Summary
Gohan's fanart battle against Goku Black gives fans a glimpse of what Dragon Ball Super could be like. Future Gohan's missed opportunity to challenge Zamasu was redeemed in the fanart, showing off his strong warrior side. While it doesn't happen in canon, seeing Gohan face off against Goku Black in fanart is undeniably a treat for Dragon Ball fans.
Gohan has recently taken his place as one of the most powerful figures in the Super Dragon Ball, but unfortunately, that development happened after he missed his chance to fight one of the most powerful DBS villains in franchise history – at the time in two separate timelines . However, there's no denying an epic piece of fanart completely fixes that, as it pits Gohan against Goku Black aka the evil Zamasu.
In a post on awakens Goku Black by stunning Trunks from above. beside. Goku Black is powered up by Super Saiyan Rosé as Gohan is entering his Mystic form, removing his shirt and tie in preparation for the impending battle.
This fanart gives Dragon Ball fans what they were robbed of in Dragon Ball Super (manga and anime), since Gohan didn't travel to Trunks' alternate future to help him fight Goku Black alongside Goku and Vegeta in Super's original “Future Trunks” storyline. While the fanart doesn't include the battle itself, it does allow fans a chance to look at how the battle will play out, as well as how Gohan will fare against the seemingly unstoppable Zamasu.
Dragon Ball Fanart swaps both versions of Gohan
Gohan Fighting Zamasu regains his future timeline and the main timeline
Gohan challenging Goku Black is not only an evil image that Dragon Ball fans were robbed of in the main series, but it also allows Gohan the opportunity to redeem both versions of himself from the timeline and main future timeline. In the future timeline, Gohan dies from Zamasu's attacks, as he was killed by Android 17 and Android 18 during the events of Dragon Ball Z. That's why Future Trunks is forced to handle it alone. Goku Black in Super and why Future Gohan never got the chance to challenge him.
Later, when Future Trunks traveled to the main Dragon Ball timeline to recruit anyone willing to go to his future timeline and fight Zamasu, he met Gohan – and initially he He was disappointed by what he saw. The 'adult Gohan' that Trunks had seen was his one-armed master in his timeline, and the last time he saw Gohan in the main timeline was when he defeated Cell as way to be the world's first Super Saiyan 2. However, when Trunks meets the adult Super's Gohan, he finds that Gohan has effectively put fighting behind him, instead committing himself to his family and career.
Now, in this fanart, not only does Gohan get the chance to challenge Goku Black like his 'Future' counterpart, he also has to prove to Trunks that he's more than just a family man , but also the incredibly powerful warrior Trunks also remembers him BY.
Gohan fighting Goku Black was fun, but it's a good thing it DIDN'T happen in Dragon Ball Canon
While it's true that Gohan could have taken this opportunity to fight Goku Black, that would betray Gohan's story – and Trunks himself agrees.
After spending time with Gohan and his family (and being initially disappointed), Trunks finally sees how happy he is and realizes that this Gohan is living a life that his former master can only dream, and neither Trunks nor Gohan would trade that for anything. In the world. Gohan is the epitome of a reluctant warrior, something that was heavily explored during the Tournament of Power and later solidified in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. And that's because he did what few warriors can do: Gohan found peace.
Gohan hasn't gotten to the stage of disrupting that peace with violence in the “Future Trunks Saga,” which makes the times Gohan fights have a much bigger impact on his broader storyline. However, while it can upset the condition of GohanThere's no denying that seeing him fight Goku Black would be epic and that's exactly what it is Super Dragon Ball fans get this amazing piece of fanart.
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