Recaps

Frieza left the ruins of Planet Namek after telling Turles to handle the remaining matter and not keep him waiting. On Earth, Monaito modified the Eternal Dragon model, and Kami confirmed the Dragon Balls had been restored and could be tracked with the Dragon Radar.

• Frieza told Turles to deal with the mess on Planet Namek and warned him not to keep him waiting.
• Dodoria reported that some footage of the destruction had survived, and Turles ordered him to send a copy to the Sixth Branch.
• Frieza boarded his spaceship and departed, while Turles watched it leave before turning back to Son Goku, Piccolo, and the others.
• Monaito completed his modification of the Eternal Dragon model and explained that Earth's Dragon Balls would still turn to stone after three wishes.
• Kami used the Dragon Radar to locate all seven restored Dragon Balls, and Granolah watched the device with a hidden gleam in his eyes.

At Capsule Corporation, Kami used the Dragon Balls to revive the Namekians killed by the Hera Clan and the Heeters. The Grand Elder welcomed his people and, as his life ran out, said he was waiting to see one person before he died; Turles then appeared with Son Goku and Piccolo.

• Kami explained to Granolah that Capsule Corporation's estate was large and secure enough for the Namekians' revival.
• Kami summoned the Eternal Dragon and wished for all Namekians killed by the Hera Clan and the Heeters to be brought back to life.
• The revived Namekians gathered around the Grand Elder, who thanked Kami and Monaito and told them the Frieza Force was still fighting for Planet Namek.
• The Grand Elder invited Monaito to return to Planet Namek and live among his people, while Granolah struggled with his feelings about the Frieza Force.
• The Grand Elder said his life had reached its end and that he was waiting to see someone one last time.
• Turles appeared with Son Goku and Piccolo.

Turles heard the history of the Saiyan invasion of Planet Cereal and warned Granolah against seeking revenge, while Monaito recognized Turles and Son Goku as resembling Bardock. Monaito began recounting how Bardock had risked his life to protect the last survivors from the Heeters.

• The Grand Elder thanked Turles for protecting Namek and asked him to help resolve an old matter before he died.
• The Grand Elder explained that Granolah and Monaito had survived the Saiyan invasion of Planet Cereal.
• Turles told Granolah he had no loyalty to the Saiyans of old and warned that revenge against the Frieza Force could end in failure or death.
• Monaito asked Turles whether he knew Bardock and said that Turles and Son Goku looked just like him.
• Turles revealed that Bardock was Son Goku's father, leaving Son Goku confused about why Turles did not share the same father.
• Monaito recalled that Bardock had fought the Heeters to protect the last survivors of Planet Cereal.

After Monaito revealed the truth about Planet Cereal, Granolah concealed his anger toward the Frieza Force rather than trouble his grandfather. The Grand Elder rejected Turles's offer of protection, chose a new home for the Namekians, passed his title and knowledge to Moori, and died.

• Monaito told Granolah that the Heeters had been behind Planet Cereal's destruction and urged him to seek a peaceful future with Bardock's sons.
• Granolah kept his resentment toward the Frieza Force hidden to spare Monaito further worry.
• Turles offered the Namekians resources and protection, but the Grand Elder and Moori chose to leave Planet Namek and find a peaceful home elsewhere.
• The Grand Elder named Moori the new Grand Elder and transferred his knowledge and power to him.
• The Grand Elder's body faded into glittering specks as the Namekians mourned his death.

Turles returned to the Sixth Branch and reunited with its leaders and Tights. Elsewhere, Gokua crash-landed on a desolate planet, where an unknown figure confronted him and demanded information.

• Turles landed at the Sixth Branch, where Dr. Gero and thousands of soldiers welcomed him back.
• Turles praised the branch’s progress, dismissed the troops, and reunited with Son Goku, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Amond, and Daiz.
• Turles met Tights alone in a corridor after Dr. Gero led the others away.
• Gokua escaped Planet Namek aboard a Heeters spaceship, but a mysterious Ki Wave disabled its propulsion and forced it to crash on a desolate planet.
• Gokua sensed someone watching him and attacked a rocky mountain with his sword energy.
• A short, hidden figure emerged from the dust, brought an enormous foot down beside Gokua, and demanded that he reveal everything he knew.

Turles and Tights used footage of the battle on Planet Namek to build public support for the Frieza Force, while Frieza saw its taxes and recruitment soar. Frieza contacted Turles to ask when he would visit, but Turles again put him off.

• Turles returned to the Sixth Branch and worked through its backlog as Tights delivered a report showing rising support among newly incorporated planets.
• Dodoria sent the encrypted Planet Namek battle footage, and Tights agreed to turn it into a documentary.
• The documentary spread across the Frieza Force network and interstellar channels, winning admiration for Frieza and Turles among viewers across the North Galaxy.
• The Namekians and Monaito watched the documentary at Capsule Corporation, while Granolah was shaken by the fighters' overwhelming power.
• Frieza learned that voluntary interstellar tax payments had more than quadrupled and elite recruit applications had surged after the documentary aired.
• Frieza contacted Turles to demand a visit, but Turles promised he would come soon, leaving Frieza frustrated that he had heard the same answer a month earlier.

Turles toured newly incorporated planets, presenting the Frieza Force as a protector of peace and prosperity while drawing the attention of major conglomerates. After telling Frieza he would return to headquarters, he left the chapter as a crablike machine appeared over Earth.

• Turles addressed a crowd at a peacekeeping and trade ceremony, praising King Frieza and promising security and prosperity.
• Turles greeted the crowd, shook hands with a worker, and accepted flowers from a young girl.
• Turles toured dozens of planets, inspecting local conditions and resolving problems as his reputation as the people's general spread.
• Major conglomerates in the other three galaxies took notice of the Frieza Force and began moving closer to it.
• Turles told Frieza that he would return to headquarters the next day.
• A crablike machine appeared in the air over Earth.

Son Gohan struggled to explain his father’s distant space work to his classmates, who mistook him for an astronaut. Meanwhile, Trunks and Son Goten watched him after school, and Goten longed to attend school and make friends, while Trunks dismissed the idea.

• Son Gohan told his classmates that his father worked far away in space, and they excitedly assumed he was an astronaut.
• Embarrassed by their questions, Son Gohan hurried away and took a secluded alley home.
• Trunks and Son Goten followed Son Gohan from nearby rooftops without being noticed.
• Son Goten watched children leaving school and said he wished he could go and make friends.
• Trunks, recalling his devastated timeline, called school and friendship a waste of time, and Son Goten argued that friends could play together.

Trunks and Son Goten argued about school before making up and realizing Son Gohan had disappeared from the alley. They tracked him through the sky but were intercepted by Red Ribbon Army Defenders, and both boys prepared to fight as the androids called for backup.

• Trunks and Son Goten argued over whether school mattered, and Trunks shouted that he wanted to become stronger than anyone and defeat Cell.
• Son Goten apologized, and Trunks pretended not to care before forgiving him and returning with him to the rooftop edge.
• Trunks told Son Goten to use Ki to locate Son Gohan, and they sensed his direction and flew after him.
• Son Gohan rode the Flying Nimbus toward Mount Paozu, unaware that Trunks and Son Goten were following him.
• Red Ribbon Army Defenders intercepted Trunks and Son Goten in the clouds, prompting the boys to take fighting stances as the Defenders requested backup.

Trunks and Son Goten tore through the Defenders’ forces until the Super Defender arrived and proved strong enough to stop them. As the two Saiyan hybrids broke free from his grasp by transforming into Super Saiyans, the fight remained unresolved.

• Trunks and Son Goten destroyed two Defenders and evaded the remaining units’ energy barrage.
• Trunks and Son Goten disabled more Defenders, prompting the survivors to send a distress signal to their captain.
• The Super Defender arrived and warned Trunks and Son Goten to stop damaging Earth’s defenses.
• Trunks attacked the Super Defender, but the captain blocked his punch and sent him flying backward.
• Trunks and Son Goten attacked together, but the Super Defender caught both of their fists and held them fast.
• Trunks and Son Goten transformed into Super Saiyans and broke free from the Super Defender’s grip.

Trunks and Son Goten fought Super Defender after transforming into Super Saiyans, but struggled to overcome his defenses. They escaped the battlefield to attend to important business, while Kami ordered Mr. Popo to contact the Frieza Force.

• Trunks and Son Goten transformed into Super Saiyans, prompting Super Defender to activate his full power.
• Super Defender struck Son Goten into a mountain, and Trunks attacked him in anger.
• Son Goten emerged unharmed, and the two boys coordinated a pincer attack that forced Super Defender onto the defensive.
• As their stamina waned, Super Defender formed a powerful energy ball, and Trunks countered it with a Ki Wave.
• Trunks took Son Goten and fled under cover of the explosion, while Kami asked Mr. Popo to contact the Frieza Force.

Turles and Frieza fought on a lifeless moon after Turles warned Frieza that his slow transformation left him vulnerable. Frieza reached Silver Form and attacked, but Turles blocked his strike and slammed him into the moon; Frieza roared and shot back into the sky.

• Turles confronted Frieza about his slow transformation and demonstrated how quickly he could become a Super Saiyan.
• Frieza considered the danger Turles had exposed, then powered up and transformed into Silver Frieza.
• Turles and Frieza declared their claims to be the strongest and vanished into a high-speed clash.
• Frieza attacked first, but Turles blocked him, caught his ankle, and smashed him into the moon.
• Frieza roared and shot out of the crater toward Turles.

Turles outlasted Frieza in their battle across the asteroid belt, exposing the stamina weakness of Frieza’s new transformation. Frieza called the fight a temporary truce and vowed to become the strongest in the universe without weaknesses.

• Frieza pressed Turles with a fierce assault, but Turles controlled the rhythm and turned Frieza’s attacks against him.
• Turles caught Frieza’s tail, swung him through the air, and shattered the small moon beneath them.
• Zarbon and Dodoria watched the fight from Planet Frieza and worried that the fighters’ shockwaves could endanger the planet.
• After the fighters separated, Turles told Frieza that his transformation’s long charge-up and poor stamina were fatal flaws.
• Frieza’s silver form began to fade as he admitted his stamina was waning, but he insisted the fight was only a temporary truce and vowed to overcome his weaknesses.

After Frieza’s defeat, Turles set off back toward Earth, while Son Goten and Trunks struggled to find a way to reach the Dragon Radar without being spotted by androids. The boys decided not to get too involved with this timeline, then hunted a dinosaur for food.

• Turles left headquarters after making a simple plan and became certain who the two Super Saiyans were.
• Trunks discovered that Son Goten had fallen asleep while they were supposed to be planning, and they left the cave to find food.
• Trunks explained that androids watched the cities and Mount Paozu, preventing them from getting the Dragon Radar or visiting Goten’s home.
• Son Goten suggested waiting for his brother, but Trunks recalled his mother’s warning not to reveal their origins or interfere too much with this timeline.
• Trunks told Goten that another future version of himself had changed events but was still killed by Cell, and an enormous dinosaur charged at the boys.
• Son Goten ate a roasted dinosaur leg in the cave while Trunks worried nearby.

Trunks and Son Goten discovered that Ideal City was protected by Red Ribbon Army androids, while Son Gohan believed the androids were protecting Earth. After hearing Son Gohan explain the situation, Trunks asked him to do something to prove it, leaving the task unrevealed.

• Trunks and Son Goten watched the heavily guarded Ideal City and concluded that androids had taken control of Earth in their timeline.
• Trunks stopped Son Gohan on his Flying Nimbus and challenged him for going to school instead of fighting the androids.
• Son Gohan left school at midday, flew to a hidden cave, and brought food to Trunks while Son Goten hid from him.
• Son Gohan explained that the Red Ribbon Army's androids protected Earth, leaving Trunks shocked and skeptical.
• Trunks told Son Gohan to do something for him before he would believe what Son Gohan had said.

Son Gohan obtained the Dragon Radar from Dr. Brief and gave it to Trunks, who used it with Son Goten to collect six Dragon Balls. Kami revealed that he had arranged for the Radar to reach them and planned to speak with the children as they headed toward the final Dragon Ball in a remote forest.

• Dr. Brief gave Son Gohan the Dragon Radar after Kami secretly instructed him to provide it.
• Son Gohan brought the Dragon Radar to Trunks, who became overjoyed and flew away without thanking him.
• Kami told Mr. Popo that the two children did not seem evil and that he wanted to speak with them in person.
• Trunks and Son Goten used the Dragon Radar to gather six Dragon Balls in half a day.
• Trunks and Son Goten spotted the final Dragon Ball's location in an ancient, remote forest and set off toward it.

Trunks and Son Goten followed the Dragon Radar up Korin Tower and discovered the Lookout floating above the clouds. Two unfamiliar figures emerged from the palace as the boys arrived.

• Trunks and Son Goten found no Dragon Ball in the forest clearing and spotted an enormous stone pillar.
• Trunks and Son Goten flew up the pillar and reached Korin Tower, where Master Korin told them to keep climbing.
• Yajirobe recognized Son Goten’s resemblance to young Goku, and Son Goten denied being Goku’s son.
• Trunks and Son Goten flew beyond the clouds and found the Lookout, where the Dragon Radar indicated the last Dragon Ball was located.
• Two unfamiliar figures, one green and one black, emerged from the palace.

Trunks and Son Goten confronted Kami and Mr. Popo on the Lookout, intent on taking the Dragon Ball, until Turles emerged and recognized that they had come from the future. Son Goten, struck by Turles’s resemblance to the man in his mother’s photo, timidly asked if Turles was his dad.

• Kami offered to answer Trunks and Son Goten’s questions if they explained their origins and why they wanted the Dragon Ball.
• Trunks refused Kami’s conditions and prepared to force his way into the palace with Son Goten.
• A powerful presence from inside the palace stopped the boys in midair and left them unable to move.
• Turles emerged, subdued the boys with his presence, and asked what had happened in their future.
• Turles promised not to tell their parents, and Son Goten asked if he was his dad.

Turles persuaded Trunks to reveal how Cell had devastated his future and how Krillin died helping him escape in the Time Machine. Trunks then asked whether Turles was strong enough to defeat Cell.

• Mr. Popo brought food to Turles, Trunks, and Son Goten, and Son Goten learned that Turles was his uncle.
• Turles asked Trunks about the future, then described another ruined timeline to persuade him that sharing information would not make things worse.
• Trunks explained that Cell had defeated Earth's warriors in the Cell Games and continued terrorizing the survivors.
• Trunks recounted how Bulma repaired the Time Machine and how Krillin sacrificed himself to let Trunks escape from Cell.
• Trunks asked Turles whether he could defeat Cell.

Raditz enjoyed his new authority as a logistics squad captain and hired Nappa to work under him, while Vegeta watched their contented lives and questioned what had become of Saiyan pride. Vegeta felt increasingly alone, then noticed the Turles in the sky.

• Raditz supervised the loading crews at the Frieza Force Sixth Branch's base on Planet Turles and took pride in his promotion.
• Nappa asked Raditz for help finding work, and Raditz agreed to hire him in the logistics department.
• Raditz put Nappa to work loading supplies, while the two managed the busy operation together.
• Vegeta watched Raditz and Nappa working happily and wondered whether they were still Saiyans.
• Vegeta felt lonely and at a loss, then spotted the Turles moving in the sky.

Turles returned to the Sixth Branch with Trunks and Son Goten, introducing the boys as his new disciples. Amond and Daiz challenged them to a fight, and Turles agreed, asking them to bring Kakarot and the others to watch.

• Turles arrived at the landing pad with Trunks and Son Goten, and the soldiers saluted him.
• Trunks and Son Goten marveled at the lively, powerful army base, which contrasted with the ruined world they knew.
• Turles introduced Trunks and Son Goten to Amond and Daiz as his new disciples.
• Amond and Daiz doubted the boys could defeat them and offered to test their strength.
• Trunks and Son Goten eagerly accepted the fight, and Turles told Amond and Daiz to bring Kakarot and the others over.

Turles brought Trunks and Son Goten to the arena as masked newcomers and warned them to control their reactions around the fighters, especially their fathers. After introducing them as his Saiyan disciples Number One and Number Two, he watched as Amond and Daiz prepared to test them in a practical combat lesson.

• Turles warned Trunks and Son Goten that Son Goku would be among the fighters, while Trunks asked about his father.
• Trunks followed Turles's gaze and met eyes with Vegeta, who felt an inexplicable familiarity with the boy.
• Amond and Daiz led Son Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu into the arena, where Son Goten stared at Son Goku before nervously hiding from his touch.
• Amond boasted that he and Daiz would give the newcomers their first practical combat lesson, while Piccolo studied the masked boys suspiciously.
• Turles introduced the boys as his new Saiyan disciples, Number One and Number Two, and warned everyone not to treat them like ordinary children.
• Amond and Daiz dismissed Turles's warning and prepared to fight the two boys.

Trunks and Son Goten faced Amond and Daiz in a two-on-two sparring match, stunning the onlookers with their speed and strength. The match left Amond and Daiz shaken after the children overwhelmed them in the opening exchange.

• Turles started the sparring match, and Amond and Daiz confidently took their places opposite Trunks and Son Goten.
• Trunks and Son Goten agreed to surprise their fathers and Krillin, while Tien Shinhan noted that the children already possessed formidable power.
• The children took their opening stances, with Trunks's posture drawing Vegeta's attention and Son Goten's bow reminding Son Goku of the Turtle School.
• Son Goten punched Amond hard enough to send him sliding backward, while Trunks dodged Daiz's grab and countered with a swift elbow strike.
• Amond and Daiz lost their confidence, Krillin reacted in disbelief, and Son Goku praised the children's surprising power.

Trunks and Son Goten increased their power and decisively defeated Amond and Daiz in the arena. After Amond and Daiz surrendered, the two boys asked to fight Son Goku and Piccolo next, and Turles agreed to let them become the challengers.

• Amond and Daiz powered up and pressed Trunks and Son Goten back, but the boys agreed over their helmets to use more strength.
• Trunks and Son Goten rapidly overpowered their opponents, with Son Goten catching Amond's full-force punch and throwing him.
• Trunks caught Daiz as he tried to retreat and sent him flying with a kick.
• Amond and Daiz got back up and surrendered, and Turles praised their efforts while warning them not to become complacent.
• Trunks and Son Goten challenged Son Goku and Piccolo, and Turles agreed to let them fight next.

Trunks and Son Goten challenged Son Goku and Piccolo, but Turles chose Son Goku to face them. The boys began their fight by charging him together, and Son Goku stopped both of their punches without moving.

• Piccolo stepped forward to fight Trunks and Son Goten, but Son Goku protested that he wanted a turn too.
• Turles decided Son Goku would face the boys and said he wanted them to feel the difference between Saiyans.
• Son Goku introduced himself, and Trunks and Son Goten awkwardly bowed to the hero they had grown up hearing about.
• Trunks and Son Goten powered up and charged Son Goku from opposite sides.
• Son Goku caught both boys' fists in his palms and remained completely still.