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The Pilaf Saga
Our story begins when a young boy named Goku
encounters a girl named Bulma. Goku decides to join Bulma on her
journey to find all 7 of the mystical Dragon balls. Bulma wishes to
find all 7 Dragon balss to wish for a boyfriend, after of course she
learns to legend of the Dragon balls. (The legend is explained in the
Information section). Of course, a good story needs a bad villain. In
this case, we meet a little runt named Pilaf, the king of some small
kingdom, and his henchmen, Mai (a girl) and Shao (a ninja dog), all
of which want to find the Dragon balls too, and use them for bad
things.
Along the way on their Dragon ball quest, Goku and
Bulma meet many interesting friends. First, they encounter a lost
turtle named Umigami. Bulma and Goku help Umigami find his way back
home, where they meet an old man named Master Roshi. From Roshi, Goku
is given the "Flying Nimbus", a flying cloud that can only be ridden
by those pure of heart, which of course Goku qualifies for. The
Flying Nimbus becomes Goku's main source of transportation throughout
the rest of the series.
Goku and Bulma soon find their way into what seems to
be a deserted city. When they find the townspeople in hiding, they
assume that there is something terrorizing their city. A monster
named Oolong is the culprit. Oolong is a shapeshifting pig looking
for a bride in the town. After an encounter in the city, Goku defeats
Oolong. The pig decides to join Goku and Bulma on their quest.
The 3 soon find their way into a vast wasteland known
as the Diablo Desert. Oolong tells them of a bandit guarding the
desert, driving away trespassers who stumble upon this home. his name
is Yamcha, the Desert Bandit, a ruthless martial arts master. Yamcha,
and his shapeshifting partner Puar (he went to Shapeshifting Academy
with Oolong) find the group and engages in battle with Goku. Yamcha
is defeated of course, and he and Puar tag along with Oolong, Bulma
and Goku. From that moment on, Yamcha and Bulma sort of have a
"thing" going on between them.
On
the top of a mountain called Frying-Pan is where they find a Dragon
ball, and where the group meets another ally, this time in a man
named the Ox-King (a student of Master Roshi), and his daughter named
Chi-Chi. The top of the mountain has also caught on fire. To help
with this, Master Roshi comes and delivers a special power ball
called the "Kamehameha Wave" which blows out the fire. Master Roshi
claims it took him 50 years to learn this move. Goku sees this and
decides to try it out for himself. To everyone's amazement, he nails
it on the first try! Goku and Chi-Chi get into talking, and Chi-Chi
asks if Goku will marry her when she and him are old enough. Goku,
using the "brain-power" he has, (thinking that marriage is some kind
of food) heartily agrees.
Now the group travels to the palace of Pilaf to
gather the Dragon balls he had collected. Pilaf captures them and
steals their Dragon ball. He then proceeds to make his evil wish: to
what else? Rule to world of course. He summons the Eternal Dragon by
putting all of the Dragon balls next to eachother. Goku tries to
break a hole in the wall of the cell he and his friends are put in by
using his new technique, the Kamehameha Wave. The wave makes a small
hole in the wall. Now, all of them are too small for the whole, but
by converting into bats, they fly through the hole in the wall.
Oolong of all people saves the day right before Pilaf makes his wish
by making a wish of his own: a pair of women's underwear! The Dragon
grants his wish and the Dragon balls turn to stone and once again are
scattered throughout the face of the globe, waiting to be activated
in one year. Pilaf gets really P.O.ed by this and puts the group into
a large cell with a glass roof, where they can fry the next
morning.Outside is a full moon. Goku glances up and remembers of a
large monkey monster who killed hi grandpa Gohan while there was a
full moon out. Before dying, Gohan tells Goku to never EVER... EVER
EVER EVER EVER look at the full moon. Goku says he doesn't remember a
thing because he slept through it and does not remember the monster.
The team starts to get a bit shaky, hoping that Goku isn't that same
monster. Bulma tells Goku not to look at the moon. Goku wonders why
and turns around to face the moon. Goku then begins to transform into
a giant weremonkey known as an Oozaru. While growing, Goku bursts
through the glass top of the cell, freeing him and his friends. They
were safe from being turned into fried chicken, but were not safe
from their enlarged friend Goku. They try to cut off his tail to see
if it works, and does. Goku shrinks down to his normal, human, nude
self. The group decides not to tell Goku what happened because it
would break him if he were to find out he was the monster who killed
his grandpa. After that, the group decides what to do. Goku says he
shall train with Master Roshi on his island, while the others decide
to live in the city. Since she already has her wish (a boyfriend,
named Yamcha), Bulma gives Goku her Dragon Radar to help him find his
grandfather's four-star Dragon ball again 1 year later. After a few
goodbyes, the group departs their own ways.
The 21st Annual Tenkaichi Budokai (Martial Arts
Tournament)
Goku travels to Master Roshi's island to begin his
training. There, he meets a monk named Krillin, who happens to be
only a year older than Goku. He also seeks training from Master
Roshi, but the old man refuses, saying he does not wish to train
anyone. But he asks that if the two bring him a pretty girl, he will
gladly train them. A while later they bring back a girl named Lunch
with an odd power. When she sneezes, she goes from being a sweet
blue-haired girl to an agressive blond. The old man is pleased with
the young lady and takes both Goku and Krillin as students. Hoping
their long training will pay off, Goku and Krillin enter the 21st
Annual Tenkaichi Budokai to show off their skills.
Goku finds some old friends in the tournament, one of
which, is Yamcha, who has also signed up for the tournament. Him,
Goku,a nd Krillin all then qualify for the finals. A contestant by
the name of Jackie Chun (Master Roshi in disguise) eliminates both
Krillin and Yamcha, then proceeds to fight Goku in the final match.
Goku though manages to change into his Oozaru form and begins to
destroy everything. Roshi solves this problem by utilizing his
Kamehameha and destroying the moon. Roshi defeats Goku and wins the
tournament. Goku promises to train harder for the next tournament in
3 years, then heads off to find his grandfather's Dragon ball.
The Red Ribbon Army
Goku is now on his quest for his grandfather's Dragon
ball. But of course, there's usually some type of evil in this way.
This time, we see it in the form of a large military organization
known as the Red Ribbon Army, bent on gathering the 7 Dragon balls
together again. To get his Dragon ball back, Goku has to go through
the entire Red Ribbon Army.
The Red Ribbon series introduces a new cast of
characters to the Dragon ball series. These include Gora and Upah
(two Indians who guard Karin Tower), Karin (the cat living at Karin
Tower), Dr. and Mrs. Briefs (Bulma's parents), Number 18 (an android
created by Dr. Gero), Sho (a girl who lives in the mountains), and
the people of Penguin Village. Now of course, like I said, can't have
a good story without some villains. First, there is the main baddie
of the RR, Sosvy and his assitant, black. Then there are the three
leaders of the RR Army; Silver, Violet, and Yellow. Others are the
two Sergeants, Blue and White, Dr. Gero (a RR scientist) Murasaki (a
ninja), and the world's greatest assassin, Tao Pai Pai.
OK, now back to the story. TPP kills the father of
Upah, so Goku vows revenge. Of course, he gets it. TPP tries to get
Goku with a grenade, but ends up falling for his own dirty trick and
getting himself blown up by the grenade instead. Goku destroys him
and the rest of the Red Ribbon Army, then begins the task of trying
to revive Upah's father. A problem arises when one of the Dragon
balls cannot be found, so he goes to Baba (Master Roshi's sorceress
sister) to have her look into her magic ball to locate the missing
Dragon ball. Goku performs the deed, but discovers he has no money.
Baba has Goku fight some ghosts in return for the service. These
ghosts include Ackman the devil, Mira the mummy, Tomein Ningen the
invisible man, Dracula Man, and of all people, Son Gohan, Goku's
grandfather. Now that Goku has finished his battle, he recovers the
lost Dragon ball from it's owner, Pilaf. He then revives Bora, Upah's
dad. After this, he leaves to travel the road and tone his
skills.
The 22nd Annual Tenkaichi Budokai
Once again, some of the best fighters in the world
are gathered together for the 22nd Annual Tenkaichi Budokai. Some of
these include a triclops named Tien, and his best friend Chaozu, both
of which are students of Tao Pai Pai's brother, Tsuru Sennin. Other
include of course, Goku, Krillin, and Master Roshi once again
disguised as Jackie Chun. The exciting tournament includes a match
between Goku and Krillin, which Goku wins. Another match was Jackie
Chun vs. Tien, which Jackie Chun intentionally loses. The
tournament's final match consisted of Goku vs. Tien. A long hard
battle ensued, and Tien barely wins. The end of the tournament
doesn't stay very joyous for long, because Krillin gets
killed.
The Piccolo Daimao Saga
The final chapter of the original Dragon ball series
begins when an ancient evil force returns to terrorize the Earth once
again. His name is Piccolo Daimao, an evil warlord. He brings with
him a few henchmen, including Tambourine (the same creature which
killed Krillin), Drum (he fights Tien), and Cymbal (who ends up being
eaten by Yajirobee). Now then, our baddie Piccolo Daimao meets up
with our hero, Goku. They engage in battle, and defeats Goku. With
Goku out of the way, Piccolo now can wish for eternal life from
Shenlong, the Eternal Dragon. His wish is granted, and then he
destroys Shenlong. Master Roshi, in an attempt to trap Piccolo with a
special technique, ends up being killed by Piccolo, along with
Chaozu.
Goku goes to Karin Tower with Yajirobee to drink the
sacred water, which increases his powers. Tien engages in battle with
Piccolo to try to use the technique Master Roshi tried. He almost is
killed when Goku arrives just in time to defeat Piccolo, killing him.
Before Piccolo dies, he leaves behind an egg (who grows up to be the
DBZ Piccolo we know and love so dearly ^_^) to avenge his death.
With Piccolo out of the picture, Goku now can wish
his friends back to life. The only problem is, he can't! It is
worthless, since Piccolo destroyed the Eternal Dragon. Goku then
seeks out the help of a being named Kami-Sama. When he gets to his
island, it turns out that Kami-Sama has a special symbiotic
relationship with the evil Piccolo, being his good side! With the
help of his assistant Mr. Popo, Kami revives Shenlong so Goku can
make his wish. He gets his wish, and his friends come back. There is
a catch though: Goku cannot see his friends for another 3 years. Kami
wishes to take Goku can train with him until the next Tenkaichi
Budokai, where he is to face Piccolo Jr.
The 23rd Annual Tenkaichi Budokai
Goku shows off another 3 years of hard training at
the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. Contestants include Kami, Goku, Chi-Chi,
Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, Tao Pai Pai, and the offspring of Piccolo,
Piccolo Jr. In a fight against Tao Pai Pai, Tien wins. Krillin takes
on the evil Piccolo Jr., who ends up winning the match. Finally, Goku
takes on Chi-Chi. Goku of course wins the match, and then is reminded
by Chi-Chi of his promise to marry her. After the match, an
announcement is made of the marriage of Goku and Chi-Chi in the near
future. Goku and Piccolo both win their semi-final matches to go face
eachother in the final round. A long hard battle ensues, and the
victor is Goku, winning his first tournament. Soon after, Goku and
Chi-Chi are married, hoping to have a happy joyful life ahead of
them...
ENTER
DRAGON
BALL Z