Gohan
Goku and Chi-Chi's first son, was named after his adoptive grandfather. Physically, he resembles a young Goku right down to the tail and the propensity
to become an uncontrollable raging Giant Monkey, while spiritually, he is good and pure of
heart as well. Because of his protective mother, Gohan starts out as a wimp, but when the
Earth is threatened, he reveals his tremendous potential as a fighter and uncontrollably
"powers up" in order to rescue his father from a desperate situation. Because of
this he is forced into training in preperation for the arrival of the Saiyans. Gohan's
training is at the hands of Piccolo because his father is learning the fighting expertise
of King Kai.
Piccolo and Gohan develop a special bond, which
causes Piccolo to step in front of Nappa's mighty blast to save Gohan's life. Gohan's loss
of nerve in the battle against the Saiyans cost all his friends dearly. But he is
determined to make up for his cowardice by traveling to the planet Namek to find the
Namekian Dragon Balls and wish his friends back to life.
Gohan's tremedous power is accounted for by the
incredible mix between Earthing and Saiyan, which produces an even stronger being than
either Human or Saiyan alone. Even though Gohan becomes the most powerful non-fused
character, he never attains the love of fighting that Goku has.
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