Chapter Summaries

Piccolo, Son Goku, Vegeta, and Frieza tried to break the stalemate by targeting the Metal Planet, but the pink gas began draining their Ki before they could attack. The four warriors were left weakened as the battlefield’s danger mounted.

• Piccolo mocked Slug, kicked him into the ruins, and severed Jass’s arm with a Ki blade.
• Frieza fought off the Metal Cooler copies and Phantom Majin Hirudegarn while Son Goku realized they had to destroy the Metal Planet to stop the regenerating enemies.
• Son Goku struck the Four Hera Warriors away and signaled Piccolo and Vegeta to join him and Frieza in attacking the Metal Planet.
• Piccolo blasted Slug and Jass back, Vegeta charged his Final Flash, Son Goku prepared a Kamehameha, and Frieza formed a planet-destroying attack.
• The pink gas drained the Ki of Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Frieza, causing their charged attacks to collapse.

The Ki of Utter Death weakened Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Frieza as their enemies gained the upper hand. Android 16 and Cacao attacked Metal Planet’s energy core while Dr. Gero revealed he had resisted Baby’s control and blocked Dr. Myuu and Dr. Lychee’s escape.

• The Ki of Utter Death drained the fighters’ strength, letting Slug, Bojack, Metal Cooler, and the others beat them down.
• Dr. Myuu and Dr. Lychee ordered the avengers to kill their weakened opponents while Dr. Gero watched silently.
• Android 16 and Cacao emerged from their stasis pods and began bombarding Metal Planet’s energy core.
• The attack shook Planet Frieza and shattered Metal Planet’s energy shield as the fighters neared defeat.
• Dr. Myuu and Dr. Lychee tried to leave the control room, but Dr. Gero blocked the door and revealed he had preserved his loyalty to the General from Baby’s control.

Frieza regained his power and transformed into Golden Frieza, then destroyed the Metal Planet that sustained the undead army. As the immortality of his enemies failed, Dr. Gero, Android 16, and Cacao escaped toward the battlefield.

• Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo felt their strength return as the pink gas dissipated.
• Frieza rose above the battlefield, transformed into Golden Frieza, and overwhelmed everyone with his power.
• Golden Frieza fired a thin golden ray that pierced the Metal Planet and destroyed its energy source.
• Slug and the undead army began turning transparent as their immortal bodies failed.
• Dr. Gero, Android 16, and Cacao escaped the exploding Metal Planet and flew toward the battlefield.

After the Metal Planet’s destruction, the Ki of Utter Death faded and the dead warriors disappeared, including Bardock, who said goodbye to Son Goku. Dr. Gero then revealed that the Grudge Collector had survived and was absorbing the dead’s resentment, and Frieza’s attack failed to stop it.

• The pink gas dispersed, restoring the survivors’ Ki as Slug, Bojack, Jass, and the other dead warriors dissolved into light.
• Bardock began to disappear, and Son Goku called him “Dad” before Bardock faded away after saying goodbye.
• Dr. Gero warned that the catastrophe was not over and pointed out a heart-shaped mechanical core protected by a dark red shield.
• Dr. Gero identified the core as the Grudge Collector and said it was gathering the grudges of the dead.
• The dead’s resentful voices surged into the core, and Frieza’s Death Beam was absorbed by its shield.
• Dr. Gero said the core had gathered the grudges of the dead souls who escaped from Hell and warned that something was coming out.

Hatchiyack emerged from the core of resentment and fought Golden Frieza while the other warriors tried to contain the controlled androids. As Vegeta watched the battle, a silver substance began seeping toward him from a crack in the ground.

• Hatchiyack formed from the core of resentment and fixed his hatred on Frieza.
• Frieza attacked Hatchiyack, and the two clashed in a fierce battle high above the warriors.
• Dr. Gero warned that a parasitic android could choose a host, and the warriors attacked Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19 from a distance.
• Cacao incapacitated Android 19, while Android 17 and Android 18 escaped and were pursued by Son Goku and the others.
• Vegeta watched Frieza and Hatchiyack fight as a silver substance crept from a crack in the ground beneath him.

Vegeta helped Son Goku, Piccolo, Android 16, and Cacao capture Android 17 and Android 18, but his strange, fleeting smiles hinted that something was wrong. He then joined Son Goku and Piccolo in offering to help Golden Frieza against Hatchiyack, while the three hovered behind Frieza with eerie smiles and glowing red eyes.

• Vegeta blocked Android 17 and Android 18 from escaping into the rift and attacked them alongside Cacao.
• Son Goku and Piccolo caught up, and the five fighters subdued Android 17 and Android 18.
• Dr. Gero ordered Android 16 and Cacao to take the captured androids to the hibernation chambers.
• Vegeta smiled strangely as Son Goku thanked him, then joined Son Goku and Piccolo in flying up to Golden Frieza's battle with Hatchiyack.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo offered to help Frieza, but he told them to leave as eerie smiles and dark-red lights appeared in their eyes.

Turles returned to the devastated base on Planet Turles and questioned Tien Shinhan and the others about the battle and Dr. Gero’s whereabouts. After Merus confirmed that Planet Frieza had also been invaded, Turles decided to go there, leaving Jaco surprised that he might have to come along.

• Turles, Merus, and Jaco landed at the ruined base on Planet Turles and were greeted by soldiers who addressed Turles as General.
• Turles noticed that the soldiers and Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Reiz, and Lakasei seemed unnaturally lifeless as they reported that space pirates had been defeated.
• Tien Shinhan said Dr. Gero had gone to Planet Frieza, while Reiz and Lakasei explained that the base’s communications equipment was damaged and long-range communications were cut off.
• Merus checked the Galactic Patrol intelligence network and confirmed that Planet Frieza had recently suffered a large-scale invasion by a giant metal planet.
• Turles told Jaco that they were going straight to Planet Frieza, and Jaco asked in surprise whether he was going too.

Turles went to Planet Frieza to learn what had caused his ominous sense of danger and found the ruined base full of unresponsive soldiers. He entered Frieza’s throne room, where Frieza sat waiting, leaving Turles’s discovery unresolved.

• Turles admitted to Merus that he sensed danger but insisted on going to Planet Frieza to investigate.
• Turles told Jaco to go to Earth and retrieve something that might come in handy.
• Turles arrived at Planet Frieza and found the destroyed base and its soldiers behaving like mindless workers who ignored him.
• Turles walked through the palace and passed the motionless Ginyu Force, Zarbon, Dodoria, Amond, and Daiz.
• Turles opened the throne room doors and saw Frieza seated on his throne with three bizarre lines extending from above his eyes and below his lips.

Turles confronted the impostor on Frieza’s throne and learned that he was Baby, the embodiment of Tuffle hatred, who planned to replace Frieza’s forces and rule the universe. Baby surrounded Turles with his possessed former subordinates and challenged him to fight them as a “welcoming ceremony.”

• Turles surveyed the hall and found Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19, but saw no sign of Dr. Gero.
• Turles recognized that the figure wearing Frieza’s face was not the king, prompting the impostor to reveal himself as Baby.
• Baby blamed the Saiyans for the Tuffles’ destruction and declared that he would kill Turles, assimilate the Saiyans, and make the Tuffle Force rule the universe.
• Turles rejected Baby’s demand that he repay the Tuffles for the Saiyans’ crimes and threatened to send Baby to Hell to settle the score himself.
• Son Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19 unleashed their auras and surrounded Turles while Baby challenged him to surrender or kill his former subordinates.

Turles defeated Vegeta, Son Goku, Piccolo, Android 19, Android 17, and Android 18 without killing them, but Baby summoned Hatchiyack to challenge him. Hatchiyack’s overwhelming power sent Turles crashing into the ruins, and Turles spotted a figure in the sky as he recovered.

• Vegeta attacked Turles as a Super Saiyan, but Turles knocked him into the wall and buried him in rubble.
• Son Goku and Piccolo attacked together, but Turles incapacitated both and crushed Son Goku’s energy wave with his hand.
• Android 19, Android 17, and Android 18 joined the fight, but Turles swiftly knocked all three down.
• Baby mocked Turles for holding back and summoned Hatchiyack, a monster formed from resentment and hatred.
• Hatchiyack struck Turles with overwhelming force, and Baby explained that resistance made Hatchiyack’s hatred and power grow.
• Turles recovered in the ruins and noticed a figure high in the sky.

Granolah arrived to confront Frieza and offered to defeat Baby and Hatchiyack, but Turles refused to let him interfere. After Hatchiyack blasted Turles, Turles revealed a powerful new transformation called Super Saiyan -- Limit Form.

• Granolah appeared and attacked Hatchiyack with energy beams, but his shots caused no substantial wound.
• Granolah told Turles he had used the Dragon Balls to gain power at the cost of his life and offered to handle Baby and Hatchiyack.
• Turles refused Granolah’s offer and declared that he would not let him make an enemy of Turles.
• Hatchiyack attacked Turles with a point-blank blast that buried him in an explosion and collapsing ruins.
• Turles emerged unharmed in a new, controlled form that he called Super Saiyan -- Limit Form.

Baby revealed his ambition to replace Frieza and transformed into Golden Frieza to fight Granolah. Meanwhile, Turles battled Hatchiyack, and the chapter ended with both clashes still underway.

• Granolah confronted Baby and rejected his offer to join forces, declaring that he would kill Frieza and eliminate Baby as well.
• Baby announced that he would rule the universe with the Frieza Force and revealed his ambition to replace Frieza and the Saiyans.
• Baby unleashed his power in Frieza's body and appeared as Golden Frieza, surprising Granolah and Turles.
• Hatchiyack attacked Turles, and the two exchanged blows in a fierce contest that ended with Turles throwing Hatchiyack into the ground.
• Baby and Granolah faced off as Turles and Hatchiyack continued their battle.

Granolah fought Baby in Golden Frieza's body while Turles tried to draw out the Selflessness state against Hatchiyack. Granolah was forced onto the defensive, and Turles was struck down after his instincts and Limit Form's ferocity clashed, but he gathered his Ki to try again.

• Granolah dodged Baby's opening strike and fought him to a near-even exchange, though the strain on Granolah's body became clear.
• Baby admired Granolah's body and launched a rapid assault that forced Granolah to defend himself.
• Turles dodged Hatchiyack's attacks while trying to let his body act on instinct and enter the state of Selflessness.
• Hatchiyack unleashed a fierce barrage, and Limit Form's wildness clashed with Turles's attempt at calm, leaving him unable to defend against a punch.
• Turles showed no serious injuries after the blow and gathered his Ki inward to calm his ferocity.

Granolah battled Baby until Baby’s attack shattered Oatmeel, whose final words urged Granolah to rely on his own abilities. With Oatmeel gone, Granolah’s right eye awakened, allowing him to see Baby’s movements and weak points, and he counterattacked with a series of precise blows.

• Granolah avoided Baby’s attempt to infect him and retreated, but Baby unleashed his full power and struck him into a crater.
• Granolah found Oatmeel badly damaged and heard its final words encouraging him to fight without relying on it.
• After Oatmeel fell silent, Granolah exposed his right eye and awakened its ability to perceive opponents’ movements and Ki weak points.
• Granolah dodged Baby’s attack, struck a weak point on his wrist, and followed with blows that sent Baby crashing into the ground.

Granolah used his newly awakened combat instincts to exploit Baby’s weak points and turn their fight around. Turles trained his body to dodge Hatchiyack without conscious direction, but after Hatchiyack grew stronger, Turles stopped watching the other battle and charged at him directly.

• Granolah dodged Baby’s attack, struck a Ki node beneath his armpit, and followed with a series of blows that put Baby on the defensive.
• Turles watched Granolah’s fight while Hatchiyack attacked him, attempting to separate his brain’s analysis from his body’s defensive movements.
• Turles’s body began dodging Hatchiyack’s attacks through instinct, and his evasions became increasingly smooth and precise.
• Hatchiyack’s grudge-fueled power surged, and he landed a heavy punch that sent Turles crashing through several metal peaks.
• Turles withdrew his attention from Granolah and Baby’s battle, then charged Hatchiyack and met his fist head-on.

Turles used his Limit Form to discover and exploit the brief moment when Hatchiyack’s crystal core lost its defenses, destroying it and freeing the souls bound by Dr. Lychee. Afterward, Turles found that his new transformation was easy to control and placed little strain on his body.

• Turles fought Hatchiyack and traced the grudge energy through his body to the crystal gem atop his head.
• Turles discovered that Hatchiyack’s core dimmed briefly when it switched from gathering energy to unleashing an attack.
• Turles lured Hatchiyack into gathering grudge energy, then struck the gem during its moment of weakness and shattered it.
• Hatchiyack crumbled and exploded, releasing the souls Dr. Lychee had bound.
• Turles assessed his Limit Form and found that it consumed little energy, caused minimal strain, and was fully under his control.

Granolah and Baby fought to a stalemate on the ruins of Planet Frieza until their final attacks threatened to collide. Turles intervened, stopped both attacks with his Ki barrier, and blasted the exhausted fighters away.

• Granolah and Baby traded attacks as Granolah's stamina and confidence dwindled.
• Baby exploited Granolah's slowing movements, slammed him into a crater, and pounded him until Granolah forced him back with his aura.
• Granolah and Baby gathered their remaining power for a final clash, threatening to tear apart Planet Frieza.
• Turles appeared between them and used a dark-red Ki barrier to stop Baby's Death Ball and Granolah's ultimate ray.
• Turles unleashed his Ancient Great Ape Power in Limit Form and blasted Baby and Granolah into the ruins.

Turles defeated Granolah and advanced on Baby, who was possessing Golden Frieza, intending to use Forced Spirit Fission to expel him. Baby turned Turles’s former allies and tens of thousands of Frieza Force soldiers into puppets to hold him back, then escaped and took over Babidi’s body.

• Turles recovered from the clash while Granolah struggled out of a crater, badly injured.
• Turles approached Baby and threatened to drag him out of Golden Frieza with Forced Spirit Fission.
• Baby used his control to revive and turn Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Androids 17, 18, and 19, along with the Ginyu Force and tens of thousands of Frieza Force soldiers, into puppets blocking Turles.
• Turles was swallowed by the attacking crowd as Baby mocked him and secretly escaped Golden Frieza in a silver liquid form.
• Baby reached a dim compartment and merged into Babidi’s body.

Babidi’s dark magic empowered Frieza, who attacked Granolah while Turles fought off the mind-controlled crowd. Turles unleashed his full power to clear the battlefield and save Granolah, but his attempt to use Spirit Fission revealed that Baby had escaped Frieza, as a mysterious opening appeared behind Granolah.

• Frieza’s forehead gained an ominous M, and Babidi’s dark magic restored his strength and greatly increased his power.
• Frieza overwhelmed Granolah, while Turles decided to unleash his full power despite the crowd of mind-controlled fighters surrounding him.
• Turles’s energy burst killed the ordinary legion soldiers and knocked Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo unconscious, freeing them from control.
• Turles interrupted Frieza’s attack on Granolah and fought Frieza, then tried to use Spirit Fission on him.
• Turles realized Baby was no longer inside Frieza, as a circular opening appeared behind Granolah.

Babidi and Baby took control of Granolah, who joined the demonized Frieza and ambushed Turles. Wounded and outnumbered, Turles faced Baby’s threat to destroy the Saiyans.

• Babidi appeared behind Granolah as silver liquid surged from the rubble and invaded his body.
• Baby overwhelmed Granolah’s will, and Babidi’s magic marked him with an M and restored the red glow in his eye.
• Turles gained the upper hand against the injured demonized Frieza, relying on his greater endurance.
• Granolah attacked Turles from behind, wounded his left shoulder, and sent him crashing into the ruins.
• Turles recognized Baby’s aura in Granolah as Baby, controlling Babidi, revealed himself and threatened to kill Turles and wipe out the Saiyans.