Chapter Summaries

He-El offered Black a chance to lead the Red Ribbon Army toward redemption, but Black demanded a great undertaking worthy of his ambition. After He-El demonstrated the gulf between conquering the world and his own power, Black knelt and asked to follow him.

• He-El told Black to help reform the Red Ribbon Army and compensate its victims, but Black questioned the purpose of serving him.
• He-El argued that hardship tempered people for great responsibility, prompting Black to abandon his despair and reaffirm his ambition.
• Black asked what great undertaking He-El intended to pursue and said he would not settle for being a subordinate without a meaningful goal.
• He-El declared that conquering the world would be easy for him and released an immense aura that forced Black to his knee.
• Black recognized how small his dream of world conquest was beside He-El's vision and begged to follow him.

He-El killed Black after deciding that Black was unfit to become his subordinate, despite the risks of leaving the Red Ribbon Army without its leaders. He planned to handle the headquarters and then gather the scattered branches under his command, with Krillin asking to join him.

• He-El killed Black with a Finger Beam, confusing Yamcha and Krillin.
• He-El explained that Black had harmed many people and lacked empathy, so he could not forgive him on their behalf.
• Yamcha and Krillin accepted He-El’s decision, reasoning that sparing Black could allow him to hurt others again.
• Yamcha asked what would happen to the Red Ribbon Army’s scattered branches after its commanders died.
• He-El said he would deal with the headquarters, then gather the branches and reform the army under his command.
• Krillin asked to accompany He-El, and He-El agreed before flying above the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters.

He-El announced that he had killed Commander Red and Black, but Red Ribbon Army soldiers panicked and tried to flee, forcing him to shoot down their aircraft and stop their escape. He declared himself the new supreme commander, promised to triple their salaries, and ordered them to collect three months’ pay.

• He-El hovered above Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and drew the attention of its soldiers and the group with Bulma and Master Roshi.
• He-El announced that he had killed Commander Red and Black, causing Red Ribbon Army soldiers to panic and flee in aircraft and vehicles.
• He-El fired Ten-Finger Finger Beams, destroying twenty-one helicopters and fighter jets and stopping the fleeing soldiers.
• He-El declared himself the Red Ribbon Army’s supreme commander, promised to triple everyone’s salary, and ordered the soldiers to line up for three months’ pay.

After taking control of Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, He-El won the soldiers’ loyalty by promising triple salaries and promotions. The chapter ended with the troops assembling to receive their new ranks and pay.

• He-El declared himself supreme commander and promised the Red Ribbon Army soldiers triple salaries.
• He-El promoted Colonel Yellow to Tiger General and ordered him to lead the soldiers to the plaza.
• Tiger General and Lion Colonel pledged loyalty to He-El, prompting the soldiers to join their cries.
• Bulma, Blonde Launch, Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, and the others watched in amazement as He-El subdued the Red Ribbon Army.
• He-El ordered another promotion for everyone at headquarters and told Tiger General to prepare the soldiers to collect their triple salaries.

He-El took control of Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, reorganized its forces, and ordered the remaining units recalled while keeping Dr. Gero unaware. He then left with Yamcha and Krillin to confront Dr. Gero at his hidden laboratory in North Capital.

• He-El promoted the headquarters soldiers, tripled their salaries, and won their loyalty after emptying the army treasury.
• Brigadier Bear briefed He-El on the Red Ribbon Army’s teams, and He-El ordered Muscle Tower’s personnel recalled and Colonel Violet’s Purple Team to report to headquarters.
• He-El ordered the headquarters to conceal its takeover from Dr. Gero and the Green Team, then arranged new command roles and put Rabbit Can-Can in charge of reforming the army.
• He-El asked Master Roshi to guard headquarters, while Bulma, Launch, and the others agreed to support the plan and follow Roshi’s orders if trouble arose.
• He-El boarded a fighter jet with Yamcha and Krillin and flew toward Dr. Gero’s laboratory in North Capital.

He-El flew Yamcha and Krillin to Dr. Gero’s hidden research institute near North Capital, intending to recruit the scientist and study Ki. They arrived at sunrise to find the institute completely silent.

• He-El refused Yamcha and Krillin’s offer to take turns piloting, and the two slept while he flew through the night.
• He-El recalled learning Dr. Gero’s location from Black’s thoughts and considered Ki’s creative uses beyond combat.
• He-El woke Yamcha and Krillin with Ki after about seven hours of flight, and they reached North Capital’s outskirts.
• He-El located the concealed Gero Research Institute beneath the turf in a dense forest and noticed that it was silent.
• Yamcha and Krillin leapt from the hovering fighter jet, and He-El flew down toward the laboratory.

He-El, Yamcha, and Krillin broke into Dr. Gero's hidden laboratory after finding its entrance sealed and apparently deserted. They discovered that Dr. Gero had turned humans into crude Android guards, and continued deeper into the facility.

• Yamcha and Krillin found that the laboratory's alloy door was too strong to open, so He-El cut a round opening through it with serrated Ki.
• An alarm sounded, and six Android guards with tracked lower bodies approached the intruders.
• Yamcha and Krillin defeated the guards, while He-El destroyed the cannons emerging from the ceiling.
• He-El revealed that Dr. Gero had fused humans with machinery, horrifying Yamcha and Krillin.
• He-El, Yamcha, and Krillin ventured farther into the laboratory.

He-El, Yamcha, and Krillin found Dr. Gero’s laboratory empty of its experimental records, then became trapped when the lab sealed itself and began a self-destruct countdown. He-El cut through the steel walls and escaped with Yamcha and Krillin in a fighter jet, surviving the explosion and flying toward the distant sky.

• He-El searched the laboratory computers and found that Dr. Gero had removed the experiment records, while Yamcha and Krillin recoiled from the human corpses.
• Steel-alloy slabs sealed the laboratory, and Yamcha’s Wolf Fang Fist only dented the wall.
• Dr. Gero appeared on the screens, mocked the three, and announced that the laboratory’s self-destruct system had been activated.
• He-El used Ki Saw to cut through the wall, grabbed Yamcha and Krillin, and carried them to the fighter jet.
• The laboratory exploded, but He-El shielded the fighter jet with his Ki and flew out of the fireball.

He-El and his companions escaped Dr. Gero’s laboratory trap, and He-El ordered a search for the fugitive scientist while warning Yamcha and Krillin not to face him alone. The chapter ended with Krillin wondering what Dr. Gero was doing.

• He-El ordered Colonel Violet’s returning soldiers promoted and paid triple, and learned that Goku had destroyed Muscle Tower and killed General White.
• He-El told the Red Ribbon Army to abandon Jingle Village and prepare for his reorganization of the army.
• Yamcha and Krillin condemned Dr. Gero’s experiments and urged He-El to find and eliminate him.
• He-El agreed to issue a wanted notice but warned Yamcha and Krillin that Dr. Gero was too cunning for them to confront alone.
• He-El reassured them that training would make Dr. Gero no match for them, and Krillin asked what the scientist was doing.

He-El told Yamcha and Krillin that Dr. Gero had created Android 8, a powerful but kind and fight-averse Android whom Dr. Flappe had protected from destruction. They believed Goku had likely befriended Android 8, and planned to wait for Goku to come to Red Ribbon Army Headquarters for its Six-Star Dragon Ball.

• He-El explained that Dr. Gero had created Android 8 and that Dr. Flappe had left the Red Ribbon Army scientific team after protecting him.
• Yamcha and Krillin worried that Android 8 might be evil, but He-El said he was kind, afraid of fighting, and a victim of Dr. Gero’s experiments.
• He-El described Android 8’s great strength and said Dr. Gero had considered destroying him because he would not fight.
• He-El guessed Goku had met and befriended Android 8 after destroying Muscle Tower, and Yamcha and Krillin agreed that Goku would likely have rescued him.
• He-El said they could see Goku when he came to Red Ribbon Army Headquarters for its Six-Star Dragon Ball, leaving Yamcha and Krillin waiting eagerly.

He-El promoted Violet and announced reforms to turn the Red Ribbon Army into a force that defended Earth. He persuaded Master Roshi to publicly take credit for defeating and reforming the army, leaving Roshi reluctantly agreeing after He-El offered him access to risqué materials.

• He-El promoted Violet to Brigadier General and promised higher salaries, bonuses, and rewards for harder missions.
• He-El told Violet to prepare for the next day's martial arts competition, where he would select stronger soldiers for new teams.
• He-El proposed appointing Master Roshi as a martial arts advisor and general, with Roshi publicly credited for defeating and reforming the Red Ribbon Army.
• Master Roshi refused at first, but He-El argued that Roshi's reputation would convince the public that the reformed army was trustworthy.
• He-El mentioned Violet's photo albums and the army's adult videos, and Master Roshi reluctantly agreed to help.

He-El reorganized the Red Ribbon Army into a Justice Legion, appointed Master Roshi and his allies to military posts, and used a tournament to establish the new leadership. He then began building an undersea base and compensating civilians harmed by the army.

• He-El announced that Master Roshi would advise the Red Ribbon Army and help lead its transformation into a force that protected the weak.
• He-El reformed the army's pay, structure, regulations, and strategy, then opened its first martial arts tournament and promoted Brigadier Violet after she proved strongest among the general-grade officers.
• Yamcha, Krillin, blonde Launch, Rabbit Can-Can, Puar, Turtle, and Bulma received military ranks and responsibilities, and He-El assigned Goku the rank of guerrilla major general.
• He-El began organizing mixed units and transferring soldiers to an island to construct an undersea pirate base.
• He-El investigated civilians previously bullied by the Red Ribbon Army and began compensating them.

Goku arrived at Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, where He-El and the others welcomed him and shared their adventures. After learning that He-El had defeated and reformed the Red Ribbon Army, Goku joined them and received the Six-Star Dragon Ball.

• Brigadier Bear reported that four Dragon Balls were approaching Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, and Rabbit Can-Can and Bulma alerted the others that Goku was coming.
• Goku arrived on the Flying Nimbus and reunited with He-El, Master Roshi, Yamcha, Krillin, Bulma, Launch, and the others.
• Over a meal, Goku told everyone how he had fought Colonel Silver's forces, met Android 8, and destroyed Muscle Tower with him.
• Goku was surprised to learn that everyone had joined the Red Ribbon Army, and Krillin and the others explained that He-El had defeated and reformed it.
• Bulma gave Goku a Red Ribbon Army uniform and insignia, and He-El handed him the Six-Star Dragon Ball.

He-El agreed to help Goku collect the Dragon Balls so Goku could revive his grandfather, then planned to take the group to Korin Tower for training. After Master Roshi revealed he had climbed the tower and drunk its Ultra Divine Water, Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin resolved to climb it too.

• Goku returned He-El's Five-Star Dragon Ball, and He-El agreed to let Goku make his wish before making his own next year.
• Master Roshi stayed at Red Ribbon Army Headquarters to pursue Major General Violet's photo album, while Blonde Launch left to lead soldiers against bandits.
• He-El planned to search for the remaining Dragon Balls with Goku, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, and Bulma, then take them to Korin Tower to train.
• Master Roshi told the group that he had climbed Korin Tower and drunk the Ultra Divine Water.
• Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin decided to climb Korin Tower and train to become stronger.
• He-El told the group to prepare their luggage and Hoi-Poi Capsules, and said they would set out the next day.

He-El and his companions searched for the Dragon Ball that the Dragon Radar could detect and found it inside a giant freshwater clamfish? Puar discovered it in a large crucian carp, leaving only one Dragon Ball to find before they planned to visit Fortune Teller Baba.

• Goku and Bulma found that their Dragon Radars both detected only one remaining Dragon Ball, and He-El suspected the last one had been shielded.
• He-El decided the group would find the detectable Dragon Ball first and then visit Fortune Teller Baba to locate the hidden one.
• Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin hunted along the river while searching for the Dragon Ball, and Krillin defeated a crocodile that had caught him off guard.
• He-El found a huge pearl in a giant freshwater clam and gave it to Bulma.
• Puar found a Dragon Ball inside a large crucian carp, and the group returned to camp for dinner.
• He-El said they would rest for the night and visit Fortune Teller Baba the next day.

He-El and his group traveled to Fortune Teller Baba’s desert palace to ask her to locate the seventh Dragon Ball. After seeing challengers leave battered, they were invited inside.

• He-El’s group flew from West Forest toward the desert after obtaining the sixth Dragon Ball.
• Bulma asked He-El whether Fortune Teller Baba could truly divine the future, and he admitted he did not know.
• After a six-hour flight and a brief stop, He-El’s group reached Fortune Teller Baba’s palace at a desert oasis.
• A pink ghostlike creature managing the queue asked whether He-El’s six companions were together and promised to notify Fortune Teller Baba.
• The group watched several muscular challengers run out of the palace beaten, then the pink creature invited He-El and his companions inside.

He-El and the others met Fortune Teller Baba, who offered to tell Goku’s fortune for free if they defeated her five Warriors. Yamcha volunteered to fight first.

• The group followed the ghostlike guide through a dark corridor, where Fortune Teller Baba greeted them.
• Fortune Teller Baba corrected Goku’s mistake about her name and explained that fortune-telling usually cost ten million.
• Krillin offered to pay, but Fortune Teller Baba learned that the group had been placed in her combat queue and offered them a chance to earn a free fortune.
• Fortune Teller Baba explained that they had to defeat her five Warriors, with surrender or falling into the lake counting as a loss.
• Yamcha volunteered to take the first match.

Yamcha defeated Vampire Man and the Invisible Man in succession, but his injuries and exhaustion left Krillin to face the next opponent. Fortune Teller Baba moved the third match to a new location, where Krillin entered a wooden door alone.

• Yamcha stepped forward to fight first and defeated Vampire Man after a fierce battle, using nearly half his stamina.
• Fortune Teller Baba revealed the Invisible Man as the second opponent, and he repeatedly struck Yamcha while remaining unseen.
• Following He-El's advice, Yamcha closed his eyes, sensed the Invisible Man's position, and defeated him with a flurry of blows.
• Yamcha admitted he could not continue and handed the next fight to Krillin, who entered the arena.
• Fortune Teller Baba led everyone to a new battleground and directed the spectators upstairs while Krillin opened the wooden door.

Krillin faced Fortune Teller Baba’s third warrior, Mummy Man, on a tongue-shaped arena above a poisonous swamp and was badly defeated. He-El caught him before he fell, and then volunteered to fight Mummy Man instead of Goku.

• Fortune Teller Baba revealed that the arena stood over a poisonous swamp, and Krillin chose to fight rather than surrender.
• Baba summoned Mummy Man, who attacked Krillin and quickly overwhelmed him.
• Mummy Man kicked the nearly unconscious Krillin off the arena, and He-El flew out to catch him.
• Bulma, Puar, Yamcha, and Goku comforted Krillin, while Goku promised to handle the rest.
• When Goku prepared to fight next, He-El stepped forward and told him to wait.

He-El instantly defeated Mummy Man, then resisted Devilman’s Devilmite Beam and knocked him out as well. He left Goku to fight the next warrior.

• He-El flew to the tongue corridor and defeated Mummy Man with one punch, sending him into a crater in the wall.
• Fortune Teller Baba sent Devilman to fight He-El and ordered him to use his strongest ability.
• Devilman hit He-El with the Devilmite Beam, but it could not pierce He-El’s mental defenses.
• He-El rushed Devilman and punched him into the wall, defeating him.
• He-El stepped back and told Goku to take the next match.