Videl is the daughter of Hercule, her mother died when she was young. Her father is very protective of her, especially of boys. She grew up learning martial arts hoping to be as great as her dad, when in fact she was already better than he was. She is a tough tom boy like character, raised with fame all around her.
After making Gohan teach her how fly she slowly falls in love with him, for his kind and honest heart. She readily believes Gohan after he confesses he beat Cell and trusts him with her life. After hearing of his supposed death at the hands of Majin Buu she breaks down crying and confesses her love for him, denying that he was dead. After both she and Gohan come back to life and they meet again and Videl is happy at seeing 'the big jerk' again. They later get married and have a daughter named Pan.