Recaps

After King Piccolo’s return, Tien Shinhan changed the course of events by defeating him and breaking his human limiter. He trained at Kami’s Lookout, sought the Fountain of Youth, and drank the Ultra Divine Water, ending the stretch stronger than Goku and considering how to draw out the water’s remaining effects.

• Tien Shinhan stopped Krillin from retrieving Goku’s forgotten belongings alone, then helped defeat Tambourine and set out with Goku and Chiaotzu to confront King Piccolo.
• Tien Shinhan used a decoy rice cooker to distract King Piccolo, then struck him with repeated Tri-Beams and destroyed his body after he spat out an egg.
• Tien Shinhan gathered the Dragon Balls and wished for his human limiter to be broken, sacrificing half his lifespan and all his hair in exchange for steadily increasing power.
• Tien Shinhan trained with Goku and Chiaotzu at Korin Tower, then at Kami’s Lookout, where he learned the beginnings of Ki Sensing and raised his battle power dramatically.
• Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu found the Fountain of Youth with Fortuneteller Baba’s help, drank from it, and returned to Korin Tower, where Launch joined them.
• Tien Shinhan, Goku, Chiaotzu, and Krillin retrieved the Ultra Divine Water from the Glacier Labyrinth, and Tien Shinhan drank more of it than the others despite Korin’s warning.
• Tien Shinhan awoke with a battle power of about 3,000 and defeated Goku in a spar, while Goku vowed to beat him after three more months of training.

Tien Shinhan endured the Eight Trigrams Furnace, mastered new techniques, and traveled with his friends to Planet Plant, where they helped the Tuffles fight the Saiyans. After growing stronger through a prolonged battle, Tien killed King Vegeta, and the Saiyans abandoned their attack.

• Tien Shinhan climbed Mount Five Elements, endured the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and swallowed the Five Elements Pill, greatly increasing his power and comprehension.
• Tien Shinhan returned to Earth, defeated Kami, Mr. Popo, Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu in a spar, and refused Kami’s offer to become Earth’s god.
• Tien Shinhan and his companions used Kami’s Time Machine to reach Planet Plant, where the Tuffles first mistook Goku for a Saiyan before Dr. Lychee welcomed them.
• King Vegeta invaded the Tuffle city, and Tien Shinhan fought him while Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Launch helped defend the Tuffles.
• Tien Shinhan defeated King Vegeta’s Golden Great Ape form with his clones, then learned from Dr. Lychee’s Grudge Wave device and created the Perfected Dragon Fist.
• Tien Shinhan warned Dr. Lychee about the full moon, then joined the Tuffles behind their light barrier when the Saiyans attacked as Great Apes.
• Tien Shinhan grew into a giant to face King Vegeta, fought him through the night, and raised his power above eighty thousand while King Vegeta weakened.
• Tien Shinhan killed King Vegeta with a punch, and the surviving Saiyans abandoned their resistance as the Tuffles survived.

Tien Shinhan and his friends gained new equipment and trained with Korin and North Kai before traveling to Planet Nymph. There they defeated Turles and destroyed the Tree of Might, with Tien Shinhan pushing his Kaioken to its limits.

• The Tuffle King rewarded Tien Shinhan and his friends with improved Scouters and Wave Bracelets, which they used to suppress their ki during training.
• After returning to Kami’s Lookout, Tien Shinhan and the others rested, visited Bulma and Yamcha, and resumed training at Korin Tower, where Krillin drank the Ultra Divine Water and Yamcha trained with Master Korin.
• Bulma built a gravity chamber, and Tien Shinhan, Goku, and Krillin raised their power through a month of training before North Kai arrived and invited them to train on his planet.
• Tien Shinhan and Goku mastered the Kaioken under North Kai, and Tien Shinhan learned the Spirit Bomb before the group returned to Earth.
• The group traveled through a forest on another world, helped its elves, and learned that the Tree of Might was draining Planet Nymph’s life force.
• Tien Shinhan and his friends confronted Turles and his subordinates, and Tien Shinhan killed Cacao while Goku defeated Daiz.
• Turles transformed into a Great Ape, but Tien Shinhan grew into a giant and battered him until he returned to normal, then Turles escaped and ate unripe Tree of Might fruit.
• Tien Shinhan used Kaioken to surpass Turles’s power and blasted him into oblivion, with his attack continuing on to destroy the Tree of Might.

Tien Shinhan and his companions traveled to Planet Namek to find the Wish Orbs and restore Planet Nymph, while training and helping defend the Namekians. After the Grand Elder unlocked their potential, they defeated the Ginyu Force, and Tien Shinhan rescued Krillin from Ginyu’s body-swapping ability.

• The Elf Queen organized an expedition to Planet Namek, and Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu joined her despite the danger.
• The group drank Elf Honey and trained aboard the flower-bud spaceship, where Nymph used Curse Aura to create extreme gravity and Tien Shinhan developed new techniques with his companions.
• After landing on Planet Namek, Yamcha saved a village from Zarbon’s attack, and Krillin defeated Zarbon and Cui with the Destructo Disc.
• Kunbar led the group to the Grand Elder, who gave them the seven Wish Orbs and asked them to help defend Namek from an approaching threat.
• The Grand Elder unlocked Yamcha’s, Chiaotzu’s, Krillin’s, and Goku’s potential, then began a lengthy unlocking for Tien Shinhan as the Ginyu Force arrived.
• Goku and the others fought the Ginyu Force: Yamcha and Chiaotzu killed Guldo, Goku killed Burter and Jeice, and Ginyu swapped bodies with Goku before returning to his own body.
• Tien Shinhan finished his potential unlock, killed Recoome, recognized Ginyu’s body-swapping ability, and forced him out of Krillin’s body before killing him.
• Tien Shinhan gave Goku a Senzu Bean, restoring him from his injuries and exhaustion.