''Dragon Ball Super'' ===
In ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods|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,<ref>''Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods''</ref> and in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F']]'', Gohan confronts the resurrected Frieza and avoids being killed with the majority of the Earth's population thanks to a save by Whis.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''</ref>

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.<ref>"Earth Explodes?! The Decisive Kamehameha Wave". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 27. January 17, 2016.</ref> Following a short time of civilian life, where he is unable to participate in the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 tournament thanks to a scheduling conflict,<ref>''Rehearsing for the "Martial Arts Tournament" Who Are the Two Remaining Members?!''. Dragon Ball Super. Episode 30. February 7, 2016.</ref> and Gohan turns down a new job and with Pan already born,<ref>"Goku's "Ki" is Out of Control?! Lots of Trouble Taking Care of Pan!". Dragon Ball Super. Episode 43. May 15, 2016</ref> he is reunited with Trunks,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Master and Student Reunion - Son Gohan and "Future" Trunks|number=52|series=Dragon Ball Super|date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite episode|title=I Will Protect the World! Trunks' Super Power of Anger Explodes!!|number=62|date=October 16, 2016|series=Dragon Ball Super}}</ref> After Pan gets sick, Gohan has Shenlong to cure her<ref>{{cite episode|title=Come Forth, Shenron! Whose Wish Will Be Granted?!|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=68|airdate=November 27, 2016}}</ref> and Gohan later follows Goku around after [[Hit (Dragon Ball)|Hit]] targets Goku.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Death of Goku! The Guaranteed Assassination Mission|date=December 18, 2016|series=''Dragon Ball Super''|number=71}}</ref> Gohan becomes a stuntman for a movie featuring his Great Saiyaman persona against [[Mr. Satan]], defeating Watagash and being attacked by [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman|Jaco]], who thinks Gohan is Watagash's new host.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Gohan's Disaster! Great Saiyaman's Unbelievable Movie Adaptation?!|number=73|series=''Dragon Ball Super''|date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> Gohan then defeats a Watagash possessed Barry Karn.<ref>{{cite episode|title=For The Sake of Those He Loves! The Indomitable Great Saiyaman!!|date=January 15, 2017|number=74|series=''Dragon Ball Super''}}</ref>

Citing a desire to protect his family, Gohan participates in Zen-Oh-sama's Universal Survival tournament for the Universe 7 team.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Universes' Gods are Aghast! You'll Be Obliterated if You Lose at the "Tournament of Power|date=February 12, 2017|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=78}}</ref> In the exhibition round, Gohan is matched against Universe 9's Lavender,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Universe 9's Kicker Basil vs Universe 7's Majin Boo|date=February 19, 2017|series=''Dragon Ball Super''|number=79}}</ref> who fires 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.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Awaken Your Sleeping Battle Spirit! Son Gohan's Fight!!|date=February 26, 2017|series=''Dragon Ball Super''|number=80}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Son Goku the Recruiter Invites Krillin and No. 18" / "Goku the Talent Scout: Recruit Krillin and Android 18|date=April 2, 2017|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=84}}</ref> 
Gohan's training with Piccolo, during which Piccolo chastises Gohan for being reckless as a result of wanting to protect his family, concludes with Gohan becoming stronger than ever before and the two agreeing to develop combination moves.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Gohan and Piccolo Teacher and Pupil Clash in Max Training!" / "Gohan and Piccolo - Master and Pupil Clash in Max Training!|date=April 30, 2017|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=88}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite episode|title=See The Wall That Must Be Passed! Goku vs Gohan" / "Facing The Wall That Must Be Overcome! Goku vs Gohan!|date=May 14, 2017|number=90|series=Dragon Ball Super}}</ref> In the Tournament of Power, Gohan defeats Universe 6's Botamo, Universe 10's Obuni,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Gohan, Show No Mercy! Showdown With Universe 10!!|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=103|date=August 13, 2017}}</ref> Universe 6's Saonel and Pirina,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Accelerated Tragedy Vanishing Universes...|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=118|date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> and Universe 3's Anilaza<ref>{{cite episode|title=All-Out War! The Ultimate Quadruple Merge vs Universe 7's Full-Scale Attack!!|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=121|date=December 24, 2017}}</ref> before Universes 7 and 11 become the only remaining teams in the tournament. Gohan initially partners with Android 17 to battle Toppo,<ref>{{cite episode|title=For One's Own Pride! Vegeta's Challenge to Be The Strongest!!|number=122|series=Dragon Ball Super|date=January 7, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Body and Soul, Full Power Release! Goku and Vegeta!!|number=123|series=Dragon Ball Super|date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Fiercely Overwhelming Assault! Gohan's Last Stand!!|series=Dragon Ball Super|number=124|date=January 21, 2018}}</ref>

Months later, Gohan, along with 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 supporting protagonist of ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero]]'', alongside his mentor, Piccolo, rather than his father and Vegeta, both having trained off-world. In 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 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 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.<ref>''[[Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero]]''</ref> 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 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.