Chapter Summaries

Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha argued over who would fight Raditz, but Krillin powered up and defeated the alien again before the others could intervene. Tien Shinhan and Yamcha remained furious with Krillin for taking their chance to fight him.

• Krillin admitted he had tested Raditz's strength, prompting Tien Shinhan and Yamcha to challenge him for the chance to fight the alien.
• Raditz fired a Ki blast at Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha, then rushed them and demanded that they attack him together.
• Krillin powered up to a battle power of 1,433 and met Raditz head-on, overwhelming him with a rapid barrage of punches.
• Krillin struck Raditz's Ki points and knocked him into another crater with a roundhouse kick.
• Tien Shinhan and Yamcha arrived too late and glared resentfully at Krillin, who sheepishly claimed he had fought back instinctively.

After Krillin knocked Raditz down, Tien Shinhan and Yamcha argued over who would fight him, until Kami ordered them to keep the alien occupied before Goku and Piccolo arrived. Tien Shinhan won their rock-paper-scissors match and began battling Raditz, but soon wondered why Raditz seemed so weak.

• Yamcha and Tien Shinhan stopped Krillin from attacking Raditz again and competed over who would protect him and fight the alien.
• Kami rebuked the group for failing to deal with Raditz and told them Goku and Piccolo were on their way.
• Tien Shinhan won a rock-paper-scissors match against Yamcha and took his place against Raditz.
• Raditz climbed out of the crater and charged at Tien Shinhan, furious after Krillin's beating.
• Tien Shinhan and Raditz fought in the air, and after several dozen exchanges Tien Shinhan wondered if Raditz was weak.

Tien Shinhan overwhelmed Raditz in close combat despite Raditz’s higher Battle Power, exposing the Saiyan’s crude Ki control. The others realized that Raditz’s measured strength made him seem more dangerous than he was, and Krillin believed he could defeat him too.

• Tien Shinhan sensed that Raditz had greater Battle Power, but found his fighting techniques crude and battered him with a furious barrage of attacks.
• Raditz shattered his Scouter and was badly beaten before unleashing his remaining strength to push Tien Shinhan back.
• Raditz was horrified that Tien Shinhan could match his 1,500 Battle Power with only 1,177, and Tien Shinhan asked whether the Scouter had shown him their strength.
• Yamcha regretted losing the chance to fight Raditz, while Krillin said the alien did not know how to use Ki properly.
• Krillin concluded that his own concentrated Ki and martial arts could defeat Raditz, even in a direct clash of Ki waves.

Tien Shinhan overwhelmed Raditz despite having far lower battle power, then badly injured him and prepared to execute him. Just as Goku and Piccolo arrived, Raditz lay nearly dead beneath Tien Shinhan's foot.

• Tien Shinhan defeated Raditz without powering up, leaving Raditz furious and unable to accept his loss.
• Raditz fired his strongest energy blast at Tien Shinhan, who pierced through it with a smaller beam and struck Raditz in the chest.
• Tien Shinhan pursued Raditz as he tried to flee, kicked him into a crater, and pinned him to the ground with a foot on his chest.
• Raditz looked for the moon and struggled to speak as Tien Shinhan prepared a Ki blast to kill him.
• Goku and Piccolo arrived from Snake Way just as Tien Shinhan prepared to execute Raditz.

Goku stopped Tien Shinhan from killing Raditz after Raditz claimed to be his brother, and asked to learn about his origins. Raditz was too badly injured to speak, so Goku asked Piccolo to heal him, but Piccolo refused to act as his subordinate.

• Raditz recognized Goku as his younger brother Kakarot and begged him to save his life.
• Goku deflected Tien Shinhan's Ki blast and asked him to spare Raditz so he could learn about his origins.
• Tien Shinhan withdrew from Raditz, warning that he would keep watching the invader.
• Goku questioned Raditz, but Raditz was too badly injured to answer.
• Goku asked Piccolo to heal Raditz, and Piccolo coldly refused to be treated as Goku's subordinate.

Goku spared Raditz, who revealed that Goku and Son Gohan were Saiyans and that their race had been destroyed. Raditz secretly hoped to transform into a Great Ape at moonrise, while Yamcha and Tien Shinhan watched for any attempt to attack.

• Piccolo healed Raditz, and Goku promised to spar with him again as the others gathered around.
• Raditz recognized Goku as his younger brother and revealed that Goku was called Kakarot, prompting the others to realize Goku was an alien.
• Raditz noticed Goku had no tail, and Goku explained that it had broken off; Raditz secretly rejoiced at the chance to transform under the moon.
• Yamcha and Puar alerted Tien Shinhan to Raditz's possible Great Ape transformation, and Tien Shinhan agreed they would kill him if he tried to attack.
• Raditz told Goku and Son Gohan that they were Saiyans, then revealed that their parents and Planet Vegeta were gone and the Saiyans had been wiped out.

Raditz told Goku and the others that only four Saiyans remained and revealed that Prince Vegeta was the strongest, with a battle power of 18,000. The group began to grasp how dangerous Vegeta might be, and Piccolo asked Raditz how Tien Shinhan’s battle power compared.

• Piccolo mocked the Saiyans for losing their planet and race, and Raditz explained that only four Saiyans had survived.
• Goku briefly reflected on his origins but said he cared more about finding strong opponents than about his Saiyan heritage.
• Raditz named Prince Vegeta as the strongest Saiyan and said his battle power was 18,000.
• Tien Shinhan and Yamcha grew wary as they compared Vegeta’s battle power with Raditz’s and their own strength.
• Piccolo asked Raditz how much battle power Tien Shinhan had.

After Tien Shinhan defeated Raditz with only sixty percent of his strength, the group questioned Raditz about his mission and the powerful Frieza. When the moon appeared, Raditz transformed and threatened to kill everyone while taking Goku away.

• Tien Shinhan told the group that he had defeated Raditz using sixty percent of his strength, and Piccolo asked to spar with him later.
• Piccolo asked Raditz about Goku’s and his battle powers, but Raditz said his Scouter had been destroyed and warned that neither could match Vegeta.
• Raditz claimed that he and Vegeta worked for Frieza to clear planets, then said they wanted Goku’s help to rebel against him.
• Raditz described Frieza and the Ginyu Force as immensely powerful, while Goku eagerly looked forward to fighting them and Tien Shinhan continued to distrust Raditz.
• When the moon appeared, Raditz began transforming and vowed to take Goku away and kill everyone else.

Raditz transformed into a Great Ape under the rising moon, revealing the truth behind Goku’s childhood transformation and raising the danger for everyone. As the group struggled to evade Raditz’s overwhelming strength, Tien Shinhan unleashed a fourfold boost and attacked him directly.

• Raditz transformed into a fifteen-meter-tall Great Ape, and Tien Shinhan’s Ki blast only singed his fur.
• Krillin explained that Goku had also transformed into a Great Ape at the Twenty-First World Martial Arts Tournament, and Goku realized he had accidentally killed his grandfather.
• Krillin reassured Goku that his grandfather never blamed him and was living in Other World as Taishang Laojun’s guard.
• Yamcha warned that Raditz’s strength had increased tenfold, while Piccolo and Tien Shinhan sensed his 15,000 combat power.
• Great Ape Raditz wildly attacked the group, forcing them to scatter and dodge his strikes.
• Tien Shinhan activated a fourfold boost and battered Great Ape Raditz’s chest with a rapid series of punches.

Tien Shinhan and Goku clashed over whether to spare Raditz, who had transformed into a Great Ape. Yamcha, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Puar worked together to defeat Raditz and cut off his tail, but Goku stopped Tien Shinhan from killing him.

• Goku pleaded with Tien Shinhan to spare Raditz, but Tien Shinhan insisted Raditz was too dangerous to let live and hurled a Ki projectile at him.
• Goku intercepted the projectile, but Great Ape Raditz struck him away; Yamcha then rallied the others to use Ki Burst and subdue Raditz.
• Tien Shinhan and Yamcha attacked Raditz while Krillin and Chiaotzu restrained his joints, and Piccolo watched their teamwork closely.
• Puar transformed into enormous scissors and cut off Raditz's tail, causing him to revert to his normal form.
• Tien Shinhan fired a Finger Beam at the fallen Raditz, but Goku fired one of his own to knock it aside and save his brother.

Goku stopped Tien Shinhan from killing Raditz, insisting he wanted to learn whether the Saiyans were all evil and to keep his brother under control. Raditz revealed the Saiyans’ role in destroying planets for Frieza, and Goku denied ever having been sent to destroy Earth; he left Tien Shinhan’s attack interrupted again.

• Goku confronted Tien Shinhan and Yamcha, saying he would protect Raditz and use the Dragon Balls to revive those Raditz had killed.
• Goku explained that he wanted to discover whether the Saiyan race was evil and expected the surviving Saiyans to come to Earth if Raditz remained alive.
• Tien Shinhan prepared to kill Raditz, while Raditz threatened that Prince Vegeta would avenge him and revealed that Saiyans cleared planets for King Frieza to sell.
• Raditz claimed Kakarot had come to Earth to slaughter its inhabitants, making Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Krillin, Chiaotzu, Puar, and Piccolo doubt Goku.
• Goku denied having any mission to destroy Earth and said it was the planet where he had grown up.
• Tien Shinhan aimed another Finger Beam at Raditz, but Goku fired his own Finger Beam to stop him.

Goku refused to let Tien Shinhan kill Raditz and challenged Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Puar to a duel to decide Raditz’s fate. The fighters took to the sky, where Piccolo predicted Goku would win easily, and the battle was about to begin.

• Tien Shinhan prepared to kill Raditz, but Goku stopped him and pleaded to keep his brother under guard.
• Piccolo proposed a vote, and Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Puar sided with Tien Shinhan, leaving Goku’s plea without enough support.
• As Tien Shinhan struck at Raditz, Goku caught his fist and proposed a duel against Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Puar to decide Raditz’s fate.
• Tien Shinhan accepted, and he, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Puar surrounded Goku in the air as Piccolo and Krillin watched.
• Piccolo told Krillin that Goku would win because the strength gap was too large, and Goku called on the four fighters to attack.

Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Puar fought Goku but could not overcome the gap in their strength, which Piccolo attributed to the martial arts He-El had taught them. Tien Shinhan activated Tenfold Explode and transformed into a three-headed, six-armed form.

• Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Puar surrounded Goku and attacked together in their Explode states.
• Piccolo told Krillin that Goku's superior strength and He-El's martial arts made victory impossible for the four fighters.
• Goku urged the four to use their real strength as he easily fended off their coordinated attacks.
• Tien Shinhan retreated, activated Tenfold Explode, and grew four additional arms and two heads.

Tien Shinhan’s unfinished Three Heads and Six Arms transformation let him overwhelm Goku until Goku activated Sixfold Burst and fought back. Goku gained the upper hand, but Yamcha reminded him that the battle was not a one-on-one duel.

• Piccolo, Krillin, and Yamcha were shocked when Tien Shinhan combined a Tenfold Burst with his Three Heads and Six Arms transformation, reaching 47,080 battle power.
• Tien Shinhan attacked Goku and sent him crashing into a crater, while Chiaotzu worried about the strain the transformation placed on Tien Shinhan’s body.
• Goku activated Sixfold Burst and met Tien Shinhan’s Thousand-Hand Fist in a fierce aerial battle.
• Goku caught a moment when Tien Shinhan’s fist slowed and sent him flying, nearly breaking his transformation.
• Yamcha warned Goku that the fight was not a one-on-one duel, and Goku, Piccolo, and Krillin reacted in shock.

Yamcha revealed Spirit Manipulation God Mode, merging his will with nature and controlling a huge Spirit Ball to strike Goku. Goku survived the attack and rose again by increasing his power to Tenfold Burst.

• Yamcha dispersed his Ki as he entered the Sole Self, Myriad Phenomena Technique, alarming Goku, Piccolo, and Puar.
• Krillin explained that He-El had taught different martial arts to each fighter, and identified Yamcha's transformation as the power of the Sole Self, Myriad Phenomena Technique.
• Yamcha's Ki stabilized, golden light shone from his eyes, and a massive Spirit Ball formed behind him as Spirit Manipulation God Mode appeared.
• Yamcha warned Goku to surrender and launched a Spirit Ball that pursued him, struck his ribs, and dragged him across the ground before exploding.
• Goku emerged from the dust, activated another Fourfold Burst after Sixfold Burst, and rose with Tenfold Burst.

Goku used Tenfold Burst to fight Tien Shinhan and Yamcha, but their teamwork overwhelmed him. Injured and outmatched, he revealed that He-El had taught him a way to use special cells in his body as a trump card.

• Goku activated Tenfold Burst and battled Tien Shinhan in Three Heads and Six Arms form, overpowering him in their exchanges.
• Yamcha attacked Goku with Spirit Balls and formed them into an energy tornado that left him no room to escape.
• Goku blasted a hole through the tornado with a Kamehameha, but Yamcha countered with Spirit Wave and met him in a beam struggle.
• Tien Shinhan hit Goku with a Tri-Beam, breaking the struggle and sending the badly injured Goku flying.
• Yamcha urged Goku to admit defeat, but Goku returned grinning and said He-El had taught him to use the special cells in his body.

Goku activated Initial S-Cell Power with the Ultimate Qi Training Technique He-El had taught him, revealing a power beyond Tenfold Burst. He warned Tien Shinhan and Yamcha before rushing at them, leaving the outcome of their fight undecided.

• Piccolo and Krillin realized Goku had another trump card, while Chiaotzu and Puar warned Tien Shinhan and Yamcha to be careful.
• Goku explained that He-El's teachings let him draw on the S Cells in his body even though he had not accumulated enough to become a Super Saiyan.
• Goku activated Initial S-Cell Power, restoring his skin to normal as his strength and Ki surged.
• Tien Shinhan recognized that Goku had overcome Tenfold Burst's side effects, and Goku prepared to continue the fight.
• Goku vanished and charged at Tien Shinhan and Yamcha from above.

Goku overwhelmed Tien Shinhan and Yamcha despite their coordinated attacks and Yamcha’s Spirit Manipulation God Mode. After Goku identified and struck Yamcha’s true body, Yamcha fell and left Puar to face Goku.

• Goku kicked Tien Shinhan away, and Tien returned to fight him with six arms but could not land a blow.
• Goku used precise Finger Beams to destroy Yamcha’s Spirit Balls, then escaped their tracking barrage and advanced toward Yamcha.
• Yamcha created eight seemingly real copies and fired Spirit Waves at Goku.
• Goku sensed which Yamcha was real, broke through his Spirit Wave, and punched him out of Spirit Manipulation God Mode.
• Puar caught the injured Yamcha, who told Puar that the fight was now up to him.

Goku defeated Tien Shinhan’s strongest attacks without revealing the full limits of his S Cells-enhanced power. Yamcha then began an unexplained plan to combine the fighters’ strength and challenge Goku again.

• Goku dodged Tien Shinhan’s six-armed assault and struck him twice, ending his Three Heads and Six Arms state.
• Chiaotzu caught Tien Shinhan, who acknowledged that Goku had held back and that they had lost.
• Yamcha challenged Goku to face a final move and warned Tien Shinhan that it would not be a killing technique.
• Yamcha asked Chiaotzu to channel their strength into Puar, while Tien Shinhan agreed to transfer his Ki as part of the plan.
• Yamcha and Tien Shinhan sent their Ki through Chiaotzu’s psychic power into Puar, as Piccolo doubted the combined power could defeat Goku.

Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu gave all their Ki to Puar, whose Eightfold Transformation Technique could let him become any living thing. As Puar began transforming into someone stronger than Goku, Piccolo and the others realized Yamcha’s plan.

• Yamcha and Tien Shinhan transferred all their Ki to Chiaotzu and fell from the sky, and Piccolo and Krillin caught them.
• Chiaotzu transferred his Ki and psychic power to Puar, then Krillin caught him as he fell.
• Yamcha explained that Puar had learned He-El’s Eightfold Transformation Technique, which allowed him to transform into any living thing.
• Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Piccolo suspected that Yamcha planned for Puar to transform into Goku, but Yamcha said he would become someone stronger than Goku.
• Puar’s golden aura shone as he began to transform, and Piccolo looked up in alarm.