Clash of the Super Powers

Clash of the Super Powers
Japanese Name	激突の2大超パワー! 本気同士の肉弾戦!!!
Romaji name	Gekitotsu no Ni Dai Cho Pawa! Honki Doshi no Nikudan Sen!!!
Literal Name	The Two Great Superpowers Collide! A Physical Battle Where Both Get Serious!!!
Series
Saga	Frieza Saga
Episode #	88
Chapter counterpart	Underwater Battle Aerial Battle
Japanese airdate	May 1, 1991
English airdate	October 7, 1999
Previous episode	The Ultimate Battle
Next episode	Frieza's Boast

"Clash of the Super Powers" (激突の2大超パワー! 本気同士の肉弾戦!!!, Gekitotsu no Ni Dai Cho Pawa! Honki Doshi no Nikudan Sen!!!, lit. "The Two Great Superpowers Collide! A Physical Battle Where Both Get Serious!!!") is the 14th episode of the Frieza Saga and the eighty-eighth overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on May 1, 1991. Its original American airdate was October 7, 1999.

Summary

Goku dodging boulders

The battle between Goku and Frieza continues. Back on Earth, Chi-Chi is packing her bags ready to go on a newly created Capsule Corporation spaceship to rescue Gohan, from Namek, despite Ox-King and Master Roshi's attempts to stop her. Making her only more determined to rescue Gohan is Yajirobe entering to inform them that Piccolo was successfully revived and sent to Namek, since Chi-Chi is unaware of Piccolo's reform. Master Roshi reminds her that the ship is broken and she considers staying, but Dr. Brief enters and announces that the ship is fixed, to everyone's chagrin. Comically, Yajirobe tries to sneak out, but Master Roshi forces him back inside to help them restrain Chi-Chi.

Goku blocking a mountain thrown by Frieza

On Namek, Frieza finally understands that Goku was the one who defeated the Ginyu Force, not Vegeta (ironically, Vegeta is actually the one who killed every member of the Ginyu Force, with the exception of Ginyu himself). When they continue fighting, Frieza manages to knock Goku down into the water. Whilst down there, Goku realizes that Frieza cannot sense where he is without a scouter. This gives Goku an idea which involves him inventing the Twin Dragon Shot, blasting them at Frieza whilst sneaking from behind. The plan works and Goku manages to kick Frieza square in the face, sending him to the ground.

Goku and Frieza at the end of episode

Frieza, however, emerges unscathed, though impressed at Goku for causing him real pain apart from his "loving" parents. Continuing the battle, Frieza telekinetically sends a large amount of rocks at Goku. Goku easily dodges the rocks and sends a blast that destroys them all. Frieza reacts to this by sending a much larger piece of rock flying towards Goku. This is not as easily dealt with by Goku, sending him crashing into another large piece of land. Goku manages to escape though, only for Frieza to surprise Goku and trap him in his Imprisonment Ball, a round cage of energy that can only be touched by Frieza, and which will explode if touched by anything else.

Frieza knocks Goku around for a while until Goku finally touches the ground, turning that part of land into sand dunes. Gohan and Krillin start to doubt if Goku survived the blast, but Piccolo realizes that Goku was never in any danger, and indeed, Goku emerges from the dust relatively unharmed. Goku flies back towards Frieza and they prepare for the third round.

Major Events

• Goku continues his life and death battle against Frieza.

Battle

• Goku vs. Frieza (Final Form)

Appearances

Characters Goku Gohan Krillin Piccolo Frieza Chi-Chi Master Roshi

Oolong Puar Ox-King Panchy Yajirobe Dr. Brief Scratch

Locations

• Namek
• Earth
  • West City
    • Capsule Corporation

Objects

• Battle Armor
• Yajirobe's katana
• Gun

Differences from the manga

• Chi-Chi packing up ready to take a visit to Namek to get Gohan and the others attempting to stop her at all costs is exclusive to the anime.
  • In the manga only, Chi-Chi was shown to have spent the entirely of this saga at her home with Ox-King only concerned with whether Gohan had been doing his homework.
• In the anime, Frieza using telekinesis hurls small rocks at Goku and then a large landmass before catching Goku in the imprisonment ball. In the manga however Frieza never throws the large landmass at Goku and catches him when he is off guard attacking the smaller rocks.
  • Upon being caught in the imprisonment ball, Frieza proceeds to hit Goku around like a pinball before sending him into the ground causing an explosion. In the manga he blasts him to the ground immediately upon his capture.

Trivia

• In the Funimation dub, Frieza briefly talks to Goku in his native language at the end of the episode, saying "Let's get down to business." In the Japanese versions and English dub of Dragon Ball Z Kai, Frieza merely laughs in the scene, which explains why Frieza appears to shudder while talking in his own tongue.
• In the FUNimation dub, when Frieza is launching rocks at Goku, Goku says "hammer time", which is a reference to the song by MC Hammer.
• When Goku tells Frieza that he changed Ginyu instead of killing him, Goku says "he was blue, now he's green." Ginyu's original body was purple instead of blue.

Gallery

Chi-Chi's panties that she is packing Frieza asks Goku if he was the one who defeated the Ginyu Force Goku prepares the Twin Dragon Shot Goku creates energy spheres for the Twin Dragon Shot Goku dropkicks Frieza Frieza rises from Goku's attack Frieza says that Goku's the only one who's hurt him, besides his parents Frieza uses psychokinesis to fire rocks at Goku Goku, before blocking the mass of land thrown by Frieza Goku's Super Energy Wave Volley destroys Frieza's rocks Frieza entraps Goku Goku trapped in Frieza's Imprisonment Ball Goku trapped by Frieza's Imprisonment Ball Frieza intends to finish off Goku with a final "bang" Explosion created by Frieza's attack