Recaps

Turles struggled against Phantom Majin Buu, whose intangibility and sudden counterattacks left him exhausted and on the defensive. As Buu battered him, Son Goku and Piccolo discussed a possible plan tied to their battle on Planet Namek, while Turles tried to endure long enough to find an opening.

• Phantom Majin Buu evaded Turles's attacks and countered with sudden bone spikes and fists, forcing Turles onto the defensive.
• Vegeta, Piccolo, Trunks, and Son Goten feared that Turles's defeat would doom the universe, while Son Goku asked when the boys could fuse again.
• Son Goku urged Trunks and Son Goten to hold out until their next Fusion, and Piccolo recognized that Goku was thinking of their battle on Planet Namek.
• Vegeta demanded that Goku and Piccolo explain their plan, but Goku kept his attention on the battle.
• Phantom Majin Buu kicked Turles into the ground and mocked him as Turles tried to adapt to his opponent's fighting style despite running low on Ki.

Babidi watched Phantom Majin Buu overpower Turles and ordered Buu to kill everyone. With help from Son Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Gotenks, Turles absorbed their energy and unleashed a dazzling transformation, ending with a giant golden fist rushing toward Phantom Majin Buu.

• Babidi saw Phantom Majin Buu toy with Turles and ordered Buu to kill everyone and claim the universe.
• Son Goku prompted Trunks and Son Goten to fuse into Super Saiyan Gotenks, then told Gotenks, Piccolo, and Vegeta to gather Ki in their palms.
• Son Goku called Turles “Brother,” and Turles ate his last Senzu Bean before using Spirit Fission to draw in the four fighters’ energy.
• Turles directed the gathered energy into his tail, igniting his violent power and unleashing a golden aura that blinded everyone and shook the atmosphere.
• As Phantom Majin Buu recovered his sight, a giant golden fist appeared in front of him.

Turles transformed into a Golden Great Ape and used Spirit Fission to drive Hirudegarn’s power from Phantom Majin Buu. As Buu charged back at him with a bone blade, Turles sensed that his borrowed power was unstable and that he had not reached Super Saiyan 4.

• Turles struck Phantom Majin Buu with Spirit Fission, forcing him to retreat as Hirudegarn’s Ki began escaping.
• Son Goku, Piccolo, Son Goten, Trunks, and Vegeta saw Turles’s Golden Great Ape form, and Vegeta explained that Saiyans transformed when they saw a full moon.
• Son Goku realized that his childhood Great Ape transformation had caused him to kill his grandpa.
• Turles sensed that his Golden Great Ape power had been catalyzed from borrowed Ki and remained chaotic, but decided it was enough to defeat Phantom Majin Buu.
• Phantom Majin Buu recovered, unleashed his full power, and charged at Turles with a giant bone blade.

Turles overwhelmed Phantom Majin Buu with his Golden Great Ape strength, then used a golden barrier and Spirit Fission to separate Hirudegarn and Tapion from Buu. He annihilated Hirudegarn and ended the chapter holding Fat Buu between his fingers.

• Turles caught Phantom Majin Buu and battered him into a crater, overcoming his attacks as Spirit Fission weakened him.
• Turles created a vast golden barrier that trapped Buu and forced him out of his intangible form.
• Turles punched Phantom Majin Buu and separated Hirudegarn, Tapion, and Fat Buu from him.
• Turles smashed Hirudegarn against the mountain and ground until he was annihilated.
• Fat Buu tried to flee, but Turles pinched him between his thumb and forefinger.

Turles failed to separate the Supreme Kais from Fat Buu, so he sealed Majin Buu in a jar rather than destroy him. After the others arrived, Turles said he would keep watch over the prisoner, and Kami prepared to use the Dragon Balls to repair Earth.

• Turles tried to use Spirit Fission on Fat Buu, but it failed to separate anything from him.
• Turles carried Fat Buu to Kami's Lookout and asked Kami to prepare a jar for the Evil Containment Wave.
• Kami used the Evil Containment Wave to seal Fat Buu, and Mr. Popo sealed the jar with a talisman.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others arrived, and Turles told them he had sealed Majin Buu because he had another use for him.
• Turles asked Kami to use the Dragon Balls, and Kami instructed Mr. Popo to bring out the seven they had gathered.

Son Gohan saved Chi-Chi and Ox-King from the destruction of Mount Paozu, and the land and their home were restored. Babidi planned to escape and seek revenge after Majin Buu’s defeat, but two figures entered his spaceship and confronted him.

• Son Gohan carried Chi-Chi and Ox-King through the destruction raining over Mount Paozu, then struggled to keep them airborne as his strength faded.
• The sky darkened, and the destroyed land, rivers, and dome-shaped house were restored; Chi-Chi found that the money inside had returned too.
• Babidi despaired over Majin Buu’s defeat, then vowed to create a stronger subordinate and take revenge on the Saiyans.
• Babidi tried to activate the spaceship’s jump device, but the ship shook and two figures appeared through the smoke and flames, telling him he had nowhere to run.

Tapion learned that the Eternal Dragon had restored Earth and, encouraged by Turles, chose to live for himself and see the future. Elsewhere, Supreme Kai Shin questioned his authority after witnessing mortals defeat Majin Buu and Turles reshape the universe.

• Tapion awoke at Kami's Lookout and learned from Trunks and Son Goten that the dragon in the sky was the Eternal Dragon, summoned to grant a wish.
• The Eternal Dragon restored Kami's Lookout and the devastation across Earth, relieving Tapion of his guilt over the destruction caused by Hirudegarn.
• Turles told Tapion he was free and should live for himself, and Tapion decided to continue living and witness the future Turles would create.
• On a remote mountaintop, Kibito asked Supreme Kai Shin whether they would leave while Babidi and the sealed Majin Buu remained in others' hands.
• Supreme Kai Shin admitted he did not know how to face the mortals and said he might learn from Turles, whose actions had changed Frieza and influenced the universe.

A year after Turles and the others returned Earth to peace, Dr. Brief finished restoring the Time Machine’s energy. Trunks and Son Goten prepared to say farewell to Tapion and Tights, while the machine stood ready for their next journey.

• Son Goku mistook Son Goten for Turles’s son, and Turles played along with the explanation.
• Vegeta questioned Trunks, but Turles claimed he was a Half-Saiyan survivor he had taken in.
• Piccolo suspected the truth about Turles and the boys but kept his thoughts to himself.
• A year later, Dr. Brief finished replenishing the Time Machine’s energy at Capsule Corporation.
• Trunks and Son Goten stood beside the Time Machine to say farewell to Tapion and Tights, who held a sleeping baby.

Trunks and Son Goten said goodbye to their friends and master before returning to their future to confront Cell and save their timeline. They departed with Tapion’s Hero’s Sword and new hope of finding New Namek and using its Dragon Balls.

• Tights wished Trunks and Son Goten happiness in the future and called them her nephews.
• Tapion gave Trunks the Hero’s Sword and asked him to protect Goten.
• Turles warned the boys to kill Cell quickly and told them to find New Namek for its Dragon Balls.
• Trunks and Son Goten promised to keep training, then boarded the Time Machine and vanished through a rift in space.

Bulma struggled to finish a Time Machine under Cell’s threat to destroy Earth, but Cell attacked her before the deadline. An unknown youth appeared through a rift in space and struck Cell, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Bulma worried that Earth’s destruction would leave Trunks and Son Goten stranded in space when they returned.
• Cell grew impatient with Bulma’s progress and flew to the ruins of West City.
• Cell blasted open the ruins, confronted Bulma, and choked her when she said the machine was unfinished.
• Cell prepared to kill Bulma and destroy Earth, but a rift opened in the sky and an unseen attacker struck him.
• Cell rose from the rubble and saw an unfamiliar short youth standing in front of Bulma.

Gotenks arrived to save Bulma and overwhelmed Cell in battle, destroying him with a delayed Kamikaze Attack. After the fight, he explained that Fusion would wear off and he would separate back into Trunks and Son Goten.

• Gotenks introduced himself to Bulma and transformed into a Super Saiyan to face Cell.
• Cell attacked Gotenks, but Gotenks beat him down and drove him into a crater.
• Gotenks used his Super invincible Delayed Kamikaze Attack, and the ghosts carried Cell into the sky before exploding and killing him.
• Gotenks reassured Bulma that Fusion lasted only thirty minutes and he would return to Trunks and Son Goten.
• Bulma cried with relief and told Gotenks she was glad he was back.

Several years after the Phantom Majin crisis, the Frieza Force’s expanding order had made Red Ribbon Security Company a dominant force across the universe. At a development seminar on Planet Turles, Son Gohan struggled to watch Turles and Tights’s exceptionally agile baby, Retasu, just as the Ginyu Force arrived from headquarters.

• The Frieza Force expanded across the four great galaxies, while Red Ribbon Security Company provided businesses under its protection with security services and squeezed out rival guard groups.
• Son Gohan chased Retasu around the seminar venue as the baby darted through the air and used Instant Transmission.
• Retasu charged toward the enormous gold Frieza Force emblem, but Majin Buu caught him before he could crash into it.
• Majin Buu returned Retasu to Son Gohan, who held the child’s hand tightly.
• Captain Ginyu and the Ginyu Force landed at the venue and announced their arrival with a dramatic pose.

Turles greeted the Ginyu Force at his base, then took Majin Buu to a secluded wilderness to help him expel the being inside him. Majin Buu agreed when Turles promised to double his snacks, but he appeared to fall asleep as the attempt began.

• Turles arrived at the base and welcomed the Ginyu Force, who reported that they had handed their West Galaxy work to the Abo and Cado Brothers.
• Retasu tugged at Burter and poked Guldo before Turles picked him up and returned him to Son Gohan.
• Turles told Majin Buu that he would help drive the being out of his body and promised him twice as many snacks.
• Turles and Majin Buu flew to a secluded wilderness, where Buu agreed to begin the process in exchange for more chocolate and pudding.
• Majin Buu swayed and appeared to fall asleep while Turles watched patiently.

Turles separated Pure Evil Buu from Fat Buu and restrained him before he could attack again. At Turles’s suggestion, Fat Buu absorbed Pure Evil Buu, leaving only a black cookie behind.

• Fat Buu expelled a swirling mass of evil energy that began draining his power.
• Turles used Spirit Fission to sever the energy from Fat Buu, revealing Pure Evil Buu.
• Pure Evil Buu attacked the weakened Fat Buu, but Turles blocked him and bound him with a golden energy ring.
• Turles suggested that Fat Buu eat Pure Evil Buu, and Fat Buu agreed.
• Fat Buu swallowed Pure Evil Buu with his magic beam, and only a black cookie remained.

Turles tested whether Fat Buu would lose control after eating a black cookie, then promised him unlimited treats for behaving. Meanwhile, Dr. Gero showed the Ginyu Force Planet Turles’s facilities and recruits before leaving to deal with the Galactic Patrol.

• Fat Buu ate the black cookie and briefly transformed into a lean, muscular form before returning to normal.
• Turles asked how Fat Buu felt, praised him for behaving, and promised him plenty of sweets.
• Dr. Gero introduced himself to Captain Ginyu and led the Ginyu Force through the base.
• The Ginyu Force saw workers with combat-level Power Levels and a training ground full of elite recruits.
• Dr. Gero received news that the Galactic Patrol had arrived, left the Ginyu Force with Android 19, and went to handle the matter.

Son Goku and Vegeta fought in a gravity training room, where Vegeta pushed Goku into a corner and demanded to see the power he had used to defeat an enemy on Earth. Goku powered up with crackling electricity and seized Vegeta’s wrist, leaving their confrontation poised to continue.

• Son Goku and Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyans and battled in the gravity room, while their fighting shook the base where Android 19 was showing the Ginyu Force around.
• Vegeta endured Goku’s Kamehameha and tore through its beam, with electricity beginning to flicker around his golden aura.
• Vegeta gained the upper hand, kicked Goku into a wall, and accused him of being unable to transform into Super Saiyan 2.
• Vegeta formed a concentrated purple blast and threatened to kill Goku unless he fought with the power he had used to defeat an enemy on Earth.
• Son Goku erupted with a crackling aura, vanished from Vegeta’s sight, and grabbed his charging wrist.

Son Goku defeated Vegeta in a fierce Super Saiyan 2 battle, while Jaco and Merus arrived at the base to seek the Frieza Force’s help. The chapter ended with Dr. Gero greeting the Galactic Patrol visitors.

• Vegeta attacked Son Goku in frustration, but Goku blocked his blows and struck him hard enough to overwhelm him.
• Their battle destroyed the gravity chamber and carried the two Saiyans into the sky, startling the Ginyu Force.
• Son Goku used Instant Transmission to land a decisive punch that knocked Vegeta unconscious.
• Vegeta vowed to surpass Kakarot and Turles before losing consciousness, while Goku acknowledged that Vegeta was becoming a challenging opponent.
• Jaco and Merus landed at the base and met Dr. Gero, introducing themselves as representatives of the Galactic Patrol.

Jaco told Dr. Gero and Turles that evil souls had escaped from Hell after a purification machine malfunctioned, threatening destruction across the universe. Merus revealed that he recognized Majin Buu and asked whether Turles had subdued him, leaving Jaco stunned by Buu’s identity.

• Dr. Gero offered Jaco and Merus a restorative drink and promised the Frieza Force would help the Galactic Patrol.
• Jaco explained that fugitives had escaped from Hell, and Merus asked to meet General Turles.
• Turles came to hear Jaco’s report that the soul-cleansing machine had failed, restoring evil souls’ bodies and opening a passage to the living world.
• Majin Buu noticed Merus watching him and confronted him, drawing Turles’s attention to the Galactic Patrolman’s unusually hidden presence.
• Merus identified Majin Buu as the legendary Majin and asked Turles whether he had subdued him, shocking Jaco.

Turles agreed to help Merus defeat the evil warrior born from Hell’s escaped evil Ki, while Hoi and Babidi plotted revenge against Turles on a desolate planet. Hoi left to recruit others, and Babidi remained alone, thinking of the mysterious voice that had contacted him.

• Turles explained that Majin Buu had changed and agreed to help the Land of the Dead defeat the evil warrior threatening both worlds.
• Turles told Dr. Gero to prepare, and Dr. Gero left the room.
• Hoi and Babidi met on a desolate planet and argued about their defeats and Turles’s power.
• Hoi declared he would target Turles’s subordinates and left to seek vengeful companions in Hell.
• Babidi stayed behind, thinking of the mysterious figure who had first contacted him.

As the dead escaped from Hell and attacked planets across the universe, Krillin ordered the patrol forces to prepare for the highest level of defense. Son Goku and Vegeta raced toward the fighting while Tapion sensed a threat approaching his peaceful home on Konats.

• Dead with halos swarmed into the living world, and reports came in that remote regions had been slaughtered.
• Captain Sam and A Ding joined a universe-wide emergency meeting, where Krillin identified the attackers as the dead who had escaped from Hell and ordered maximum defense.
• An attack alarm sounded as patrol officers across the universe stood ready.
• Son Goku and Vegeta raced through space toward the conflict, with Vegeta cutting off Goku's excited chatter.
• On Konats, Tapion felt an ominous premonition as the sky gradually turned dark red.

Turles met with the Galactic King and agreed to travel to the Land of the Dead to address the barrier between it and the World of the Living. Merus tested Turles’s strength on the way, and Turles transformed into a Super Saiyan before Merus ended the spar and said it was time to leave.

• Turles met the Galactic King, who said King Kai had arranged a way for him to reach the Land of the Dead.
• Turles said he had come alone, and Merus offered to take him while the Galactic King ordered Jaco to assist them.
• Merus led Turles and Jaco to an empty grassland, where he suddenly attacked Turles.
• Turles caught Merus’s first punch, then transformed into a Super Saiyan to evade his next strike and counterattack.
• Merus dodged Turles’s punch and kicked him back, while the shockwave sent Jaco rolling across the ground.
• Merus lowered his guard and told Turles it was time for them to go.

Turles, Jaco, and Merus met Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito, who transported them to the Land of the Dead. They arrived to find the realm in chaos, filled with terrified souls beneath a dark red sky.

• Merus tried repeatedly to contact King Kai, but his communicator picked up only static.
• Shin and Kibito appeared, and Merus recognized them while revealing that he knew of Lord Beerus.
• Shin thanked Turles for protecting the universe from Hirudegarn and Majin Buu, and Turles pretended not to know who had dealt with Babidi.
• Kibito transported Turles, Jaco, Merus, Shin, and himself to the Land of the Dead.
• Turles and the others saw that the Land of the Dead had lost its order, with terrified souls filling the dark red sky.

Turles and his allies tried to break the candy barrier sealing King Yemma’s palace, but it restored itself and an army of evil spirits emerged. Merus stayed behind to hold them off while Kibito transported Turles, Supreme Kai Shin, and Jaco to Grand Kai’s Planet.

• Merus, Jaco, Supreme Kai Shin, Kibito, and Turles attacked the barrier around King Yemma’s palace, but their initial strikes had no effect.
• Turles powered up and blasted the barrier until it cracked and shattered.
• The barrier rebuilt itself as evil spirits appeared and surrounded the group.
• Merus stayed behind to fight the spirits and told Supreme Kai Shin to take Turles to find the source of the barriers.
• Jaco grabbed Kibito and begged to go with them, so Kibito used Instant Transmission to take Jaco, Turles, and Supreme Kai Shin to Grand Kai’s Planet.

Turles arrived on Grand Kai's Planet with Supreme Kai Shin, Kibito, and Jaco as the Kais watched Hell's souls attack King Yemma's palace. After learning that the evil creature at the bottom of Hell had overwhelmed Heaven's warriors, Turles prepared to confront it.

• The Grand Kai and the four Kais watched the attack on King Yemma's palace and feared the Heaven warriors, including Pikkon, had been defeated.
• The Kais questioned whether North Kai's invited Saiyan could help, and North Kai admitted he knew little about the mortal realm but had received the Galactic King's recommendation.
• Kibito, Supreme Kai Shin, Turles, and Jaco arrived on Grand Kai's Planet using Instant Transmission, and the Kais knelt when they recognized Shin.
• North Kai identified Turles and warned him that a monster born from the evil energy of Hell's unpurified souls had overwhelmed Heaven's strongest warriors.
• Turles insisted on facing the monster, and Supreme Kai Shin urged the Grand Kai to open a passage to Hell's deepest level.
• The Grand Kai revealed that the monster was at the very bottom of Hell, while Jaco nervously asked Turles whether he would still need him.

Hoi returned to Planet Konats and awakened Phantom Majin Hirudegarn, then entered a hidden passage while Tapion tried to pursue him. Tapion was cornered by four haloed Hera Clan fighters and Bojack, who ordered them to carry out Lord Hoi’s orders.

• Hoi searched the ruins beneath Phantom Majin Hirudegarn’s statue, and Tapion confronted him about his return.
• Hoi summoned Hirudegarn’s phantom, then calmed it and entered a hidden door beneath the statue.
• Tapion tried to follow Hoi, but a crescent-shaped Ki blade blocked his path.
• Gokua, Zangya, Bido, and Bujin emerged and surrounded Tapion.
• Bojack descended from the statue and ordered the four fighters to stop wasting time and obey Lord Hoi’s orders.