Recaps

Dende retrieved six Dragon Balls and headed to the Grand Elder’s home for the last one while Elec’s group arrived on Planet Namek. The Heeters discovered that Monaito had vanished and that their Scouter could no longer detect life signs beyond the ongoing battles.

• Dende crawled through the ruined battlefield, collected six Dragon Balls, and carried them to the foot of the Grand Elder’s stone pillar.
• Elec, Oil, Maki, and Jass arrived on Namek after Oil reported that the others had gone to the Frieza Force’s headquarters planet.
• Elec noticed that no Dragon Balls were visible on the battlefield and decided to secure one before anyone could make a wish.
• Elec ordered Oil to bring Monaito from the spaceship, but Oil returned and reported that Monaito had disappeared.
• Elec stopped Jass from searching for Monaito and used his Scouter, which detected no life signs outside the battlefield.

Dende protected the six Dragon Balls from Granolah and Monaito, who had arrived after Granolah rescued his grandfather from the Heeters. At the Grand Elder’s house, Monaito confessed that his mistake had drawn the Heeters to Planet Namek, but the Grand Elder revealed that hope remained and produced the Four-Star Dragon Ball.

• Dende shielded the six Dragon Balls when Granolah and Monaito appeared, then recognized Monaito as a fellow Namekian.
• Granolah explained how he had traced the rumors about Namek’s Dragon Balls, rescued Monaito from the Heeters, and reached the Grand Elder with him.
• Monaito introduced himself to the Grand Elder, who recalled that some Namekians had survived the destruction of their original planet by settling on Planet Cereal.
• Monaito and Granolah’s grief led the Grand Elder to realize that Planet Cereal’s Namekians had also suffered a disaster.
• Monaito confessed that his mistake had revealed the Dragon Balls and brought the Heeters to Planet Namek, while the Grand Elder comforted him.
• The Grand Elder declared that Namek’s hope remained and summoned the Four-Star Dragon Ball, which floated down before Dende.

The Heeters Family raced to stop the wish being made with Namek’s Dragon Balls while Son Goku, Piccolo, and the androids held off the Hera Clan. Elec failed to interfere before Porunga vanished, leaving the Heeters empty-handed and furious.

• The Heeters Family realized the sky had gone dark because someone was summoning the Dragon Balls, and Elec sent his siblings to find the wish-maker.
• Son Goku and Piccolo continued battling Gokua and Bujin, while Android 17 and Android 18 fought Bido and Zangya.
• Elec found Porunga and saw Monaito and Granolah beneath the dragon, then shouted a wish for Jass to receive an endless lifespan.
• Elec attacked Dende, Monaito, and Granolah, but they disappeared before his blast struck, and Porunga dissipated as the sky brightened.
• The Dragon Balls flew into space, and Elec realized Granolah had made the wish before the rest of the Heeters arrived.

Kami welcomed the Grand Elder, Dende, Monaito, and Granolah to Earth, where they discussed differences between Namekian Dragon Balls and Kami asked whether Earth’s Dragon Balls could be restored early. Meanwhile, Son Goku and his allies gained the upper hand against the Hera Clan warriors as Elec arrived at the battlefield with his siblings.

• Kami and Mr. Popo welcomed the group who had arrived at Kami's Lookout, and the Grand Elder recognized Kami as Piccolo, the son of Katatz.
• The Grand Elder explained that Piccolo had suggested using Planet Namek's Dragon Balls to wish the group to Earth, and the Dragon Balls appeared before turning to stone.
• Dende explained how Dragon Balls usually lost their power after a wish, but Monaito said the Dragon Balls he had made did not need to recharge.
• The Grand Elder explained that Dragon Ball rules varied according to their Namekian creators, prompting Kami to ask Monaito if he could restore Earth's Dragon Balls early.
• After a fierce battle on Planet Namek, Son Goku, Piccolo, Android 17, and Android 18 had the advantage over the wounded Hera Clan warriors.
• Elec arrived at the battlefield with several of his younger siblings, looking angry and irritated.

Elec sent Jass to eliminate the Frieza Force fighters and preserve the Hera Clan, but Jass revealed overwhelming strength against Android 17 and Android 18. The android siblings joined forces to attack him.

• Elec ordered Jass to kill Son Goku, Piccolo, and the androids while sparing the Hera Clan.
• Jass crashed into the battlefield, silenced Gokua, and turned his attention to Son Goku and Piccolo's group.
• Android 17 attacked Jass, who caught his punch and blocked Android 18's kick, sending her flying.
• Android 17 and Android 18 regrouped and launched a coordinated assault on Jass.

Jass swiftly defeated Android 18 and Android 17, then targeted Son Goku while Zangya, Bujin, and Bido moved to attack Piccolo. As the fighters prepared to clash, a colossal ring-shaped spaceship descended from above the clouds.

• Jass evaded the android siblings’ crossfire and knocked Android 18 into a crater with a single punch.
• Jass shattered Android 17’s energy shield, struck him, and sent him crashing into a mountainside.
• Son Goku and Piccolo realized they were badly outmatched as Jass turned his attention toward them.
• Zangya, Bujin, and Bido praised Jass and offered to deal with Piccolo, while Jass declared that he would kill Son Goku himself.
• Zangya, Bujin, and Bido approached Piccolo as Son Goku and Piccolo readied themselves to fight.
• A massive ring-shaped spaceship descended through the clouds and blocked the sunlight.

Frieza arrived on Namek and killed Zangya, then confronted Son Goku, Piccolo, and the Heeters. After Elec declared Jass the strongest warrior in the universe, Frieza swiftly killed Bido and Bujin and turned his attention to the remaining enemies.

• Frieza's spaceship appeared over Namek, and a thin purple beam killed Zangya.
• Frieza appeared on a mountain and asked Son Goku whether he knew Turles; Goku said Turles was his older brother.
• Frieza praised Goku as a warrior of the Frieza Force, then announced that he would deal with the remaining enemies.
• Frieza questioned Jass about the Heeters' strength, and Elec claimed Jass was the strongest warrior in the universe.
• Frieza vanished and reappeared in front of Bido and Bujin, killing them with punches to their abdomens.

Frieza killed the remaining Hera warriors and challenged Jass, while warning Son Goku to move away. As Frieza and Jass fought, Jass adapted to Frieza’s attacks and his Ki began rising wildly.

• Frieza killed Zangya, Bido, and Bujin, while Gokua stayed motionless and pretended to be dead.
• Frieza told Son Goku to move farther from the fight, and Son Goku thanked him before stepping away with Piccolo.
• Frieza and Jass clashed at high speed, and Frieza easily blocked Jass’s punches and dismissed his energy attack.
• Jass attacked Frieza with energy axes, but Frieza dodged and struck Jass’s wrist with his tail.
• Jass continued fighting at close range, adapted to Frieza’s attacks, and began landing blows that made Frieza abandon his relaxed manner.
• Frieza met Jass’s full-force punch with his own, while Son Goku and Piccolo sensed that Jass’s Ki was rising abnormally.

Jass gained the upper hand against Frieza, whose rising fury drove him to unleash an even greater power. As Frieza’s aura turned silver-white, a man aboard a small spaceship sensed the Ki and began to raise two fingers to his forehead.

• Jass’s growing strength let him overpower Frieza and smash him into a vast crater with an energy warhammer.
• Son Goku and Piccolo realized Jass’s power seemed to rise in response to his opponent’s strength, and Piccolo warned that Frieza might make him even more dangerous.
• Wounded and furious, Frieza threatened to kill Jass and the Heeters Clan, while Jass stood still as if waiting for him to power up.
• Frieza’s Ki surged, lifting debris and tearing open the clouds, and his purple aura began turning silver-white.
• A man in a small spaceship sensed the Ki, closed his eyes briefly, then raised two fingers toward his forehead.

Frieza transformed into Silver Frieza, whose overwhelming power let him send Jass flying and shatter his energy spears. Jass kept forcing himself to grow stronger and attacked again, while Son Goku thought Frieza was being overwhelmed.

• Jass endured a painful power increase that turned his hair gray-white and threaded his aura with blood red.
• Frieza emerged in his silver-white form and declared himself the true strongest in the universe.
• Frieza struck Jass with one punch, sending him through the ground and several rocky mountains.
• Jass rose from the rubble, created two blood-green energy spears, and charged at Frieza.
• Frieza caught the spears with two fingers and shattered them; Jass counterattacked with a chopping kick.
• Son Goku told Piccolo that Frieza looked like he was being overwhelmed.

Frieza overwhelmed Jass with a relentless assault, but Jass’s wounds healed as his Ki continued to rise. When Frieza’s power appeared to weaken, Jass stood firm against his punch and warned him that his strength had diminished.

• Frieza battered Jass through the air and smashed him into the ground, then bombarded the crater with Death Beams.
• Jass rose from the crater as his grievous wounds healed and his muscles swelled, delighting Elec and alarming Son Goku and Piccolo.
• Son Goku and Piccolo realized Jass’s Ki was still growing, though more slowly, while Frieza prepared a destructive energy sphere to end the fight.
• Jass charged at Frieza and swatted away the incompletely charged sphere, then remained standing when Frieza struck his cheek.
• Jass forced Frieza’s fist away from his face and said that Frieza’s power seemed to have gotten weaker.

Jass overwhelmed Frieza as the emperor’s Silver form rapidly drained his energy, leaving him battered and helpless. Just as Jass prepared to finish Frieza, a familiar voice distracted him by revealing that Elec was being held over a cliff.

• Son Goku and Piccolo realized Frieza’s Silver transformation was rapidly draining his Ki and stamina while Jass continued to grow stronger and heal.
• Jass caught Frieza’s wrists, endured his Death Beams, and struck him with a knee, a headbutt, and a kick that sent him crashing into the wreckage.
• Frieza struggled to accept his defeat as Jass continued attacking until he was left kneeling against the cracked ground.
• Jass raised his palm to finish Frieza, but a familiar voice warned him that someone he cared about was in danger.
• Jass looked toward the cliff and saw his three older siblings huddled together while Elec was held by the neck over the edge.

Turles reappeared on the battlefield, stopped Jass from attacking Frieza, and restored Son Goku and Piccolo with Senzu Beans. After encouraging them and Android 17 and Android 18, he faced Jass and asked if he was in a hurry to fight.

• Turles tossed Elec back to Maki and Oil, then warned Jass to withdraw his hand from above Frieza.
• Turles challenged Jass and taunted him about their past fights and his transformation.
• Turles criticized Son Goku's reliance on pressure and urged Piccolo to surpass his own limits.
• Turles gave Son Goku and Piccolo Senzu Beans, and encouraged Android 17 and Android 18.
• Turles leaped down from the cliff to face Jass, who demanded to know whether they would fight.

Turles stepped in to face Jass after giving Frieza a Senzu Bean, then transformed into a Super Saiyan and began overwhelming Jass in battle. Frieza and the others watched as Jass grew increasingly frustrated, unable to land a meaningful hit on Turles.

• Turles stopped Frieza from continuing his fight with Jass, gave him a Senzu Bean, and announced that he would test the so-called strongest in the universe himself.
• Frieza recovered, took a place on a nearby cliff, and watched as Turles faced Jass.
• Turles transformed into a Super Saiyan as he met Jass's attack, and their clash sent destructive energy rippling across the sky.
• Son Goku, Piccolo, Android 17, and Android 18 watched the battle, while Frieza could see that Turles was toying with Jass.
• Jass attacked with energy-clad fists and battle-axes, but Turles evaded and neutralized his attacks, leaving Jass enraged and determined to rely on brute force.

Turles realized Jass grew stronger whenever he survived an attack, so he tested Jass while avoiding a decisive strike. As Jass’s power surged, Turles countered with superior martial arts and concentrated Ki, then pursued him with another charged punch.

• Turles stopped attacking after probing Jass’s power and chose to defend while he searched for a way to defeat him.
• Jass’s power and speed surged, and he finally grazed Turles’s cheek, forcing Turles to take the fight seriously.
• Jass attacked wildly and claimed he was the universe’s strongest warrior, but Turles broke through his defenses and criticized his unearned power.
• Turles concentrated his Ki into a punch that struck Jass in the abdomen and sent him flying, then caught up and launched another charged punch.

Jass grew stronger as he fought Turles, but Turles realized that Jass was paying for his power with his lifespan. Turles invited Frieza to take over, and Frieza moved to intercept Jass’s next attack.

• Turles repeatedly overwhelmed Jass, whose wounds healed as his power and speed increased.
• Turles noticed Jass’s whitening hair, withered skin, and deepening wrinkles, and realized Jass was burning through his lifespan.
• Jass broke through his limits again and struck Turles hard enough to send him flying.
• Turles returned to his normal state and asked Frieza to take over the fight, then questioned whether Frieza could defeat Jass.
• Frieza accepted the challenge, and when Jass charged at Turles, Frieza flashed in front of him in a silvery-white aura.

Frieza fought Jass while Turles watched to learn the limits of Jass’s life-fueled power. As Jass began to deteriorate and Frieza gained a slight advantage, Piccolo explained why teaming up against Jass might not work.

• Frieza and Jass locked fists in a contest of strength before Frieza used a headbutt, Ki Blasts, his tail, and Death Beams to injure and overpower Jass.
• Turles watched the battle, intending to discover the physical limit of Jass’s power, which he believed was fueled by life force.
• Frieza struck Jass through several mountains, and Jass’s wounds healed more slowly as his hair fell out and his body rapidly aged.
• Son Goku admired Frieza’s performance, while Android 17 wondered why he and Turles did not join Frieza to defeat Jass.
• Piccolo told Android 17 and Android 18 that ganging up on Jass might not work, recalling that the siblings had been crushed when they fought Jass together.

Elec, Maki, and Oil tried to flee while Jass fought Frieza, but Turles stopped them. As Jass pushed Frieza back with his life-consuming power, his body decayed into a corpse-like husk, and Turles sensed a foreboding danger.

• Elec decided to abandon Jass and escape with Maki and Oil while the battle distracted everyone.
• Turles appeared behind the three Heeters and warned them to stay put, leaving them too frightened to move.
• Jass battered Frieza with a blood-green energy hammer and a powerful knee, despite Frieza's attacks piercing his shoulders.
• Frieza's Silver Form weakened as Jass's relentless assault drained his strength.
• Jass's body withered into a desiccated corpse as his blood-green aura intensified, and Turles felt a foreboding rise within him.

Jass’s power surged beyond control as he battered Frieza and knocked him out of his transformed state. Turles saved Frieza with a Senzu Bean, then drew Jass toward Elec, Maki, and Oil while searching for a way to stop him.

• Jass overwhelmed Frieza in a brutal exchange, while his body withered and his life entered a countdown.
• A crack appeared in Jass’s forehead ornament, and his power erupted again, splitting Planet Namek’s surface and forcing Son Goku, Piccolo, and the androids back.
• Jass struck Frieza so hard that Frieza reverted to his normal form, then pursued him with a massive energy blade.
• Turles blocked Jass’s finishing blow and tossed a Senzu Bean to Frieza before engaging Jass himself.
• Turles noticed Jass’s attacks becoming chaotic, then deliberately took a hit and flew toward Elec, Maki, and Oil as Jass chased him.

Turles lured Jass away from Son Goku and the others, but Jass killed Elec, Maki, and Oil before attacking Turles. Frieza joined the fight, but he and Turles struggled to coordinate as they faced Jass together.

• Turles used Elec, Maki, and Oil as shields, but Jass charged through them and killed all three.
• Turles attacked Jass and led him into the sky, but Jass caught up and overwhelmed him with a barrage of blows.
• Frieza rushed in to save Turles, but Jass struck him and sent him flying.
• Turles and Frieza teamed up against Jass, but their attacks repeatedly disrupted each other.
• Turles and Frieza argued as they continued fighting Jass without coordinating.

Turles and Frieza stopped fighting haphazardly and coordinated their attacks against Jass, gradually overpowering him. Jass burned through the last of his life force, and as his body began to decay, he realized he was nearing death.

• Jass repeatedly attacked Turles and Frieza, while their disorganized counterattacks drained all three fighters.
• Turles redirected Jass's charge with the Afterimage Technique, allowing Frieza to strike Jass's knees with Death Beams.
• Turles and Frieza coordinated attacks that broke Jass's balance and battered his chest, then continued their assault as he fell.
• Jass grabbed Turles and formed an energy battle-axe, but Frieza struck his wrist and Turles escaped before the two sent Jass flying.
• Jass's body began to char and shed flakes of skin, and he realized his life was nearing its end.

Jass, driven to desperation, launched a massive blood-green energy sphere at Planet Namek, intent on destroying everything. Turles intercepted it with a concentrated golden beam, but the sphere’s immense pressure slowly forced him downward.

• Jass recovered a moment of awareness, saw that the distant cliff was empty, and resolved to destroy everyone together.
• Turles and Frieza attacked Jass at close range, preventing him from gathering Ki or escaping.
• Jass blasted Turles and Frieza away with a point-blank burst, then rose into the sky and formed a giant blood-green energy sphere by consuming his remaining life force.
• Son Goku tried to intercept the sphere, but Piccolo warned him that its attack field covered the entire area, and Android 17 and Android 18 joined Piccolo in raising a barrier.
• Turles rushed between the sphere and Planet Namek, formed a concentrated golden sphere of energy, and fired a beam upward to halt the descending attack.
• Turles's beam stopped the sphere's advance, but its tremendous pressure forced him slowly toward the ground.

Jass used all his life force to unleash a destructive energy ball that threatened to crush Turles and destroy Planet Namek. After the others joined Turles in resisting it, he absorbed their Ki with Spirit Fission and halted the ball’s advance, leaving the battle poised for a possible victory.

• Jass burned through his life force to enlarge his blood-green energy ball and drive Turles toward the ground.
• Frieza, Son Goku, Piccolo, Android 17, and Android 18 failed to break Jass’s protective shield, then joined Turles in resisting the energy ball.
• The group’s combined attacks only slowed Jass’s energy ball as its heat began melting Planet Namek and threatening its core.
• Turles asked the others to gather their Ki, then used Spirit Fission to absorb it and stop the energy ball’s advance.
• Turles saw hope and declared, “We can win!”

Turles and the others combined their power to stop Jass’s energy sphere and drive it into space, defeating him. After the battle, Turles credited everyone for the victory as the group gathered around him.

• Turles told Frieza, Android 17, and Android 18 to gather their power, then absorbed their energy and strengthened his golden beam.
• Turles held back Jass’s blood-green energy sphere as Jass exhausted his life force trying to push it down.
• Jass made one final attempt to drive the sphere into Turles, but Turles pushed back and sent Jass and the sphere into space, destroying Jass.
• Turles collapsed after the crisis ended, and Son Goku and Piccolo flew to his side.
• Turles told everyone they had beaten Jass together, prompting Android 17 and Android 18 to smile while Frieza turned away.

On the shattered surface of Planet Namek, Turles admitted he had known about the Dragon Balls and had concealed them to protect stability and profits. He persuaded Frieza to wait until a future visit to seek a wish, then warned him that evil people might not be eligible for resurrection, leaving Frieza shaken but pretending not to care.

• Turles joined Frieza among the ruins, and Frieza deduced that the Namekians had escaped with the Dragon Balls.
• Frieza accused Turles of guarding against him, and Turles admitted he had known about the Dragon Balls and wanted to prevent turmoil.
• Turles offered to ask the Namekians to lend them the Dragon Balls on a future visit, after they rebuilt and the orbs recovered their energy.
• Frieza asked whether the Dragon Balls could grant immortality or resurrection, and Turles explained their limits.
• Turles claimed that evil souls were purified until they lost their original consciousness, making resurrection impossible, and Frieza hid his alarm by insisting he had no need for it.