More than fifty years ago.
The Heeters colluded with the Frieza Force.
They invaded Planet Cereal.
At the time, the vanguard attacking Planet Cereal consisted of Saiyans serving under the Frieza Force.
Leading them was Bardock, a legendary Saiyan who enjoyed immense prestige at the time.
There was a reason Bardock was called a legendary Saiyan.
Despite being a low-class Saiyan, Bardock grew stronger with every battle.
He surpassed the vast majority of Elite Warriors and became one of the five most powerful fighters on Planet Vegeta.
Many low-class Saiyans looked up to him as a role model and revered him.
Thanks to Bardock's strength, the Bardock Squad he led also rose to prominence on Planet Vegeta.
On that planet, where the strong ruled supreme, power meant far too many things.
But Saiyans themselves had little in the way of feelings.
There was little affection to speak of between them.
Cruel and bloodthirsty, they were terrifying war machines, a warrior race that knew nothing but battle.
No matter how glorious you had been in your prime, once you fell on hard times, you would receive no help-only kicks while you were down.
That was what pure Saiyans were like.
The battle on Planet Cereal pushed Bardock to another breakthrough, taking him straight to the pinnacle of Saiyan power at the time and making him the strongest of them all.
He led the Bardock Squad and a host of other Saiyans.
As weapons of Frieza and the Heeters, they slaughtered the Namekians and Cerealians living on Planet Cereal almost to extinction.
When Bardock came across Granolah and his mother, the terror in their eyes reminded him of his own wife, Gine, and his newborn younger son, Kakarot.
A flicker of compassion stirred in Bardock's heart, and he decided to spare Granolah