[98] David F. Smith of IGN believed the subplot of the relationship between Android 18 and Krillin helped to keep the Cell arc "a little more interesting". [75] The player travels to Trunk's timeline and helps him fight 17 and 18, the latter being the first to notice. After foiling crimes as a Super Saiyan he earns the alias the "Golden Warrior" (金色の戦士, Kiniro no Senshi) from the public. [125] Years later, he encounters Cooler[126] when the latter comes to Earth searing for the Saiyan that defeated his brother Frieza. Thanks to a lack of interest in being exposed as super-powered, she disguises her strength in hitting the Punching Machine, hitting it lightly and thereby altering who she is matched to fight. Henderson believed her experience playing Goku in Dragon Ball made it simple to develop Gohan's voice, though stressed performing as him was "tiring" due to the action of the series requiring louder volumes. Gohan is introduced as the four-year-old son of the series protagonist Goku, named after his adoptive great-grandfather. A strange being makes itself known to Gohan, but he is not who he appears to be...The final battle in the war draws near...GhVi fic . Gohan blew cell away with a giant Kamehameha after everyone thought Goku got rid of Cell when Cell blew himself up on King Kai's planet because Goku teleported him there. Gohan then confronts Cooler after seeing him search for a Dragon Ball[133] and bests him in battle,[134] before Cooler escapes with the Dragon Ball using the Shunkan Idō. "[179] 3. [COMPLETE]After Gohan defeats Cell he is plagued by visions and dreams that is somehow tied to his grandfather. Her first appearance in a Dragon Ball game was Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen. Her voice actress Meredith McCoy recorded vocals for a theme song by Bruce Faulconer for Android 18, the track being named after her. [26] After succeeding in gathering the Dragon Balls, Gohan and the others wish Piccolo back to life, causing Kami and the Dragon Balls to be returned. "Demon Flash"). Gohan slowly becomes one of the strongest characters in the series, at one point holding his own against Frieza and eventually defeats Cell. Source(s): https://shrink.im/a798G. He defeats Cell and befriends and eventually falls for an unlikely person. The first is a red long sleeve turtleneck with black pants and red high heels with earrings. Prior to his second fight with Majin Buu, Gohan asks Kibito for an outfit resembling his father's, and is then drawn in a keikogi identical to Goku's. [51] During the tournament Android 18 chooses to fight on her own,[52] defeating Universe 9's Sorrel,[53] Universe 4's Shosa,[54] and Universe 11's Tupper. [47] However, his victory is temporary, as he is overpowered when Buu absorbs Gotenks and Piccolo. "[177] Reviewer Todd Douglass Jr. wrote that the series split its focus between Goku and Gohan during the start of the series as they grew on their own, finding it to be "an interesting way to handle the flow of story but also important because it shows Gohan's growth as a person and warrior. [71] Gohan becomes a stuntman for a movie featuring his Great Saiyaman persona against Mr. Satan, defeating Watagash and being attacked by Jaco, who thinks Gohan is Watagash's new host. Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Episode 291. Gohan appears for a scene in a parody of the film Moneyball in an episode of Mad being drafted by Billy Beane. Shortly after the Tournament of Power, #18, along with #17, help the Z fighters fight off henchmen that Moro has sent to Earth. However, a strong blow from Gohan causes him to regurgitate her. Vegeta might be the best around, but a giant, naked monkey boy was able to stop him. In the English dub of movies distributed in Europe by AB Groupe, Gohan was voiced by Jodi Forrest, with David Gasman voicing Gohan as an adult in The History of Trunks. [182] Anime Focus was impressed with his fight against Majin Buu after he was powered up, calling it a "rare chance for him to flex his muscles" by giving Majin Buu "an impressive beatdown". [41] Ten years later, 18 is last seen attending another Tenkaichi Budōkai. [36] He releases Cell Juniors on the other fighters to provoke Gohan from attacking. Add to it that I was taken in for the healing. [185] Mark Sammut of TheGamer notes that Gohan occasionally performs the dab move (as The Great Saiyaman), decades before it became a popular dance move in American popular culture. [9] During the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, she wears a black shirt with black and white sleeves, blue jeans, and black flats with orange socks. Dragon Ball Z. [8] After arriving at Goku's home, she gains a new outfit, first seen when she is depicted going through his wife Chi-Chi's closet; a white short sleeve shirt underneath a black vest, a pair of blue green jeans, black gloves with a ring on the left arm and black flats with orange socks. He is later absorbed by Buu. [93] After 21 splits with her evil half, the evil half kills Android 16 and merges with Cell, Android 18 travels off planet to participate in the fight against 21's evil half. [14] He was the third youngest Saiyan to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation at the age of nine whilst training and surpassing his father Goku in the Room of Spirit and Time (hyperbolic time chamber)[15] and as a display of his hidden potential which he unlocked during his training with his father, Gohan becomes the first Saiyan in the series to become a Super Saiyan 2 during his battle against Cell. [18], In Funimation's in-house dub, Gohan's child incarnation is voiced by Stephanie Nadolny for various media until 2010 and Colleen Clinkenbeard for Dragon Ball Kai and later media while his adult incarnation is voiced by Kyle Hebert for almost all various media and Dameon Clarke as "Future Gohan" for some episodes and the History of Trunks TV special. Gohan's name comes from the Japanese word "gohan" (ご飯, lit. [168], Most of Gohan's praise is derived from his role in the Cell arc of Dragon Ball Z. IGN writer D. F. Smith liked how during the Cell Games, Gohan has more screentime than Goku, and praised his scenes as one of the biggest moments from said story arc. "[176] Reviewer Nick Hartel expressed that the "continuing elevation of Gohan" pleased him and the last episodes of the Cell storyline "properly sees this is paid off from a narrative standpoint. By the time seven years pass after Cell's defeat, Android 18 is now outclassed by Gohan, Vegeta and Piccolo, though still is stronger than the other characters. Shortly after this, Freeza transforms into his original and most powerful form. [44] Over time, the two begin to bond together and eventually form a relationship. In the Garlic Jr. arc, entirely composed of filler, Gohan is one of only a few unaffected by the Black Water Mist and after fighting his allies, he travels to the lookout where he kills the henchmen of Garlic Jr. after they severely injure Kuririn,[88] Gohan then sending Garlic Jr. back into the Dead Zone by destroying his power through shooting out the Makyo Star[89] after being attacked by Piccolo and Kuririn as they pretend to be under the effects of the Black Water Mist.