Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!

Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!
Japanese Name	消きえゆく星ほしに残のこった２人り！これが最さい終しゅう決けっ戦せんだ
Romaji name	Kieyuku Hoshi ni Nokotta Futari! Kore ga Saishū Kessen da
Literal Name	Two Remain on a Vanishing Planet! This is the Final Showdown
Series	Dragon Ball Z Kai
Saga	Frieza Saga
Episode #	52
Uncut counterpart:	Duel on a Vanishing Planet Pathos of Frieza Frieza Defeated!!
Chapter counterpart	The Quiet, Fierce Battle Son Goku Quits Son Goku's Choice
Japanese airdate	April 11, 2010
English airdate	February 9, 2011
Previous episode	Goku's Furious Roar! A Last-Minute Resurrection Wish!
Next episode	Goku's Final Attack! Countdown to Planet Namek's Destruction!

"Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!" (消きえゆく星ほしに残のこった２人り！これが最さい終しゅう決けっ戦せんだ, Kieyuku Hoshi ni Nokotta Futari! Kore ga Saishū Kessen da, lit. "Two Remain on a Vanishing Planet! This is the Final Showdown") is the fifty-second episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai. This episode first aired in Japan on April 11, 2010. Its original American airdate was February 9, 2011.

Summary

Goku vs. Frieza

As the battle between Goku and Frieza continues, it seems neither warrior is going to win before Namek's explosion. However, Goku soon notices that Frieza's power is quickly decreasing, due to his 100% output taking its toll on his body. Satisfied that he has won, Goku decides to call it quits and begins to depart towards his spaceship. Unable to accept this, Frieza launches a pair of Death Saucers at Goku. The Super Saiyan manages to avoid this, and, because of Goku's combat intelligence, Frieza is sliced in half by his own attack.

Kenji Yamamoto Tracks

• "At the End of the Battle" - When everyone finds themselves on Earth.
• "Premonition" - When Grand Elder Guru relates what just happened to everyone.
• "A Powerful Foe" - When Goku and Frieza continue their battle in the sky again.
• "Astonishment!" - When Frieza grabs Goku in a bear hug.
• "Certain Death" - When Goku elbows Frieza until he breaks free.
• "Tension in the Wasteland" - When Frieza tries to run but Goku blocks him at every turn.
• "Fate" - When Frieza tries slicing through Goku with a Death Saucer.
• "Brave Warriors Challenging the Mighty" - When Frieza bisected by his own Death Saucer.

Shunsuke Kikuchi tracks

• "Piccolo Tears Apart the Cyclo-Bots (Movie 6)" - When Frieza gets bisected by his own Death Saucer.

Trivia

• In the Nicktoons and Toonzai broadcast of the episode, when Frieza gets cut in half, some scenes were removed, and an earlier scene was added so viewers did not see Frieza get cut.
• Although this is not the final episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai's Frieza Saga, it is the last episode on the saga's corresponding DVD release.
• In the English DVD and Blu-Ray releases of the show, this is the final episode to feature Kenji Yamamoto's musical score. In the original Japanese release, his music was used all the way up to episode 95. Starting with the next episode of the TV broadcast & home video releases, Shunsuke Kikuchi's background music would be used instead.
• Like most previous episodes, this aired on Toonami with a TV-14 LV rating, likely due to the scene of Frieza being cut in half.
• Ironically, Frieza stated earlier in episode 48 that he'd rather die by his own hands than lose to Goku.
• This is the final episode to be broadcast on The CW4Kids block as the programming block would be replaced by the short-lived Vortexx block in 2012 starting with the next episode.
• The Funimation dub counts this episode as the season 2 finale.

Gallery

Frieza sliced by his own attack