A Real Bind (レッドリボン軍必死の攻防, Reddo Ribon Gun Hisshi no Koubou; lit. "The Red Ribbon Army's Desperate Offensive-Defensive") is the ninth episode of the Commander Red Saga and the sixty-sixth episode in the Dragon Ball series. It first aired on June 17, 1987.
Summary
Goku attacks several Red Ribbon Army members
Goku is on his way to take back the Dragon Balls from the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters. Realizing the danger he is in, his best friends have joined together to help. Still, Commander Red and the Red Ribbon Army are under the impression that Mercenary Tao is coming.
Meanwhile, Krillin is on his way back home when Yamcha and the group find him. On their airplane, they tell him about Goku going to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, and Krillin thinks Goku is being mad for taking on the Red Ribbon Army alone. Oolong comments about the relationship of Bulma and Yamcha, and asks them about their wedding, but Bulma tells Yamcha that she is still mad at him.
Two soldiers firing at Goku
Goku arrives at the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and destroys a helicopter, which reveals his presence to Commander Red. He sets up his defense system comprising of AA-missiles and heat-seekers. The defense system attacks Goku, but Goku manages to avoid all of it. He enters the headquarters and attacks the soldiers. Then, we see Colonel Violet perturbed by Goku.
Yamcha's aircraft
Yamcha and the rest of the group enter the Snow Mountains area and are followed by a heat-seeking rocket, which they avoid easily, thanks to Bulma, which Roshi compliments with:That's some quick thinking there. Now how 'bout some quick kissing? making the whole gang laugh. We then see Violet talking to a soldier and dropping money, just before running away. Around the same time, Goku enters Wing-8 and Commander Red tries to protect his precious Dragon Balls. Goku enters the building and breaks through the roof to move up through the building.
Gallery
 Krillin in the sea  The gang finds Krillin  Krillin attempting to flee from Yamcha's airplane Krillin realizes that its only Yamcha and co.  Launch excited about going to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters  Yamcha talking to Bulma  Oolong remarks that Yamcha and Bulma make quite the team  A Red Ribbon Army pilot about to lift escape from Goku  Goku destroys the helicopter and the pilot with it  A soldier similar to General Blue  Staff Officer Black with Commander Red  The RRA realizes that Goku's defeated Tao and is now after them  Red Ribbon Army technology  A ranking soldier contacting battle units through a microphone  Red Ribbon Anti-Air machines  Goku being fired at by the RRA  Goku nearly falls off the Flying Nimbus  Goku flies away from the rockets  Rockets chasing Goku  A helicopter shooting at Goku  A soldier attacks Goku  A private receives a kick from Goku  Goku continues pummeling his way through the RR soldiers  A soldier attempting to blast Goku with a bazooka  Goku, after dodging the bazooka rocket  Goku kicks the bazooka private  Colonel Violet  A soldier spying at the Dragon Ball Gang  A small camouflaged outpost of the Red Ribbon Army  Yamcha notices a chaser  A heat-seeking rocket chases the Dragon Ball Gang  The heat-seeking rocket  Everyone relieved after the heat-seeking rocket is destroyed  Zeni about to get stolen by Colonel Violet  Goku charges a Kamehameha while he falls down  Goku fires his Kamehameha  A Red Ribbon sniper  Commander Red's private chambers  Staff Officer Black advising Red to leave the Headquarters  Commander Red refuses to leave  Goku attacks  The Red Ribbon Army Headquarters as seen from above |
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