Chapter Summaries

After Janemba’s defeat, the Other World began repairing the damage, while the survivors praised Turles and the Kais tried to recruit him. Turles then explored how to unite Super Saiyan and Great Ape powers, before beginning a training bout with Merus.

• King Yemma ordered the ghost guards to restore the facilities and order across the Other World.
• On Grand Kai's Planet, Jaco embellished his past alongside Turles, earning the injured martial artists’ admiration for Turles.
• The East, South, and West Kais pressed King Kai to send Turles to their galaxies, but King Kai refused and they left disappointed.
• Turles told Merus that Super Saiyan and Great Ape powers resisted peaceful coexistence and that he sought to master their complete fusion.
• Turles and Merus vanished from the secluded valley and collided in the sky above it.

After their spar, Turles questioned Merus about his identity and the nature of cultivation, learning that his methods suited Saiyans but that other races could apply power with innate precision. Merus offered to teach Turles something new, and Turles eagerly accepted the possibility.

• Turles attacked Merus with a barrage of golden Ki Waves, but Merus dodged effortlessly until Turles gave up.
• Turles asked Merus who he was, but Merus said he was a Galactic Patrol officer because he loved protecting the universe.
• Turles asked whether his cultivation method was right or wrong, and Merus explained that methods depended on a race's traits and that Turles's approach was unusually effective for a Saiyan.
• Merus said some races were born able to control and apply their power perfectly, prompting Turles to suspect Merus belonged to one of them.
• Merus offered to teach Turles something new, and Turles eagerly showed interest.

Bulma gave her newborn son the name Trunks, easing Tights’ worry that the future child might not exist. Their peaceful gathering at the hospital ended when a dark-red rift tore open the sky and sent a destructive wave into the room, where Son Gohan and Retasu shielded everyone.

• Chi-Chi and Tights criticized Turles for missing Retasu’s birth while Bulma held her newborn son.
• Retasu and Son Gohan rushed into Bulma’s hospital room to meet the baby, and Retasu studied him with curiosity.
• Bulma named the baby Trunks, reassuring Tights, who had feared a different name might alter the future.
• Retasu poked Trunks’ cheek, waking him, and Bulma soothed the crying newborn as the children gathered around him.
• A dark-red rift opened in the sky, shattering the hospital windows with a wave of pressure, and Son Gohan and Retasu shielded the others.

Retasu called Majin Buu to protect the hospital room and defeat the undead attacking West City. Buu trapped the undead in pink bubbles and destroyed them, leaving the survivors cheering for him.

• Retasu fought the undead warriors threatening Son Gohan and called for Majin Buu when more monsters poured into the room.
• Majin Buu enclosed the hospital room in a pink barrier and floated it above West City.
• Son Gohan warned Majin Buu not to harm innocent people, so Buu trapped the undead in individual bubbles instead of attacking indiscriminately.
• Majin Buu destroyed the bubbles with concentrated pink gas, wiping out the undead army over West City.
• Survivors cheered and thanked Majin Buu, while several Red Ribbon Army Defender androids froze in place.

Android 17 and Android 18 returned to Planet Turles acting strangely and attacked the guards who tried to stop them. Cacao confronted the androids as Dr. Gero began investigating their condition, but the cause of their behavior remained unknown.

• Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu watched another squad leave to answer distress signals as the base ran short of troops.
• Tien learned that Android 17 and Android 18 had returned unexpectedly and watched their ship crash-land at the base.
• Android 17 and Android 18 ignored questions and killed two guards who blocked their way to the research area.
• Tien and Chiaotzu saw the killings, while the androids survived a missile attack behind energy shields.
• Cacao confronted the androids and prepared to attack as Dr. Gero scanned them, found no apparent programming issue, and opened a hibernation pod.

Android 17 and Android 18 overwhelmed Cacao, but Tien Shinhan used three Tri-Beams to pin them in a pit. As Tien neared collapse, a tall stranger with an orange-red mohawk emerged from the shadows.

• Cacao fought Android 17 and Android 18, but their relentless attacks damaged his armor and exhausted his energy.
• Android 17 and Android 18 overpowered Cacao, and Android 18 destroyed him with a point-blank Ki Wave.
• Tien Shinhan attacked Android 17 and Android 18 with three Tri-Beams, trapping them in a deep pit while burning through his life force.
• As Tien's consciousness began to fade, a tall stranger in a green jacket emerged from the passage shadows.

Android 16 arrived at the base and easily overpowered Android 17 and Android 18, saving Tien Shinhan from having to use his desperate technique. He continued toward the wreckage to capture the two androids and take them back to Dr. Gero.

• Android 16 identified Android 17 and Android 18 and ordered them to stop resisting and return to Dr. Gero.
• Android 17 and Android 18 attacked Android 16 together, but he endured their blows and seized Android 18.
• Android 16 used Android 18 to smash Android 17, sending both androids crashing through the base.
• Tien Shinhan landed beside Chiaotzu, who celebrated that they were saved and Tien would not need to use his move.
• Dr. Gero was pleased with Android 16's combat power as Android 16 advanced to capture Android 17 and Android 18.

Android 16 defeated Android 17 and Android 18 after they went on a destructive rampage at the Planet Turles base. Dr. Gero discovered an unexplained signal in their consciousnesses, while a shadow that escaped from Android 18 began taking shape elsewhere in the base.

• Android 17 and Android 18 attacked Android 16, but he overpowered them and left them unable to move.
• Android 17 and Android 18 destroyed buildings and facilities while fleeing Android 16, and a strange black shadow slipped from Android 18 into the underground ventilation ducts.
• Android 16 brought Android 17 and Android 18 back to the lab, where they entered forced hibernation in examination pods.
• Dr. Gero planned a major overhaul for Cacao and asked Android 19 why Android 17 and Android 18 had gone out of control.
• Android 19 reported that an unexplained external signal had appeared in their primary consciousnesses and then vanished.
• A pool of silver fluid in a hidden corner of the base gathered into a vague humanoid shape and formed an eerie smile.

Slug rallied the escaped dead in an asteroid belt by promising immortality through freedom from Hell’s rules and urging them to fight the Frieza Force. Bardock, secretly among the crowd, questioned the universe’s state before a sudden force swept him and the others into the air.

• Slug told the dead that the Frieza Force was purging escaped villains and sending them back to Hell.
• Slug promised immortality to anyone who joined him in breaking free of Hell’s rules and opposing the Frieza Force.
• The dead rallied around Slug, while Bardock slipped away from the crowd and learned that Saiyans served in the Frieza Force.
• Bardock revealed himself as a Saiyan Low-Class Warrior who had escaped Hell during the chaos caused by Janemba.
• Slug called for the dead to offer up their souls, but a powerful suction force seized Bardock and the crowd and pulled them skyward.

Dr. Lychee and Dr. Myuu argued over recruiting Dr. Gero while preparing their revenge against the Saiyans and Frieza. On Grand Kai's Planet, Turles practiced sensing attacks without thought, survived a punishing session with Pikkon and Olibu, and asked Merus if he could train in a more dignified way.

• Dr. Lychee celebrated the growing resentment energy in the collector, while Dr. Myuu studied Android 17 and Android 18 and proposed making Dr. Gero an ally.
• Dr. Myuu warned that Frieza as well as the Super Saiyan stood in their way, then displayed an image of a colossal silver sphere.
• Pikkon and Olibu attacked Turles while Merus instructed him to stop predicting their moves and let his body sense the attacks.
• Turles closed his eyes and evaded Olibu's grab through instinct, impressing Pikkon and Olibu.
• Pikkon and Olibu unleashed their full-power attacks, blasting Turles into the ground.
• Merus helped the battered Turles sit down, and Turles asked whether there was a more dignified way to train.

Turles trained with Merus to awaken instinctive movement, but Jaco arrived with news that Planet Turles had been attacked, prompting Merus and Turles to leave. On Planet Konats, Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo defeated the Phantom Majin, and Tapion thanked them.

• Merus told Turles that his body had dodged on instinct and proposed training him with different battle rhythms.
• Turles meditated on Grand Kai's Planet until Jaco arrived and reported that Planet Turles had suffered severe damage in an attack.
• Turles erupted with anger and asked who was responsible, but Jaco said the message gave no attacker and claimed the situation was under control.
• Merus ended their training and told Turles they would return to the world of the living.
• On Planet Konats, the Phantom Majin disappeared, Hoi despaired, and the fused Saiyans separated into Son Goku and Vegeta before Piccolo caught them.
• Tapion thanked Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo for saving Planet Konats, and Piccolo remarked that he had not expected the two Saiyans to fuse.

An emergency assembly drew the Force’s strongest units back to Planet Turles, where Dr. Myuu revealed that Baby had taken control of Android 17, Dr. Gero, and the Force’s warriors. The chapter ended with Android 16 and Cacao awakening in a recovery pod.

• After the Force communicator delivered a new mission, Son Goku told the others that they had to respond.
• Amond and Daiz received an unusual order from Planet Turles’s central control room and headed for the designated coordinates.
• Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15 abandoned their mission and departed after receiving orders.
• Dr. Myuu arrived at Planet Turles and was greeted by Android 17, Dr. Gero, and thousands of Force warriors under Baby’s control.
• Dr. Myuu praised Baby and Dr. Gero, then declared his plan to kill the Saiyans and destroy the Frieza Force.
• Android 16 and Cacao opened their red eyes while lying in a recovery pod.

Frieza and his commanders prepared for an unknown invasion after losing contact with Planet Turles. A vast Metal Planet survived their orbital bombardment and approached Planet Frieza, where a returning figure revealed himself as Frieza’s older brother.

• Captain Ginyu returned to Planet Frieza and told Frieza that Turles had gone to Hell with the Galactic Patrol.
• Zarbon revealed that contact with Planet Turles had also been lost, and Frieza suspected the trouble might reach his own planet.
• Planet Frieza’s red alert sounded, and Frieza led Captain Ginyu, Zarbon, and Dodoria to welcome the approaching threat.
• Planet Frieza’s forces and orbital defenses attacked the incoming object, but their beams vanished against its surface.
• The invader revealed itself as a massive silver Metal Planet that blocked the light and disturbed the planet with its gravity.
• A humanoid appeared above the Metal Planet and greeted Frieza as his little brother, saying he had returned from Hell to see him.

Cooler brought the Metal Planet to Planet Frieza and unleashed pink gas that summoned Frieza’s old enemies. Frieza faced the gathering forces with confidence as Phantom Majin-Hirudegarn emerged and Babidi and Yakon watched from hiding.

• Frieza and Cooler exchanged threats as the Metal Planet loomed over Planet Frieza.
• Cooler released an invisible gas, then used it to summon Slug beside him.
• The gas gathered into Elec, Oil, Maki, and Jass, who confronted Frieza.
• Bojack and four Hera Clan warriors emerged from the gas and joined the attackers.
• Phantom Majin-Hirudegarn rose from the pink gas as Frieza remarked that he would be busy.
• Babidi and Yakon appeared in a concealed corner and called for chaos.

Metal Cooler unleashed an army of resurrected dead against Frieza’s forces, whose attacks could not keep the enemies down. As Frieza faced the assembled avengers, Slug broke their hesitation and launched the first strike.

• Metal Cooler sent the army of dead souls charging toward Planet Frieza, and Frieza recognized his brother’s revenge plot.
• The Frieza Force fired on the attackers, but the dead rapidly reassembled in pink gas after being destroyed.
• The Ginyu Force, Zarbon, and Dodoria joined the battle, yet their attacks also failed to stop the resurrecting enemies.
• Frieza rose to confront the avengers and asked how they would begin their revenge.
• Slug charged Frieza and brought his clasped fists down in a powerful overhead strike.

Frieza effortlessly defeated Slug and the assembled avengers, including Bojack, the Hera Warriors, Metal Cooler’s clones, and Hirudegarn. The enemies regenerated through an unknown power and declared themselves immortal, leaving Frieza to face a more troublesome fight.

• Frieza stopped Slug’s punch with one finger, then struck him aside and mocked his power.
• Bojack and the Hera Warriors attacked alongside Jass, Metal Cooler’s clone army, and Hirudegarn, but Frieza killed Jass and the Hera Warriors and drove Bojack back.
• Frieza destroyed Metal Cooler’s clones with Death Beams, but Hirudegarn caught him with a surprise blast and forced him to take the beast seriously.
• Frieza seized Hirudegarn’s tail, hurled it into Metal Cooler, and sliced Hirudegarn apart with crossed lasers.
• Metal Cooler laughed as the defeated avengers reassembled, and Slug told Frieza that they were immortal.

Bardock watched the Frieza Force struggle against an undead army and questioned where he belonged in the war. New reinforcements arrived, including Prince Vegeta, and a powerful Kamehameha wiped out undead that could not otherwise be destroyed.

• Bardock hid near the battlefield, recognized a Heeters Family fighter from Planet Cereal, and wondered whether to fight Frieza or join the undead.
• Bardock searched for his fellow Saiyans and recalled rumors that a Saiyan had become the Frieza Force's second-in-command.
• A giant Namekian and three energy shields tore through the undead, while the Frieza Force soldiers and Ginyu Force cheered for the reinforcements.
• A burly alien and a handsome young man fused their energies into a Ki Wave and stabilized a collapsing defense line.
• Bardock recognized the black-haired Saiyan standing above the battlefield as Prince Vegeta.
• A vast azure Kamehameha swept through the undead army and vaporized both the enemies and their pink gas.

Dr. Myuu ordered Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19 to capture Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15 while Son Goku, Piccolo, and Vegeta struggled against the undead army on Planet Frieza. Bardock and Son Goku both noticed a fighter who looked just like them, and the chapter left Son Goku confronting the mysterious double.

• Dr. Lychee caught Dr. Gero wandering through the Metal Planet and escorted him to the main control room.
• Dr. Myuu praised Dr. Gero’s androids and sent Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19 to capture Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15.
• Bardock spotted a fighter who looked almost identical to him as Son Goku’s Kamehameha cleared a path through the undead.
• Son Goku and Piccolo struggled against the undead as pink gas restored their shattered bodies.
• Vegeta joined the fight and unleashed the Prince's Tactics against the undead despite his resentment toward Frieza.
• A mysterious fighter rescued Son Goku from an undead attack, and Son Goku exclaimed that the figure looked like him.

Bardock learned that Son Goku was his son Kakarot, heard that Raditz was doing well, and let go of his old burdens as they fought the undead together. After Bardock revealed that the Metal Planet was producing the poisonous Ki of Utter Death, Piccolo targeted it with a concentrated attack.

• Bardock recognized Son Goku as his son after learning he had grown up on Earth, but Son Goku did not know Bardock or understand why he called him Kakarot.
• Son Goku told Bardock that Frieza had changed and that the Saiyans had brought their destruction upon themselves, leaving Bardock stunned before he accepted the turn of events.
• Bardock asked about Raditz, and Son Goku said his brother was doing well and living an easy life.
• Bardock warned Son Goku that the undead could not be killed while the Metal Planet released poisonous Ki of Utter Death.
• Piccolo heard Bardock's warning, cleared a wide area of undead with a powerful blast, and began charging a concentrated Ki attack at the Metal Planet.

Piccolo’s Special Beam Cannon failed to penetrate Metal Planet’s shield, and Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19 attacked Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15. Bojack and the Hera Warriors blocked Son Goku and Vegeta from intervening, and both Saiyans transformed into golden-haired warriors, leaving Bardock wondering if they were Super Saiyans.

• Piccolo fired his Special Beam Cannon at Metal Planet, but its energy shield absorbed the attack.
• Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19 emerged from Metal Planet and attacked Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15; Android 18’s Ki Wave sent Android 13 crashing into the ground.
• Son Goku and Piccolo noticed the attack and moved to help, but Bojack and the four Hera Warriors blocked their path.
• Bojack challenged Vegeta over their score on Planet Konats, and Vegeta met him in battle.
• The Hera Warriors surrounded Son Goku, but he unleashed his Ki and threw off their attacks.
• Son Goku and Vegeta both transformed with golden auras, and Bardock wondered if they had become Super Saiyans.