Vegeta Saga

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The Vegeta Saga (formerly known as the Saiyan Saga) is the first saga in the anime TV series, Dragon Ball Z. It was preceded by the final Dragon Ball chapter (Piccolo Junior Saga) from the anime Dragon Ball, and was followed by the Namek Saga, the first chapter in the much larger Freeza Saga plot arc. This saga was formerly known as The Saiyan Saga, however in the Ultimate Uncut redub by FUNimation, the saga was renamed due to confusion caused by the Pioneer DVD Box Set release.

The Vegeta Saga has the distinction not only of being the first saga of Dragon Ball Z (and, by extension, the first exposure many fans had to the anime), but also the saga with the second most onscreen deaths. It also marks the transition point in the Dragon Ball manga into the more Sci-Fi oriented plot lines. This saga aired in Japan from 1989—1990. In the U.S., it aired in 1996 and 1997. It is the First Season in the U.S.

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Re-mastered Vegeta Saga (Season One) DVD Box set released by FUNimation in February 2007.

Major characters

• Son Goku
• Vegeta
• Nappa
• Raditz
• Piccolo
• Son Gohan
• Kuririn
• Chaozu
• Saibaimen
• Tenshinhan
• Yajirobe
• Yamcha

Supporting Characters

• Bulma
• Oolong
• Pu'ar
• Launch*
• Karin
• Mr. Popo
• Master Roshi
• Chi-Chi
• Uranai Baba
• North Kaio
• Kami
• Ox King
• Turtle
• Bubbles
• Gregory*

Cast

Character Name	Voice Actor (Japanese / Toei Animation)	Voice Actor (English / Ocean Group)	Voice Actor (English / FUNimation)
Son Gokū	Masako Nozawa	Ian James Corlett	Sean Schemmel
Son Gohan	Masako Nozawa	Saffron Henderson	Stephanie Nadolny
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Scott McNeil	Christopher Sabat
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Lalainia Lindbjerg	Tiffany Vollmer
Kuririn	Mayumi Tanaka	Terry Klassen	Sonny Strait
Vegeta	Ryo Horikawa	Brian Drummond	Christopher Sabat
Nappa	Shōzō Iizuka	Michael Dobson	Phil Parsons
Tienshinhan	Hirotaka Suzuoki	Matt Smith	John Burgmeier
Chiaotzu	Hiroko Emori	Cathy Weseluck	Monika Antonelli
Yamcha	Toru Furuya	Ted Cole	Christopher Sabat
Muten Rōshi / Kame-Sen'nin	Kōhei Miyauchi	Ian James Corlett	Mike McFarland
Kami-sama	Takeshi Aono	Michael Dobson	Christopher Sabat
Shenlong	Kenji Utsumi		Christopher Sabat
Yajirobe	Mayumi Tanaka	Matt Smith	Mike McFarland
Raditz	Shigeru Chiba	Jason Gray-Stanford	Justin Cook
Narrator	Jōji Yanami	Doc Harris	Kyle Hebert

Plot summary

Arrival of Raditz

The Vegeta Saga begins five years after the events depicted at the end of Dragon Ball. A reunion at the Kame House reunites Goku with his old master, Roshi, and his friends Kuririn and Bulma, who all haven't seen each other in five years. Goku surprises everyone by bringing along his four-year old son, Gohan. Unfortunately, the reunion is interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious being, who identifies himself as a Saiyan by the name of Raditz. Raditz identifies Goku as Kakarot and berates him for not completing his "mission". Further complicating matters, Raditz also claims that Goku is from the same Saiyan race as he is, and that he and Goku are in fact brothers. Goku and Kuririn understandably think that Raditz is nuts, however Roshi reveals that there may be some truth to the Saiyan's words. In a major turning point in the series, Roshi reveals that Goku's adopted grandfather, Grandpa Son Gohan, found a strange space capsule in the woods containing a baby Goku. As a baby, Goku was violent and ill-tempered, however an accident caused him to fall and bump his head, which in turn changed Goku into the happy, amicable child that everyone came to know and love.

This new revelation shocks Goku, who refuses to believe its validity. Raditz then goes on to state that Goku's original purpose was to destroy all life on Earth, which he should have done in a matter of years after his arrival. Raditz also reveals that the Saiyans' original home planet, Planet Vegeta, was destroyed by an asteroid some twenty years earlier, and that there are only four Saiyans left, including Goku. Finally, Raditz mentions that he needs his brother's help in destroying all life on a distant planet. Goku refuses, which prompts Raditz to notice Gohan (who still retains his Saiyan tail), which leads Raditz to threaten the fate of the child. Goku tries to attack, but is quickly stopped by Raditz, who then kidnaps Gohan, and tells Goku to kill 100 humans or else he'll never see his son again. With that, Raditz flies off. Goku is clearly distressed at his situation, and vows to rescue his son. Before he can depart, however, he is confronted by his nemesis Piccolo. Piccolo encountered Raditz after Raditz had first arrived on Earth, and was terrified by his raw power. Aware that they now have a common enemy, Piccolo suggests that he and Goku join forces to confront Raditz, which Goku hesitatingly agrees to. Bulma offers up her Dragon Radar so that Piccolo and Goku can track the 4-star Dragon Ball in Gohan's hat, thus finding his location.

Meanwhile, Raditz arrives at his spaceship and locks the crying Gohan inside. Through the use of his scouter Raditz discovers that two fighters are approaching; as they get closer it is revealed that they are Piccolo and Goku. The duo face-off against Raditz, however they find that there is little they can do against the more powerful Saiyan. Raditz gains the upper hand and soars into the air, firing dual ki blasts out of his hands at Goku and Piccolo. Goku is able to dodge his, however Piccolo loses his arm. Piccolo, unhindered, reveals that he has been holding back a new technique that he designed to kill Goku, however he decides that he'll use it against Raditz. In order to give Piccolo time to charge the attack, Goku distracts Raditz with his own Kamehameha. Raditz is astonished that the two fighters can concentrate their power into single attacks, however he manages to neutralize the Kamehameha with ease, and then takes care of Goku with a blast of his own. Fortunately, this was all the time Piccolo needed, and he fires his new attack, the Makankōsappō (Special Beam Cannon in the English dub). Despite the power of the blast, however, Raditz side-steps it. Goku takes advantage of the distracted Raditz and grabs his tail, which Goku remembers as being one of his own weaknesses as a child. Raditz is rendered helpless, however he appeals to his brother to let him go if he promises to leave the planet, which Goku does, much to Piccolo's chagrin. Raditz predictably double-crosses his brother, and pins him down, breaking bones and causing Goku much pain. At that moment, Raditz's space pod explodes.

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Vegeta and Nappa prior to their arrival on Earth. Note Vegeta's differently colored hair to his regular look.

Gohan, who had been watching helplessly from inside Raditz's pod, manages to blow the thing apart upon hearing his father's screams. Raditz's scouter detects the child's power level to be 1,307, substantially higher than that of his father and Piccolo. The infuriated Gohan charges at Raditz, who is unable to react in time, and receives a swift head-butt to the chest, breaking his Saiyan Armor. Gohan's power level soon drops back to 1; and Raditz realizes that Gohan's power is affected by his emotions. Raditz quickly smacks Gohan aside, but is still physically hurt by the previous attack. Goku, using what little strength he has left, leaps up and locks Raditz in a full nelson. Raditz is unable to break free, and Goku tells Piccolo to try his attack again. Piccolo does not hesitate to comply, knowing that the beam will kill Goku as well. He fires off another Makankōsappō, and Raditz, held by Goku, is unable to dodge it again, and the beam penetrates through both Raditz and Goku, mortally wounding both of them. Raditz curses Piccolo, but commends his brother's spirit. Piccolo informs Raditz that Goku will be wished back to life using the Dragon Balls. Raditz, with his dying breath, retorts by saying that the scouter on his head acts as a transmitter as well, and that the other two Saiyans will come to Earth and avenge his death. Piccolo, upset at Raditz's cockiness, delivers the final deathblow to him.

In space, the remaining two Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta, get word of Raditz's death by the message transmitted to their scouters. Vegeta is intrigued by the Dragon Balls, and they decide to head to Earth to use them to wish for immortality (rather than wishing Raditz back to life, as Raditz had hoped).

Back on Earth, Kuririn, Roshi, and Bulma arrive at the scene, and Kuririn mourns the death of his friend. Just as Goku dies, however, his body vanishes. Piccolo takes that to mean that the God of Earth, Kami-sama, has plans for Goku in the afterlife. Piccolo then surprisingly regenerates his arm, tells the others of the impending arrival of two more powerful Saiyans, and picks up the unconscious Gohan, with the intention of training the child to fight the Saiyans. The others protest, but can do nothing to stop Piccolo.

Saiyan Training

In the afterlife, Kami-sama brings Goku to Lord Enma, to ask permission for Goku to travel down the Serpent Road with the intention of training with the Lord of Worlds, Kaiō-sama. Goku asks if Raditz came here as well, and is surprised when Enma sent him to hell without too much trouble. Enma also grants this request, and Goku begins his long and perilous journey down the ten-thousand mile Serpent Road.

Kami-sama also makes a startling revelation; that the previous viciousness of Piccolo is beginning to recede. Because he had noticed that Raditz had been sent to hell instead of spending eternity in wandering sorrow as what happens when one gets killed by a demon (or "Ma"), he begins to believe that Piccolo's fear of the Saiyans is making him grow a conscience.

On Earth, Gohan wakes up, but to his dismay he is with Piccolo and his father is nowhere to be found. Piccolo informs the child of his father's death and says that he intends to train Gohan for the impending battle with the Saiyans. Gohan objects, but Piccolo quickly shows him that he does have a great power inside him; but only for brief moments. Piccolo then abandons him, claiming that if Gohan manages to survive for six months alone in the wilderness; the real training would begin. Gohan struggles with being on his own, and after being chased by a dinosaur, manages to get trapped on a cliff by using his hidden strength. With no way of getting down, Gohan settles down for the night after eating apples secretly brought by Piccolo. He awakens in the middle of the night to find a large full moon awaiting him. Gohan remarks about how he's never seen the moon so big, however upon this revelation he begins transforming into an Oozaru, the Saiyan equivalent of a giant ape (Kami-sama had revived the moon again after permanently removing Goku's tail in Dragon Ball). Piccolo, who had been watching nearby, is shocked at this new form, and desperately tries to discover the source of the transformation. Needless to say, Oozaru Gohan destroys the mountain he was on and begins rampaging the countryside. Piccolo recalls something Raditz has said about the power of the moon on Saiyans with tails, and realizing that the moon would act as an advantage to the Sayiajins, he destroys the moon, instantly causing Gohan to revert to his normal state. Seeing the tail as a weakness, Piccolo removes it from the passed-out Gohan, and gives him a new set of clothes and a sword, before disappearing.

Meanwhile, Kami-sama calls together the strongest fighters on Earth - Kuririn, Tenshinhan, Yamcha, Chaozu, and Yajirobe - in order to train them for the arrival of the Saiyans. Six months pass. Gohan is surviving in the desert, and Goku is still running down Serpent Road. Piccolo decides that Gohan's survival training is finished, and begins to personally train him. Also, in the anime, the Saiyans destroy planet Arlia on their way to Earth.

Goku finally reaches the end of the Serpent Road, and discovers a small planet "in orbit" above him. He leaps to the planet but immediately discovers that due to its diminutive size, the planet has heavy gravity. After struggling to walk around the planet, Goku meets Kaiō-sama and his pet monkey, Bubbles. With only 88 days left before the Saiyans arrive, Kaiō-sama instructs Goku to chase and ultimately catch Bubbles, in order for Goku to become adjusted to the gravity. It takes Goku some time to accomplish this feat, but he does so in about two weeks. Also, in the Anime, Goku must hit a cricket named Gregory on the head with a hammer. Kaiō-sama then begins to instruct Goku on his two signature techniques: the Kaiō-ken and the Genki Dama (Spirit Bomb). Goku masters these techniques within a day of the Saiyan's arrival on Earth. Unfortunately, Kaiō-sama realizes that even though Goku's friends can wish Goku back to life, Goku still has to run all the way down Serpent Road to get back to Earth. Goku, in a panic, telepathically instructs Roshi back on Earth to resurrect him. Roshi complies, having gathered the Dragon Balls over the past year, and summons Shenlong, the Eternal Dragon of the Dragon Balls, and asks the Dragon to bring Goku back to life. The dragon complies, Goku returns to life in the afterlife, and immediately flies at top speed down the Serpent Road. Then, one day later, the Saiyans arrive.

The Battle Against The Saiyans

Upon their arrival, the Saiyans Nappa and Vegeta immediately destroy the city they landed in. Vegeta, wanting to find the Dragon Balls, uses his scouter to determine the location of the strongest warrior on the planet, whom he presumes to be the one who killed Raditz. They head off towards Piccolo and Gohan. Piccolo and Gohan sense the incoming powers, as well as several smaller ones, who turn out to be Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, and Chao-Zu. The Saiyans arrive. When Kuririn arrives, Nappa recognizes Piccolo as being a Namekian. Nappa and Vegeta also reveal that they came to Earth to use the Dragonballs for immortality, not to avenge Raditz's death. This revelation about his true origin shocks Piccolo for a while, with Kami also realizing that his creating the Dragonballs was some kind of racial memory from his Namekian heritage. Nappa decides to let Saibamen beat up the fighters first, and plants seeds in the ground, which sprout and become six small green aliens. Tenshinhan fights one first, and easily bests it. Upon seeing this, Vegeta deduces that the fighters are concealing their power and easily destroys the defenseless Saibaman for its incompetence. Yamcha goes after another Saibaman, and seemingly defeats it with a Kamehameha, however it instantly stands up again and latches on to him and self-destructs, killing both of them. An enraged Kuririn snaps and launches a devastating Kakusandan blast that splits off into six separate blasts, one for each remaining Saibaman and one for each of the two Saiyans.

The blast manages to kill three Saibamen immediately, Piccolo destroys one that hid from the blast and tried to attack Gohan. Vegeta and Nappa also survive the blast unscathed. In the anime, Vegeta tells Nappa not to kill Piccolo, as that would probably cease the Namek from revealing the location of the Dragonballs as well (they are under the belief that he is the only one who knows of the Dragonballs). Nappa goes on the offensive, powering up a great deal and choosing Tenshinhan at random to attack. He actually knocks off Tenshinhan's arm, causing him extreme pain. Kuririn tries to rescue his friend, but Nappa stops him by firing at powerful attack staght in front of him. Nappa, distracted, fails to notice Chaozu coming up behind him. Chaozu attaches onto Nappa and self-destructs, much to Tenshinhan's dismay. When the smoke clears, Nappa remains, with no harm to him. Chaozu died for nothing

Tenshinhan, enraged, goes into an all-out attack against Nappa, who blocks all his attacks like nothing. Piccolo tells the others that once Nappa goes to the offensive, he'll be unguarded, and they'll sneak up and attack. The plan goes well until Gohan cowards out at the last second and runs away. Piccolo and Kuririn, pretty much the only ones left, continue to fight Nappa, but are no match, even together. Tienshinhan, who is only alive through pure willpower, however, puts all of his energy into a final attack, a one-handed Kikoho. Unfortunately, this fails, and Nappa survives with only his armor damaged. Tenshinhan, who literally put his life into the attack, dies.

Nappa prepares to to make the kill on all three, however Vegeta, who had remained on the sidelines, halts him. Vegeta has deduced that "Goku" is Kakarot, and wants Nappa to wait three hours for Goku to arrive to provide punishment for the "traitor". Nappa reluctantly agrees, much to the puzzlement of the remaining fighters, as Nappa is much larger in stature that the diminutive Vegeta. Goku, who had been flying down Serpent Road for two straight days, finally reaches the end of the road. Kami-sama appears to transport Goku back to Earth, and on his way to the battlefield, he receives two Senzu from Karin, eats one of them himself to regain his strength, and rides Kinto'un towards the action to conserve energy. Unfortunately, the three hours are up.

The remaining fighters formulate a plan to weaken Nappa by grabbing his tail, as Goku had done with Raditz. This ultimately fails, however, when Nappa reveals that elite Sayians have learned to overcome the weakness of the tail. He then hits Piccolo on the head when Piccolo learns that it is hopeless. Piccolo is rendered unconscious, and Nappa attacks Gohan and Kuririn for a while. Piccolo regains consciousness, and exclaims that Goku is coming. Vegeta's scouter picks up Goku's power level to be 5000, which shock the two Saiyans. Vegeta knows that since the Fighters have the ability to change their power as they see fit, 5000 is most likely the lowest power that Goku is exerting. Vegeta then orders Nappa to kill everyone before Goku arrives, as a team attack might prove to be a disadvantage. When Nappa argues about the Dragonballs, Vegeta tells Nappa about the existence of Dragon Balls on Piccolos' home planet, Namek. Gohan urges Piccolo to escape as his death would mean the end of the Dragonballs on Earth and subsequently kicks Nappa in the head, sending him crashing into a cliff wall. However he only succeeds in making Nappa angrier. The enraged Nappa launches a Bomber DX attack at Gohan, but before it hits, Piccolo jumps in the way and takes the blast full force, killing him. Before his death Piccolo admits with tears in his eyes how he had enjoyed training with Gohan and how his innocence made him soft. Up above Earth, Kami-sama vanishes as well, as his being is linked with Piccolo's due to their history. Gohan's rage explodes and he fires his Masenko attack at Nappa, who blocks it. This surprises Vegeta, considering that Gohan's power level upped from the low 1,000s to just over 2,800. However, finishing the attack leaves Gohan helpless. Fortunately, Goku arrives just in time.

Goku splits up the remaining Senzu and gives a piece each to Kuririn and Gohan. In a scene that has since become an internet meme, Nappa and Vegeta are shocked to find that Goku's power level is over 9000. After quickly realizing that everyone else is dead, Goku gets very angry and begins fighting Nappa. Nappa is no match for Goku, and Vegeta orders him to back down. Nappa complies, but decides to take out Kuririn and Gohan with his Super Mouth Blast. Goku cannot catch up to Nappa, so he uses the Kaiō-ken technique to ram into Nappa, breaking his back, and rendering him useless. Goku throws Nappa at Vegeta's feet. When Kuririn asks him what he did Goku replies that Kaiō-ken utilizes all the potential energy within him and multiplies his reflexes, speed and power. However Goku then comments that Kaiō-ken's weakness is that it damages his body if multiplied to an extent he can't handle and this might even kill him by causing him to explode with the pressure. Nappa begs for mercy, but Vegeta throws him up into the air, and destroys him with a single concentrated blast. Vegeta then sets his sights on Goku.

Goku tells Vegeta that he wants to fight elsewhere so as to not destroy the bodies of his friends. They head off to a desert, while Gohan and Kuririn fly back towards the Kame House. Goku and Vegeta begin to fight, and appear to be evenly matched. Vegeta tells Goku to release his hidden power, to which Goku complies. He engages the Kaiō-ken, however Vegeta manages to defend against it. Vegeta powers up a great deal himself, and Goku uses the Kaiō-ken x2, however he still is not a match for Vegeta. Finally, Goku concentrates all of his energy into a Kaiō-ken x3, which worries Kaiō-sama. In this form, Goku gains the upperhand, and forces Vegeta to use one of his signature attacks. Flying straight up into the air, Vegeta powers up and unleashes his Galick Gun at Goku and the earth. Unable to move for fear of letting the blast hit the earth, Goku charges up to Kaiō-ken x3 again and launches his own Kamehameha at Vegeta. The two blasts collide intensely, and Goku finally gains the upperhand by stepping up his Kaiō-ken to x4. The Kamehameha overpowers Vegeta, who goes flying into the air. However this leaves Goku's body devastated.

Yajirobe, who had been hiding nearby the entire time, comes out to congratulate Goku, however when Goku says Vegeta isn't defeated, he quickly hides again. Up in the air, Vegeta is enraged that Goku was able to surpass him and decides to transform into a Great Ape, however he discovers that the moon is gone. He flies back down to the ground and creates a Power Ball that simulates a small moon at the cost of a significant amount of Ki. Vegeta then transforms into a Great Ape, however unlike Goku or Gohan, he is able to remain in control of his body, and thus attacks Goku mercilessly. Goku manages to blind Vegeta with a Solar Flare and then attempts to create a Spirit Bomb, however Vegeta discovers it and shoots a Mouth Blast at him, causing him to lose about half of the Spirit Bomb energy. Then he crushes Goku's legs, leaving him paralyzed and unable to fight. Gohan and Kuririn notice the strange power ball and rush back to aid Goku. Upon arriving, Gohan distracts Vegeta while Kuririn uses his Destructo Disk attack to try and cut off Vegeta's tail. Vegeta senses the attack, however, and dodges it. Yajirobe, however, proves himself to be useful by cutting off Vegeta's tail himself. Vegeta reverts to normal, and is obviously upset. Vegeta decides to attack Gohan, however Kuririn intervenes, but is quickly disposed of. Goku calls Kuririn over to him, and tells Gohan to fight Vegeta. Gohan holds his own, but is clearly outclassed. Goku hands off the remaining energy he gathered in forming the Spirit Bomb to Kuririn, and Kaio tells him telepathically to throw the Spirit Ball at Vegeta when the moment is right. Vegeta backs Gohan into a corner, and Kuririn is about to throw it, however Yajirobe yells at Kuririn for waiting so long. Vegeta hears this and manages to avoid the Spirit Bomb, and it heads right towards Gohan. Goku telepathically yells for Gohan to bounce it off, since the ball can't hurt those who are pure of heart. Gohan succeeds, and sends the ball hurling back at Vegeta, who, having just evaded it once, has no time to react a second time. The ball hits him squarely and he goes flying up into the air yet again

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Vegeta as a Great Ape, Crushes Goku.

Gohan and Kuririn gather around the paralyzed Goku. Suddenly, Vegeta's body falls from the sky. Kuririn comments that he's dead, however Vegeta is indeed still alive, albeit with power greatly diminished. Vegeta attempts to destroy everyone with a giant explosion, but it does little and only leaves him drained. He goes after Gohan when he realizes to his horror that Gohan's tail has grown back. Fearing what would happen if Gohan were to look at the Power Ball he created, Vegeta attempts to pull off Gohan's tail. Yajirobe attacks, but only distracts Vegeta for a moment. Goku, telepathically, tells Gohan to look at the sky, which Gohan does, much to Vegeta's dismay. Gohan transforms into a Great Ape, and, while initially attacking everything, begins to concentrate only on Vegeta with this father's voice. After a beating from Oozaru Gohan Vegeta manages to cut off Gohan's tail with a Kienzan, however he has no energy left to move out of the way of the de-transforming ape, and is crushed by Gohan. When the dust clears, Kuririn is the only one left capable of moving and grabs Yajirobe's sword and slowly heads over to Vegeta. Vegeta, barely alive, calls for his ship using a hidden remote and it arrives, however Kuririn gets to him before Vegeta can get inside of it. Kuririn is just about to kill Vegeta, when Goku telepathically tells Kuririn to spare him. In an emotional scene, Goku convinces Kuririn to let Vegeta live because he had never fought someone so strong and this made him more excited than scared. Because of this Goku wanted to rematch with him someday. Although Kuririn protested that Vegeta would never be reformed like Piccolo, Goku tells him that he would definitely protect the Earth from future attacks. Kuririn begrudgingly agrees with the request and allows Vegeta to crawl into his spaceship. Vegeta comments on the stupidity of letting him go and swears to kill them all later, falls unconscious, and the ship takes off towards space. As Kuririn limps back towards Goku, another ship arrives with Chi-Chi, Roshi, and others. Chi-Chi, unconcerned about the fate of her paralyzed husband, only cares about Gohan, who in comparison is faring much better. Goku is carried into the ship, and the group somberly heads off the gather the bodies of those who died. After doing so, Kuririn comments on it being possible to revive everyone with another set of Dragon Balls on the Planet Namek, Piccolo's home planet. Bulma determines that it's possible to use engines from one of the Saiyan spacecrafts to travel to the planet, but in an attempt to bring the space pod to them, she blew it up. It seemed as if all hope was lost, until Mr Popo appeared and said Kami had told him of a ship that might be able to take them to Namek. Popo and Bulma go and check it out, and they realize that it is, indeed, capable of the trip. They make their way back to the hospital and find that Kuririn and Gohan are willing to go. So after a short trip to Kame island, Bulma, Gohan, and Kuririn set off to a trip to Namek. Around day ten on the trip, they get caught in a dilemma when they somehow warp into some ship. The season ends as they are shown surrounded by several small soldiers.

DVDs

(These are the Saiyan Saga DVDs produced by Pioneer in 1999.

• Saiyans - Arrival (1-4)
• Saiyans - The Saiyans (5-7)
• Saiyans - Snake Way (8-10)
• Saiyans - Pendulum Room (11-13)
• Saiyans - Doom (14-16)
• Saiyans - Immortals (17-19)
• Saiyans - Destruction (20-22)
• Saiyans - Showdown (23-25)

(These are the Vegeta Saga DVDs produced by FUNimation in 2005.

• Vegeta Saga 1 - Saiyan Showdown (1-3)
• Vegeta Saga 1 - Piccolo's Plan (4-6)
• Vegeta Saga 1 - Into The Wild (7-9)
• Vegeta Saga 1 - Gohan's Trials (10-12)
• Vegeta Saga 1 - Goku Held Hostage (13-15)
• Vegeta Saga 1 - Doomed Heroes (16-18)
• Vegeta Saga 1 - Back From The Dead (19-21)
• Vegeta Saga 2 - Saiyan Invasion (22-24)
• Vegeta Saga 2 - Ultimate Sacrifice (25-27)
• Vegeta Saga 2 - The Saiyan Prince (28-30) (Release Cancelled)
• Vegeta Saga 2 - Goku's Best Shot (31-33) (Release Cancelled)
• Dragon Ball - Season One Box Set (1-39)

Episode list

Uncut Version (35 Episodes)

NOTE: These remastered episodes were first broadcast in full-frame versions on the Cartoon Network in Fall 2005. The "Season One" box set prints are superior to the CN broadcast prints but have been cropped to letterbox aspect ratio for viewing on widescreen/HDTV screens. The Season One Box Set also contained the first four episodes of the Namek Saga of Dragon Ball Z

• 1. The New Threat
• 2. Reunions
• 3. Unlikely Alliance
• 4. Piccolo’s Plan
• 5. Gohan’s Rage
• 6. No Time Like the Present
• 7. Day 1
• 8. Gohan Goes Bananas!
• 9. The Strangest Robot
• 10. A New Friend
• 11. Terror on Arlia
• 12. Global Training
• 13. Goz and Mez
• 14. Princess Snake
• 15. Dueling Piccolos
• 16. Plight of The Children
• 17. Pendulum Room Peril
• 18. The End of Snake Way
• 19. Defying Gravity
• 20. Goku’s Ancestors
• 21. Counting Down
• 22. Darkest Day
• 23. Saibamen Attack
• 24. Power of Nappa
• 25. Sacrifice
• 26. Nappa's Rampage
• 27. Nimbu's Speed
• 28. Goku's Arrival
• 29. Lesson Number One
• 30. Goku vs. Vegeta
• 31. Saiyan Sized Secret
• 32. Spirit Bomb Away!
• 33. Hero in The Shadows
• 34. Krillin's Offensive
• 35. Mercy

Edited Version (26 Episodes)

• 1. The Arrival of Raditz
• 2. The World's Strongest Team
• 3. Gohan's Hidden Powers
• 4. Goku's Unusual Journey
• 5. Gohan's Metamorphosis
• 6. Gohan Makes a Friend
• 7. Trouble on Arlia
• 8. Home for Infinite Losers
• 9. Princess Snake's Hospitality
• 10. Escape from Piccolo
• 11. Showdown in the Past
• 12. The End of Snake Way
• 13. A Fight Against Gravity... Catch Bubbles!
• 14. The Legend of the Saiyans
• 15. A Black Day for Planet Earth
• 16. The Battle Begins...Goku Where Are You?
• 17. The Saibamen Strike
• 18. Nappa...the Invincible?
• 19. Tien Goes All Out!!
• 20. Time's Up!!
• 21. The Return of Goku
• 22. Goku Strikes Back
• 23. Goku vs. Vegeta...A Saiyan Duel
• 24. Vegeta...Saiyan Style!
• 25. Stop Vegeta Now!!
• 26. The Battle Ends