A particularly badass scene here is when Vegeta starts pummeling Gohan in a desperate bid to stave off his transformation.
Badass Moment #8: When He Takes Great Ape Form Versus VegetaĮncouraged by Goku to stare at the artificial moon created by Vegeta, Gohan goes full ape and starts rampaging. I feel that being the Great Saiyaman is one of those rare moments where Gohan gets to do things for himself, as opposed to being forced into it by his parents or his mentors.Īnyone who can maintain a super-secret identity and survive the rollercoaster that is adolescence and high school at the same time is a badass. He continues to protect and defend the world, as he is compelled to do, but here, he is less intense, and gets comfortable with what Kyle Herbert, Gohanâs voice actor dubs as his âdorktitudeâ. During this arc, Gohan is 18 years old, and attending school. The Great Saiyaman gives us a peek into what Gohan is when in his natural element and left to his own devices. Badass Moment #9: When He Fights Crime as âThe Great Saiyamanâ The humble rice is highly regarded in Japanese culture, and it is believed to have great powers. It seems a trifle bit silly to be named after rice but we think Gohan chose his name well and wisely. He perks up considerably when Goku mentions food, and he ends up getting named for rice. He emphatically turns down Chichiâs choice of Einstein and the host of awful â yet strangely catchy â names listed by Ox-King, his grandfather.
Gohan had this even as a baby, when he chose his own name. Good decision-making is one of the hallmarks of a badass. Badass Moment #10: When He Chooses His Name
But Gohan, being the badass that he is, just takes this in stride and delivers all his lines in the two-minute TV special confidently. A tuxedo is not exactly easy fashion, certainly not for a scholar or a fighter. Normally, we see Gohan in outfits that are practical for training and fighting. In Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special, one of the many Dragon Ball specials that never saw release outside of Japan, features both Goku and Gohan looking particularly dashing in formal fancy tuxedos. Badass Moment #11: When He Rocks An All-White Suit Like No Oneâs Business Hereâs 11 of Gohanâs most badass moments in Dragon Ball Z. We find Gohan compelling and relatable because underneath all that power, heâs just a human (ok, half-human) who wants peace.īut when the universe doesnât want peace, he brings ruckus more than any other character in the Z series. This may be the reason why Gohan is actually more of a badass, in my opinion, than the other Z fighters. Yet he sets all these aside to step up as one of Earthâs heroes. We see him dream of playing hooky from studying, and of having his family complete.
Fighting is something that he was thrust into at an early age, due to the Saiyan invasion of Earth led by Raditz. Gohan, on the other hand, tends to see fighting as a tool of the trade, rather than as an all-encompassing way of life (the way his father Goku does).Īs the son of one of the worldâs greatest warriors, there is no doubt Gohan has the save-the-world hero template in his genes, but at the end of the day, Gohan is someone who can live without all the training, the battles, and the fighting. Everyone else in the Dragon Ball universe is positively gung-ho over training and fighting â their zeal has even inspired MMA fighters.
For all his powers, (at least in the Z series) Gohan has a certain aura of reluctance when it comes to embracing the warrior life.