Chapter Summaries

After Piccolo died protecting Gohan, Vegeta and Nappa arrived in South City and confronted Tagoma while Kami’s death ended Earth’s Dragon Ball hopes. On Red Mountain Star, Chaya learned that Earth was under a massive Frieza Force invasion and ordered an expeditionary corps to go there.

• Son Goku and the others left the Sacred Temple to rush to South City, but Kami sensed Piccolo’s death and vanished before Shenron’s wish could be made.
• Popo found that the Dragon Balls had turned to stone, while Bulma decided to ask her father for Red Mountain Star’s contact information.
• Gohan’s grief over Piccolo’s death triggered a brief surge of power, and he killed a one-eyed alien before Tagoma overwhelmed him.
• Vegeta and Nappa stopped Tagoma from killing Gohan, and Vegeta challenged Tagoma after recognizing Gohan as a Saiyan.
• A Saiyan messenger told Chaya that the Frieza Force had invaded Earth with over ten thousand aliens, and Chaya ordered Olas to assemble an expeditionary corps.

Chaya gathered two thousand Saiyans and brought Xia Qing, Selyne, and Mephia along to fight the aliens invading Earth. On Earth, Tagoma overwhelmed Vegeta and mocked him while Nappa charged into the surrounding enemy forces.

• Chaya invited the children to join his trip to Earth, and they eagerly agreed.
• Olas assembled two thousand Saiyans, including ten super warriors and two hundred elite warriors.
• Chaya ordered the Saiyans to kill the invading aliens, then transported the group from the plaza toward Earth.
• Vegeta confronted Tagoma, who revealed his past service under Frieza and mocked Vegeta for opposing him.
• Tagoma struck Vegeta hard enough to make him spit blood, while Nappa charged into the swarm of aliens surrounding them.

Son Goku and the others reached the devastated ruins of South City, where Son Goku rescued Grandpa Gohan and learned that Piccolo had died. As Son Goku and Tien Shinhan prepared to fight Tagoma, Vegeta learned about the Dragon Balls and began plotting to find Namek.

• Vegeta unleashed a devastating attack that destroyed the area around South City, and Son Goku and the others sheltered from the shockwave.
• Son Goku found the badly injured Grandpa Gohan, revived him with a Senzu Bean, and comforted him after he said Piccolo was dead.
• Son Goku assigned Krillin, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Chi-Chi to fight the other aliens, then turned with Tien Shinhan to face Tagoma.
• Son Goku explained that Piccolo's death had made Earth's Dragon Balls disappear, and Vegeta became eager to find the Dragon Balls on Namek.
• Son Goku and Tien Shinhan activated Twofold Kaioken, raising their power as Vegeta watched in shock and resentment.

Krillin, Yamcha, Chi-Chi, Chiaotzu, and other fighters battled the alien invasion as devastation shook Earth, while Vegeta watched Goku fight Tagoma and brooded over being surpassed. After Goku was sent flying with Tien Shinhan, Goku activated Triple Kaioken and Tien Shinhan forced his battle power even higher.

• Krillin and Yajirobe joined forces briefly to fight aliens before splitting up to defend different areas.
• Earth’s people watched the widespread destruction on television, while Korin told Mr. Satan and the martial artists that Goku and the others were fighting tens of thousands of powerful aliens.
• Vegeta watched Goku battle Tagoma and resolved to surpass him by obtaining the Dragon Balls on Namek.
• Goku and Tien Shinhan were sent flying by a thunderous impact.
• Goku activated Triple Kaioken, raising his battle power to 330,000, while Tien Shinhan endured a power surge that brought his battle power to 360,000.

Son Goku and Tien Shinhan fought Tagoma with Triple Kaioken and Tri-Beam, but neither could defeat him. Chaya arrived with two thousand Saiyans from Red Mountain Star, turning the battle against Frieza’s forces, and confronted Tagoma while asking whether Frieza was still alive.

• Son Goku and Tien Shinhan used Triple Kaioken to battle Tagoma, who overwhelmed Goku with a powerful Ki blast.
• Tien Shinhan struck Tagoma with an enhanced Tri-Beam, badly wounding him but failing to defeat him.
• Tagoma attacked Tien Shinhan, but Chaya arrived and stopped him by grabbing his wrist.
• Vegeta recognized Chaya and saw two thousand Saiyans from Red Mountain Star arrive on Earth.
• Chaya ordered the Saiyans to show no mercy to the aliens, gave Senzu Beans to Tien Shinhan and the others, and asked Tagoma whether Frieza was still alive.

Chaya confronted Tagoma while the Saiyans of Red Mountain Star helped defend Earth from Frieza's forces. Chaya effortlessly defeated Tagoma and identified himself as the Saiyan leader Frieza had never been able to defeat.

• Tagoma threatened Chaya and insisted that Frieza was alive, while Chaya decided he would simply kill Frieza again.
• Tien Shinhan, Vegeta, and Son Goku trusted Chaya to handle Tagoma, and North Kai watched the Saiyans of Red Mountain Star arrive on Earth.
• Yamcha struggled against a group of aliens until Jera and his Saiyan team arrived under Chaya's orders and wiped them out.
• Tagoma attacked Chaya with his Super Annihilation Blast, but Chaya vanished and struck him down before anyone could follow the exchange.
• Chaya crushed Tagoma's Scouter and revealed that he led the Saiyans of Red Mountain Star and was the one Frieza had never defeated, causing Tagoma to faint.

Chaya and the Saiyans defeated Tagoma’s forces and saved Earth, while Vegeta left for Namek to seek its Dragon Balls. When he reached his spaceship, he found a blonde Earthling photographing it and attacked her.

• Chaya kept the unconscious Tagoma as a potential sparring partner, and Vegeta asked after Tarble, who was living well on Red Mountain Star.
• Vegeta left for Namek without Nappa, and Nappa stayed behind with Chaya.
• The Saiyans wiped out Tagoma’s invading force, and Chaya took the group to the Sacred Temple while arranging for Olas and the others to remain on Earth.
• Korin told Mr. Satan and a white-bearded martial artist that the Saiyans had saved Earth.
• Vegeta reached his spaceship and attacked a blonde woman who was photographing it.

Vegeta reunited briefly with Tights on Earth before leaving for Namek to seek the Dragon Balls. During the journey, he reflected on the Saiyans who had surpassed him and began analyzing Earth’s precise Ki-control techniques.

• Vegeta knocked Tights down, recognized her, and brushed off her questions before boarding his spaceship.
• Tights watched Vegeta depart and worried that his work under Frieza was dangerous, then resolved to teach him a lesson next time they met.
• Vegeta set the spaceship’s course for Namek and changed into a fresh battle suit.
• Vegeta thought about Kakarot and the Saiyans from Red Mountain Star, whose strength made him fear falling behind.
• Vegeta analyzed Earthlings’ precise Ki control and began trying to understand how they concealed and raised their battle power.

After learning that the Dragon Balls might have been created by the Namekians, Frieza decided to travel to Namek and summon Shisami, while Abo and Kado secretly planned to reach the planet first and seize the Dragon Balls. The chapter ended with both sides racing for Namek, unaware of the full extent of Frieza’s power.

• Frieza learned from Balf that the Dragon Balls might have been created by the Namekians and ordered a spaceship to Namek.
• Frieza summoned Shisami for the mission, dismissed the Abo and Kado brothers, and decided to deal with Earth and Vegeta later.
• Frieza realized that Vegeta also knew about the Namekians and urgently worried that he might reach Namek first.
• Abo and Kado used intercepted communications to learn about the Dragon Balls and agreed to travel separately to Namek ahead of Frieza.
• Abo and Kado planned to use the Dragon Balls to overthrow Frieza, unaware that he could undergo three energy transformations.

After Piccolo died protecting Gohan, Tien Shinhan revealed that Namek had Dragon Balls that could revive him. Chaya learned Frieza would reach Namek in a month and prepared everyone to train before going there, while North Kai questioned Chaya about his unusual aura.

• Bulma welcomed Son Goku and the others back, and Gohan explained that Piccolo had died protecting him.
• Tien Shinhan told everyone about Namek and its Dragon Balls, giving them hope that Piccolo could be revived.
• Chaya urged the group to strengthen themselves before traveling to Namek and promised to take them there with Instant Transmission.
• North Kai warned that Frieza was heading to Namek and would arrive in about a month, so Son Goku committed to training.
• Chaya arranged training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and North Kai asked why Chaya's aura seemed to belong to a different dimension.

Chaya brought Xia Qing, Silica, and Mephia into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train under its harsh conditions while he pursued a breakthrough to Super Saiyan 3. After a year inside, the children grew stronger but could no longer bear the isolation, so Chaya opened a passage out.

• Chaya unsettled North Kai by revealing that he had trained where God of Destruction Beerus lived, then led the children to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Chaya explained the chamber’s harsh conditions and sealed exit, then made Xia Qing, Silica, and Mephia begin training there.
• Chaya tailored martial arts and strength training to each child, applying spatial pressure and teaching Mephia to control her Legendary Super Saiyan power.
• As the children trained, Chaya researched a way to reach Super Saiyan 3 and felt his accumulated strength nearing a breakthrough.
• After a year inside the chamber, the children asked to leave, and Chaya blasted open a passage to the outside.

Chaya gathered the group after Son Goku and Tien Shinhan killed Tagoma, then brought them to Namek to move the Namekians before Frieza's army arrived. They landed on a barren highland, where Bulma began testing the planet's atmosphere.

• Chaya returned to Earth, transferred the remaining Saiyans to Red Mountain Star, and waited nearly a month for the trip to Namek.
• Son Goku and Tien Shinhan defeated Tagoma with Kaioken and killed him with a combined Kamehameha and Dodon Ray.
• Chaya told the group they would go to Namek to relocate the Namekians before Frieza's army arrived and help revive Piccolo.
• Chaya used Instant Transmission to bring the group, including Bulma, to Namek.
• Bulma tested Namek's atmosphere and found it had slightly more oxygen and carbon dioxide than Earth's.

Chaya and the others met Namek’s Grand Elder as Frieza’s threat loomed, and they arranged to evacuate the Namekians if the planet was destroyed. The Grand Elder agreed to use Namek’s Dragon Balls to move his people and revive Piccolo, then unlocked Grandpa Gohan’s potential, raising his battle power to 275,000.

• Chaya explained Namek’s history and led the group to meet the Grand Elder and his guard, Nail.
• The Grand Elder accepted Namek as a battlefield against Frieza, while Chaya proposed using the Dragon Balls to relocate the Namekians if the planet fell.
• Bulma learned Namek’s Dragon Balls could grant three wishes, and Grandpa Gohan asked to use one to revive Piccolo.
• The Grand Elder agreed to Piccolo’s resurrection and sent Nail to gather the Dragon Balls.
• The Grand Elder unlocked Grandpa Gohan’s potential, increasing his battle power from 25,000 to 275,000.

The Grand Elder unlocked the potential of Son Goku and the others, greatly increasing their battle powers before Frieza arrived on Namek. Chaya and the group prepared to adapt to their new strength while waiting for Nail to bring the Dragon Balls.

• The Grand Elder unlocked Krillin, Yamcha, Yajirobe, Chi-Chi, and Son Goku’s potential, raising their battle powers dramatically.
• The Grand Elder unlocked Tien Shinhan’s potential again, bringing his battle power to 1.1 million, but could not affect Chaya because of Chaya’s higher dimension.
• The Grand Elder awakened Xia Qing and Silica’s potential to 800,000 battle power each, but his power failed against Mephia’s hidden energy.
• Chaya explained that Mephia’s Legendary Super Saiyan power should grow naturally, and Mephia accepted his reassurance.
• Chaya told everyone to adapt to their new strength while they waited for Nail and Frieza’s arrival on Namek.

Nail summoned Porunga to revive Piccolo and relocate the Namekians to New Namek, while the Grand Elder prepared to remain behind on Namek. Nail chose to stay with him and protect him as a powerful enemy approached.

• Son Goku and the others practiced controlling their power while Nail returned with Namek's Dragon Balls and Moori.
• The Grand Elder appointed Moori as his successor and said he would remain on Namek after the other Namekians were moved.
• Nail summoned Porunga and wished for Piccolo to be revived on Earth.
• Nail asked Porunga to find a suitable planet, then transfer every Namekian except Nail and the Grand Elder to New Namek.
• After Porunga departed, Nail explained that he would stay to protect the Grand Elder, who offered to raise Nail's power.

Chaya and the others prepared for Frieza’s arrival on Namek, learning that Frieza had once possessed at least 120 million combat power. As they flew toward the newly landed enemy forces, Frieza’s overwhelming evil Ki swept across the planet and stopped them in midair.

• The Grand Elder unlocked Nail’s potential, raising Nail’s Ki from 42,000 to nearly 400,000, and Nail stayed behind to guard him.
• Chaya judged that the warriors on Namek could defeat Frieza’s subordinates but were not strong enough to face Frieza himself.
• Chaya told Son Goku and the others that Frieza had reached at least 120 million combat power more than ten years earlier and was likely stronger now.
• Chaya promised to confront Frieza while Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Yajirobe prepared to fight his subordinates.
• Chaya sent Bulma back to Earth, then flew with Xia Qing and the others toward the enemy landing site while Nail remained with the Grand Elder.
• Frieza’s dark, overwhelming Ki spread across Namek, frightening the group and stopping them in midair as Chaya announced that Frieza was about to arrive.

Chaya and the others detected Frieza’s forces arriving on Namek and split up to target his subordinates while Chaya prepared to face Frieza. Frieza ordered his soldiers to search for the Dragon Balls, then sent Shisami to investigate powerful signals that might belong to the missing Abo and Kado.

• Son Goku, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin sensed Frieza’s forces and identified three powerful subordinates alongside thousands of lesser soldiers.
• Chaya advised the group to scatter and use their Ki to draw Frieza’s soldiers into separate fights, and the others spread out across Namek.
• Mephia encouraged Chaya to teach Frieza a lesson, and Chaya remained behind as Frieza’s powerful aura arrived.
• Frieza ordered Dodoria to search for the Dragon Balls, while several thousand Frieza Force soldiers spread across Namek.
• Dodoria’s Scouter detected two powerful signals and burned out, while Balf reported that Abo and Kado had disappeared from their assigned area.
• Frieza suspected Abo and Kado had come to Namek for the Dragon Balls and ordered Shisami to investigate the signals and eliminate the brothers if he found them.

Frieza detected the Namekians’ hidden strength and headed toward the Grand Elder, but Chaya drew him away and revealed himself as a Super Saiyan. Their reunion ended with Chaya unleashing his power as Frieza prepared to fight.

• Frieza watched the large Scouter detect the Namekians’ concealed power and ordered Dodoria to attack them.
• Frieza detected Nail’s energy near the Grand Elder’s residence and flew north to investigate.
• Chaya released his enormous Ki to attract Frieza, while Son Goku and the others sensed it and flew toward him.
• Frieza recognized Chaya as the Ancient Warrior who had once nearly killed him, and Chaya learned how Frieza had survived by sealing himself in an energy crystal.
• Chaya told Frieza that the true Ancient Warrior was Zangya, then revealed that he was a Super Saiyan and unleashed his golden power.

Xia Qing and Frieza fought on Namek after Frieza transformed into his final form and revealed his enormous power. As their battle shook the planet, Tien Shinhan, Son Goku, and Xia Qing’s siblings headed toward other powerful enemies.

• Xia Qing revealed his Super Saiyan form and told Frieza that he had killed many members of Frieza’s family.
• Frieza transformed into his final form and announced that his combat power was five billion.
• Xia Qing and Frieza traded attacks across Namek, avoiding damage to the planet’s core as their battle intensified.
• Xia Qing fired a curving Kamehameha, but Frieza dodged it.
• Tien Shinhan flew west toward Abo and Kado, followed by Son Goku, while Silica, Mephia, and Xia Qing headed toward the strongest nearby auras.

Yajirobe confronted Dodoria and his soldiers on Namek while Chaya and Frieza continued their battle. Frieza transformed into Silver Frieza, leaving Chaya facing his newly revealed full power.

• Dodoria led his soldiers toward a powerful energy reading and found Yajirobe among the bodies of fallen alien soldiers.
• Yajirobe cut down several of Dodoria’s soldiers, pursued Dodoria after he fled, and blocked his escape.
• Dodoria charged at Yajirobe after realizing he could not get away.
• Chaya and Frieza fought across the sky and ground, devastating the surrounding landscape.
• Frieza revealed that he had not used his full strength and transformed into Silver Frieza.