Chapter Summaries

Raditz confronted Bundless in the Supreme Kai's Realm, where their battle shook the Sacred Realm. Bundless began growing stronger as it fought, and Raditz pushed it to keep evolving as he sought to surpass Super Saiyan 1 Full Power.

• Raditz told Goku, Vegeta, and the others to stay back so he could face Bundless alone, then powered up to Super Saiyan Full Power.
• Bundless attacked Kibito with its Destruction Ray, and Raditz blocked it with a Kikoho.
• Raditz and Bundless exchanged blows and energy blasts, shaking the Supreme Kai's Realm, but Raditz's superior technique let him overpower Bundless.
• Bundless absorbed energy from Raditz's attacks, then grew stronger in its anger after Raditz struck and kicked it into a crater.
• Raditz used Telekinetic Binding and a barrage of attacks to drive Bundless back, but Bundless took a punch head-on and landed a blow that made Raditz spit blood.

Raditz pushed Bundless into evolving and fought him until the immense pressure triggered Raditz’s next Saiyan transformation. He emerged with a vast surge of power, unsure whether he had reached Super Saiyan 2 or Super Saiyan 3.

• Raditz provoked Bundless into growing stronger and clashed with him on Supreme Kai's Realm.
• Bundless overwhelmed Raditz with strikes and energy blasts, leaving him bloodied and badly burned.
• Raditz charged through Bundless's barrage and struck his face, but Bundless recovered and blasted Raditz again.
• Driven by the pressure of the fight, Raditz erupted in golden energy, with lightning coiling around him as his power spread across Supreme Kai's Realm.
• Raditz examined his altered hair and felt his strength had doubled, then wondered whether his transformation was Super Saiyan 2 or Super Saiyan 3.

Raditz reached Super Saiyan 2 and overwhelmed Bundless, whose endless energy and recovery had made him difficult to kill. The chapter ended with Raditz trapping Bundless’s escape clones and destroying them with the Shining Impact Wave, while the blast shook the Supreme Kai's Realm.

• Raditz transformed into Super Saiyan 2, and Tarble recognized the new realm as Bundless trembled before him.
• Raditz pierced Bundless's chest, shattered his arms, and knocked him down, but Bundless regenerated and grew stronger.
• Bundless tried to escape with Instant Transmission, but Raditz disrupted it, then blocked Bundless's attacks with one finger and slapped him to the ground.
• Raditz hurled Bundless into the sky and fired the Shining Impact Wave, overwhelming Bundless's ability to absorb energy.
• Bundless split into six Metal Cooler bodies to flee, but Raditz froze them with telekinesis and pulled them back into the blast, destroying them as the explosion shook the Supreme Kai's Realm.

After Raditz defeated Bundless, he used New Namek’s Dragon Balls to restore the destroyed planets and revive those killed by Bundless and the Androids. Earth’s survivors returned to life, while Android 17 and Android 16 searched for Android 18 and Piccolo disappeared into an alley.

• After Bundless vanished, Planet Big-Go’s fragments disintegrated, and the exhausted Raditz collapsed as Zangya embraced him.
• Raditz traveled to New Namek, where Grand Elder Karis had prepared the Dragon Balls, and wished for every planet destroyed by Bundless to be restored.
• Raditz wished for everyone killed by Bundless to be revived except Dr. Gero, then asked Porunga to revive those killed by the Androids.
• Earth and the other destroyed planets were restored, and the revived people celebrated as Kami and Popo watched from Sacred Water.
• Android 16 and Android 17 revived on Earth and flew off to search for Android 18, while Piccolo disappeared into a city alley.
• Bulma and the others complained that Raditz had failed to protect Earth, and Raditz sneezed after returning to the Supreme Kai’s Realm.

After restoring the planets, Raditz brought the Saiyans to their new home on Saiyan Nova and discussed Tarble’s plans to visit Earth with him. Raditz returned to Earth to find Future Trunks, but unexpectedly encountered Android 18 at his house.

• Raditz told Vegeta and the others that his new transformation was Super Saiyan 2, prompting Vegeta to vow to surpass him.
• Raditz returned Goku, Krillin, and the others to Earth, then brought the Saiyans to the newly built Saiyan Nova.
• The Saiyans settled into their new home while Tumartian immigrants and Feeda System merchants joined them, and Jeice reported that the universe’s forces had withdrawn.
• Tarble told Raditz that he wanted to return to Earth and train with Vegeta, and Raditz invited him to Bulma’s gathering.
• Raditz remembered his promise to take Future Trunks for an interview and used Instant Transmission to go to Earth.
• Raditz arrived at his house and was startled to find Android 18 there with Android 16, Android 17, and Zangya.

Raditz found that Zangya had taken in Android 17 and Android 16, then brought Future Trunks to meet the Time Kaioshin about joining the Time Patrol. The chapter ended with Kaiin waiting for Trunks at the Time Nest, accompanied by elite patrolman Kais prepared to test him.

• Raditz discovered Android 17 and Android 16 staying at his house after Zangya invited them in.
• Android 17 explained that the Androids had searched for Raditz and Android 18 after being revived, and Zangya had offered them a place to stay.
• Raditz agreed that the Androids could remain on Saiyan Nova and told Android 17 and Android 16 they could help around the property.
• Raditz visited Future Trunks in the Gravity Chamber and explained the consequences of his changes to time and the chance to join the Time Patrol.
• Trunks agreed to meet the Time Kaioshin, and Raditz took him to the Time Nest, where Kaiin awaited him with elite patrolman Kais.

Trunks visited Time City and passed the Time Patrol's strength assessment by defeating Kais without drawing his sword. He joined the Time Patrol on probation and left Kais eager to learn from him.

• Kaiin welcomed Raditz and Trunks to Time City and announced that Trunks would have to fight Kais to pass his assessment.
• Kais challenged Trunks, while Raditz and Kaiin warned Trunks to control his strength.
• Kais attacked with rapid sword strikes, but Trunks blocked them all with one finger without moving or drawing his sword.
• Trunks cut through Kais's final attack and severed half of his sword, prompting Kais to concede.
• Kaiin declared Trunks a probationary Time Patrol member, and Kais asked him to teach him how to train.

Trunks joined the Time Patrol on probation but planned to return to his future to face the Android crisis. Meanwhile, Android 16 sensed Cell approaching and sent Android 17 to find Goku while he moved to confront him.

• Trunks lost to Trunks using only one finger, and Raditz encouraged Kais to keep training against the Demon Realm threat.
• Kaiin assigned Trunks small missions, but allowed him to return to his world with the Time Machine and warned him not to use it again.
• Android 17 and Android 16 drove through the wilderness, where Android 16 explained that he could think independently of Dr. Gero's orders.
• Android 16 sensed an evil, powerful stranger and identified him as Cell, who was targeting Android 17 and Android 18.
• Android 16 told Android 17 to find Goku while he stayed behind to confront Cell, who recognized him.

Cell attacked Android 16 to reach Android 17, and Goku and Vegeta arrived after sensing his evil, mixed Ki. Cell revealed that he was not the Cell from the future and that another, similarly powerful Cell was his companion.

• Cell confronted Android 16, crushed his fist, and badly damaged his body while Android 16 tried to stop him from reaching Android 17.
• Android 16 sent a warning to Earth, and Vegeta, Bulma, Master Roshi, Krillin, and Goku sensed Cell's unusual Ki.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to reach Android 16 and deflected Cell's Kikoho.
• Vegeta joined Goku, and Cell explained that he was created by Dr. Gero and Bundless while his companion was the Cell from the future.
• Goku and Vegeta sensed a second, equally terrifying Cell nearby.

Cell ambushed Android 17, absorbed him, and gained a huge increase in power. Goku, Vegeta, and Android 16 learned that a second Cell had survived and was evolving, while the Cell who absorbed Android 17 hid in the mountains.

• Cell appeared in Android 17’s path, overpowered him, and swallowed him with his tail.
• Cell transformed after absorbing Android 17, then sensed Goku, Vegeta, and another Cell and concealed himself.
• Android 16 told Goku and Vegeta that Cell had absorbed Android 17, and Vegeta questioned how Cell from this timeline had survived.
• Cell explained that Raditz had never found him and that Bundless had altered his development by cultivating him with Android 17 and Android 18’s life essence.
• Cell revealed that he had already obtained the essence of both Androids and began evolving in front of Goku, Vegeta, and Android 16.

Cell absorbed Android 17 and Android 18 and transformed into his Perfect Form, overwhelming Vegeta after briefly being caught off guard. He challenged Goku and the others to a tournament in ten days, while revealing that his companion was still trying to reach Perfect Form.

• Cell transformed into Perfect Form and declared that he wanted to prove his strength and make people despair, not rule Earth.
• Vegeta attacked Cell with a surprise assault, but Cell recovered and defeated him with a punch and a sweeping kick.
• Goku revealed that he had reached Super Saiyan Full Power, and Android 16 recognized that his Ki nearly matched Cell's.
• Cell proposed a World Martial Arts Tournament in ten days and threatened to destroy Earth if the fighters lost.
• Goku agreed to attend after Cell promised not to kill innocents, but Cell warned that his companion was still evolving toward Perfect Form.

A second Cell tracked down Android 18 while Goku and Vegeta fought the other Cell, and attacked her after knocking Zangya aside. The second Cell reached Perfect Form, prompting the fighters to regroup at Bulma’s home and face the threat of two Cells.

• The second Cell secretly followed Android 18’s energy signature after absorbing Android 17 and headed to her home.
• Zangya warned Android 18 about a strange, fused Ki, but neither she nor Android 18 realized Cell was approaching.
• Cell arrived, struck Zangya through several houses, and lunged at Android 18 to absorb her.
• Goku and Vegeta sensed another immense Ki; the Cell they were fighting declared that his other self had also achieved Perfect Form and fled.
• Goku, Vegeta, and Android 16 went to Bulma’s home to contact Raditz, where the other fighters learned that two Cells threatened Earth.
• Zangya arrived by Instant Transmission and collapsed unconscious from her injuries.

Raditz learned that two Perfect Form Cells had appeared and challenged Earth’s warriors to a tournament, then returned to Earth and vowed to make Cell regret seriously injuring Zangya. As the other fighters prepared to train for the tournament, Raditz watched over Zangya and believed Earth’s warriors would grow stronger before the ten days were up.

• Bulma alerted Raditz that two Cells had absorbed Android 17 and Android 18, reached their Perfect Forms, and announced a World Martial Arts Tournament with Earth’s destruction as the stakes.
• Raditz and Future Trunks returned to Earth and heard Goku, Vegeta, and Android 16 explain what had happened.
• Raditz learned that Cell had seriously injured Zangya and vowed to make him regret it in ten days.
• Vegeta decided to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Future Trunks asked to train with him.
• Krillin and Tien Shinhan also chose to train as Raditz watched Zangya recover and considered how much stronger the other warriors could become.

After Zangya recovered, Raditz planned to train with her to prepare for Cell, who announced a deadly martial arts tournament to the world. Cell’s broadcast sparked widespread panic, while people began searching for the martial artists who had saved them before.

• Raditz reflected on the universe’s powerful fighters and resolved to train Zangya after she recovered from her injuries.
• Zangya awoke from treatment, and Raditz reassured her that Cell’s defeat was not her fault and promised they would train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• The next day, Cell appeared at the world’s largest television station and announced the Cell Games, threatening to destroy Earth if all challengers lost.
• Cell’s broadcast spread across the world, frightening people and prompting them to search for heroes such as Goku, Jackie Chun, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha.

Vegeta and Trunks emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber having adapted to their Super Saiyan forms, and Raditz entered to train with Zangya. As warriors gathered on Earth to prepare for Cell, Future Cell and New Cell discussed who might remain after they won.

• Vegeta and Trunks left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in sustained Super Saiyan states, and Vegeta believed his Full Power surpassed Goku's.
• Raditz entered the chamber with Zangya and explained that training there could help him advance at Super Saiyan 2; he powered up to demonstrate the gap between them.
• Tien Shinhan, Krillin, Launch, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Kami, Dende, and Goku trained outside the chamber while Tarble, Guri, and Nappa arrived on Earth.
• Future Cell and New Cell sensed Raditz's team gathering on Earth and discussed defeating them, while Future Cell wondered what would happen afterward.

Raditz led the fighters from the Sacred Water toward the Cell Games after ten days of training, while Hercule and other Earth martial artists publicly challenged Cell. The live broadcast revealed two Cells and showed Goku and the other old tournament fighters had arrived, leaving the King and viewers stunned and hopeful.

• After ten days in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Tarble, Nappa, Krillin, and Tien Shinhan emerged stronger, and Raditz gathered the fighters at the Sacred Water with Dende and Kakarot.
• Vegeta flew ahead toward Central City to face Cell, and Raditz led the rest of the fighters after him.
• Hercule and other martial artists boasted to the world that they would defeat Cell, then boarded an aircraft as crowds cheered.
• The King watched the broadcast and hoped that Goku would appear to save Earth.
• The helicopter broadcast showed two identical Cells at the arena, then revealed Goku and the other martial artists standing nearby, prompting cheers from viewers.

Hercule arrived at the Cell Games and claimed the right to fight first, while Goku and Vegeta both wanted to face Cell. The chapter ended with Hercule confronting Future Cell as the battle was about to begin.

• Hercule made a painful but showy landing, and the reporter praised him as Cell’s arrival intimidated him.
• Piccolo arrived, and Raditz’s group watched as Hercule and the reporter dismissed their warnings and boasted about the champion.
• Goku told the reporter that Hercule and the other fighters might die, prompting the reporter and nearby viewers to ridicule him.
• President Shin recognized Goku and the others from an old tournament and silently supported them.
• Goku and Vegeta both volunteered to fight first, but Hercule claimed the first match and challenged Cell.
• New Cell stepped aside, leaving Hercule to face Future Cell as the battle was about to begin.

Hercule’s boastful challenge to Cell ended when Cell blasted him out of the arena, and Raditz stepped forward to fight. Raditz and Cell revealed their Golden Auras and faced off as the spectators were swept back by their power.

• Hercule stacked roof tiles, smashed through them, and attacked Cell while the reporter praised him to the crowd.
• Cell knocked Hercule out of bounds with a glare, and Hercule claimed he had merely slipped.
• Raditz entered the arena and told Cell he had been looking for him because Cell carried Frieza’s Ki.
• Hercule told the reporter that Cell would defeat Raditz in a minute, while the Saiyans looked on contemptuously.
• Raditz erupted with Golden Aura, and Cell responded with his own Golden Aura as their power sent Hercule and the others tumbling away.

Raditz overwhelmed Cell in their battle and forced him to spit out Android 18. Cell regressed to his Second Form, while New Cell watched from the sidelines.

• Raditz and Cell clashed in a fierce battle that shattered the arena, and Raditz gained the upper hand.
• Cell unleashed more of his power and struck Raditz, but Raditz absorbed the blow without flinching and revealed a stronger form.
• Raditz grabbed Cell's fist, punched him in the abdomen, and mocked his supposed full strength.
• Cell transformed into his muscular form, but Raditz defeated him and drove him to his knees.
• Raditz's punches made Cell vomit out Android 18, leaving Cell gasping in his Second Form.

Raditz defeated Cell and forced him to regurgitate Android 17 and Android 18, but Cell tried to destroy Earth by self-destructing. Raditz triggered the explosion and sealed its energy, leaving the arena and Earth intact.

• Raditz beat Cell down until Cell regurgitated Android 18 and then Android 17, reverting to his original form.
• Android 16 caught Android 17, while New Cell realized that Future Cell’s Perfect Form had reached its limit.
• Cornered, Cell swelled with energy and threatened to destroy Earth by self-destructing.
• Raditz explained that Instant Transmission could let them escape and said Cell’s explosion would not be enough to stop him.
• Raditz struck Cell and triggered the explosion, then used Telekinesis walls to seal it away.