Recaps

Turles tested Son Gohan’s fighting ability after learning that Gohan had spent much of his time in the Land of the Dead studying rather than training. As the sparring match pushed Gohan to recover his combat instincts, he awakened a form that Turles recognized as Super Saiyan 2.

• Son Gohan told Turles he was not confident he could defeat Cell, though he believed he could take him down by sacrificing his life.
• Son Gohan admitted he had spent most of his time in the Land of the Dead discussing knowledge with scholars instead of training.
• Turles and Son Gohan sparred in a remote desert, where Turles observed that Gohan had immense Ki but poor control and rusty fighting skills.
• Son Gohan attacked with a barrage of Ki Blasts, but Turles calmly evaded them and struck him into a rock wall.
• After Turles asked him to show his full ability, Son Gohan focused, broke through an invisible limit, and transformed into Super Saiyan 2.

Son Gohan revealed a power beyond Super Saiyan and fought Turles, who tested his own restrained power. The next morning, Turles and Gohan went to the ruined West City to find Babidi’s hideout, where two unfamiliar figures appeared before them.

• Son Gohan transformed into a form that surpassed Super Saiyan, and Turles explained that such a transformation would disrupt his control and training.
• Turles and Son Gohan clashed in the sky as Gohan attacked with his full power and Turles unleashed a tightly restrained golden aura.
• Turles told Bulma and Dende to stay on Planet Yardrat while he and Son Gohan went to investigate matters on Earth.
• Turles and Son Gohan arrived at the ruined West City, where Turles calmed Gohan’s anger and said they had come to find the enemy hideout.
• Two unfamiliar figures, one tall and muscular and the other short and scrawny, appeared before Turles and Son Gohan and gave off a mysterious pressure.

Turles and Son Gohan met Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito, who had come to Earth in pursuit of Babidi. After learning Son Gohan had fought one of Babidi’s warriors, Turles challenged Shin on how they planned to stop Babidi while Dabura remained undefeated.

• Kibito questioned Turles and Son Gohan about being Saiyans from Earth, while Shin greeted Son Gohan by name.
• Turles dismissed Kibito’s claims of divine status, prompting Shin to introduce himself as the current Supreme Kai and Kibito as his attendant.
• Shin explained that he and Kibito had come to Earth to pursue the evil wizard Babidi.
• Son Gohan said he had fought one of Babidi’s warriors and credited Turles with saving him; Shin confirmed the warrior had not been Dabura.
• Shin recalled that he could not defeat Dabura, the King of the Demon Realm, and Turles asked how they expected to stop Babidi with Dabura protecting him.

Turles revised Supreme Kai Shin’s plan to find Babidi and assigned Son Gohan to fight Cell while he would face Dabura. Turles then acted as bait, transforming into a Super Saiyan to draw Babidi’s forces out, leaving Shin and Kibito stunned by his power.

• Supreme Kai Shin explained his plan to bait Babidi’s followers, follow them to their base, and stop Babidi from collecting energy to revive Majin Buu.
• Turles questioned how Shin and Kibito would deal with Dabura and revealed that Cell had joined Babidi’s ranks.
• Turles asked Son Gohan to choose between fighting Cell and Dabura, and Son Gohan chose Cell because he had fought him before.
• Turles said he would face Dabura and led the others toward Babidi’s hideout as bait.
• Turles landed among the ruins and transformed into a Super Saiyan, astonishing Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito with his power.

Turles fought Cell above the ruins while Shin, Kibito, and Son Gohan watched. Babidi and Dabura observed from their spaceship, where Dabura explained that Turles currently outmatched Cell through superior technique, though Cell had not yet used his full power.

• Cell landed before Turles, and the two exchanged taunts before launching into a battle.
• Turles controlled the fight with skilled counters, while Cell attacked fiercely but remained on the defensive.
• Shin and Kibito watched in shock as Son Gohan said Cell was probably using less than half his power.
• Babidi watched the battle through a crystal ball as his energy instruments reacted to the fighters’ power.
• Dabura told Babidi that Turles had the advantage at their current energy level, but Cell could overwhelm him if he used his full power.

Turles fought Cell as a decoy while trying to help locate Babidi’s spaceship, but Cell revealed overwhelming power and defeated him. Cell carried the battered Turles away, while Supreme Kai Shin assured Son Gohan that they would rescue him and have Kibito heal him.

• Turles dodged Cell’s attacks and countered with precise strikes, briefly knocking Cell off balance.
• Cell grew furious, raised his power, and attacked Turles with strength that overwhelmed his defenses.
• Turles judged Cell to be stronger than Son Gohan and pressed on because his real goal was to find Babidi’s lair and stop Majin Buu.
• Cell beat Turles until he lay motionless in the rubble, then carried him away.
• Son Gohan worried about Turles, and Supreme Kai Shin said they would rescue him from Babidi’s spaceship so Kibito could heal him.

Son Gohan, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito followed Cell to Babidi's spaceship and infiltrated it to rescue Turles. They were trapped inside, where Pui Pui confronted them, and Son Gohan suspected the henchman was concealing his strength.

• Son Gohan, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito found the entrance to Babidi's underground spaceship and watched it from behind a broken wall.
• Babidi spotted Supreme Kai Shin through his crystal ball and ordered the entrance left open to lure the group inside.
• Pui Pui emerged from the entrance and left the hatch partly open, prompting Supreme Kai Shin to decide they should infiltrate.
• Kibito concealed the group, and the three entered the spaceship and followed a corridor down to a large metal hall.
• The hall door slammed shut behind them, and Pui Pui appeared, mocking the group and welcoming them on Babidi's behalf.
• Supreme Kai Shin identified Pui Pui as a dangerous henchman, while Son Gohan wondered whether he was hiding his power.

Son Gohan, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito defeated Pui Pui before Babidi could collect energy from their fight. Babidi decided to send Yakon to provoke Son Gohan into using more power, while Turles remained in a healing chamber for Babidi's plans.

• Supreme Kai Shin urged Son Gohan to attack Pui Pui together so Babidi could not collect their leaked energy.
• Son Gohan, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito rushed Pui Pui, and Son Gohan knocked him out with a single punch.
• Babidi watched Pui Pui's defeat and learned that the group was deliberately keeping their energy from leaking out.
• Babidi decided to send Yakon to make Son Gohan turn golden and told Cell to keep Turles alive for his energy.
• A tremendous crash rang out just as Babidi was about to send Yakon.

Turles escaped his treatment pod and confronted Babidi, provoking him and his guardians while trying to buy time before Son Gohan and the others arrived. Babidi sent Cell to kill Turles, and Son Gohan appeared behind him as Turles challenged Babidi to let both guardians leave his side.

• A crash shook the spaceship, and a torn-open bulkhead revealed a red-lit passage to Son Gohan, Supreme Kai Shin, and his attendant.
• Turles entered Babidi's command room, thanked Babidi for healing him, and searched for clues about Majin Buu's seal.
• Turles mocked Babidi and questioned why Dabura and Cell obeyed him, but Babidi's magic suppressed their doubts.
• Babidi ordered Cell to kill Turles after Turles continued provoking him.
• Turles challenged Babidi to send both guardians away, and Son Gohan emerged from the shadows behind him.

Turles and Son Gohan confronted Cell and Dabura aboard Babidi’s spaceship as a new disturbance shook the ship from below. While Son Gohan fought Cell and Turles kept Dabura from leaving, Babidi prepared to hurry down to check on Majin Buu’s seal.

• Babidi ordered Cell to fight Turles and Son Gohan so he could remain protected.
• A violent tremor from below alarmed Babidi, who opened a passage and ordered Cell to finish the fight while he went to investigate.
• Turles struck Dabura and stopped him from following Babidi into the passage.
• Son Gohan intercepted Cell, revealed his powerful golden form, and began fighting him.
• Turles exchanged attacks with Dabura and forced him to retreat, while Babidi grew increasingly frantic over the worsening tremors below.
• Babidi ordered Dabura and Cell to kill their opponents quickly, then prepared to rush down to Majin Buu’s level.

Babidi discovered that the energy transmission network had been destroyed and found Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito beside Majin Buu’s egg. Turles and Son Gohan escaped the spaceship while Cell and Dabura pursued them, and the four faced off above the Gobi Desert, ready for battle.

• Babidi reached the energy core with Yakon and found the energy transmission network destroyed.
• Babidi and Yakon confronted Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito in the chamber containing Majin Buu’s egg, and Shin decided to attack Babidi with Kibito.
• Turles and Son Gohan simultaneously unleashed their power, broke through the spaceship ceiling, and fled as Cell and Dabura pursued them.
• Cell attacked Son Gohan during their escape, but Gohan blocked the blast and used its force to help break free of the ground.
• Turles and Son Gohan faced Cell and Dabura above the Gobi Desert as the battle was about to begin.

Son Gohan and Cell battled to a stalemate while Turles dodged Dabura’s attacks and unveiled a powerful new move. The chapter ended with Turles smashing Dabura into the ground, though he said he still needed more practice.

• Son Gohan blocked Cell’s attacks and knocked him down, but Cell quickly recovered and fired a Special Beam Cannon at him.
• Son Gohan countered with a Kamehameha, then dodged when Cell’s attack overpowered it; their fight continued as a stalemate.
• Turles evaded Dabura’s sword attacks and avoided his Petrifying Spit, which turned a mountain into crumbling gray powder.
• Turles taunted Dabura, then announced he would go on the attack and vanished before Dabura could react.
• Turles enlarged his muscles and punched through Dabura’s guard, driving him into a huge crater before admitting he needed more practice.

Turles learned to switch between his agile Super Saiyan form and his muscular form more fluidly as he fought Dabura. He defeated the King of the Demon Realm, whose M-shaped mark began to fade, while Son Gohan remained locked in a tiring battle with Cell and Babidi’s side struggled underground.

• Turles tried switching to his muscular form for attacks, but Dabura anticipated the slowdown and struck his shoulder.
• Turles fought through Dabura’s counters and injuries, gradually making the form switch quicker and more instinctive.
• Son Gohan and Cell remained evenly matched as Gohan’s stamina waned and his wounds accumulated.
• Babidi urged Yakon to stop Supreme Kai Shin and his attendant while his attempts to alter the battlefield were interrupted.
• Turles adapted to Dabura’s sword attacks, overwhelmed him with a barrage of punches, and left him dying in a crater.
• Dabura’s M-shaped mark began to fade as Turles descended, exhausted from the muscular form’s stamina drain.

Son Gohan was on the verge of sacrificing himself when Turles intervened, and Cell suddenly broke free of Babidi’s control. Turles took over the fight and hinted that he could drain the power Cell had gained from outside sources.

• Nearly defeated by Cell, Son Gohan prepared to detonate his remaining energy, but Cell froze when Babidi’s control over him vanished.
• Cell rejoiced at his freedom while Son Gohan gathered energy, but Turles appeared and stopped him from sacrificing himself.
• Turles told Son Gohan to recover and leave the fight to him, and Son Gohan reluctantly agreed.
• Cell realized Turles had defeated Dabura and suspected he had been captured on purpose, then claimed Turles was too weakened to win.
• Turles acknowledged that he had spent energy, challenged Cell’s confidence, and attacked; when his strike landed, Cell’s power began to drain away.

Turles used Spirit Fission to strip away the energy Cell had absorbed, weakening him until he expelled Android 17 and lost his perfect form. Cell tried to destroy Earth in desperation, but Turles stopped him and killed him with Meteor Death Beam, then shared a relieved thumbs-up with Son Gohan.

• Turles used Spirit Fission in his attacks, draining Cell of the life energy he had absorbed from Earthlings.
• Cell unleashed a burst of Ki to push Turles away, then charged him in desperation, but Turles beat him back and battered him into the ground.
• Cell failed to gather enough energy for a Special Beam Cannon, and Turles's attacks triggered a rejection reaction that made Cell vomit out Android 17 and revert to a weaker form.
• Cell began swelling to destroy Earth, but Turles restrained him with golden energy rings and hurled him into the sky.
• Turles fired Meteor Death Beam and killed Cell, then slumped to the ground as Son Gohan approached and they exchanged thumbs-up.

Son Gohan defeated Android 17, avenging the lives lost to the androids, while Turles stood by him. Dende revived Earth’s Dragon Balls, and just as the group celebrated their chance to restore Earth and its people, a familiar voice contacted Turles about Majin Buu’s seal.

• Android 17 awoke and challenged Son Gohan, who transformed into a Super Saiyan and quickly overpowered him.
• Son Gohan brushed aside Android 17’s energy blasts, grabbed him by the throat, and destroyed him despite his pleas for mercy.
• Turles joined Son Gohan as they looked over the devastated Earth, and the two touched fists.
• Dende used the Eternal Dragon statue to revive Earth’s Dragon Balls, which returned to their orange form across the planet.
• Bulma confirmed on the Dragon Radar that the Dragon Balls were active, and Son Gohan celebrated the chance to bring everyone back.
• A familiar voice contacted Turles to discuss Majin Buu’s seal.

Three years after the Frieza Force lost the General, Zarbon presented the success of reforms based on the Turles Model and proposed expanding them across all star regions. Berryblue supported the proposal, leaving the Force poised to adopt the model throughout its territory.

• The Frieza Force improved its efficiency, suppressed major illegal armed groups, and began applying the Sixth Branch's model in its first star regions.
• Zarbon reported that the Force's net profits had increased three- to fourfold after it withdrew forces and abandoned barren regions.
• Zarbon presented Planet Gaibian as a successful model planet, where the Third Branch established a new order and secured control over key services and resources.
• Zarbon showed evidence of growing loyalty and public support for Frieza, then praised the General's ideas about gaining loyalty through benefits rather than fear.
• Zarbon submitted a proposal to implement the Turles Model across all star regions, and Berryblue supported it.

A Ding explained the growing Patrol Team to Da Zhuang and welcomed its diverse recruits, emphasizing that they would protect Planet Aixin’s residents. When Sam warned that the new chief instructor was arriving to inspect recruit training, A Ding ordered the recruits into combat formation just as the instructor’s spaceship landed.

• A Ding told Da Zhuang that Planet Aixin’s growing population needed human patrol officers alongside Defenders.
• A Ding welcomed the recruits and instructed them to protect the law and the people who followed it.
• Sam told A Ding that the new chief instructor was arriving to inspect the recruits’ training.
• A Ding ordered the recruits to take combat formation within ten seconds.
• A spaceship landed at Planet Aixin’s space landing pad, and its hatch opened to reveal a gleaming bald head.

Krillin arrived on Planet Aixin to take up his post as chief security instructor of the Frieza Force Sixth Branch and toured the security bureau. At the training grounds, he watched A Ding challenge the exhausted recruits to accept the responsibility of protecting the planet or leave.

• The Planet Aixin honor guard welcomed Krillin, and Sam recognized him as the man who had saved him two years earlier.
• Sam showed Krillin the busy shopping district, the patrols, and the Defenders who handled high-level threats.
• Krillin went with Sam to the training grounds to inspect the bureau's new recruits.
• A Ding rebuked the recruits, reminding them that the Frieza Force had saved Planet Aixin and that patrol officers needed strength to protect its people.
• A Ding challenged the recruits to endure the training and shoulder their responsibility, ordering anyone who could not to remove their uniform and leave.

Tien Shinhan taught the Sixth Branch warriors that true strength came from sensing and controlling Ki rather than relying on Scouter readings or physical power. He began their training in meditation and set a test for one week later.

• After the drill, a lizard-headed warrior asked Tien Shinhan how the soldiers could become as strong as him.
• Tien Shinhan explained that they had to learn to sense and control Ki, then asked the lizard-headed warrior to attack him.
• Tien Shinhan blocked the warrior's powerful punch with one finger and used Ki to push him back, despite his lower Scouter reading.
• The warriors asked Tien Shinhan to teach them Ki, and he guided them through their first attempt at sensing it.
• When the warriors struggled to make progress, Tien Shinhan announced that he would test them in one week before allowing those who met his standards to advance.

Amond, Daiz, and Cacao returned from their expedition after destroying the remaining Cooler Force and suppressing rebellious galaxies, bringing prisoners and spoils to Dr. Gero. Son Goku learned the returning fighters had grown stronger, but Dr. Gero refused his request to join their next mission, and Son Goku spotted Vegeta in the corridor.

• Son Goku eagerly wondered whether Amond and Daiz had become strong enough to surpass him as the group waited to welcome them.
• Amond, Daiz, and Cacao arrived with captured prisoners and spoils, and Amond told Dr. Gero they had eliminated the remaining Cooler Force and rebellious galaxies.
• Amond told Dr. Gero that the expedition had uncovered ancient ruins and legends, then handed him a written record.
• Son Goku asked Amond, Daiz, and Cacao to spar, but they said they were not strong enough to keep up with him.
• Son Goku asked to join their next expedition, but Dr. Gero refused because Son Goku was unsuited to missions where enemies had to be killed.
• As the group walked through the base, Son Goku spotted Vegeta standing by the corridor wall with his eyes closed and arms crossed.

Vegeta confronted Son Goku in the wasteland, revealing that he had come close to death countless times to surpass him. Their battle began, and Vegeta’s power surged as he rejected Son Goku’s praise and declared himself the prince of the Saiyans.

• Vegeta told Son Goku that he had repeatedly neared death in his effort to surpass him, and Son Goku promised to fight with everything he had.
• Piccolo persuaded Son Gohan to watch the fight by promising to take him somewhere with lots of books.
• Son Goku and Vegeta clashed at tremendous speed, trading blows and devastating the surrounding rocky terrain.
• Vegeta’s energy blasts engulfed Son Goku, who emerged unharmed and praised Vegeta’s increased speed and strength.
• Vegeta angrily rejected Son Goku’s praise, declared himself the prince of the Saiyans, and unleashed a stronger aura with a faint golden glimmer.

Vegeta overwhelmed Son Goku with a furious barrage, but Son Goku kept dodging and deflecting the attacks without showing signs of tiring. Vegeta realized Son Goku was still holding back and warned that his next attack would kill him, while Son Goku admitted he had been adapting to Vegeta’s fighting style.

• Vegeta’s speed surged, and he broke through Son Goku’s guard with a heavy punch before relentlessly attacking him.
• Piccolo watched the fight and reflected that Son Goku had never shown his full strength during their sparring matches.
• Son Gohan asked Piccolo how to locate the fighters, and Piccolo told him to sense their Ki.
• Vegeta unleashed a barrage of golden energy blasts, but Son Goku dodged through the explosions while his energy remained steady.
• Vegeta recognized that Son Goku was holding back and threatened to kill him with his next attack.
• Son Goku emerged from the flames and told Vegeta that he had needed time to adapt to his fighting style.

Son Goku overwhelmed Vegeta in their fight and knocked him unconscious, then reassured Son Gohan that Vegeta was still alive. Piccolo doubted Goku had truly given his all and challenged him to fight again after he recovered.

• Son Goku unleashed his full power and quickly gained the advantage over Vegeta.
• Vegeta’s attacks failed to stop Son Goku, who eventually struck the back of his neck and knocked him out.
• Son Goku caught Vegeta and laid him on a boulder while Piccolo and Son Gohan approached.
• Son Gohan asked whether his dad had killed Vegeta, and Son Goku reassured him that Vegeta had only passed out.
• Piccolo asked whether Son Goku had given his all, then challenged him to another fight once he had recovered.

Raditz enjoyed his comfortable logistics job and believed his standing had risen, until Nappa approached him with an unexpected request. Nappa said Vegeta would no longer let him follow and asked Raditz to take him on as a subordinate.

• Raditz got supplies for Tights Foundation's relief effort approved using Tights's signature and headed to warehouse three, pleased with his apparent influence.
• Raditz ran into Nappa at the base and feared Nappa had come to confront him.
• Nappa treated Raditz with deference, believing Raditz's connection to Turles placed him among the Sixth Branch's elite.
• Nappa explained that Vegeta would no longer let him follow and asked Raditz if he could work for him.