At some point in the Dragon Ball series, it seemed Gohan was about to become the main character. So why didn't he?

After witnessing the death of Android 16 as well as all the pain Cell had caused, Gohan became the first character to unlock the Super Saiyan 2 form, providing a great payoff to his story arc that ...

and in addition to serving as payoff to the arc of Gohan's hidden potential, its power completely turned the fight around in ...

It was a big full circle moment for Gohan as like when he had initially defeated Cell during the Cell Saga in Dragon Ball Z, ...

Piccolo served as the main villain of Dragon Ball's 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament Arc ... in the Saiyan-focused Buu Saga. Both the Saiyan and Frieza Sagas are mainly about Gohan up until ...

Toei Animation did the unthinkable in finally giving Vegeta a Super Saiyan 3 transformation ... Raditz, Trunks, Gohan, Goku Black, and more the ability to rely on this transformation.