Chapter Summaries

Turles, a transmigrator leading the Destroyer Army, realized that Slug could punish him for defecting and that the army’s name might attract the attention of the God of Destruction. As his ship approached the North Galaxy, he ordered his crew toward Frieza Force territory, leaving them wondering why he wanted to approach Frieza.

• Turles recalled how he had found the Tree of Might, defected from Slug, and used its fruit to raise his power level above 30,000.
• Turles recognized that Slug likely knew about his betrayal and the Tree of Might, and feared the consequences if Slug’s fleet caught up with them.
• Reiz told Turles that the ship was about to enter the North Galaxy and had found no suitable planet for the remaining Tree of Might seed.
• Turles asked how many Trees of Might remained, and Amond said there was one left.
• Turles ordered Reiz and Lakasei to head straight for Frieza Force territory, surprising them with his intention to approach Frieza.

Turles decided to join Frieza’s forces, believing they offered protection from Slug and a path to finding Earth. When Amond and the others celebrated their plan to conquer the universe, Turles challenged their confidence and began correcting their understanding of how weak and uninformed they were.

• Turles chose to join Frieza’s forces and considered using them to obtain Earth’s coordinates.
• Amond questioned why Turles planned to join Frieza, while the rest of the Destroyer Army expected to conquer the universe.
• Amond argued that the Destroyers could defeat Slug’s army, grow stronger with Tree of Might fruit, and eventually replace Frieza.
• Turles laughed at the group’s ambitions and admitted he was also mocking his former self.
• Turles called the Destroyers naive and ignorant, then prepared to shatter their misconceptions.

Turles told his crew that catching up to Slug through the Tree of Might would take at least fifty years, then reassured them that he had another way to grow stronger. He and his loyal subordinates prepared to seek a place in Frieza’s forces while also planning an escape route.

• Turles explained that diminishing returns from the Tree of Might fruit meant his crew would need at least fifty years to reach Slug’s power, assuming ideal conditions.
• Amond questioned Turles about the estimate, and Turles revealed that Slug’s power exceeded anything they could imagine.
• Turles promised that he could surpass Slug without the fruit and that his crew could become powerful if they continued to trust him.
• Amond, Daiz, Cacao, Reiz, and Lakasei affirmed their loyalty to Turles and agreed to follow his plan.
• Turles clarified that joining Frieza was a dangerous way to survive the Slug Army, then began planning preparations and an escape route.

Frieza learned that the leader of the Turles Crusher Corps had a power level over 30,000 and agreed to meet him on Planet C-97. When Turles arrived, Frieza recognized his Saiyan tail and face, recalling the destruction of Planet Vegeta.

• Dodoria told Frieza that the Turles Crusher Corps wanted to join and that their leader had a power level above 30,000.
• Frieza ordered the group to come to Planet C-97 and dismissed Dodoria’s suggestion to mobilize the garrison.
• Turles and his crew landed and faced Frieza, Zarbon, and Dodoria.
• Frieza noticed Turles’s tail and face, and remembered the Saiyan he had seen when he destroyed Planet Vegeta.

Turles posed as a returning Frieza Force Saiyan and carefully hid his true reactions while Frieza tested his story and his feelings about Planet Vegeta. Frieza learned that Turles had a power level of 35,000 and that his crew was also formidable.

• Turles knelt before Frieza and claimed he had wandered the universe after being sent away from Planet Vegeta, but had never forgotten his service to the Frieza Force.
• Frieza remarked that Turles resembled someone, prompting Turles to suspect he meant Bardock, then asked whether Turles knew Planet Vegeta had been destroyed.
• Turles said he had heard the planet was destroyed by a meteorite and claimed he felt little attachment to the place where he was born.
• Frieza called Turles the strongest Saiyan he knew, and Dodoria scanned him and found his power level was 35,000.
• Dodoria scanned Turles's crew and found their power levels ranged from 7,600 for Reiz and Lakasei to 13,000 for Cacao, while Frieza smiled in satisfaction.

Turles presented Frieza with a Tree of Might fruit and demonstrated how it increased combat power. Frieza remained unimpressed by the fruit’s value but welcomed Turles and his companions to Frieza Force headquarters.

• Frieza praised Turles’s strength and asked whether he was the Legendary Super Saiyan, but Turles credited his power to the Tree of Might.
• Cacao retrieved the sealed container, and Turles gave Frieza the Tree of Might fruit and explained its effects.
• Frieza returned the fruit to Turles and asked him to demonstrate its power rather than taste it himself.
• Turles ate part of the fruit, and Dodoria’s scouter recorded his combat power rising from 35,000 to 38,000.
• Turles offered to search the West Galaxy for more fruit, and Frieza invited him and his companions to headquarters to rest and meet some friends.

Turles and his men arrived at Frieza Force headquarters, where Turles considered using the force to obtain the coordinates of Earth or Planet Namek. As the soldiers saw his tail and recognized him as a Saiyan, they began whispering about his arrival.

• Turles settled into guest quarters aboard Frieza's flagship and praised Frieza to his men before changing into a Frieza Force Battle Suit.
• Turles reflected that joining the Frieza Force offered temporary safety from the Slug Army and a chance to access the force's planetary coordinates database.
• The flagship reached a lush, beautiful planet that Turles recognized as Frieza's headquarters, and he briefly imagined planting a Tree of Might seed there.
• Frieza, Zarbon, Dodoria, Turles, and Turles's men disembarked and passed between rows of welcoming soldiers.
• A soldier noticed the tail wrapped around Turles's waist, prompting whispers that he was a Saiyan beyond Vegeta and the others.

Zarbon escorted Turles and his group to their rank B quarters, then reported to Frieza that Turles had behaved normally and shown him goodwill. Frieza and his advisors assessed Turles while watching surveillance footage, and Frieza asked whether Vegeta had returned.

• Zarbon explained the headquarters ranks and escorted Turles and his group to their rank B barracks and facilities.
• Turles asked Zarbon for guidance, showing goodwill while maintaining his cool manner.
• Zarbon reported to Frieza that Turles and his group were settled and had made no unusual moves.
• Frieza watched Turles on surveillance and asked Zarbon and Dodoria what kind of person he was.
• Zarbon described Turles as unusually perceptive for a Saiyan and urged closer attention, while Dodoria dismissed him as a Saiyan seeking powerful allies.
• Frieza said the force should not overlook capable talent and asked whether Vegeta had returned.

Turles and his group cautiously studied the Frieza Force’s public records while avoiding restricted systems. Five days later, Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz returned from their mission, and Dodoria escorted Vegeta to meet Frieza’s new friend.

• Frieza learned that the Vegeta Squad would return to headquarters within five days and decided to surprise Vegeta with a new friend.
• Turles stopped Reiz and Lakasei from probing restricted files, then directed them to analyze only public information.
• Turles and his group kept a low profile in the barracks as they walked the corridors and watched the force’s soldiers.
• Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz landed at headquarters after completing their cleanup mission on Planet K-18x.
• Dodoria blocked Vegeta’s way and ordered him to meet Frieza’s new friend; Vegeta followed without asking who it was.

Frieza summoned Vegeta to introduce him to Turles, whom he had called to the command room. Nappa and Raditz recognized Turles’s Saiyan tail, while Raditz was shaken by how much Turles resembled his dead father.

• Dodoria stopped Nappa and Raditz outside the command room, allowing only Vegeta to enter.
• Frieza praised Vegeta’s recent work and said he had summoned him to meet a new friend.
• Frieza summoned Turles, who left the barracks and headed to the command room.
• Raditz saw Turles and was startled by his resemblance to his father.
• Turles entered the command room without acknowledging Nappa or Raditz, and Nappa asked Raditz if Turles was a Saiyan.

Turles met Vegeta in Frieza’s command room, where Frieza revealed Turles’s power level was 38,000, far above Vegeta’s. After Vegeta left in disbelief, Frieza assigned Turles to await upcoming missions and reminded him to meet the Frieza Force’s standards.

• Turles entered the command room and met Vegeta, while Frieza watched their reaction to each other.
• Turles dismissed Vegeta’s royal title, saying they were both simply warriors of the Frieza Force.
• Frieza revealed that Turles had a power level of 38,000, and Vegeta questioned whether the scouter had malfunctioned.
• Dodoria confirmed he had operated the scouter himself, and Vegeta left the command room without another word.
• Frieza told Turles that Zarbon would brief him on missions in a few days and expected him to live up to the Frieza Force’s standards.

Turles confronted Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz outside the barracks after Frieza had subtly undermined Vegeta’s standing. Vegeta scanned Turles’s power level, saw 38,000, and erupted in disbelief at being surpassed by another Saiyan.

• Turles reasoned that Frieza had spared Vegeta because he once hoped the prince might become a Super Saiyan, but now valued Turles more highly.
• Turles found Nappa, Raditz, and Vegeta waiting in a surveillance blind spot near the barracks.
• Nappa tried to confront Turles, but Vegeta stopped him before he could attack.
• Vegeta scanned Turles with his scouter and read a power level of 38,000.
• Vegeta rejected the reading as impossible and roared that he was the most gifted Saiyan warrior.

Turles humiliated Vegeta in a brief fight, proving himself stronger and leaving Vegeta injured and furious. Vegeta rejected Nappa’s help and walked away, with Nappa and Raditz following him in silence.

• Turles taunted Vegeta about his scouter and his fear.
• Vegeta attacked Turles, who caught his fist and crushed his knuckles.
• Turles struck Vegeta in the abdomen with his tail, sending him into the corridor wall and drawing blood.
• Nappa and Raditz watched in shock as Vegeta realized Turles was stronger than him.
• Turles walked toward the barracks, while Vegeta slapped away Nappa’s help and headed in the opposite direction with Nappa and Raditz following.

After Turles beat Vegeta, Dodoria and Zarbon blamed Vegeta for the corridor damage and charged him for repairs, leaving his squad nearly broke. Vegeta emerged from training and ordered Nappa and Raditz to pack up and leave.

• A patrol report told Dodoria that Turles had beaten Vegeta and left him embedded in a corridor wall.
• Dodoria informed Frieza, and he and Zarbon arranged to make Vegeta pay for the damage under the legion’s regulations.
• Vegeta spent hours training among Saibamen corpses, repeatedly punching a wall as he thought about Turles.
• Nappa and Raditz discovered that the repair costs and compensation had left the Vegeta Squad with little money and made it difficult to buy more Saibamen.
• Vegeta left the training room and told Nappa and Raditz to pack up because they were leaving.

Frieza assigned Turles an A-rank promotion mission to help the Heeters Group take Planet Karen after its government refused to sell. Turles accepted the assignment and traveled aboard his newly renamed and upgraded ship.

• Frieza offered Turles a chance to rise from B-rank to A-rank by completing a special mission.
• Zarbon explained that Planet Karen had over three billion inhabitants and a planetary defense system, and that its government had rejected a lucrative purchase offer.
• Frieza told Turles that the Heeters Group would lead the plan and that Turles would cooperate with them.
• Turles accepted the assignment, and Frieza directed Zarbon to brief him on the mission and coordination arrangements.
• Turles traveled through space aboard his renamed ship after Reiz and the Lakasei brothers upgraded its systems with Frieza Force technology.

Turles and his crew traveled to a barren planet to meet the Heeters Group, whose leader Elec planned an operation against Planet Karen. Maki recognized Turles when he arrived, leaving the encounter poised for a confrontation.

• Reiz estimated that Turles's ship would reach the Heeters Group's rendezvous point in three days, while Turles learned that public records revealed little about the group.
• On a barren planet near Karen Planet, Elec reviewed intelligence on the planet's defenses and decided to wait for reinforcements before acting.
• Oil said the reinforcements would arrive in three days, and Maki complained about waiting on the desolate planet.
• Turles's ship detected a large vessel hidden in a canyon, landed on nearby high ground, and Turles went to meet its occupants with Amond, Daiz, and Cacao.
• Maki emerged from behind a rock, recognized Turles, and dropped her candy in surprise.

Turles met the Heeters Group, whose leader Elec recognized him as the Saiyan who had defeated Jass on Planet Cereal over twenty years earlier. Jass struggled to control his reaction, while Elec welcomed Turles and prepared to discuss the operation against Planet Karen.

• Maki met Turles and learned that he was a Saiyan sent by the Frieza Force to assist the Heeters Group.
• Maki told Elec and the others that Turles resembled the Saiyan who had defeated Jass over twenty years earlier.
• Elec recognized Turles, and Jass trembled as memories of his defeat returned.
• Elec calmed Jass, greeted Turles, and claimed Jass was suffering from an unrelated old ailment.
• Turles set the tension aside and asked Elec what the Heeters needed for their operation.

Turles explored Planet Karen’s capital with Daiz and Cacao while Maki guided them toward a prepared base. He spotted a woman carrying a bag with the Capsule Corporation logo, approached her, and left her wary but intrigued by his Earthling-like appearance.

• Turles, Daiz, and Cacao blended into the capital’s crowds as they followed Maki’s directions to an underground parking garage.
• Turles noticed a woman photographing buildings and plants with an old camera, and recognized the double-C logo on her bag as Capsule Corporation’s.
• Turles shut off his communicator and went over to speak with the woman, telling Daiz and Cacao to wait.
• The woman startled when Turles appeared behind her, then greeted him cautiously while feeling an unfamiliar sense of familiarity.

Turles met Tights, an Earthling from Capsule Corporation, and asked her for Earth's coordinates so he could return home. Tights did not know the coordinates but offered to ask her Galactic Patrol friend Jaco to take him back to Earth.

• Turles and Tights recognized each other as Earthlings and introduced themselves.
• Turles explained that he had been tricked into leaving Earth as a child and asked Tights for Earth's coordinates.
• Tights said she did not know the coordinates but could ask her friend Jaco, a member of the Galactic Patrol.
• Tights revealed that her father had founded Capsule Corporation, and Turles realized she was Bulma's older sister.
• Tights learned that the Galactic Patrol restricted the circulation of planetary coordinates and considered asking Jaco to take Turles to Earth.

Turles rejected Tights’s invitation and joined Daiz and Cacao at the Heeters Group’s command center on Planet Karen. Elec outlined a plan to provoke a coup and civil war before the Frieza Force intervened, and Turles was assigned to meet General Morton in three days.

• Turles warned Tights to leave Planet Karen if she wanted to stay alive, then walked away to meet Daiz and Cacao.
• Turles reconnected with Maki and followed her directions to the Heeters Group’s underground operations center.
• Elec explained that Morton and two other commanders would launch a coup against Planet Karen’s joint government, triggering a civil war.
• Elec told Turles that the Frieza Force would intervene as a supposed peacekeeping force and ensure the planet ended up with one government under its control.
• Elec arranged for Turles to appear as hired security at a civilian spaceport in three days so he could meet Morton.