Chapter Summaries

Meta-Coolers launched a devastating surprise attack on Planet Vegeta, overwhelming its defenders with powerful new models. Cooler appeared among them and declared that the Saiyans must call Linx back, leaving Bardock and Tarble badly outmatched.

• Meta-Coolers attacked Planet Vegeta and set the Royal Capital ablaze before its inhabitants could react.
• Hanasia, Tights, and Bulma took the children outside as Bardock and the Metal Saibamen joined the defense; the first wave of Metal Saibamen was destroyed.
• Final Form Meta-Coolers used Instant Transmission to ambush Bardock and the Super Saiyan Gods, and one of them shrugged off Bardock's punch before hurling him into a building.
• Tarble and the other Super Saiyan Gods attacked with Ki Blasts, but the Meta-Coolers countered and sent them crashing to the ground.
• Cooler appeared as a purple-tinted Meta-Cooler, demanded that the Saiyans call Linx back, and easily knocked Tarble away.

Lin Chen and his group overwhelmed the Meta-Coolers on the Big Gete Star, but Dr. Gero revealed that Ultimate Meta-Coolers were attacking Planet Vegeta and overpowering its defenders. Lin Chen refused to return, insisting he had left another trump card to protect the planet, and continued deeper into the Big Gete Star.

• Lin Chen and his allies fought through the Big Gete Star until the Meta-Coolers suddenly stopped appearing.
• Dr. Gero showed them projections of Ultimate Meta-Coolers attacking Planet Vegeta and revealed that the androids had a battle power of 200 million.
• The projections showed Bardock incapacitated and the Super Saiyan Gods struggling against the Ultimate Meta-Coolers, alarming Vegeta, Lazuli, and the others.
• Despite their pleas to return, Lin Chen said Planet Vegeta could withstand the attack without them and blasted open the Big Gete Star.
• Lin Chen told Lazuli that he had left another trump card on Planet Vegeta, then continued into the breach with her following.

Tights summoned Planet Vegeta’s Saiyan Shenron and wished for him to eliminate the invaders. Shenron transformed into his battle form and destroyed four Ultimate Meta-Coolers, while Lin Chen continued advancing toward the Dr. Geros.

• The Meta-Coolers and the two Dr. Geros saw the sky darken as Tights summoned Shenron on Planet Vegeta.
• Tights asked the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon to wipe out the invaders, and Shenron agreed.
• Cooler ordered the Ultimate Meta-Coolers to attack Shenron, but Shenron’s energy shield blocked their ki blasts.
• Shenron transformed into his battle form, confronted the Meta-Coolers, and destroyed four of them with a single ki attack.
• The two Dr. Geros sent No. 32 to stop Lin Chen as he broke through their defenses.

Lin Chen and the others confronted Android 32, the Android version of Trunks’s father, on their way to destroy the Big Gete Star and kill Dr. Gero. After Android 32 transformed into a Super Saiyan and absorbed the Meta-Coolers’ chips and energy batteries, Lin Chen recognized his changing form as resembling Android 13’s transformation.

• Lin Chen sensed that Tights had summoned Shenron on Planet Vegeta and turned to face an approaching Android Vegeta, whom Dr. Gero identified as Android 32.
• Trunks charged Android 32 with a Galick Gun, but Android 32 struck him down and sent Vegeta flying when he tried to catch him.
• Lin Chen attacked Android 32, but Android 32 blocked his punch and transformed into a Super Saiyan, raising his battle power to over 500 million.
• Android 32 summoned Meta-Coolers and absorbed their chips and energy batteries while Lin Chen and the others tried to stop him with Ki Blasts.
• Android 32’s body changed as his energy surged, and Lin Chen recognized the transformation as resembling Android 13’s.

Super Android 32 absorbed Androids 17 and 18's energy packs and transformed into a powerful fighter, but Lin Chen overwhelmed him with a Kamehameha and Super Kaioken. The chapter ended with Super Android 32 exploding from an energy overload.

• Android 32 absorbed the energy packs of Androids 17 and 18, transformed, and reached a battle power of 800 million.
• Lin Chen sent Lazuli, Kakarot, Vegeta, and Trunks to find Dr. Gero while he stayed to fight Android 32.
• Future Dr. Gero told his counterpart to prepare Plan B as Android 32 attacked Lazuli and Lin Chen intercepted him.
• Lin Chen transformed into legendary Super Saiyan 2 and fired a Kamehameha, which Android 32 absorbed to match Lin Chen's power.
• Lin Chen fired another Kamehameha and activated Super Kaioken, exceeding Android 32's absorption limit and destroying him in an energy overload.

Lin Chen and the others reached the Big Gete Star’s control room, where they discovered that Dr. Gero had escaped to the future in a Time Machine. Unable to pursue him, they left the doomed star and resolved to train for his return.

• Lin Chen joined Trunks and the others at the Big Gete Star’s core and helped them break into the central control room.
• Trunks and Lin Chen discovered that Dr. Gero had used the other Dr. Gero’s body as a decoy while escaping in a Time Machine.
• Dr. Gero escaped before Lin Chen could stop him, then vowed to return with a new ultimate Android.
• Lin Chen explained that Trunks’s Time Machine could not reach Dr. Gero’s destination without creating another timeline, so the group could not pursue him.
• Vegeta, Son Goku, and Trunks agreed to train, and Lin Chen took everyone away from the Big Gete Star.
• An enormous energy sphere erupted from the Big Gete Star’s core and engulfed the star.

Future Dr. Gero returned to his world with another Dr. Gero, and the two planned to build an ultimate android using cells from both worlds. On Planet Vegeta, Lin Chen helped restore the damage and revived the dead before taking Trunks to a remote planet to begin a year of training.

• Future Dr. Gero and the other Dr. Gero agreed to improve their ultimate android design and have it absorb Android 17 and Android 18 from both worlds.
• Vegeta and the others returned to Planet Vegeta and learned that Shenron had defeated Cooler and the Meta-Coolers.
• Lin Chen collected the seven Dragon Balls, then sent Son Goku to Earth to gather its Dragon Balls and revive the Saiyans killed in the attack.
• Lin Chen warned the Saiyans to stay vigilant, prompting many of them to renew their training.
• Lin Chen took Trunks to a remote planet with a colossal tree and told him they would live there for a year while Trunks trained under him.

Lin Chen brought Trunks to train with Broly, then spent a year teaching him combat and power control. As peace ended, three strangers approached Capsule Corporation while Bulma and Vegeta argued inside.

• Lin Chen introduced Trunks to Broly, who easily dodged Trunks's attacks and knocked him unconscious after transforming into a Super Saiyan.
• Lin Chen told Trunks his power lacked proper training, and Trunks agreed to learn so he could save his mother.
• Lin Chen and Broly trained Trunks for a year on the planet, using a Gravity Room and sparring sessions.
• Bulma juggled Capsule Corporation business and caring for her two-year-old Trunks while arguing with Vegeta about the broken Gravity Room.
• A young man, a young woman, and a tall, burly man approached Capsule Corporation and looked up at its sign.

Androids 16, 17, and 18 attacked Bulma’s company to capture her and target Tights, prompting Goku and Vegeta to confront them. The two Saiyans revealed their mastered Super Saiyan Full Power states, and the battle began outside West City.

• Androids 16, 17, and 18 entered the Hoi-Poi Capsule building and targeted Bulma as a way to reach Tights.
• Vegeta rushed downstairs to confront the Androids, while Bulma called Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha for help.
• Goku arrived with Gohan, who evacuated Bulma and Trunks, and then joined Vegeta downstairs.
• Goku recognized Android 18’s resemblance to Miss Lazuli, but Android 18 said she did not know him and identified Goku and Tights as targets.
• Goku, Vegeta, and the Androids flew to the wilderness, where Android 17 and Android 18 began fighting Goku and Vegeta.

Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien arrived as Son Goku and Vegeta fought Androids 17 and 18, but Android 16 blocked them from joining in. The Androids’ infinite energy let them wear down the Saiyans, and after Piccolo held off Android 16, Son Goku used Instant Transmission to escape with the others while Krillin tried to delay Android 18.

• Piccolo and the others arrived, but Android 16 warned them not to interfere and stopped Piccolo’s attack with his intimidating presence.
• Piccolo realized the Androids had not shown their full strength and that their energy did not diminish, while Son Goku and Vegeta began to tire.
• Android 16 revealed that the Androids had infinite energy, prompting Piccolo to warn Son Goku and Vegeta.
• Vegeta attacked recklessly, but Android 18 broke his arm, and Android 17 struck Son Goku hard enough to end his Super Saiyan Full Power form.
• Son Goku rescued Vegeta with Instant Transmission and tried to escape with the others, while Piccolo held off Android 16 and Krillin charged Android 18 to buy them time.

Krillin learned that Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16 were created by a computer in a secret Red Ribbon Army base and were programmed to kill Son Goku and Tights. At Kami's Lookout, the group recovered and discussed the Androids, while Son Goku prepared to warn Planet Vegeta.

• Piccolo collapsed after fighting the Androids, and Android 17 said they would spare him and Krillin because their only targets were Son Goku and Tights.
• Android 17 told Krillin that a computer in a secret Red Ribbon Army base had created them to avenge the Red Ribbon Army, then the Androids headed toward West City.
• Android 16 tracked Son Goku to Korin Tower and Bulma to Kami's Lookout, while Android 17 decided to find a car and go after Son Goku's wife instead.
• Son Goku brought Krillin and Piccolo to Kami's Lookout and gave Senzu Beans to Piccolo and Vegeta, who recovered immediately.
• Vegeta flew away in anger after his defeat, and Son Goku planned to visit Planet Vegeta to warn Tights and the others about the Androids.
• Krillin told everyone that the Androids were made by a computer at a secret Red Ribbon Army base, shocking the group.

Son Goku and Vegeta planned to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber after losing to the Androids, while Piccolo asked Kami to fuse with him and was refused. Kami sensed a crisis arriving from the future as two Dr. Geros and a towering monster emerged from a Time Machine.

• Son Goku told the others that his father would contact Lin Chen, then said he wanted to train against the Androids.
• Son Goku invited Vegeta to train for a year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Vegeta agreed to enter first.
• Piccolo asked Kami to fuse with him, but Kami refused, saying he would wait until fusion was truly necessary.
• Kami sensed that an unprecedented crisis was coming from the future.
• Two Dr. Geros emerged from a larger Time Machine in a wilderness, followed by a towering figure.

Dr. Gero and Future Dr. Gero returned to Earth with their already-Perfect Cell, who concealed them from Kami after Kami spotted them. Kami fused with Piccolo, leaving Piccolo with immense new power and the knowledge of the approaching threat as the chapter ended.

• Dr. Gero explained that April had preserved his research and that Androids 17 and 18 were complete, while Future Dr. Gero revealed April had died when Vegeta conquered his world.
• Cell sensed Kami watching them and used Mental Isolation to hide the group from Kami’s sight.
• Kami asked Mr. Popo to fetch Piccolo, warning that Cell’s arrival threatened Earth and possibly the universe.
• Kami fused with Piccolo, who gained enough power to surpass Son Goku and inherited Kami’s memories.
• Piccolo learned of Cell’s terrifying threat and warned Son Goku and the others that he had bad news.

Tights and Lazuli brought Trunks to Earth after learning that Dr. Gero’s androids had appeared, while Lin Chen remained sealed inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Broly. Dr. Gero led his counterpart and Cell to a hidden Red Ribbon Army base, where they found it wrecked and two androids destroyed.

• Tights, Lazuli, and Trunks left Lin Chen a message and traveled to Kami’s Lookout after Tights learned the androids had appeared.
• Piccolo told Trunks that a monster with mixed Saiyan, Frost Demon, and Trunks ki had accompanied Dr. Gero, though he could no longer sense it.
• Lazuli recognized the androids as Android 17, Android 18, and Android 16, and wondered what her counterpart was like.
• Dr. Gero led Future Dr. Gero and Cell to a secret Red Ribbon Army base north of North City, where he expected to find Android 17 and Android 18.
• Dr. Gero, Future Dr. Gero, and Cell found the base’s entrance smashed open and its facilities wrecked, then discovered two destroyed androids inside.

Dr. Gero and Future Dr. Gero discovered that Androids 16, 17, and 18 had awakened, Cell had vanished, and an unexplained Android 21 pod was empty. Meanwhile, Lazuli fought Android 18 to draw the Androids’ attention, and Piccolo spotted Cell and the two Dr. Geros approaching.

• Future Dr. Gero recognized the remains of Android 19 and learned that Android 20 had been another mechanical model built by April.
• Dr. Gero found the open pods for Androids 16, 17, and 18, then discovered that Cell was missing from his cultivation tank.
• Cell brought Dr. Gero an empty pod marked Android 21, which neither Dr. Gero nor Future Dr. Gero could explain.
• Androids 17, 18, and 16 drove along the highway until Lazuli blocked their car, and Android 18 began fighting her.
• Piccolo told Trunks he had sent Lazuli to draw out the Androids and then spotted Cell and the two Dr. Geros nearby.

Lazuli fought this world's Android 18, then learned how different their worlds and origins were. Cell arrived seeking the Androids and nearly knocked Android 18 unconscious with a single punch.

• Lazuli and Android 18 fought until they stopped to compare their strength and backgrounds.
• Lazuli learned that this world's Androids had been created by the Red Ribbon Army's computer and that Android 17 was Android 18's older brother.
• Android 16 sensed an approaching evil power with an estimated Battle Power of 800 million and warned the others to flee.
• Cell arrived and revealed that he had come to find and absorb the Androids.
• Android 18 attacked Cell, but he deflected her blast and struck her hard enough to send her falling from the sky.

Cell attacked Android 17 and Android 18, seeking to absorb them and evolve beyond his perfect form. Piccolo, Trunks, and Lazuli joined forces against him, but Cell regenerated his severed tail as the battle began.

• Cell knocked Android 18 unconscious, defeated Android 17, and wrapped him in his tail to begin absorbing him.
• Lazuli and Android 16 tried to stop Cell, but he repelled them and continued his attempt to absorb Android 17.
• Piccolo severed Cell's tail with a Special Beam Cannon, while Trunks rescued Android 17.
• Lazuli warned Piccolo and Trunks that Cell had absorbed Androids from another world and could become too powerful if he absorbed theirs.
• The future Dr. Gero told Cell that absorbing Android 17 and Android 18 would give him a true perfect form, and Cell's tail regenerated.
• Trunks, Piccolo, and Lazuli joined forces and attacked Cell.

Cell revealed a lightning form that doubled his power, overwhelmed Piccolo, Trunks, and the Androids, and nearly absorbed Lazuli. Lin Chen and Broly appeared, and Lin Chen freed Lazuli and gave Piccolo and Trunks Senzu Beans before confronting the Dr. Geros.

• Cell transformed into his lightning form and explained that his Saiyan cells let him use a Super Saiyan transformation that doubled his power.
• Cell impaled Piccolo, knocked Trunks into the ground, and attacked Android 16 as he tried to escape with Androids 17 and 18.
• Cell sliced Android 16 apart, immobilized Lazuli, and prepared to absorb her.
• Lin Chen and Broly appeared, and Lin Chen freed Lazuli while Broly guarded her.
• Lin Chen used Instant Transmission to give Piccolo and Trunks Senzu Beans, then confronted the frightened Dr. Geros.

Cell refused to obey Dr. Gero’s orders and killed both Dr. Gero and his counterpart after taking the Controller. Lin Chen stopped Cell from attacking, then sent Broly to fight him first, and Cell accepted the challenge.

• Cell dismissed Lin Chen’s strength and refused to absorb Android 17 and Android 18 despite the Dr. Geros’ warnings.
• Future Dr. Gero threatened Cell with the Controller, but Cell seized it and killed him.
• The remaining Dr. Gero fled to Lin Chen for help, but Lin Chen deflected Cell’s attack and then killed Dr. Gero himself.
• Cell challenged Lin Chen, but Lin Chen directed him to fight Broly first.
• Broly set Lazuli down, transformed into a Super Saiyan, and accepted Cell’s challenge.

Broly fought Cell after Lin Chen revealed that Broly could control his power. Broly overwhelmed Cell, blasted away half his body, and left him weakened and frantic after he regenerated.

• Piccolo questioned whether Broly could handle Cell, and Lin Chen said Broly could control himself and was nearly as strong as he was.
• Cell trapped Android 17 and Android 18, then raised his battle power to 1.5 billion.
• Broly transformed into Super Saiyan Full Power, overwhelmed Cell's aura, and battered him with a series of punches.
• Cell unleashed a barrage of Ki Blasts, and Trunks rescued Android 16 from the explosions.
• Broly fired a Ki Blast that destroyed half of Cell's body, but Cell regenerated with greatly weakened ki.
• Broly told Cell he could not win, and Cell roared in disbelief that he was losing.