Recaps

Goku flew with Chronoa to the World Martial Arts Tournament, where she explained the Time Patrol’s powerful Saiyans and revealed that another-timeline Goku and Vegeta had reached the Divine Realm and learned Super Saiyan God. Goku eagerly asked to meet them, but they were away fighting Towa and Mira, so he followed Chronoa to her private viewing area.

• Chronoa told Goku that Bardock and Gine were returning from a mission, and that Gine’s Super Saiyan Power Level was close to ten billion.
• Chronoa explained that all the Saiyans in the Time Realm could transform into Super Saiyans, and that several had reached the Divine Power or the hundred-billion range.
• Chronoa revealed that another-timeline Goku and Vegeta had reached the Divine Realm in their base forms and learned Goku’s red-haired, red-furred form.
• Goku asked where the two were, and Chronoa said they had gone after Towa and Mira; she promised to tell him when they returned.
• Goku and Chronoa arrived at the tournament, where Time Patrol members argued over whether Goku or Vegeta was stronger and nearly came to blows.

Goku reunited with Bardock and Gine in the Time Realm, and the family shared stories before agreeing to return with him to meet Bulma and their descendants. Bardock then left to face Yamoshi in a match, while Goku judged that Bardock was likely to lose.

• Chronoa brought Goku to a room overlooking the arena, where he sensed Bardock and Gine approaching.
• Gine embraced Goku in tears, and Bardock joined the reunion as they celebrated seeing their son again.
• Goku told Bardock and Gine about Bulma, Gohan, Goten, and Bulla, and learned that Bardock had secretly watched his past battles.
• Goku invited his parents to return with him, and Bardock and Gine agreed to meet their family.
• Bardock decided to fight Yamoshi before leaving, while Goku assessed their transformations and expected Bardock to lose.

Bardock faced Yamoshi in the World Martial Arts Tournament final, but Yamoshi revealed his Super Saiyan Blue form and overwhelmed him. Badly injured, Bardock refused to surrender and prepared to attempt a transformation he had never managed before.

• Yamoshi challenged Bardock to a rematch, claiming his new form matched Super Saiyan 4 Full Power.
• After the referee started the match, Bardock transformed into Super Saiyan 3 and kicked Yamoshi into the barrier.
• Yamoshi revealed his Super Saiyan Blue form and declared that Bardock could not defeat him.
• Bardock transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Full Power and charged, but Yamoshi struck him with a blast of wind pressure that left him barely standing.
• Yamoshi urged Bardock to give up, but Bardock refused and decided to attempt a transformation he had never achieved before.

Bardock awakened an incomplete Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker form and used Yamoshi’s rapidly draining Ki to turn their fight around. They launched a final beam clash, leaving the arena and barrier under immense strain as Goku worried about the spectators.

• Bardock transformed his aura into Godly Aura, reaching an incomplete form of Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker.
• Bardock pointed out that Yamoshi’s new form was rapidly draining his Ki, and the two resumed fighting with Bardock gaining the advantage.
• Yamoshi spent a large amount of stamina and Ki to knock Bardock away, then challenged him to settle the fight in one strike.
• Bardock gathered energy for a Kamehameha, and Chronoa explained to Goku that the Time Realm taught Ki techniques.
• Bardock and Yamoshi fired their attacks, and the beam clash shook the arena and strained its barrier.
• Goku worried the barrier would break and endanger spectators, but Chronoa assured him it could withstand the impact and repair itself.

Bardock defeated Yamoshi in the World Martial Arts Tournament by outlasting him in their beam clash, then carried him home. Goku learned the tournament rewards and realized the Space-Time Origin he had received made him extraordinarily wealthy in the Time Realm.

• Yamoshi poured the rest of his Ki into his yellow blast, but Bardock reduced his Kamehameha's output and waited for Yamoshi to run out of strength.
• Yamoshi reverted to base form and collapsed, and Bardock helped him leave the arena and took him home.
• Goku asked Chronoa about the tournament prizes, and she said Bardock won three strands of Space-Time Origin while Yamoshi received one.
• Chronoa explained that Space-Time Origin was extremely valuable and that even powerful Time Patrol members needed months of missions to afford a strand.
• Goku considered how many strands remained in the mass of Space-Time Origin he possessed and decided it was more useful to him than money.

Goku toured the Time Realm with Chronoa after Bardock and Gine left to handle their mission. At the Time Patrol Checkpoint, he learned why its members respected another version of him, then sensed two familiar Ki signatures.

• Bardock and Gine agreed to return to their timeline and left Goku with Chronoa while they turned in their mission.
• Chronoa gave Goku a slow tour of Time City and other places in the Time Realm, where he saw members of the Frieza Race.
• At the Time Patrol Checkpoint, Chronoa told Goku that recruits needed a Power Level of at least 1,000 and explained that the Dark Demon Realm altered even small events in history.
• Chronoa explained that the Time Patrol respected another version of Goku because he and Vegeta had repeatedly saved the Time Realm from invasions.
• Goku sensed two very familiar Ki signatures.

Goku sensed his Time Patrol counterpart and drew him and Time Patrol Vegeta to Chronoa, eager to fight them. After learning that Goku came from a timeline where he had been far stronger than everyone else, Time Patrol Goku questioned why he had mentioned the Cell saga.

• Goku sensed his Time Patrol counterpart and released some of his aura so the Time Patrol could detect him.
• Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta returned from a failed mission to capture Towa and Mira, having injured them and left energy in their bodies to delay their recovery.
• Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta sensed Goku's mixed God Ki and mortal Ki, then used Instant Transmission to reach Chronoa and him.
• Goku confirmed that he was a parallel-timeline version of Time Patrol Goku and challenged both Time Patrol fighters to battle.
• Goku said he had never faced an opponent equal to him because his timeline had made him much stronger than everyone else, prompting Time Patrol Goku to ask about the Cell saga.

Chronoa explained why the Time Patrol versions of Goku and Vegeta had never fought the enemies who appeared after the androids, then brought Goku, Time Patrol Goku, and Time Patrol Vegeta to the World of Void. The two Gokus prepared to spar there, while Goku wondered if he could one day become as strong as the Grand Priest.

• Chronoa explained that she had recruited Goku and Vegeta only after they died in their timelines, so they had never faced later enemies there.
• Goku invited Time Patrol Goku to fight, and Time Patrol Vegeta grumbled that Goku had not asked him first.
• Chronoa chose the World of Void as a suitable place for the spar and opened a portal for them.
• The group arrived in the World of Void, where Goku admired the empty realm created by the Grand Priest and wondered when he might reach that level of strength.

Goku and Time Patrol Goku fought at full strength in the World of Void, testing their Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker forms and Instant Transmission against each other. The chapter ended as they unleashed rival Kamehameha attacks.

• Goku and Time Patrol Goku began fighting, and Goku gained an early advantage with his superior combat skills.
• Goku told Time Patrol Goku that an angel had trained him and confirmed he could use Ultra Instinct.
• Time Patrol Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, and Goku matched the form with a similar Godly Aura.
• The two Gokus traded Dragon Fist attacks and continued their battle with repeated uses of Instant Transmission, sending shock waves toward Vegeta and Chronoa.
• Goku and Time Patrol Goku gathered energy for their rival Ultimate Tenfold Kamehameha and Kamehameha attacks.

Goku finished sparring with Time Patrol Goku, Time Patrol Vegeta, and their fused form before returning to his own spacetime with Bardock and Gine. There, Bulma met Goku’s parents for the first time, and Gine thanked her for understanding Kakarot.

• Goku defeated Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta, then was badly beaten by their fused form, Gogeta.
• Goku found Bardock and Gine and asked them to leave the Time Realm with him.
• Chronoa opened a portal and said goodbye as Goku, Bardock, and Gine returned to Goku’s home.
• Bulma recognized Bardock as Goku’s father and greeted him and Gine as her parents-in-law.
• Gine took Bulma’s hands and thanked her for being understanding of Kakarot.

Gohan met Bardock and Gine for the first time and learned they were his grandparents. The family went to find Goten and Bulla, while Gohan’s immense strength and progress in meditation were described.

• Gine asked Goku and Bulma to take her and Bardock to meet their grandchildren, and Bulma agreed.
• Goku led everyone toward Gohan, who had been meditating in the gravity chamber while trying to comprehend the Super Saiyan God form.
• Gohan met Bardock and Gine, recognized their familiar auras, and learned they were his grandparents.
• Bardock praised Gohan’s strength and training, while Gine chided him for focusing only on fighting.
• Goku asked Gohan to join them in finding Goten and Bulla, and Gohan agreed.

Goku introduced Bardock and Gine to Goten and Bulla, then welcomed Trunks and summoned Raditz to join the family reunion. Raditz arrived overjoyed to find his parents alive, though his choice of words irritated Bardock and Gine.

• Goku decided that Gohan should teach Goten, Bulla, and Trunks, then called the three children over to meet Bardock and Gine.
• Goten and Bulla greeted their grandparents and quickly warmed to them, while Gine greeted Trunks and patted his head.
• Goku asked Bardock and Gine if Raditz could join them, and they agreed.
• Raditz heard Goku's message while training, then flew to Goku's home and recognized his parents' auras.
• Raditz greeted Bardock and Gine excitedly and said he had never expected them to still be alive, prompting their irritation before they forgave him.

Goku hosted a party so Bardock and Gine could meet the Saiyans and other people he knew. The gathering ended with Krillin determined to keep trying with Marron, Vegeta learning how strong Goku had become, and Bardock encouraging Raditz to keep training.

• Goku invited Nappa, Aku, and his other acquaintances to a party where Bardock and Gine met Mr. and Mrs. Brief and Tights.
• Goku warned Krillin that his relationship with Marron would not end well, but Krillin chose to try harder with her.
• Vegeta asked Goku about his strength, and Goku told him that Vegeta could not beat him even in base form.
• Bardock criticized Raditz for being one of the weakest Saiyans, then encouraged him to keep training without comparing himself to Kakarot.
• The party ended at midnight, and Bardock and Gine went to stay in a villa in West City.

After three years of training, Goku achieved Perfected Ultra Instinct but learned that emotional fluctuations still disrupted his precision. He left for the Time Realm, intending to challenge Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta.

• Goku and Whis fought on the God of Destruction's Planet, and Goku broke through to Perfected Ultra Instinct.
• Whis warned Goku that his precision still faltered with strong emotions, and Goku set a goal of mastering the next stage within a year.
• Goku transformed again to test Perfected Ultra Instinct, but Whis knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.
• Whis revived Goku, who complained about being chopped, and Whis promised to be more careful next time.
• Goku used Chronoa's button to open a portal to the Time Realm and went through, while Whis wondered why he was going there.

Goku took Gohan to the Supreme Kai Planet to borrow the Z Sword and release Old Kai, hoping to unlock Gohan’s Ultimate Form. East Supreme Kai agreed after Goku promised to help destroy Majin Buu, and Kibito arrived as they prepared to proceed.

• Goku returned from the Time Realm after beating Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta, then told Whis he would take the next morning off.
• Goku invited Gohan to visit the Supreme Kai Planet, and Gohan agreed to go with him the next day.
• Goku and Gohan arrived on the Supreme Kai Planet, startling East Supreme Kai, and Goku introduced himself and his son.
• Goku promised to help East Supreme Kai destroy Majin Buu and asked to borrow the Z Sword; East Supreme Kai agreed and led them onward.
• Kibito appeared and moved to protect East Supreme Kai, who explained that Goku was the source of the powerful Godly Aura Kibito had sensed years earlier.

Goku brought Gohan to the Z Sword, where Gohan pulled it free after transforming into a Super Saiyan. Goku explained that Beerus’s seal prevented Supreme Kais from removing it and revealed that an Old Kai was sealed inside the sword.

• East Supreme Kai took Goku, Gohan, and Kibito to the lake where the Z Sword was embedded in a mountain.
• Goku sensed Beerus’s seal on the sword and realized it was designed to prevent Supreme Kais from pulling it out.
• Goku told Gohan to try, and Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan and pulled out the Z Sword.
• East Supreme Kai was astonished, and Goku explained that the seal restricted Supreme Kais rather than everyone.
• Goku told East Supreme Kai that an Old Kai was sealed inside the sword and explained the God of Destruction’s role.
• Goku quietly suggested that East Supreme Kai could trade one for one with a God of Destruction, then denied saying it.

Goku demonstrated that the Z Sword was only formidable when reinforced with Ki, then met the freed Old Kai and asked him to unlock Gohan’s hidden power. Old Kai agreed to consider Goku’s request, leaving Gohan’s potential power-up ahead.

• Goku struck the Z Sword with a finger reinforced by God Ki and broke the legendary blade, explaining that Ki was needed to strengthen it.
• Old Kai appeared, introduced himself as a Supreme Kai sealed away 75 million years earlier, and recognized the Power of Destruction in Goku.
• Old Kai mistakenly took Goku for a God of Destruction Candidate, then learned that Goku was Whis’s disciple and only thirty-five years old.
• Old Kai asked why Goku had freed him, and Goku requested that he unlock the power hidden within Gohan.

Old Kai performed the ritual to unlock Gohan’s hidden power, giving him a new form that could grow stronger with training. Goku returned after sensing Gohan’s power, and Gohan was left embarrassed by his father’s teasing.

• Old Kai agreed to unlock Gohan’s hidden power in exchange for magazines, then asked him to end his Super Saiyan transformation.
• Gohan showed Old Kai his red-haired form with Godly Aura, but Goku explained that Saiyans still needed the ritual.
• Goku left for the God of Destruction’s Planet while Old Kai began the lengthy ritual on the Supreme Kai Planet.
• After meditating through the ritual, Gohan awakened his Mystic Form and found it boosted his normal power about 800 times.
• Goku sensed Gohan’s aura, used Instant Transmission to return, and teased him about how much he had changed since childhood.

Goku brought Gohan home from the Supreme Kai Planet, explained that Mystic Form was a path suited to him, and left him to spend time with Videl. After returning to Earth, Goku met with Bardock, who wanted help developing Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, and began explaining what was holding him back.

• Goku gave Old Kai a pile of porn magazines, then used Instant Transmission to take Gohan back to Earth.
• Gohan asked why he had to master Mystic Form, and Goku explained that it was a path unique to him and the foundation for developing Beast Form.
• Goku teased Gohan about spending time with Videl and left, while Gohan noticed dozens of missed calls from her and prepared an explanation.
• Bardock came to find Goku because he could not develop his Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker further, and Goku arrived where Bardock and Gine were waiting.
• Goku explained that Bardock's transformation had a lower multiplier because he had not perfectly combined his bloodline power with his Godly Aura, then took him to the courtyard.

Goku helped Bardock master Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, then defeated him easily in a brief fight. Two years later, Goku tried and failed to incorporate his emotions into Perfected Ultra Instinct, leaving him able to use them only with Ultra Instinct Sign.

• Goku shared his God Ki with Bardock, who adjusted his Great Ape Power and God Ki to master Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker.
• Bardock challenged Goku, but Goku transformed into Perfected Ultra Instinct and swiftly immobilized him with a controlled strike.
• Two years passed as Goku trained, taught Gohan, Goten, and Bulla, and spent time with his friends; Krillin and Marron had also broken up.
• Goku awakened an emotion-infused Ultra Instinct Sign with a 3,200,000-fold multiplier, then tried unsuccessfully to reach the same state with Perfected Ultra Instinct.
• Whis reassured Goku that he had plenty of time, and Goku left the God of Destruction's Planet using Instant Transmission.

Bulma finished making Gohan two transforming suits of armor and gave him their belt at dinner. Gohan rushed outside to try it, followed by Bulla, Goten, and Trunks, while Goku asked Vegeta if he wanted to train on the God of Destruction's Planet.

• Goku used Instant Transmission to find Bulma admiring the black-and-red and white-and-gold armor she had made for Gohan.
• Bulma explained that Gohan had requested two suits, matching hooded cloaks, and a belt that combined them for easy switching.
• Bulma handed Gohan the belt at dinner, and he discovered it could vanish into his clothes and be controlled with his thoughts.
• Gohan ran outside to test the armor, and Bulla, Goten, and Trunks followed him.
• Goku sat beside Vegeta and asked whether he wanted to train on the God of Destruction's Planet.

Gohan showed off his homemade transformation armor to Bulla, Goten, and Trunks and declared his plans to become a nighttime hero. The next morning, Goku brought Vegeta to the God of Destruction's Planet, where Whis agreed to train him separately.

• Vegeta accepted Goku's offer to train with Whis on the God of Destruction's Planet.
• Gohan transformed into his black armor in the courtyard, impressing Bulla, Goten, and Trunks.
• Gohan promised the three children armor when they were older and said he would become a hero who punished evil.
• Goku brought Vegeta to the God of Destruction's Planet and asked Whis to let him train there.
• Whis welcomed Vegeta and said he would train him separately while Goku continued his own training.

Gohan used the armored identity Shadow to attack a drug deal in West City, killing some criminals and leaving others for the police. News of Shadow and the other armored hero, Light, spread through the city, and young people embraced their dramatic declarations.

• Gohan scanned West City from Century Tower and used Instant Transmission to reach a drug deal in an abandoned alley.
• Gohan introduced himself as Shadow, summoned his black armor, and walked unharmed through the gangsters’ gunfire.
• Gohan used flying stones to kill some of the fleeing criminals while knocking others unconscious.
• Gohan called the police to report the drug deal and reflected on having killed people for the first time.
• Stories of Shadow and Light spread through West City, where young people repeated their declarations.

Gohan spent a school morning enjoying West City's newfound reputation for safety while Videl probed his connection to Shadow and Light. When he sensed a bank robbery, he left class under the pretense of going to the bathroom, and Videl suspected Light was about to appear.

• Gohan overheard classmates praising Shadow and Light for driving crime out of West City.
• Videl asked Gohan whether the heroes might be their age, but he denied knowing anything and thought she only suspected him.
• Videl told Gohan that Hoi-Poi Capsule Film and Television Co., Ltd. was making a tokusatsu series about Shadow and Light, and Gohan learned his mother had arranged it as a surprise.
• Gohan sensed a bank robbery during class and asked the teacher to use the bathroom.
• Gohan hurried to the school roof, while Videl watched his empty seat and guessed Light was about to appear.

Gohan arrived at a bank where criminals had lured him into a trap and used an air blade to kill them. Mercenary Tao escaped on a flying pillar, but Gohan followed by locking onto his Ki.

• Gohan used his armor and Instant Transmission to reach the bank after the vault was blown open.
• The suited leader revealed that the underworld had hired Mercenary Tao to lure Gohan into a trap.
• Gohan swept his finger and cut through the criminals, killing the suited leader and leaving Mercenary Tao alive after he dodged.
• Mercenary Tao attacked with Dodon Ray, then fled on a pillar using the Pillar Riding Technique.
• Gohan blocked the energy beam with Ki and vanished to pursue Mercenary Tao.