Recaps

After months of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Turles mastered a Pseudo Super Saiyan state by stimulating his S-Cells and decided he was ready to leave. He estimated his normal combat power at over one million and believed his new form could rival Slug.

• Turles's Ki erupted into a golden aura, terrifying Kami, before Turles regained control.
• Turles reflected on how his martial arts training, weighted clothing, and Senzu Bean-assisted self-injury training had improved his strength and Ki control.
• Turles used the S-Cells restored through his third wish to Porunga to develop a method of briefly activating them without fully transforming.
• Turles mastered Pseudo Super Saiyan after nearly two months of practice and gained a tremendous boost in power.
• Turles collected the Senzu Beans and told Kami it was time to leave the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

At the Lookout, the Earth warriors learned that Turles had taken Kami into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and decided not to interfere. Cacao refused Goku’s requests to spar, while Tights privately reflected on her changing opinion of Turles and his continued suspicion of her.

• Tights and Mr. Popo explained the situation, and Mr. Popo warned that a third person entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber would trap everyone inside.
• Krillin asked to check on Kami, but Mr. Popo said Kami was still alive and the group agreed not to act rashly.
• Tien Shinhan asked about Cacao, and Tights explained that he was a war machine who obeyed Turles.
• Goku challenged Cacao to a friendly spar, but Cacao refused because his orders were to protect Tights and avoid unnecessary combat.
• Yamcha suggested attacking Cacao to force him to fight, but Mr. Popo and Bulma rejected the idea.
• Bulma teased Tights about her relationship with Turles, and Tights thought that although her opinion of him had begun to change, he still distrusted her and wanted her to work for him.

Turles arrived at the Lookout and met Son Goku, whose appearance matched his own, while the others sensed his overwhelming Ki. Turles let Son Goku believe they were brothers and postponed questions until after he had eaten.

• Bulma examined Cacao while Tights praised him, until the warriors sensed powerful Ki and rushed toward the Lookout terrace.
• Son Goku and the others found Kami with Turles, who greeted Son Goku as Kakarot.
• Son Goku noticed Turles's tail and asked whether he was his brother, and Turles let the misunderstanding stand.
• Turles asked Kami to have Mr. Popo prepare food and said he would answer questions after eating.
• Son Goku and the others went to Kami and asked whether he was all right.

After sharing a meal with Son Goku, Turles challenged him to join the Frieza Force, but Goku refused and vowed to defeat it. Turles then argued that Earth’s comfortable conditions had kept its warriors from growing strong, and offered them a chance to leave the planet and train.

• Mr. Popo served a large meal, and Turles invited the hungry Son Goku to eat with him.
• Turles praised Earth and asked Son Goku to join the Frieza Force, but Goku refused after learning it took planets from others.
• Son Goku vowed to keep training until he surpassed Turles and could defeat the Frieza Force, earning agreement from the other Earth warriors.
• Turles told the warriors that Earth’s safety and comfort had kept them weak, pointing out that King Piccolo had been an incomplete Namekian.
• Turles offered the warriors a chance to leave Earth and see more of the universe once they had decided to become stronger, then went to rest.

Turles visited Capsule Corporation with Tights and met her parents, Mrs. Briefs and Dr. Brief, while Mrs. Briefs mistakenly assumed he and Tights were dating. After Dr. Brief declined Turles’s invitation to leave Earth, Turles prepared to ask him for help with Cacao, whose growth had lagged behind the others.

• Tights reunited emotionally with Mrs. Briefs at Capsule Corporation.
• Mrs. Briefs asked Turles when he and Tights planned to marry, but Tights insisted they were not in that kind of relationship.
• Mrs. Briefs led Turles and Tights through Capsule Corporation’s blend of technology and nature to Dr. Brief’s laboratory.
• Dr. Brief mistook Turles for Goku and then for Tights’s boyfriend before Turles introduced himself.
• Turles invited Dr. Brief to leave Earth, but Dr. Brief declined because he no longer wanted to travel or take on trouble.
• Turles considered seeking Dr. Brief’s help for Cacao, whose training gains had fallen behind those of Amond, Daiz, and the others.

Turles learned that Dr. Gero might help with his biotechnology plans and set off toward North City after finding a clue to the scientist’s whereabouts. Dr. Brief also returned Turles’s upgraded scouter.

• Tights felt envious of Bulma’s scientific talent, and Turles tried to reassure her by praising her writing.
• Dr. Brief said a genius in artificial life technology might help Turles, and Bulma identified him as Dr. Gero.
• Turles asked where Dr. Gero was, and Bulma found a magazine article saying he had often been spotted in North City.
• Dr. Brief returned Turles’s optimized scouter, and Turles flew toward North Capital with Cacao to search for Dr. Gero.

Turles tracked Dr. Gero to a hidden mountain laboratory, but found it empty and pursued him through an escape passage with Cacao’s help. After capturing Dr. Gero, Turles asked him to help upgrade Cacao, while Dr. Gero questioned Turles about his connection to Son Goku.

• Turles and Cacao searched the mountains around North Capital and broke into Dr. Gero’s concealed laboratory.
• Turles found a radar tracking his location, discovered a hidden basement and escape passage, and followed it out of the mountains.
• Cacao stopped Dr. Gero outside, and Turles introduced himself as a Frieza Force officer and asked Dr. Gero for help with Cacao.
• Back at the laboratory, Dr. Gero asked Turles about his relationship with Son Goku, and Turles challenged his interest in him.

Turles tried to recruit Dr. Gero by offering him planets and resources to rebuild the Red Ribbon Army, then tested his trustworthiness while Gero examined Cacao. After Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu sought to leave Earth with Turles, he found Son Goku troubled at Mount Paozu.

• Turles argued that Son Goku had saved Dr. Gero's life and descendants, then suggested Gero could pursue world domination beyond Earth.
• Turles offered Dr. Gero a planet, resources, and help rebuilding the Red Ribbon Army, and Gero asked him to prove he was an alien.
• Turles took Dr. Gero to view Planet Namek from space, leaving Gero sick but persuaded of Turles's claims.
• Dr. Gero examined Cacao while Turles watched to see whether Gero could be trusted not to tamper with the android.
• Turles returned to the Lookout and learned that Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu wanted to leave Earth with him.
• Turles found Son Goku sitting troubled beside a stream at Mount Paozu and asked what was wrong.

Turles persuaded Chi-Chi to let Son Goku join the Frieza Group by promising regular visits, wages, and support from Capsule Corporation. After Goku delivered Chi-Chi’s gifts, he asked Turles to fight him, and Turles noticed someone else had arrived to watch.

• Turles visited Son Goku and Chi-Chi, presented himself as Goku’s reliable older brother, and explained how the Frieza Group would support their family.
• Chi-Chi accepted Turles’s assurances after Mrs. Briefs confirmed Capsule Corporation’s arrangement, then sent Goku after Turles with gifts.
• Goku caught up with Turles and asked him for a fight, despite knowing he was far weaker.
• Turles and Goku traveled to a desolate stretch of the Gobi and prepared to fight.
• Turles addressed someone who had arrived to watch, asking whether they had come only to observe the one-sided fight.

Piccolo joined Son Goku in challenging Turles, but their combined attacks failed to touch him. Turles unleashed his overwhelming Ki and left both fighters unable to move.

• Piccolo revealed himself and proposed that he and Son Goku fight Turles together.
• Son Goku and Piccolo attacked Turles from both sides, but he repelled Piccolo and hurled Son Goku into a mountain.
• Son Goku and Piccolo fired a Kamehameha and Special Beam Cannon at Turles, and his expanding ring of light vaporized both attacks.
• Turles released a black-purple aura that overwhelmed Son Goku and Piccolo and pinned them to the ground.

Turles assembled his new recruits and supplies before taking the group to Planet Namek. There, he ordered Amond to attack pirate-held planets while protecting their native inhabitants.

• Son Goku welcomed Piccolo, but Piccolo said he had joined to defeat Son Goku and remain King Piccolo.
• Dr. Brief gave Turles gravity chambers, capsule samples, and two Hoi-Poi Capsule experts, while Bulma offered to accompany Turles and supervise Dr. Gero.
• Dr. Gero reported that his upgrade had raised Cacao's battle power to around one hundred and fifty thousand.
• Turles took the group to Planet Namek, where Amond reported that forces were ready to attack the target planets.
• Turles ordered Amond to clear out the pirates despite their tribute payments and to keep the planets' native inhabitants safe.

Turles brought Piccolo to Planet Namek, where Piccolo learned about his father and received a huge power boost from the Grand Elder. When the group returned to base, the troops mistakenly saluted Son Goku as their commander, then fell silent when Turles emerged.

• Nail welcomed Piccolo to Planet Namek and took him and Turles to meet the Grand Elder, while Cacao led the others back to the spaceship.
• The Grand Elder told Piccolo about his father, Katatz, and offered him a home, but Piccolo said he belonged in battle.
• The Grand Elder unlocked Piccolo's potential, raising his power level from just over three hundred to nearly ten thousand.
• Back aboard the spaceship, Son Goku excitedly challenged Piccolo until Turles ordered him to quiet down.
• When the spaceship landed at the base, the troops saluted Son Goku as their commander, then stopped cheering in confusion as Turles stepped out.

Turles inspected Planet Aixin and arranged to distribute supplies to its natives while Tights documented his actions. Sam led a group to approach the Frieza Force, and Turles went to meet them with instructions to smile warmly.

• Turles assigned the Earth newcomers to rookie squads and gave them gravity chamber capsules, while Bulma, Dr. Gero, Reiz, and Lakasei joined his technical team.
• Amond reported that the force had won two battles but lacked enough troops to garrison more planets, so Turles delayed further campaigns and set out to inspect Planet Aixin and Planet Chanli'ang with Daiz.
• On Planet Aixin, Sam heard that the occupying soldiers had stayed out of the natives' settlement and that Da Xiong's group had failed to approach them.
• Sam decided to take his people to speak with the mysterious army, and Da Xiong followed to watch what happened.
• Turles told Daiz that he had arranged for the soldiers' supplies, then spotted Sam's group and led Daiz and Tights toward them, asking them to keep their smiles friendly.

Turles rallied the Aixin People by promising that the Frieza Force would punish their oppressors and help rebuild Planet Aixin. The people welcomed the force and began to hope for a new life.

• Turles spoke with Sam and asked him to gather the Aixin People so they could be freed from fear.
• Sam led his group to gather the people, while A Ding reassured them that the Frieza Force had no reason to deceive them.
• Da Xiong and his accomplices tried to flee but were captured by the Frieza Force.
• Turles presented Da Xiong and his accomplices to the gathered crowd, who identified them as criminals, and had them taken away for judgment.
• Turles promised to help rebuild homes and provide supplies, prompting Sam, A Ding, and the Aixin People to cheer, “Long live the Frieza Force!”

Turles expanded the Frieza Force Sixth Branch through relief work, military campaigns, and Hoi-Poi Capsule deals while insisting Tights rewrite her popular book to praise Frieza instead of him. A year later, the branch had become a thriving commercial power, and its carefully crafted image of Frieza as a peaceful guardian had begun to reshape outsiders’ views of the Frieza Force.

• Turles met a grateful elderly woman and her grandson on Planet Chanli'ang, then discovered that Tights’s popular booklet portrayed him as the hero without mentioning Frieza.
• Turles ordered Tights to rewrite her story with Frieza as the protagonist and warned that he would send her back to Earth if she failed again.
• Amond reported that Cacao’s forces had cleared space pirates from the region, while Piccolo, Kakarot, and the other recruits made progress.
• Turles prepared to use Hoi-Poi Capsules to strengthen his foundation, and the Sixth Branch attracted businesses across the North Galaxy with its leasing model and investment policies.
• Over the next year, The Biography of Frieza: Guardian of Universal Peace spread through the Sixth Branch and gradually changed newcomers’ and other aliens’ impressions of the Frieza Force.

The Heeters siblings wondered why the Frieza Force had stopped sending them work, then Granolah arrived with a bounty on a powerful Saiyan. Elec promised to consider helping him, while Cooler received Slug at the Cooler Force headquarters.

• Maki and Oil told Elec that Frieza Force work and their usual payments had dried up, and Maki wondered whether Frieza had discovered their past dealings.
• Granolah visited the Heeters with a bounty photograph of a Saiyan and offered to hunt him for free if they joined in.
• Elec explained that the Saiyan was powerful and commanded a Frieza Force branch, then told Granolah the Heeters would consider a plan and advised him to stay out of it.
• After Granolah left, Maki asked Elec what they should do.
• Cooler received Slug at the Cooler Force headquarters and asked what had brought him there.

Slug tried to recruit Cooler into a plan to obtain the Tree of Might, while Cooler secretly resolved to use Slug and investigate the fruit himself. At the Frieza Force’s Sixth Branch, Son Goku surpassed Piccolo in training, and Krillin and Tien Shinhan continued their sparring match.

• Slug urged Cooler to help him deal with Frieza, promising that the Tree of Might could grant Cooler greater power and rule over the universe.
• Cooler privately dismissed Slug’s proposed agreement and ordered Salza to investigate the Tree of Might before Slug made his move.
• Son Goku defeated Piccolo in the gravity chamber, leaving Piccolo frustrated and worried that he would keep falling behind.
• Tien Shinhan used his Multi-Form Technique against Krillin, who split his Destructo Disc into four discs that passed through the duplicates.
• Tien Shinhan appeared behind Krillin and struck him with a Tri-Beam, then told him that enemies on a battlefield would not go easy on him.

Turles noticed Amond and Daiz were struggling with pressure and promised to take them somewhere to help them improve. On Planet Aixin, Captain Sam confronted violent outsiders attacking Tights’s foundation, but the Defenders defeated them and took them into Red Ribbon Army custody.

• Turles questioned Amond and Daiz about sneaking out, advised them not to overwork themselves, and said he would take them somewhere soon.
• Sam received A Ding’s call about trouble at Tights’s foundation and rushed there with patrol officers.
• Scarface attacked A Ding, dodged Sam’s ray gun, and knocked Sam and the other officers aside.
• Two Defenders arrived and swiftly subdued the intruders after their leader’s subordinate attacked one of them.
• The Defenders said the intruders would be detained by the Red Ribbon Army Prison, while Tights urged Sam and the others to get medical help.

Turles arranged for Dr. Gero’s Defenders to strengthen the army’s security, while Dr. Gero declared his renewed loyalty to the Red Ribbon Army. At Heeters Group headquarters, Elec chose to support Slug’s attempt to kill Frieza and began preparing the family for the resulting risks.

• Turles asked Dr. Gero to assign one Defender to each security patrol squad, and Dr. Gero promised to finish within a month.
• Dr. Gero told Turles he had modified himself, regained his faith in the Red Ribbon Army, and would follow Turles for life.
• After Dr. Gero left, Turles remained uncertain and considered visiting Planet Namek to ask the Eternal Dragon about him.
• At dinner, Maki and Oil questioned the danger of helping Slug, but Elec argued that Frieza might already be preparing to destroy the Heeters Group.
• Elec decided the Heeters should use Slug against Frieza, turn to King Cold if Slug succeeded, and begin preparing to flee if the gamble failed.
• Maki, Oil, and Jass accepted Elec’s decision and agreed to prepare for the worst.

Turles meditated in the wilderness and reflected on how bodily limits and S-Cells made increasing a Saiyan’s base power difficult, while the Tree of Might’s stored life energy helped him break through bottlenecks. He sensed that Tights was still awake after returning from Planet Aixin and decided to check on her.

• Turles explained that training gains slowed as the body reached bottlenecks, and rest helped it adapt before breaking through to a new stage.
• Turles recalled that he had mastered Super Saiyan six months earlier, but S-Cells made raising his base power difficult.
• Turles noted that repeated breakthroughs had eased the obstruction to his growth, raising his base power to a little over ten million.
• Turles sensed that Amond and Daiz were sleeping, Kakarot had fallen asleep in the gravity chamber, Piccolo was secretly training, and Krillin and Tien Shinhan were taking their limits in stride.
• Turles sensed that Tights remained awake after her return from Planet Aixin, opened his eyes, and decided to go see her.

Turles returned to headquarters for the Frieza Force’s three-year review meeting while Frieza learned of his success making the Sixth Branch profitable. After hearing that the Heeters Group had recommended a powerful volunteer, Frieza decided to meet him before the meeting.

• Turles gave Earth’s warriors a month-long break and sent several guardians back to strengthen Earth’s defenses before traveling alone to headquarters.
• Turles sensed an unexplained warning during the voyage and wondered whether Slug might have died, then planned to check on Dr. Brief’s spaceship research.
• Zarbon reported that Turles had made the Sixth Branch profitable and that The Biography of Frieza had become a bestseller, prompting Frieza to praise Turles’s talent.
• Dodoria told Frieza that the Heeters Group had recommended a powerful warrior who wanted to join the Frieza Force.
• Frieza decided to meet the volunteer while returning for the upcoming meeting, hoping he might be another talent like Turles.

The Ginyu Force prepared an elaborate welcome for Sorbet and Berryblue at Frieza Force headquarters. Sorbet mocked their performance and walked off, while Berryblue politely praised them before privately reflecting on how much the Force needed them.

• Ginyu rebuked Guldo for insulting Sorbet and Berryblue, then ordered the Ginyu Force to prepare their ultimate entrance formation.
• Sorbet arrived, watched the Ginyu Force strike their poses, and mocked them before reminding them they had destroyed a planet during a weapons test and left him with a huge bill.
• The Ginyu Force stopped posing after Sorbet entered the base, and Ginyu warned the others not to antagonize one of the Force's three commanders.
• Berryblue arrived, received the Ginyu Force's loud welcome, and praised their vigor before heading into the base.
• Berryblue dropped her kindly smile once she had turned away and privately worried over the work of supporting the Great King and the Force.

Sorbet, Ginyu, Abo, and Cado discussed the Saiyan Frieza planned to introduce, while Berryblue urged them to give him a fair chance. Frieza returned to the base and led them to meet a warrior recommended by the Heeters Group, leaving them face-to-face with a towering, fully wrapped figure.

• Sorbet told the commanders and Ginyu that Frieza planned to introduce a new colleague, and Ginyu insisted the newcomer must be a formidable warrior with an appreciation for beauty.
• Berryblue said she had heard the new colleague was a Saiyan named Turles, whom Frieza trusted and Zarbon praised as well-mannered.
• Three days later, Frieza returned to the base and asked whether Mr. Turles had arrived; Zarbon explained that he had notified Turles late.
• Frieza postponed the meeting with Turles and led the group to meet a warrior who wanted to join the Frieza Force, praising Turles's achievements along the way.
• Frieza and the others reached the reception area, where a soldier led a huge, fully wrapped warrior toward them.

King Slug ambushed Frieza and beat him nearly to death, demanding the Tree of Might. Just as Slug prepared to kill Frieza, Turles arrived and stopped his attack.

• Slug surprised Frieza, destroyed the scouters, and pinned him down before he could transform.
• Slug knocked Ginyu aside and faced the merged Abo and Cado Brothers, who refused to attack.
• Slug battered Frieza and attacked the arriving Frieza Force soldiers, then demanded Frieza hand over the Tree of Might.
• Frieza denied knowing the Tree of Might’s true use, and Slug prepared to kill him.
• Turles appeared, caught Slug’s arm, and stopped the Ki Blast from reaching Frieza.

Turles protected the badly wounded Frieza from Slug, who transformed into a life-burning giant after blaming Turles for taking everything from him. Turles defeated Slug with a fleeting flash of golden power, then ordered the soldiers to imprison him while Frieza recovered.

• Turles ordered the soldiers to get medical help for Frieza and stood between Frieza and Slug.
• Slug attacked Turles, but Turles blocked his punch and sent him crashing through a wall with a knee and kick.
• Frieza asked Zarbon to call Turles, and Turles understood that Frieza wanted to deal with Slug personally after recovering.
• Slug blamed Turles for taking everything from him, transformed into a giant, and demanded the Tree of Might.
• Turles warned everyone to flee, then attacked Slug as a golden flame briefly enveloped his aura; Slug toppled and shrank back down.
• Turles told Captain Ginyu to imprison Slug until Frieza recovered, then left.