Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball timeline
Dragon Ball events in chronological order, with where they happen and the story arc they belong to.
Dragon Ball · Pilaf Saga · Dragon Ball · Pilaf Saga
Bulma meets Goku
Bulma, searching for the Dragon Balls, meets young Goku on Mt. Paozu: the series’ first journey begins.
Dragon Ball · Pilaf Saga · Dragon Ball · Pilaf Saga
Pilaf defeated
Goku and his new friends foil Emperor Pilaf's plan to use the Dragon Balls to conquer the world. Marker #1 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball · Tenkaichi Budokai · Tenkaichi Budokai
The 21st Tenkaichi Budokai
Goku and Krillin, Master Roshi's students, enter their first major martial arts tournament. Jackie Chun (secretly Master Roshi) wins.
Dragon Ball · 21st Tenkaichi Budokai · Tenkaichi Budokai
Goku vs. Jackie Chun
In the final of the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai, Goku faces the mysterious Jackie Chun — really Master Roshi in disguise, determined to teach his students humility — and loses by a hair.
Dragon Ball · Red Ribbon · Red Ribbon Army Saga
The Red Ribbon Army is defeated
Goku single-handedly dismantles the entire Red Ribbon Army and defeats the assassin Mercenary Tao.
Dragon Ball · 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai · King Piccolo Saga
Goku vs. Tien Shinhan
In the final of the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai, Goku faces Tien Shinhan, disciple of the wicked Crane Hermit: a razor-close duel Goku loses by a hair, setting the stage for Tien's redemption.
Dragon Ball · King Piccolo · King Piccolo Saga
Master Roshi vs. King Piccolo
Krillin is killed by Tambourine with a kick to the head during the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai. The freed King Piccolo then kills Chiaotzu with a ki blast, and Master Roshi while unsuccessfully attempting the Mafuba (Evil Containment Wave) against him.
Dragon Ball · King Piccolo · King Piccolo Saga
King Piccolo defeated
Goku drinks the Sacred Water and defeats King Piccolo, who spawns one last son/reincarnation — Piccolo Jr. — before dying.
Dragon Ball · Piccolo Jr. · Piccolo Jr. Saga
Goku vs. Piccolo Jr.
In the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai final, Goku defeats Piccolo Jr. in a grueling battle, and the two begin to earn mutual respect.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
Raditz's arrival
Raditz lands on Earth and reveals Goku's true Saiyan origins; Goku and Piccolo team up to stop him, at the cost of both brothers' lives.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
Yajirobe meets Goku
During the year of training before Vegeta and Nappa's arrival, the lone samurai Yajirobe meets Goku and friends near South City, joining the fight (in his own way) with his bag of Senzu Beans. Marker #2 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
Gohan begins his survival training
Piccolo leaves young Gohan alone in the wilderness to toughen him up ahead of Vegeta and Nappa's arrival. Marker #5 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
The Z Fighters vs. the Saibamen and Nappa
Awaiting Goku's return, Krillin, Piccolo, Gohan, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu face the Saibamen and the towering Nappa: Yamcha dies to a Saibaman's self-destruct, while Chiaotzu and then Tien sacrifice themselves in vain against Nappa.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
Piccolo sacrifices himself for Gohan
When Nappa unleashes a lethal blast at Gohan, Piccolo throws himself in the way and takes it with his own body, dying to protect the pupil he had trained: a turning point that, with his death, robs Earth of its Dragon Balls.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
Battle against Vegeta and Nappa
Vegeta and Nappa face the Z Fighters on Earth: Yamcha, Chaozu, Tien and Piccolo fall in battle before Goku arrives to stop Vegeta. Marker #6 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Saiyan Saga · Saiyan Saga
Goku vs. Vegeta
Goku and Vegeta fight to exhaustion; Yajirobe delivers a sneak-attack finishing blow to the Saiyan prince. Marker #12 on the poster’s legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Vegeta vs. Cui
Just 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Vegeta vs. Dodoria
Dodoria 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Vegeta vs. Zarbon (first bout)
Sent by Frieza to bring Vegeta back in line, Zarbon fights and badly beats him, dragging him back to Frieza severely wounded.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
The Grand Elder unlocks Gohan's potential
Krillin 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Vegeta vs. Zarbon (rematch)
Healed in Frieza's spaceship regeneration tank, Vegeta returns stronger and defeats Zarbon, who unveils his true monstrous form but still fails to beat him.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Nail vs. Frieza
Frieza 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
The Ginyu Force arrives
Frieza 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan vs. Recoome
Recoome takes down Vegeta, Krillin and Gohan with little effort, before Goku's sudden arrival on Namek shifts the battle's balance.
Dragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Goku vs. Burter and Jeice
Goku, freshly arrived on Namek with his newfound strength, faces Burter and Jeice: he easily outclasses them, sending Jeice fleeing.
Dragon Ball Z · Ginyu Force Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Goku vs. Captain Ginyu
Captain 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Gohan, Krillin and Vegeta vs. Frieza
Awaiting 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Piccolo vs. Frieza
Revived 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Frieza Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Frieza kills Krillin
Out 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Frieza Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Goku becomes a Super Saiyan for the first time
Rage 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Frieza Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Frieza kills Vegeta
Before 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.
Dragon Ball Z · Frieza Saga · Namek / Frieza Saga
Frieza defeated on Namek
Super 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.
Anime filler · Garlic Jr. Saga · Garlic Jr. Saga
Garlic Jr. resealed
Goku and Gohan seal Garlic Jr. back into the Dead Zone, ending the threat of the Dead Zone gates.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
Future Trunks' arrival
A mysterious Super Saiyan arrives from the future in a time machine, warns the Z Fighters about the Androids and gives Goku the Heart Virus medicine.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
Future Trunks vs. Frieza and King Cold
Having survived Namek and been rebuilt as Mecha Frieza, the tyrant lands on Earth with his father King Cold to take revenge on Goku. A mysterious youth, Future Trunks, confronts them and cuts them both down as a Super Saiyan, then awaits Goku's arrival.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
Appearance of Androids 19 & 20
Dr. Gero (Android 20) and Android 19 emerge to hunt the Z Fighters and drain their life energy. Marker #7 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
The Androids are activated
Dr. Gero activates Androids 19 and 20 (himself); Androids 17 and 18, already active, turn on him and kill him before setting out to find Goku.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
Battle with Android 19
Vegeta, a Super Saiyan for the first time, effortlessly defeats Android 19. Marker #8 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
Piccolo vs. Android 17
Piccolo confronts Android 17 to protect the peaceful Android 16, but is defeated: realizing he needs more power, he decides to fuse with Kami to regain all the strength lost when they split apart.
Dragon Ball Z · Android Saga · Android Saga
Piccolo fuses with Kami
Piccolo returns to Kami's Lookout and fuses with Kami, reuniting into the original Namekian entity: Earth loses its Guardian, a role later taken up by Dende.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
Tien Shinhan vs. Cell
To stop Semi-Perfect Cell from absorbing Android 18, Tien Shinhan pins him down with repeated Neo Tri-Beams to the point of collapse: an almost suicidal stand that buys precious time, but isn't enough to stop Cell.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
Vegeta and Trunks vs. Semi-Perfect Cell
Out of pride, Vegeta allows Cell to absorb Android 18 and reach his perfect form, confident he can still beat him: Future Trunks steps in, but both are defeated.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
Cell reaches his perfect form
After absorbing Androids 17 and 18, Cell completes his bio-mechanical metamorphosis. Marker #11 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
The Cell Games
Having reached his perfect form, Cell organizes a globally televised tournament to display his supremacy.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
Goku vs. Perfect Cell
The opening match of the Cell Games: Super Saiyan Goku duels Perfect Cell at the highest level, then deliberately forfeits — admitting he cannot win — and shockingly names Gohan as his successor.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
Gohan vs. the Cell Juniors
Cell spawns seven Cell Juniors who brutalize the Z Fighters: fury over his friends' injuries triggers Gohan's transformation into a Super Saiyan 2.
Dragon Ball Z · Cell Saga · Cell Saga
Gohan defeats Cell
Pushed beyond his limits, Gohan becomes a Super Saiyan 2 and finally defeats Cell with a full-power Kamehameha.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Babidi's spaceship arrives
The wizard Babidi's spaceship lands on Earth during the Tenkaichi Budokai: the gathering of negative energy to awaken Majin Buu begins.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Gohan vs. Dabura
Inside Babidi's spaceship, to gather the energy needed to awaken Majin Buu, Super Saiyan 2 Gohan faces Dabura, King of the Demon Realm. The fight deliberately fuels the wizard's plan.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Goku vs. Majin Vegeta
Controlled by Babidi, Vegeta challenges Goku to reclaim his lost pride: he ultimately sacrifices himself, blowing up his own body in a failed attempt to kill Majin Buu.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Majin Buu is unleashed
After Majin Vegeta's sacrifice, the seal breaks and the ancient Majin Buu is finally released.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Super Saiyan 3 Goku vs. Majin Buu
To buy time for Goten and Trunks' fusion, Goku reveals the Super Saiyan 3 form for the first time and battles Evil Majin Buu at Kami's Lookout, displaying power never seen before.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Gotenks vs. Super Buu
Goten and Trunks fuse into Gotenks to face Super Buu inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber: after a long, even duel, Super Buu absorbs Gotenks, gaining his hair and power.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Mystic Gohan vs. Super Buu
The Old Kai unlocks Gohan's true potential, letting him confront Super Buu head-on: he dominates the fight until Super Buu absorbs him too, reaching his most powerful form.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Vegeth vs. Super Buu
Goku and Vegeta fuse with the Potara earrings into Vegeth (Vegito), the mightiest warrior yet seen: he utterly dominates Super Buu (who has absorbed Gohan) and lets himself be absorbed on purpose to free his friends from inside the monster.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
Goku and Vegeta vs. Kid Buu
Ejected from Super Buu, Kid Buu — the original, most destructive form — annihilates the entire Earth for pure amusement: Goku and Vegeta (fused into Vegito via Potara in the manga) confront him before the final Spirit Bomb.
Dragon Ball Z · Majin Buu Saga · Majin Buu Saga
The Spirit Bomb against Kid Buu
With energy donated by all of Earth (and the universe), Goku forms a giant Spirit Bomb and defeats Kid Buu. Marker #13 on the poster's legend.
Dragon Ball Super · Battle of Gods · Battle of Gods
Goku becomes a Super Saiyan God
Five pure-hearted Saiyans lend Goku their energy, granting him the Super Saiyan God form to face Beerus.
Dragon Ball Super · Resurrection F · Resurrection F
Frieza's return
Frieza, resurrected and trained for four months, returns to Earth as Golden Frieza, but is defeated by Super Saiyan Blue Goku.
Dragon Ball Super · Universe 6 · Universe 6 Saga (Tournament of Destroyers)
Goku vs. Frost
Dragon Ball Super: at the Universe 6 Tournament, Goku faces Frost, Universe 6's counterpart to Frieza. After exposing his cheating tricks, he knocks him out of the ring.
Dragon Ball Super · Universe 6 · Universe 6 Saga (Tournament of Destroyers)
Vegeta vs. Cabba
Dragon Ball Super: Vegeta faces the young Universe 6 Saiyan Cabba and, through tough love, pushes him to become a Super Saiyan for the first time, before eliminating him and teaching him Saiyan pride.
Dragon Ball Super · Universe 6 · Universe 6 Saga (Tournament of Destroyers)
Goku vs. Hit
In the Universe 6 Tournament, Goku faces the legendary assassin Hit and his Time-Skip technique: one of the series' most technical duels, pushing both fighters past their limits.
Dragon Ball Super · Universe 6 · Universe 6 Saga (Tournament of Destroyers)
The Tournament of Destroyers ends
Monaka, a cook passed off as a fighter, is handed the final win by Beerus's will: Universe 7 edges out Universe 6.
Dragon Ball Super · Goku Black · Goku Black / Future Trunks Saga
Goku vs. Goku Black
Dragon Ball Super: Future Trunks returns from his ravaged timeline for help. Goku faces the mysterious Goku Black for the first time — really the apprentice Kai Zamasu, who stole his body — in the alternate future.
Dragon Ball Super · Goku Black · Goku Black / Future Trunks Saga
The clash with Fused Zamasu
Goku, Vegeta and Future Trunks face Goku Black and Zamasu, now fused via Potara, until Future Zen'o intervenes and erases the timeline.
Dragon Ball Super · Goku Black · Goku Black / Future Trunks Saga
Vegito Blue vs. Fused Zamasu
Dragon Ball Super: Goku and Vegeta fuse with the Potara into Vegito Blue to face the immortal Fused Zamasu. Even their combined power isn't enough: the fusion breaks, and it will take Trunks's Sword of Hope and Zeno's intervention.
Dragon Ball Super · Goku Black · Goku Black / Future Trunks Saga
Future Trunks vs. Fused Zamasu
In the ravaged future, as Goku and Vegeta falter against the immortal Fused Zamasu, Future Trunks gathers humanity's hope into a Sword of Hope and runs the corrupted god through, before Zeno's final intervention.
Dragon Ball Super · Tournament of Power · Tournament of Power
Goku vs. Kefla
Dragon Ball Super: at the Tournament of Power the Universe 6 Saiyans Caulifla and Kale fuse with the Potara into Kefla. Her overwhelming power forces Goku to reawaken Ultra Instinct, with which he eliminates her.
Dragon Ball Super · Tournament of Power · Tournament of Power
Vegeta vs. Toppo, God of Destruction
Dragon Ball Super: at the Tournament of Power, Universe 11's Toppo embraces the power of Destruction, becoming a God of Destruction candidate. Vegeta, out of pride, withstands the Hakai and knocks him out of the ring.
Dragon Ball Super · Tournament of Power · Tournament of Power
Android 17's sacrifice
Dragon Ball Super: to shield Goku and Vegeta from Jiren's energy blasts, Android 17 self-destructs, sacrificing himself (he will later be revived by the final wish). A pivotal act in the tournament's closing stages.
Dragon Ball Super · Tournament of Power · Tournament of Power
Goku, Frieza and Android 17 vs. Jiren
Dragon Ball Super: in the Tournament of Power's final clash, Goku (his Ultra Instinct now spent), an unexpected ally in Frieza, and Android 17 join forces to push Jiren, Universe 11's strongest, out of the arena at the last second.
Dragon Ball Super · Tournament of Power · Tournament of Power
The Tournament of Power
In the Null Realm, Universe 7 defeats Jiren in the final clash thanks to Goku's Ultra Instinct and the full team effort; the losing universes are spared from erasure.
Movie · Dragon Ball Super: Broly · Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Gogeta vs. Broly
Goku and Vegeta fuse into Gogeta to stop Full Power Super Saiyan Broly, before he is sent back to planet Vampa.
Dragon Ball Super (manga) · Moro Saga · Moro Saga
Goku and Merus vs. Moro
Dragon Ball Super (manga): the Galactic Patrol recruits Goku and Vegeta against the planet-eating wizard Moro. Guided by the undercover angel Merus, Goku hones Ultra Instinct, but Moro absorbs energy and abilities to escape defeat.
Dragon Ball Super (manga) · Moro Saga · Moro Saga
Vegeta vs. Moro — Forced Spirit Fission
Dragon Ball Super (manga): trained on Yardrat, Vegeta returns with Forced Spirit Fission, able to give back the energy Moro had stolen from his victims, drastically weakening him.
Manga · Moro Saga · Moro Saga
Moro defeated
After absorbing the power of an entire planet, Moro is finally defeated by Goku with the Galactic Patrol’s help.
Dragon Ball Super (manga) · Granolah Saga · Granolah the Survivor Saga
Goku and Vegeta vs. Granolah
Dragon Ball Super (manga): Granolah, the last Cerealian, uses the Dragon Balls to become the universe's strongest. On the Heeters' orders he takes on Goku and Vegeta: his time-limited power seriously presses both Saiyans.
Dragon Ball Super (manga) · Granolah Saga · Granolah the Survivor Saga
Ultra Ego Vegeta vs. Granolah
Dragon Ball Super (manga): Vegeta unveils Ultra Ego for the first time, the Destroyers' technique learned from Beerus, which grows his power with every blow he takes. A brutal, evenly matched duel against Granolah.
Manga · Granolah Saga · Granolah the Survivor Saga
The truce with Granolah
After their battle, Goku and Granolah form a truce against their common enemy Frieza, now stronger than ever.
Dragon Ball Super (manga) · Granolah Saga · Granolah the Survivor Saga
Goku, Vegeta and Granolah vs. Gas
Dragon Ball Super (manga): a Dragon Ball wish makes the Heeter Gas the universe's strongest. Goku, Vegeta and Granolah — former enemies — join forces against him in a desperate battle on Planet Cereal.
Dragon Ball Super (manga) · Granolah Saga · Granolah the Survivor Saga
Black Frieza
Dragon Ball Super (manga): at the saga's climax, Frieza reappears after ten years of training with the new Black Frieza form. With a single blow he downs Gas, then Goku and Vegeta, establishing himself as the new supreme threat.
Movie · Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero · Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Piccolo and Gohan vs. Cell Max
Empowered by Shenron, Orange Piccolo and Beast Gohan defeat the new Red Ribbon and the gigantic Cell Max.
Dragon Ball GT · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga
The Black Star Dragon Balls scatter
Dragon Ball GT: a careless wish by Pilaf on the Black Star Dragon Balls turns Goku into a child. The balls scatter across the universe and, unless gathered within a year, Earth will explode: Goku, Trunks and Pan set off into space.
Dragon Ball GT · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga
Goku, Trunks and Pan vs. Ledgic
Dragon Ball GT: on Imecka the group topples the tyrant Don Kee by facing his strongest guard, Ledgic, and picks up the little Machine Mutant robot Giru.
Dragon Ball GT · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga
Goku vs. Luud
Dragon Ball GT: on Planet Gelbo the cult of the machine-god Luud petrifies Pan to power it. Goku destroys Luud from within and exposes Dr. Myuu.
Dragon Ball GT · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga
Goku vs. General Rilldo
Dragon Ball GT: on the Machine Planet M-2, kid Goku faces General Rilldo and his metal-control powers, before uncovering Dr. Myuu's laboratory.
Dragon Ball GT · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga · Black Star Dragon Ball Saga
The birth of Baby
Dragon Ball GT: in his M-2 lab, Dr. Myuu completes Baby, the parasite born from the mind of the last Tuffle king to avenge his people against the Saiyans. Baby escapes toward Earth.
Dragon Ball GT · Baby Saga · Baby Saga
Baby takes over Vegeta
Dragon Ball GT: after possessing Goten and Gohan, Baby takes over Vegeta's body (Baby Vegeta), infects all of Earth and turns the planet into the Tuffles' new world.
Dragon Ball GT · Baby Saga · Baby Saga
Super Saiyan 4 Goku vs. Baby
Dragon Ball GT: on New Planet Plant, Baby-Vegeta becomes a Golden Great Ape. Goku, his tail regrown, tames his own Great Ape thanks to Pan and reaches Super Saiyan 4, defeating Baby and hurling him into the Sun.
Dragon Ball GT · Baby Saga · Baby Saga
Uub fuses with Buu: Majuub is born
Dragon Ball GT: during the battle with Baby, Uub — Goku's pupil and the good reincarnation of Kid Buu — fuses with the good Majin Buu to become Majuub, and lends his energy to Goku.
Dragon Ball GT · Baby Saga · Baby Saga
Piccolo's sacrifice and Earth restored
Dragon Ball GT: the Black Star Dragon Balls, charged with negative energy, are about to make Earth explode. The population is evacuated to New Namek; Piccolo chooses to stay and die with the planet to prevent the balls' future use. Earth is then restored with the Namekian Dragon Balls.
Dragon Ball GT · Super 17 Saga · Super 17 Saga
The portal from Hell
Dragon Ball GT: from Hell, Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu open a portal that unleashes dead foes onto Earth (Frieza, Cell and many others) and traps Goku in the afterlife, while Hell Fighter 17 is created.
Dragon Ball GT · Super 17 Saga · Super 17 Saga
The fusion: Super 17 is born
Dragon Ball GT: Hell Fighter 17 convinces the living Android 17 to merge with him: Super 17 is born, kills his own creators Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu, and rampages across Earth absorbing every energy attack.
Dragon Ball GT · Super 17 Saga · Super 17 Saga
Super 17 kills Krillin
Dragon Ball GT: during his rampage Super 17 kills Krillin. Grief and rage drive Android 18 to hurl herself at him, while the Z Fighters struggle to contain him.
Dragon Ball GT · Super 17 Saga · Super 17 Saga
Goku and Android 18 vs. Super 17
Dragon Ball GT: Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu fuse Android 17 with Hell Fighter 17 into the mighty Super 17, who absorbs any energy attack. Goku defeats him with Android 18's help and the Dragon Fist.
Dragon Ball GT · Shadow Dragon Saga · Shadow Dragon Saga
The Shadow Dragons emerge
Dragon Ball GT: the negative energy built up over decades of wishes gives birth to seven Shadow Dragons from the Dragon Balls. Goku and Pan face them one by one; the honorable Nuova Shenron becomes his ally.
Dragon Ball GT · Shadow Dragon Saga · Shadow Dragon Saga
Goku vs. Haze and Rage Shenron
Dragon Ball GT: the first Shadow Dragons. Goku faces Haze Shenron (two-star ball), born from pollution, and Rage Shenron (three-star ball), who feeds on electricity and toxic sludge.
Dragon Ball GT · Shadow Dragon Saga · Shadow Dragon Saga
Goku and Pan vs. Oceanus and Naturon Shenron
Dragon Ball GT: Goku and Pan face Oceanus Shenron (five-star ball), hidden as Princess Oto, and Naturon Shenron (six-star ball), who absorbs Pan and even Nuova Shenron to boost his power.
Dragon Ball GT · Shadow Dragon Saga · Shadow Dragon Saga
Goku vs. Nuova and Eis Shenron
Dragon Ball GT: Goku faces the brothers Nuova Shenron (four-star ball), noble and honorable, and Eis Shenron (seven-star ball), treacherous and icy. After the fight, Nuova becomes Goku's ally against Omega.
Dragon Ball GT · Shadow Dragon Saga · Shadow Dragon Saga
Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta vs. Omega Shenron
Dragon Ball GT: Syn Shenron swallows the seven balls and becomes Omega Shenron. Goku and Vegeta, both Super Saiyan 4, fuse into SS4 Gogeta and dominate him — but the fusion wears off too soon.
Dragon Ball GT · Shadow Dragon Saga · Shadow Dragon Saga
The Universal Spirit Bomb against Omega Shenron
Dragon Ball GT: helped by the energy of every being in the universe, Super Saiyan 4 Goku forms a Universal Spirit Bomb that erases Omega Shenron. Soon after, Goku departs riding Shenron, leaving Earth behind.
Movie · The Tree of Might · The Tree of Might
Goku vs. Turles and the Tree of Might
Movie: the Saiyan Turles plants the Tree of Might on Earth, draining its life energy. Goku destroys the tree with a Spirit Bomb and defeats his look-alike.
Movie · Lord Slug · Lord Slug
Goku vs. Lord Slug
Movie: the Super Namekian Lord Slug tries to freeze Earth. Goku brushes a Super Saiyan-like state for the first time and defeats him with a Spirit Bomb.
Movie · Cooler's Revenge · Cooler's Revenge
Goku vs. Cooler
Movie: Cooler, Frieza's brother, hunts Goku to avenge the family's honor. Super Saiyan Goku defeats him and hurls him toward the Sun.
Movie · The Return of Cooler · The Return of Cooler
Goku and Vegeta vs. Metal Cooler
Movie: Cooler returns as Metal Cooler, merging with the Big Gete Star and replicating endlessly on New Namek. Goku and Vegeta destroy its core.
Movie · Super Android 13 · Super Android 13
Goku vs. Super Android 13
Movie: Androids 13, 14 and 15 from Dr. Gero's computer attack Goku; 13 absorbs his teammates to become Super Android 13, destroyed by a Spirit Bomb.
Movie · Bojack Unbound · Bojack Unbound
Gohan vs. Bojack
Movie: freed from the Kais' seals, the space pirate Bojack wreaks havoc at a world tournament. Super Saiyan 2 Gohan finishes him off.
Movie · Fusion Reborn · Fusion Reborn
Gogeta vs. Janemba
Movie: the demon Janemba merges the worlds of the living and the dead. Goku and Vegeta fuse into Gogeta — his very debut — and erase him.
Movie · Wrath of the Dragon · Wrath of the Dragon
Goku vs. Hirudegarn
Movie: freed from Tapion's music box, the monster Hirudegarn ravages the city. Super Saiyan 3 Goku destroys it with the Dragon Fist.
Movie · Dragon Ball (original series) · Dragon Ball — Classic Films
Dragon Ball — The Classic Films
Movies: the theatrical retellings of the original series with young Goku — 'Curse of the Blood Rubies', 'Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle', 'Mystical Adventure' and 'The Path to Power'.
TV Special · Bardock, the Father of Goku · Bardock — The Father of Goku
Bardock stands against Frieza
TV special: gifted with foresight, Bardock foresees Frieza's plan to wipe out the Saiyans and stands against him alone above Planet Vegeta, swept away along with the planet.
TV Special · The History of Trunks · The History of Trunks
Future Trunks vs. the Androids
TV special: in the ravaged future, after his master Gohan's death, Trunks repeatedly battles Androids 17 and 18 until Bulma completes the time machine to change the past.
Filler · Other World Tournament · Other World Tournament
Goku vs. Pikkon
Filler: at the Other World Tournament among the four Kais' champions, Goku faces the mighty Pikkon of the West Kai in the final, a duel that essentially ends in a draw.