Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
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| Dragon Ball Z TV Special: Bardock - The Father Of Goku | |
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| Starring | Masako Nozawa Ryuusei Nakao Ryu Horikawa Sho Hayami Yukitoshi Hori Shozo Iizuka Kinpei Azusa Yūko Mita Banjō Ginga Kozo Shioya Kazuyuki Sogabe Takeshi Watade Joji Yanami |
| Release date(s) | October 17, 1990 |
| Running time | 41:31 |
| Language | Japanese |
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku, known in Japan as ドラゴンボールZ たったひとりの最終決戦～フリーザに挑んだZ戦士 孫悟空の父～ (DoragonbōruZetto Tatta Hitori no Saishū Kessen~Furīza ni Idonda Zetto Senshi Son Gokū no Chichi~ "Dragon Ball Z: A Lonesome, Final Battle~The Father of the Z Warrior Son Goku, who Challenged Freeza~"?), is the 1st Dragon Ball Z TV Special, which is an addition to the popular manga and anime series. It first aired on October 17, 1990, between Dragon Ball Z episodes 63 and 64 (during the fight against the Ginyu Force). Bridge Entertainment's title is The Father of Goku. FUNimation re-released this and the History of Trunks film in a double feature DVD on February 19, 2008, digitally remastered (with a Blu-Ray release somewhere in Summer '08).
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[edit] Plot
The special is the story of Bardock, a low-class Saiyan warrior. At the outset of the story, his son, Kakarrot is born on Planet Vegeta, and prepared to be sent to Earth in order to destroy all life on the planet. Meanwhile, Bardock and his crew are on an assignment to exterminate all the lifeforms of Planet Kanassa. After the planet is seemingly devoid of all other life, Bardock and crew rest up and celebrate their victory... Until one remaining warrior (Tooro) catches him off guard and decides to give him the "gift" of seeing the future. This gives him the ability to see the destruction of Planet Vegeta, and the entire Saiyan race along with it, at the hands of their master, Frieza. Also, he sees the salvation of the planet Earth through his son, Kakarrot. Meanwhile, this prediction becomes reality when Frieza decides to destroy the entire Saiyan race.
Bardock dismisses the visions, and goes to join his team on Planet Meat, but soon discovers his friends are all dead. He then briefly talks with the nearly deceased Toma, who tells him that Frieza ordered the attack on the crew, saying that Frieza was frightened by the growing power of the Saiyans. Saddened by his fallen comrade's words, he takes Toma's blood-soaked headband and wraps around his head. He battles the ones responsible, and defeats them all, but is easily overwhelmed by a single mouth blast from Frieza's henchman Dodoria. He is left severely injured, but manages to make it back to Planet Vegeta.
Though Bardock attempts to convey the danger that they are all in to the other Saiyans, since he has now realized that Frieza is going to destroy them all, everyone laughs at his claim and Bardock alone begins one final assault against Frieza. Killing many of his minor henchman and sending a large wave of ki to Frieza himself, Bardock seems about to change the future. However, Frieza counters this with his Death Ball technique, which kills Bardock, many of his own henchmen, and destroys Planet Vegeta itself. As he is dying, Bardock sees one more vision of the future: his son Kakarrot facing Frieza. Being assured that Kakarrot will be the one to kill Frieza, Bardock gives a small smile as he disintegrates along with the planet. Bardock, after his death, telepathically tells his son Kakarrot in the space pod to avenge the saiyans, which wakes Kakarrot up.
Elsewhere, Vegeta, having just completed an assignment on a far-off world, is informed by Nappa (in the english version it is one of Frieza's minor soldiers who tells him) of his homeworld's destruction. His pride keeps him from expressing his shock, and he remains outwardly emotionless. Soon afterward, Kakarrot's space pod touches down on Earth, where he is found by an elder man named Gohan, and giggles happily in the old man's arms. Gohan then decides to care for the boy as his own grandson, and he re-names him, Son Goku. The film ends with a montage of Goku's many heroic deeds on Earth to his battle with Frieza.
[edit] Inconsistences
- In the anime, manga, and Bardock's visions, baby Goku was shown to be aggressive towards Grandpa Gohan, but in the end of the movie, he acts like a sweet baby.
[edit] Cast list
[edit] Music
- OP (Opening Theme)
- "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA"
- Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
- "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA"
- IN (Insertion Song)
- ED (Ending Theme)
- 光の旅 (Hikari no Tabi Journey of Light?)
- Lyrics: Dai Satō, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & Kuko (Waffle)
- 光の旅 (Hikari no Tabi Journey of Light?)
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