Recaps

Piccolo nearly defeated Dr. Gero, but Bulma’s arrival gave the scientist a chance to escape and revealed the location of his laboratory. As the Z Fighters headed there, Future Trunks learned that Bulma and Vegeta had not become a couple in this timeline, while Talot secretly helped Dr. Gero reach the laboratory so he could release Android 17 and Android 18.

• Piccolo overwhelmed Dr. Gero, severed his mechanical arm, and nearly killed him before Bulma arrived in a jet with Yajirobe.
• Dr. Gero blasted Bulma’s jet, and Future Trunks rescued her before it crashed, though Yajirobe was injured in the explosion.
• Bulma explained that she knew Trunks and revealed Dr. Gero’s identity and laboratory location; she also told Future Trunks that she had avoided Vegeta in this timeline.
• Vegeta led the Z Fighters toward Dr. Gero’s laboratory, while Son Gohan took Bulma and Yajirobe back toward West City.
• Talot noticed that this timeline differed from the one he knew, then used spatial transfer to help Dr. Gero reach his laboratory before the Z Fighters arrived.

Dr. Gero awakened Android 17 and Android 18, who pretended to obey before turning on him and killing him. After Android 18 showed interest in Android 16’s chamber, Future Trunks erupted into a Super Saiyan and unleashed a massive energy blast at the laboratory.

• Dr. Gero activated Android 17 and, convinced he had become obedient, also awakened Android 18.
• Android 17 and Android 18 acted loyal to Dr. Gero, then attacked him, took the shutdown controller, and Android 18 crushed it.
• Android 18 became curious about Android 16, and Android 17 killed Dr. Gero before she could awaken him.
• Android 17 greeted the Z Fighters, but his words provoked Future Trunks, who transformed into a Super Saiyan.
• Future Trunks fired a powerful energy blast into the laboratory, setting off a huge explosion.

Android 18 defeated Vegeta and Future Trunks, while Android 17 subdued Piccolo and Tien Shinhan. When Vegeta provoked the Androids again and they prepared to kill everyone, Talot emerged from hiding to intervene.

• Future Trunks's full-power attack failed to harm Android 17 and Android 18, who awakened Android 16 from his sleep chamber.
• Android 18 led Vegeta away and initially struggled against his fierce assault, but she turned the fight around and dislocated his left arm.
• Future Trunks charged Android 18 to protect Vegeta, but she shattered his sword and blasted both him and Vegeta until they could no longer fight.
• Android 17 knocked Piccolo and Tien Shinhan down while Android 18 stood over the defeated fighters.
• Vegeta rose and taunted Android 18, prompting her and Android 17 to prepare to kill everyone.
• Talot left his hiding place to intervene as the Androids threatened the group.

Talot appeared during the Androids’ attack, stopped Android 18’s Energy Beam without moving, and persuaded her to spare the defeated fighters. When Android 17 challenged him, Talot knocked him unconscious with one finger, leaving Android 18 crying out in alarm.

• Talot appeared and urged Android 18 to end the conflict, then agreed to take her attack in exchange for the others’ lives.
• Android 18 fired a powerful Energy Beam at Talot, but an invisible ki barrier dispersed it; she honored her promise and spared the fighters.
• Android 17 became interested in fighting Talot, while Android 16 warned that the data showed Android 17 was no match for him.
• Talot allowed Android 17 to attack, then stopped him with one finger and knocked him unconscious.
• Android 18 cried out anxiously for Android 17.

Talot defeated Android 17, spared the Androids, and explained parallel time-spaces to Future Trunks. He revealed the hidden threat of Cell and left the warriors preparing for what came next.

• Talot reassured Android 18 that Android 17 was alive and told her he did not consider the Androids enemies.
• Future Trunks warned Talot that the Androids would destroy his future, and Talot explained that Trunks had traveled to a parallel time-space rather than changed his own past.
• Talot opened a Time-Space Tunnel to demonstrate the distinction, then encouraged Trunks to accept that this time-space could develop differently.
• Android 18 and Android 16 left with the unconscious Android 17, while Talot gave the injured warriors Senzu Beans.
• Talot led everyone into Dr. Gero's hidden laboratory and revealed the threat of Cell, explaining that even Cell's Perfect form would not be his match.

Talot led Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others to Cell after they destroyed Dr. Gero’s secret lab, and Vegeta rushed into a fight he could not win. As the battle continued, Talot advised Piccolo that assimilating with Kami Piccolo could make him strong enough to surpass Cell, and Piccolo asked Talot to teach him.

• Talot told the group he had located Cell, then they demolished Dr. Gero’s secret laboratory and Piccolo destroyed its remains with a final energy blast.
• Talot used Instant Transmission to take everyone to a Southern Islands town, where Cell had drained dozens of people and planned to hunt in larger cities.
• The group sensed that Cell carried their energies, and Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan 1 before charging at him.
• Cell trapped Vegeta with his tail, threw him into a building, and evaded Vegeta’s Galick Gun as their fight continued in the air.
• Talot told Piccolo that assimilating with Kami Piccolo could increase his strength at least tenfold, and Piccolo asked Talot to teach him.

Talot directed Piccolo toward Namek and urged him to merge with Kami Piccolo before Kami died, while Vegeta fought Cell and was overwhelmed. Talot destroyed Cell to save Vegeta, whose recovery left him stronger, and his remark about a higher stage of Super Saiyan 1 caught Vegeta and Future Trunks’ attention.

• Talot told Piccolo that Namek held the answer to becoming stronger and urged him to merge with Kami Piccolo before Kami died.
• Cell outlasted Vegeta’s burst of strength, counterattacked, and left him severely injured in a crater.
• Future Trunks rushed to save Vegeta, but Talot used Space Power to reach Cell first and stop him from absorbing Vegeta.
• Talot used God of Destruction Power to erase Cell completely, while the others watched in shock.
• Talot remarked that his world’s Vegeta could defeat Cell effortlessly and referred to Vegeta’s form as the first stage of Super Saiyan 1.
• Krillin gave Vegeta a Senzu Bean, restoring him and raising his Base Form to 12 million points.

After Cell’s defeat, Talot returned to West City with Vegeta, Future Trunks, and the others, where he revealed to Bulma that she was his wife in his spacetime. Future Trunks reacted furiously and demanded the truth, while Talot defended Bulma from his uncontrolled aura and stressed that different spacetimes held different possibilities.

• Talot told Vegeta and Future Trunks that Super Saiyan had further stages beyond their current transformations, giving them a new direction for training.
• Talot used Space Power to bring Vegeta, Future Trunks, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin back to West City, where Bulma, Son Gohan, and Yajirobe learned that Cell and the Android threat had been eliminated.
• Talot told Son Gohan that he had watched Goku grow up in his spacetime, and Bulma pressed him to explain their relationship there.
• Talot revealed that Bulma was his wife in his spacetime, shocking everyone and prompting Future Trunks to reject the claim angrily.
• Future Trunks transformed and unleashed a dangerous aura, so Talot stood in front of Bulma and warned him that his outburst could harm her.

Talot knocked Future Trunks unconscious after he refused to accept the timeline differences, then explained his timeline to the others. After visiting Kakarot, Talot returned and began a relationship with this timeline’s Bulma, leaving their future together unresolved.

• Future Trunks rejected Talot’s explanation, so Talot used an invisible force to knock him unconscious and had Bulma arrange a room for him.
• Talot described his timeline, including Raditz and Nappa living on Earth and Vegeta reaching Super Saiyan 2, before the others went their separate ways.
• Talot traveled with Son Gohan to Mount Paozu, met this timeline’s Kakarot and Chi-Chi, and later returned to Bulma.
• Talot told Bulma about his wife and son in his own timeline, then embraced and kissed Bulma after she admitted she might consider being with him.
• Talot and Bulma spent the night together, and Talot fell asleep worrying about how Bulma and Selari from his timeline might react.
• Talot woke after nine in the evening and agreed to go downstairs with Bulma for food.

Piccolo reunited with Kami and became whole again, then warned the Androids about Cell and urged them not to harm innocents. He later arrived at Capsule Corp to meet Talot, while Trunks reconciled with his place in the altered timeline and accepted Bulma as another mother.

• Kami Piccolo chose to assimilate with Piccolo, and Piccolo gained a tremendous increase in power as well as Kami's abilities, though Earth's Dragon Balls turned to stone.
• Piccolo found Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16, explained that Cell had been killed by Talot, and warned the Androids against harming innocents.
• Android 16 detected that Piccolo's power had changed, while Android 17 doubted Piccolo was stronger than before.
• Vegeta dragged Future Trunks into training, and Trunks reconsidered his role in the altered timeline, apologized to Talot, and accepted Bulma's offer to call her Mom.
• Piccolo arrived at Capsule Corp to see Talot, thanked him for helping him reunite with Kami, and asked to be called Piccolo.

Piccolo, Bulma, and Talot traveled to Namek to revive Earth's victims, restore the damage caused by the Androids, and find a new Kami. Dende agreed to become Earth's Kami, and after Bulma wished to remain young forever, he began restoring Earth's Dragon Balls at Kami's Lookout.

• Piccolo asked Talot to take him to Namek, and Bulma joined them; Future Trunks was left behind when Talot transported them away.
• The Grand Elder welcomed Piccolo and Bulma, chose Dende to become Earth's Kami, and summoned Porunga with the Namekian Dragon Balls.
• Piccolo wished back the people Cell had killed and restored the damage from the Androids incident, while Bulma wished to stay young forever.
• Talot taught Piccolo Instant Transmission before returning to Kami's Lookout with Bulma and Dende.
• Popo welcomed Dende as Earth's new Kami and brought out Shenron's model so Dende could begin restoring Earth's Dragon Balls.

Dende restored Earth's Dragon Balls and upgraded Shenron, prompting Talot to gather them and test the changes. Talot also agreed to guide Future Trunks and Vegeta's training, then encountered Androids 16, 17, and 18 while retrieving a Dragon Ball and invited them to make a wish to remove their bombs.

• Dende restored the Dragon Balls with his power and told Bulma that Shenron had received an upgrade.
• Talot agreed to guide Future Trunks toward surpassing Super Saiyan and recommended that he train with Vegeta in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, warning them about its limits.
• Talot used the Dragon Ball Radar and Instant Transmission to locate the scattered Dragon Balls.
• Android 18 found the Seven-Star Dragon Ball in a South City park, where Talot arrived to retrieve it.
• Talot explained the Dragon Balls and offered the Androids a wish to remove their bombs; Android 16 confirmed that Piccolo could now defeat Androids 17 and 18.
• Android 18 gave Talot the Dragon Ball, and the three Androids agreed to travel with him, meet Future Trunks, and make a wish.

Talot used the upgraded Dragon Balls to remove the bombs from Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18, then saved the second wish and sealed the stones away. After Future Trunks and Vegeta arrived, Talot agreed to teach them about Super Saiyan 1’s advanced stages, leaving Vegeta stunned by how much further the transformation could develop.

• Dende summoned Shenron, and Android 18 wished for the bombs inside herself, Android 16, and Android 17 to be removed.
• Bulma suggested using the second wish to cure Son Goku, but Talot explained that Goku would recover soon and that saving the wish would shorten the Dragon Balls’ recharge time, so Bulma declined to use it.
• Talot used Space Power to retrieve the petrified Dragon Balls and ordered Popo to seal them away unless they were absolutely needed.
• Vegeta and Future Trunks arrived, and Android 18 asked Future Trunks to explain what she and Android 17 had done in his future; his account left her shocked and confused.
• Future Trunks and Vegeta asked Talot to teach them how to go beyond Super Saiyan, and Talot demonstrated Super Saiyan 1 Second Grade and Full Power while explaining the four stages.

Talot demonstrated Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3 to Vegeta and Future Trunks, then helped Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 settle in with Bulma. Two days later, Talot sensed Son Goku and Gohan arriving after Goku recovered from his heart disease, and he went to meet them with Bulma.

• Talot transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3, leaving Vegeta and Future Trunks stunned by the forms’ power.
• Talot confirmed that Super Saiyan 4 existed but advised Vegeta to progress gradually, while Popo prepared the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for Vegeta and Future Trunks.
• Talot and Bulma offered Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 temporary lodging, and the three Androids accepted.
• Bulma arranged places for the Androids to stay in West City, and their relationships with her and Talot grew closer over two peaceful days.
• Talot sensed Son Goku and Gohan arriving, recognized that Son Goku had recovered, and told Bulma and the Androids they were there.

After Vegeta and Future Trunks emerged from two years of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Son Goku saw how far Vegeta had surpassed him. Talot arrived at Kami's Lookout and accepted Vegeta's challenge, and Vegeta began their fight by transforming into Super Saiyan Full Power.

• Talot warned Son Goku that Vegeta and Future Trunks had entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, prompting Son Goku to hurry to Kami's Lookout.
• Vegeta and Future Trunks emerged after two years of training, and Vegeta taunted Son Goku with his newfound strength.
• Talot arrived and recognized that both Saiyans had mastered Super Saiyan 2, while Vegeta's strength exceeded his expectations.
• Vegeta challenged Talot, and Talot accepted as Son Goku and Future Trunks watched from Kami's Lookout.
• Vegeta released his base-form power, which Talot measured at 2.2 billion, then transformed into Super Saiyan Full Power.

Vegeta pushed Talot to reveal the overwhelming gap between them, then transformed into Super Saiyan 2 Peak. Talot agreed to fight him seriously, and their final clash began above Kami's Lookout.

• Vegeta's Super Saiyan Full Power attacks and Super Galick Gun failed to penetrate Talot's ki defense, while Talot's God Power warned Vegeta of an attack.
• Vegeta unleashed Super Saiyan 2, causing disasters across Earth and revealing the form to Son Goku and Son Gohan as Future Trunks explained the Saiyan transformations.
• Talot judged that Vegeta still lacked the power to make him transform, and Vegeta asked how he compared to the Vegeta from Talot's world.
• Talot praised Vegeta's fighting spirit and agreed to have some fun with him; they charged at each other, and their clash erupted in a flash of light.

Talot overwhelmed Vegeta’s Super Saiyan 2 Full Power and revealed Super Saiyan 4 after Vegeta unleashed Final Flash. Vegeta learned that Talot’s new form was only its initial stage, leaving the others to wonder how far Saiyan transformations could evolve.

• Talot outmatched Vegeta in their fight and warned him that forcing out more power could harm his future training.
• Vegeta rejected Talot’s warning, continued fighting, and endured Talot’s attacks before rising above Kami’s Lookout to charge Final Flash.
• Vegeta fired Final Flash at Talot, but Talot’s bloodline power stopped and shattered the attack as he transformed into a crimson-furred Red-Haired Monkey.
• Talot confirmed to Vegeta that his new form was Super Saiyan 4, and Vegeta collapsed from exhaustion before Talot restored some of his strength.
• Talot told Future Trunks and the others that his Super Saiyan 4 was only its initial stage.

Talot revealed Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker and told Son Gohan that Saiyans might one day reach Super Saiyan 5. After Son Goku and Son Gohan finished training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Vegeta arrived at Kami's Lookout to challenge them.

• Talot transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, explaining that it was the complete form of Super Saiyan 4.
• Son Gohan asked whether Super Saiyan 5 existed, and Talot said it had not been proven but that Saiyans had no limits and everyone had the potential to reach it.
• Talot returned to West City, while Future Trunks later went back to his timeline to face the Androids and Cell.
• Son Goku and Son Gohan trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, mastering Super Saiyan 2 and greatly increasing their strength.
• After Son Goku and Son Gohan emerged from training, Talot joined them at Kami's Lookout, and Vegeta arrived eager to fight Son Goku.

Son Goku and Vegeta reunited on Kami's Lookout to settle their long-awaited rivalry, but Goku first paused the match to eat. Afterward, they began a fierce Super Saiyan Full Power battle, with Goku introducing a new fighting style as Talot watched and kept the Lookout safe.

• Vegeta arrived on Kami's Lookout, and he and Son Goku compared their strength before transforming into Super Saiyan Full Power.
• Son Goku's stomach rumbled, so Vegeta agreed to postpone the fight while Popo served food for Goku and Son Gohan.
• After eating, Son Goku and Vegeta flew above the Lookout, released their auras, and began their battle.
• Vegeta opened with punches and a barrage of Energy Blasts, but Son Goku dodged and used Instant Transmission before Vegeta countered him.
• Son Goku announced that he would use an improved Turtle School Fighting Method, and the two Saiyans clashed repeatedly in the sky.
• Talot dispersed the battle's storm before it hit Kami's Lookout, while Son Gohan declined to interrupt the fight and watched from the platform.

Son Goku and Vegeta’s escalating sparring match pushed them both to the peak of Super Saiyan 2, where they sensed Super Saiyan 3 within reach. They agreed that whoever broke through first would win, then resumed fighting at full power.

• Son Goku used Instant Transmission to unleash a Kamehameha at Vegeta, who survived by transforming into Super Saiyan 2.
• Talot moved Son Gohan and the battle away from Kami’s Lookout, and Son Goku followed with Instant Transmission.
• Son Goku and Vegeta fought in their Super Saiyan 2 Full Power forms, trading powerful attacks across the Southern Continent.
• After hundreds of exchanges, Son Goku and Vegeta realized they had both sensed the realm of Super Saiyan 3 and agreed to compete to reach it first.
• Son Goku and Vegeta raised their power again and resumed their clash, with Vegeta attacking first and Son Goku blocking and countering.

Son Goku and Vegeta pushed each other past their limits during a fierce battle and both transformed into Super Saiyan 3. Talot stopped their out-of-control energy clash, and Vegeta set his sights on reaching Super Saiyan 4 before Son Goku.

• Vegeta urged Son Goku to use Kaio-ken, but Son Goku explained that combining it with his current form would endanger his body.
• Under pressure, Vegeta broke through his limits and gained the advantage, but Son Goku soon broke through as well and struck him with an uppercut.
• Son Goku and Vegeta launched a Super Kamehameha and Super Galick Gun at each other, while Talot stabilized the collapsing space and told Son Gohan to study their transformations.
• The clash pushed Son Goku and Vegeta into Super Saiyan 3 simultaneously, and their escalating attacks threatened to injure or kill them.
• Talot sent a Destruction Particle into the center of the energy clash, making both attacks dissipate and bringing Son Goku and Vegeta back to their senses.
• Son Goku and Vegeta realized they had achieved Super Saiyan 3, and Vegeta vowed to reach Super Saiyan 4 before Son Goku.

After Son Goku and Vegeta tied while reaching Super Saiyan 3, Talot explained that their missing tails caused the form’s energy leakage. Six months later, Talot had recovered and prepared to leave for his own timeline with Bulma and Android 18, while Bulma planned to develop technology connecting timelines.

• Son Goku and Vegeta both reached Super Saiyan 3, but their energy rapidly drained, and their match ended in a tie.
• Talot revealed that their missing tails caused Super Saiyan 3’s energy leakage and were also necessary for reaching Super Saiyan 4; Son Goku and Vegeta planned to wish for their tails back.
• Over the next six months, Talot surpassed his former strength, and Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Vegeta restored their tails with Shenron’s help; Piccolo returned from Namek having mastered Dragon God Power.
• Talot upgraded his Storage Small World with Porunga, brought Future Trunks and Future Bulma to the past timeline, and used Shenron’s second wish to restore Future Bulma’s youth.
• After a farewell banquet, Talot opened a Time-Space Tunnel to take Bulma and Android 18 to his own timeline, and Bulma proposed developing technology to connect timelines.

Talot traveled through the Time-Space Corridor, witnessed several altered timelines, and entered the Dragon Ball GT timeline to see Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta fighting Super One-Star Dragon. His arrival drew the attention of Gogeta and the GT Warriors just as Super One-Star Dragon decided to destroy the world.

• Talot left Bulma and Android 18 safely in the Storage Small World, said goodbye to the Z Fighters, and entered the Time-Space Tunnel.
• Talot passed several Alternative Timelines, including worlds where Vegeta ruled Earth, Frieza destroyed the Saiyans, Cell was defeated by Trunks and Son Goten, and Majin Buu absorbed everyone on Earth.
• Talot reached the Dragon Ball GT timeline, sensed Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta's extraordinary power, and entered the world to observe the battle.
• Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta toyed with Super One-Star Dragon and knocked him through ruined buildings while the GT Warriors watched.
• Talot appeared unnoticed nearby, but Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta sensed him, and the GT Warriors grew wary when they could not detect his energy.
• Super One-Star Dragon flew out of the ruins and decided to destroy the world after Gogeta humiliated him.

Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta purified Super One-Star Dragon’s ultimate Negative Energy attack and struck him down, but a mysterious Space-Time Rift appeared and empowered the surviving One-Star Dragon. Gogeta’s fusion then ended prematurely as One-Star Dragon began transforming into a greater threat.

• Super One-Star Dragon fired a massive Negative Energy Bomb, but Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta kicked it back as Positive Energy and destroyed the Negative Energy surrounding Earth.
• Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta overwhelmed Super One-Star Dragon with a Super-Sized Kamehameha, leaving him alive in his normal form, while six Dragon Balls scattered nearby.
• A Space-Time Rift opened above the battlefield, and an evil light emerged from it to heal One-Star Dragon and drive his power toward a higher realm.
• Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta began charging another Super-Sized Kamehameha, but his fusion ended early, separating him into Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta.
• One-Star Dragon called the six scattered Dragon Balls back into his body and began an extraordinary transformation inside a blood-red sphere of evil energy.

Demonized Super One-Star Dragon overwhelmed Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta, then prepared to destroy Earth and the surrounding universe. Talot stopped his Super Negative Energy Bomb with one hand and revealed his God of Destruction Power, leaving Demonized Super One-Star Dragon enraged and ready to confront him.

• Super One-Star Dragon emerged from the blood-red sphere in a demonized form, and his evil energy locked down Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta.
• Demonized Super One-Star Dragon struck Son Goku and Vegeta with an Evil Slash Wave, knocking them out of Super Saiyan 4 and leaving them near death.
• Demonized Super One-Star Dragon began gathering Negative Energy to destroy Earth, while disasters spread across the world and other dimensions.
• Talot appeared before the Super Negative Energy Bomb and stopped it with one hand, then erased it with God of Destruction Power.
• Demonized Super One-Star Dragon demanded to know who Talot was, and Talot called himself a passing Saiyan and a God of Destruction.