Chapter Summaries

Son Goku launched a Spirit Bomb that appeared to destroy Cooler, but Cooler survived by hiding underground and destroyed the Senzu Beans. Raditz died from his injuries, and Cooler vowed to kill every Saiyan.

• Piccolo deflected Cooler's Death Beam while protecting Son Goku, who sent his Spirit Bomb crashing into Cooler and the Armored Squadron soldiers behind him.
• Son Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha celebrated Cooler's apparent defeat as Vegeta praised Raditz for helping save Goku.
• Son Gohan brought a Senzu Bean to the dying Raditz, but Vegeta spotted Cooler alive and Cooler burned the bag to ash with a beam.
• Raditz died from his wounds, and Son Goku turned toward Cooler with a desire to kill him.
• Cooler revealed that he had survived by hiding underground and vowed to leave no Saiyans alive.

Cooler’s attack killed Piccolo and Yamcha, while Kami made Broly Earth’s new Kami before dying. As Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta struggled against Cooler’s rising power, Bardock arrived on Earth with Tights beside Bulma in West City.

• Cooler blasted the grassland, badly injuring Goku and Krillin and killing Piccolo as he protected Gohan, along with Yamcha.
• Kami used Shenron’s wish to alert Planet Vegeta, appointed Broly as Earth’s new Kami, and died before Broly agreed to intervene.
• Gohan charged Cooler in rage, and Goku and Vegeta joined him, but Cooler overwhelmed them and unleashed even more power.
• Goku sensed Bardock’s ki, and Bardock and Tights appeared beside Bulma in West City.

Bardock arrived to help Goku and the others, only to face Cooler’s newly revealed Ultimate Transformation and overwhelming power. Cooler reached 88 million battle power and caught Bardock as he tried to retreat.

• Tights and Bardock arrived at Bulma’s side, and Bardock flew off to help Goku and the others while Bulma learned that Tights had given birth.
• Bardock sensed Raditz’s death, transformed into a Super Saiyan, and reached Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan, who welcomed him as reinforcements.
• Bardock gave the group Senzu Beans and transformed into Super Saiyan 1 Second Grade as he confronted Cooler over Raditz’s death.
• Cooler revealed that he had one more transformation, then transformed and raised his battle power to 88 million.
• Cooler vanished as Bardock tried to flee and appeared behind him, declaring that Bardock could not escape his vengeance.

Cooler overwhelmed Bardock until Broly arrived and joined the fight, revealing tremendous power even in his base form. Broly and Bardock forced Cooler to defend himself, but Cooler regained the advantage and began beating Bardock while Broly lay driven underground.

• Cooler repeatedly battered Bardock and declared he would exterminate the Saiyans before Bardock caught his foot and resisted.
• Broly arrived, helped Bardock up, and offered to fight beside him.
• Broly battled Cooler without transforming, displaying power on par with Cooler before his fourth transformation and astonishing Bardock, Son Goku, Vegeta, and the others.
• Broly and Bardock attacked Cooler together, but Cooler remained stronger and eventually struck Broly deep underground.
• Cooler turned on Bardock and overwhelmed him with a rapid series of blows, leaving Bardock screaming in pain.

Broly and Son Goku both transformed after witnessing Bardock’s apparent death, but Broly’s power surged out of control and unleashed a massive barrage of Energy Blasts. Mr. Popo arrived as the others escaped the blasts, explaining that Broly had gone berserk.

• Mr. Popo told Broly that Bardock was at death’s door, and Broly sensed Bardock’s ki fading as he flew out of the hole.
• Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan after seeing Bardock impaled by Cooler, then confronted Cooler and attacked him.
• Cooler blocked Son Goku’s punch and nearly broke his arm before Broly erupted in a golden and green transformation.
• Broly unleashed a relentless barrage of Energy Blasts, forcing Son Goku and Vegeta to protect the others as they retreated.
• Mr. Popo appeared behind Son Goku and the others and said that Broly, the divine emissary, had gone berserk.

Mr. Popo explained that Broly was the Legendary Super Saiyan and had lost control of his power after Bardock’s death. Goku and Vegeta prepared to restrain him so Mr. Popo could use a flute to calm him, but Broly overwhelmed Cooler and launched him into space.

• Mr. Popo told Goku and the others that Broly was the Legendary Super Saiyan and that his uncontrolled power threatened Earth and the universe.
• Mr. Popo revealed a flute that could calm Broly and asked Goku and Vegeta to restrain him while he used it.
• Goku agreed to help despite the danger, and Vegeta prepared to look for an opening as Broly battered Cooler.
• Cooler broke his left arm and kicked him away, but Broly destroyed Cooler’s Supernova with a punch.
• Broly launched a huge green energy sphere that swallowed Cooler and carried him into space.

Broly destroyed Cooler's Armored Squadron, then attacked a human army after mistaking it for a threat. He nearly killed Son Goku, but Mr. Popo used the Tranquility Flute to calm him and end his rampage.

• Broly destroyed Cooler's ship and the remaining fleet, wiping out Cooler's Armored Squadron.
• Broly noticed the United Kingdom's First Army Group and blasted it, killing everyone there.
• Son Goku confronted Broly, but Broly caught his punch and struck him hard enough to disrupt his Super Saiyan form.
• Vegeta and Son Goku attacked Broly, but their Ki Blasts had no effect, and Broly prepared to strike them with powerful Ki Blasts.
• Mr. Popo played the Tranquility Flute, and Broly's rampage subsided until his hair returned to normal and his Ki dissipated.

After Cooler killed several of Earth’s defenders, Bulma’s group learned they could use Planet Namek’s Dragon Balls to revive the dead. Vegeta left for Namek alone to claim a wish, while Son Goku and the others followed in a faster ship; meanwhile, Ginyu arrived above Namek in King Cold’s body and planned to gain eternal life.

• Bulma and the others mourned the fallen and learned that Piccolo’s death had turned Earth’s Dragon Balls to stone.
• Tights revealed that Planet Namek had Dragon Balls capable of granting three wishes, and Vegeta secretly left to claim one for himself.
• Bulma confronted Vegeta, who said he would use two wishes to revive Piccolo and Bardock before departing alone.
• After Broly withdrew in guilt, Son Goku, Son Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma set off for Namek aboard Dr. Brief’s faster ship.
• Ginyu arrived above Namek in King Cold’s body and declared that he would use the Dragon Balls to gain eternal life and avenge the Frost Demons.

Lin Chen returned to Planet Vegeta and learned that Tights had given birth to his son, while Hanasia was pregnant with another. Concerned about Kakarot and the others on Namek, he remembered Bardock's vision of Kakarot becoming a Super Saiyan there and began to suspect that King Cold might appear.

• King Vegeta told Lin Chen that Tights had given birth and Hanasia was pregnant, surprising Lin Chen and unsettling Lazuli.
• Lin Chen welcomed Hanasia, met his infant son with Tights, and named the boy Lin Luo; he named Hanasia's unborn son Taro.
• Hanasia and Lazuli left together, and Lin Chen asked King Vegeta about Kakarot and the others' trip to Namek.
• King Vegeta said Kakarot's group had reached Namek, while Vegeta was still traveling there and had turned off his Communicator.
• Lin Chen recalled the Galactic Patrol's warning about King Cold and remembered Bardock's vision of Kakarot becoming a Super Saiyan on Namek.

King Kai warned Lin Chen that Ginyu had taken over King Cold’s body and was threatening Goku and the others on Planet Namek. Lin Chen chose a system quest requiring Piccolo to deliver the final blow, so he planned to revive Piccolo with the Namekian Dragon Balls before going to help.

• King Kai told Lin Chen that King Cold’s forces had attacked the Namekians and that Goku and the others were in danger on Planet Namek.
• King Kai revealed that Ginyu had possessed King Cold for years, trained his body, and developed powerful transformations.
• The system offered Lin Chen a choice of who would kill Ginyu, and Lin Chen chose the option requiring Piccolo to deliver the final blow.
• Lin Chen realized Piccolo was dead and decided to revive him using Planet Namek’s Dragon Balls.
• King Vegeta and Paragus learned that Ginyu was controlling King Cold’s body and had become exceptionally powerful.

Lin Chen arrived on Planet Namek and found the aftermath of Ginyu’s assault, then sensed that the planet’s survivors and Dragon Balls were caught in scattered battles. Meanwhile, Son Goku and his allies fought to protect the wounded Slug, and the chapter ended with Goku still struggling against Shisami as Krillin urged him to turn Super Saiyan.

• Lin Chen left Planet Vegeta alone and used Instant Transmission to reach Planet Namek.
• Lin Chen found Slug’s village destroyed, with Namekians and Frieza Force soldiers dead, and sensed scattered survivors and Son Goku’s group across the planet.
• Lin Chen used his Scouter to locate Ginyu’s large force heading toward Namekians and saw Son Goku fighting another powerful warrior in the east.
• Son Goku, Krillin, and Son Gohan battled King Cold Force soldiers while protecting the badly wounded Slug near their spaceships.
• Son Goku struggled to defeat Shisami, who claimed to be the former Frieza Force’s top warrior, and Krillin urged Goku to turn Super Saiyan.

Lin Chen arrived on Planet Namek and swiftly destroyed the King Cold Force soldiers threatening Son Goku and the others. Slug began explaining that King Cold had invaded to seize the Dragon Balls, while more Namekian ki signatures disappeared nearby.

• Son Goku admitted he still couldn't transform into a Super Saiyan as he fought Shisami, who threatened the group.
• Lin Chen appeared, stopped Shisami's attack, and gave Gohan a Senzu Bean for the badly injured Slug.
• Lin Chen unleashed an attack that killed Shisami and the remaining King Cold Force soldiers nearby.
• Bulma emerged from a spaceship, and Slug began recounting how King Cold had invaded Planet Namek seeking its Dragon Balls.
• Slug refused King Cold's demand to hand over the Dragon Balls and called on the Namekians to defend their home.

Ginyu defeated Slug, seized the Dragon Balls, and led the King Cold Force in ravaging Namekian villages while keeping Slug captive. After Slug urged survivors to flee, he encountered Son Goku and the others.

• Slug had strengthened the Namekians until their warriors overwhelmed the King Cold Force's ordinary soldiers.
• Ginyu refused Abo and Kado's offer to fight and confronted Slug, killing Namekians with Death Beam as Slug charged him.
• Ginyu defeated Slug, demanded the Dragon Balls, and slaughtered the villagers, including children, after Slug refused.
• Ginyu's forces found the Dragon Balls and captured Slug, while Abo and Kado submitted after witnessing his power.
• Ginyu shackled Slug and continued attacking Namekian villages; Slug urged survivors to flee, but the scouters tracked them down.
• As the nightmare continued, Slug encountered Son Goku and the others.

Krillin explained how Son Goku’s group had hidden from the King Cold Force, rescued Elder Slug, and obtained one Dragon Ball. Lin Chen arranged to use Namek’s wishes to revive Piccolo and evacuate the Namekians to Earth, then teleported away and seized the six Dragon Balls from Ginyu.

• Bulma’s Scouter jammer concealed Son Goku’s group as they followed the King Cold Force, but Gohan exposed them while saving a Namekian child.
• Krillin explained that Elder Slug had helped them obtain one Dragon Ball and that King Cold had split his forces to search for the remaining Namekians.
• Lin Chen told Slug he would use two wishes to revive Piccolo and bring him to Namek, then use the final wish to send the Namekians to Earth.
• Bulma produced the group’s Dragon Ball, and Lin Chen used Instant Transmission to go after the others.
• Ginyu sent Abo and Kado back toward the mothership, but Lin Chen appeared, took the six Dragon Balls, and vanished before Ginyu’s Ki Blast could hit him.

Lin Chen and Slug summoned Porunga and revived Piccolo, while Ginyu realized the Dragon Balls were being used and launched a Supernova to destroy Planet Namek. Lin Chen teleported to confront him as the fireball hurtled toward them.

• Lin Chen returned to Slug with six Dragon Balls, and Slug began summoning Porunga after the group gathered.
• Slug wished for Piccolo to be revived, and Piccolo awoke in his coffin on Earth as Kami reappeared before Mr. Popo and Broly.
• Ginyu noticed Planet Namek had gone dark, realized Porunga had been summoned, and vowed to destroy the planet rather than let anyone use the Dragon Balls.
• Ginyu formed a massive Supernova and hurled it at Lin Chen after Lin Chen teleported in to stop him.

Lin Chen crushed Ginyu's devastating attack while Slug used Porunga's wishes to bring Piccolo and the Namekians into the conflict. Slug sent the survivors and their dead to Earth, appointed Moori as Grand Elder, and stayed behind to atone for his mistakes.

• Lin Chen transformed into a Super Saiyan and crushed Ginyu's attack, while Ginyu acknowledged his strength.
• Son Gohan spotted King Cold's approaching forces, so Slug wished for Piccolo to be brought to Planet Namek, though Piccolo arrived far away from the others.
• Lin Chen contacted Piccolo through Kami's Magic and told him to come to his location.
• Slug told Moori that he would send the Namekians to Earth and name him the new Grand Elder, admitting that his arrogance had led to their deaths and that Evil Slug might return.
• Slug wished for all surviving Namekians and their dead to be sent to Earth, except for Piccolo and himself, then stayed behind to atone.

Slug blinded the approaching forces and disappeared, leaving Son Goku and his companions to face an attack. Lin Chen confronted Ginyu, who revealed his identity and demonstrated transformations that raised his Battle Power above two hundred million.

• Slug used an Energy Blast to blind Son Goku, his companions, and the approaching troops, then vanished.
• Son Goku warned Krillin and Son Gohan that their enemies had arrived as Abo and Kado ordered their forces to attack.
• Lin Chen recognized Ginyu as the former Ginyu Force captain, and Ginyu admitted he had taken King Cold's body and trained for years.
• Ginyu revealed that he could transform three times and changed into increasingly powerful forms.
• Ginyu's final transformation raised his Battle Power above two hundred million, surprising Lin Chen.

Ginyu reached a battle power of over 200 million and fought Lin Chen evenly across Planet Namek. After Goku and Krillin defeated King Cold's soldiers, Abo and Kado fused into Abo Kado, forcing Goku to use Kaioken Twelvefold.

• Ginyu transformed into his final form and challenged Lin Chen, who said their small difference in battle power would not decide the fight.
• Lin Chen evaded Ginyu's first attack, and the two clashed across the sky, land, and ocean of Planet Namek.
• Son Goku and Krillin used Kaioken to defeat King Cold's soldiers while the King Cold Force watched Lin Chen and Ginyu's battle.
• Goku stopped Krillin after the remaining enemies were reduced to Abo and Kado, and told the brothers to take the survivors and leave.
• Abo and Kado fused into Abo Kado, whose power alarmed Goku, so Goku sent Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma away and unleashed Kaioken Twelvefold.

As Planet Namek neared destruction, Slug found Piccolo and used the Potential Unleashing Technique to increase his power. Slug then gave Piccolo his life force through fusion, leaving Piccolo vastly stronger and charged with avenging the Namekians killed by King Cold.

• Piccolo lamented that he could not keep up with Son Goku and Lin Chen as their battles threatened Planet Namek.
• Slug appeared before Piccolo, introduced himself as the former Grand Elder, and warned him that he was too weak to approach Lin Chen's battle.
• Slug used the Potential Unleashing Technique on Piccolo and learned about his past by looking through his memories.
• Slug told Piccolo that fusing with Kami might make him powerful enough to rival King Cold, but Piccolo refused to fuse with Kami.
• Slug revealed that King Cold's cruelty had planted a demonic seed in him and asked Piccolo to avenge the slaughtered Namekians.
• Slug fused his life force into Piccolo, who felt his power increase dozens of times.

Piccolo assimilated Slug and gained immense power as Lin Chen fought Ginyu, who revealed a transformation resembling Cooler's fourth form and then began powering up further. The chapter ended with electricity crackling around Ginyu as Lin Chen wondered whether he had a fifth transformation.

• Piccolo's assimilation of Slug triggered a system notification, and Lin Chen learned Piccolo's battle power had risen to 21,000,000.
• Lin Chen dodged Ginyu's Death Beams and struck him during their close combat, sending him crashing into the sea.
• Ginyu realized Lin Chen had been using a time-manipulating technique, and Lin Chen identified it as Time-Skip.
• Ginyu revealed that he had more power to unleash and transformed into a towering form with eight horns and a bladed tail, reaching 440 million battle power.
• Ginyu powered up again amid crackling electricity, and Lin Chen wondered if he had a fifth transformation.