You know I kinda understand him. He got burnt out or something. My dude had to mature at incredible young age, losing his entire childhood fighting sick villains, yet being unbelieveable brave for a 5 year old kid or so. He even lose his dad twice and spent years of his childhood without him. I would love him to be as strong as he can be but... if he doesn't want to have anything to do with fighting I can't blame him.

Imagine being so ripped you spend seven years doing nothing, grow up, and STILL be ripped. I guess it's that Saiyan DNA.

Dragonball has an irritating habit of creating amazing characters with potential and then making them irrelevant for no reason. They did gohan dirty in the buu saga, but what they did to him in super is an injustice.

rip to the mexican voice actor that voiced gohan he will always be a part of my childhood 😥 just fyi for anyone thats interested

Gohan is a hybrid and that makes him special but due to lack of training and his attitude towards fighting he change dramatically

In Wrestling terms, Gohan got struck down by "The Pen", with the Booker being Toriyama and later Toyotaro. They gave him the Heavyweight Title once against Cell, but then they buried him into being a Jobber. Now he's a Midcarder that can only reach the Intercontinental Title besides a few Non-Title Matches against the Champion at the time, or some Tag Matches with Piccolo.

My biggest complaint was always that a kid that literally grew up being trained couldn't maintain the discipline of training and growing stronger. I guess he took what Goku said way too literally about how if he stayed dead then they wouldn't have villians anymore.

Gohan really could have been great throughout the series 😭😭

“Fight you? Nah, I wanna kill you” Most badass quote from gohan IMO

I am rewatching the old DBZ dub with all the filler and I LOVE it. All the little extra scenes are so much for fans like me who grew up on the insanely edited down versions. It is like I'm reliving middle school.

He’s still traumatized from the Ginyu Force, that’s why he’s always posing.

“What Happened to Gohan?” Fans have been asking that question for the past 20 years now, 😆.

But fighting never was Gohan´s favourite thing to do. He did it in the cell saga because he had to. So it seems natural to me, that he didn´t train and got weaker. To say someone should have convinced him to train sounds wrong to me. For him to do something he doesn´t like that much.

literally the 1st Volume of DBZ Bulma ask Gohan what he wants to be. The first thing Gohan says is he wants to be a scholar. Nothing happen to Gohan character. This is what his character was meant to be from the get go

Gohan's image training on their way to namek isn't filler it happened in the manga

Geekdom, you do see Gohan and Krillin image train in the manga - you don’t see the internal fight like in the anime - but you see them meditate opposite one another, breaking a sweat, and the. Bulma literally asks them “are you guys image training?” (Viz Translation)

I would've prefered if Gohan's power kept increasing over those 7 years, but his style and mentality became less sharp and polished. So his power would've remained strong but lacked proper discipline. Alas, we got what we got . . .

Gohan is my favorite character especially ultimate gohan tho. I hope he gets a new transformation.

Ironically, Gohan is one of the best characters in FighterZ.

As a martial artist I can confirm as I've seen it, muscle memory still exists after 7 years, it's the same as riding a bike, you just remember

Can’t tell you how happy I was they finally brought back his untapped powers in Dragon Ball Super.

He just got rusty. That makes sense. Goku did kind of hint that Gohan does still have the power in him when he was up against babadi and debura. He just needs to remember how to use it. Which is kind of understandable. He was clearly still strong but after 7 years of no training at all you're gonna be rusty as a fighter even if you're strong. As far as Ultimate Gohan cheating well it's still his power. It wasn't given to him by someone else. Just brought to the surface. That means SSG Goku also cheated against beerus if that's the case lol

Corona kept Gohan inside when he could have been training

The writers happened to gohan

I think it's simpler than it really is. You ever stopped working out after 2 weeks? You lose a lot progress; for some, it's like starting from scratch. Now increase that to *7 years.* From his uncle Raditz until Cell, Gohan knew almost nothing but war. The fact he was still able to transform to SSJ2 at will after the huge time skip is amazing in and of itself.

Super Buu: How?! How did you get so strong?! Gohan: I sat still ALLLL day yesterday.

You could argue that Gohan was a late bloomer (like Goku, Trunks and Goten) and went through his puberty period a couple of years after the Cell Saga when he had already become weaker from not training after it.

they were too scared of chi-chi to approach gohan about training. she wants him to STUDY!!

Pretty simple. He got “Narrative Nurfed”

Gohan is like that jock who comes back as a loser at the high school reunion

"I can watch japanese amazon prime with nord vpn"... no you can't. Amazon prime is blocking VPN for months now. Not very cool to push that on your subscribers without checking first.

So Goku dies, leaves Earth in Gohan's hands and Gohan just stops training altogether?? Naw. Never made sense.

I hate how everyone's like he was robbed of his main character role- when Toriyama stated that he felt Gohan wasn't protagonist material smh

Why did he get weaker? He. Doesn’t. Like. Fighting. And because of that...he didn’t train very much during the 7 years. He got rusty. How is this such a difficult concept to grasp? And why does everyone like to forget that Gohan doesn’t like fighting? Gohan being weaker makes perfect sense (to me anyway), and I do not understand why so many people are hung up on this.

He got Bamboozled no lie

I'll answer the whole video in one sentence: "Because that's how Toriyama wrote it"

No enemies around, no expectation of enemies coming around because of Goku's speech to Gohan at the end of the Cell Saga, and time to only devote to his studies to become a scholar. Gohan losing power was a foregone conclusion. The real confusion, though, is why Gohan got so weak in Super. 7 years of no training, he got weaker, but he was able to match Dabura fairly well. 4 years of no training after getting the massive Ultimate power boost, and suddenly, you're a chump who can't figure into anything.

Even future trunks on DBS got shocked when he sees the current state of Gohan. He cant belived that is the guy who obliterates cell years ago

Has it ever been covered how Gohan went SSJ2 in the tournament, but never again in the Buu saga after his energy was drained?

Because the great saiyaman is truly who Gohan is, not who he was forced to be. Android saga Gohan was forced to become that. Gohan is a passive person & a reactive character. That’s why he’s not really main character material. I think we’ve done to death the story of someone who doesn’t like to fight but oh he has to because of the hidden potential cliche. Saiyans are warriors and the love of fighting is in their blood. That makes them active characters that seek out conflict and struggle. They make the plot happen. Gohan just isn’t that interesting when you get down to it. A human with some Saiyan ancestry, that’s pretty much what it boils down to. I would prefer to follow Caulifla or Cabba’s development as true Saiyan warriors.

When you talk about gohan relative to piccolo , it's more saying how bad toriyama was at writing than how strong gohan is.

His character development makes sense to me. He never really wanted to fight and is nothing like Goku so it’s nice to see him a family man so obviously he would get weaker because his main priority is his family so he doesn’t have time to train or else he would’ve been super strong

I like when you do these lil documentary style videos. Very well done

Love you're stuff man. Thanks for all the info.

Sorry folks, this is clearly a "use it or lose it" scenario. Yes he's still hella strong, yes he can still tap into his transformations, but while practice makes perfect negligence breeds decay.

I used to play sports every day as a kid and throughout high school. Once I went to college I was stronger than I was when I was a kid but I stopped playing sports and over time lost the game I once had. Honestly I felt that my high school self could beat me in a game if I went in a time machine. So I know how Gohan felt.

This ia cold do more dragon ball mysteries nice theme music. What happen to nimbus and power pole?

Crazy Theory: Hitting the books must've caused transfer his physical strength to his mental one.

Instead you should ask "What happened to Toriyama?" A person who was once, the hero in the Cell Games, suddenly weakened to a big degree. But when you see Vegeta, he's 'yet' to be a hero here, and even then he continues to become stronger.

It’s fine that they write Gohan to do his own thing, because I never could see Gohan as a main character. However, they do need to be consistent with his power. He was a monster in the cell arc, then they diluted him and then made him ultimate Gohan. They diluted him again in super, and then brought him back for the TOP. Inconsistency in his writing is more of an issue than him not being a fighter. Also, it’s been scientifically proven that muscle memory can stick with you for the rest of if not the majority of your life, depending on how long you’ve trained.

Corona got all the content creators pushing out heavy content I’m loving it thanks for the videos to get us thru these times lol

Thanks for sharing a Gohan video. I absolutely needed that.

I wish the Saiyan's would go on a vacation to Universe 6 and visit Cabba's planet for a year. So they can give Picollo and the other characters an arc where they can elevate their powers for a new enemy.

*They downplayed his potential (like many others), so Goku could get the shine.* 💯

What makes me wonder is why they constantly show Gohan was in SSJ fighting Dabura. Even in the color manga.

Your a gun dude, i live for these videos.... The new theme kills it unsolved mysteries lol

Bruh Gohan when he fought cell looked like he was 14

A video I really like about gohan is “the many masks of gohan” it’s a great video on how gohan didn’t really work in how he thinks gohan never was set up to be a super Saiyan 2 just watch it to understand it’s great

Dang that “don’t slack on your training” at the end hit me hard. Thanx Geekum

Piccolo: Unfortunately you skipped one small detail GOHAN DOESNT LIKE FIGHTING YOU MORRON

Maybe Gohan didn’t get weaker, maybe he just lost his memory in fighting like having a slow start

Nothing happened to gohan. He hasn't changed. Never really enjoyed fighting. Gohan isn't Goku. We're not going to get a long term Goku-ized Gohan. He isn't battle hungry. And most of his buffs haven't been deserved.

Loved the Unsolved Mysteries intro you used.

6:30 I thought that the first time that an energy can be felt from the Other World was when Goku first transformed into a SSJ3?

I think that's why the Moro arc is so important because we get to see the others fight and hopefully more growth from Gohan.

Just got from the video is to never stop training

Your dragon ball mysteries intro is beautiful

Really love the opening with the moon landing picture

Gohan been eating that soy. He needs ChiChi's cooking.

Make SON GOHAN great AGAIN.

That intro/outro music is dope as hell.

The real question is how he kept his body in shape and ripped like he did without training?

There's one huge factor that you never mentioned: Chichi. Chichi was always opposed to the idea of Gohan becoming a fighter.every time Gohan trained, he only did it because there was some upcoming threat. First the Saiyans, then later the Androids. Goku even said to Chichi at the beginning of the Android saga that after the three years of training, Gohan could spend the rest of his life with his nose in the book. Chichi probably forced Gohan to stop training and focus exclusively on his studies. And without Goku there to push him in the opposite direction, any of Goku's friends who tried to reach Gohan and get him to keep training we're probably rebuffed by chichi.for all we know, he may not even have had contact with any of them during the seven year time skip. I think you really should have mentioned chi chi in this video.

Gohan still can have intercourse with half the marvel universe so he will be fine he not the main character anyway 💯

My argument for how gohan earned his power is you try sitting 10 hours strait with out falling asleep.

I always felt like gohan would rather be studying than fighting. I always wanted to see him take on more of a Bulma role

I used to hate what they did to gohan But as time went on I understand why they did that. Gohan was never a fighter and he hated fighting unless he was absolutely forced to do so. As much as people hate it it does give gohon his own traits that distinguishes him from his father. And on top of that he’s happy and settled down with a family.

Why is this topic still coming up, it's been discussed thousands of times over the years. You keep going over the same subjects

Nice keep up the good work.

Very dope video Geekdom. The problem with Gohan (Early Buu arc) was that he wasnt like Goku or Vegeta that train during times of peace. Plus, based on Gohans personality he wasnt much of a fighter, or cared about training. Although I do like the Goten Gohan training part, it was dope

Yeah, I just think DBZ at times has bad writing, as much as I love the show, there are a lot of things that could have been better. I mean, people are gonna argue about it, but I don't even think Toriyama drew Gohan against Dabura correctly IF he intended Gohan to be Super saiyan 2 in that fight. So, if he was Super Saiyan 2, he was still holding his own against Dabura. If Dabura was Super perfect Cell level, then thats not too bad on Gohan's part, and maybe could be explained by him slacking off in mental and physical training to the degree that some of his "potential power" couldn't be easily accessed by Gohan with intense anger like he had to have previously in the serious in those burst rage moments. But if Dabura isn't Super Perfect Cell level and Gohan is SSJ2, then Gohan got way weaker than I would have thought he could by just not training for seven years, considering he grew into a more capable body for fighting and his potential had to grow, regardless of how easily accessed it was considering he was still capable of going to his Super Saiyan 2 state with little struggle at the tournament against a fighter he didn't hate, or wasn't enraged by in order to achieve it. If Gohan was only Super Saiyan against Dabura, then it makes Gohan look good, regardless of how strong Dabura is compared to Super Perfect Cell and means that Gohan really didn't get much weaker at all if any, but only lacked going to his highest level of power... for some odd reason... or that he simply didn't have the anger to access all his power... even though two of his friends were effectively "dead", turned to stone... idk this show has bad writing and fans of it are way more passionate about it than the writers.

He got sidelined for Goku.. like everyone else.

Love the Unsolved Mysteries throw back! Used to watch it as a kid all the time!

Actually Gohan and Krillin do do the image training/meditation sessions in the manga too. It's just presented a little differently.

Can we all admit that Super just isn’t cutting compared to DB and DBZ.

Gohan been chasin dem girls bruh, he hit that hormones xD jk

That unsolved mysteries intro was amazing

Love the Unsolved Mysteries thing you got going on here. Keep 'em coming!

Gohan is a weak character. Not as in the show, but his arch finished after cell, the only thing for him to do after that was surpass his dad which he has stated himself he has no interest in doing. I like where he is now in super, he's as powerful as he should be, about ssg or slightly higher. That's how powerful he should be. I mean arguably if super or GT never happened he would of ended the series as the most powerful because ultimate gohan was stronger than ssj3 Goku, at least that's what I remember thinking all that time ago, I remember watching Goku and vegeta Vs kid buu and was just like man buus really lucky gohan is dead right now

He was never relevant and has stayed that way.

Gohan was hooked with rage when he was fighting cell, remember, the scared baby side of him. It’s called plot

the 'dragon ball mysteries' clip.. brilliant

First

Gohan: “any irresponsible fertile man can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a daddy” Piccolo: “..... G Gohan...🥺” Gohan:” I love you daddy!!🥺” Goku:”aight, I’m outta here weirdos”

Are you ever gonna do a video about the Daizenshuu Guide books inconcistencies?

Can we all just say that this Dragon Ball Mysteries intro looks and sounds sick? The outro is also cool by the way, it fits well.

Simple answer: Gohan forgot how to achieve his mystic form as well as super saiyan 2. Gohan’s power level in early Buu saga is not much weaker than his level pre super saiyan 2.

One thing you neglected to speak about Geekdom, Gohan hates fighting. He didn't want to grow up to be a martial artist, he wanted to focus on his studies. He only fought because he felt he had to, or was forced to. I believe the Z-Warriors understood this. The respected Gohan's wishes and didn't beg or make him train. If you think about it, the same thing could be said for Future Gohan too. Why he was so weak despite having 17 years to train for the androids. Android that's Vegeta was able to man-handle with FOUR years of training. Gohan didn't fight out of pure sport or passion, he did it for necessity. And that hampered him really badly.

I mean, give the guy some slack. Cause people need to remember that a crucial part to Gohan was his humanity and pacifism, that he never wanted to fight. Match that with the overwhelming power he had at such a young age, where nothing on Earth could touch him, nothing from space for 7 years could touch him, like how much power did he really need? Gohan was living the life that he had trained hard to get, where it was peaceful, he could impact society positively through more means than violence. I liken Goku & Vegeta to being hardcore bodybuilders & Gohan just a lean, fit, good looking guy. Like, if that's your thing do it, but otherwise it was unnecessary.

You know this is a nice video and all but are we really forgetting about chichi and what she wanted for Gohan ever since he was a kid?