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"Alright Frieza, let the games begin!"
— Vegeta

"Who's Who?!" is the fifth episode of the Namek Saga in the original Saban dub for the Dragon Ball Z series. It originally aired in syndication on September 27, 1997.

Summary

The episode begins with Bulma, Krillin and Gohan trying to retrieve the sixth Dragon Ball from an ice cave, Zaacro mysteriously disappears as Bulma noticed, Gohan and Krillin use energy waves to slowly melt the ice, so as not to keep the cave from collapsing. They get the Dragon Ball but the cave collapses anyway. Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma ride a block of ice down the tunnel, suddenly two shadowy figures have a monitor watching them fall and make a boulder chase after the Dragon Ball gang.

Songoku0031 — An underprepared Goku attempts to train in the desert

Meanwhile, on Earth, Goku continues his training, but becomes seriously injured again after crashing through a pyramid.

Back on Namek, Gohan and Krillin blast the ceiling to make stalactites fall to slow the boulder down, but instead it runs over them and becomes spiked. They and the boulder reach an exit and fall off a cliff, but Gohan and Krillin fly, holding Bulma between them. They head for the seventh Dragon Ball, but Krillin recognizes the area as the spot where they chased the dinosaur and looks at the Dragon Ball he's holding concerned. The last Dragon Ball is inside a stone building, but just as Gohan goes to get it, something invisible grabs hold of him. Raiti and Zaacro then appear, holding Bulma hostage.

Vegetatonamek0031 — Vegeta heads off to the planet Namek

Goku is found by Chi-Chi and Master Roshi, who take him back to the hospital. While on Planet Frieza 79, Vegeta plans to leave for Namek, but runs into his rival, Frieza's henchman Cui. Cui tells Vegeta that Frieza is on Planet Namek, having heard Raditz's message about the Dragon Balls. Vegeta grabs his scouter and heads off in his space pod toward Namek as quickly as he can.

Trueform00031 — Raiti and Zaacro reveal their true forms

Raiti and Zaacro reveal that they are not Namekians and transform into their true selves into pink, spiked, shapeshifting aliens and are the shadowy figures from earlier, scaring Bulma making her fall unconscious. Krillin recognizes that they were the symbols on the cave walls, the land space starts to change, the structures of the places they visited earlier during their quest move forward towards them, revealing that they are not on Namek and that is was all an illusion, the Dragon Balls were nothing more than stones. When the illusion fades away, Gohan's attackers are revealed as man-eating monsters, Krillin tries to save him but is also ensnared by the beasts, leaving the heroes' fate unresolved.

Trivia

When Bulma faints after Raiti and Zaacro transform, she falls on her back. But when she is next seen, she is lying face-down.
It's unknown why Krillin and Gohan chose to slow the boulder that was chasing them using stalactites, rather than simply destroy the boulder.
According to Cui, Goku is a third-class Saiyan warrior, which, apparently, is very weak.
This is one of the few episodes in the Saban dub to be completely unaltered in terms of censorship.

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+{{Quote|Alright [[Frieza]], let the games begin!|Vegeta}}
-This is the 5th episode of the Namek Saga in the original dubbed Dragon Ball Z series.
+{{EpisodeInfobox
+|Name = Who's Who?!
+|TitleImage = Z ep 31.jpg
+|Series = DBZ
+|Saga = Namek Saga
+|Number = 31
+|Uncut = [[The Search Continues]]
+*[[A Friendly Surprise]]
+|Kai = [[A Powerful New Foe! Frieza, Ruler of the Universe!]]
+|Manga = [[The Return of Vegeta]]
+|English Airdate = September 27, 1997
+|Previous = Hunt for a Dragon Ball
+|Next = Touchdown on Namek
+}}
+'''"Who's Who?!"''' is the fifth [[Episode Guide|episode]] of the [[Namek Saga]] in the original [[Ocean Group dubs|Saban dub]] for the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' series. It originally aired in syndication on September 27, 1997.
-== Recap ==
+==Summary==
+The episode begins with [[Bulma]], [[Krillin]] and [[Gohan]] trying to retrieve the sixth [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Ball]] from an ice cave, [[Zaacro]] mysteriously disappears as Bulma noticed, Gohan and Krillin use energy waves to slowly melt the ice, so as not to keep the cave from collapsing. They get the Dragon Ball but the cave collapses anyway. Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma ride a block of ice down the tunnel, suddenly two shadowy figures have a monitor watching them fall and make a boulder chase after the Dragon Ball gang.
+[[File:Songoku0031.png|thumb|left|An underprepared Goku attempts to train in the desert]]
-The episode begins with [[Bulma]], [[Krillin]] and [[Gohan]] trying to retrieve the sixth Dragonball from an ice cave. Gohan and Krillin use energy waves to slowly melt the ice, so as not to keep the cave from collapsing. They get the dragonball but the cave collapses anyway. [[Zaacro]] mysteriously disappears. Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma ride a block of ice down the tunnel. Two shadowy figures make a boulder chase after them.
+Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], [[Goku]] continues his training, but becomes seriously injured again after crashing through a pyramid.
+Back on [[Fake Namek|Namek]], Gohan and Krillin blast the ceiling to make stalactites fall to slow the boulder down, but instead it runs over them and becomes spiked. They and the boulder reach an exit and fall off a cliff, but Gohan and Krillin fly, holding Bulma between them. They head for the seventh Dragon Ball, but Krillin recognizes the area as the spot where they chased the dinosaur and looks at the Dragon Ball he's holding concerned. The last Dragon Ball is inside a stone building, but just as Gohan goes to get it, something invisible grabs hold of him. [[Raiti]] and Zaacro then appear, holding Bulma hostage.
-Meanwhile, on Earth, [[Goku]] continues his training, but becomes seriously injured again after crashing through a pyramid.
+[[File:Vegetatonamek0031.png|thumb|Vegeta heads off to the planet Namek]]
-Back on Namek, Gohan and Krillin blast the ceiling to make stalactites fall to slow the boulder down, but instead it runs over them and becomes spiked. They and the boulder reach an exit and fall off a cliff, but Gohan and Krillin fly, holding Bulma between them. They head for the seventh Dragonball, but Krillin recognizes the area as the spot where they chased the dinosaur. The last Dragonball is inside a stone building, but just as Gohan goes to get it, invisible enemies attack him.
+Goku is found by [[Chi-Chi]] and [[Master Roshi]], who take him back to the hospital. While on [[Planet Frieza 79]], [[Vegeta]] plans to leave for [[Namek]], but runs into his rival, [[Frieza]]'s henchman [[Cui]]. Cui tells Vegeta that Frieza is on Planet Namek, having heard [[Raditz]]'s message about the Dragon Balls. Vegeta grabs his [[scouter]] and heads off in his space pod toward Namek as quickly as he can.
+[[File:Trueform00031.png|thumb|left|Raiti and Zaacro reveal their true forms]]
-Goku is found by [[Chi-Chi]] and [[Master Roshi]], who take him back to the hospital. While on Planet Frieza, [[Vegeta]] plans to leave for Namek, but runs into his rival, Frieza's henchman [[Cui]]. Cui tells Vegeta that Frieza is on Planet Namek, having heard [[Raditz]]'s message about the Dragonballs. Vegeta grabs his scouter and heads off in his space pod toward Namek as quickly as he can.
+Raiti and Zaacro reveal that they are not [[Namekian]]s and transform into their true selves into pink, spiked, shapeshifting aliens and are the shadowy figures from earlier, scaring Bulma making her fall unconscious. Krillin recognizes that they were the symbols on the cave walls, the land space starts to change, the structures of the places they visited earlier during their quest move forward towards them, revealing that they are not on Namek and that is was all an illusion, the Dragon Balls were nothing more than stones. When the illusion fades away, Gohan's attackers are revealed as man-eating monsters, Krillin tries to save him but is also ensnared by the beasts, leaving the heroes' fate unresolved.
-Raiti and Zaacro appear and reveal that they are not Nameks, but pink, spiked, shapeshifting aliens. They reveal that they are not on Planet Namek and that they created the illusion of a Planet Namek, and all their quests were one illusion. The Dragonballs were nothing more than stones. When the illusion fades away, Gohan's attackers are revealed as man-eating monsters. Krillin tries to save him but is also ensnared by the beasts.
 ==Trivia==
-*When Bulma faints after Raiti and Zaacro transform, she falls on her back. But when we next see her, she is lying face-down.
+*When Bulma faints after Raiti and Zaacro transform, she falls on her back. But when she is next seen, she is lying face-down.
-*Why didn't Krillin and Gohan blast the boulder that was chasing them, instead of trying to slow it down with stalactites?
+*It's unknown why Krillin and Gohan chose to slow the boulder that was chasing them using stalactites, rather than simply destroy the boulder.
-*According to [[Cui]], Goku is a third-class Saiyan warrior, which, apparently, is very weak.
+*According to Cui, Goku is a third-class Saiyan warrior, which, apparently, is very weak.
+*This is one of the few episodes in the Saban dub to be completely unaltered in terms of censorship.
+{{Scroll box
+|content=<gallery widths="120" captionalign="center">
+Gokuvsvegeta0031.png|Vegeta has a flashback from his battle with Goku
+Songoku00031.png|An underprepared Goku attempts to train in the desert
+Trueform0031.png|Raiti and Zaacro morphing into their true forms
+</gallery>
+}}
+==External links==
+*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1168342/ IMDb page for "Who's Who?! (1997)"]
+*[http://www.dbzu.3gkai.com/series/ep043.html Review of the episode's censorship]
+==Site Navigation==
+{{Namek Saga/EditedEpisodes}}
+[[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Dragon Ball Z episodes]]
+[[Category:Edited Dragon Ball Z episodes]]
 [[Category:Namek Saga]]
+[[Category:Dragon Ball Z]]