Recaps

Fat Buu turned Rage Shenron into chocolate and ate him, but soon suffered severe stomach pain as something rampaged inside him. At Kami's Lookout, Krillin realized the Dragon Balls were missing.

• Fat Buu dodged through Rage Shenron's candy forest and said that the dragon looked tastier than the candy.
• Rage Shenron burned his essence to fire a massive lightning beam at Fat Buu, but Fat Buu erased it with a pink ray.
• Fat Buu transformed Rage Shenron into a piece of chocolate and ate it.
• Fat Buu doubled over in pain as his stomach churned and his body changed shape.
• Krillin watched Fat Buu's fight from Kami's Lookout, then noticed that the Dragon Balls were missing.

Fat Buu spat out the Five-Star Dragon Ball after failing to digest it, and Krillin confirmed that four groups had purified their Dragon Balls. Vegeta confronted Eis Shenron in the far north, where the Dragon revealed that he knew everything about the Saiyan Prince.

• Fat Buu retched up the Five-Star Dragon Ball, then tucked it away and flew back to Kami's Lookout.
• Krillin noted that Chiaotzu, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Fat Buu had succeeded, while Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta remained.
• Krillin sensed Goku battling Nuova Shenron in the northwest and Vegeta beginning a fight against Eis Shenron in the north.
• Vegeta demanded that Eis Shenron surrender his Dragon Ball and kill himself, dismissing him as trash.
• Eis Shenron calmly declared that he knew absolutely everything about Vegeta.

Vegeta fought Eis Shenron, whose speed, freezing attacks, and knowledge of Vegeta’s pride gave him the upper hand. Eis Shenron reflected Vegeta’s Final Flash back into his shoulder and left him battered in a deep crater.

• Eis Shenron taunted Vegeta by exposing his insecurities and desire to surpass Goku and Krillin, provoking Vegeta into attacking.
• Eis Shenron dodged Vegeta’s punch, froze his arms, and narrowly missed him with an explosive ice projectile.
• Vegeta shattered the ice and fired a Final Flash, but Eis Shenron blocked it with a rune-covered ice wall that reflected the blast into Vegeta’s shoulder.
• Eis Shenron kicked the wounded Vegeta into the ice field, then criticized his predictable fighting style and anger.

Vegeta lay injured beneath the ice after Eis Shenron mocked his pride, and memories of his defeats and rivalry with Kakarot, Gohan, and Krillin flooded back. He reclaimed his Saiyan pride as a source of strength, awakened a crimson aura, and left Eis Shenron stunned.

• Vegeta lay motionless at the bottom of an ice crater as memories of Planet Vegeta, Frieza, and his repeated defeats returned.
• Vegeta recalled how fusing with Kakarot had given him power he could not achieve alone, leaving him resentful and ashamed.
• Vegeta accepted Eis Shenron's criticisms but declared that his pride was his weapon and vowed to rise every time he was defeated.
• Vegeta stood and drew on the memory of Gogeta's power, determined to reach that strength on his own.
• Vegeta unleashed a deep crimson aura that vaporized glaciers across the surrounding region, freezing Eis Shenron's smile.

Vegeta broke through to Super Saiyan 4 Mid-Level and overwhelmed Eis Shenron, who resorted to a desperate attack after his defenses and escape failed. As Eis Shenron prepared to freeze the continent, Vegeta dismissed his pride and took aim at him.

• Vegeta emerged from the steam transformed, confirming he had reached Super Saiyan 4 Mid-Level.
• Eis Shenron armored himself and launched over a thousand ice spikes, but Vegeta crushed them with a clench of his fist.
• Vegeta appeared beside Eis Shenron, then caught up with him through the ice wall and punched a hole in his chest armor.
• Eis Shenron gathered his remaining Negative Energy into an ice bomb and threatened to freeze the continent.
• Vegeta mocked Eis Shenron's claim to pride and aimed his fingertips at him.

Vegeta defeated Eis Shenron after Eis burned his essence to merge with the Three-Star Dragon Ball's negative energy. He claimed the purified Dragon Ball and flew south to confront Syn Shenron, whose ki surpassed his own.

• Vegeta overwhelmed Eis Shenron with a series of attacks, shattering most of his Ice Armor and leaving him badly injured.
• Eis Shenron drew out the Dragon Ball's negative energy, transformed into a stronger but less rational fighter, and attacked Vegeta with greater force.
• Vegeta caught Eis Shenron's fist, crushed it, and fired a Final Flash that turned Eis Shenron into golden particles.
• Vegeta caught the purified Three-Star Dragon Ball and secured it at his waist.
• Vegeta sensed Syn Shenron's powerful ki to the south and flew toward him without returning to Kami's Lookout.

Goku met Nuova Shenron at the volcanic island where the Evil Dragon had been waiting for a worthy opponent. Nuova accepted Goku’s request to spar in base form, and they closed the distance to begin fighting.

• Nuova Shenron sensed Goku approaching and waited for him in the volcano’s crater.
• Goku landed near Nuova and spoke with him, recognizing that he had been waiting for an opponent rather than causing destruction.
• Nuova explained that he was born from the negative karma of King Piccolo’s wish to regain his youth.
• Goku described the Four-Star Orb’s importance as the keepsake his grandfather had left him, and Nuova prepared to test whether Goku deserved it.
• Goku asked to spar with Nuova in his base form, Nuova agreed, and they charged toward each other.

Goku battled Nuova Shenron in a volcanic crater, first testing him in base form before transforming into Super Saiyan 4. Their fight continued as Goku adapted to Nuova Shenron’s heat and energy-absorbing abilities, with neither fighter gaining a decisive advantage.

• Goku exchanged blows with Nuova Shenron in base form and learned that Nuova’s intense heat burned him on contact.
• After five minutes of close combat, Goku admitted his base form could not keep up and transformed into Super Saiyan 4.
• Goku and Nuova Shenron clashed above the crater, trading attacks as Nuova used his wings and flames to pressure Goku.
• Goku fired a Kamehameha, but Nuova blocked it and explained that he could absorb outside energy by converting it into heat.
• Goku split another energy blast into multiple Energy Balls, which Nuova deflected and ate, so Goku charged back in to continue fighting directly.

Goku and Nuova Shenron fought to a standstill, sharing a laugh before preparing their ultimate attacks. Their clash was interrupted when Syn Shenron awakened and released an overwhelmingly evil aura.

• Goku and Nuova Shenron continued their battle across the ruined crater, sustaining burns and cracks as they exchanged thousands of blows.
• Nuova Shenron revealed that he had been born only a few hours earlier and had learned Goku's history from the Dragon Balls' memories.
• Nuova Shenron attacked with Frenzied Fire Needles, and Goku used Instant Transmission to evade the volleys and meet him fist to fist.
• Goku and Nuova Shenron prepared their ultimate moves, with Goku shaping a needle-like Kamehameha to counter Nuova Shenron's concentrated power.
• An evil aura erupted in the distance, interrupting their preparations, and Nuova Shenron recognized it as Syn Shenron awakening.

Gohan found Syn Shenron in the ruins of a coastal city and fought him despite Krillin’s warning. Syn Shenron overwhelmed Gohan and pinned him beneath his foot, preparing to tell him something.

• Gohan sensed a devastating evil ki and flew northeast, where he found a coastal city destroyed and its citizens dead.
• Gohan confronted Syn Shenron, who said the people had died from the aftereffects of his awakening.
• Gohan attacked Syn Shenron with punches and several techniques, but Syn Shenron endured the assault and eroded Gohan with negative energy.
• Syn Shenron revealed he had used only thirty percent of his strength and told Gohan to leave, but Gohan refused.
• Syn Shenron struck Gohan into the rubble, pinned him beneath his foot, and began speaking as Gohan coughed up blood.

Syn Shenron pinned Gohan and argued that the Dragon Balls’ repeated resurrections had twisted the laws of life and death, making Gohan responsible for the deaths they caused. Gohan rejected Syn Shenron’s claim that the weak deserved to die and began powering up to defend innocent life.

• Syn Shenron pinned Gohan and explained that the Dragon Balls’ resurrection wishes had created cracks in the laws of the universe, leading to his birth.
• Syn Shenron showed Gohan images of King Piccolo’s attack and the wish that revived its victims, along with the negative energy that marked the Dragon Balls.
• Syn Shenron blamed Gohan and his allies for the city’s deaths and claimed that more than seventy percent of those they revived were killed again.
• Syn Shenron argued that the strong had the right to kill the weak and declared that he would destroy the planet and kill everyone who should have died.
• Gohan defended the city’s innocent residents and declared that he would never let Syn Shenron insult life as his body began to glow with rising power.

Gohan broke through to the late stage of Super Saiyan Fourth Stage and turned the fight against Syn Shenron around. Their battle ended in an evenly matched clash between Syn Shenron’s destructive energy sphere and Gohan’s Kamehameha.

• Gohan’s rage triggered a breakthrough that transformed his silver aura and pushed him into the late stage of Super Saiyan Fourth Stage.
• Gohan overwhelmed Syn Shenron in close combat, forcing him onto the defensive and shattering his corrosive Energy Balls with his silver aura.
• Gohan seized Syn Shenron and slammed him into the ground, creating a vast crater.
• Syn Shenron rose from the crater and formed a dark-purple energy sphere powerful enough to destroy Earth.
• Gohan fired a Kamehameha to meet Syn Shenron’s attack, and the two forces reached an even stalemate in the sky.

Gohan gained the upper hand against Syn Shenron with a powerful Kamehameha and precise fighting, but Vegeta arrived after defeating Eis Shenron and broke into their battle. Vegeta kicked Gohan aside and prepared to face Syn Shenron alone, while Syn Shenron welcomed the new opponent.

• Gohan pushed back Syn Shenron's dark purple energy sphere with his Kamehameha, and Syn Shenron detonated it to end their energy contest.
• Gohan used ki control and Saiyan instincts to land a series of precise attacks that drove Syn Shenron into the mountains.
• Syn Shenron rose from the rubble and prepared to unleash his negative energy, but Vegeta arrived from the southwestern horizon.
• Vegeta claimed Syn Shenron as his prey and ignored Gohan's warning that the Evil Dragon was far more dangerous than the others.
• Vegeta kicked Gohan through the remains of several high-rises, then faced Syn Shenron as the dragon watched with a cruel smile.

Vegeta attacked Syn Shenron with his full power, but Syn Shenron was unharmed and swiftly overwhelmed him. As Syn Shenron mocked the battered Vegeta, Vegeta raised the Three-Star Dragon Ball he had taken from Eis Shenron, drawing Syn Shenron’s suddenly interested gaze.

• Vegeta unleashed a barrage of strikes and a Final Flash against Syn Shenron, but Syn Shenron emerged without a scratch.
• Syn Shenron struck Vegeta in the abdomen, kicked him into a mountain, and turned his attention to the returning Gohan.
• Vegeta staggered out of the rubble and charged Syn Shenron again, but Syn Shenron effortlessly beat him and held him by the throat.
• Syn Shenron mocked Vegeta as useless trash and slammed him into the ground.
• Vegeta pulled the Three-Star Dragon Ball from his pocket and shouted that he had killed Eis Shenron, prompting Syn Shenron to fix his attention on the Dragon Ball.

Gohan fought Syn Shenron to protect Vegeta and the Three-Star Dragon Ball, but Syn Shenron overpowered Vegeta and swallowed the ball. Its corruption and Eis Shenron’s ice power transformed Syn Shenron into a much stronger foe, leaving Gohan facing an opponent near the peak of Super Saiyan 4.

• Gohan intervened as Syn Shenron tried to seize the Three-Star Dragon Ball from Vegeta, then battled him with Mutaito’s techniques and a Kamehameha.
• Syn Shenron trapped Gohan behind a concentrated negative-energy attack and rushed past him to strike Vegeta, knocking the Dragon Ball from his hand.
• Syn Shenron kicked Vegeta into the ruins and seized the Three-Star Dragon Ball while Gohan charged at him in fury.
• Syn Shenron swallowed the Three-Star Dragon Ball, which became corrupted inside him and emerged embedded in his right chest.
• Syn Shenron’s negative energy fused with Eis Shenron’s ice power, dramatically increasing his strength as Gohan sensed he was nearing the peak of Super Saiyan 4.

After absorbing the Three-Star Dragon Ball, Syn Shenron combined Eis Shenron’s Ice Laws with his negative energy and overwhelmed Gohan in battle. Gohan realized he could neither pierce Syn Shenron’s defenses nor match his speed, and searched desperately for a way to fight back as Syn Shenron approached.

• Syn Shenron’s new ice-and-darkness power froze the ruined district and left the unconscious Vegeta badly injured.
• Gohan attacked Syn Shenron in anger, but Syn Shenron froze part of his body, seized him, and battered him into the ruins.
• Gohan used speed and a Special Beam Cannon against Syn Shenron, but caused only a small mark on his horn.
• Syn Shenron spread a field of ice energy and struck Gohan repeatedly, while Gohan’s counterattack barely moved him and exhausted most of Gohan’s strength.
• Gohan assessed Syn Shenron’s overwhelming defenses and speed as Syn Shenron advanced through the spreading ice.

Syn Shenron defeated Gohan and left him and Vegeta unable to fight, then announced he would seek the remaining Dragon Balls. Goku and several Z Fighters sensed the danger and headed toward them, while Krillin and Piccolo waited to see what Tien Shinhan and the others could do.

• Syn Shenron overwhelmed Gohan’s Kamehameha, knocked him out of Beast Super Saiyan 4, and left him beside Vegeta on the ice.
• Syn Shenron unleashed a pillar of dark purple and ice-blue energy and declared that he would gather the remaining five Dragon Balls.
• Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu sensed the evil presence and turned toward Gohan and Vegeta’s location, while Fat Buu also flew to help.
• Goku sensed Gohan and Vegeta’s weakening ki, took the two remaining Senzu Beans, and told Nuova Shenron that he had to save Gohan.
• Krillin told Piccolo that Syn Shenron could grow stronger by consuming Dragon Balls, but decided they would wait for Tien Shinhan and the others to arrive.

Goku and Nuova Shenron bonded over Goku’s memories of Grandpa Gohan before teleporting to join the others. Tien Shinhan attacked Syn Shenron with repeated Kamehamehas, but Syn Shenron remained unharmed and rushed toward him.

• Nuova Shenron questioned Goku’s choice to name both his son and grandfather Gohan, then explained his connection to the Four-Star Dragon Ball and agreed to go with him.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to take Nuova Shenron to Gohan’s energy signature.
• Tien Shinhan arrived above the ruined city and found Gohan and Vegeta badly injured on the ice.
• Tien Shinhan unleashed a rapid series of full-power Kamehamehas at Syn Shenron, whose defense cracked before he took the later blasts directly without injury.
• Syn Shenron lost patience and charged at Tien Shinhan from behind.

Syn Shenron defeated Chiaotzu and Tien Shinhan, stealing and absorbing their Dragon Balls to gain more powers. Gohan charged at him in a weakened state, but Syn Shenron stopped his attack with one finger.

• Chiaotzu immobilized Syn Shenron long enough for Tien Shinhan to attack with repeated Kamehamehas, but Syn Shenron broke free and brutally injured Chiaotzu.
• Syn Shenron took Chiaotzu's Two-Star Dragon Ball, swallowed it, and gained poisonous energy that he combined with his ice powers.
• Tien Shinhan fought Syn Shenron at close range and used Solar Flare and the Four Witches Technique, but Syn Shenron overcame his attacks and knocked him down.
• Syn Shenron took Tien Shinhan's Seven-Star Dragon Ball, swallowed it, and gained Naturon Shenron's Earth Laws.
• Gohan charged Syn Shenron with his remaining power, but Syn Shenron stopped Gohan's fist with one finger and asked if that was all he had.

Gohan struggled to protect his fallen companions as Syn Shenron defeated Fat Buu and took the Five-Star Dragon Ball. Seeing his friends in danger, Gohan awakened his Beast Super Saiyan 4 form again just as two figures arrived.

• Gohan warned Fat Buu to flee with the Dragon Ball, but Fat Buu confronted Syn Shenron instead.
• Fat Buu attacked Syn Shenron with his stretchy body and regenerative powers, but Syn Shenron weakened him with cold, poison, and a blast of negative energy.
• Syn Shenron knocked Fat Buu unconscious, took the Five-Star Dragon Ball from his belt, and swallowed it.
• Gohan saw Vegeta, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Fat Buu lying helpless and blamed himself for being unable to protect them.
• Gohan roared as his Beast Super Saiyan 4 form reappeared, and two figures arrived at the battlefield.

Goku arrived at the frozen battlefield and used the last two Senzu Beans to heal Vegeta and Chiaotzu, while Gohan refused treatment to pursue the power awakening inside him. As Vegeta’s attacks failed against Syn Shenron, Goku stepped aside and let Gohan face the enemy again.

• Goku arrived with Nuova Shenron, healed Gohan with a Senzu Bean, and gave the other to Vegeta, restoring Vegeta’s strength.
• Vegeta charged Syn Shenron, but Syn Shenron’s energy shield stopped his punch and sent him flying; Vegeta repeatedly rose to attack again.
• Gohan refused his Senzu Bean, explaining that the near-death battle had awakened a power he feared healing might suppress, and asked Goku to give the bean to Chiaotzu.
• Goku fed Chiaotzu the Senzu Bean and confirmed that Tien Shinhan was stable and recovering.
• Goku stopped Vegeta from charging Syn Shenron again, then yielded the battlefield to Gohan.
• Gohan’s silvery-white fur began to regrow as he challenged Syn Shenron to continue fighting, and Syn Shenron accepted.

Chiaotzu helped Tien Shinhan recover while Gohan fought Syn Shenron and Goku battled Nuova Shenron. Vegeta waited between the two fights, watching Gohan grow stronger as Goku and Nuova Shenron traded increasingly powerful blows.

• Chiaotzu used his remaining psychic power to help the Eternal Energy Reactor purge the toxins from Tien Shinhan, then regretted losing the Dragon Ball.
• Gohan smashed Syn Shenron's attack and continued striking him despite his wounds, growing stronger as his silver aura intensified.
• Nuova Shenron told Goku to stop watching Gohan, and the two flew to the ruins' outskirts to fight separately.
• Vegeta realized he had been shut out of both battles and chose to recover his stamina while waiting for a chance to help.
• Goku and Nuova Shenron exchanged rapid punches, and Goku used his tail to unbalance Nuova Shenron before denting his wing with a knee.

Syn Shenron fatally wounded Nuova Shenron and tried to take the Four-Star Dragon Ball, but Goku pulled him away and recovered it. As Syn Shenron attacked, Gohan shielded Goku and Nuova Shenron with his remaining strength.

• Gohan fired a Special Beam Cannon at Syn Shenron, but Syn used its force to rush past him and stab Nuova Shenron from behind.
• Syn Shenron drained Nuova Shenron's power and reached for the Four-Star Dragon Ball lodged in his ruined chest.
• Goku seized Syn Shenron's wrist, hurled him away, and pulled the Four-Star Dragon Ball from Nuova Shenron's chest.
• Nuova Shenron warned Goku not to let Syn Shenron collect the sixth Dragon Ball, then closed his eyes as his remaining flames faded.
• Syn Shenron attacked Goku with a black-blue energy ball, and Gohan raised a silver barrier to protect him and Nuova Shenron.

Goku swallowed the Four-Star Dragon Ball and endured the clash between its divine laws and his own power while Gohan and Vegeta kept Syn Shenron from interrupting him. The Dragon Ball emerged from Goku’s forehead as his transformation continued.

• Gohan fought Syn Shenron and pushed his limits, but Syn Shenron blasted him into a crater.
• Syn Shenron demanded the Four-Star Orb, and Goku swallowed it instead of surrendering it.
• Goku endured the Dragon Ball’s power tearing through his body as his dark red and golden energies began to fuse.
• Gohan shielded Goku from Syn Shenron’s attack, and Vegeta joined him to keep Syn Shenron occupied.
• Goku’s trembling stopped, golden light gathered between his brows, and the Four-Star Orb emerged from his forehead.

Goku stopped trying to control the battle between his Saiyan ki and the Four-Star Dragon Ball’s source power, allowing both forces to form separate pathways and then compressing them into a single golden-red point. After gaining a new understanding of Shenron’s power, he unleashed a devastating Dragon Fist at Syn Shenron.

• Goku received memories from the Four-Star Dragon Ball and recalled Krillin’s advice to let ki flow naturally instead of controlling it by force.
• Goku let his Saiyan ki retreat from his main meridians, allowing the Dragon Ball’s source power to circulate separately as his strength rose beyond Super Saiyan 4 mid-level.
• Goku encountered Shenron in a golden space, saw the damage caused by repeated wishes, and absorbed its power and knowledge of the Dragon Balls.
• Goku compressed his ki and the Dragon Ball’s source power into a tiny golden-red point in his dantian, making his aura disappear and alarming Syn Shenron.
• Goku struck Syn Shenron with a golden energy dragon from his fist, shattering the ice beneath him and blasting Vegeta away.