Chapter Summaries

Bulma modified Raditz’s Scouter to measure fighting power up to one billion and tested the warriors’ strength at Capsule Corporation. Raditz was stunned by Krillin’s power, and Goku asked Krillin to demonstrate a twenty-times Kaio-ken.

• Bulma told Chi-Chi to gather everyone at Capsule Corporation so she could test their fighting power.
• Bulma showed Raditz that she had disconnected and upgraded his Scouter, then measured Krillin at 118,925.
• Chi-Chi’s fighting power exceeded 160,000, but Goku explained that Krillin had not used his full strength.
• Krillin released his maximum power, and Bulma measured him at 243,185, shocking Raditz.
• Raditz revealed that Frieza’s first form had a fighting power of 530,000, and Goku asked Krillin to activate the twenty-times Kaio-ken for another measurement.

Bulma measured the fighters’ battle powers to prepare a year-long training plan, and Krillin and Goku demonstrated the immense strength they could reach with the Kaio-ken. She proposed team battles against a designated stronger fighter and arranged to convert Raditz’s spaceship life-support equipment into a Healing Tank.

• Krillin used the Kaio-ken and revealed a battle power of 4,860,000, while Raditz was shocked by the fighters’ strength.
• Krillin explained how long he could maintain different Kaio-ken multipliers, and Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu tested their battle powers.
• Bulma asked Goku to test his maximum power without the Kaio-ken, and his battle power reached 298,500.
• Bulma recorded the results and proposed teamwork training in which one fighter acted as a Kaio-ken-powered boss while the others tried to defeat them.
• Bulma said Raditz’s spaceship was being modified into a larger ship with a Healing Tank made from its life-support equipment.

Bulma organized team-battle training to help the fighters prepare for Frieza and assigned Raditz to train in the Gravity Chamber with Piccolo. The next day, Tien Shinhan became the first boss and fought the others over the sea west of Vacation Manor.

• Bulma proposed half-day team battles and more rest, while reserving the Gravity Chamber for Raditz to train alone.
• Goku suggested Piccolo train with Raditz, who agreed after learning Piccolo was around his strength.
• The group began its team-battle program, and rock-paper-scissors made Tien Shinhan the boss for the day.
• Tien Shinhan activated the tenfold Kaio-ken as Krillin, Chiaotzu, Goku, Yamcha, and Chi-Chi attacked him with their techniques.
• Tien Shinhan evaded the attacks, including Chi-Chi's Destructo Disc, and used his million battle power to keep the advantage.

Bulma’s fighters trained in team battles until dwindling Senzu Bean supplies forced her to change the rules, while Raditz and Piccolo improved in the Gravity Chamber. Eleven months later, Vegeta arrived on Earth and stepped out of his spaceship in East City.

• Bulma advised Tien Shinhan to take opponents out of the team battle, and he began attacking more aggressively as the others worked together to rescue one another.
• Raditz and Piccolo trained under high gravity, and Raditz’s combat power rose past three thousand after he recovered from an injury with a Senzu Bean.
• After a month of team battles exhausted their Senzu Beans, Bulma switched the fighters to one-on-one matches with tournament-style rules.
• Over the next eleven months, Goku and his friends, along with Raditz and Piccolo, continued making progress in training.
• Vegeta’s spherical spaceship crashed into East City, and Vegeta emerged and remarked that Earth did not look impressive.

Raditz revealed that his power level had risen above fifty thousand after training on Earth, shocking Vegeta and leaving him to reconsider how far behind Raditz he was. Raditz explained that Bulma’s training method had helped him grow stronger and encouraged Vegeta to train as well.

• Vegeta arrived on Earth and complained that no one had come to welcome him.
• Raditz stopped Vegeta from using his Scouter and explained that Bulma had only one Dragon Ball, which the team was saving as a backup against Frieza.
• Vegeta attacked Raditz after Raditz challenged his attitude, but Raditz easily deflected the energy blast.
• Raditz raised his power level until Vegeta’s Scouter exploded, revealing that Raditz was stronger than twenty thousand.
• Raditz told Vegeta that he was probably above fifty thousand and stronger than Frieza’s commanders except Frieza and the Ginyu Force.
• Raditz credited Bulma’s training method for his growth and urged Vegeta to train hard enough to surpass him.

Vegeta arrived on Earth and learned that Nappa had betrayed their planned rebellion against Frieza, while Raditz proposed that they train and then travel to Namek. When a colossal Tree of Might spread across the sky, Vegeta recognized it as a sign that someone had invaded Earth.

• Raditz told Vegeta that Earth’s fighters were away at King Kai’s Planet for combat training and explained that Bulma had sent him to meet Vegeta.
• Vegeta revealed that he had killed Nappa for informing the Frieza Army about their plans to rebel, and Raditz accepted that Nappa was dead.
• Raditz proposed that Vegeta train in Earth’s Gravity Chamber before they went to Namek to confront Frieza.
• Vegeta said his Scouter had detected many powerful energies on Earth, but Raditz insisted that most Earthlings had power levels of five.
• Dark clouds covered the sky as a gigantic tree grew overhead, and Vegeta recognized it as the Tree of Might and concluded that Earth had been invaded.
• Raditz feared that Frieza had arrived, while Vegeta decided he did not need to explain himself to Raditz.

Vegeta and Raditz investigated the enormous Tree of Might on Earth 073, where they encountered Turles, a Saiyan who resembled Kakarot and Bardock. Turles attacked Raditz after Raditz suggested they might be half-brothers, but Raditz dodged so swiftly that Vegeta could barely follow him.

• Vegeta and Raditz reached the growing Tree of Might, and Raditz's blast left its trunk unharmed.
• Turles appeared, introduced himself, and invited Vegeta to join him; Raditz realized he was not Kakarot.
• Raditz pointed out that Turles resembled Kakarot and Bardock, then asked about his parents, angering Turles.
• Turles charged Raditz, but Raditz vanished from his sight and appeared behind him.
• Turles's Scouter measured Raditz's battle power at over fifty thousand, and Turles wondered what Raditz meant by saying that was unsurprising.

Raditz and Vegeta fought Turles, whose Tree of Might fruit dramatically increased his strength and drained Earth’s energy. Turles defeated them both, leaving Vegeta gravely injured and declaring that he would kill them.

• Raditz dodged Turles’s attacks, then struck him and sent him flying as the Tree of Might’s fruit ripened.
• Turles ate a fruit, multiplying his ki and revealing that the Tree of Might had drained Earth’s energy and would turn it into a dead world.
• Raditz attacked Turles in anger, and Vegeta joined him, but Turles overwhelmed them with two blows.
• Vegeta crashed into a tree, suffered serious injuries, and spat up blood while Raditz checked on him.
• Turles mocked Vegeta’s weakness, rejected him from his crew, and announced that he would kill both Vegeta and Raditz.

Raditz and Piccolo fought Turles, and Raditz revived Vegeta with a Senzu Bean before Vegeta charged back into battle. On King Kai’s Planet, Son Goku learned that Turles’s Tree of Might was draining Earth and prepared to return, though King Kai warned that Earth was nearly ruined.

• Raditz prepared to shield himself and Vegeta from Turles’s attack, but a golden beam intercepted the blast.
• Raditz gave Vegeta a Senzu Bean, healing his injuries and making him stronger.
• Piccolo joined Raditz against Turles, but Turles kicked them both away, and Vegeta launched an attack of his own.
• King Kai told Son Goku and the others that Turles had planted a Tree of Might, which had already borne fruit and was draining Earth.
• Son Goku recognized Turles and asked whether Raditz could defeat him; King Kai said Raditz and Vegeta were both being beaten.
• Chi-Chi urged everyone to return to Earth, but King Kai warned that the planet had nearly been drained dry.

Son Goku hurried back to Earth after sensing danger while Turles battered Vegeta and killed Piccolo. Turles turned his Ki Blast on Raditz, who braced for death just before it struck.

• Son Goku and the others left King Kai and flew back to Earth, and Son Goku used Kaio-ken to race ahead when he sensed something was wrong.
• Turles overwhelmed Vegeta, shattered his bones, and mocked him while Raditz watched and considered taking a Tree of Might fruit.
• Raditz gave Piccolo a Senzu Bean and asked him to distract Turles, but Piccolo charged a Special Beam Cannon instead.
• Turles noticed Piccolo's rising power and killed him with a Ki Blast.
• Turles saw through Raditz's attempted surrender and fired a Ki Blast at him; Raditz closed his eyes as it was about to hit.

Son Goku arrived in time to save Raditz, killed Turles, and destroyed the Tree of Might, restoring Earth’s life and its weakened people. After healing Vegeta with a Senzu Bean, Goku flew home while Raditz warned Vegeta that relying on near-death recoveries would waste his potential.

• Son Goku saved Raditz from Turles’s Ki Blast and discovered Piccolo had died.
• Son Goku killed Turles with a single punch while Vegeta watched in disbelief.
• Son Goku destroyed the Tree of Might with a Kaio-ken Kamehameha, restoring Earth’s lands and ordinary people.
• Son Goku healed Vegeta with a Senzu Bean, then flew home to check on Bulma.
• Vegeta considered using Senzu Beans to grow stronger, but Raditz told him that planned training was better and that near-death recoveries would burn through his potential.
• Krillin, Yamcha, and the others arrived and saw that the Tree of Might was gone.

Vegeta watched Earth’s fighters defeat the warriors empowered by the Tree of Might and learned how far their strength surpassed his. Raditz revealed Goku’s power level was six million, leaving Vegeta stunned by how weak he was in comparison.

• Krillin rushed home to check on Snow and Hoho after learning Goku had already left to protect his family.
• A spaceship arrived, and twelve warriors attacked; Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chi-Chi, and Chiaotzu eagerly divided them up to fight.
• Yamcha emerged unharmed from the surprise blast, while Vegeta realized the Earthlings were stronger than the fruit-fed warriors and stronger than him.
• Raditz told Vegeta about the Gravity Chamber and Gravity Bracelets, then explained that Goku had a power level of six million the previous year.
• Vegeta struggled to believe Raditz’s report and realized that he had come to Earth expecting to command fighters who vastly outclassed him.

After Raditz recovered Vegeta’s shattered Scouter, Bulma repaired it and learned that Frieza’s forces were headed to Namek. The group set off for Namek, leaving Raditz behind to guard Earth, and began their seven-day journey aboard Bulma’s ship.

• Raditz retrieved Vegeta’s broken Scouter, and Bulma repaired it to gather intelligence on the Frieza Army.
• Bulma discovered that the Frieza Army was heading to Namek, so the group planned their trip and left Raditz behind to protect Earth.
• Vegeta spent the days before departure training with Raditz in the Gravity Chamber and grew stronger.
• Bulma told the passengers the spaceship would reach Namek in seven days and invited them to relax and enjoy its amenities.
• Krillin and Yamcha chose the arcade, while Chi-Chi offered to get food and drinks for Bulma and Goku.

Son Goku and the others arrived on Namek and asked a village elder for the Dragon Balls so they could revive Kami. The elder said he needed the Grand Elder’s permission, and Son Goku suspected he was stalling them.

• Vegeta trained alone in the spaceship’s Gravity Chamber while the others relaxed during the journey.
• Bulma piloted the spaceship to a landing near a Dragon Ball, following the Dragon Radar’s signal, and the group landed safely on Namek.
• The group explored Namek’s peaceful landscape, and Vegeta explained that Namekians needed only water and sunlight to live.
• Bulma told a village elder that Earth’s Dragon Balls had stopped working after Kami was killed and asked to borrow Namek’s Dragon Balls.
• The elder said he had to consult the Grand Elder and explained that Namekians had to pass trials to obtain Dragon Balls.
• Son Goku sensed that the elder was stalling the group.

Bulma proposed letting the Frieza Army attack Namekian villages so the group could defeat the invaders and earn the villages’ Dragon Balls. The group admired her plan and prepared to split up and meet at the Grand Elder’s village.

• Vegeta threatened a Namekian elder for his village’s Dragon Ball, but Son Goku persuaded him to let the elder go.
• The group left without the Dragon Ball and discussed why using force to collect them could turn the Namekians against them.
• Bulma revealed that she had learned Namekian and said Frieza’s forces would arrive in about three days.
• Bulma proposed that six fighters each defend a village from the Frieza Army, collect its Dragon Ball, and then meet at the Grand Elder’s village for the seventh.

Bulma’s group waited near Namekian villages for a chance to obtain the Dragon Balls without harming the locals. When the Frieza Army arrived and threatened a village, its elder refused to surrender the Dragon Ball, and a soldier fired past him.

• Bulma warned Vegeta not to kill any Namekians if he followed her plan, and he grudgingly agreed.
• The Z Fighters split into six groups and hid near villages holding Dragon Balls while Bulma stayed with Son Goku.
• Frieza and his army arrived on Namek, and the Z Fighters sensed the newcomers spreading out toward the villages.
• A Frieza Army squad demanded a village’s Dragon Ball, but the village elder refused and said it required passing tests.
• The squad leader fired an energy blast that narrowly missed the village elder.

Chi-Chi watched the Frieza Army terrorize a Namekian village and seize its Dragon Ball, waiting for a chance to act. After the soldiers exposed her and threatened the villagers, Chi-Chi intervened by batting away an energy blast aimed at the elder.

• Chi-Chi saw the Frieza Army squad leader kill two children while demanding the village's Dragon Ball.
• The village elder surrendered a huge Dragon Ball to stop the squad leader from killing more villagers.
• Chi-Chi's exclamation revealed her hiding place, and the squad leader mocked her after his Scouter showed no battle power.
• The squad leader fired an energy blast at the elder, but Chi-Chi appeared in its path and slapped it away.

Cui’s Frieza soldiers threatened a Namekian village to obtain its Dragon Ball, while Krillin waited nearby for the ball to appear. Three young Namekian warriors returned to defend the villagers and confronted Cui’s forces.

• Cui demanded the village’s Dragon Ball and threatened to kill the children when the elder refused to hand it over.
• Krillin held back, hoping the confrontation would bring the Dragon Ball into view.
• Three young Namekian warriors flew back to the village after Cui’s Scouter detected their power.
• The warriors stepped between Cui’s soldiers and the villagers, and the elder warned them to be careful.

Krillin rescued a Namekian village from Cui and the Frieza Army, then earned the elder’s promise to give him the village’s Dragon Ball and help him visit others. After Cui attacked again, Krillin defeated him with a Kamehameha and asked for the Dragon Ball.

• Cui’s soldiers attacked three Namekian warriors, who raised their battle power and quickly defeated them.
• Krillin intervened as Cui attacked, knocked Cui through a house, and defeated a dozen Frieza Army soldiers.
• Krillin told the village elder he sought the Dragon Balls to revive a friend, and the elder promised him the village’s Dragon Ball and help obtaining the others.
• Cui emerged from the dust and attacked Krillin with an energy blast that threatened the villagers.
• Krillin countered with a Kamehameha that overwhelmed Cui’s blast and destroyed him, then asked the Namekians for the Dragon Ball.

Vegeta killed the Frieza Army soldiers who had taken a village’s Dragon Ball, then waited for Dodoria and Zarbon to arrive. He told them he no longer needed a Scouter because he had learned to sense energy and battle power.

• Krillin and Chi-Chi took Dende with them toward the next village after Chi-Chi brought the Three-Star Dragon Ball.
• Dodoria and Zarbon noticed their soldiers’ energy readings had vanished and identified Vegeta’s energy signature.
• Vegeta killed the Frieza Army squad at a Namekian village and refused to claim he had saved its people.
• Vegeta asked the elder to keep the Dragon Ball until he had dealt with Dodoria and Zarbon, then waited for them above the village.
• Dodoria and Zarbon confronted Vegeta, who explained that he could sense their locations and battle power without a Scouter.