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The biggest no-brainer question in the world is probably: “Who is the strongestDragon Ballcharacter?” In fact, some otakus might even hunt you down if the answer is anything but Goku. Yet, what if I said that Akira Toriyama himself planned to usurp Goku’s power withinDragon Ballwith none other than his own son?
Yes, the person in question is Gohan, the son of Goku and Chi Chi who has achieved many feats of strength in theDragon Ballfranchise. While he is a well-known character, Goku and Vegeta still reign supreme over hearts. But the power equation might topple once Gohan grows older.
Gohan’s Unique Beast Form inDragon Ball
Gohan first achieved his Beast state in theDragon Ball Super: Super Heromovie. Gohan Beast is an evolved form of the Ultimate State, and it is also his current strongest transformation. In the movie, Gohan manages to defeat the weakened Cell Max through his Beast form.
While Gohan’s Beast form issuper powerful and cool, the issue arises when we compare it to Goku and Vegeta’s capabilities. During the film’s promotion,Toriyama claimedthat Gohan was “stronger than anyone… or so it is said.” In fact, even Bulma admits that Gohan’s Beast form might make him stronger than Goku and Vegeta.
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During the match between Gohan Beast and Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku, the two seemed evenly matched, and Gohan even managed to temporarily knock Goku out of his Ultra Instinct mode. Whis even suggested Gohan as a candidate for God of Destruction. But Beerus declined the notion as he claimed Gohandid not have the personalityfor the job.
It should be noted that Beerus never doubted Gohan’s skill and only denied him because he has a soft temperament, unlike the typical battle-hungry God.
Why can Goku and Vegeta never achieve Gohan’s Beast form inDragon Ball?
Gohan’s Beast form is a power unique to him which can never be achieved by Goku and Vegeta. The Beast form can only be used by Gohan because he is a human-saiyan hybrid. Goku and Vegeta being pure-bred saiyans can never access this form.
In chapter 39 of Dragon Ball Super., Gohan commented:
“I choose to keep evolving as a human, not a Saiyan. I’m not relying on my Saiyan blood anymore.”
His decision could pave the way for finally outclassing Goku. Maybe his decision to focus on his human identity will bring out more evolutions like the Beast form and make him stronger than Goku, who is a Saiyan. Vegeta also had a similar notion in chapter 204 of the manga and claimed that the mixture of human and Saiyan genes could create an even stronger breed.
Gohan is no doubt stronger than Goku at his age, and if he trained as long as his father, he would surelysurpass the latter.Akira Toriyamahimself confessedthat he wanted to make Gohan the new hero of Dragon Ball, but it has just never come to fruition.
Even when Goku was playing around in a forest as a toddler, Gohan was undergoing training under his guardian’s watchful eyes. One could say that Goku skipped out on proper training during the first few years of his life.
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So will Akira Toriyama sowlyreplace Goku with Gohan? We are yet to see any conscious progress that topic, but let’s hope that our hero can peacefully spend his days in retirement by handing over his responsibilities to his son.
You can read theDragon BallandDragon Ball Supermanga on Viz Media and watch the anime on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
