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Revision as of 20:00, 13 December 2013
Preliminary Peril (波乱の天下一武道会, Haran no Tenka-ichi Budokai) is the twelfth episode of the Piccolo Jr. Saga and the one hundred thirty-fourth episode in the Dragon Ball series. The episode first aired on November 16, 1988.
Summary
Chi-Chi, mad at Goku
Goku and Tien Shinhan agree to keep it a secret, that King Piccolo's spawn is at the World Martial Arts Tournament. Chi-Chi has also entered the tournament, but Goku does not recognize her at first, enraging her. Chi-Chi walks away without telling Goku who she is. Her appearance also distresses Krillin, who is now under the impression that Goku did no training in the past three years and was instead hanging around with women. Yajirobe, is also at the tournament, sneaking around, trying to avoid Goku. Chiaotzu rigs the numbers, so that no one has to fight each other in the preliminaries.
Chiaotzu uses his psychic powers to fix the ordering of the matches
Goku is up first. He is fighting King Chappa again, just like the last tournament. Chappa prepares to fight, but Goku simply stands, seemingly unprepared. This intimidates Chappa. The boys notice that Goku's mind is completely cleared. Goku moves so fast that Chappa can not see him and defeats Chappa with only one tiny chop.
Chi-Chi is a very strong fighter, as is Yajirobe. All of the protagonists win their fights except Chiaotzu. He appears to have been beaten by Mercenary Tao. Over the years Tao has become a cyborg in order to live, and he seeks vengeance against Goku and Tien.
Trivia
- King Chappa said that he fought Tambourine and survived, when he was really killed by Tambourine and was brought back by the Dragon Balls. It is possible that he just assumed that he had survived the fight.
- This is the second episode to have the title "Preliminary Peril", the first being in the Tien Shinhan Saga. It is also notable that King Chappa appears in both of these episodes.
- Chiaotzu breaks the fourth wall when all the heroes are saying "This is great! None of us have to fight each other!" (which was because Chiaotzu changed it to be that way), as he gives the "V" of the "Victory Sign" to the audience.
Gallery
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