Gohanks
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| ゴハンクス (Gohankusu) | |
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| English Name(s) | Gohanks (Bandai Namco) |
| Name Pun | Son Gohan + Trunks |
| Game Debut | Dragon Ball Fusions |
| Japanese VA | Masako Nozawa + Takeshi Kusao |
Gohanks is a fusion of Son Gohan and Trunks in the Dragon Ball franchise. A fusion character of this name was initially designed by a then-15-year-old Kentarō Yabuki (who would later rise to prominence as the author of manga series such as Black Cat and To Love-Ru) as a Weekly Shōnen Jump contest submission in 1995. Gohanks was later re-imagined by Bandai Namco for the Dragon Ball Fusions and Dragon Ball Heroes video games in 2016, both in a younger "EX" form and an older "Future" form.
Biography
The "EX" version of Gohanks the result of fusion of the younger Son Gohan and younger present-day Trunks using Bulma's Metamo-Ring. Perhaps due to Gohan's influence, this super cool young fighter may be more mature than Gotenks.[1] The "Future" version Gohanks is the result of the Metamoran fusion dance with the alternate, older versions of Son Gohan and Trunks, master and student from a desperate future. He sports a scar carved into his left eye courtesy of Gohan.[2]
Dragon Ball Fusions
Following the appropriate QR code scan, players will find the "future" version of Gohanks in-game at the Fortuneteller Crone's palace. Alongside their own avatar, the player's core group of Son Goten, (the younger, present-day) Trunks, Pan, and (the younger) Son Goku marvel at this new fusion. Gohanks notes that if you are willing, you may challenge him (prompting the game's sub-event "Hero From Another World"). Speaking to Gohanks once more prompts the battle. Upon winning, Gohanks remarks that you are indeed strong and that he wishes to join your team; in order to defeat the Artificial Humans in his time, he wishes to train and learn more in this world.[3]
"Gohanks: Future" is character no. 1010 in Dragon Ball Fusions. Similar to other QR code unlocks such as Taks, "Gohanks: Future" takes up his own character slot and acts as a unique, individual character; he cannot be split back apart into his two base characters (and, in fact, the "future" version of Son Gohan himself is not actually available as a standard character in-game).
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
In the game's story mode 4-3 portal, the player — alongside Trunks: Xeno and Videl (as Great Saiyaman 2) — may challenge a team of both "Gohanks: Future" and "Gohanks: EX" upon completing the necessary conditions and additional portal battles. Videl and both versions of Gohanks comment on each others’ strange appearances, and the resulting battle may unlock Gohanks as a new playable character.
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission!
Facing increasing threats, the Kaiōshin of Time calls in Son Gohan: Xeno to assist Trunks, who is excited to work alongside (a version of) his mentor once more. A gigantic Slug, powered by the dark Dragon Balls, attacks them both. Gohan whistles and performs a little dance to paralyze Slug, leaving Trunks open to get the Dragon Ball. Janenboo and Towa appear, followed by Chamel. With all of the trouble here, Towa figures it would be difficult to retrieve the Dragon Balls and resurrect her brother Dabra, so she powers Slug up further to attack the heroes and focus on Janenboo. In the face of such a powerful foe, Gohan suggests to Trunks that they fuse; their heights and builds are similar, and Son Goku had taught Trunks about fusion during their training, so it should work well. The two align their ki, perform the dance, and fuse into Gohanks. The new warrior knows that they only have 30 minutes of fusion time and need to finish the fight quickly. Following a barrage of ki attacks, Gohanks uses the Explosive Fire Cutter against Slug, but it is no use against such a powerfully-huge opponent.[4]
Name
Gohanks' name is a clear combination of Son Gohan (孫悟, Gohan) and Trunks (トランクスン, Torankusu), in line with other similar combinations of character names for fusions.
Production
Chapter 508 of the manga was printed in the 1995 No. 13 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump (published 28 February 1995 in Japan). That same issue's "Anime J-Wing" column kicked off its first-ever reader participation contest — the "Anime J-Wing Dragon Ball Fusion Tournament" — whereby fans were encouraged to draw an original fusion idea on the back of a postcard and send it with their name, address, age and phone number to Shueisha; results would be published in 1995 No. 19 issue. Alongside the contest description in the No. 13 issue was a large, nearly full-page design by Akira Toriyama fusing Piccolo and Kuririn together, somewhat rhetorically asking if he would be named "Piririn", intended to serve as inspiration for readers.[5] The 1995 No. 19 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (published 11 April 1995 in Japan alongside chapter 514 of the original manga) indeed showcased several winning reader designs, including grand-prize winner "Cell-sen'nin" and "Cool Prize" runner-up "Gohanks", a fusion of Son Gohan and the teenage Trunks by then-15-year-old Kentarō Yabuki of Okayama prefecture.[6] The "Anime J-Wing" staff comment seems to infer that a combination of Gohan and Trunks was common in the submissions, but that this one in particular caught their eye:[7]
Although it's Gohan and Trunks, the use of teenage Trunks in this one caught our eye. The costume, a fusion of both of their outfits, is also well-thought out. We have no complaints about his coolness!!
— Shueisha, Weekly Shōnen Jump, "Anime J-Wing" column, p. 35
Yabuki recounted his contest submission experience in the supplemental pamphlet that accompanied Dragon Ball's seventh kanzenban in June 2003:[8][9]
Speaking of which, my debut in Jump wasn't with my own manga, but with Dragon Ball. Around the end of my third year in junior high, there was a "Fusion Contest" promotion in Jump, where you had to create an original character by making any two characters from Dragon Ball do Fusion. I fused together my favorite characters at the time, teenage Gohan and teenage Trunks, to create a character called "Gohanks"; I drew an illustration and sent it in. Then, I got an award called the "Cool Prize" (heh), and it ran, relatively large, in the color pages of Jump. That experience really moved me.
— Kentaro Yabuki
A completely new re-imagining of Gohanks by Bandai Namco was revealed as a forthcoming playable character in Dragon Ball Fusions and Dragon Ball Heroes in the July 2016 issue of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine.[2]
In May 2016, the two new versions of Gohanks were formally unveiled in a cross-promotion with Dragon Ball Fusions and Dragon Ball Heroes.
Performance
Though fusion characters typically speak with a dual-voice role, in Dragon Ball Fusions "EX Gohanks" is solely played by Masako Nozawa; due to the large number of possible fusion combinations, it is likely that a single voice is assigned.
Techniques
"Gohanks: Future" is able to learn the following moves in Dragon Ball Fusions:
- Kamehameha
- Galic Cannon
- Sword Attack
- Raging Rush
- Arts Rush EX
- Super Masenkō
- Slashing Sword Attack
- Final Flash
- Hyper Barrier
- まとめてちょうはつ
- Shining Sword Attack
- Final Masenkō
Notable Appearances
Kentaro Yabuki's original concept appears exclusively in the 1995 No. 19 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Both the younger and future versions of Gohanks appear in Dragon Ball Fusions on the Nintendo 3DS as well as various Dragon Ball Heroes game versions, including Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X on the Nintendo 3DS.
The younger version (as "EX Gohanks") appears in Dragon Ball Fusions as a standard EX Fusion available to players that have progressed far enough in the game and have recruited the younger version of Son Gohan. The "future" version of Gohanks appears Dragon Ball Fusions as an unlockable character via QR code functionality. After scanning the code, Gohanks will appear at the Fortuneteller Crone's palace to challenge and recruit. In Dragon Ball Heroes, Gohanks debuted circa the "God Mission 9" update and has appeared as "EX", "Future", and "Xeno" versions (the latter-most even receiving a Super Saiyan 3 transformation). In Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X on the Nintendo 3DS, players may encounter "Gohanks: Future" in the game's story mode by challenging the then-recent Jump Victory Carnival Dragon Ball Heroes tournament champion, who can be found flying around the map. Players may also unlock Gohanks in the story mode's 4-3 portal by completing all of the stage's required special conditions and battles.
Notes
The first-pressing release of Dragon Ball Fusions for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan came packed with the GDPB-63 Gohanks: EX card for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade edition. This card was later adapted (with all of the same attributes but with slightly different hues in the artwork) as HGD10-58.
References
- ↑ "キャラクター ピリリン". dbpf.bn-ent.net. Retrieved: 15 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dragon Ball Park Monthly". V-Jump, July 2016. Japan: Shueisha, 21 May 2016. (p. 84)
- ↑ Dragon Ball Fusions. Japan: Bandai, Ganbarion. Nintendo 3DS. 04 August 2016.
- ↑ "Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission! (Chapter 7)". Saikyō Jump, November 2017. Japan: Shueisha, 06 October 2017. (pp. 36-67)
- ↑ Anime J-Wing. Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1995 #13. Japan: Shueisha, 28 February 1995. (pp. 34-35)
- ↑ Anime J-Wing. Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1995 #19. Japan: Shueisha, 11 April 1995. (pp. 34-35)
- ↑ "Official Fan Fusion Designs: Part 1 (1995)" (10 March 2019). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 27 March 2019.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 7. Japan: Shueisha, 04 March 2003. ISBN 4-08-873450-5.
- ↑ "Translations Archive: Dragon Ball Children Volume 7 — Kentarō Yabuki". Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 24 January 2019.
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