

In DBZ, we see that the Elder Kai fully awakens the dormant power of Gohan. In
this state Gohan can match Buu in his unfused form. But after Buu absorbs
Piccolo and Gotenks, why doesn't Gohan go Super?

Is there any reason that Gohan couldn't transform to Super Saiyan form after
the awakening?

Edit 1: Removed the transformation in GT from consideration because DBZ and GT
are seperate canons.

Edit 2: Dragon Ball Super has canon continuity to DBZ and I've heard talks of
Ultimate Gohan in it. Has more information been provided on Gohan's
transformation in DBS? Please Note: Yet to see DBS beyond the intial movies.


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Can Gohan transform to Super Saiyan in Mystic form?


The answer is yes. His power was fully awaken and so he had no need to
transform into super Saiyan. He could go super but he didn't know that Buu
could absorb people and their power level.

When he is in mystic form his full power was awaken and he had the same power
as he did as super Saiyan. so his base power was risen. He can still transform
into a SS or SS2 at any point he wants to. Its just the fact that he has the
same power level and so he doesn't see the point to.

A good sight for you to look at the goes more in detail is [Dragonball
wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Why_can't_Ultimate_Gohan_go_ssj%3F)


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I think I found a possible answer, because I had a similar question.

In [Gohan](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan) article on Dragon Ball
Wiki.

> However, amazed at realizing that some of his power really was unlocked,
> Gohan apologizes to Old Kai, and resumes the ritual. **After some time, the
> ritual is finally completed and Gohan is told to power up like he does for
> the Super Saiyan transformation; however, when he does, his appearance does
> not change, but his power and strength gain an awesome increase.**

So it seems when Gohan got "Mystic Gohan", even though he increased his power,
his appearance didn't change. So he couldn't transform in any other Saiyan
form than the normal form, but he was still getting stronger.

I'm not sure if he is able to change, but the fact is, there would be no
difference. He already got all his power in his normal form, without a change.


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The answer is actually no. Gohan's Mystic Powerup IS his Super Saiyan
transformation which is why elder Kai tells him to powerup as if he were
transforming.


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According to Dragon Ball Wiki, Daizenshuu 2 commented on the possibility of
[Gohan](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan#Power) becoming a Super Saiyan:

> Daizenshuu 2 states that Ultimate Gohan is still capable of becoming a Super
> Saiyan, but even without utilising the form he surpasses Super Saiyan 3
> Gotenks in power, if Ultimate Gohan was to become a Super Saiyan his power
> would likely rise to levels above even Super Buu (Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, and
> Trunks absorbed).


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Actually, Gohan's Mystic Power-Up actually made it so his ki transformed to
that of a Kai, but doing so made it so that his appearance doesn't change when
he goes Super Saiyan.

When he fought Super Buu, he was actually a Super Saiyan 2 charged by Kai
energy, but the Kai powers he got from his Mystic training made his Super
Saiyan lose the aura and hair and eye color.

Apparently that Kai training has worn off by the events of Battle of the Gods,
Resurrection F and Dragon Ball Super because he went back to not training.


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It makes perfect sense that Ultimate Gohan (the official name for the "form")
can go Super Saiyan. Whenever Gohan had sudden outburst of rage and power he
utilized and unleashed very small portions of his full power, the greatest
example of this was him transforming into and SSJ2 against Perfect Cell.

The Super Saiyan forms are only multipliers, and are NOT set levels of power.
Ultimate Gohan is just Gohan with his potential unlocked, he can't get
stronger than that naturally, but utilizing forms and skills like the Kaio-
ken, and Super Saiyan forms would multiply his power.

For further proof, the Daizenshuu 2 clearly states that Ultimate Gohan can go
Super Saiyan, and doing that would make him even stronger that Buuhan.


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In Dragon Ball Super when training with Piccolo Gohan powered up to super
saiyan 2, and then he made a final effort and transformed into mystic form ,
passing from super saiyan 2 to mystic form in a gradual change, as a next
stage, so no, now with Dragon Ball Super the answer is clear, he can't
transform into super saiyan when in mystic form because it's another stage of
power. You can see it here:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G4shXF9bo0>


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