Recaps

He-El discovered that his Adaptive Physique could accommodate and support biological genes from this universe, including Saiyan genes, but chose not to inject Goku’s Saiyan serum. He stored the serum and prepared to confront the Red Ribbon Army.

• He-El brought Goku’s tail to West City’s Bio-Gene Research Institute and tested its Saiyan blood against his Adaptive Physique.
• He-El observed the blood merge without conflict and concluded that his Adaptive Physique could support and integrate other biological physiques.
• He-El considered using Goku’s Saiyan serum to gain a Saiyan physique and potentially transform into a Super Saiyan.
• He-El decided to preserve his Adaptive Physique’s fundamental nature, returned the serum to a Hoi-Poi Capsule, and ordered Rabbit Can-Can to prepare to deal with the Red Ribbon Army.

After completing his research, He-El left the institute with Bulma and Rabbit Can-Can to begin their journey to Turtle Island, where they planned to confront a Red Ribbon Army branch, search for treasure, and find the Dragon Balls. They landed safely at Kame House and reunited with Master Roshi, Krillin, and the others.

• Bulma complained that He-El had taken three months to emerge from the Bio-Gene Research Institute, while Goku had already begun searching for the Dragon Balls.
• He-El praised Bulma’s new look and announced their plans to visit Turtle Island, deal with a Red Ribbon Army branch, search for pirate treasure, and meet Goku.
• Bulma changed into her exploration gear and piloted her armored fighter jet, carrying He-El and Rabbit Can-Can toward Turtle Island.
• As the fighter jet approached, Turtle and the green crocodile mistook it for a threat, and Turtle warned Master Roshi.
• Krillin recognized He-El, Bulma, and Rabbit Can-Can as the jet landed, and Master Roshi’s group went outside to welcome them.

He-El gathered Bulma, Master Roshi, Launch, Krillin, Yamcha, and their companions to attack a Red Ribbon Army island and search for pirate treasure. As their fighter headed for the island, General Blue learned that an unidentified aircraft was approaching his base.

• He-El invited the group to join the assault and promised them a share of the treasure, while blonde Launch insisted on joining and captured Turtle to keep him from escaping.
• Master Roshi confirmed the island's location, and Krillin fetched Yamcha and Puar from a nearby training island.
• Bulma distributed combat equipment, and the group boarded the fighter with He-El at the controls; Goku was absent, searching for Dragon Balls.
• General Blue was told that an unidentified fighter was approaching the base and went to the control room.
• General Blue caught a soldier picking his nose and ordered him dragged out and shot.

General Blue ordered his forces to destroy He-El’s approaching aircraft, but He-El, Bulma, and Blonde Launch defeated the Red Ribbon Army fighters in an aerial battle. With the enemy squadron destroyed, the group prepared to land and fight on the island.

• General Blue executed a soldier for picking his nose, then ordered two fighters to intercept He-El’s aircraft.
• He-El shot down both fighters’ missiles, destroying the aircraft as Bulma warned that they had been spotted.
• General Blue ordered every available fighter to attack, and thirteen enemy jets took off toward He-El.
• Bulma and Blonde Launch joined He-El in firing the aircraft’s cannons, taking down four enemy fighters.
• He-El led six tracking missiles into the remaining six fighters, destroying them and forcing their pilots to parachute out.
• Master Roshi and the others prepared for a landing battle after He-El’s group won the air fight.

He-El evaded the Red Ribbon Army’s anti-aircraft fire, destroyed its turrets, and landed on the western shore with his companions. General Blue surrounded the group with soldiers and prepared to attack, while He-El assigned the ordinary troops to Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, Bulma, and Launch.

• General Blue ordered the anti-aircraft turrets to fire at He-El’s fighter after his aerial fighter squadron was wiped out.
• He-El rolled the fighter to dodge the shells, destroyed all three turrets with missiles, and headed for the western shore.
• Master Roshi, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, and Turtle landed dizzy and sick from the fighter’s spins, while He-El helped Bulma down from the cockpit.
• Blonde Launch spotted an approaching force, and Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, Bulma, and Launch prepared as Red Ribbon Army soldiers surrounded them.
• General Blue confronted He-El’s group and ordered his troops to attack, and He-El told the others to handle the ordinary soldiers.

He-El effortlessly overpowered General Blue and questioned him about the Red Ribbon Army headquarters. After General Blue’s psychic ability failed to free him, the battle ended with the army soldiers defeated, leaving General Blue terrified and asking who He-El’s group was.

• He-El sent Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, Bulma, and Launch to handle the Red Ribbon Army soldiers while he questioned General Blue.
• Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, Bulma, and Blonde Launch quickly overwhelmed the soldiers as General Blue attacked He-El.
• He-El pinned General Blue face-first to the ground with one hand, evaded his attacks, and forced him to answer questions.
• General Blue revealed that he was about to give the location of the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, then tried to paralyze He-El with his psychic ability.
• He-El dispelled General Blue’s psychic attack and kept him pinned as the others defeated every soldier.
• General Blue, shaken by the silence after the battle, asked who He-El and the others were.

He-El and the others defeated General Blue’s soldiers, and He-El subdued General Blue despite his burst of strength. He-El threatened to kill him unless he revealed the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, and General Blue began to give up its location.

• Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, and Blonde Launch quickly defeated General Blue’s elite soldiers while Bulma and the others emerged from cover.
• Yamcha told General Blue that He-El was the champion of the Twenty-First World Martial Arts Tournament, provoking General Blue’s fury.
• General Blue’s muscles swelled as he unleashed his strength, but He-El continued to hold him effortlessly in place.
• He-El slammed General Blue into the ground, stopping his struggle without knocking him unconscious.
• He-El demanded the location of the Red Ribbon Army headquarters and threatened to kill General Blue, who began to tell him.

After killing General Blue, He-El explained why the Red Ribbon Army officer had to die and arranged for the soldiers to be arrested. The group confirmed the location of the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, then began collecting the branch's ill-gotten wealth while they waited for West City's military.

• He-El killed General Blue, and Krillin and Bulma questioned whether the defeated officer needed to die.
• He-El explained that General Blue could have killed their weaker companions, and Krillin accepted the lesson after Master Roshi scolded him.
• He-El ordered the soldiers awakened and interrogated; they confirmed the Red Ribbon Army headquarters' location, while Bulma contacted Dr. Briefs to summon West City's military.
• Yamcha and Krillin tied up the soldiers, and He-El announced that the group would collect the branch's ill-gotten wealth before the military arrived.
• Blonde Launch led Puar and Turtle to search for valuables, while Yamcha, Krillin, and Master Roshi joined in collecting them.

He-El and his group searched the deep sea for the rumored pirate treasure and followed a hidden underwater passage. After navigating traps, they reached a harbor where an old pirate ship was moored.

• He-El identified the treasure’s likely location beneath the sea, and Bulma transformed the fighter jet into a submarine.
• Bulma piloted the group into an underwater cave, where He-El spotted signs of a hidden passage.
• The group followed the passage and found pirate skeletons and an arrow trap, which He-El helped them cross safely.
• Blonde Launch triggered a lava trap, but the group avoided it and continued onward.
• He-El and the others reached an underground harbor where an old pirate ship lay moored.

He-El and the others explored the pirates’ harbor, defeated its patrol robot, and discovered the treasure vault. They safely opened the vault’s mechanism and uncovered a huge hoard of gold, while He-El had also found a Dragon Ball on the surveillance feed.

• A patrol robot attacked Yamcha, and Yamcha and Krillin dismantled it after He-El advised them to target its joints.
• He-El found the harbor’s control room, accessed the old computer, and discovered the pirates’ treasure and a Three-Star Dragon Ball on the surveillance feed.
• He-El disabled the harbor’s self-destruct system and led everyone through the safe underwater route, warning them that the other passage led to a trap.
• Blonde Launch nearly opened the trapped golden chest, but He-El caught the statue’s flying sword and told the group to open the bronze chest instead.
• Krillin found a golden key in the bronze chest, and Bulma used it to activate the statue and open the golden chest safely.
• The Ten-Armed Goddess Statue poured out a massive hoard of gold, coins, and ornaments.

He-El uncovered the pirates’ vast hidden treasure beneath the cave, and the group began packing it away. At Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, Commander Red learned that General Blue had been killed and his base destroyed, and demanded to see the footage of the culprit.

• Yamcha retrieved the Three-Star Dragon Ball from a water passage filled with treasure, and He-El revealed that the passage’s hoard was only a decoy.
• He-El explained that the cave concealed an even greater treasure, then used stones to bring down its outer rock walls and expose the golden cavern within.
• Bulma, Krillin, Puar, blonde Launch, and the others celebrated the treasure and began loading it into Hoi-Poi Capsule storage warehouses.
• Adjutant Black told Commander Red that General Blue had been killed and his base destroyed, and Commander Red ordered him to show the surveillance footage.

Commander Red learned that He-El had defeated General Blue’s forces and was targeting Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, with Master Roshi among his allies. Alarmed by Master Roshi’s reputation, Commander Red decided to hire the world’s greatest assassin.

• Adjutant Black showed Commander Red surveillance footage of He-El and his allies defeating General Blue and the soldiers at the island branch.
• Commander Red learned that He-El owned the company Dr. Gero had seized and ordered Dr. Gero to protect his laboratory.
• Adjutant Black identified the bald martial artist as Master Roshi Muten and warned that He-El had learned the location of Red Ribbon Army Headquarters.
• Commander Red grew worried about Master Roshi and decided to hire the world’s greatest assassin.

Commander Red hired Tao Bai Bai to kill Master Roshi and the others who attacked the Red Ribbon Army island, but Tao Bai Bai had not yet assessed the full group. The chapter ended with news that General White’s Muscle Tower in Jingle Village had been destroyed.

• Commander Red and Deputy Black discussed hiring Tao Bai Bai, the world’s greatest assassin, to stop Master Roshi.
• Tao Bai Bai arrived and demanded one hundred million per kill, then offered Commander Red a half-price rate of fifty million.
• Commander Red showed Tao Bai Bai surveillance footage, and Tao Bai Bai mistook He-El for the main target before recognizing Master Roshi.
• Tao Bai Bai asked whether he should also kill He-El and the others, and Commander Red said that everyone who attacked the island had to die.
• A communications officer reported that General White’s Muscle Tower in Jingle Village had been destroyed.

Commander Red hired Tao Bai Bai to kill Master Roshi, He-El, and their allies, and Tao Bai Bai summoned his elder brother, the Crane Hermit, for help. The Crane Hermit arrived at Red Ribbon Army headquarters with Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, while Tien Shinhan questioned his master's decision to cooperate with the army.

• Adjutant Black reported that Goku had destroyed the Jingle Village branch, and Commander Red blamed He-El and Master Roshi.
• Commander Red hired Tao Bai Bai to kill Master Roshi and the people shown in the surveillance footage.
• Tao Bai Bai revealed that He-El had won the twenty-first World Martial Arts Tournament and decided to enlist his elder brother, the Crane Hermit.
• Commander Red agreed to pay both assassins, and Tao Bai Bai contacted the Crane Hermit, who remained bitter about his past tournament losses to Master Roshi.
• The Crane Hermit flew to Red Ribbon Army headquarters with Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, and Tien Shinhan objected to cooperating with the army.

The Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai agreed to work with Commander Red against Master Roshi and the Red Ribbon Army’s other targets. Tien Shinhan was left questioning his master’s character after the Crane Hermit accepted the assassination job.

• The Crane Hermit brought Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu to meet Tao Bai Bai, then discussed his ambition to make the Crane School surpass the Turtle School.
• Tao Bai Bai proposed that he and the Crane Hermit kill Master Roshi, and the Crane Hermit asked him to explain.
• Tien Shinhan objected to killing Master Roshi, but the Crane Hermit silenced him.
• Commander Red showed the brothers surveillance footage and offered them payment for each person they killed.
• The Crane Hermit said Master Roshi’s fate was his to decide and told Commander Red to prepare the money, leaving Tien Shinhan stunned.

After securing the treasure, He-El and his companions decided to turn the pirate harbor into a secret base and celebrated with a feast. As everyone shared their hopes for the future, Master Roshi revealed that he was 320 years old.

• He-El proposed keeping the pirate harbor as a secret base, and Bulma, Master Roshi, and Yamcha agreed it had potential despite needing repairs.
• Blonde Launch suggested celebrating their treasure haul with a party, so the group set up cooking equipment and prepared a feast.
• Master Roshi and Krillin caught a gigantic octopus, and everyone cooked and shared a meal together.
• Yamcha thanked He-El for guiding him, and Krillin thanked Master Roshi before embarrassing him with his promise to buy him porn magazines and videotapes.
• The group talked about their pasts and futures, including Bulma's feelings for He-El and Rabbit Can-Can's wish to serve him for life.
• When Bulma asked Master Roshi his age, he said he was about 320 years old.

Master Roshi told the group about his teacher, Master Mutaito, and how he sacrificed his life to seal King Piccolo. He also revealed that his former fellow disciple, the Crane Hermit, had turned against the path of justice.

• Master Roshi explained that he was 320 years old because of special circumstances, then recalled that he had always been a lecher.
• Master Roshi identified Master Mutaito as his teacher and described how Mutaito had been the World's Greatest Martial Artist three hundred years earlier.
• Master Roshi recounted how Master Mutaito gave his life to seal away the powerful King Piccolo and protect the world.
• Master Roshi said that after Mutaito's death, he and his junior brother, the Crane Hermit, went their separate ways.
• Master Roshi warned the group to be wary of the Crane Hermit, whose response to Mutaito's death had led him away from justice.

He-El told Master Roshi and the others that he had awakened memories of a past life and reincarnated into this world. He left them stunned when he described his former self as a Cosmic Emperor who fought and conquered across the universe.

• Master Roshi contrasted his approach to teaching with the Crane Hermit's selfish pursuit of power, and warned everyone to be cautious of the Crane Hermit.
• Master Roshi asked He-El about his origins, prompting everyone to learn that He-El was only thirteen years old.
• Yamcha, Puar, Blonde Launch, Krillin, and Rabbit Can-Can reacted with shock, while Bulma said He-El did not seem like someone raised solely in the forest.
• He-El explained that he had awakened the wisdom and memories of a past life and reincarnated into this world.
• Bulma asked what He-El's past life had been like, and He-El said he had probably been a Cosmic Emperor who fought and conquered across the universe.

He-El told Bulma and the others that he had ruled many universes but had no intention of conquering theirs. He explained that he had come to grow strong enough to save his people from a coming catastrophe, and his friends pledged to help him.

• He-El revealed that he had conquered and ruled many universes, shocking Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, and the others.
• Bulma asked whether He-El was a villain, and He-El said he did not mind being seen as one as long as he protected the people under his rule.
• He-El reassured Master Roshi that he would not conquer their universe because it did not need his rule.
• Krillin asked why He-El had come, and He-El explained that he needed to grow stronger to save his imperial citizens from a future catastrophe.
• Bulma, Yamcha, Krillin, Puar, Turtle, Rabbit Can-Can, and blonde Launch each offered to help He-El save his people.

He-El and his allies flew from the pirates’ harbor toward the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, united in their plan to destroy it. As they reached the headquarters, they discovered the surrounding forest concealed a vast defense network and prepared for battle.

• Bulma piloted the group’s fighter from the deserted island, and the group declared it their secret base and named the aircraft Justice One.
• Commander Red stationed the Crane Hermit, Tao Bai Bai, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu at headquarters, then ordered the anti-aircraft defenses to target the approaching fighter.
• Yamcha spotted the headquarters, while Master Roshi sensed that the surrounding forest was also Red Ribbon Army territory.
• He-El took over piloting and told everyone to prepare for battle as concealed cannons and tree-mounted turrets emerged from the forest.

He-El piloted the fighter jet through the Red Ribbon Army’s anti-aircraft defenses, destroying gun emplacements, laser towers, and missile silos while evading the incoming fire. The jet ran out of ammunition as it reached the Red Ribbon Army grounds, leaving the passengers badly airsick as He-El called them to wake up.

• The Red Ribbon Army opened fire on He-El’s fighter jet with missiles, cannons, and lasers hidden throughout the forest.
• He-El dodged the barrage and redirected tracking missiles to destroy the army’s weapons and defenses.
• Commander Red and his officers watched in shock as He-El crossed the defense areas and suppressed their firepower network.
• Bulma and blonde Launch fired the jet’s weapons until its cannons ran out of ammunition.
• He-El’s maneuvers left Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, Puar, Rabbit Can-Can, and Turtle dizzy and tumbling around the cabin.
• He-El announced that they were above the Red Ribbon Army grounds and urged everyone to wake up.

He-El reached the Red Ribbon Army headquarters and fought Colonel Yellow’s regiment alone while his companions lay unconscious in the fighter jet. After He-El defeated the soldiers with his powers, Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai watched from the main building, and Tao Bai Bai declared that He-El would die that day.

• He-El landed the fighter jet at the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, leaving his companions dazed and unconscious after the rough flight.
• Colonel Yellow ordered his two-hundred-man regiment to fire rifles at the fighter jet, but its armor resisted the bullets.
• Colonel Yellow’s soldiers launched missiles, and He-El redirected four of them into the troops, taking out more than fifty soldiers.
• Colonel Yellow rallied the remaining soldiers to fire, but He-El halted their bullets and blasted the regiment away with a shockwave.
• Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai watched He-El from the main building, and Tao Bai Bai vowed to kill him.

He-El confronted Tao Bai Bai and Crane Hermit at the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, where Tao Bai Bai challenged him. He-El killed Tao Bai Bai with a brutal flurry of punches, leaving Crane Hermit, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu facing him.

• Commander Red ordered Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai to kill He-El after He-El overwhelmed the Red Ribbon Army forces.
• Tao Bai Bai hurled a stone pillar at He-El and rode it toward him while Crane Hermit, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu flew after them.
• He-El caught the pillar, shattered it into stones, and dodged forward to attack Tao Bai Bai before he could land.
• He-El battered Tao Bai Bai until his body was pulverized, then crushed his head in front of Crane Hermit.

He-El killed Tao Bai Bai in a single exchange, terrifying the Red Ribbon Army and the Crane Hermit’s group. The Crane Hermit ordered Tien Shinhan to kill He-El, and Tien Shinhan stepped forward to face him.

• He-El threw Tao Bai Bai’s corpse to the ground, leaving Commander Red and Adjutant Black horrified as they watched.
• Adjutant Black and Commander Red took comfort in the Crane Hermit’s presence and believed he could defeat He-El.
• The Crane Hermit arrived with Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, saw Tao Bai Bai’s corpse, and roared in grief.
• The Crane Hermit ordered Tien Shinhan to kill He-El.
• Tien Shinhan stepped forward, took the Crane School’s opening stance, and fixed his three eyes on He-El.

He-El fought Tien Shinhan, who obeyed the Crane Hermit despite doubting the cause, and effortlessly overcame his attacks and Chiaotzu’s psychic powers. The Crane Hermit then launched a surprise Dodompa at He-El.

• He-El urged Tien Shinhan not to betray his conscience for Tao Bai Bai, but Tien Shinhan charged him on the Crane Hermit's orders.
• Tien Shinhan used his Four-Armed Fist and Blazing Speed Fist, while He-El blocked every attack with one hand.
• The Crane Hermit ordered Chiaotzu to use Psychic Spark, but the attacks had no effect on He-El.
• He-El struck Tien Shinhan back twenty meters and forced him to retract his extra arms.
• The Crane Hermit fired a charged Dodompa at He-El in a surprise attack.