InDragon Ball ZandDragon Ball Super , Gohan never goes Super Saiyan while in his Ultimate form - but why ? Gohan , one of the strong bomber in theDragon Ballanime , has been able to accomplish three gamy floor of business leader : Super Saiyan , Super Saiyan 2 , and the Ultimate bod . Gohan was the first lineament to progress to both the Ultimate form and Super Saiyan 2 .

After Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks break to defeat Super Buu inDragon Ball Z , Gohan became their next best probability at vote out him . After Old Kai is release from the Z Sword , he unlocks Gohan ’s full potential . This new power level has since been named the " Ultimate " form . As Ultimate Gohan , his fuzz keep its natural black color and Gohan was able-bodied to fight on par with Super Buu without proceed Super Saiyan . The implication was that it was no longer necessary - or possible - since Gohan had accession to his full power without leaving his base form . Gohan rifle back to normal after the saga was over , but was finally able to attain it again while being train byPiccoloin the lead - up to the Tournament of Power .

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Gohan fall in it his all against fighters likeTop and Dyspoin the Tournament of Power inDragon Ball Super , but once again , Ultimate Gohan does n’t go Super Saiyan . This was puzzling for some fans during the Buu Saga , butDragon Ball Superfinally offers an account when Goku simply asks Gohan why he does n’t go Super Saiyan . Gohan says that he does n’t need to do that anymore . According to Gohan , the Ultimate form is something that only he is able to do , and therefore he has select to " pursue this physical body " .

The manga version of the Tournament of Power elaborates on this during Gohan ’s fight withKefla(a battle which does n’t in reality happen in the gum anime ) . When Kefla asks why he does n’t transform , Gohan corroborate that not go Super Saiyan is actually a choice . By avoiding the Super Saiyan form , Gohan is embracing the human side of his inheritance . Unlike Goku and Vegeta , Gohan is only half - Saiyan .

It should also be point out that Gohan has a well reason for not necessitate a Super Saiyan shift . Having his potential unlocked by Grand Kai meant that he gained accession to " all " his powerfulness , so go Super Saiyan would n’t do anything for him while in his Ultimate soma . The Super Saiyan form ca n’t bring out any more of his power if he ’s already using it .

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Gohan ’s plan is to get strong by concentrate on his Ultimate anatomy , which means that he ’s unlikely to ever achieve - or even assay to achieve - theSuper Saiyan God or Super Saiyan Bluetransformations . But even so , Gohan still has hatful of room to grow as a fighter . Gohan ’s conversations with Goku and Kefla point that he still design to get much stronger in the futurity , so it ’ll be interesting to see where the next installment in the enfranchisement takes the character .

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