Kid Buu pushes it back. Desperate, Goku wishes on Porunga (the Namekian Dragon) for . In a final, earth-shattering Kamehameha, Goku obliterates Kid Buu.
The Saiyans arrive. Nappa easily defeats the Earth’s mightiest warriors, killing Chiaotzu, Tien, Yamcha, and Piccolo (who dies protecting Gohan). Goku arrives, fresh from King Kai’s training. He defeats Nappa with ease. Then comes Vegeta — arrogant, ruthless, and powerful. The battle is brutal. Goku uses Kaioken times four to overpower Vegeta’s , but Vegeta transforms into a Great Ape after Gohan’s tail grows back. Crushed, Goku passes the fight to his friends. With Krillin’s desperate strategy and Yajirobe’s surprise sword slash, they cut Vegeta’s tail. Gohan, in a rage, crushes Vegeta’s armor as a Great Ape himself. Vegeta barely escapes on his pod. Krillin spares him on Goku’s wish — a mercy that will later define the universe. dragon ball z kai complete
Goku returns to Earth three years later, just in time for a new threat. A rogue supercomputer from Dr. Gero’s lab (created by the Red Ribbon Army Goku destroyed as a child) has unleashed and Android 18 — unstoppable cyborgs. But an even greater horror arrives: Cell , a bio-android from a future timeline. Kid Buu pushes it back
Kid Buu instantly blows up Earth. Only Goku, Vegeta, Dende, Mr. Satan, and a dog survive on Kai’s planet. The Saiyans arrive
The battle escalates. Frieza, able to transform into four increasingly monstrous forms, toys with everyone. He kills Dende (the new guardian of the Namekian Dragon Balls), then brutally murders Vegeta after the Saiyan prince tearfully begs Goku to avenge their race. Vegeta’s dying words reveal the legend: Frieza feared the Super Saiyan, the galaxy’s mightiest warrior.
is chaos incarnate. He turns Babidi into cheese. He turns Dabura (the Demon King) into a cookie. He kills nearly everyone. Vegeta, realizing his mistake, sacrifices himself in a massive explosion — but Buu regenerates.
Goku, healed after a brutal fight with Captain Ginyu, arrives and fights Frieza. The planet Namek begins to crumble. Frieza, at 100% power, kills Krillin in a psychic explosion — right in front of Goku. In that moment of pure, righteous rage, Goku transforms.