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Dragonball Z - Saiyan-jin Saga
Seven years have passed
since the end of the Dragonball series, and Goku has settled down after he and Chichi have
their first child, Gohan. All is peaceful until Goku's evil brother, Raditsu, lands on the
Earth. He tells Goku that he belongs to an alien race known as the Saiya-jin, and that he
was supposed to exterminate all life on the planet so that it could be sold to the highest
bidder. However, since Goku hit his head as a kid, he forgot his orders and became a
peace-loving child. Raditsu offered Goku to join him in conquering the universe, but of
course he was turned down. Angered that he would not do his bidding, Raditsu kidnaps
Gohan.
Obviously overpowered, Goku teams up with his arch-rival Piccolo to get his son back. Both
attacking at the same time, Goku and Piccolo are still no match for the battle-hardened
Raditsu. Piccolo tells Goku of a new attack he has been working on, one that should be
able to defeat Raditsu. However, it takes a long time to charge up, so Goku has to face
Raditsu alone for five minutes. Goku puts up a good fight, but gets socked around quite a
bit. Piccolo fires his Makankosappo while Raditsu is busy with Goku, but he misses. Gohan,
enraged by the pain being done to his father, attacks Raditsu and greatly weakens him.
Goku manages to get Raditsu in a hold, and tells Piccolo to charge his attack again.
Piccolo fires the Makankosappo a second time, hitting both Raditsu and Goku. They both die
in a matter of minutes.
Before dying, Raditsu is told about the Dragon balls and their power to grant any wish. He
signals the other two Saiya-jins, Nappa and Vegita, to come to Earth so that they may take
the dragonballs for themselves. The journey to Earth takes one year, giving the Earthlings
little time to prepare. Meanwhile in heaven, Goku begins his voyage to the Kaio of the
North in hopes of growing more powerful for the coming evil. Kaio-sama's planetoid exists
at the end of a ten-thousand mile long snake path.
Months have passed on the Snake Way, and Goku has yet to find Kaio-sama's home. Offered a
ride by a passing demon, Goku falls fast asleep. Unfortunately, a bump in the path sends
Goku flying off the machine and into Hell. When Goku wakes up, he is confused to find two
demons looking over him. They tell him that he has fallen off Snake Way, and that the only
way out was to beat them in a contest. Goku easily wins both times, and is shown the exit
to Hell. He is surprised to find that the exit is merely Enma-sama's droor, and that he
has to start his journey all over again.
Meanwhile, Piccolo begins to teach Gohan how to survive on his own in the wilderness while
still training on his own. He gives Goku's son little help in his battle against dinosaurs
and the elements. Yet Gohan is not to be under-estimated, and he does quite well on his
own. When Piccolo feels he is ready, he begins a rigorous training routine that leaves
Gohan beaten to a pulp. Slowly but surely, Gohan's power is tapped into.
Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, and Yajirobe head off to Kami-sama's tower to train
for the arrival of the Saiya-jins. Their various methods prove to be effective, and they
manage to each raise their power levels over a thousand.
When Goku finally reaches Kaio-sama, he undertakes a series of training exercises that
seem trivial and pointless to Goku (Not only that, but he has to withstand Kaio's lame
humor). His first task is to catch Kaio's pet monkey Bubbles, who is used to the high
gravity of the planet. Goku finds that it's quite a chore to chase after something in 10x
gravity, but eventually he grows used to the heavy force. Through the use of some clever
tricks, Goku captures the monkey. Son's second task involves hitting Gregory, a flying
cricket creature, with a heavy mallet. Nearly destroying the planetoid in the process,
Goku manages to complete the second part of his training with ease. It's at this time that
Kaio finally teaches our hero some techniques: The Genki-dama and Kaio-ken power-up. With
only a few days before the Saiya-jins are supposed to arrive, Goku has to make the trip
along Snake Way in the opposite direction. Luckily, his training had improved his speed
and power exponentially.
A year has passed, and the Saiya-jins land in a heavily populated city. After destroying
it, they head to battle Piccolo and the others. Assessing their opponents, Vegita notices
that one of the warriors, Piccolo, is an alien known as a Namek. The Saiya-jins unleash
six Saibamen, each roughly as powerful as Raditsu was. Vegita suggests that the Earthlings
fight the Saibamen one on one, and they agree. Tenshinhan is the first to go, and makes
short work of the first Saibaman. Yamcha goes next, and appears to be winning until his
opponent grabs hold of him and self-destructs (Killing both). Growing bored with the
situation, Vegita has all the Saibamen attack at once. The small green aliens prove to be
no match for the seasoned Z warriors. With their minions gone, Nappa joins into the fray.
Our heros are unable to land many hits, and take a lot of damage. Both Tenshinhan and
Chaozu sacrifice their lives trying to defeat the muscular Saiya-jin, but neither succeed.
Kuririn tells Vegita to wait for Goku to arrive, as then they would have a fighting
chance. They wait for three hours, but no Goku. The battle resumes, when finally Son gets
back to Earth. Seeing that Goku might be a problem, Vegita orders Nappa to kill the others
before Goku arrives. The large brute decides to go after Gohan first, and charges a
powerful attack. However, Piccolo had grown to love Gohan over the year he had spent
training him, and the Namek put himself in the way of Nappa's attack. Kuririn and Gohan
are the only survivors when Goku finally joins the battle. Angered by the death of his
friends, Goku maintains his cool and stay calm battling Nappa. Vegita's bodyguard is
unable to land any blows, and the Saiya-jin prince takes Nappa out himself.
Goku and Vegita square off, beginning their long duel. While Goku manages to hurt Vegita
badly, his repeated use of the Kaio-ken technique puts a great strain on his body. Seeing
that he was overpowered, Vegita transforms himself into an Oozaru. Goku is chased around
by the giant ape, and with the use of a Taiyoken for distraction, he is able to gather a
Genki-dama. Unfortunately, Vegita recovers before the attack can be launched, and most of
the energy is lost. He grabs onto Goku and breaks every bone in his body, but neglects to
notice Yajirobe sneaking up behind him. With one swipe, Vegita's tail is severed by
Yajirobe's sword.
Back in his original form, Vegita begins to do battle with Gohan. Meanwhile, Goku summons
Kuririn and gives him the remnants of the Genki-dama he had gathered. Just when it looks
as if Gohan will be defeated, Kuririn launches the ball at Vegita. He evades it, but Gohan
bounces the attack and hits Vegita from the rear.
Thinking Vegita is dead, our heros begin to celebrate. However, they notice Vegita's body
slowly falling to the ground. He is still alive. Vegita and Gohan resume their battle, and
it looks like the Saiya-jin prince will claim victory. However, Yajirobe intervenes again,
and slashes Vegita in the back with his sword. When he gets over the shock of being
slashed from behind, Vegita kicks the crap out of our fat samurai friend. This gives Gohan
ample time to stare up at the false moon Vegita had created and transform into an Oozaru.
With little energy to defend himself, Vegita is smacked around by Gohan. Having exhausted
himself, Vegita uses a Kienzan to remove Gohan's tail. What he doesn't account for is
having enough strength to get out of the way of the monkey's massive body. He is painfully
crushed by the ape, who returns to being normal Gohan after a few moments. Vegita summons
his space pod, and tries to crawl to it. Kuririn refuses to let him escape, and puts
Yajirobe's sword up to Vegita's throat. Goku begs him to spare the Saiya-jin's life, and
reluctantly Kuririn complies. Vowing to return, Vegita flies away.
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Toonami has been reduced to two hours. Dragon Ball Z airing twice a
day until the premiere of Dragon Ball.
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Original Dragon Ball to air on Cartoon Network beginning July 23rd
(possibly later). Will use rescored Japanese music.
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Movie #5 expected in January 2002, #6 to follow shortly thereafter.
Theatrical release looks unlikely.
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Infogrames/Wizard Works is currently producing the upcoming DBZ
games. First game is "The Legacy of Goku" for Game Boy Advance. No release date
as of yet.
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