Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen!

Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen!
Japanese Name	ヤムチャ奮ふん闘とう! おそるべし栽サイ培バイマン
Romaji name	Yamucha Funtō! Osoru Beshi Saibaiman
Literal Name	Yamucha's Hard Struggle! The Terrifying Saibaimen
Series	Dragon Ball Z Kai
Saga	Vegeta Saga
Episode #	9
Edited counterpart:	A Black Day for Planet Earth The Battle Begins... Goku Where are You? The Saibamen Strike
Uncut counterpart:	The Darkest Day Saibamen Attack!
Chapter counterpart	The Day of the Saiyans Let the Games Begin! One Down...
Japanese airdate	May 31, 2009
English airdate	June 1, 2010
Previous episode	Shenron Appears! The Saiyans Arrive Sooner than Expected!
Next episode	Sit Tight, Chiaotzu! Tien's Screaming Tri-Beam!

"Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen!" (ヤムチャ奮ふん闘とう! おそるべし栽サイ培バイマン, Yamucha Funtō! Osoru Beshi Saibaiman, lit. "Yamucha's Hard Struggle! The Terrifying Saibaimen") is the ninth overall episode in the Dragon Ball Z Kai series. This episode first aired in Japan on May 31, 2009. Its original American airdate was June 1, 2010.

Summary

Yamcha's last moments before exploding with the Saibaman

Vegeta and Nappa emerge from their space pods and Nappa wipes out East City with a single devastating blast. They then fly off towards the island where Piccolo and Gohan are in search of the Dragon Balls. Krillin arrives first, and the three face off with Vegeta and Nappa. Piccolo learns for the first time that he is a Namekian when told by Nappa. At Vegeta's order, Nappa plant seeds in the ground, and six Saibamen are born. Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and then Yamcha fly in to join in the battle. Vegeta suggests they have a "game" of one-on-one. Tien faces-off first against a Saibaman. Tien overpowers the Saibaman but before he is able to finish it off, Vegeta destroys it as incentive to the remaining five. Next, Yamcha decides to fight in place of Krillin, but the Saibaman latches onto him and self-destructs, killing Yamcha outright.

Kenji Yamamoto tracks

• "Tension in the Wasteland" - When Nappa suggests a greeting.
• "Unease and Impatience" - The greeting's aftermath.
• "Struggle" - When Vegeta and Nappa's scouters picks up readings over 1,000.
• "Certain Death" When the Z Fighters detect the Saiyans' destination.
• "An Unexpected Predicament" - When the Saiyans emerge.
• "Irresistible Power" - When Kami marvels at his Namekian heritage.
• "Clouds of War" - When the Saibamen are born.
• "The Threat of War Looms" - When the Saibamen display their speed.
• "Training★Time" - Three on one.
• "Fate" - Vegeta's game.
• "A Moment for Shuddering" - When Tien battles a Saibaman.
• "The Curtain Rises on Battle" - When Goku gets a bad feeling.
• "Powerful Warriors, the Saiya" - When Yamcha battles a Saibaman.
• "Tension in the Wasteland" - When the Saibaman blows itself up to kill Yamcha.
• "Requiem: To Those who are Going to Die" - When everyone is grieving over Yamcha's death.

Edits

Nicktoons

• When Vegeta sees Tien has the upper hand in this battle, he destroys the Saibaman as a warning to the others to go all out from the start. The Saibaman blowing up and having its guts spewed on the ground are cut out.
• When Yamcha's dead body is shown, the Saibamen's claw is edited out.

CW4Kids edits

• After Yamcha gets blown up by the Saibaman, the CW4Kids version adds groaning noises to make it look like he's unconscious. This was done to avoid any references to death. Also, Puar's crying was muted.

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