Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
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| Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn | |
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| Written by | Takao Koyama (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (story) |
| Starring | Masako Nozawa Tessho Genda Takeshi Kusao Yūko Minaguchi Ryo Horikawa Daisuke Ghori Hiromi Tsuru Naoko Watanabe Hikaru Midorikawa Ryuusei Nakao Toku Nishio Keiko Yamamoto Bin Shimada Saikachi Ryuuji Masaharu Satou Joji Yanami |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Release date(s) | March 4, 1995, Japan March 17, 2006, North America |
| Running time | 50:00 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly |
| Followed by | Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon |
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, known in Japan as ドラゴンボールZ 復活のフュージョン!!悟空とベジータ (DoragonbōruZetto Fukkatsu no Fyūjon!! Gokū to Bejīta "Dragon Ball Z: The Rebirth of Fusion!! Gokū and Vegeta"?), is the twelfth movie based on the Dragon Ball Z anime. It was originally released in Japan on March 4, 1995 between episodes 258 and 259. It was again released to select theaters March 17, 2006, making it the first Dragon Ball movie to be released theatrically in the United States, with The Return of Cooler following. Following that, it had been released March 28, 2006 in North America on DVD.
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[edit] Plot
The movie begins with Goku fighting in another Other World Tournament against Pikkon. At the same time, a teenage "psyche ogre" is guarding an evil-purification machine, but he is distracted with his heavy metal music. He accidentally doesn't pay attention and the machine gets too full and breaks, releasing all of the evil energy at once. As a result, on Earth, many of the dead have been brought back to life (including previous villains from the Dragon Ball Z series and movies, and some real life ones like Hitler, however he is named "The Dictator"), and Gohan and Videl are summoned to take care of them.
Bulma and the others gather the Dragon Balls, and summon Shenron. They wish for all the souls to return to the underworld, but Shenron informs them that he can send them back but there is nothing stopping them from coming back, and that something is wrong in the Other World and only King Yemma can solve the problem.
The Grand Kai then sends Goku and Pikkon to go to King Yemma and see what's going on. When they arrive, they find that the Other World has been changed into a colorful, weird world filled with colorful stones. King Yemma has been imprisoned in a barrier, and the teenager has been mutated by the spiritual waste into a big ugly monster named Janemba. Pikkon attempts to break the barrier, and Goku begins fighting the monster. The monster has strange powers that allow him to defy reality (such as creating a portal to punch through that leads right to Goku), and even as a Super Saiyan, Goku is losing. He then powers up to Super Saiyan 3 to defeat the monster, making Janemba the second person to force Goku to turn Super Saiyan 3.
On Earth, Hercule is winning over the zombies. Frieza and his henchmen arrives shortly after Gohan and Videl get rid of a large group of zombies and Freeza starts to taunt Gohan. However, Gohan defeats him and all the other villains. Back in the Other World, Pikkon discovers that cursing at the ice causes it to break, and the monster which Goku thought he had defeated has transformed into a smaller, more powerful form. He makes a sword, and starts to easily beat Goku. He traps him in a triangular cage made from Blood Pond, then cuts it down to just fit Goku.
Vegeta comes to help Goku. Normally, those who have been banished to Hell are stripped off their bodies, but because of the disruption of all the evil energy and the creation of Janemba, he has gotten his body back. He starts to fight Janemba in his Super Saiyan 2 form, but is no match for him. Goku breaks out of Blood Pond to help, but also is defeated. Both Goku and Vegeta take cover in a cage of spikes. Goku knows they cannot win as separate entities, so he suggests using the fusion technique. Vegeta becomes skeptical, first off that the pose for the Fusion Dance is embarrassing, and furthermore tells him he would rather die than to fuse with a low class Saiyan. But Goku calmly retorts that Vegeta already is dead. Goku persuades him to agree, and then they try the Fusion Dance. Vegeta, however, fails to extend his forefinger at the last second, ruining the fusion, and Veku is created. This fighter is weak and can do little but fart in Janemba's face. Right when Janemba is about to destroy him, the Fusion runs out and Goku and Vegeta escape. Vegeta curses Goku, saying Fusion is useless, but King Kai points out that it is Vegeta's fault that the Fusion went wrong. Pikkon then comes after giving up on the ice-like shield and begins to fight Janemba to give Goku and Vegeta more time to perform the fusion. He figures that Janemba is made of the same material as the shield, and begins cursing at it. Surprisingly, it works, and the creature is caught completely by surprise. However, it is able to incapacitate Pikkon, although those precious few seconds allowed Goku and Vegeta to perform the Fusion Dance, which is successful, forming Gogeta.
Back on Earth, Goten and Trunks sense their fathers fusing, and also fuse to create Gotenks. Gotenks defeats Hitler's army with the Super Kamikaze Ghost Attack in one shot. Gogeta is formed, and he quickly defeats Janemba with his ultimate attack, the Soul Punisher. As a result, the teenage demon returns. Scared by the angry look on Gogeta's face, he runs away. Hell is returned to normal and King Yemma is freed. All of the souls are returned to the machine, which is restored. Goku and Vegeta defuse and bid each other farewell.
On Earth, Gohan, Goten, Videl and Trunks are returning home. Goten and Trunks joke about Gohan and Videl kissing and are chased home by a cross Gohan and an embarrassed Videl (In the original version, Goten and Trunks brag about how they fought against "someone you know" [Hitler], and annoy Gohan by not telling him who it was). Meanwhile, Shenron remains summoned, and asks if anyone still wants to use the wish.
[edit] Inconsistencies
- There is nowhere in the Dragonball Z saga or even afterwards that pits Vegeta as being dead (he actually self destructs against Majin Buu killing himself) and Goku having sufficiently trained to become even stronger than Super Saiyan 3. The only possible timeline where this occurs is roughly several hours when Goku tries to find someone to fuse with against Buu (who is briefly mentioned in the film) and finds Vegeta, whereupon Vegeta is definitely in existence (This cannot be true--when Goku is trying to find someone to fuse with, Super Buu had already killed all life on Earth. A more likely timeline with this principle would be to suggest that the events of this movie take place during the time that Fat Buu is waiting to fight Gotenks, who only turns SSJ in the movie, not SSJ3). The film title "Fusion Reborn" hints at Goten and Trunks fusing to form Gotenks, and it being reborn for Goku and Vegeta (i.e. Gogeta). So it's possible that that is the timeline it takes place in.
- Vegeta, being a powerful fighter would definitely be in existence, either in Hell with the rest of the powerful villans from Dragonball Z or in Heaven at the Grand Kai's palace.
[edit] Cast list
| Character Name | Voice Actor (Japanese) | Voice Actor (English) |
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| Son Gokū | Masako Nozawa | Sean Schemmel |
| Son Gohan | Masako Nozawa | Kyle Hebert |
| Son Goten | Masako Nozawa | Kara Edwards |
| Vegeta | Ryo Horikawa | Christopher Sabat |
| Trunks | Takeshi Kusao | Laura Bailey |
| Mr. Satan | Daisuke Ghori | Chris Rager |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Chi-Chi | Naoko Watanabe | Cynthia Cranz |
| Videl | Yuko Minaguchi | Kara Edwards |
| Paikuhan | Hikaru Midorikawa | Kyle Hebert |
| Shenlong | Masaharu Satou | Christopher Sabat |
| North Kaio | Joji Yanami | Sean Schemmel |
| South Kaio | Toku Nishio | Dameon Clarke |
| West Kaio | Bin Shimada | Kyle Hebert |
| East Kaio | Keiko Yamamoto | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Dai Kaio | Ryûji Saikachi | Evan Jones |
| Enma Daiou | Daisuke Ghori | Chris Rager |
| Janemba | Tesshô Genda | Jim Foronda Kent Williams |
| Freeza | Ryuusei Nakao | Linda Young |
| Gogeta/Veku | Masako Nozawa Ryo Horikawa |
Sean Schemmel Christopher Sabat |
| Gotenks | Masako Nozawa Takeshi Kusao |
Kara Edwards Laura Bailey |
| Narration | Joji Yanami | Kyle Hebert |
[edit] Trivia
- This is the only Dragon Ball Z movie to be rated by the MPAA. It is rated PG for action violence, thematic elements, and some rude humor.
[edit] Music
- OP
- "WE GOTTA POWER"
- Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
- "WE GOTTA POWER"
- ED
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