Vegeta quickly finds that he is no match for the pure strength of Perfect Cell. Perfect Cell Arc- A proud Vegeta allows Cell to become perfect in order to test his strength. Imperfect Cell Arc- Goku and the others are now forced to battle Gero's crown jewel- an artificial creature named Cell who looks to absorb Androids 17 and 18 to become a perfect fighter. Vegeta becomes the third to turn Super Saiyan, along with Goku and Trunks. Goku, Gohan, Piccolo and the others are joined by Vegeta, as they are forced to face against the evil Dr. find out that Goku has survived the destruction on Namek.

Luckily, a mysterious Super Saiyan from the future, Trunks, arrives to put away Frieza and his father for good.Īndroids Arc- Gohan and co. Freeza arrives on Earth with his father to dish out punishment. Trunks Arc- Piccolo, Gohan, and the others are surprised to find that Frieza survived the destruction of Planet Namek. Garlic Jr Arc- Goku is still gone and the rest of the Z warriors are forced to fight Garlic Jr, an old enemy from Dragon Ball Z movie 1. In a final burst of power, Goku becomes a Super Saiyan and kills Frieza as the planet explodes. As the planet verges upon destruction from the might of Goku and Frieza, the other warriors escape to Earth. Things begin looking dire until Piccolo and Goku arrive to provide much needed assistance. An enraged Freeza attacks Vegeta and Gohan. Along the way, both Vegeta and Z warriors Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma face serious opposition from space tyrant Frieza.įrieza Arc- Frieza succeeds in collecting the Dragon Balls from Planet Namek, but does not know the password to activate them. With the dragon balls destroyed due to an unfortunate event, the Z warriors are forced to give chase to Vegeta. Namek Arc- Nappa dies and Vegeta barely survives the battle with Goku, forcing him to leave for the Planet Namek in search of that planet's dragon balls. Meanwhile, Goku is forced to fight his way through hell in order to reach Kaio-sama (King Kai), a god who will teach him how to fight Vegeta and save Earth. Prince Vegeta is particularly interested in the legend of the dragon balls, seven balls that may grant a wish when collected The Z Warriors are forced to train in anticipation of a large fight against the unstoppable warrior Saiyans. Vegeta Arc- The death of Raditz and Goku from their epic battle brings the attention of the remaining members of the Saiyan race, Prince Vegeta and his guardian Nappa. Goku finds out that he is actually a member of a Saiyan warrior race and is forced to decide between destroying the Earth and fighting back against his own brother. Saiyan Arc- Goku, his son Gohan, and his former arch-nemesis Piccolo are forced to face off against Goku's brother, Raditz.

The following is a brief recap of each Saga. Dragon Ball Z consists of three main 'Saga's' than are comprised of multiple smaller story arcs.

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