Recaps

He-El defeated Goku, healed him with Ki, and agreed to teach him once his research was complete. As they followed Goku home with the fish, Bulma realized Goku had mistaken He-El for the legendary wild man of the Northern Forest.

• He-El estimated his combat power after defeating Goku, then used Ki to ease the pain caused by his attack.
• Goku praised He-El’s abilities, offered him the fish, and invited him home to roast it together.
• He-El agreed to follow Goku, while Bulma noticed the route led toward the nearest Dragon Ball and hurried after them.
• Goku told He-El about the legendary wild man in the Northern Forest, unaware that He-El had lived there for twelve years.
• Bulma pointed out that He-El was the wild man Goku’s grandfather had warned him about.

He-El and Bulma met Goku, who recognized He-El as the legendary Wild Man of the Northern Forest and led them to his home. There, Goku discovered that he was eleven, not fourteen, and the Four-Star Dragon Ball made him think his grandfather had appeared.

• Goku recognized He-El as the Wild Man of the Northern Forest, and Bulma corrected him and introduced herself as He-El’s girlfriend.
• Goku explained that his grandfather had died and that he had been living alone in the forest; He-El knew Goku had unknowingly trampled Son Gohan to death as a Great Ape.
• Goku said he was fourteen, but Bulma worked out that he was eleven because he thought fourteen came after eleven.
• Goku brought He-El and Bulma to his home, where they saw the Four-Star Dragon Ball on an altar and Goku exclaimed that his grandpa had appeared.

Goku, Bulma, and He-El discovered that their Dragon Balls resonated with one another, and Bulma explained how gathering all seven could summon Shenron to grant a wish. He-El shared his desire to gain the universe’s knowledge, while Goku considered what he might wish for.

• Goku mistook his glowing Four-Star Dragon Ball for a message from his grandfather, then joined Bulma and He-El in placing their Dragon Balls together.
• Bulma explained that the three orbs were Dragon Balls and that collecting all seven would summon Shenron to grant a wish.
• Bulma described her romantic fantasies about marrying He-El, while He-El said he wanted to obtain all the knowledge in the universe.
• He-El asked Goku what he wanted to wish for, then suggested bringing his grandfather back to life.

He-El told Son Gohan that Shenron might be able to bring his grandfather back, and Son Gohan eagerly agreed to search for the Dragon Balls. After they shared a meal at Son Gohan’s home, they stayed the night before setting out.

• He-El explained that Earth’s Shenron might revive Son Gohan’s grandfather, though he knew the wish had strict limitations and Namek’s Porunga could be another option.
• Son Gohan excitedly asked Bulma about reviving his grandfather, and Bulma said it should be possible.
• He-El invited Son Gohan to search for the Dragon Balls with them, then spun him until he passed out from dizziness.
• Bulma and He-El prepared a large fish feast while Son Gohan rested, and Son Gohan joined them to grill fish after waking.
• Son Gohan ate until he could barely walk, so He-El stayed overnight at his home.

He-El, Bulma, and Goku shared a huge breakfast before He-El taught Goku the Super Stomach Digestion Technique. Goku learned the technique, and the three prepared to set off in search of the Dragon Balls.

• He-El returned from hunting with five velociraptors and two saber-toothed tigers, explaining that the extra meat was for Goku and their later meals.
• Bulma cooked breakfast, and Goku joined her and He-El; the two boys ate most of the food while Bulma watched them fondly.
• After breakfast, He-El used Ki to guide Goku's stomach and teach him the Super Stomach Digestion Technique.
• Goku quickly learned to control his stomach movements and began flattening his swollen belly as He-El offered further tips.
• Bulma finished packing, and the three prepared to leave to search for the Dragon Balls.

He-El began training Goku in the Super Running Training Martial Art while they ran after Bulma's car. As Goku quickly mastered the basics, He-El noticed a fighter jet descending toward Bulma ahead of them.

• Bulma prepared to drive ahead, but He-El insisted that he and Goku run after her as training.
• He-El taught Goku to coordinate his breathing with his strides, and Goku carefully copied him despite stumbling at first.
• Goku quickly grasped the basics of the Super Running Training Martial Art and picked up his pace alongside He-El.
• He-El saw a fighter jet descending at low altitude toward Bulma's car.

He-El saved Bulma from a fighter plane that crashed into her car, then confronted its battered survivors, Ashu and Mai. When Bulma realized her Dragon Balls were still in the burning wreckage, Ashu and Mai noticed their chance to seize them.

• He-El raced ahead and pulled Bulma from her car just before Ashu and Mai's out-of-control fighter plane crashed into it.
• The crash left Ashu, Mai, and a wolf badly battered, and Ashu and Mai explained that a wolf had caused them to lose control while they searched Dragon Valley for Dragon Balls.
• Bulma confronted Ashu and Mai over destroying her car, but their apology and offer of compensation calmed her down.
• Bulma reached for her waist pouch, discovered it was missing, and realized her Dragon Balls were still in the burning wreckage.
• Ashu and Mai's eyes flashed when they heard Bulma's Dragon Balls were in the wreckage.

Mai and Ashu planned to steal the Dragon Balls from Bulma while He-El and Goku dealt with the burning car. He-El used Super Stomach Training to blow sand over the wreckage and extinguish the flames, astonishing Goku, Mai, and Ashu.

• Mai persuaded a hesitant Ashu to befriend Bulma and steal the Dragon Balls after separating her from He-El and Goku.
• Mai and Ashu apologized to Bulma for crashing into her car and learned that her Dragon Balls were inside it but would not burn.
• Goku tried to approach the burning car, but the intense heat forced him back.
• He-El told Goku to dig sand, then used a powerful blast of air to carry it over the car and fighter jet and smother the flames.
• Goku, Mai, and Ashu watched in astonishment as He-El put out the fire with his breath.

He-El extinguished the crash fire with Super Stomach Training, while Ashu and Mai eyed Bulma’s Dragon Ball but backed down under his watch. After Bulma discovered her kitchen capsule had burned, Goku heard a faint cry for help and turned toward it.

• He-El blew out the flames engulfing the fighter plane and car, astonishing Ashu and Mai and inspiring Goku to imitate his technique.
• He-El recovered Bulma’s Two-Star Dragon Ball and tossed her pouch back to her, while Ashu and Mai tried to catch it before retreating under his watchful gaze.
• Bulma found that half her Hoi-Poi Capsules and her kitchen capsule had burned, and Ashu and Mai promised to replace her supplies in the next city.
• Bulma tested her scorched Dragon Radar and confirmed it still worked, revealing to Ashu and Mai that her group was searching for Dragon Balls.
• Goku practiced Super Stomach Training, then stopped when he heard someone weakly calling for help and saying they could not turn over.

Goku and He-El helped an exhausted sea turtle and agreed to take him back to the sea, while Bulma, Ashu, and Mai joined them on a motorcycle. The group headed south, with Goku carrying the turtle and Mai holding Bulma’s Dragon Ball pouch.

• Goku found an overturned sea turtle and flipped him upright after the turtle asked for help.
• Bulma brought the sea turtle salt water and kelp, and he explained that he had been lost for a year after getting separated while picking mushrooms.
• Mai told the sea turtle that the sea was 120 kilometers away, and Goku suggested taking him home so he could see the sea.
• He-El agreed to go, and Bulma tried to get him to carry her by claiming her transportation was destroyed, but he saw through her lie.
• Bulma took out a motorcycle capsule, made Ashu and Mai ride with her, and gave Mai her pouch with the Dragon Ball to hold.
• Goku carried the sea turtle while He-El ran alongside Bulma’s motorcycle as they traveled south toward the sea.

He-El and the others reached the coast with Turtle, whom Goku had carried south, and defeated a giant bear that tried to abduct him. While they played at the beach, Mai and Ashu fled with Bulma’s Dragon Ball; Turtle returned from the sea carrying an old man.

• Goku carried Turtle toward the coast as Bulma, Mai, Ashu, and He-El traveled with them.
• A giant bear demanded that they hand over Turtle, but He-El knocked it unconscious with a stone he kicked.
• The group reached the ocean, and Turtle thanked them before swimming away to fetch a gift.
• He-El, Goku, and Bulma played in the water while Mai and Ashu escaped with the Dragon Ball.
• Turtle returned from the sea carrying an old man on his back.

He-El, Goku, and Bulma met Master Roshi, who offered Goku a Flying Nimbus as thanks for helping the sea turtle. The cloud arrived, but Master Roshi fell through it when he tried to demonstrate how to ride it.

• Master Roshi arrived on the sea turtle and introduced himself to He-El, Goku, and Bulma as the World's Greatest Martial Artist.
• He-El explained Master Roshi's reputation, and Master Roshi offered Goku a gift for helping the sea turtle.
• Master Roshi tried to summon his Phoenix, but the sea turtle reminded him it had died of food poisoning.
• Master Roshi summoned the Flying Nimbus and gave it to Goku, explaining that only someone with a pure heart could ride it.
• Master Roshi tried to demonstrate by jumping onto the Flying Nimbus, but he fell through it and hurt his butt.

Goku rode and flew the Flying Nimbus, while Master Roshi and Bulma both fell through it. After He-El healed Bulma, he asked Master Roshi to discuss Ki, and Master Roshi proposed a spar, which He-El accepted.

• Master Roshi fell through the Flying Nimbus, but Goku stood on it and flew it around at He-El’s suggestion.
• Bulma tried to ride the Flying Nimbus, fell through, and blamed Goku’s claim that only good children could ride it.
• He-El treated Bulma’s bruised nose and chin with healing Ki, surprising Master Roshi with his precise control.
• He-El asked Master Roshi to exchange ideas about Ki and how it related to the body.
• Master Roshi suggested they spar to study each other’s Ki, and He-El agreed.

He-El sparred with Master Roshi to study how Ki enhanced the body, and their fight revealed He-El’s extraordinary physical control and skill. Master Roshi escalated the battle with his Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm as Bulma, Turtle, and Goku watched.

• He-El agreed to spar with Master Roshi while Bulma, Turtle, and Goku moved aside to watch.
• He-El and Master Roshi exchanged rapid punches, and Master Roshi was astonished by He-El’s precise control of his body and strength.
• Master Roshi powered up with Ki and enlarged his muscles, then attacked He-El with Afterimage Strikes.
• He-El used unconventional hand-and-leg movements to counter Master Roshi’s attacks, and the two fought at extreme speed.
• Master Roshi gathered his Ki into a lightning-like palm and launched the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm at He-El.

He-El let Master Roshi’s Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm paralyze him, then adapted the technique into a body-enhancing defense by combining it with his own bioelectricity. The chapter ended with Master Roshi stunned by how quickly He-El had learned and transformed his technique.

• Master Roshi used the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm against He-El after their close-quarters fight revealed He-El’s superior combat skills.
• He-El charged into the attack and endured its currents as they disrupted his nerves and left him unable to move.
• Master Roshi stopped the technique, believing He-El had been defeated, but He-El recovered and channeled bioelectricity throughout his body.
• He-El told Master Roshi he had learned the technique and adapted it to strengthen and protect his body.
• Master Roshi reacted in disbelief at He-El’s rapid mastery and transformation of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm.

He-El and Master Roshi fought an intense close-combat match that devastated the beach, but Master Roshi eventually conceded defeat. He-El acknowledged that his victory relied on technique and left the fight aware that Master Roshi still far surpassed him in physical strength and Ki.

• He-El used the Afterimage Strike to fight Master Roshi at high speed while Bulma, Turtle, and Goku watched in amazement.
• After thousands of exchanges, He-El used a bioelectric lightning-sawblade version of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm to wound Master Roshi's skin.
• He-El urged Master Roshi to use his ultimate move, but Master Roshi lowered his hands and declared He-El the winner.
• Master Roshi admitted He-El had outmatched him in close combat and praised his skill, Ki control, and ability to adapt techniques.
• He-El said his victory came from a trick and recognized that the gap in their strength and Ki remained too great.

He-El defeated Master Roshi and impressed him with his control of Ki, then discussed Ki with him and created a new technique. Master Roshi tested He-El on the Flying Nimbus and felt relieved when it accepted him as a good child.

• Master Roshi conceded that He-El's skill and Ki control surpassed what he had expected, and Bulma received his Three-Star Dragon Ball.
• He-El reclaimed the Ki from his Lightning Sawtooth Form, astonishing Master Roshi with his precise control.
• He-El discussed Ki with Master Roshi, asked increasingly difficult questions, and casually created the third form of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm.
• Master Roshi called Goku over and asked He-El to try riding the Flying Nimbus.
• He-El stood and sat on the Flying Nimbus, and Master Roshi felt relieved that it accepted him.

He-El, Goku, and Bulma discussed their Dragon Ball wishes after Ashu and Mai stole Bulma’s waist pouch and Two-Star Dragon Ball. Master Roshi realized Goku was Son Gohan’s grandson and reacted with alarm when Goku said he wanted to revive his grandfather.

• He-El agreed to teach Goku how to use Ki as they flew back to Bulma and Master Roshi on the Flying Nimbus.
• Bulma told He-El that Ashu and Mai had stolen her waist pouch, Dragon Ball, and Hoi-Poi Capsules, then found that she still had the Dragon Radar.
• Bulma explained that she, Goku, and He-El had collected several Dragon Balls, and Master Roshi asked what they wanted to wish for.
• Bulma said her own wish had already come true and let He-El make the wish; He-El said he wanted all the knowledge in the universe to become stronger.
• Goku said he wanted to revive Grandpa, and Master Roshi recognized him as Son Gohan’s grandson and urgently asked what wish he had just named.

After learning that Son Gohan had died, Master Roshi offered to train Goku once he had gathered the Dragon Balls, while He-El agreed to teach Goku physical and Ki techniques first. Master Roshi and the others parted ways, and Master Roshi returned toward Kame House, where an unfamiliar fighter jet awaited.

• Goku told Master Roshi that Son Gohan had been crushed to death and that he wanted to revive his grandfather with the Dragon Balls.
• Master Roshi invited Goku to train with him, and He-El proposed teaching Goku physical and Ki techniques before he trained under Master Roshi.
• Goku agreed to train with Master Roshi after reviving Son Gohan, and Master Roshi wished the group success before leaving with Turtle.
• Master Roshi noticed He-El watching him as he glanced at Bulma, then departed with Turtle while the others said goodbye.
• As Master Roshi and Turtle approached Kame House, they spotted an unfamiliar fighter jet parked on the shore.

Emperor Pilaf searched Kame House for Master Roshi’s Dragon Ball, then learned that Master Roshi had given it to a girl traveling with two boys. Pilaf sped off toward their group, while Master Roshi hoped He-El would teach him a lesson.

• Emperor Pilaf rummaged through Kame House but failed to find the Dragon Ball and blamed Ashu and Mai for being away.
• Emperor Pilaf threatened a green crocodile with a knife and learned that Master Roshi had gone across the sea with Turtle.
• Emperor Pilaf confronted Master Roshi with a modified pistol, and Master Roshi said he had given the Dragon Ball to a girl traveling with a long-tailed child and a tall, strong child.
• Master Roshi pointed Emperor Pilaf toward He-El, Goku, and Bulma, then shoved Pilaf’s sea fighter into the water.
• Emperor Pilaf raced across the sea and spotted people on the shore through his binoculars.

Bulma, He-El, and Goku stayed on the beach after Master Roshi left, but Emperor Pilaf broke into the house and stole Bulma’s Three-Star Dragon Ball. Bulma drove him off with an automatic rifle, then called for He-El as Pilaf escaped by aircraft.

• He-El promised to teach Goku to use Ki, then took him into the sea to catch seafood while Bulma went inside to bathe.
• Bulma left the Three-Star Dragon Ball on the living-room table, where Emperor Pilaf spotted it through a window.
• Emperor Pilaf shot open the locked door, grabbed the Three-Star Dragon Ball, and fled while firing wildly at Bulma.
• Bulma armed herself with an automatic rifle and fired at Emperor Pilaf as he ran to his amphibious fighter.
• Emperor Pilaf escaped into the sky with the Dragon Ball, and Bulma shouted for He-El.

He-El rushed back from the sea after hearing Bulma call for help and confronted Emperor Pilaf, who had stolen the Three-Star Dragon Ball. He-El captured Pilaf and demanded to know where the Dragon Ball was.

• He-El heard Bulma's call, pulled Goku away from the giant octopus, and hurried back to shore.
• Bulma told He-El that Emperor Pilaf had stolen the Three-Star Dragon Ball and pointed out his fighter jet.
• He-El flew after the jet on a coconut trunk, caught its machine-gun bullets, and frightened Pilaf into fleeing.
• He-El punched through the cockpit canopy, seized Pilaf, and brought him and the crashing jet down near shore.
• He-El carried the terrified Pilaf to Bulma, who identified him as the thief.
• He-El slapped Pilaf awake and asked him where the Three-Star Dragon Ball was.

Bulma and He-El forced Emperor Pilaf to give up the Three-Star Dragon Ball and revealed that he wanted to use the Dragon Balls to conquer the world. Pilaf admitted he had found a One-Star Dragon Ball and left it in his trap-filled castle, where he hoped to escape his captors.

• Bulma threatened Emperor Pilaf with her rifle until he handed over the Three-Star Dragon Ball.
• He-El and Bulma frightened Pilaf into admitting that he wanted to gather the Dragon Balls and wish to conquer the world.
• Pilaf explained that he had learned about the Dragon Balls from books and had searched for the one at Kame House.
• He-El asked whether Pilaf had found any other Dragon Balls, and Pilaf revealed that he had a One-Star Dragon Ball in his castle.
• Pilaf secretly hoped the castle's traps would let him escape when the group went there to retrieve the Dragon Ball.

He-El, Bulma, and Goku set out toward the next Dragon Ball, taking Emperor Pilaf along as their captive. He-El carried Bulma while Goku ran with Pilaf tied to his back, and they raced off to train on the way.

• He-El taught Goku basic life knowledge and Ki control, while Bulma kept Emperor Pilaf tied up and refused to let him wash until they had finished bathing.
• The next morning, Bulma made Pilaf help prepare breakfast before Goku tied him back to the coconut tree.
• Bulma used the Dragon Radar to choose a route toward the nearest Dragon Ball, planning to search for others and resupply in villages along the way.
• He-El told Goku to tie Pilaf to his back and train while running, then carried Bulma on his own back.
• He-El sprinted toward the nearest Dragon Ball with Goku following behind, carrying Pilaf.

He-El, Bulma, and Goku reached a deserted village where the Dragon Radar detected a Dragon Ball. Goku sensed someone hiding inside a house, broke in, and was attacked with an axe.

• He-El carried Bulma across the hills while Goku raced ahead with Emperor Pilaf on his back.
• He-El blew the dust kicked up by their race into a tornado, impressing Bulma and inspiring Goku.
• Bulma, He-El, and Goku entered the village and found its round houses deserted.
• Goku sensed a life inside a locked house, broke through the door, and went inside despite Bulma's objection.
• An axe flashed out of the darkness and swung down at Goku.