Dragon Ball Z Movie #1
Nameless (Give back my Gohan)
Toei Manga Matsuri, July 15, 1989
An evil little Namek-jin, Garlic Jr., is gathering all of the Dragon Balls together to wish for immortality. Since young Gohan has the #4 Ball sewn to his cap, Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic's minions. This causes Gokuu to seek out Garlic (whose mansion is located on a black island to the south of Kame House). Garlic also wants to get rid of Kami-sama, so his minions attempt to kill Piccolo (if Piccolo dies, Kami-sama also dies, and vice versa.) So Kami-sama and Piccolo join in the battle, as does Kuririn. The minions are wasted, but Garlic, Jr. already made his wish, so he is unkillable. Garlic and Kami-sama fight it out, and Garlic wins (he wants to get rid of Kami-sama to make way for his own "reign of blood", but he doesn't kill Kami-sama right away.) Garlic, Jr. gets beaten up a bit by Gokuu and Piccolo, so he decides to create a "Dead Zone" (a black hole) which threatens to suck everyone in and kill them. But Gohan (who had eaten a hallucinogenic apple, and is still feeling a bit of a buzz) gets angry, and blasts Garlic into the Dead Zone. The Dead Zone closes, sticking Garlic into a form of eternal hell.
Garlic, Jr. -- Evil little immortal Namek, lost and forgotten.
Ginger -- Garlic's green-skinned, red-eyed demon minion. Killed by Gokuu.
Nikki -- Garlic's blue-skinned, apple-eating minion. Killed by Gokuu.
Sansho -- Garlic's big, purple-skinned demon minion. Killed by Piccolo.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #2
The World's Strongest
Toei Anime Matsuri, March 10, 1990
Oolong steals Bulma's Dragon Radar, and discovers that someone is gathering up the Dragon Balls. He and Gohan go into the northern glaciers in time to see Dr. Kouchin summoning Shenlon and wishing for Dr. Willow's lab to be released from the ice. Piccolo arrives to save Gohan from Kouchin's bio-men, but the demon is overcome by Willow's 3 androids (Gohan and Oolong escape). Later, Kouchin goes to Kame House, and kidnaps Bulma in order to force Kamesennin to go with him to the lab. Kamesennin is told to fight the three androids, and does well for a while, before being defeated by rubbery Minkattsun. Bulma learns that Kouchin and Willow plan on turning the Earth into a desert and peopling it with androids. Dr. Willow's brain is encased inside a robot, and he wants the body of the world's strongest man to house his brain. But, while Kamesennin was the winner of the Tenkai-ichi Budoukai 50 years ago, (when Willow's lab was iced over) the strongest man is now Gokuu. Gokuu learns what happened to Kamesennin, and goes to the lab, where he destroys all three androids. Gohan and Krilin also arrive, and end up battling the brain-controlled Piccolo until Gohan's shout of frustration causes the mind-control bands to shatter. Dr. Willow decides to fight Gokuu, and as he pulls his robot body free of the wall, the resulting destruction hurls Kouchin down an energy shaft, and Kouchin's outer coating melts before his own robot body is destroyed. Willow fights the heroes, and looks like he'll win, when Gokuu creates a Genki Dama and throws it at Willow. Willow flies up into space to get a breather, and he is destroyed up there. Afterwards, Kamesennin says that Willow got one thing right -- Kamesennin is the world's #1 strong guy. Bulma corrects that to "the world's #1 dirty old man."
Dr. Kouchin -- The Christopher Lee of bio-tech scientists. A robot, he is accidently destroyed by Dr. Weelo.
Dr. Willow -- A large brain housed in a robot. Was a deranged scientist until his lab was entombed in ice. Killed by Gokuu.
Kishiime -- Electrical android iguanaman. Destroyed by Gokuu.
Ebifuraiya -- "Fried shrimp." Hulking android with weather-control abilities. Destroyed by Gokuu.
Minkattsun -- Blobby, yellow rubberman android. Punctured by Gokuu.
Bio-man -- Mindless blue attack robot; like Vegita's old saibai-men.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #3
The Tree Of Might
Toei Anime Fair, July 7, 1990
Oolong, Kuririn, Bulma, and young Gohan are on a camping trip, when a spy satellite crashes into the forest and starts a raging fire. Kuririn and Gohan battle to put out the blaze, then gather the Dragon Balls to wish for the forest to be restored. One of the animals they save is a Haiyaa Dragon (Higher Dragon) that follows Gohan home to become his pet. The two of them (and Gokuu) play together and have a lot of fun, but Chi Chi wants the dragon sent back to its mountain so it'll stop disrupting Gohan's studies. Meanwhile, a Saiya-jin fighter, Taurus, and his minions are scouting Earth to locate Kakarot. Taurus wants Kakarot and/or Gohan to join him to go trash planets. The minions plant a seed for an energy-eating tree near the restored forest -- Taurus plans on eating the fruit of the tree to get a "power up." The tree grows quickly and threatens to destroy Earth. Kaiou-sama alerts Gokuu to the danger, and everyone (Chi Chi prevents Gohan from joining in, but Haiyaa Dragon kidnaps the boy to take him to the battle) goes to fight Taurus. Piccolo joins in to save Gohan, but the demon still plans on killing Gokuu later on. Gokuu denies his Saiya-jin heritage, claiming that he's happy to have been hit on the head as a child, rather than growing up to be like Taurus. There's a major battle, and Gokuu uses a Genki Dama to kill Taurus and destroy the tree. Afterwards, the Genki Dama breaks up, and the lifeforce energy repairs the damage from the tree.
Shinseiju -- The energy-eating tree.
Taurus (or Thares)-- A Saiya-jin Warlord that looks like Gokuu. Killed by Gokuu.
Amond -- Taurus' big Indian minion. Killed by Gokuu.
Daiizu -- Taurus' muscular punk minion. Killed by Gokuu.
Kakao -- Taurus' ugly, silent lava-man minion. Killed by Gokuu.
Rezun & Rakasei -- Taurus' arrogant twin runt minions. Killed by Gokuu.
Haiyaa Dragon -- Gohan's cute little pet. Fiercely loyal; like Piccolo is.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #4
You're Super Saiya-jin, Son Gokuu
Toei Anime Fair, March 19, 1991
Young Gohan and the Haiyaa Dragon visit Piccolo to show the demon the new dance that Gohan taught the dragon. But, Piccolo, in pain, yells for Gohan to stop. A planetoid headed towards Earth causes a panic, and Krilin and Gokuu go out to try to deflect the thing with their energy blasts. It still crashes into Earth, but it turns out to be a spaceship that needs to land for refueling. The ship is commanded by the imperious Emperor of the Universe -- Slag, who demands that they leave in 3 days. A weather satellite is launched to cause a cloud to cover the planet, and freeze it over. Earth is now more hospitable for the soldiers living in the ship, and they step outside to terrorize the Earthlings. Slag recognizes the Dragon Ball that is sewn into Gohan's cap, and reads Buruma's mind to learn about the Dragon Radar. The Dragon Balls are rounded up, and Slag wishes for his youth back. Gokuu and Krilin receive Senzu seeds from Yajirobee, and they go to fight Slag. Piccolo shows up to save Gohan. Slag reveals himself to be a Super Namek-jin. Gokuu wastes Slag's minions, and even turns into a Super Saiya-jin for a while, but is trashed by Slag when the Super Namek-jin turns into a giant. Piccolo tears off his own ears, then yells for Gohan to whistle again; we now learn that Namek-jin hurt really bad when Earthlings whistle. Slag drops to his knees, and Piccolo imparts his energy to Gokuu. The Gokuu/Piccolo fusion beats up Slag, then Gokuu flies above the black cloud to get enough energy to create a Genki Dama that kills Slag. (Slag accidently trashed his own spaceship, so there's no bad guys left now.) The cloud dissipates, and Yajirobee reappears to give Senzu seeds to the heroes. Piccolo's ears grow back. Finally, Kamesennin, who'd been sleeping through all this, wakes up from his dreams of naked women, and exercises while saying that the weather is very nice today.
Slag -- A big, square-headed evil tyrrant Super Namek. Killed by Gokuu.
Kakuuja -- A Jawa that runs Slag's ship. Accidently killed by Slag.
Zeeun -- A Bull of a man who oversteps his authority and is killed by Slag.
Gyooshu -- A Jawa killed by Slag for saying that it would take 10 days to refuel the ship.
Angira -- The blond god that can burrow underground to trap people's feet. Killed by Gokuu.
Dorodabo -- The fat yellow winged demon. Killed by Piccolo.
Medametcha -- A big horned frog that can create energy-sucking copies of itself. Killed by Gokuu.]
Slag's Soldiers -- Most were killed by Slag for running away from Gokuu and Kuririn.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #5
The Strongest vs The Strongest
Toei Anime Fair, July 20, 1991
Back when Freeza destroyed Planet Vegita, and killed Bardock, Freeza's older brother, Coola had been watching from his own spaceship. Coola had seen Kakarot's space capsule zipping off, but didn't interfere with it. 20 years later, Coola receives a report stating that Freeza has been killed. Gokuu, Gohan, and Kuririn go on a camping trip, and are attacked by Coola's henchmen. Coola wants to fight Gokuu, and discover the true strength of the legendary "Super Saiya-jin." At the end, Coola has been blown into the sun by a massive energy ball, and apparently dies.
Haiyaa Dragon -- Gohan's cute pet dragon. Reappears for this movie.
Coola -- Freeza's older brother. Very arrogant and selfish. Not dead yet.
Sauzaa -- Cooler's blond, blue-faced pretty boy minion. Killed by Piccolo.
Neizu -- Cooler's lizard minion. Killed by Piccolo.
Doore -- Cooler's green-skinned ugly minion. Killed by Piccolo.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #6
Attack!!! 1 Million Power Fighters
Toei Anime Fair, March 7, 1992
A giant metal planet lands on the new Namek planet, and begins eating it. The Namek elders call to Dende for help, and Dende relays the call. This is why Gokuu, Gohan, Kuririn, Kamesennin, Oolong, Yajirobee and Piccolo get into a spaceship and fly off. (Vegita is in his own space capsule, and he arrives to ensure that Gokuu lives long enough for Vegita to kill him himself.)
Turns out that Coola has pulled a V'ger trick, and has become part of the ship that is eating the Namek planet. Coola's robot are sent out to round up all of the Namek-jin. Gokuu's ship arrives in time for the Z Fighters to also be picked up to be used to power the ship. Gokuu and Vegita fight Coola, and get trashed. They are wired into the ship to provide power for Big Geta Star. Gokuu and Vejiita push the limits of their Super Saiya-jin power, and cause Big Geta Star to overheat. Finally, Gokuu blows the real Coola away, and Big Geta Star explodes. (First time that Vegita shows up in the movies.)
Coola -- Old Coola merged with some space junk to become the core of a giant spaceship. Destroyed by Gokuu.
Big Geta Star -- The name of the planet-eating spaceship.
Metal Coola -- Coola-shaped robots, with self-repairing bodies. All were destroyed when Big Geta Star exploded.
Muuri -- One of the Namek-jin elders. Lost and forgotten.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #7
Battle Limit!!! The Three Great Super Saiya-jin
Toei Anime Fair, July 11, 1992
Right after Dr. Gero gets destroyed by his androids, #17 and #18, Gero's computer triggers his earlier creations -- #13, #14, and #15. The androids have orders to seek out and kill Gokuu (while Gokuu and company are on a shopping trip). The resulting combat involves Gokuu, Krilin, Piccolo, young Gohan, Vegita, and Future Trunks. After #14 and #15 are destroyed, #13 uses parts of them to undergo a power up. The only way #13 can be destroyed is for Gokuu to create a large Genki Dama, and then use the energy from it as he switches to Super Saiya-jin. Afterwards, Gero's lab computer shuts down.
#13 -- Lean, white-haired android. Destroyed by Gokuu.
#14 -- Big, white skinned barbarian android. Destroyed by Trunks.
#15 -- Little, funky black android. Destroyed by Vegita.
Dragon Ball Z Movie #8
Give it all you've got!!! Toughest, Roughest, Ultimate Battle
Toei Anime Fair/Toriyama Akira The World 2, March 6, 1993
Gokuu and Chi Chi go to interview for a school that Chi Chi wants Gohan to attend, while everyone else is busy partying at a cherry blossom-viewing drinkfest. The party is disrupted when a ship lands. Paragas steps out to invite Vegita to travel with him to the planet New Vegita, to fight the Legendary Super Saiya-jin. A drunk Kamesennin, Kuririn, Trunks, and Gohan fly off as well. Meanwhile, Kaiou-sama telepaths to Gokuu to alert the hero of the danger. Gokuu teleports out of the interview, leaving Chi Chi in the lurch. Paragas introduces Vegita to Paragas' wimpy son, Burolii, and waffles over actually disclosing where the Legendary Super Saiya-jin is. Gokuu teleports in, and Brolly goes berzerk. After a lot of screwing around, we find out that Brolly and Gokuu had been born on the same day. King Vegita had ordered Brolly (baby Brolly had already been determined to be a threat to the Saiya-jin) and Paragas to be killed and dumped in the trash. But, baby Burolii's power saved them. Burolii grew up to be a maniacal killer, and had poked out one of Paragas' eyes. Right after that, Paragasu had a headband created that effectively lobotomized Burolii. Burolii overcomes Paragas' control and turns into a Super Saiya-jin; he trashes everyone. Vegita loses his nerve at seeing the Legendary Super Saiya-jin, and can't fight anymore. Paragas knows that the planet New Vegita will explode soon, so he wants to fly away, killing two birds with one stone: revenge on the Vegita family, and disposing of his troublesome child. But, Burolii crushes the space capsule, killing his father. Then, Gokuu summons the energy from his friends, including Vegita, to become a Super Saiya-jin himself, and
killing Burolii. Before the planet explodes, Gokuu teleports everyone to Piccolo's ship and they return to Earth.
Paragas -- A one-eyed Saiya-jin killer with a hate against Vegita's family. Killed by Burolii.
Burolii -- A mad Saiya-jin, barely controlled by his father. Born on the same day as Gokuu, and hence has an affinity for our hero. Apparently killed by Gokuu.
Shamo-saijin -- Ugly little creatures that have been carried off their planet of Shamo to do Paragas' bidding. Saved by Gokuu.
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