Recaps

Vegeta described Frieza’s Ginyu Force and other senior warriors to Tien Shinhan’s group, while Tien Shinhan urged everyone to stay cautious. The group learned that Captain Ginyu was rumored to have psychic powers and prepared to recognize Frieza’s fighters.

• Vegeta said the Ginyu Force was Frieza’s strongest squad and estimated that Captain Ginyu was about as strong as Vegeta.
• Tien Shinhan questioned whether the Ginyu Force could be so weak, while Piccolo dismissed Vegeta and Vegeta held back from fighting him.
• Vegeta recalled rumors that Captain Ginyu had a strange psychic power, prompting Tien Shinhan to warn the group to be vigilant.
• At Tien Shinhan’s request, Vegeta described Jeice, Recoome, Barta, and Guldo, including their appearances and known traits.
• Vegeta also described Zarbon and Dodoria, explaining their roles under Frieza and their appearances.

Tien Shinhan verified Vegeta’s information about Frieza and accepted him into the team preparing to attack the Frieza Force. The group assembled under He-El, added Nail, and Chiaotzu linked them through a psychic communication network.

• Tien Shinhan had Chiaotzu hypnotize Tetea and confirmed that Vegeta’s information about the Frieza Force was accurate.
• Tien Shinhan returned to the Grand Elder’s house and vouched for Vegeta, who declared his intent to kill Frieza and was accepted as a comrade.
• He-El named Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Krillin, himself, and Bulma for the operation against Frieza.
• The Grand Elder asked Nail to join the attack, and Nail agreed to leave his side and fight the Frieza Force.
• Tien Shinhan explained that Chiaotzu would link the team through a psychic network, and Chiaotzu connected their minds with glowing spheres of psychic power.

Chiaotzu connected everyone through a Mental Network, but the uncontrolled flow of thoughts overwhelmed them until He-El helped him add a firewall and switches. The group tested the network’s shared vision, scanning, and sparring functions before He-El reminded them to prepare for Frieza’s army.

• Goku and Krillin chatted through Chiaotzu’s Mental Network, overwhelming the group with a jumble of thoughts and information.
• Tien Shinhan asked Chiaotzu to add a switch, and He-El gave Chiaotzu the knowledge to fix the network with a firewall and individual controls.
• Tien Shinhan and Puar tested the network’s shared vision, while Puar used it to scan all of Planet Namek.
• Goku, Piccolo, Yamcha, Vegeta, Nail, and the others formed mental bodies and sparred in the network.
• He-El entered the network, shattered everyone’s mental bodies, and told them to prepare for Frieza’s army.

He-El’s group planned to infiltrate Frieza’s forces and reach Frieza through his reconnaissance squads. After Bulma repaired Tetea’s ship with a replacement engine, the group set off disguised as members of the squad.

• He-El defeated everyone in the Mental Network and told Tien Shinhan to plan an attack on Frieza.
• Tien Shinhan proposed following Tetea to his reconnaissance squad, disguising themselves, and advancing through the ranks to Dodoria and Frieza.
• Tien Shinhan assigned Bulma to repair Tetea’s spaceship, and Bulma discovered a star map showing planets in the star system.
• Bulma and the others replaced the ship’s engine and restored its appearance while Tien Shinhan studied the star map.
• The group boarded the reconnaissance ship, and Puar transformed into Tetea to lead their infiltration.

He-El and the others traveled in Tetea's scout ship toward Dodoria's Third Reconnaissance Team, hoping to disguise themselves and infiltrate Frieza's headquarters. A radio conversation revealed that Frieza was destroying every planet in the star system while searching for an unknown anomaly, and that Cui was supervising the search.

• He-El, Bulma, Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Nail, and Puar crowded into Tetea's scout ship and headed for the reconnaissance team's gathering point.
• When a Frieza Force soldier contacted the ship, Puar disguised as Tetea answered and kept the others quiet.
• At Tien Shinhan's prompting, Puar asked the soldier about the anomaly, learning it might be an unusual object or a living creature.
• Puar learned that Frieza had ordered every planet in the star system destroyed, had returned to his ship to sleep, and was possibly searching for the anomaly himself.
• Puar learned that Cui had been sent to supervise the search and warned the soldier to be careful around him.

Vegeta explained that Cui and most of Frieza’s forces were weak by the standards of Goku’s group, who were already stronger than nearly all beings in the universe. He-El concluded that Beerus had sent Frieza to find the World Tree, whose creation may have drawn the Dragon Ball Universe’s attention.

• Vegeta said Cui had only slightly surpassed his old battle power and had bullied him while they served under Frieza.
• Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and the others questioned how Frieza’s forces could be considered powerful, and Vegeta explained how rare battle powers above 10,000 were in the universe.
• Vegeta told the group that anyone capable of defeating him was stronger than 99% of the universe, but Goku, Piccolo, and Yamcha refused to assume they had reached the summit.
• Tien Shinhan redirected the group to the anomaly Frieza was searching for, and He-El privately suspected Frieza had been ordered by Beerus to find him.
• He-El concluded that the World Tree’s creation, rather than his increased battle power, had alerted the universe and prompted Beerus to send Frieza to search the surrounding star system.

Cui searched Dodoria's Third Reconnaissance Corps for the anomaly but found no results and threatened the scouts while waiting for the overdue Tetea. Goku and his allies arrived aboard Tetea's ship, destroyed the harbor surveillance cameras, and surrounded Cui and the scouts, leaving Cui shocked to recognize Vegeta.

• Cui berated the Third Reconnaissance Corps scouts for failing to find the anomaly and killed one scout in his anger.
• A scout reported that Tetea had not returned, and Cui killed the scout for trying to use him against Tetea.
• Cui ordered the scouts to wait at the harbor entrance so he could punish Tetea for being late.
• Goku, Piccolo, Yamcha, Vegeta, and Puar prepared to restrain everyone aboard the headquarters ship, while Chiaotzu stood ready to prevent them from sending information.
• Puar, disguised as Tetea, docked the ship, and Chiaotzu destroyed the harbor cameras as Goku and the others surrounded Cui and the scouts.
• Cui recognized Vegeta and exclaimed in shock.

Vegeta confronted Cui and revealed that his battle power had risen far beyond Cui’s, nearly killing him before Tien Shinhan intervened. Tien Shinhan ordered Chiaotzu to hypnotize Cui so they could learn about the Frieza Force.

• Cui encountered Vegeta and taunted him, confident that he could kill him for Frieza.
• Vegeta’s battle power rose beyond 25,000, destroying Cui’s Scouter and filling Cui with terror.
• Vegeta seized Cui with his power and nearly strangled him, but Tien Shinhan stopped him to preserve Cui for questioning.
• Cui begged Vegeta and the others to spare him and offered to cooperate.
• Tien Shinhan told Chiaotzu to hypnotize Cui.

Tien Shinhan used Chiaotzu’s hypnosis to learn about Frieza’s forces and headquarters, then Vegeta killed Cui. The group set out aboard a scout ship for Frieza’s headquarters, with Puar disguised as Cui to get close to Frieza.

• Chiaotzu hypnotized Cui, and Tien Shinhan questioned him about Frieza’s plans, headquarters, and forces.
• Cui revealed that Frieza was searching the star system for anomalies and had sent the Ginyu Force away to destroy planets.
• After Tien Shinhan confirmed Cui had disclosed everything, Vegeta killed him in anger over Frieza monitoring him.
• Goku knocked out the remaining scouts instead of letting Vegeta kill them, and the group locked them in a room.
• Tien Shinhan planned to use Puar disguised as Cui to approach Frieza, and the group piloted Dodoria’s Third Scout Regiment ship toward Frieza’s headquarters.

Tien Shinhan led the group aboard Dodoria's ship toward Frieza's enormous headquarters, planning to confront Frieza while guarding against his subordinates and Vegeta. Unable to find Frieza directly, they arranged to use the reconnaissance commander to reach Dodoria, while He-El silently recognized that the anomaly was already with them.

• Tien Shinhan assigned the group roles for fighting Frieza and secretly told Piccolo to keep watch on Vegeta.
• The group was awed by the size of Frieza's headquarters ship and had Chiaotzu hypnotize the reconnaissance commander to guide them to the proper dock.
• The commander could not meet Frieza directly, and Vegeta admitted he did not know where Frieza was kept.
• Tien Shinhan decided to have the commander report an anomaly to his superior so Dodoria would lead them to Frieza.
• Goku agreed to follow Tien Shinhan's plan to attack Dodoria first, while He-El realized the anomaly was already beside them.

Tien Shinhan’s group used hypnosis and Puar’s disguise to lure Dodoria to Port 13, where Goku and Vegeta ambushed him. Dodoria discovered that Vegeta’s battle power had risen beyond his Scouter’s limit.

• Chiaotzu hypnotized Boraradot, and Tien Shinhan had Puar imitate the commander to report an anomaly and summon Dodoria to Port 13.
• Puar persuaded Boraradot’s superior that the Third Reconnaissance Corps might have found the anomaly Frieza sought.
• The superior notified Dodoria, who eagerly headed alone to Port 13 to claim the discovery for Frieza.
• Dodoria entered the dark reconnaissance ship, where Goku and Vegeta pinned him down as the door closed.
• Dodoria scanned Vegeta’s battle power, watched his Scouter rise past 24,000 and explode, and asked how strong Vegeta had become.

Vegeta and Goku restrained Dodoria aboard Frieza's ship and forced him to confess that Frieza had destroyed Planet Vegeta. After Vegeta crushed Dodoria's shoulder, Tien Shinhan proposed leaving him gravely injured and having Chiaotzu hypnotize him to lead them to Frieza.

• Vegeta and Goku pinned Dodoria down while Vegeta declared that they had come to kill Frieza.
• Dodoria warned Vegeta that Frieza had destroyed Planet Vegeta, and Vegeta demanded to know whether the rumor was true.
• Vegeta crushed Dodoria's shoulder armor and bone until Dodoria admitted that Frieza had destroyed Planet Vegeta to keep the Saiyans working for him.
• Dodoria begged Vegeta to spare him and offered to help kill Frieza.
• Tien Shinhan suggested that Goku gravely injure Dodoria while leaving him outwardly unharmed, then have Chiaotzu hypnotize him into leading them to Frieza.

Goku and the others prepared to use hypnotized Dodoria to reach Frieza, while Tien Shinhan kept a wary eye on Vegeta. They arrived outside Frieza’s command room, where another five-man team spotted Dodoria.

• Goku severely injured Dodoria with Ki, and Tien Shinhan told Piccolo to watch Vegeta after Vegeta concealed his excitement about facing Frieza.
• Chiaotzu hypnotized Dodoria, and Yamcha disguised his shoulder injury with a piece of armor.
• Tien Shinhan’s group followed Dodoria through Frieza’s headquarters, posing as his newly recruited subordinates and communicating through the Mental Network.
• Chiaotzu made Dodoria fly ahead, and Dodoria led the group to the corridor outside Frieza’s command room.
• A five-man team appeared around the opposite corner, spotted Dodoria, and its leader raised a hand to greet him.

Ginyu and the Ginyu Force confronted the group escorting Dodoria to Frieza, and Ginyu swapped bodies with Nail to seize his immense strength. The chapter ended with Ginyu laughing as he controlled Nail’s body, while the others realized Nail had been taken over.

• Goku and the others encountered the Ginyu Force and assigned opponents for a swift attack.
• Ginyu noticed Dodoria’s unnatural behavior and scanned Nail’s battle power at 461,325.
• Tien Shinhan ordered the group to attack, but Ginyu launched his body-swapping technique first.
• Ginyu took over Nail’s body and struck Dodoria, smashing him into a pulp.
• Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Goku, Vegeta, and Yamcha realized Ginyu had seized Nail’s body as Ginyu celebrated its power.

Captain Ginyu switched bodies with Nail, but Nail adapted to Ginyu’s body and helped the fighters wipe out the rest of the Ginyu Force. The survivors gathered outside Frieza’s command room, ready to face him.

• Captain Ginyu stole Nail’s body, while Nail took control of Ginyu’s body and warned the others through the Mental Network.
• Goku blocked Captain Ginyu’s attack and told Yamcha to follow the plan as the others moved against the Ginyu Force.
• Nail blasted the Ginyu Force members, and Piccolo, Vegeta, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, Yamcha, Puar, and He-El killed Jeice, Barta, Recoome, and Guldo.
• Nail used Ginyu’s body to strike his own body and send Captain Ginyu crashing through the spaceship’s bulkheads.
• Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Nail, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Puar turned toward the door to Frieza’s command room.

Goku and the others confronted Frieza aboard his command ship, where Frieza admitted that he destroyed planets and the Saiyans for amusement. After Frieza deflected Vegeta’s attacks and fired a Death Beam at him, Goku intervened, leaving Frieza surprised by Goku’s power.

• Goku and the others entered Frieza’s command room, and Vegeta challenged Frieza to die.
• Frieza recognized Vegeta and learned that he had raised his battle power to 124,857.
• Frieza said he had destroyed Planet Vegeta and wiped out the Saiyans because he enjoyed it.
• Vegeta attacked Frieza with a barrage of Ki blasts, but Frieza casually swatted them aside.
• Frieza fired a Death Beam at Vegeta, and Goku deflected it with a one-handed Kamehameha.
• Frieza scanned Goku with his Scouter after seeing him intercept the attack.

Frieza revealed that his battle power was 530,000 and attacked the group, but their calm confidence proved justified when he was sent flying through his spaceship. The chapter left Frieza’s first assault abruptly repelled.

• Frieza’s Scouter read the battle powers of Goku and the others, and Frieza mocked them for being weaker than 300,000.
• Krillin, Puar, and Chiaotzu questioned whether Frieza was truly powerful, while Vegeta, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Piccolo sensed or warned of his hidden strength.
• Frieza announced that his battle power was 530,000 and threatened Vegeta with death.
• Frieza vanished and attacked Tien Shinhan, but he was sent crashing through the spaceship.

Tien Shinhan shattered Frieza’s arm with a fivefold attack, forcing Frieza to transform into his second form and reveal a battle power of one million. The fighters then surrounded Frieza aboard his ship, where Piccolo wounded him and Krillin prepared his Destructo Disc.

• Frieza attacked Tien Shinhan, who countered with a fivefold strike that shattered Frieza’s fist and forearm.
• Frieza transformed into his second form, regenerated his arm, and declared that his battle power had reached one million.
• Tien Shinhan called on everyone to attack together, while He-El took Bulma to the top of the ship to watch the fight.
• Frieza swept the command room with Death Beams, and Goku, Vegeta, Nail in Captain Ginyu’s body, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Puar surrounded him.
• Piccolo struck Frieza with an attack exceeding 1.5 million battle power, scattering his Death Beam and badly injuring his arm.
• Krillin formed his Destructo Disc, a razor-thin Ki attack that even Goku and Piccolo could not safely take head-on.

Krillin unleashed his Destructo Disc against Frieza, nearly killing him before Frieza transformed into his third form and reached six million battle power. With Frieza still hiding greater strength, the fighters used the Mental Network to coordinate and burst their Ki.

• Goku, Piccolo, and Yamcha recognized the danger of Krillin's Destructo Disc as Krillin hurled it at Frieza.
• Frieza raised a golden energy shield and transformed into his third form, narrowly avoiding the Destructo Disc as it cut through the shield above his head.
• Frieza reached six million battle power, vanished from sight, and threatened to kill everyone.
• Goku warned the group through the Mental Network that Frieza had become at least six times stronger, while Piccolo sensed he was still holding back.
• Tien Shinhan urged everyone to burst their Ki, and Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Puar increased their battle power; Vegeta and Nail could not.

Krillin, Puar, Chiaotzu, Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha teamed up against Frieza, whose six-million power level overwhelmed them despite their superior techniques and teamwork. Their assault badly wounded him, but Frieza unleashed a surge of energy and began transforming again.

• Frieza attacked Krillin, who used He-El's techniques to hold him off until Chiaotzu and Puar intervened.
• Puar transformed into battle armor for Krillin, while Chiaotzu enhanced him with psychic power, raising the force of their combined attacks beyond nine million.
• Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha struck Frieza in succession, breaking his arm and ribs and blasting him away with a Ki attack.
• Vegeta and Nail watched as Yamcha's attack failed to kill Frieza, and Tien Shinhan urged the others to finish him before he could transform.
• Frieza erupted with overwhelming energy that halted the advancing fighters, then began transforming again.

Frieza transformed into his final form and revealed 60 million battle power, forcing the fighters to unleash their strongest techniques and transformations. Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha charged at Frieza, who feared their rising strength despite his advantage.

• Frieza transformed into his final form and revealed that he had 60 million battle power at 50% power, while Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Puar retreated from the fight.
• Goku increased his Burst to Fifteenfold and activated 20% S Cells progress, reaching 42.68 million battle power.
• Piccolo fused with Nail's body after traveling to the headquarters spaceship, raising his battle power to 38.48 million.
• Tien Shinhan entered Three Heads and Six Arms mode and reached 23.94 million battle power, while Yamcha's God of Qi Control mode rapidly gathered Ki.
• Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha charged Frieza, who grew fearful as their battle powers climbed toward his own.

Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha attacked Frieza as He-El assured the others that their superior Ki control would overcome Frieza’s overwhelming power. Goku and Piccolo quickly overwhelmed Frieza, leaving him terrified and battered in the starry sky.

• Bulma, Krillin, Puar, Chiaotzu, Nail, and Vegeta worried over Frieza’s immense battle power, while He-El praised their training and told them to trust Goku and the others.
• He-El explained that Goku and his allies controlled Ki more skillfully than Frieza and would not be defeated by him.
• Goku struck Frieza with an attack exceeding 70 million battle power, caving in his chest and sending him flying.
• Piccolo followed up by unleashing millions of blows and battering Frieza through the starry sky.

Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha combined their attacks against Frieza, who survived and released his full power of 120 million. As Yamcha gathered Ki to finish him, a mysterious light arrived, and He-El declared that the anomaly had been found.

• Yamcha flooded Frieza with Ki blasts while Tien Shinhan blocked his advance, then Goku and Piccolo joined in with a Kamehameha and Special Beam Cannon.
• Frieza survived the combined assault and transformed, releasing his full power of 120 million battle power.
• Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha sensed Frieza's increased strength, while Yamcha's Spirit Manipulation God Mode continued gathering Ki.
• Yamcha asked Tien Shinhan and Piccolo to protect him as he prepared to gather enough Ki to finish Frieza in one blow.
• A ray of light crossed the galaxy and arrived at Frieza Headquarters' spacecraft, and He-El announced that the anomaly had been found.

Beerus and Whis arrived during the battle, astonishing Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Frieza with their overwhelming power. Beerus halted Frieza’s planet-destruction mission and identified He-El as the anomaly they had come to find.

• Beerus and Whis appeared on the battlefield, and the fighters sensed that they were far stronger than Frieza.
• Frieza stopped attacking and nervously reported his progress destroying the planets to Beerus.
• Beerus and Whis noticed traces of Ultra Instinct in the fighters’ martial arts and examined Yamcha’s Spirit Manipulation God Mode.
• Beerus told Frieza to stop destroying planets because they had found the anomaly.
• Beerus and Whis turned their attention to He-El as he rose from the spaceship’s surface.

Beerus identified He-El as an anomaly and ordered Frieza to test Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha, while He-El challenged Beerus’s judgment. The chapter ended with Beerus ordering Frieza to kill them all.

• Beerus recognized He-El as the anomaly, and Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha moved to shield him from Beerus.
• He-El warned Bulma and the others to move away because a battle could have a wide area of impact.
• He-El and Beerus both told the group to face Frieza, and Beerus allowed Frieza to injure or kill them as a test.
• He-El told Beerus that his judgment was flawed and that Goku, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha would win.
• Beerus grew furious and ordered Frieza to kill every one of them.