Dragon Ball · Story arc
Namek / Frieza Saga
The Z Fighters reach Planet Namek to use its Dragon Balls and revive the Saiyans' victims, clashing with Frieza's army.
- Position
- Arc 7 of 36
- Saga
- Dragon Ball Z
- Canon status
- Canon
Arc events(16)
- Vegeta vs. CuiDragon Ball Z · Namek SagaJust after landing on Namek, Vegeta faces his long-time rival within Frieza's army, the soldier Cui, and easily kills him, now far stronger than his old rival.
- Vegeta vs. DodoriaDragon Ball Z · Namek SagaDodoria unwittingly reveals to Vegeta that he, alongside Frieza, wiped out the Saiyans of Planet Vegeta on the tyrant's orders: an enraged Vegeta kills him on the spot.
- Vegeta vs. Zarbon (first bout)Dragon Ball Z · Namek SagaSent by Frieza to bring Vegeta back in line, Zarbon fights and badly beats him, dragging him back to Frieza severely wounded.
- The Grand Elder unlocks Gohan's potentialDragon Ball Z · Namek SagaKrillin brings Gohan to Grand Elder Guru's house, who unlocks his hidden potential: his power increases enormously, letting him survive the battle against Zarbon and Dodoria.
- Vegeta vs. Zarbon (rematch)Dragon Ball Z · Namek SagaHealed in Frieza's spaceship regeneration tank, Vegeta returns stronger and defeats Zarbon, who unveils his true monstrous form but still fails to beat him.
- Nail vs. FriezaDragon Ball Z · Namek SagaFrieza reaches the Grand Elder's house to learn Porunga's secret: Nail, the planet's strongest Namekian warrior, fights him alone to buy time, before being gravely wounded and offering to fuse with Piccolo.
- The Ginyu Force arrivesDragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force SagaFrieza summons the Ginyu Force, his elite mercenaries, to Namek: Guldo freezes Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan with his time-stopping psychic powers, before being beheaded by Vegeta.
- Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan vs. RecoomeDragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force SagaRecoome takes down Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan with little effort, before Goku's sudden arrival on Namek shifts the battle's balance.
- Goku vs. Burter and JeiceDragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force SagaGoku, freshly arrived on Namek with his newfound strength, faces Burter and Jeice: he easily outclasses them, sending Jeice fleeing.
- Goku vs. Captain GinyuDragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force SagaCaptain Ginyu challenges Goku to a duel and, realizing he can't beat him in a straight fight, uses Body Change to swap bodies with him — but ends up trapped in the body of a frog after one final swap.
- Gohan, Krillin and Vegeta vs. FriezaDragon Ball Z · Namek SagaAwaiting Goku, Gohan, Krillin and even Vegeta join forces against Frieza as he shifts through his first three monstrous forms: despite their efforts, none of them can truly hurt the tyrant.
- Piccolo vs. FriezaDragon Ball Z · Namek SagaRevived and fused with Nail, Piccolo reaches Namek and battles Frieza's third form nearly on even terms, stunning the tyrant — who has yet to reveal his final form.
- Frieza kills KrillinDragon Ball Z · Frieza SagaOut of patience, Frieza kills Krillin by making him explode in front of Goku: the final straw that triggers a transformation no one had ever seen before.
- Goku becomes a Super Saiyan for the first timeDragon Ball Z · Frieza SagaRage over Krillin's death triggers Goku's legendary Super Saiyan transformation, never seen in any living Saiyan: golden hair, a crackling aura, and power never experienced before.
- Frieza kills VegetaDragon Ball Z · Frieza SagaBefore Krillin's death, Frieza had already impaled and killed Vegeta, who dies in Goku's arms, confessing with his last words the truth about the Saiyans and the Super Saiyan legend.
- Frieza defeated on NamekDragon Ball Z · Frieza SagaSuper Saiyan Goku overwhelms Frieza's final form and defeats him, mercifully sparing his life; Frieza attempts one last sneak attack and is finally destroyed by his own reflected Death Beam, as the planet explodes.