Chapter Summaries

Tapion’s desperate Ki signal brought Son Goku and Vegeta to his aid as the Hera Warriors prepared to attack. After learning Hirudegarn was nearby, Vegeta angrily challenged the plan to face him, while Son Goku insisted they first deal with Bojack’s forces.

• Tapion unleashed his remaining power in a cyan aura, sending a signal through the universe for help.
• Son Goku and Vegeta appeared before Tapion, and Gokua recognized Vegeta as the Saiyan who had killed him before.
• Bojack questioned Gokua about the newcomers, and Gokua warned him that the Saiyans could transform into Super Saiyans.
• Vegeta mocked Gokua and the Hera Clan, then learned from Son Goku and Tapion that Hirudegarn might be nearby.
• Vegeta berated Tapion for leading them toward Hirudegarn, while Son Goku explained that the force was stretched thin and they had to act.
• Son Goku proposed dealing with the Hera Warriors first, and Vegeta turned his anger toward them.

Piccolo summoned Porunga and faced a choice about how to help in the universe-wide invasion of the dead. On Planet Cereal, the Frieza Force defended civilians as the resurrected Heeters watched the battle with Zuno captured nearby.

• Grand Elder Mulin, Monaito, Dende, and the other Namekians brought Piccolo the Dragon Balls and urged him to help amid the crisis.
• Piccolo summoned Porunga, reconsidered wishing to be sent to Planet Konats, and focused on finding a way to become strong enough to face powerful enemies.
• The Frieza Force's Defender robots held back the dead on Planet Cereal while civilians fled to shelter.
• Elec, Jass, Maki, and Oil watched the battle from a mountaintop and mocked the Frieza Force for protecting the planet.
• The Heeters kept Zuno bound and gagged beside them.

Turles arrived in Hell and found Janemba overwhelming the Other World martial artists. He intervened just as Janemba prepared to attack Pikkon and Olibu, then faced Janemba’s surprise spatial strike.

• Turles sensed a vast evil aura in Hell and flew toward it through the jelly bean landscape.
• Janemba toyed with the Other World martial artists until only Pikkon and Olibu remained conscious and near defeat.
• Janemba formed a destructive energy ball to finish Pikkon and Olibu, but Turles arrived in a golden aura and blasted it away.
• Turles told Pikkon and Olibu to take the fallen fighters away, then walked toward Janemba.
• Janemba opened a spatial wormhole beside Turles and sent a punch through it, but Turles turned toward the portal as it formed.

Turles overpowered Janemba in Hell, but Janemba transformed into a darker, more sinister form. On Planet Konats, Son Goku and Vegeta defeated Bojack’s four Hera Warriors in an instant and turned their attention to Bojack.

• Turles ripped off Janemba’s arm, then dodged and countered Janemba’s attacks as Pikkon and Olibu withdrew with the unconscious martial artists.
• Turles struck Janemba into a crater and blasted his body with a compressed golden energy wave, but a colder evil aura emerged from the explosion as Merus watched.
• On Planet Konats, Son Goku and Vegeta swiftly knocked out Gokua, Zangya, Bido, and Bujin while Tapion watched in shock.
• Vegeta challenged the stunned Bojack to stop watching and fight.

Vegeta fought Bojack before Hoi awakened Hirudegarn in a reinforced armored form and unleashed it on everyone. Hirudegarn defeated Goku and Vegeta and killed Bojack, but an unknown figure struck it just as it prepared to finish them off.

• Vegeta struck Bojack and taunted him, prompting Bojack to begin transforming as a hidden force stirred beneath the ruins.
• Black mist entered Hirudegarn’s statue, revealing the demon’s armored true form as Hoi explained how he had strengthened it and removed its weakness.
• Hoi commanded Hirudegarn to attack, and it overpowered Goku and Vegeta, knocking them out of their Super Saiyan forms and leaving them gravely injured.
• Bojack tried to flee, but Hirudegarn crushed him; Tapion was also left barely breathing as the demon prepared to attack Goku and Vegeta.
• An unknown figure fired a beam that struck Hirudegarn’s jaw, interrupting its attack, and everyone looked toward the figure standing on a rooftop.

Piccolo arrived on Planet Konats and revealed a vast new power as he transformed into a giant and met Hirudegarn’s attack head-on. After their first clash devastated the surrounding ruins, Piccolo and Hirudegarn faced each other, poised to continue fighting.

• Son Goku, Vegeta, and Tapion recognized Piccolo’s arrival and regained hope.
• Hoi ordered Hirudegarn to kill everyone, and Hirudegarn charged Piccolo as black mist.
• Piccolo removed his weighted turban and cape, then grew into a giant as a brief orange glow surrounded him.
• Piccolo and Hirudegarn exchanged enormous punches, creating a shockwave that flattened the surrounding ruins.
• Piccolo and Hirudegarn steadied themselves across the devastated ground as their battle continued.

Piccolo exploited Hirudegarn’s transformation into black mist to land a full-power punch, but Hirudegarn’s upgraded shell left him unharmed and broke Piccolo’s arm. As Hirudegarn counterattacked, Son Goku revealed a way to defeat him that required Vegeta to perform the Fusion Dance, and Vegeta refused.

• Piccolo lured Hirudegarn into turning intangible and struck him from behind as he reformed.
• Hirudegarn’s shell absorbed Piccolo’s full-power punch, breaking Piccolo’s right arm without sustaining damage.
• Hoi boasted that Hirudegarn’s perfect body had overcome the trick Piccolo used.
• Hirudegarn charged at the injured Piccolo as Son Goku and Vegeta watched from the crater.
• Son Goku told Vegeta they could beat Hirudegarn with the move the two little guys had used, and Vegeta realized he meant fusion and refused.

As Piccolo struggled against Hirudegarn, Son Goku tried to persuade Vegeta to help by telling him that Bulma’s baby had been born. The chapter left Vegeta shaken by the news and Goku’s plea to save him.

• Piccolo fought Hirudegarn but could not break through its armored shell.
• Hirudegarn turned intangible, reappeared, and tore off Piccolo’s arms, forcing him to regenerate at great cost to his Ki and stamina.
• Son Goku urged Vegeta to help, warning that they would all die if the fight continued.
• Son Goku told Vegeta that Bulma’s baby had been born and spoke about his own experience becoming a father.
• Son Goku asked Vegeta to save him in return for the time Goku had saved Vegeta.

Son Goku and Vegeta used Senzu Beans to recover and fused into Gogeta on Planet Konats. Gogeta appeared before Hirudegarn, took over the fight from Piccolo, and transformed into a Super Saiyan.

• Vegeta demanded a Senzu Bean so he and Son Goku could fuse at full strength, and they healed their wounds with the last two beans.
• Son Goku taught Vegeta the Metamoran Fusion Dance while Piccolo struggled to hold off Hirudegarn.
• Son Goku and Vegeta synchronized their Ki and successfully fused into Gogeta, whose arrival shook Planet Konats and drove Hirudegarn back.
• Gogeta appeared beside Piccolo, offered to fight Hirudegarn, and said he would try to break its shell.
• Gogeta transformed into a Super Saiyan, his black hair turning gold.

Dende had Porunga protect the Namekians with an automatic escape plan, while Monaito remained uneasy about Granolah returning to Planet Cereal. There, Elec tortured Zuno for the Dragon Balls, only to hear that they were gone, as a hidden observer watched the group from afar.

• Dende suggested that Porunga teleport the Namekians to safety if Hell approached, and Porunga granted the wish.
• Monaito told Grand Elder Mulin he felt uneasy because Granolah had returned to Planet Cereal to protect it.
• Elec demanded that the bound Zuno reveal the Dragon Balls’ location, and Zuno insisted they were gone.
• Jass lifted Zuno by the collar as Elec threatened him, while the four siblings judged that Zuno seemed truthful.
• An unseen observer watched Elec and the others through a scope from a distant mountain.

Evolved Janemba overwhelmed Turles with his speed, spatial attacks, and swordsmanship, leaving him injured and on the defensive. Turles revealed that he had been holding back, unleashed a surge of power, and sent Janemba flying as he prepared to counterattack.

• Janemba transformed into a lean, dark-red swordsman and launched a lethal assault that wounded Turles.
• Janemba used spatial distortions to redirect a Ki Blast above Turles, then struck down at him with both hands on his sword.
• Merus watched as Pikkon and Olibu worried, while he sensed that Turles remained steady and had not reached his limit.
• Turles endured Janemba's sword pressure and said that the fight was finally getting interesting.
• Turles unleashed a massive golden aura with dark-red electricity flickering around his tail, forcing Janemba and his sword to fly back.
• Turles took a counterattacking stance and declared that the warm-up was over.

Turles overwhelmed Janemba in Hell, breaking his sword and dragging him out of a spatial wormhole. As the Kais watched the battle, King Kai was accused of neglecting his duties for failing to notice Turles's strength.

• Janemba sensed Turles's danger and took a defensive stance, but Turles charged through his spatial slashes and shattered Janemba's sword with a punch.
• Janemba evaded Turles's follow-up strike by turning part of his body into colorful data, then rebuilt his sword and absorbed Turles's Ki Blasts through spatial wormholes.
• Turles reached into a closing wormhole, seized Janemba's true body, and dragged him out before slamming him toward the ground.
• The Grand Kai and the four Kais watched Turles regain control of the battle, and King Kai proudly basked in his apparent pupil's success.
• West Kai, South Kai, and East Kai accused King Kai of negligence for failing to notice Turles, leaving him flustered and unable to defend himself.

Turles fought Janemba in Hell until Merus confronted him about holding back his power and helped him recognize his fear of losing control. Turles unleashed that power, and its storm erased Janemba as the colors began returning across Hell and Heaven.

• Shin and Kibito evacuated Pikkon, Olibu, and the other dying martial artists so Turles could fight without restraint.
• Turles's powerful kick missed Janemba, who escaped by breaking into colored cubes and reassembling elsewhere.
• Merus appeared beside Turles, dodged Janemba's sneak attack, and challenged Turles to stop rejecting his own power.
• Turles confronted his fear and declared that he would tame his unruly power.
• Turles unleashed dark red lightning and primal Great Ape ferocity, freezing Janemba with fear before an energy storm swallowed him.
• The storm swept through Hell and Heaven as their original colors began returning.

Gogeta fought Hirudegarn’s intangible body and seemingly indestructible armor, then cracked the shell by repeatedly striking the same spot. He destroyed Hirudegarn with Dragon Fist Explosion, while Hoi was blasted into the ruins, and Gogeta met Piccolo and Tapion’s relieved gazes.

• Hoi ordered Hirudegarn to kill Gogeta and seek revenge on Turles.
• Gogeta dodged Hirudegarn’s attacks and countered, but the monster’s armor withstood his blows.
• Gogeta repeatedly struck the same spot on Hirudegarn’s shell until a crack appeared, alarming Hirudegarn.
• Gogeta caught Hirudegarn while he was solid and pierced him with Dragon Fist Explosion, destroying him in a golden blast.
• The blast swept Hoi into distant ruins, and Gogeta exchanged relieved looks with Piccolo and Tapion.

Elec learned that the Dragon Balls had been destroyed, then watched Maki die in a sudden attack. Granolah appeared before Elec, Oil, and Jass and warned them that they were going to die.

• Elec questioned Zuno about the destroyed Dragon Balls, and Zuno warned that the person responsible was watching them and that Elec might be about to die.
• A hidden attacker pierced Maki's chest with an energy beam, killing her.
• Granolah lowered his fingers after firing from a distant mountain and vanished.
• Granolah appeared beside Elec, Oil, and Jass and told them they were going to die.
• Elec recognized the transformed Granolah and said his name in disbelief.

Granolah confronted the surviving Heeters on Planet Cereal and revealed that he had destroyed the Dragon Balls, then overwhelmed Jass, Elec, and Oil with precise attacks. As the three lay crippled, Granolah prepared to kill Elec and settle the blood debt owed to Planet Cereal.

• Granolah crushed the Dragon Radar and told Elec that the Dragon Balls no longer needed to exist.
• Jass attacked Granolah, but Granolah pierced his limbs with precise energy beams and left him incapacitated.
• Granolah shot Elec and Oil out of the air, bringing all three Heeters down beside Jass.
• Jass attempted a final sneak attack, but Granolah shattered his energy spear and stomped his head into the dirt.
• Elec taunted Granolah as he prepared to kill him, but Granolah dismissed his words and aimed a destructive light between his eyebrows.

Granolah killed Elec, Oil, and Jass, avenging his mother and ending the Heeters Family. He then helped the Frieza Force protect Planet Cereal’s residents from the undead, though he still planned to settle things with Frieza.

• Granolah killed Elec, Oil, and Jass, bringing the Heeters Family to an end.
• After avenging his mother, Granolah left Zuno alive and vanished.
• Granolah arrived in Planet Cereal’s capital, where undead creatures were attacking civilians and Frieza Force peacekeeping troops.
• Granolah struggled with whether to help the planet’s current residents, but Oatmeel reminded him that they had not chosen to settle there.
• Granolah used Oatmeel to target and destroy the undead across the city, saving the civilians and soldiers.
• Granolah declared that he still had to settle things with Frieza.

Cooler and Slug met on a desolate planet and bonded over their hatred of Turles, but Babidi arrived with a demonic beast that overwhelmed Slug. Cooler braced for battle as the monster emerged from the darkness.

• Slug taunted Cooler for having died after failing to defeat Frieza, and Cooler blamed Slug for failing to handle Frieza before he transformed.
• Slug and Cooler blamed the Saiyans, especially Turles, for ruining their plans.
• Babidi appeared and mocked Cooler and Slug as useless recruits.
• Slug charged Babidi, but a black, clawed beast struck him and sent him crashing across the rocky ground.
• The demonic beast emerged from the darkness, and Cooler took a fighting stance as its terrifying aura filled the planet.

A mysterious voice urged Cooler and Slug to wait for a chance to take revenge while a hidden figure watched them and argued with a companion about using the undead souls. The hidden figure’s screen then revealed two Frieza Force ships approaching a planet under attack by undead invaders.

• A mysterious voice told Cooler and Slug that they shared an enemy and would soon have a chance to act.
• Cooler considered whether the voice might offer them power, while Babidi recognized its familiar style and wondered who was behind it.
• A hunched figure monitored the trio as a hoarse companion urged him to exploit the wandering souls of the undead.
• The hunched figure insisted they wait for his treasure, then his holographic screen switched to show two Frieza Force ships.
• Undead invaders attacked a residential planet as Frieza Force peacekeeping troops defended civilians evacuating to underground safety.
• A strange black shadow moved through the smoke and flames, observing the battle.

Android 17 and Android 18 turned the battle against the undead army and wiped it out, but a hidden attacker wounded Android 18 with a mysterious beam. As they prepared to leave, Android 17 noticed her unsettling silence and dark red eyes.

• Android 17 and Android 18 arrived to rescue the peacekeepers, and their attacks halted the undead advance.
• Android 17 warned Android 18 to avoid damaging the city, while she continued fighting recklessly.
• A hidden black figure shot a dark red beam that grazed Android 18's arm, but she dismissed the wound as stray fire.
• Android 17 and Android 18 helped eliminate the undead army, and the peacekeepers began tending to survivors.
• Android 17 called Android 18 to their spaceship, then turned back when she failed to answer and saw her vacant eyes flicker with dark red light.