Dragonball Z started in 1989.
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"The Arrival of Raditz" |
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| With no new battles to fight, Goku has been living a quiet life in the countryside with his wife Chi-Chi...and their son Gohan! While at a reunion with his friends, Goku is vistied by his evil Saiyan brother, Raditz, who then kidnaps Gohan |
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"The World's Strongest Team" |
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| Goku and Piccolo team up to defeat Raditz and rescue Gohan, but their combined power is not enough. |
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"Gohan's Hidden Powers" |
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| Raditz managed to disarm Piccolo, literaly, and is able to survive Goku's Kamehameha. Gohan then breaks out of Raditz's space pod and with his power raised by his anger, bashes into Raditz, giving Goku the time to grab onto him and allow Piccolo to charge up his Special Beam Cannon. |
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"Goku's Unusual Journey" |
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| Piccolo hits both Raditz and Goku with his Special Beam Cannon, killing them both. Before he dies, Raditz reveals his two Saiyan partners, Vegeta and Nappa will arrive on Earth in one year. Piccolo then takes Gohan to train him, while Krillin goes to recruit Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu. In the Other World, Goku is sent to King Kai to receive training in preporation for the Saiyans. |
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"Gohan's Metamorphosis" |
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| One night during training, Gohan gazes at the full moon and transfoms into an Oozaru. Before he causes any serious damage, Piccolo destroys the moon, turning Gohan back to normal, and Piccolo removes his tail, preventing him from transforming again. |
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"Gohan Makes a Friend" |
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| Gohan befriends a Brontosaurus dinosaur, but is loses it to a hungry Tyrannasaurus Rex. Meanwhile, Krillin and Bulma find Yamcha at one of his baseball games. |
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"Trouble on Arlia" |
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| On their way to Earth, Vegeta and Nappa land on Planet Arlia and are arrested by the ruler's soldiers. They later help free all of the prisioners and overthrow the king. Afterwards, they destroy the planet and continue to Earth. |
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"Home for Infinite Losers" |
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| On his way to King Kai's planet, Goku accidently falls off Snake Way and lands in the Home for Infinite Losers (H.F.I.L) and meets two orges, Goz and Mez. After beating Goz in a wrestiling match and Mex in a speed match, the two orges lead him back to Snake Way. |
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"Princess Snake's Hospitality" |
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| Goku comes across a house on Snake Way and a beautiful woman named Princess Snake tries to kill him without him knowing it. |
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"Escape From Piccolo" |
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| Gohan tries to escape from Piccolo's harsh training and get home to his mom, without Piccolo finding out. |
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"Showdown in the Past" |
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| Kami puts Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu in the Pendulum Room, where they fight against two Saiyans, who, although defeat them, are not as powerful as the ones on their way to Earth. |
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"The End of Snake Way" |
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| Goku reaches the end of Snake Way and meets King Kai, meanwhile, Gohan once again becomes an Oozaru and Piccolo finds Goku's old space pod projecting an image of the full moon. He then destroys the pod, turning Gohan back to normal, and removes his tail again. |
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"A Fight Against Gravity... Catch Bubbles!" |
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| Goku's first task is to make King Kai laugh. Once that's done, he is told to catch Bubbles, King Kai's monkey. With the increased gravity on King Kai's planet, it is harder than it looks. |
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"The Legend of the Saiyans" |
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| Goku's next task is to hit Gregory, King Kai's grasshopper, with a hammer. While taking a break, King Kai tells Goku the legend of the Saiyans. |
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"A Black Day for Planet Earth" |
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| Goku begins his real training, learning about the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb techniques, but when the Saiyans finally arrive on Earth, Goku is wished back to life and rushes down Snake Way. |
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"The Battle Begins... Goku Where Are You?" |
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| While Goku races down Snake Way, Piccolo and the others battle with Nappa's Saibamen. Each of them are as strong as Raditz. |
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"The Saibamen Strike" |
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| The battle with the Saibamen continues, and Yamcha is killed when one of them self-destructs on him. An enraged Krillin kills the rest with one blast. |
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"Nappa... The Invincible?" |
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| With all of the Saibamen killed, Nappa steps into the battle. Chiaotzu is killed when he tries to kill Nappa by self-destructing. Enraged, Tien attacks Nappa and loses his arm. The battle continues as Goku makes his way back to Earth. |
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"Tien Goes All Out!!" |
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| Tien fires one last Tri-Beam at Nappa, using all of his energy, and dies. Nappa, unharmed, continues his onslaught against the remaining Z Warriors. Vegeta tells him to stop and gives them some time for Goku to show up. Nappa spends the time killing the news crew. |
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"Time's Up!" |
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| Vegeta allows Nappa to start attacking the remaining Z Warriors again, and he does. Meanwhile, Goku arrives on Earth and begins coming to the battlefield. |
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"The Return of Goku" |
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| Nappa tries to kill Gohan with a blast, but Piccolo jumps in the way and is killed, along with Kami. Goku arrives on the battlefield in time, and starts fighting with Nappa. |
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"Goku Strikes Back" |
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| Goku makes short work of Nappa with his Kaioken technique, and Vegeta, enraged, kills Nappa. He and Goku then begin to fight. |
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"Goku vs. Vegeta... a Saiyan Duel!" |
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| Vegeta is the superior at the beginning of their fight, and not even the 2x Kaioken is enough for Goku. Desperate, Goku uses the 3x Kaioken and overpowers Vegeta. Enraged, Vegeta attempts to destroy the planet with his Galick Gun technique, but Goku counters it with the Kamehameha and overpowers Vegeta's blast by adding the 4x Kaioken. Still angry, Vegeta creates a Moon Ball and transforms into an Oozaru. |
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"Vegeta... Saiyan Style!" |
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| Vegeta creates an artificial moon and becomes an Oozaru. He begins toying with Goku. Goku tries to hit him with a Spirit Bomb, but Vegeta notices and blasts him before he can. |
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"Stop Vegeta Now!" |
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| Yajirobe cuts off Vegeta's tail, reverting him back to normal form, and Gohan takes his dad's place in fighting him. Meanwhile, Goku uses the last of his energy and makes a Spirit Bomb. Krillin throws it at Vegeta and he jumps over it, but Gohan blocks it back and it hits him. |
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"The Battle Ends" |
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| Vegeta is still alive, so Gohan looks at the artificial moon and becomes an Oozaru. He attacks Vegeta and gets his tail cut off, but he is squished by Gohan while reverting back to non-Oozaru. Krillin tries to kill him, but Goku tells him not to, and Vegeta escapes in his ship. |
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"A New Goal... Namek" |
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| Goku, Krillin and Gohan are brought back to the hospital. Meanwhile, Bulma and Mr. Popo find Kami's old ship, which he used to come to Earth from Namek, his home planet. She prepares to go there while the others rest up. |
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"Journey to Namek" |
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| Gohan, Krillin and Bulma take off while Goku stays in the hospital. While in space, a bunch of men invade their ship, thinking they work for Frieza. |
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"Friends or Foes?" |
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| Gohan, Krillin and Bulma land on Namek, and two Namekians help them find the Dragon Balls. |
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"Hunt for a Dragon Ball" |
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| With the help of the two Nameks, Gohan, Krillin and Bulma continue to find Dragon Balls. Meanwhile, Vegeta is healed and Goku escapes from the hospital to resume his training. |
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"Who's Who!?" |
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| It is revealed that they are not on Namek, but a planet where the two aliens are trapped. They plan to steal Bulma's ship. On Earth, Goku finds that he has not fully recovered from his injuries and is taken back to the hospital by Chichi and Master Roshi. |
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"Touchdown on Namek" |
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| After escaping from the aliens, Gohan, Krillin and Bulma land on Namek. Also there, are Vegeta and the evil Frieza, who are also looking for the Dragon Balls. |
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"Face-Off on Namek" |
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| Frieza's men break Bulma's ship, stranding them on Namek. Meanwhile, Vegeta fights with and kills Cui, one of Frieza's henchmen. |
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"The Ruthless Frieza" |
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| Goku fully heals, thanks to a Senzu Bean from Yajirobe, breaks out of the hospital and leaves Earth, heading for Namek. Meanwhile, Gohan and Krillin watch as Frieza invades a Namekian village. |
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"The Nameks Versus Frieza" |
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| Gohan and Krillin continue to watch as Frieza's henchman Dodoria slaughters the Nameks in their village. |
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"Escape from Dodoria" |
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| Gohan and Krillin take action and save Dende, a Namekian child, from being killed by Dodoria. He chases after them, but they get away. |
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"Secrets Revealed" |
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| Vegeta fights with Dodoria and forces him to tell him what really happened to his homeworld. Dodoria reveals that it was Frieza who destroyed it, and Vegeta kills him anyway. |
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"Collision Course" |
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| Goku's ship has a crack on the side and is heading straight toward a star, but he uses the Kamehameha to propel himself back on course. Meanwhile, Vegeta wipes out a Namek village and takes a Dragon Ball. |
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"Stay Away From Frieza" |
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| Frieza has five Dragon Balls and celebrates, while King Kai informs Goku that Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo have arrived on his planet. |
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"Zarbon Transformed" |
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| Vegeta fights with Zarbon, another of Frieza's henchmen, and is winning, until Zarbon transforms. He is much stronger in this form that he toys with Vegeta. |
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"The Eldest Namek" |
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| Dende takes Krillin to Guru, the elder Namek. Guru gives him a Dragon Ball and unlocks his hidden potential, which makes him much stronger. |
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"Get Vegeta!" |
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| Frieza orders Zarbon to go back and get Vegeta, while Tien, Chiaotzu and Yamcha begin their real training in the other world. |
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"Vegeta Revived" |
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| Frieza heals Vegeta, but he escapes and steals all of his Dragon Balls. Meanwhile, Zarbon finds Krillin with a Dragon Ball and begins pursuing him, and Vegeta tags along. |
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"A Heavy Burden" |
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| Vegeta and Zarbon begin fighting again. Vegeta is stronger thanks to Frieza healing him. Meanwhile, Goku gets stuck in a magnetic storm while training at 100X Gravity and struggles to shut the gravity machine off. |
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"Immortality Denied" |
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| Vegeta finishes off Zarbon and steals Krillin's Dragon Ball. He then runs into Gohan, but fails to notice that he is also hiding a Dragon Ball. Gohan brings it back to Bulma and Krillin. Meanwhile, Frieza orders that his elite fighters, the Ginyu Force, come to Namek immediately. |
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"Big Trouble for Bulma" |
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| Bulma drops the Dragon Ball in the water and gets in a mini-sub to grab it, but it is in a giant crab's eggs, and she has to fight off the crab to get it. |
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"Scramble for the Dragon Balls" |
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| Bulma is captured by two of Frieza's soldiers, and she tricks them into thinking there are lots of Dragon Balls in the crab's eggs. They try to steal them and the crab kills them. |
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"Arrival of the Ginyu Force" |
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| Vegeta and Krillin fight, while Gohan gets his potential unlocked by Guru. He returns to help Krillin. Meanwhile, Frieza's hired fighters, the Ginyu Force, arrive on Namek. Goku finishes his training and heals with another Senzu Bean. |
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"Elite Fighters of the Universe... The Ginyu Force" |
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| Frieza is introduced to the Ginyu Force, and Vegeta is forced to team up with Gohan and Krillin. Captain Ginyu steals the Dragon Balls, while Gohan and Krillin prepare to fight Guldo, the weakest member of the Ginyu Force. |
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"Time Tricks and Body Binds" |
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| Guldo uses his psychic time freezing powers to fight against Gohan and Krillin. He then freezes them in the air and prepares to throw a tree at them, but Vegeta kills him before he can. |
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"No Refuge From Recoome" |
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| Vegeta attacks Recoome, the second member of the Ginyu Force, and destroys his armor, but Recoome then turns it around and has all three of them down in no time. |
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"Enter Goku" |
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| Recoome continues torturing his three enemies. Meanwhile, Frieza finally gets the Dragon Balls, but realizes that he needs a password to use them. As Gohan is losing to Recoome, Goku finally arrives on Namek and arrives at the battlefield. |
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"Goku... Super Saiyan?" |
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| After giving everyone a Senzu Bean, Goku makes short work of Recoome. As the remaining Ginyu Force members, Burter and Jeice, fight Goku, Vegeta begins to suspect that Goku is the first Super Saiyan in 1000 years. |
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"Ginyu Assault" |
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| Burter and Jeice continue their attack on Goku. Even with Burter's incredible speed, they can't land a punch on Goku. He defeats Burter with ease, but Jeice retreats. |
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"Incredible Force" |
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| Captain Ginyu and Jeice arrive on the battlefield. Goku starts fighting with Ginyu. Meanwhile, Bulma decides to go after all seven dragon balls herself. |
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"Frieza Approaches" |
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| Goku uses his Kaioken technique on Ginyu, becoming much stronger. Meanwhile, Guru gives Dende the power to heal, and Frieza arrives at Guru's, looking for the password for the Dragon Balls. Guru's bodyguard, Nail, steps up. |
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"Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku" |
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| Frieza begins torturing Nail, while the fight between Goku and Ginyu continues. Ginyu realizes that his opponent is stronger, so he uses his Body Switch technique and takes Goku's body. |
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"Calling the Eternal Dragon" |
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| Ginyu escapes with Goku's body, while Gohan and Krillin find the Dragon Balls at Frieza's ship. Ginyu and Jeice arrive, with Ginyu in Goku's body. |
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"Gohan Defeat Your Dad!" |
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| Gohan and Krillin start fighting Ginyu, who is in Goku's body, while Vegeta takes Jeice. Meanwhile, Nail continues stalling for time as Dende heads for Gohan and Krillin with the password. |
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"Captain Ginyu... The Frog" |
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| Ginyu is beaten, so he switches back to his old body. He then tries to take Vegeta's body, but a frog is thrown in the way, and Captain Ginyu is stuck in a frog's body. Goku is put in Frieza's rejuvenation tank. |
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"Password is Porunga" |
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| Frieza defeats Nail, and begins chasing Dende. Fortunately, Dende has found Gohan and Krillin and they summon Porunga, the Namekian dragon. |
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"Piccolo’s Return" |
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| Gohan and Krillin use the first and second wishes on the Namekian Dragon Balls to bring Piccolo back to life and transport him to Namek. Vegeta shows up and tries to claim the third wish, but Guru dies, and Porunga disappears. Frieza then arrives, and he is furious. |
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"The Fusion" |
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| Frieza and Vegeta begin fighting, while Piccolo runs into a beat up Nail. They fuse and become much stronger. |
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"Fighting Power: One Million?" |
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| Frieza transforms into his second form, which is much stronger than his normal one, with a power level over 1,000,000. But before that, Frezia tells Vegeta and the others how he killed Vegeta's father King Vegeta and destroyed Planet Vegeta. |
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"Gohan Attacks" |
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| In this episode which aired edited, Frieza impales Krillin with his horn and Gohan becomes enraged, blasting him. |
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"Déjà vu" |
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| Piccolo and Frieza fight, with Piccolo having the advantage. |
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"Frieza’s Second Transformation" |
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| Frieza transforms again. This time, he is much stronger and beats Piccolo with ease. |
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"Another Transformation" |
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| Gohan freaks out and fires a huge blast at Frieza. Fearing Gohan's power, Frieza transforms into his fourth and final form. While he is transforming, Krillin blasts Vegeta, and Dende heals him, making him much stronger. |
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"Dende's Demise" |
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| Frieza kills Dende, realizing he is the healer. The three heroes then gang up on him, but can't even hit him. Vegeta, with his new power, challenges him. |
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"The Renewed Goku" |
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| The fight between Frieza and Vegeta continues, with Frieza gaining an advantage. Soon, he has him down and starts torturing him. Meanwhile, inside Frieza's ship, Goku fully heals, with his power greatly increased, and flies towards the battlefield. |
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"The End of Vegeta" |
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| Goku arrives on the battlefield just in time to see Freeza fatally wound Vegeta. Before he dies, Vegeta tells Goku of what Frieza did to the Saiyans, and how he began to fear them, and eventually blew up the planet. Goku begins his battle with Frieza. Frieza also realizes that Goku is Bardock's son and tells him of his father's bravely sacrifice to protect his son's future |
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"The Ultimate Battle" |
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| The real battle begins, with blasts being thrown around and mountains and other Namekian landmarks being destroyed. Lava bursts out of the ground, and Goku is forced to stop it with the Kamehameha. |
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"Clash of the Super Powers" |
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| The battle contunes. A notable part in it is when Goku is knocked into the water. He throws two energy blasts up at Frieza, who believes them to be Goku, and jumps out while Frieza deals with the blasts, and kicks him in the face. Later, Frieza traps him in an imprisonment ball, which blows up when it touches something. Fortunately, Goku is able to escape the explosion. |
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"Frieza's Boast" |
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| The battle between Goku and Frieza heats up when Frieza claims he can beat Goku without using his hands but Goku's fighting skills make Frieza regret making such a statement |
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"Bold and Fearless" |
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| Ginyu switches bodies with Bulma, making her a frog, and heads for Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin. Meanwhile, the fight between Goku and Frieza turns ugly for Goku when Frieza powers up to 50% of his maxiumum and Goku is just no match for him, even with the 10x Kaioken. |
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"Embodiment of Fire" |
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| Frieza is beating Goku with ease now, and knocks him into the water. After a short dream, Goku uses the 20x Kaioken and delivers a very powerful Kamehameha to Frieza but it is still not enough. |
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"Trump Card" |
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| Frieza continues attacking Goku, while the Ginyu Force (minus the captain) arrives at King Kai's planet. Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu are forced to fight with them. Meanwhile, Goku starts building a Spirit Bomb. |
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"Keep the Chance Alive" |
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| Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu battle the Ginyu Force on King Kai's planet. On Namek, Piccolo holds off Frieza while Goku continues gathering energy for the Spirit Bomb. |
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"Power of the Spirit" |
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| Frieza has no problem with Piccolo, and when Goku throws his Spirit Bomb, it hits its mark. |
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"Transformed at Last" |
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| On King Kai's planet, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiatzu finally defeat the Ginyu Force. Meanwhile on Namek, Frieza survives the Spirit Bomb and returns. Infuriated, he injures Piccolo, kills Krillin, and threatens to kill Gohan. Filled with anger and rage, Goku transforms into a legendary Super Saiyan. |
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"Explosion of Anger" |
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| With his new power, Super Saiyan Goku outmathces Frieza in everyway. When an amazed Frieza asks, "What are You?", Goku replies, "ALLY TO GOOD, NIGHTMARE TO YOU!!!" |
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"Namek's Destruction" |
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| Frieza realizes that he is doomed, and throws a Death Ball into the core of Namek. He declares that in five minutes, Namek will explode. |
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"A Final Attack" |
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| With only five minutes until Namek explodes, Frieza powers up to 100% and the final battle begins. |
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"Approaching Destruction" |
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| The planet begins to crumble as the fight continues. Kami devises a plan to bring all of the Namekians back. It starts with Mr. Popo wishing all of the people killed by Frieza and his men back to life. |
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"Gohan Returns" |
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| As Namek nears destruction, Frieza knocks Goku into a lava pit. Gohan returns to the battlefield and starts fighting with Frieza. Meanwhile, Mr. Popo's wish works, and all of the people killed by Frieza and his men, including Dende, Guru (grief of his children being killed by Frieza caused him to die early), and Vegeta are brought back to life. |
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"The Last Wish" |
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| Guru tells Dende to return to Porunga, who still has one wish left, and wish for everyone to return to Earth except for Frieza and Goku, who wants to stay and beat Frieza. Dende makes the wish and it succeeds. There is now only about two minutes left for Namek before it explodes. |
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"Duel on a Vanishing Planet" |
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| With only about two minutes before Namek explodes, Goku and Frieza take their fight all around the planet. At one point, Frieza tries to kill Goku with a huge blast, but Goku deflects it and it hits Namek's moon, destroying it. |
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"Pathos of Frieza" |
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| Only one minute remains before the explosion. Goku is trying to end things as quickly as possible. A few seconds later, there is no contest between them. Goku attempts to leave, but Frieza throws a Kienzan at him. |
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"Frieza Defeated!!" |
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| With less than a minute left before Namek explodes, Frieza's Kienzan's chase Goku around for a few seconds, but Goku is able to maneuver them so that they cut Frieza in half. |
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"Mighty Blast of Rage" |
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| Goku gives Frieza some of his energy and tries to escape. Frieza uses all of his energy to fire one last blast at Goku, which he counters easily. Goku flies off to find Frieza's ship. |
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"Namek’s Explosion... Goku’s End?" |
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| With seconds left before Namek explodes, King Kai, Tien, Yamcha and Chiaoutzu watch as Goku desperately tries to escape Namek, to no avail. The planet explodes with Goku still on it. |
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"Goku's Alive!!" |
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| Dende uses the Namekian Dragon Balls to wish Goku and Krillin back to the Earth's checking station, but Porunga tells them that Goku is still alive. They then use the remainding two wishes to wish Krillin and Yamcha back. They use the Dragon Balls 130 days later to wish back Tien, Chiaoutzu, and transport all the Namekians to another planet to begin their new life. |
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"The Heavens Tremble" |
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| With Goku away, Garlic Junior returns from the Dead Zone, where he was assumed to have been lost forever. Garlic Jr's men trash Kami's lookout and shrink Mr. Popo into a ball while Kami is gone. Kami returns from his visit to Piccolo to find Garlic Jr, who quickly shrinks and seals Kami too. Garlic Jr. finds his fathers black water mist and releases it to bring out the evil desires of the people, creating what Garlic Jr. calls an "army of darkness." |
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"Black Fog of Terror" |
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| Garlic Jr. reveals that he plans to wish his father back to be the ruler. But he wants revenge with Goku (who isn't around still)and Gohan. |
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"Battle in Kami's Lookout" |
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| Piccolo, turned into a slave by Garlic Jr., battles Gohan and Krillin at Kami's Lookout. |
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"Fight with Piccolo" |
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| Gohan and Piccolo continue their fight, and Krillin is also turned into a slave. However, Piccolo anbd Krillin reveal that they are only pretending to be slaves and they free Kami and Mr. Popo. |
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"Call For Restoration" |
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| Kami and Mr. Popo travel to get the sacred water to cure all of the people on Earth, while Gohan, Krillin, and Piccolo fight Garlic Jr., who turns into his gigantic form with the poer of the Makyo Star. |
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"Suicidal Course" |
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| Piccolo manages to defeat all of Garlic Jr.'s Spice Boys, but loses power when Kami is being tortued by the spirits of Earth's previous guardians. |
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"Extreme Measures" |
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| Gohan and Krillin are forced to fight Garlic Jr. alone, while Mr. Popo recieves the Sacred Water. |
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"The World Awakens" |
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| Mr. Popo sprays the water all over the Earth, curing all the Earthlings, while an enraged Garlic Jr. reopens the Dead Zone. |
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"Brief Chance of Victory" |
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| Piccolo and Krillin try to fight Garlic Jr., while Gohan fires the Masenko at the Makyo Star, destroying it. Garlic Jr. then loses his power and is sucked back into the Dead Zone. The world returns to peace. |
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"Krillin's Proposal" |
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| Krillin wants to propose to his girlfriend, Maron, but wants to get her a nice gift. He and Gohan then travel underwater to get a beautiful pearl called the Mermaid's Tear, but change their minds after they see the sea animals defending it. Krillin then decides to break up with Maron, believing she will be happy with someone else. |
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"The Androids Appear" |
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| The years go by and the day finally arrives. The two androids, 19 and 20, arrive and start wreaking havoc. |
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"A Handy Trick" |
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| Android 20 absorbs Yamcha's energy by putting his hand through him. Goku has had enough. He takes them to an abandoned area and the battle begins. |
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"Double Trouble for Goku" |
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113 |
| Super Saiyan Goku and Android 19 clash, with Goku at an advantage, until he starts feeling sick. |
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"Upgrade to Super Saiyan" |
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| Goku starts to feel the effects of the heart virus Trunks warned him about, and Android 19 takes advantage of Goku's illness. At the last minute however, Vegeta shows up with Super Saiyan powers! |
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"More Androids?!" |
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| Dr. Gero escapes, and Trunks returns from his time, saying that these Androids aren't the same ones from the future. Piccolo finds Gero and injures him, but Gero escapes. |
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"Follow Dr. Gero" |
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117 |
| Trunks tells the horrors of Androids 17 and 18, the Androids which Dr. Gero is planning to release, while everyone keeps searching for him. |
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"Nightmare Comes True" |
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118 |
| Dr. Gero releases Androids 17 and 18, while the Z Warriors watch helplessly. |
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"Goku's Assassin" |
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119 |
| Android 17 turns on Gero, killing him, and they release Android 16, an android specially designed for the sole purpose of killing Goku. |
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"Deadly Beauty" |
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120 |
| Vegeta decides to test his Super Saiyan powers on Android 18, and at first it seems Vegeta might win but Android 18 proves to be to much for him. |
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"No Match for the Androids" |
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121 |
| The Androids continue their rampage, easily defeating Piccolo, Tien and Trunks. |
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"Last Ditch Effort" |
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122 |
| The Androids leave, and Piccolo makes a decision. |
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"Closing In" |
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123 |
| Piccolo arrives at Kami's Lookout, asking to fuse with him. Meanwhile, the Androids steal a truck and go joyriding. |
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"Unwelcome Discovery" |
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| Bulma and Gohan find an old time machine, identical to Trunks'. |
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"Seized with Fear" |
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| Trunks and Bulma continue looking around the site of the time machine, and find a shell of what looks like a giant bug. |
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"The Reunion" |
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126 |
| Sensing a power stronger than the androids, Piccolo fuses with his old counter-part, Kami, and becomes a Super Namek. |
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"Borrowed Powers" |
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127 |
| Piccolo comes face to face with a creature that absorbs a man right before his eyes. They begin fighting, and the creature reveals that it can use techniques that are used by the Z Fighters, such as the Kamehameha wave. |
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"His Name is Cell" |
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| The creature, Cell, grabs Piccolo and starts absorbing him while fighting off attacking army forces. When he is let go, Piccolo stalls Cell, who explains that he came from an alternate timeline in the time machine that Trunks and Bulma found in the woods. He is looking for Androids 17 and 18 to absorb them and reach his perfect form. After he explains, Piccolo regenerates his arm and the fight begins again. |
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"Piccolo's Folly" |
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129 |
| Cell escapes after momentarily blinding Piccolo with a Solar Flare, and continues getting stronger while absorbing more people. |
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"Laboratory Basement" |
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130 |
| Trunks and Krillin fithe the under groung part of Dr. Geros lab and destroy it. But not before they find the design plans of Android 17. |
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"Our Hero Awakes" |
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131 |
| Krillin saves two people from Cell and gets stuck fighting him on a plane. Piccolo and Tien rescue him. Meanwhile, Goku heals from the heart virus. |
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"Time Chamber" |
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132 |
| Mr. Popo introduces the Z Fighters to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, a room where time passes very slowly. A year in the Time Chamber is only a day outside of it. Trunks and Vegeta prepare to train inside it. |
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"The Monster is Coming" |
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133 |
| Piccolo and Android 17 go to an island to fight. Piccolo proves that he is stronger, but unknown to both of them, Cell is on his way. |
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"He's Here" |
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134 |
| Piccolo and Android 17 continue their fight, with Piccolo winning, until Cell shows up, intent on absorbing the androids. |
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"Up to Piccolo" |
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| Cell has increased his power after absorbing humans, and Piccolo proves to be no match for him. |
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"Silent Warrior" |
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| Cell begins trying to absorb Android 17, but the silent 16 steps in and starts fighting with Cell. At one point, 16 rips his tail off, but Cell uses Piccolo's cells to regenerate. |
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"Say Goodbye, 17" |
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| Cell and 16 continue their fight, but Cell is able to sneak up to 17 and absorb him. In his second form, 16 is no match for Cell and his head is damaged. Tien begins holding off Cell while 18 and 16 escape. |
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"Sacrifice" |
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| Tien uses up all of his energy to stop Cell from absorbing Android 18. When he collapses, Goku arrives and saves him and Piccolo from Cell. |
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"Saiyans Emerge" |
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139 |
| Vegeta and Trunks come out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Goku and Gohan begin their turn. Meanwhile, Cell destroys islands looking for Android 18. |
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"Super Vegeta" |
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140 |
| Vegeta and Trunks find Cell. Vegeta becomes an Ascended Super Saiyan and his battle with Cell begins. |
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"Bow to the Prince" |
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141 |
| Vegeta easily overpowers Cell in their fight. Meanwhile, Goku tries to teach Gohan how to become a Super Saiyan. |
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"Hour of Temptation" |
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142 |
| Vegeta and Cell's fight continues, while Krillin is given the task of disabling 18 with a remote control Bulma made. |
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"Krillin's Decision" |
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143 |
| Vegeta stops the battle to allow Cell to absorb 18, so he can have a greater challenge. Meanwhile, Krillin destroys the remote control and tells 18 to run away. |
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"The Last Defense" |
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144 |
| Trunks and Krillin put up a fight, but Cell is able to absorb Android 18. |
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"Cell is Complete" |
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145 |
| Cell finally reaches his perfect form. Trunks and Krillin put up one more desperate attempt to stop him, but it fails. Gohan has finally reached the Super Saiyan form. |
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"Vegeta Must Pay" |
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146 |
| Vegeta and Cell fight, with Cell in his perfect form. |
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"Trunks Ascends" |
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147 |
| Vegeta and Cell continue the fight, which ends with Vegeta being knocked out. With Vegeta unconscious, Trunks ascends even further to Ultra Super Saiyan. |
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"Saving Throw" |
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148 |
| Trunks and Cell battle, while Krillin saves Vegeta. |
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"Ghosts from Tomorrow" |
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149 |
| Trunks and Cell continue their battle, with Cell explaining where he came from. |
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"The Cell Games" |
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| Trunks comes to a bad realization. The form he is in is too slow to beat Cell in. Meanwhile, Goku achieves the form and says that it makes him too slow. Cell spares Trunks and announces a tournament, the Cell Games, which will begin in 10 days. |
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"What is the Tournament?" |
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| Goku and Gohan continue their training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, while Trunks tells everyone about the tournament that Cell announced. Krillin brings a damaged Android 16 back to Bulma, who decides to fix him if he will help in the tournament. Meanwhile, Cell creates the ring for the tournament. |
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"The Doomsday Broadcast" |
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152 |
| Cell gets himself on TV and announces his tournament to the world. He explains that if no one is able to defeat him, he will destroy the Earth. (Note: This is the first and only time both Present and Future Trunks meet.) |
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"Meet Me in the Ring" |
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153 |
| Goku and Gohan come out of the Time Chamber, stronger than ever. Goku then teleports himself to the Cell Games ring and meets the perfect Cell. |
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"No Worries Here" |
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154 |
| Goku demonstrates half of his power to Korin and Yajirobe and almost destroys the tower while powering up. Goku and Gohan then decide to spend more than half of the remaining 9 days resting. |
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"A Girl Named Lime" |
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| Piccolo starts training by himself in the Time Chamber. Meanwhile, Gohan saves a young girl in the woods from drowning in a river and meets her father. A shelter from Cell is being built by a man who has General Tao as a bodyguard. When he orders Tao to attack Gohan, Tao recognizes Gohan as Goku and backs away. |
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"Memories of Gohan" |
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156 |
| Piccolo emerges from the Time Chamber with more strength than ever. Elsewhere, Gohan celebrates his 11th birthday with his family. |
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"A New Guardian" |
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157 |
| Attack forces are sent to kill Cell, but he destroys them all with ease and Goku goes to King Kai's to get the Earth a new guardian. |
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"Dende's Dragon" |
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158 |
| On New Namek, the Elder suggests that Dende become the Guardian of Earth. Goku brings him back and he makes a dragon that can grant two wishes. Goku then goes out to find the Dragon Balls. |
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"The Puzzle of General Tao" |
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159 |
| Goku goes to get the final Dragon Ball, which is under the possession of General Tao's boss. Afraid to fight Goku, Tao gives him three wire puzzles to solve. |
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"The Games Begin" |
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160 |
| The day of the Cell Games arrives, and the warriors show up to fight, including Hercule, the "world's strongest man". |
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"Losers Fight First" |
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161 |
| Hercule's two apprentices fight Cell first, resulting in two very easy victories. Hercule then goes toe to toe with Cell himself. He is flicked away in seconds. |
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"Goku vs. Cell" |
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162 |
| Goku and Cell square off in the ring. To Hercule's surprise, they are seemingly equal fighters. |
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"Cell's Bag of Tricks" |
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163 |
| Goku and Cell continue to battle, with Cell showing off many of his unique techniques, including the Multi-Form and Kienzan attacks. |
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"No More Rules" |
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164 |
| In an effort to eliminate the possibility of the fight ending in a ring-out, Cell destroys the ring and discards the rules. |
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"The Fight is Over" |
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165 |
| Goku tricks Cell with an Instant Transmission Kamehameha that leaves him with only his legs intact. However, thanks to Piccolo's cells, Cell regenerates his upper half and the fight continues. Knowing that he won't be able to defeat Cell, Goku surrenders and puts Gohan up as the next fighter. |
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"Faith in a Boy" |
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166 |
| Gohan and Cell begin their fight, with Cell at an obvious advantage. However, Goku remains confident in Gohan's abilities. |
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"Gohan's Desperate Plea" |
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167 |
| Gohan and Cell continue their fight, with Gohan realizing why his dad put him out. He wants him to get mad, so that his power will explode. Cell, wanting to see this power, tries to unlock it. |
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"Android Explosion" |
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168 |
| Android 16 jumps on Cell, planning to self-destruct, but realizes that the bomb inside him is gone, thanks to Bulma. Cell then destroys most of 16 and unleashes a pack of Cell Jrs. to deal with the other fighters. |
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"Children of Cell Attack" |
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169 |
| The Cell Jrs. attack Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Piccolo. Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Piccolo are no match for the Cell Jrs., Goku is weakened thanks to his battle with Cell, and not even Vegeta and Trunks can keep up with them. Meanwhile, Android 16's disembodied head tells Gohan to let go of his power, before Cell destroys it. Enraged, Gohan lets his anger explode and becomes a Super Saiyan 2. |
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"Awakening" |
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170 |
| Gohan's rage explodes and he becomes a Super Saiyan 2. He is able to kill the Cell Jrs. with ease. |
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"The Unstoppable Gohan" |
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171 |
| Cell is no match for Gohan, so he takes his full power. However, he is still too weak. |
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"Cell's Mighty Breakdown" |
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172 |
| Cell continues his desperate attack, and fires a Kamehameha at Gohan. Gohan is able to counter it and leave him in a vulnerable position, but he neglects to kill him and keeps toying with him. Still desperate, he takes his Power Weighter form and makes the same mistake Trunks did with his speed. |
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"A Hero's Farewell" |
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173 |
| Gohan punches Cell in the stomach, causing him to puke out Android 18 and revert back to his second form. When he realizes he has no other options, he starts to get fatter, until he will explode, destroying the world. To stop that from happening, Goku sacrifices himself to kill Cell by warping him to King Kai's planet. Killing Cell, Goku and King Kai. However, Cell survives and comes back, stronger than ever. |
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"Cell Returns!" |
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174 |
| Cell comes back and immediately kills Trunks with a blast as he returns. Vegeta is enraged that his only son is killed, and attacks Cell, but he is easily taken down, and Gohan has to jump in the way of Cell's blast to save Vegeta. When he takes the blast, Gohan is injured and weakened. |
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"The Horror Won't End" |
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175 |
| An injured Gohan gives up hope until Goku starts encouraging him from the Other World. With Goku's help, he is able to fire one final Kamehameha at Cell, who fires a counter one. |
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"Save the World" |
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176 |
| Gohan and Cell fire Kamehamehas at each other, and Cell's overpowers Gohan's. But thanks to encouragement from Goku and a distraction from Vegeta in the form of a powerful ki attack, Gohan is able to defeat Cell. |
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"Goku's Noble Decision" |
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| Gohan and the others use the Dragon Balls to bring to life back all those who were killed by Cell, but Goku is unable to return, having been brought back to life once already. Telling his friends to go on without him, Goku bids his farewells. |
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"One More Wish" |
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"Free the Future" |
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| Trunks arrives in his own time and tells Bulma about his success in changing the future. He then destroys the Androids 17 and 18 of his time and later the Cell of his time, finally restoring peace to his reality. |
