Android Saga
After years of anguish from a defeat that took place decades ago, Dr. Gero continues to plot revenge against the character that destroyed Red Ribbon and ruined him- Goku. Android #19 is the first of a series of creations to destroy Goku. Along with the scheme, Dr. Gero requests Android #19 to make him into a cyborg so that he would become stronger, and this bears witness of the transformation of Dr. Gero to Android #20. The Z Warriors meet with Androids #19 and #20 and the two sides engage in battle. Goku leaves the battle while Vegeta faces Android #19. The android is destroyed and Dr. Gero is shattered. Despite the grave defeat, Dr. Gero's cybernetic programming enables him to self-repair, so that he may live to fight again Android #20 then works on developing a better android model. Meanwhile, he unleashes two of his other creations, Android #17 and Android #18. Androids #17 and #18 get annoyed of Dr. Gero. As a result, Android #17 kills Dr. Gero. But, the doctor had just finished creating Android #21, who is still developing in a giant test tube. Before he dies, he issues the final command to his new android to feast on the rebellious androids. Android #17 and Android #18 leave the lab and unleash Android #16. But as it turns out, Android #16 is a peaceful android. (This can be shown through his love towards the wild animals.) As time passes, the Z Warriors become aware of the new androids as they battle again and again but always reach a stalemate. However, the Z Warriors are still not match for the androids because the androids are robots, and therefore do not tire in a long battle while the Z Warriors eventually run out of energy. Goku suffers a heart attack in one battle and retreats. Trunks, who was sent back in time by future Bulma with medicine to heal Goku's heart so that Goku would live to kill the androids and thus change the future, gives Goku the medicine. Goku is saved, but the Saiyans still do not continue to fight the androids. Instead, they train in a chamber to get stronger.
Cell Saga
Meanwhile, Piccolo fuses with Kami, his half father, to become stronger (His story is told in the Dragonball series.) Dende, a Namek child, replaces Kami as guardian of the Dragonballs. Androids #16, #17, and #18 go to seek Goku to destroy him. Piccolo finds the androids first and begins to fight them. Back in Dr. Gero's lab, Cell has finished developing and breaks out of the giant "test tube", promising to fulfill his creator's wish. Cell flies to find Androids #17 and #18. On his way devours the souls of the unlucky civilians he passes to become stronger. Finally, he meets with the other androids. To our heroes' surprise, they learn that Androids #17 and #18 know nothing about Cell. Cell and Android #17 threaten to kill each other. Android #17 heads out to fight him. But, he does not stand up to Cell and is easily defeated. This is when our heroes learn the great powers of Cell. Android #18 is now worried, but Android #16 flies out to fight Cell. To everybody's amazement, Android #16 is able to stand up to Cell. However, he is still destroyed. Cell now heads for his goal and devours Android #17 with his tail. Cell now changes into Cell--form 2. With the power of Android #17 combined to his, he becomes stronger than ever. Then, he heads over to devour Android #18. Android #18 tries to escape, but she is still eventually devoured. Cell now changes into Cell form 3, and becomes "Perfect Cell" Cell, after devouring the souls of so many people, is no longer an android and becomes organic. After Cell leaves, Bulma collects the body parts of Android #16 and repairs him. Android 16 is re-programmed to fight on the Z Warriors' side. Our heroes now head out to fight Cell, and Android #16 is once again destroyed by Cell. Cell grows strong enough and reproduces. From his body come 7 Cell Juniors, miniature blue duplicates of Cell, they beat the daylights out of Goku, Vegeta and the Z warriors. With the death of Android 16, Gohan sees the head of #16 powers up and reaches Super Saiyan level 2. Goku thinks back to when he and Gohan was training and remembers that he pushed Gohan to SSJ2 for a little while, but Gohan could not sustain it then. Gohan, with his new SS level 2 then destroys all the Cell Juniors and fights Cell. In a following battle, Cell is kicked and Android #18 is spit back out. (She is unconscious.) Cell turns back into form 2 and is defeated. But, he activates his self-destruction mode so that when he dies, the world will blow up with him. To save the Earth, Goku ITs Cell out of Earth and into King Kai planet, where Cell blows up. Thus, Goku, King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory die as well (King Kai is not too happy about this). The Z Warriors mourn the loss of Goku, but cheer at the victory over Cell at the same time. A blue-laser beam flies out of nowhere and pierces through Trunks. Upon Trunks' death, Cell, in form 3, appears. He tells that when he blew up, a brain cell survived. From the cell, other cells multiplied and he was once again formed. Cell happily laughs as he tells that he is amazed he is able to rebuild himself into form 3! Then, Cell threatens to destroy the earth. An enraged Vegeta, seeing his son laying for dead powers-up and mounts an attack at Cell, he ferociously throws hundreds of fireballs at Cell. Cell is too strong for even Vegeta and fires back at him, injuring Vegeta. Cell fires one last shot to finish off Vegeta but Gohan saves Vegeta by taking the hit. Now it is up to Gohan to try to save our planet. With one arm (the other injured when he went to let a fireball meant for Vegeta hit him), Gohan prepares a fireball. He fires at Cell and Cell fires back. A stalemate is meant, meanwhile, Krillin protects the unconscious Android #18 and Yamcha, Tien, and Vegeta attack Cell in hope that this will distract Cell. Goku is able to communicate with Gohan and encourages him to use all his power to defeat Cell. Gohan overpowers Cell and Cell is disintegrated by Gohan's fireball. (But, Satan takes credit for Cell's death because of his lies to the reporters.) At the end, the warriors gather the Dragonballs to bring those killed by Cell back to life. However, Goku doesnt want to be brought back to life because he thinks he is too much trouble, but tells everyone that he is okay and is now with King Kai, who will help him train and become more powerful by taking him to see the Master of all the King Kai. Android #18 awakens and flees. However, everybody learns here that Krillin has developed a crush on Android #18! Dende heals Trunks with his special healing power then heals Gohan. At the end of this series, there is a short memorial about the life of Goku.
Buu Saga
Seven years passed since the Cell Game. Much has changed during this era of peace. Gohan is a student of Orange Star High School, and became the boyfriend of Videl, Satan's daughter. Trunks is now eight years old. His best friend is Goten, Gohan's little brother who is one year younger than Trunks. Krillin married Android #18 and became the father of Marron. Vegeta settled down after Goku's death. The peace will now last long... Goku is competing in a fighting tournament of the dead. His meets a stalemate with his new friend and opponent, Paiku-han. The tournament is to decide whom the Master of all Kaio will train. Goku loses on a technicality (Goku feet touches the edge of the heavens before Paiku-hans does), but the Master Kaio trains Goku anyway (he feels that Goku has a good heart and is worthy of training). On Earth, Gohan is training Goten and Vegeta is training Trunks. Throughout all this Gohan dresses up and becomes Saiyan-man (the Dragonball version of superman). This is how he meets Videl. Gohan and Vegeta become shocked at the fact that Goten and Trunks can reach Super Saiyan stage at such young ages. There is another Tenkaichi Buduokai on Earth. Goten and Trunks want to attend in the competition, but are banned because they are too young. However, they steal a competitor's costume and wear it. They battle Android 18 and their disguise is revealed. Piccolo faces someone known as Kaioushin, but freezes upon sensing his opponent's power. Goku is granted a single day of life to fight at the tournament so he is also present. It is Gohan's turn to compete. He has assumed the identity as the Saiyan-man. Videl is in the tournament and faces of against Supopobiitchi, who toys with her at first but then begins to beat her up to almost death. Just before Supopobiitchi stomps on her, Gohan, who has feelings for her, becomes enraged and powers up turning Super Saiyan. This blows off his disguise and the audience learns that the Great Saiyan-Man is really the nerd Gohan. Supopobiitchi and Yamu, two competitors with a "M" on their foreheads, fly out to the battle ring and approach Gohan. Then, the two mysterious men take out a lamp and use it to absorb Gohan's energy. Gohan falls unconscious, Supopobiitchi and Yamu fly away and everyone else become shocked and wonder what just happened. Kaioushin and his partner approach the Z warriors and revive Gohan. Then, they tell their story. They are really godly beings beyond Kaio and are here to stop the plot of Babi-di and Darbura. Babi-di is an ugly little being who wants to destroy all life just for the fun of it. Darbura is the Prince of Darkness. Babi-di and Darbura are allied at the task of reviving someone called BUU. To do so, a lot of energy is needed. Everyone learns that Supopobiitchi and Yamu are zombies of Babi-di. That is why they absorbed Gohan's energy. Allowing Supopobiitchi and Yamu to attack Gohan was part of the plan to follow them to Babi-di's lair. A new terror breaches over the Earth. The Z warriors decide to help Kaioushin for the sake of their planet, and follow Supopobiitchi and Yamu to Babi-di and Darbura's lair. Vegeta is enraged with Goku for leaving the tournament (Vegeta wants to beat Goku once and for all). Babi-di and Darbura's minions are killed in the battles to come. Our heroes face Darbura now. Unaware of Darbura's ability to "stone", Krillin and Piccolo are turned into stone. The only remedy to the curse would be Darbura's death. Darbura is eventually killed and Krillin and Piccolo are restored to normal. Learning that becoming Babi-di's slave will make him stronger, Vegeta volunteers to become Babi-di's slave. A "M" appears on Vegeta's forehead and he turns evil once again. Majin-Vegeta looks forward for another battle against Goku and hopes to defeat him once and for all. Vegetas power donation to Babi-di grants enough energy to revive the fat being known as Buu or FAT-BUU. Buu is re-awakened and Babi-di rides around the city on top of him. Cities begin to get terrorized. Majin-Vegeta battles with Goku and knocks him out, but realizes that good triumphs over evil. He regains his sanity and truly becomes good. Majin-Vegeta goes off for Buu and fights him. Buu is a lot stronger and has the advantage. In a final effort to defeat Buu, Vegeta self-destructs, hoping that his sacrifice will take Buu down with him. To his dismay, Buu survives. Even in Super Saiyan level 2, Goku is unable to defeat Buu. Rage increases, the Earth shakes and new lighting surrounds Goku and it happens, Goku reaches Super Saiyan level 3 for the first time! Meanwhile, Bulma gathers the Dragonballs to revive all the civilians killed by the Majins since the Tenkaichi Buduokai. Buu grows tired of being Babi-di's slave and kills him. He then makes friends with Mr. Satan and his puppy. Buu likes the puppy. The puppy gets hurt and Buu creates a little Buu to kill the person who hurts the puppy. One is pure good (Fat-Buu), and the other is pure evil (little-Buu). The two Buus fight and the evil one turns the good Buu into a cookie. The cookie is eaten, and Boo powers up in a body transformation. The fat Buu is now leaner and more muscular and is now called Ultimate-Buu. Meanwhile, Gohan heads to Kaioushin's planet to receive training. As a sign of respect, he wears the Kaioushin suit. Gohan pulls out the legendary Z Sword and begins to train under Dai Kaiouhin, the Elder Kaioushin. Gohan is learning how to use his hidden powers without getting angry to go Super Saiyan mode. Kaioushin reflects at his past. When he was young, he lived in peace with his family at his home planet. Then, an evil sorcerer, Babi-di's ancestor, used Buu to terrorize. (At the time, Buu was smaller than how he appears during the current section of the series.) Buu killed all of Kaioushin's family members. One of the Kaioushins merged into Buu to try and use his good ki to control Buu, this is how Buu was turned into his fat form and it also gave the Kaioushin the chance to make him dormant. Kaioushin, his bodyguard Kibits, and Dai Kaioushin are the only Kaioushins left. Now, years later, Buu has been revived. Everyone is at Kamis Lookout (Dende and PoPo's palace) except Gohan, who is still training under the Kaioushins. Goku taught Goten and Trunks the art of fusion. Goten and Trunks fuse and become Gotenks! Then, he ITs to Kaioushin's planet and watches everything through Kaioushin's crystal ball. Ultimate-Buu heads for Sky Palace to look for the "strong" being he sensed. He needs to absorb more powerful beings to be restored to his original form; the stronger form that he was in before the dying Kaioushins cursed him. The "strong" being in which Ultimate-Buu searches for is Gotenks. Goten and Trunks are training in a room called the Hyperbaulic time chamber inside Kamis Lookout. Piccolo tricks Ultimate-Buu into waiting for the boys to come out. Time passes by slower in the room, so it will buy some time for the boys to train more. Chi-Chi, seeing Ultimate-Buu, goes up to him to scold him for killing so many innocent people. Ultimate-Buu turns Chi-Chi into an egg and squashes it. Ultimate-Buu grows tired of waiting and threatens to be taken into the room in which Goten and Trunks are in, or else he will kill everyone at Kamis Lookout. Piccolo, knowing that he is too weak to fight Ultimate-Buu, takes Ultimate-Buu to Goten and Trunks with the hope that the boys have become strong enough to fight Ultimate-Buu. Goten and Trunks fuse into Gotenks and fight Ultimate-Buu. Gotenks is able to stand up to Ultimate-Buu, but neither side is winning. Piccolo blasts the doorway in the room. Then, he tells that without the exit, everyone will remain trapped in it forever so Ultimate-Buu can no longer kill any more people. Gotenks argues with Piccolo that they too have become trapped. Ultimate-Buu creates a fireball that produces a portal exit. He exits the room and returns Kamis Lookout. Gotenks and Piccolo look at each other in grief; they are now trapped and Ultimate-Buu is free. Super Saiyan Gotenks tries to create the same fireball that Boo created, but is too weak to. He powers up and reaches Super Saiyan level 3. Now much stronger, he is able to produce the portal. Piccolo and Gotenks exit the room and face Ultimate-Buu once again. In the battle followed, Kamis Lookout is destroyed. Super Saiyan level 3 Gotenks is overwhelming Ultimate-Buu and winning. Ultimate-Buu is thrown back to Earth. Gotenks and Piccolo return to Earth to search for Ultimate-Buu 's body. Ultimate-Buu survived the attack and reappears. Gotenks prepares to fight again, but the fusion wears off. Goten and Trunks unfused are too weak to fight Ultimate-Buu. Gohan completes his training with Dai Kaioushin. He chooses a change in clothes to wearing his father's suit and wishes everyone goodbye. Goku wishes his son luck, but envies that he cannot help because he is dead. Kaioushin's partner ITs Gohan to Earth. Gohan appears in time to save Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo. Gohan beats Ultimate-Buu and Ultimate-Buu self-destructs. Thinking they won the battle, Gohan, Goten, Piccolo and Trunks fly off. They see Satan and Dende on their journey and take them with them. A being flies towards them. It is Ultimate-Buu! Goten and Trunks fuse again and are in Super Saiyan level 3. Eagerly wanting to fight again, Gotenks boasts about beating Ultimate-Buu. Taking advantage of the distraction, Ultimate-Buu absorbs Super Saiyan level 3 Gotenks (for the power) and Ultimate-Buu undergoes another body change. Now a lot stronger, Ultimate-Buu overwhelms Gohan. Ultimate-Buu throws a fireball at Gohan. Gohan tries to block, but another fireball pushes Ultimate-Buu 's fireball away from Gohan. The ally is Tien. However, Ultimate-Buu prepares another fireball In the judgement court, King Yema grants Vegeta life so that he could help save the planet. Goku has an idea, he wants to perform Fusion with Gohan but has 2 problems 1-they would not have enough time to do the fusion techniques and 2-Goku is still dead. In Kaioushin's planet, the Kaioushins tell Goku about fusion earrings. Kaioushin and his bodyguard known as Kibits demonstrate. Each partner wears one of the earrings on opposite ears and the two permanently fuses to form what is later known as Kaiobit. The earrings are given to Goku. He is to give one to Gohan so that he and Gohan could fuse to beat Ultimate-Buu. To bring Goku back to life, Dai Kaioushin exchanges his life for Goku. Gokus halo disappears, and Dai Kaioushin falls dead. Then, he re-awakens with a halo on top of his head. Goku thanks everyone and ITs to help save Earth. Ultimate-Buu is about to throw a huge fireball at Gohan. Goku ITs to the scene and throws a fireball at Ultimate-Buu. Ultimate-Buu is sliced and his legs and lower part of his antennae are cut off. Goku tells Gohan about the fusion earrings and throws one to Gohan. Gohan catches it and prepares to wear it. The cut off part of Ultimate-Buu 's antennae engulfs Piccolo (for his strategic attacks) and Ultimate-Buu changes into a stronger form again. The cut off lower body of Ultimate-Buu walks and kicks Tien unconscious. Then, it engulfs Gohan (for more power) and Ultimate-Buu powers up again. Goku feels despair again. Vegeta appears and aids Goku. Goku tells Vegeta about the fusion earrings and Vegeta finds the earring dropped by Gohan when Gohan got absorbed. Vegeta at first refuses not liking the Idea of being fused with Goku FOREVER. Vegeta finally agrees, Goku and Vegeta are pulled together and become VEGETTO! Vegetto beats Ultimate-Buu, but purposely gets absorbed by Ultimate-Buu to save their comrades. The absorption cancelled out the effect of the permanent fusion and Vegetto splits back into Goku and Vegeta. |