Gohan, he is the first child of Son Goku. Named
after Goku's adopted grandfather, his tremendous talent and power was
readily apparent in his childhood. In the battle against Raditz, Gohan's
horrifying power substantially injured him, assisting
both Piccolo and Goku.
As Piccolo said, he was too pampered by his parents in the early ages to
even realize his talent. Piccolo decided to start
training him by leaving him in an island for six months to learn independence
before teaching him anything at all. After one
year of training, Gohan became a much more independent and strong in character.
Even though Gohan became more independent, he still lacked the kind of
confidence that his father had, which was
evident when he fled from where he was supposed to attack Nappa in his
first battle against the Saiyajins. His lack of
confidence persisted even after he became the most powerful warrior (Super
Gohan) in the epic battle against Cell. During
the "Kame Hame Ha" final confrontation between the two of them, Gohan was
about to give up the battle. During that time,
his father had more confidence in him then he did himself as Goku motivated
Gohan to unleash his full potential to
completely destroy Cell.
Because his mother had always wanted him to be a scholar, Gohan has a dilemma
between fighting and studying, even
though he is equally assiduous in both. Because of the constant invasion
of "evil," Gohan focused on fighting. However,
he finally got the opportunity to become a scholar after Buu was defeated
and realized his mother's wishes.