Chapter Summaries

Vegeta encountered Cui, who mocked him and Nappa, and learned Cui’s power level was about ten thousand. The chapter ended with Vegeta eager to test his strength against him.

• Vegeta left the cave while reflecting on Planet Vegeta and the violent thoughts that had come to mind.
• Cui introduced himself and mocked Nappa, while Vegeta recognized him as someone he would kill in the future.
• Vegeta ignored Cui until the alien insulted him, prompting Vegeta to ask Nappa about Cui’s power level.
• Nappa said Cui’s power level was around ten thousand, and Vegeta looked forward to fighting him.

Vegeta defeated Cui in front of the gathered Saiyans, demonstrating his overwhelming strength at age five. He spared Cui and kicked him beyond the clouds, leaving the Saiyans stunned and proud of their prince.

• Cui disbelieved Vegeta's battle power as Vegeta slapped him repeatedly.
• Cui formed a powerful energy orb and threatened to kill Vegeta.
• Vegeta kicked away Cui's energy attack, then struck him down to the ground.
• Saiyans gathered to watch and praised Vegeta after learning he had a battle power of fourteen thousand.
• Vegeta spared Cui and kicked him beyond the clouds, while the Saiyans watched in stunned silence.

Vegeta left Planet Vegeta aboard a spaceship, intending to travel to Earth while claiming he was headed to Natel Planet. Zarbon discovered the deception and pursued him, while King Vegeta praised Nappa after Zarbon left.

• Vegeta launched from Planet Vegeta and privately revealed that he was heading to Earth, not Natel Planet.
• Zarbon confronted King Vegeta after learning the young prince’s spaceship had departed, and King Vegeta ordered the guards to find out where Vegeta had gone.
• A guard reported that Vegeta had said he was going to Natel Planet, and King Vegeta berated Nappa for failing to bring him back.
• Zarbon learned that Vegeta had nearly killed Cui half an hour earlier and killed the subordinate who had delayed reporting it.
• Zarbon flew out of the palace to pursue Vegeta, and King Vegeta praised the bewildered Nappa.

Vegeta visited Karin Tower to obtain the deadly Ultra Divine Water, then drank it to unlock his latent potential. He hid in the woods as the poison took hold and left him writhing in pain.

• Vegeta flew to Karin Tower and met Karin, whose power level he checked with his Scouter.
• Karin led Vegeta to the Ultra Divine Water, secretly hoping its poison would kill him.
• Vegeta recognized that Karin was hostile but drank the entire container anyway.
• Vegeta flew away from Karin Tower to avoid being attacked while he resisted the poison.
• Vegeta collapsed in a patch of woods as agony from the Ultra Divine Water nearly made him pass out.

Vegeta forced Karin to reveal that the Senzu Beans had not ripened and learned they needed icy water from the Sky-Reaching Volcano to grow faster. Vegeta left Karin Tower to visit the neighbor above it, while Karin was left stunned.

• Vegeta destroyed the Flying Nimbus and caught Karin as he fell, then threatened him until Karin agreed to show him the Senzu Beans.
• Karin showed Vegeta the beans growing on a plant and explained that they would take about ten years to ripen.
• Karin said icy water from the Sky-Reaching Volcano could help the beans ripen sooner, but Vegeta suspected he was being lured into danger.
• Vegeta said he would get the water when he had time and flew off to meet the neighbor above Karin Tower, leaving Karin shocked.

Vegeta left the Lookout to find the Dragon Balls and planned to seek help from Bulma’s father in building a Dragon Radar and gravity chamber. The Guardian feared what Vegeta might do with Shenron and ordered Mr. Popo to kill him once Vegeta gathered all seven Dragon Balls.

• The Guardian sensed Vegeta’s immense energy and offered to teach him to draw it inward, but Vegeta refused to stay.
• Vegeta decided to visit Capsule Corporation for help building a Dragon Radar and gravity chamber, then flew away from the Lookout.
• The Guardian admitted to Mr. Popo that he could not match Vegeta and feared Vegeta’s presence on Earth could bring disaster.
• The Guardian ordered Mr. Popo to kill him after Vegeta gathered the seven Dragon Balls and summoned Shenron, so the dragon would disappear and Vegeta’s wish would fail.

King Vegeta sent Nappa and Raditz to Earth to find Vegeta, while Vegeta arrived at Capsule Corporation and met the young Bulma. The chapter ended as a Red Ribbon Army threat sounded from the next room.

• King Vegeta learned from Zarbon that Vegeta had gone to Earth and ordered Nappa to find him.
• Nappa told King Vegeta that Vegeta's communicator was off, so King Vegeta sent Nappa and Raditz to Earth.
• Vegeta arrived at Capsule Corporation and admired the place he expected to make his home with Bulma.
• Young Bulma mistook Vegeta's tail for a furry belt, grabbed it, and recoiled when he explained what it was.
• Someone nearby threatened Dr. Brief on behalf of the Red Ribbon Army.

Vegeta protected Bulma from General Blue and the Red Ribbon Army guards, defeating two guards who threatened them. General Blue confronted Vegeta, who warned him to leave or risk the Red Ribbon Army's destruction.

• General Blue and two guards spotted Bulma and said they would take her away.
• Bulma hid behind Vegeta as one guard insulted him and reached for his hair.
• Vegeta slapped the guard through the doorway, then threw the second guard onto him and knocked him unconscious.
• General Blue threatened Dr. Brief and advanced on Vegeta, who told him to leave.
• General Blue laughed at Vegeta's warning and challenged him to wipe out the Red Ribbon Army.

Vegeta stayed with Dr. Brief’s family while Dr. Brief worked on a Gravity Training Room and Bulma tinkered with the Dragon Radar. When the Red Ribbon Army attacked, Vegeta wiped out its soldiers with his energy, leaving General White terrified and asking where they had gone.

• Dr. Brief agreed to Vegeta’s conditions, and Bulma arranged a room for him at the Brief family home.
• Dr. Brief began researching the Dragon Radar, while Bulma experimented with it and Vegeta learned to conceal his energy.
• Red Ribbon Army helicopters arrived at the Brief home, and General White identified Vegeta as the boy who had made General Blue disappear.
• General White ordered hundreds of armed guards to seize Vegeta, but Vegeta’s energy made them vanish.
• General White asked Vegeta where he had made his soldiers disappear to.

Dodoria arrived on Earth to take Vegeta back to Frieza, but Vegeta confronted him with confidence. The chapter ended as Vegeta unleashed a surge of energy and challenged Dodoria to read his power level.

• Vegeta dropped General White into the ocean and flew toward Dodoria while keeping his power level near ten thousand.
• Dodoria landed in a village, destroyed it with an energy blast, and used his Scouter to locate Vegeta.
• Dodoria waited for Vegeta and said Frieza had sent him to bring the Saiyan prince back.
• Vegeta refused to be intimidated, explaining that he no longer needed a Scouter to sense energy.
• Vegeta's aura surged, sweeping over Dodoria as he told him to check the prince's power level.

Vegeta confronted Dodoria, who revealed Frieza planned to exterminate the Saiyans, but Dodoria's attempt to escape ended with Vegeta attacking him. As Vegeta's blast struck, he sensed Dodoria's power surging severalfold.

• Vegeta slapped Dodoria and mocked him for coming in Zarbon's place.
• Dodoria revealed that Frieza planned to wipe out the Saiyans because their growing power threatened him.
• Dodoria tried to flee toward his spaceship after telling Vegeta to worry about his people.
• Vegeta appeared in front of Dodoria and launched an energy blast at him.
• Vegeta sensed Dodoria's energy rising as Dodoria's power increased severalfold.

Vegeta survived Dodoria’s devastating attack after his hidden power began rising, then struck Dodoria down as he tried to flee. The badly injured Vegeta approached Dodoria, only to discover that his opponent was still alive.

• Dodoria unleashed a powerful energy blast that left the ground devastated, but Vegeta emerged from the dust alive.
• Vegeta recalled that his hidden energy had awakened during the attack and raised his power enough to withstand the blast, though he was badly injured.
• Dodoria panicked and ran toward his spaceship, so Vegeta fired a golden beam that pierced his chest and dropped him to the ground.
• Vegeta approached the fallen Dodoria, but Dodoria suddenly opened his eyes, leaving Vegeta braced for another fight.

Vegeta convinced the Guardian and Karin that stronger enemies would come to Earth in two or three months, so they chose not to kill him. With Karin unable to heal him using Senzu Beans, Vegeta was taken to Capsule Corporation for treatment.

• Vegeta warned the Guardian and Karin that stronger enemies would arrive on Earth in two or three months and that they would threaten the planet if they could not find him.
• The Guardian ordered Karin to heal Vegeta, but Karin said his Senzu Beans were not ripe, so the Guardian decided to take Vegeta to the Lookout.
• Vegeta refused to go to the Lookout and demanded that the Guardian and Karin take him to Capsule Corporation instead.
• After carrying Vegeta there, Karin and the Guardian left him in the courtyard, where Bulma's family took him to their private hospital for treatment.
• Bulma cried over Vegeta's injuries and promised to make him advanced weapons when she grew up.

The big Black man demanded Dr. Brief hand over the boy who had killed his men, then threatened to abduct Dr. Brief with a bomb. Vegeta seized the big Black man and threatened the guards, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The big Black man returned the Dragon Ball and demanded Dr. Brief hand over the boy who had killed his men.
• Dr. Brief claimed the boy had gone to compete in the World Martial Arts Tournament.
• The big Black man ordered his guards to take Dr. Brief to Red Ribbon Army headquarters.
• The big Black man threatened to destroy Capsule Corporation with a bomb if Dr. Brief refused to work for him.
• Vegeta grabbed the big Black man and warned the guards to stay put or he would kill him.

Vegeta defeated Mercenary Tao and wiped out the Red Ribbon Army guards, then waited for his injuries to heal before setting his sights on the army’s headquarters and Earth’s Dragon Balls. A month later, with his power greatly increased, he used Dr. Brief’s Dragon Radar and found four Dragon Balls gathered about a thousand kilometers away, likely at the headquarters.

• Vegeta kicked Mercenary Tao away, deflected his Dodon Ray, and killed him when he tried to trick Vegeta with a hidden bomb.
• Vegeta unleashed his energy and killed the fleeing Red Ribbon Army guards.
• Vegeta asked Dr. Brief for the location of the Red Ribbon Army’s headquarters, then agreed to wait until his injuries healed.
• A month later, Vegeta recovered and estimated that his power level had risen to sixty thousand.
• Vegeta checked the Dragon Radar and found four Dragon Balls gathered near the likely location of the Red Ribbon Army headquarters.

Vegeta brought Nappa and Raditz to Bulma's house and told them they would serve as bodyguards for the household. He left them there under orders to obey him and protect everyone.

• Vegeta told Nappa and Raditz that Dodoria had already been killed.
• Nappa tried to blast the Capsule Corporation, but Vegeta knocked him away and warned him not to act without thinking.
• Vegeta introduced Nappa and Raditz to Dr. Brief, who agreed to let them stay.
• Vegeta ordered Nappa and Raditz to obey him, make the household their home, and protect everyone there.

Vegeta took the Red Ribbon Army’s Dragon Balls and killed Commander Red before flying off to find the sixth Dragon Ball. He left Nappa behind to keep fighting while he pursued the final two Dragon Balls he needed.

• Commander Red recognized Vegeta and ordered his guards to shoot him, but Vegeta remained unharmed and collected the Dragon Balls.
• Commander Red tried to recruit Vegeta into the Red Ribbon Army, but Vegeta threw him from the 120th floor.
• Vegeta flew away with the Red Ribbon Army’s four Dragon Balls, bringing his total to five.
• Vegeta told Nappa to keep enjoying the fight and headed toward the sixth Dragon Ball.

Vegeta buried the Dragon Balls and flew toward Zarbon, while Nappa and Raditz discovered the danger and tried to reach King Vegeta. Zarbon massacred the people of a small city before Vegeta arrived to confront him.

• Vegeta sensed Zarbon, buried the Dragon Balls, and flew to meet him.
• Nappa and Raditz learned Zarbon's power level was far higher than Vegeta's and failed to contact King Vegeta.
• Raditz persuaded Nappa to go help Vegeta.
• Zarbon ordered his men to kill everyone in a small city, leaving more than half its inhabitants dead.
• Vegeta arrived, and Zarbon greeted him as the little prince.

Vegeta overwhelmed Zarbon and forced him to transform, then found that Zarbon’s new power level was still below his own. Nappa and Raditz arrived and were terrified by Zarbon’s strength.

• Vegeta used bursts of controlled ki to outfight Zarbon despite his Scouter’s lower reading.
• Vegeta told Zarbon to transform and recited Zarbon’s objections before he could say them.
• Zarbon transformed into a toadlike form and raised his power level to around fifty thousand.
• Nappa and Raditz arrived, saw Zarbon’s power level on their Scouters, and trembled in fear.

Vegeta used his overwhelming power to kill Zarbon. After Nappa and Raditz flew over in awe, Vegeta asked Raditz why he had left Bulma and the others at Capsule Corporation.

• Raditz tossed his Scouter to Zarbon, who measured Vegeta's power and saw it remain at fifteen thousand.
• Vegeta unleashed Flash Cannon, and Zarbon's Scouter readings climbed before the device shattered.
• Zarbon begged Vegeta to wait, but Vegeta's attack blew him to pieces.
• Nappa and Raditz flew over to Vegeta, stunned by his strength.
• Vegeta asked Raditz why he had left Bulma and the others at Capsule Corporation.