Chapter Summaries

Turles assembled his new recruits and supplies before taking the group to Planet Namek. There, he ordered Amond to attack pirate-held planets while protecting their native inhabitants.

• Son Goku welcomed Piccolo, but Piccolo said he had joined to defeat Son Goku and remain King Piccolo.
• Dr. Brief gave Turles gravity chambers, capsule samples, and two Hoi-Poi Capsule experts, while Bulma offered to accompany Turles and supervise Dr. Gero.
• Dr. Gero reported that his upgrade had raised Cacao's battle power to around one hundred and fifty thousand.
• Turles took the group to Planet Namek, where Amond reported that forces were ready to attack the target planets.
• Turles ordered Amond to clear out the pirates despite their tribute payments and to keep the planets' native inhabitants safe.

Turles brought Piccolo to Planet Namek, where Piccolo learned about his father and received a huge power boost from the Grand Elder. When the group returned to base, the troops mistakenly saluted Son Goku as their commander, then fell silent when Turles emerged.

• Nail welcomed Piccolo to Planet Namek and took him and Turles to meet the Grand Elder, while Cacao led the others back to the spaceship.
• The Grand Elder told Piccolo about his father, Katatz, and offered him a home, but Piccolo said he belonged in battle.
• The Grand Elder unlocked Piccolo's potential, raising his power level from just over three hundred to nearly ten thousand.
• Back aboard the spaceship, Son Goku excitedly challenged Piccolo until Turles ordered him to quiet down.
• When the spaceship landed at the base, the troops saluted Son Goku as their commander, then stopped cheering in confusion as Turles stepped out.

Turles inspected Planet Aixin and arranged to distribute supplies to its natives while Tights documented his actions. Sam led a group to approach the Frieza Force, and Turles went to meet them with instructions to smile warmly.

• Turles assigned the Earth newcomers to rookie squads and gave them gravity chamber capsules, while Bulma, Dr. Gero, Reiz, and Lakasei joined his technical team.
• Amond reported that the force had won two battles but lacked enough troops to garrison more planets, so Turles delayed further campaigns and set out to inspect Planet Aixin and Planet Chanli'ang with Daiz.
• On Planet Aixin, Sam heard that the occupying soldiers had stayed out of the natives' settlement and that Da Xiong's group had failed to approach them.
• Sam decided to take his people to speak with the mysterious army, and Da Xiong followed to watch what happened.
• Turles told Daiz that he had arranged for the soldiers' supplies, then spotted Sam's group and led Daiz and Tights toward them, asking them to keep their smiles friendly.

Turles rallied the Aixin People by promising that the Frieza Force would punish their oppressors and help rebuild Planet Aixin. The people welcomed the force and began to hope for a new life.

• Turles spoke with Sam and asked him to gather the Aixin People so they could be freed from fear.
• Sam led his group to gather the people, while A Ding reassured them that the Frieza Force had no reason to deceive them.
• Da Xiong and his accomplices tried to flee but were captured by the Frieza Force.
• Turles presented Da Xiong and his accomplices to the gathered crowd, who identified them as criminals, and had them taken away for judgment.
• Turles promised to help rebuild homes and provide supplies, prompting Sam, A Ding, and the Aixin People to cheer, “Long live the Frieza Force!”

Turles expanded the Frieza Force Sixth Branch through relief work, military campaigns, and Hoi-Poi Capsule deals while insisting Tights rewrite her popular book to praise Frieza instead of him. A year later, the branch had become a thriving commercial power, and its carefully crafted image of Frieza as a peaceful guardian had begun to reshape outsiders’ views of the Frieza Force.

• Turles met a grateful elderly woman and her grandson on Planet Chanli'ang, then discovered that Tights’s popular booklet portrayed him as the hero without mentioning Frieza.
• Turles ordered Tights to rewrite her story with Frieza as the protagonist and warned that he would send her back to Earth if she failed again.
• Amond reported that Cacao’s forces had cleared space pirates from the region, while Piccolo, Kakarot, and the other recruits made progress.
• Turles prepared to use Hoi-Poi Capsules to strengthen his foundation, and the Sixth Branch attracted businesses across the North Galaxy with its leasing model and investment policies.
• Over the next year, The Biography of Frieza: Guardian of Universal Peace spread through the Sixth Branch and gradually changed newcomers’ and other aliens’ impressions of the Frieza Force.

The Heeters siblings wondered why the Frieza Force had stopped sending them work, then Granolah arrived with a bounty on a powerful Saiyan. Elec promised to consider helping him, while Cooler received Slug at the Cooler Force headquarters.

• Maki and Oil told Elec that Frieza Force work and their usual payments had dried up, and Maki wondered whether Frieza had discovered their past dealings.
• Granolah visited the Heeters with a bounty photograph of a Saiyan and offered to hunt him for free if they joined in.
• Elec explained that the Saiyan was powerful and commanded a Frieza Force branch, then told Granolah the Heeters would consider a plan and advised him to stay out of it.
• After Granolah left, Maki asked Elec what they should do.
• Cooler received Slug at the Cooler Force headquarters and asked what had brought him there.

Slug tried to recruit Cooler into a plan to obtain the Tree of Might, while Cooler secretly resolved to use Slug and investigate the fruit himself. At the Frieza Force’s Sixth Branch, Son Goku surpassed Piccolo in training, and Krillin and Tien Shinhan continued their sparring match.

• Slug urged Cooler to help him deal with Frieza, promising that the Tree of Might could grant Cooler greater power and rule over the universe.
• Cooler privately dismissed Slug’s proposed agreement and ordered Salza to investigate the Tree of Might before Slug made his move.
• Son Goku defeated Piccolo in the gravity chamber, leaving Piccolo frustrated and worried that he would keep falling behind.
• Tien Shinhan used his Multi-Form Technique against Krillin, who split his Destructo Disc into four discs that passed through the duplicates.
• Tien Shinhan appeared behind Krillin and struck him with a Tri-Beam, then told him that enemies on a battlefield would not go easy on him.

Turles noticed Amond and Daiz were struggling with pressure and promised to take them somewhere to help them improve. On Planet Aixin, Captain Sam confronted violent outsiders attacking Tights’s foundation, but the Defenders defeated them and took them into Red Ribbon Army custody.

• Turles questioned Amond and Daiz about sneaking out, advised them not to overwork themselves, and said he would take them somewhere soon.
• Sam received A Ding’s call about trouble at Tights’s foundation and rushed there with patrol officers.
• Scarface attacked A Ding, dodged Sam’s ray gun, and knocked Sam and the other officers aside.
• Two Defenders arrived and swiftly subdued the intruders after their leader’s subordinate attacked one of them.
• The Defenders said the intruders would be detained by the Red Ribbon Army Prison, while Tights urged Sam and the others to get medical help.

Turles arranged for Dr. Gero’s Defenders to strengthen the army’s security, while Dr. Gero declared his renewed loyalty to the Red Ribbon Army. At Heeters Group headquarters, Elec chose to support Slug’s attempt to kill Frieza and began preparing the family for the resulting risks.

• Turles asked Dr. Gero to assign one Defender to each security patrol squad, and Dr. Gero promised to finish within a month.
• Dr. Gero told Turles he had modified himself, regained his faith in the Red Ribbon Army, and would follow Turles for life.
• After Dr. Gero left, Turles remained uncertain and considered visiting Planet Namek to ask the Eternal Dragon about him.
• At dinner, Maki and Oil questioned the danger of helping Slug, but Elec argued that Frieza might already be preparing to destroy the Heeters Group.
• Elec decided the Heeters should use Slug against Frieza, turn to King Cold if Slug succeeded, and begin preparing to flee if the gamble failed.
• Maki, Oil, and Jass accepted Elec’s decision and agreed to prepare for the worst.

Turles meditated in the wilderness and reflected on how bodily limits and S-Cells made increasing a Saiyan’s base power difficult, while the Tree of Might’s stored life energy helped him break through bottlenecks. He sensed that Tights was still awake after returning from Planet Aixin and decided to check on her.

• Turles explained that training gains slowed as the body reached bottlenecks, and rest helped it adapt before breaking through to a new stage.
• Turles recalled that he had mastered Super Saiyan six months earlier, but S-Cells made raising his base power difficult.
• Turles noted that repeated breakthroughs had eased the obstruction to his growth, raising his base power to a little over ten million.
• Turles sensed that Amond and Daiz were sleeping, Kakarot had fallen asleep in the gravity chamber, Piccolo was secretly training, and Krillin and Tien Shinhan were taking their limits in stride.
• Turles sensed that Tights remained awake after her return from Planet Aixin, opened his eyes, and decided to go see her.

Turles returned to headquarters for the Frieza Force’s three-year review meeting while Frieza learned of his success making the Sixth Branch profitable. After hearing that the Heeters Group had recommended a powerful volunteer, Frieza decided to meet him before the meeting.

• Turles gave Earth’s warriors a month-long break and sent several guardians back to strengthen Earth’s defenses before traveling alone to headquarters.
• Turles sensed an unexplained warning during the voyage and wondered whether Slug might have died, then planned to check on Dr. Brief’s spaceship research.
• Zarbon reported that Turles had made the Sixth Branch profitable and that The Biography of Frieza had become a bestseller, prompting Frieza to praise Turles’s talent.
• Dodoria told Frieza that the Heeters Group had recommended a powerful warrior who wanted to join the Frieza Force.
• Frieza decided to meet the volunteer while returning for the upcoming meeting, hoping he might be another talent like Turles.

The Ginyu Force prepared an elaborate welcome for Sorbet and Berryblue at Frieza Force headquarters. Sorbet mocked their performance and walked off, while Berryblue politely praised them before privately reflecting on how much the Force needed them.

• Ginyu rebuked Guldo for insulting Sorbet and Berryblue, then ordered the Ginyu Force to prepare their ultimate entrance formation.
• Sorbet arrived, watched the Ginyu Force strike their poses, and mocked them before reminding them they had destroyed a planet during a weapons test and left him with a huge bill.
• The Ginyu Force stopped posing after Sorbet entered the base, and Ginyu warned the others not to antagonize one of the Force's three commanders.
• Berryblue arrived, received the Ginyu Force's loud welcome, and praised their vigor before heading into the base.
• Berryblue dropped her kindly smile once she had turned away and privately worried over the work of supporting the Great King and the Force.

Sorbet, Ginyu, Abo, and Cado discussed the Saiyan Frieza planned to introduce, while Berryblue urged them to give him a fair chance. Frieza returned to the base and led them to meet a warrior recommended by the Heeters Group, leaving them face-to-face with a towering, fully wrapped figure.

• Sorbet told the commanders and Ginyu that Frieza planned to introduce a new colleague, and Ginyu insisted the newcomer must be a formidable warrior with an appreciation for beauty.
• Berryblue said she had heard the new colleague was a Saiyan named Turles, whom Frieza trusted and Zarbon praised as well-mannered.
• Three days later, Frieza returned to the base and asked whether Mr. Turles had arrived; Zarbon explained that he had notified Turles late.
• Frieza postponed the meeting with Turles and led the group to meet a warrior who wanted to join the Frieza Force, praising Turles's achievements along the way.
• Frieza and the others reached the reception area, where a soldier led a huge, fully wrapped warrior toward them.

King Slug ambushed Frieza and beat him nearly to death, demanding the Tree of Might. Just as Slug prepared to kill Frieza, Turles arrived and stopped his attack.

• Slug surprised Frieza, destroyed the scouters, and pinned him down before he could transform.
• Slug knocked Ginyu aside and faced the merged Abo and Cado Brothers, who refused to attack.
• Slug battered Frieza and attacked the arriving Frieza Force soldiers, then demanded Frieza hand over the Tree of Might.
• Frieza denied knowing the Tree of Might’s true use, and Slug prepared to kill him.
• Turles appeared, caught Slug’s arm, and stopped the Ki Blast from reaching Frieza.

Turles protected the badly wounded Frieza from Slug, who transformed into a life-burning giant after blaming Turles for taking everything from him. Turles defeated Slug with a fleeting flash of golden power, then ordered the soldiers to imprison him while Frieza recovered.

• Turles ordered the soldiers to get medical help for Frieza and stood between Frieza and Slug.
• Slug attacked Turles, but Turles blocked his punch and sent him crashing through a wall with a knee and kick.
• Frieza asked Zarbon to call Turles, and Turles understood that Frieza wanted to deal with Slug personally after recovering.
• Slug blamed Turles for taking everything from him, transformed into a giant, and demanded the Tree of Might.
• Turles warned everyone to flee, then attacked Slug as a golden flame briefly enveloped his aura; Slug toppled and shrank back down.
• Turles told Captain Ginyu to imprison Slug until Frieza recovered, then left.

After arriving on Earth, Raditz was captured by its guardians and taken to see a doctor. Vegeta and Nappa assumed Raditz and Kakarot were dead, and Vegeta decided they should focus on training instead of conquering planets.

• Raditz arrived on Earth and was alarmed when his scouter detected unexpectedly high power levels.
• Two guardians arrested Raditz after he attacked them, then gave a farmer a certificate for reporting the alien.
• The farmer celebrated his reward, then discovered Raditz’s landing had destroyed his farmland.
• Vegeta and Nappa discussed Raditz’s last scouter reading of 3,000 and concluded that Raditz and Kakarot were probably dead.
• Vegeta refused to return to headquarters and told Nappa they would focus on training rather than conquering planets.

Son Goku and Krillin visited Dr. Gero’s laboratory and met the captured Saiyan Raditz, who recognized Son Goku as Turles’s younger brother. After Dr. Gero released Raditz and questioned his connection to Turles, Raditz revealed that he had come to Earth to find his younger brother, Kakarot.

• Son Goku and Krillin arrived at Dr. Gero’s laboratory and found Raditz confined in a basement cage.
• Raditz woke, mistook Son Goku for Turles, and learned that Son Goku was Turles’s younger brother.
• Son Goku asked to release Raditz, and Dr. Gero opened the cage while explaining that Raditz was a weak Saiyan who disliked fighting.
• Krillin told Dr. Gero that Raditz had mentioned Commander Turles, prompting Dr. Gero to question Raditz about their relationship.
• Raditz claimed to be close friends with Turles, then admitted that he had come to Earth to find his younger brother, Kakarot.

Turles handled the Frieza Force’s affairs while Berryblue revealed Frieza’s hidden transformations and tried to implicate him in the secret. King Cold arrived and clashed with Turles, but Frieza’s voice interrupted them before the confrontation escalated.

• Turles ordered Zarbon to intensify the search for the disbanded Heeters Group.
• Berryblue told Turles that Slug had exploited Frieza’s transformation secret and suggested that King Cold or Cooler might have revealed it.
• Turles rejected Berryblue’s attempt to count him among those who already knew the secret.
• King Cold arrived at the base and insulted Turles for taking charge of the Frieza Force.
• Turles answered Cold’s insults, and Frieza interrupted the tense confrontation by asking what Cold wanted with Turles.

Frieza recovered and rejected King Cold’s attempt to reclaim control of the Frieza Force, standing by Turles despite their past conflict. Frieza then publicly revealed his true form and appointed Turles the force’s first general, leaving the troops celebrating their new leadership.

• Frieza returned and apologized to Turles for the wait as King Cold greeted him.
• Frieza refused King Cold’s interference, ordered Captain Ginyu to escort him out, and said he did not want to fight his father.
• Frieza and Turles acknowledged that Frieza had destroyed the Saiyans and Turles had originally joined him to escape Slug’s army, but neither treated it as a reason to part ways.
• Frieza addressed the assembled Frieza Force, revealed his true form, and declared that he would show everyone the emperor’s power.
• Frieza named Turles the first and strongest general in the Frieza Force, prompting the troops to cheer for both men.

Frieza and Turles questioned the imprisoned Slug about the Tree of Might Fruit and how he learned of Frieza’s weakness. Slug revealed that Cooler had told him, then killed himself before Frieza could take revenge, leaving Frieza’s anger focused on Cooler.

• Frieza asked Turles how he became a Super Saiyan, and Turles claimed that a kind heart made it easier.
• Frieza and Turles visited Slug, who was bound to a torture rack and revealed that the Tree of Might Fruit restored his life force and had once renewed his youth for two hundred years.
• Slug told Turles that he had expected him to betray him and said he would have killed Turles to keep the fruit secret.
• Slug revealed that Cooler had told him about Frieza’s weakness and taunted Frieza about a possible fight between the brothers.
• Slug enveloped himself in green light and died before Frieza could exact revenge, so Frieza redirected his resentment toward Cooler.