SON GOHAN

Sometimes it is difficult to tell just what exactly Gohan wants; this may be due to his heritage of being half-Saiyajin and half-Chikyuujin. Shortly after we were introduced to him, we learned that, like his father, he had a great fighter's potential, yet his dream is to become a great scholar. Many have often thought that perhaps this was not his true dream, but the dream he thinks he has, due to Chichi's strong influence.

For now, that is unimportant, but what we do know is this: After his uncle, Raditz, arrived on earth, there was a long period of time where he was kept from his dream, yet this period of time helped him to grow and mature the most.

What happened? First, Piccolo took him away from his family, and taught him to survive on his own. After his first real battle against Nappa and Vegeta, Gohan, a mere five-year-old boy, had enough courage and power to stand up to opponents many times his size, for the purposes of protecting the weak.

Although the warrior blood of Saiyajins flows in his body, Gohan did not enjoy fighting. And while the mix of Saiyajin and human blood seems to have given him a greater power potential, it has also given him a meeker, less violent personality. What Gohan really seems to enjoy is to spend time with the people he loves and respects; his family and friends.

However, when Gohan becomes enraged, his Saiyajin nature kicks in; he becomes uncontrollable, like the way we see him during the Cell Game. It is interesting to note that the things that make Gohan angry are not really things that others have done to him, but rather the injustice that he sees around him.

Such injustices are what keeps him fighting, even creating his alter egos of "The Golden-Haired Warrior" and "Great Saiyaman." Another cause for the creation of his alter egos is his childhood fighting experience...

Gohan started his training with Piccolo at the age of 4, and fought some deadly battles at 5... At the age of 11, about the same age as Goku when he was first introduced, he bore the heavy responsibility of protecting the earth against Cell (while Goku was roaming around without a care in the world at that age). Luckily, with the return of his father, Gohan can go back to living a relatively normal life, and since he doesn't really enjoy fighting, perhaps it was as much his own will, as it was his mother's, for him to become a great scholar, which he was able to achieve.

Son Gohan's Family
Great-Grandfather: Son Gohan
Grandfathers: BardockGyuumaou
Father: Son Goku
Mother: Chichi
Father-in-Law: Mr. Satan
Uncle: Raditz
Brother: Son Goten
Wife: Videl
Daughter: Pan

About Goku

Early life:
Goku is introduced in the series as a young boy, living alone in the wilderness after the death of his adoptive grandfather. At the start of the series, Goku claims his age to be fourteen, however it is later discovered that he was actually twelve, the mishap occurring from his own mathematical error. Goku is discovered by a young city girl named Bulma, who is searching for the Dragon Balls, seven magical balls that when brought together summon Shenlong. Goku possesses one of the balls, and Bulma offers him the opportunity to travel the world with her, looking for the rest of them. Goku accepts the offer, wanting to fulfill his dream of becoming the world's strongest martial artist.

The afterlife:
After choosing to stay in the Other World, Goku decides to go on a journey to the planet of the Dai Kaio (Grand Kai). Upon arrival he discovers that there are many strong fighters there who are working on their 10,000 years of training so they can earn a private lesson from the Dai Kaio. He decides to do the same, but as a fortunate turn of events, the Dai Kaio decides to reward the winner of the Afterlife Tournament with a private lesson. Seeing the opportunity to gain the lesson without training for 10,000 years, Goku, with much objection from the other Kaio, enters the tournament. Goku has to power up to his full strength for the battle, which he wins by ring out, and subsequently gets disqualified for touching the ceiling of the arena. Dai Kaio however, rewards him a private training session after he trains for 300 hundred years.

The perfect warrior:
After Goku returns home, he is met by another Super Saiyan from the future named Trunks. Trunks informs Goku of a bleak future for Earth, where two very powerful androids (Jinzo'ningen) are terrorizing his world. Trunks also reveal that everyone who could fight for the Earth was killed by the androids, aside from Goku, who had died naturally due to a heart virus before the arrival of the androids. Trunks provides Goku with an antidote for the heart virus. Goku spends the next 3 years training with Piccolo and Gohan, not showing any signs of illness. Goku trains Gohan in the room, knowing that his son was the only one with the power to truly ascend the Super Saiyan and defeat Cell.

Cell attains his perfect form during Goku and Gohan's training, and decides to host a Tenkaichi Budokai called "The Cell Games" in order to test his power. Goku faces Cell at the tournament, only to pass the match on to Gohan who had become a Super Saiyan during their training. Cell forces Gohan to transform into a Super Saiyan 2. After seeing that he could not defeat Gohan. Goku to teleport Cell to Kaio-sama's planet, where Goku dies in the explosion. Cell regenerates and returns to Earth, more powerful than before. Gohan defeats Cell with help from Goku's spirit in the afterlife. After the battle, the Z warriors attempt to revive Goku, but Goku chooses to remain in the afterlife, believing he to be the cause of many of the threats to Earth and his loved ones, explaining why he trained Gohan to succeed him.

The new generation:
Seven years after the events of Cell, Goku is given permission to return to Earth for one day to participate in the 25th Tenkaichi Budokai. During this time, he discovers that he has a second child named Son Goten. Goku's peaceful day on Earth is interrupted by the appearance of the Lord of Lords (Kaioshin), who informs Goku of a Universal threat that has been dormant on Earth for millions of years. The monster named Majin Buu lies dormant on Earth, attempting to be revived by the evil wizard named Babidi. Goku and the Z fighters attempt to stop Babidi from reviving Buu; however, Babidi uses his magic to expose the evil in Vegeta's heart. Vegeta then fights Goku, and as a result, Buu is revived during this time. After awakening from being knocked unconscious by Vegeta, Goku realizes that both Gohan and Vegeta had fallen to Buu.