Goku, healed after a brutal fight with Captain Ginyu, arrives and fights Frieza. The planet Namek begins to crumble. Frieza, at 100% power, kills Krillin in a psychic explosion — right in front of Goku. In that moment of pure, righteous rage, Goku transforms.
Goku returns to Earth three years later, just in time for a new threat. A rogue supercomputer from Dr. Gero’s lab (created by the Red Ribbon Army Goku destroyed as a child) has unleashed and Android 18 — unstoppable cyborgs. But an even greater horror arrives: Cell , a bio-android from a future timeline.
Ten years later. Goku and Vegeta have surpassed Super Saiyan 2. Gohan is a scholar. Buu is reincarnated as a good boy named . At the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku flies off with Uub to train the next generation — smiling, because the adventure never truly ends.
Cell, created from the cells of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Frieza, and King Cold, seeks to absorb 17 and 18 to become “Perfect.” He achieves this goal after a desperate battle with Piccolo (now fused with Kami) and Vegeta (who, driven by pride, lets Cell transform). dragon ball z kai complete
The Saiyans arrive. Nappa easily defeats the Earth’s mightiest warriors, killing Chiaotzu, Tien, Yamcha, and Piccolo (who dies protecting Gohan). Goku arrives, fresh from King Kai’s training. He defeats Nappa with ease. Then comes Vegeta — arrogant, ruthless, and powerful. The battle is brutal. Goku uses Kaioken times four to overpower Vegeta’s , but Vegeta transforms into a Great Ape after Gohan’s tail grows back. Crushed, Goku passes the fight to his friends. With Krillin’s desperate strategy and Yajirobe’s surprise sword slash, they cut Vegeta’s tail. Gohan, in a rage, crushes Vegeta’s armor as a Great Ape himself. Vegeta barely escapes on his pod. Krillin spares him on Goku’s wish — a mercy that will later define the universe.
Babidi exploits Vegeta’s pride. He places Vegeta under a spell (“Majin Vegeta”), restoring his ruthless Saiyan edge. Vegeta attacks Goku (brought back for one day) in a legendary rematch. But their fight releases enough energy to awaken Buu.
Now Perfect, Cell announces the — a televised tournament to prove his perfection. Earth’s warriors fail. Goku fights valiantly but surrenders, knowing his son Gohan alone possesses hidden, explosive power. Gohan, shy and peaceful, refuses to fight. Then Cell spawns mini-Cells to torture Gohan’s friends. When Android 16 (a kind robot) tells Gohan it’s okay to fight for justice — and Cell crushes 16’s head — something snaps. Goku, healed after a brutal fight with Captain
Kid Buu is relentless, healing from anything. Vegeta admits Goku is Number One. Goku charges the , but lacks energy. Vegeta, humbled, begs the revived Earthlings — and the people of Other World — to raise their hands. Finally, the universe responds. Goku hurls the Spirit Bomb.
is chaos incarnate. He turns Babidi into cheese. He turns Dabura (the Demon King) into a cookie. He kills nearly everyone. Vegeta, realizing his mistake, sacrifices himself in a massive explosion — but Buu regenerates.
Kid Buu pushes it back. Desperate, Goku wishes on Porunga (the Namekian Dragon) for . In a final, earth-shattering Kamehameha, Goku obliterates Kid Buu. In that moment of pure, righteous rage, Goku transforms
The Dragon Balls are now inert because Piccolo is dead. The heroes learn that Piccolo came from Namek, the original home of the Dragon Balls. Using Kami’s old ship, Gohan, Krillin, and the newly revived (but amnesiac) Vegeta’s ally, Bulma, journey to Namek to wish their friends back.
Lightning crackles. His hair spikes higher. He effortlessly destroys the Cell Juniors, then beats Perfect Cell so badly the villain vomits Android 18. Cell, humiliated, prepares to self-destruct and destroy Earth.
Meanwhile, the other Z-Fighters (Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Yajirobe) train with Kami and Mr. Popo. Goku trains in the afterlife under King Kai, learning devastating techniques like the and the Spirit Bomb .
The only hope is the . Goku and Vegeta, now revived, reluctantly fuse into Vegito — the single greatest warrior in existence. Vegito toys with Buu, even fighting as a candy (a jawbreaker that kicks Buu’s ass). But they are absorbed. Inside Buu, they free the absorbed fighters, causing Buu to transform into his original, pure form: Kid Buu — small, pink, and utterly insane, with no reason, only destruction.