Recaps

He-El, Bulma, and Launch picked up Master Roshi on their way to Kami's Lookout to collect Goku and Krillin before the World Martial Arts Tournament. Master Roshi met Piccolo there and, after He-El reassured him, realized King Piccolo's egg had hatched.

• He-El and Bulma picked up Launch, then went to Turtle Island, where Master Roshi was already packed and ready to travel to Papaya Island as a tournament judge.
• Master Roshi asked about Goku and Krillin's training, and He-El told him they had surpassed Master Roshi under his and Mr. Popo's instruction.
• Master Roshi and He-El agreed that after the tournament, Master Roshi would take Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, Puar, and Piccolo on a three-month journey to experience Earth and develop their character.
• Launch piloted the transport fighter directly to Kami's Lookout using Bulma's radar coordinates, where Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, Puar, and Piccolo were waiting.
• Master Roshi recoiled at the sight of Piccolo, but He-El explained that he was King Piccolo's son, whom He-El had brought back to teach.

Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, and their companions left Kami's Lookout for the World Martial Arts Tournament on Papaya Island. They arrived to find a huge crowd, learned Master Roshi's fame had helped draw spectators, and were welcomed by Martial Arts Temple monks.

• Master Roshi gave Goku and Krillin new Turtle School uniforms, while He-El sent Piccolo to collect his combat uniform.
• The group donned their martial arts uniforms, said farewell to Kami and Mr. Popo, and flew toward Papaya Island.
• On the flight, the group saw the island's enormous crowds and Bulma realized Master Roshi's fame and the Red Ribbon Army's recent operations had helped attract visitors.
• Blonde Launch threatened Master Roshi over receiving credit for her field operations, then accepted his promise of a bonus from his salary.
• The group landed at Papaya Island, Bulma put the transport fighter into a capsule, and Martial Arts Temple monks escorted them to their accommodations.

He-El and Master Roshi arrived at the Martial Arts Temple for the Twenty-Second World Martial Arts Tournament, where He-El's role in defeating the Red Ribbon Army earned him widespread respect. He agreed to judge the tournament and help protect the spectators, then encountered Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu outside the temple.

• The blond announcer welcomed Master Roshi and He-El, praised their work with the Red Ribbon Army, and asked He-El for his autograph.
• He-El explained that he would not compete, and the announcer invited him to join Master Roshi as a tournament judge.
• He-El accepted the invitation, and he and Master Roshi helped prepare the tournament and advised the monks to move the spectator stands farther from the arena.
• The Martial Arts Temple monks asked He-El and Master Roshi to protect the spectators and stop any contestant who endangered them.
• He-El and Master Roshi left the temple to explore Papaya Island and encountered Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu.

Tien Shinhan confronted He-El to avenge the Crane Hermit, who had raised and trained him, despite learning that his master and Tao Bai Bai had been evil. He-El recognized Tien Shinhan's resolve and invited him to challenge him at the World Martial Arts Tournament.

• Tien Shinhan attacked He-El, but He-El caught his punch and forced him to retreat.
• Tien Shinhan vowed to defeat He-El and avenge the Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai, while Chiaotzu worried about him.
• He-El and Master Roshi reminded Tien Shinhan of his master's evil deeds, which Tien Shinhan had learned about but said did not erase his debt of gratitude.
• Tien Shinhan explained that he would not use his strength for evil but would challenge He-El to repay his master's care and teachings.
• He-El praised Tien Shinhan and told him to enter the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Tien Shinhan vowed to win the championship and challenge him.

He-El and Master Roshi arrived at the Twenty-Second World Martial Arts Tournament, where the host named them guest judges and Master Roshi reunited with old martial arts friends. After dozens of elderly fans withdrew, Chaba King challenged He-El’s qualification to judge the tournament.

• He-El, Master Roshi, Tien Shinhan, Goku, Bulma, Launch, and the others spent the day enjoying Papaya Island before preparing for the tournament.
• The Twenty-Second World Martial Arts Tournament began with 324 participants, and the host introduced He-El and Master Roshi as guest judges and referees.
• Master Roshi greeted longtime fans, advised the elderly martial artists not to compete, and more than fifty of them withdrew.
• Chaba King objected to He-El judging the matches, arguing that he was also a former tournament champion.

He-El faced criticism from jealous martial artists, while Yamcha, Goku, and the others defended him by winning their preliminary matches. The final eight were decided, and He-El followed a dazed Tien Shinhan into an alley.

• The blond host defended He-El’s appointment as a judge, and Yamcha, Goku, and Piccolo rebuked the contestants who insulted him.
• Chaba King told He-El that he respected him, then Goku kicked Chaba King out of the ring in their preliminary match.
• Yamcha eliminated one of He-El’s loudest critics, while Krillin, Puar, and Piccolo also won their matches.
• Puar defeated Chiaotzu using transformations, and Yamcha narrowly beat Tien Shinhan with He-El’s Sole Self, Myriad Phenomena Technique.
• Yamcha, Puar, Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, Babbutt, Black Bear, and Bababu advanced to the final eight.
• He-El followed a dazed Tien Shinhan into an alley, where Tien Shinhan asked why he was following him.

He-El healed Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, then returned the restored bodies of the Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai. He challenged Tien Shinhan to seek him out after burying his masters, promising to teach him stronger martial arts, and left Tien Shinhan struggling with his hatred and defeat.

• He-El gave Senzu Beans to Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, restoring their strength and healing their injuries.
• He-El summoned two coffins and told Tien Shinhan to inspect them, revealing the restored bodies of the Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai.
• He-El told Tien Shinhan to bury his masters and return when he was strong enough, offering to teach him martial arts that could let him challenge He-El.
• Tien Shinhan questioned He-El's motives, but He-El left without explaining further.
• Tien Shinhan lifted the Crane Hermit's coffin while Chiaotzu used his psychic powers to carry Tao Bai Bai's, and they left to bury their masters.

Yamcha and Puar drew exceptionally difficult opponents in the tournament’s top eight, while their injuries left both in poor condition. Yamcha faced Piccolo in the first match, collapsed after one final attack, and was eliminated.

• He-El checked on the badly injured Yamcha and Puar, told them not to push themselves, and withheld Senzu Beans.
• Yamcha drew Piccolo, while Puar drew Goku; Krillin drew Babbutt, and Black Bear drew Bababu.
• He-El and Master Roshi appeared as judges before the spectators at the outdoor arena.
• Yamcha launched a last attack at Piccolo, but Piccolo evaded him and Yamcha collapsed after coughing up blood.
• He-El declared that Yamcha could not continue, and Piccolo won the first match.

Krillin defeated Babbutt in seconds, prompting Babbutt’s furious female fans to nearly start a riot before blonde Launch stopped them. As the third match between Puar and Goku approached, the host worried the tournament’s bouts were ending too quickly.

• Master Roshi identified Babbutt as a champion seeking to complete a triple crown, and Krillin prepared to face him.
• Krillin rushed Babbutt and knocked him unconscious, winning the second match in one minute and twelve seconds.
• Babbutt’s female fans berated Krillin, so Bulma and blonde Launch argued back until Launch fired into the air and then tore a fan’s clothes with a precise shot.
• The Martial Arts Temple monks confiscated Launch’s rifle, while Master Roshi ogled the fleeing fan and He-El handed him tissues.
• The host asked He-El and Master Roshi whether Puar and Goku’s match would also end quickly, and He-El suggested asking them to make the fight longer.

Puar lost to Son Goku after transforming into Master Roshi and firing a Kamehameha, while Bababu defeated Black Bear in the fourth quarterfinal match. Piccolo and Krillin were set to face each other next.

• Puar transformed into Master Roshi and fired a Kamehameha, but Son Goku endured it until Puar ran out of strength and surrendered.
• Son Goku was declared the winner and carried the exhausted Puar backstage for treatment.
• Bababu and Black Bear fought a brutal close-quarters match until Bababu struck Black Bear's armpit and knocked him out of the arena.
• Bababu was declared the winner, setting up the next match between Piccolo and Krillin.

Piccolo defeated Krillin in the first semifinal after Krillin pushed him with a fierce aerial fight. The victory sent Piccolo closer to a possible final against Son Goku.

• Piccolo warned Krillin to concede, but Krillin entered the arena determined to test the gap between them.
• Krillin told the host he expected to lose, and Piccolo's killing intent frightened the host and audience.
• Krillin attacked Piccolo with a rapid barrage of punches, but Piccolo blocked every strike with one hand.
• Krillin used afterimages and a curving Kamehameha to drive Piccolo down from the sky, but Piccolo countered with a Demon Light Cannon.
• Piccolo slammed Krillin into the arena and knocked him unconscious, and the host declared Piccolo the winner.

Goku and Piccolo fought in the final of the twenty-second World Martial Arts Tournament, trading devastating attacks in the sky. As Master Roshi watched Goku surpass him, He-El revealed that his own battle power was 130,000 compared with Goku’s 300, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Piccolo defeated Krillin, and Goku quickly eliminated Bababu to reach the tournament final.
• He-El told the audience that Goku and Piccolo were rivals who often sparred evenly before Goku and Piccolo entered the ring.
• Goku and Piccolo charged at each other, and their clash sent shockwaves through the arena.
• Piccolo used stretching limbs and several ki attacks, but Goku evaded them and continued attacking.
• Piccolo used Demon Light Cannon to damage Goku’s fused Ki and body, then both fighters traded powerful ki waves in the sky.
• Master Roshi realized Goku had surpassed him, and He-El revealed his battle power was 130,000 while Goku’s was around 300.

Goku and Piccolo fought a fierce, exhausting final match in the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, while He-El protected the spectators from stray Ki blasts. Goku defeated Piccolo and was announced as the tournament champion.

• Goku and Piccolo traded blows and Ki blasts as their battle intensified above the arena.
• Master Roshi asked He-El to protect the spectators, and He-El destroyed stray blasts before they could hit the stands.
• Goku was distracted by the danger to the spectators, allowing Piccolo to batter him until Piccolo's strength began to fade.
• Goku caught Piccolo's fist, threw him into the arena, and waited as they continued fighting through the dust.
• Goku punched the exhausted Piccolo out of the arena, and Son Goku was declared the champion of the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament.

After Goku won the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, the group celebrated over a meal funded by his prize money. Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu joined He-El, with Tien Shinhan determined to learn He-El’s martial arts and eventually defeat him.

• Goku celebrated his championship by offering to treat everyone, and Bulma kept a photograph of the group backstage.
• Tien Shinhan thanked He-El for returning Crane Hermit and Tao Bai Bai’s bodies and decided to study under him.
• Master Roshi welcomed Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, believing He-El could guide them onto a better path.
• Tien Shinhan vowed to defeat He-El, while Yamcha, Goku, and Piccolo challenged him to surpass them first.
• He-El invited Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu to join the group at the restaurant, and Tien followed them.

He-El trained Goku and the others at Kami's Lookout before spending 365 years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, where his battle power reached 208,621. Dissatisfied with his progress, he decided to leave Earth and explore the universe before aliens arrived.

• After the group returned to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, Tien Shinhan reconsidered his desire for revenge against He-El as they worked to protect humanity.
• He-El brought Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu to Kami's Lookout and spent two months teaching them and the others, during which Goku's tail grew back.
• Piccolo exploited Goku's tail weakness in sparring, while Goku began training to overcome it.
• After the Senzu Beans were ready, He-El took ten and spent 365 years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, eating his supply of high-energy capsules.
• He-El reached 208,621 battle power, judged his training too slow, and decided to leave Earth to explore the universe.

After spending a year outside Earth in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, He-El emerged and decided to explore the universe for greater knowledge and training resources. He reunited with his friends, then learned that King Kai wanted to see him.

• He-El reflected that Earth Shenron's knowledge was insufficient and considered seeking Porunga's knowledge on Namek to develop restorative food.
• Kami was astonished that He-El had endured 365 years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and returned its control to Kami.
• He-El explained that the chamber had become inefficient for his training because recovering without Senzu Beans or high-energy capsules took too long.
• Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, Puar, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo welcomed He-El, who reviewed their progress and gave them training advice.
• When He-El was about to ask Kami for Namek's coordinates, Kami told him that King Kai wanted to see him.

He-El questioned a god about King Kai’s request while reviewing the Dragon Ball Universe’s divine hierarchy and the duties of its gods. He ended by reflecting that even Zeno, despite his power to erase universes, could not surpass the limits of time.

• He-El wondered why King Kai wanted to see him and recalled that Zeno ruled over the twelve universes.
• He-El reviewed how the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais shared responsibility for each universe’s destruction and development, with Angels assisting them.
• He-El recalled that Beerus had neglected his duties and relied on Frieza to destroy planets, while Frieza used the commission to build his empire.
• He-El remembered that Buu had killed four Supreme Kais, leaving Shin as the sole successor, whose survival also kept the God of Destruction alive.
• He-El outlined the lower ranks of the divine order, including the King Kais, Galactic King, King Yemma, and planetary gods.
• He-El concluded that Zeno seemed like an oversized God of Destruction because his power could not overcome the limits of time.

He-El told Kami that he planned to leave Earth in search of powerful restorative food and asked him for Planet Namek’s coordinates. Kami grew wary as He-El revealed that his foreknowledge included future events involving Earth and Namek, and the chapter ended with Kami reflecting on his troubled past and homeland.

• He-El considered his control over his own universe and concluded that Zeno was not truly supreme because he could not control time.
• Kami told He-El that King Kai wanted to meet him, and He-El agreed while explaining that he planned to travel beyond Earth in search of restorative food.
• He-El warned Kami that aliens would invade Earth in seven years and said he had gathered and trained the future defenders to prepare them.
• He-El asked Kami for Planet Namek’s coordinates, and Kami became tense when He-El said his knowledge of the future also concerned Namek.
• Kami recalled his childhood escape from Namek, his rise to become Earth's God, and the history of his connection to King Piccolo.

He-El told Kami that Planet Namek and its people were at greater risk because his changes to Earth’s fighters might prevent them from confronting Frieza, and promised to help protect them. Kami gave He-El the damaged escape pod containing Namek’s star coordinates, which He-El planned to study and repair into a spaceship before visiting King Kai.

• Kami asked whether the Namekians would be all right, and He-El explained that Frieza would destroy Planet Namek in about eight years.
• He-El said his changes to Goku and the others might keep them from traveling to Namek and stopping Frieza, leaving the Namekians in danger.
• He-El promised to take Goku and the others to Planet Namek and help Kami’s homeland, then asked Kami for its interstellar coordinates.
• Kami offered He-El his damaged escape pod, whose star map contained coordinates that could still lead to Planet Namek.
• He-El inspected the escape pod and said its design could help him, Dr. Briefs, and Bulma develop a spaceship.
• Kami reminded He-El to meet King Kai before leaving, and He-El agreed.

Bulma heard from He-El after 392 days and misunderstood his year of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber as 365 years of aging. He-El invited her and Dr. Briefs to Kami’s Lookout to study and repair a spaceship, and they set off to meet him.

• He-El contacted Bulma and told her he had spent a year training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Bulma thought He-El had aged 365 years, broke down in tears, and rushed to Kami’s Lookout to stay by his side.
• He-El asked Bulma to bring Dr. Briefs so they could study and repair a spaceship, but Bulma said she would come without her father.
• He-El contacted Dr. Briefs, who agreed to help and flew toward Korin Tower.

Bulma reunited with He-El after his long training and learned that he planned to leave Earth to seek stronger foods and continue training. Hurt that he had contacted her only to ask for help with a spaceship, she drove him out while preparing to study it with Dr. Briefs.

• Bulma rushed to Kami's Lookout, cried in He-El's arms, and was relieved that he had not aged during his time in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• He-El told Bulma he planned to repair a spaceship with her and Dr. Briefs, then pilot it away from Earth to find stronger foods.
• Bulma objected to He-El leaving, kicked the spaceship, hurt her foot, and accused him of remembering her only when he needed help.
• He-El apologized by offering to create a martial art that would keep Bulma youthful, long-lived, and beautiful forever.
• Bulma angrily pushed He-El out of the warehouse and shut the door, while He-El went to the plaza to collect Dr. Briefs.

He-El decided to leave Earth and told the warriors that powerful aliens would arrive in seven years and threaten the planet. He left them with the task of training to defend Earth before heading to speak with Kami.

• Dr. Briefs agreed to handle the spaceship with Bulma, and He-El left them to work on it.
• He-El decided to visit King Kai before leaving Earth, then told Goku and the others that he planned to depart.
• He-El urged Goku to enter the next World Martial Arts Tournament, and Goku and Piccolo committed to competing.
• He-El warned Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, Puar, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo that aliens would arrive in seven years and could destroy Earth.
• Piccolo declared that he would not allow anyone to destroy Earth, and He-El told him to ask Kami about something if he defeated the invaders.

Kami brought He-El to Other World so he could travel Snake Way to meet King Kai. He-El revealed he could cover the million-kilometer route in three minutes and sped away from Snake Head, leaving Kami and King Yemma stunned.

• Kami led He-El through the gates to Other World and explained that Snake Way led to Kais Planet.
• Kami introduced He-El to King Yemma as the person King Kai wanted to see, but King Yemma could not find He-El in his record book.
• Kami explained that He-El did not belong to the universe, and He-El estimated that he could cross Snake Way in three minutes.
• King Yemma drove Kami and He-El to Snake Head to watch He-El attempt the journey.
• He-El launched into the air with a tremendous shockwave and vanished down Snake Way while Kami and King Yemma watched in shock.

He-El reached King Kai's Planet and met North Kai, whose gravity he handled with ease. Rather than becoming a Kami, He-El asked North Kai for a blood sample so he could study the King Kais' unusual origins and nature.

• He-El arrived at King Kai's Planet and learned that North Kai managed North Galaxy and lived there with Bubbles.
• North Kai spotted He-El, stopped his car, and was surprised when He-El landed without struggling against the planet's gravity.
• North Kai told a corny joke, but He-El did not understand it, leaving their first meeting awkward until Bubbles warmed to He-El.
• North Kai offered to make He-El the Kami of a planet, but He-El said he had come only to meet him and asked for some of his blood.
• He-El considered the Core People's origins in the World Tree and their connection to the universe's workings worth studying.

He-El declined King Kai’s offer to become a planet’s Kami, but offered to recommend promising disciples for training. King Kai tried to persuade him with Kais Fist and the Spirit Bomb, while He-El judged that the techniques would offer him little compared with his own power.

• King Kai regretted that He-El would not become a Kami and explained why powerful guardians were needed to govern troubled planets.
• He-El again refused the position and offered to recommend promising disciples, including Goku, for King Kai to train.
• He-El reflected on the Spirit Bomb’s gathering and use of Ki, which he still did not fully understand despite studying Earth Shenron’s knowledge.
• King Kai agreed to consider He-El’s disciples, then offered to teach him Kais Fist and the Spirit Bomb if he accepted the Kami role.
• He-El assessed the limits and physical strain of Kais Fist, concluding that even its strongest multipliers would not make King Kai a match for him.