Chapter Summaries

Goku’s power surpassed Frieza’s until Frieza unleashed a new metallic-gold transformation. Watching through the Crystal Ball, Rhode discovered that the form was not Golden Frieza but still far stronger than Goku’s normal state, and Goku began to change in response.

• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and stacked Great Ape Power, overpowering Frieza and driving him back.
• Frieza grew furious and released his full power, unleashing a shockwave that forced Goku to retreat.
• In the Great Demon World, Rhode paused after analyzing a third Super Dragon Ball when Aila drew his attention to Frieza transforming on the Crystal Ball.
• Rhode observed that Frieza’s metallic-gold form was not Golden Frieza and had a Power Level of around twenty Thousand Trillion.
• Goku returned to his normal state, but as Rhode watched for his response to Frieza’s overwhelming power, an unexpected change appeared on Goku’s body.

Frieza transformed into Golden Frieza, raising his power to a level that shocked Goku’s allies as he prepared to fight Goku. Bulma revealed Rhode’s Potara Earrings as a last-resort fusion plan, but Raditz held them back while Goku faced Frieza alone.

• Frieza transformed into Golden Frieza, increasing his Power Level to twenty thousand trillion and frightening Raditz, Vegeta, and Bulma.
• Bulma showed Raditz the Potara Earrings Rhode had left behind, explaining that two powerful warriors could use them to create a stronger fighter.
• Raditz decided that he and Goku were the two strongest and kept the earrings as a final trump card in case Goku could not defeat Frieza.
• Frieza called his transformation Super Frieza and challenged Goku to show how he would face him.
• Goku said he would fight with everything he had and transformed into his red-furred, muscular form.

Goku revealed Super Saiyan 4 and fought Super Frieza, whose strength initially far surpassed his. As Frieza unleashed his full power, Goku’s aura changed and red traces appeared, leaving Frieza to realize Goku had more strength than he had shown.

• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4, shocking Vegeta, Trunks, and Raditz with the form’s power and hard-to-sense aura.
• Goku and Super Frieza exchanged test blows, and Frieza said he had used one percent of his power while Goku said he had used about one fifth.
• Frieza offered to recruit Goku, but Goku refused and attacked, prompting Frieza to fight him in earnest.
• Goku and Frieza traded attacks and grappled while repeatedly increasing their power, devastating the land below and forcing the spectators to retreat.
• Frieza unleashed his full strength, and Goku’s power rose to match him as faint red traces appeared in Goku’s aura.

Goku fought Frieza while using Super Saiyan 4 and 20x Kaio-ken, and he kept pace longer than Frieza expected. Frieza trapped Goku in a barrage and launched a massive energy blast, forcing Goku to counter with a Turtle School Ki Wave.

• Frieza recognized that Goku was using a power-boosting technique, and Goku admitted he had activated 20x Kaio-ken on top of Super Saiyan 4.
• Frieza and Goku broke their stalemate and resumed fighting, while their clashes and leaking power caused disasters across Earth.
• Goku guided the battle higher above Earth, and Frieza grew shocked when Goku's strength did not weaken over time.
• Frieza pulled away and fired Death Beams, but Goku dodged them and struck Frieza with an energy sphere.
• Frieza surrounded Goku with Energy Blasts, detonated them, and hurled a massive energy blast at him.
• Goku moved downward to protect Earth and began charging a Turtle School Ki Wave to meet Frieza's attack.

Goku defeated Frieza, but an explosion devastated West City while he was about to finish him. Goku found Raditz fighting a powerful green monster and, after learning Bardock and Gine were missing, intervened and launched a Kamehameha at the monster.

• Goku used the Thirty-Times Kaio-ken to overpower Frieza in their beam struggle, and Frieza was badly injured when his energy sphere exploded.
• Goku prepared to kill Frieza, while Rhode analyzed the fourth Super Dragon Ball and simulated a trace of Dragon God Power.
• An explosion destroyed West City, and Goku rushed there to find Raditz fighting a green, winged monster as Bulma and the others lay injured.
• Bulma told Goku that the monster had destroyed the city and that Bardock and Gine were gone; Goku restored himself with a Senzu Bean and reached Fifty-Times Kaio-ken.
• Goku knocked the monster away, stopped Raditz's collapsing transformation, gave him a Senzu Bean, and then attacked the monster with a Kamehameha.

Rhode discovered that a Perfect Cell had crossed through a Space-Time Tunnel to attack Earth, and he chose to finish fusing with the remaining Super Dragon Balls before returning. On Earth, Cell survived Goku’s Turtle School Ki Wave, revealing power greater than Goku’s.

• Rhode used the Crystal Ball and Time Reversal to learn that Perfect Cell had arrived through a Space-Time Tunnel and attacked Bardock, Gine, and Launch.
• Perfect Cell absorbed Imperfect Cell, destroyed West City with an energy blast, and injured Raditz, Bulma, and the others.
• Raditz transformed into Super Saiyan 4 and used Kaio-ken against Cell, while Goku arrived, rescued Raditz, and fought Cell.
• Rhode told Aila they would handle the remaining Super Dragon Balls before returning to the Main World.
• Goku struck Cell with a Turtle School Ki Wave, but Cell emerged unharmed with ki greater than Goku’s.

Goku defeated Super Saiyan 3 Cell by pushing the Kaio-ken to one hundred times, but the strain left him collapsing until Chi-Chi revived him with Senzu Beans. As Bulma sent Krillin, Yamcha, and Piccolo to collect the Dragon Balls, a mysterious ki blast suddenly struck the group.

• Cell revealed his eighty-thousand-trillion power and clashed with Goku, intending to use the fight to break through his own bottleneck.
• Goku unleashed the Hundred-Times Kaio-ken and overwhelmed Cell with a Turtle School Ki Wave that swallowed him and carried him into space.
• Goku collapsed after the attack, but Chi-Chi caught him and fed him Senzu Beans, while Kid Gohan and the others gathered around him.
• Raditz grieved over his parents' deaths, and Krillin reassured him that Mr. Rhode might know another way to revive them.
• Bulma gave Dragon Radars to Krillin, Yamcha, and Piccolo so they could search for the Dragon Balls, while Vegeta, Nappa, and Trunks reflected on their strength.
• As Krillin, Yamcha, and Piccolo took off to find the Dragon Balls, a powerful ki blast suddenly descended and exploded among everyone.

Frieza returned to Earth fully healed and attacked the Earth Warriors, but Goku protected them and recovered with a Senzu Bean. As Frieza prepared to destroy them, Raditz used Potara Earrings to fuse Goku and Vegeta into Super Saiyan 4 Vegito, who kicked Frieza’s blast away and appeared before him.

• Frieza’s surviving soldiers healed him in a Healing Tank, and he returned to Earth to attack Goku and the others.
• Goku used Super Saiyan 4 and an extreme Kaio-ken to shield everyone from Frieza’s blast, leaving himself gravely injured.
• Krillin gave Chi-Chi a Senzu Bean, and she helped Goku eat it and recover while Vegeta and Raditz held Frieza off.
• Frieza revealed his increased power and launched a full-strength blast at the group, prompting Vegeta and Nappa to charge toward him in desperation.
• Raditz threw Potara Earrings to Goku and Vegeta, fusing them into Super Saiyan 4 Vegito.
• Vegito kicked Frieza’s energy blast into space, and then flashed in front of Frieza, whose power he far surpassed.

Vegito nearly killed Frieza, but Cell suddenly returned in a golden form and saved him. Golden Cell revealed that Goku’s attack had helped him transform, setting up a confrontation with Vegito.

• Frieza charged Vegito, but Vegito defeated him without moving and pinned him with his ki.
• Vegito began an attack to kill Frieza, then vanished just before an explosion struck his position.
• Cell reappeared beside the surviving Frieza, transformed into a golden form, and introduced himself as Golden Cell.
• Golden Cell revealed that Goku’s power had helped him break through his limits and reach Tier Seven.
• Golden Cell told Vegito that he had seen another Vegito in a different world and confidently dismissed that fighter’s strength.

Super Saiyan 4 Vegito and Golden Cell tested each other’s strength, with Vegito repeatedly countering Golden Cell’s Instant Transmission attacks by sensing his ki. After Golden Cell acknowledged Vegito’s abilities and threatened his loved ones, Vegito launched the next attack, leaving their serious battle about to begin.

• Golden Cell used Instant Transmission to attack Super Saiyan 4 Vegito from behind, but Vegito sensed his ki and countered.
• Super Saiyan 4 Vegito struck Golden Cell and blocked his repeated attacks from multiple angles, including assaults launched with Instant Transmission.
• Golden Cell pulled back and admitted that he had underestimated Super Saiyan 4 Vegito.
• Super Saiyan 4 Vegito and Golden Cell recognized that their exchange had only been a test, and Golden Cell threatened to kill Vegito’s relatives and friends.
• Super Saiyan 4 Vegito dismissed Golden Cell’s threat and attacked him directly.

Super Saiyan 4 Vegito used a barrage of Ki Blasts to force Golden Cell to teleport into a prepared attack, then struck him with a Kamehameha. Golden Cell survived by teleporting away and regenerating, leaving Vegito to plan how to counter his Instant Transmission and recovery.

• Golden Cell attacked Super Saiyan 4 Vegito with a fist and Death Beams, but Vegito blocked the beams and blasted him with a Compressed Ki Blast.
• Super Saiyan 4 Vegito fired several dozen Ki Blasts to surround Golden Cell and force him to use Instant Transmission.
• Golden Cell teleported beside Super Saiyan 4 Vegito, where Vegito's Ki Blasts cut him in half before a Turtle School Ki Wave engulfed him.
• Golden Cell escaped to Frieza and regenerated completely, while Frieza backed away and watched warily.
• Super Saiyan 4 Vegito realized he needed to counter Golden Cell's regeneration and ki-sensing Instant Transmission, then formed a plan.

Super Saiyan 4 Vegito nearly defeated Golden Cell, but Goku and Vegeta defused before the finishing blow, forcing Goku and the others to stop Golden Cell’s redirected attack from destroying Earth. Golden Cell confronted the exhausted group, only to hear a terrifying voice behind him.

• Super Saiyan 4 Vegito used successive Kaio-ken boosts to break Golden Cell’s arm, block his escape with Instant Transmission, and blast him with a Turtle School Ki Wave.
• Vegito defused into Goku and Vegeta before the attack could finish Golden Cell, who absorbed and redirected the weakened blast toward Earth.
• Goku used Hundred-Times Kaio-ken to meet the falling blast, while the exhausted Vegeta could barely stand.
• Chi-Chi, Gohan, Krillin, Raditz, Bulma, Android 17, Android 18, Yamcha, Tien, Trunks, Nappa, and the other Earth Warriors joined Goku and pushed the blast back, saving Earth.
• Golden Cell approached the exhausted group, mocked them, and claimed victory, but a calm voice behind him asked whether he found it funny.

Rhode returned to Earth and used his enhanced Dragon God Power to heal Goku and the others, restore West City and its victims, and strengthen the planet. He left Golden Cell facing a fully recovered group after reassuring everyone that the damage had been undone.

• Rhode appeared before Golden Cell after Goku and the others had been exhausted, then used the Restoration Technique to heal and revive their strength.
• Bulma challenged Rhode about whether he had watched West City be destroyed, and Rhode said he had only recently returned and apologized for the city's loss.
• Rhode used his wish-granting power to restore West City, undo the damage from Earth's battles, and change ordinary people's unpleasant memories.
• Rhode reinforced Earth to withstand clashes between powerful fighters.
• Bardock, Gine, and everyone who had died in West City came back to life, and Goku and Raditz thanked Rhode.

Rhode revived the dead and restored West City, then easily subdued Golden Cell. By examining Cell’s memories, Rhode discovered that a hidden Black Robe had helped him travel between worlds and suspected that the Main World’s coordinates had been exposed.

• Rhode revived everyone and restored West City, astonishing the Earth Warriors and making Vegeta and Nappa realize they could not challenge him.
• Rhode decided to let Vegeta and Nappa choose whether to remain on Earth and change their ways, rather than forcing them to die before joining the Victory Team.
• Rhode ignored Golden Cell’s apparent inaction, then used the Forced Fusion Technique to pull him in and examine his memories.
• Rhode learned that a Black Robe had opened passages between worlds for Golden Cell and had stopped responding after Cell called for help.
• Rhode suspected that the Black Robe’s group had targeted him and concluded that the Main World’s coordinates had been exposed, so he planned to use stronger clones and conceal his strength on future trips.

Rhode captured Golden Cell and warned the Earth Warriors that stronger enemies were working with him. After sealing Golden Cell in the Time Chamber, Rhode declared the crisis over, but a new figure appeared.

• Rhode separated Golden Cell from Cell, ordered him to summon the Black Robe, and sensed across Universe 7 for the visitor, but no one appeared.
• Rhode told the Earth Warriors that Golden Cell had companions who were likely stronger than Cell, prompting Goku and Raditz to resolve to train harder and Vegeta to vow to surpass Goku.
• Rhode sealed Golden Cell inside the Space Cube and sent him to the Time Chamber to keep Super One-Star Dragon company.
• Rhode declared the crisis over and Earth peaceful again, but a figure appeared as he finished speaking.

After the battle on Earth, Rhode told the group to grow stronger and arranged for Goku to train Trunks, who had come from a world threatened by the Androids. Trunks explained the danger, and Bulma’s questions sparked speculation about which Saiyan and unusual-haired woman might be his parents.

• Aila emerged from hiding, and Rhode explained that Cell’s cautious Black Robe accomplices had avoided being lured out.
• Rhode urged everyone to learn from the battle and told Goku to train Trunks; Goku promised to help him save his world.
• Trunks told the group that Android 17 and Android 18 threatened his world, surprising everyone who knew their counterparts as good people.
• Bulma asked whether Trunks could become a Super Saiyan, then began guessing who his parents were, prompting everyone to gossip.

Rhode met Kid Gohan and learned that he wanted to surpass Goku so he could bring his father home to spend more time with Chi-Chi. He agreed to train Gohan, and after Chi-Chi approved, Rhode prepared a flying pod to take him along.

• Rhode sent Goku to train Trunks and dismissed the others, then called Chi-Chi and Kid Gohan over.
• Chi-Chi introduced Kid Gohan to Rhode as his grandmaster and to Aila as his grandmaster’s wife.
• Rhode asked Kid Gohan about his goal, and Gohan said he wanted to surpass Goku so Goku would spend more time with his mother.
• Rhode offered to train Kid Gohan, and Chi-Chi agreed to let him take Gohan for a while.
• After Chi-Chi left to find Goku, Rhode materialized a Frieza-style flying pod for Kid Gohan.

Rhode gave Kid Gohan a small aircraft, then prepared to take him to meet an older version of himself in another world. After sharing information about the Legendary Super Saiyan Bloodline with Aila, Rhode and Kid Gohan left Earth through a Space-Time Tunnel.

• Rhode gave Kid Gohan a Frieza-style aircraft and noticed that Frieza had escaped into deep space, but decided not to pursue him.
• Rhode and Aila discussed whether they wanted children and agreed they had no plans to become parents for now.
• Rhode synchronized information about the Legendary Super Saiyan Bloodline to Aila and encouraged her to study its obscure details.
• Rhode told Aila he planned to visit the world Trunks came from; Aila chose to stay behind and study the bloodline information.
• Rhode opened a Space-Time Tunnel, took Kid Gohan with him, and left the Main World to visit the world of one-armed Gohan.

Rhode brought Kid Gohan to the alternate Earth, where One-Armed Gohan recognized him and welcomed him back. The reunited fighters headed to Gohan’s home, while Rhode wondered why Goku had not been revived in this world.

• Rhode and Kid Gohan emerged from the Space-Time Tunnel on the alternate Earth.
• One-Armed Gohan sensed their arrival, used Instant Transmission to reach them, and excitedly recognized Rhode.
• One-Armed Gohan thanked Rhode for saving him and Earth, and Rhode praised Gohan’s own efforts.
• Vegeta, Trunks, and Piccolo arrived through Instant Transmission, and One-Armed Gohan introduced Rhode as Earth’s savior.
• One-Armed Gohan invited Rhode and Kid Gohan to his home to see Chi-Chi and meet his daughter, Pansy.

Rhode reunited with One-Armed Gohan and learned that Gohan had awakened Beast Form to defeat Majin Buu. After Chi-Chi and Gohan asked him to, Rhode revived Goku, who immediately wanted to fight him; Rhode ended the chapter by asking whether Goku had met the God of Destruction.

• Rhode arrived at Mount Paozu with Kid Gohan and met Chi-Chi, Videl, Pansy, One-Armed Gohan, and Piccolo.
• One-Armed Gohan recounted how he awakened Beast Form and defeated Majin Buu after Vegeta sacrificed himself and Piccolo was killed.
• Rhode learned that Gohan had not found all the Super Dragon Balls needed to revive Goku, and he offered to bring Goku back himself.
• Chi-Chi and One-Armed Gohan agreed, and Rhode revived Goku instantly in front of everyone.
• Goku greeted Rhode and challenged him to a fight, but One-Armed Gohan persuaded them to wait until after the welcome party.
• As everyone prepared to go to Bulma's, Rhode asked Goku whether he had met the God of Destruction.