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Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (ドラゴン ボール エピソード オブ バーダック, Doragon Bōru Episōdo obu Bādakku) is a three chapter manga created by Ooishi Naho. It is based on Dragon Ball Heroes and features a spin-off scenario taking place after the events of Dragon Ball Z: Bardock: The Father of Goku in which Bardock survives the destruction of Planet Vegeta and is sent into the past, combatting Freeza's ancestor, Chilled, and turning into a Super Saiyan. It was later adapted into an anime film named Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Story
- 2.1 Chapter 1
- 2.2 Chapter 2
- 2.3 Chapter 3
- 3 Anime adaptation
- 3.1 Differences from the manga
- 4 Characters
- 5 Gallery
- 6 See also
- 7 External links
History
The first chapter was published on June 21, 2011, the second chapter on July 22, 2011, and the final chapter on on August 21, 2011 in V Jump. On November 21, 2011, it was announced in V Jump that the three-part manga was being given an anime adaptation as part of the Dragon Ball SSSS project.
Story
Chapter 1
Freeza standing in front of Zarbon and Dodoria.
Bardock sitting next to Berry.
Bardock tries to attack Freeza while the tyrant is in space above his spaceship with Zarbon and Dodoria. They have a short conversation. Freeza says he is sick of working with Saiyans and launches a Supernova to blow up Planet Vegeta. Instead of dying, Bardock wakes up in a bed on a planet that looks a lot like Planet Vegeta. He is being treated by two aliens, Ipana, the village doctor, and his son, Berry. Bardock remarks that the medicine used to heal him is similar to the fluid in Rejuvenation Tanks and Ipana says that the name of the planet is Planet Plant, so Bardock starts to wonder if he is in the past.
Two soldiers named Toobi and Kyabira arrive in a spaceship and declare they are going to conquer Planet Plant. Bardock confronts and kills Kyabira with a powerful roundhouse kick to the face. An enraged Toobi tries to punch Bardock, but the Saiyan dodges and kills Toobi using a Change the Future-like technique. The mayor and the villagers come to thank him, but Bardock flies away to hang out in a cave.
Berry arrives at the cave with a basket of food his father told him to take to Bardock. At first, Bardock tells Berry to leave, but he eventually eats the young alien's food. Berry comes back again with food multiple times, and Bardock seems to be growing tolerant of him. Meanwhile, a member of the Freeza Clan, Chirudo, says it has been ten days since they have not heard from Toobi and Kyabira, so he decides to investigate Planet Plant himself.
Chapter 2
Bardock attacking one of Chilled's soldiers and saving Ipana.
Bardock angrily attacking Chilled thinking that he is Freeza.
Chilled arrived on Planet Plant with eight soldiers, but immediately killed one of them simply because he stood in front of him. He then had the idea to impersonate the Galactic Patrol and wore white cloaks. He and his soldiers met the indigenous population of Planet Plant.
They arrived at the place where Ipana was healing a young kid with his special medicine, and Chilled remarked that the fluid had the power to heal wounds instantly. He and his soldiers told the population that they had come in pursuit of a pair of evildoers who were targeting Planet Plant for its abundant resources. The Plants said that Bardock had already taken care of the pair, and Chilled told them that they would get a nice reward if they allowed him to meet Bardock.
Looking at Chilled, Berry remarked that he had blood on his right arm. Afraid, he went to the cave where Bardock was hanging out. While Berry was telling Bardock that he had a bad feeling about the aliens who were in jis village, Chilled and his men started terrorizing the planet. Berry then begged Bardock to help them and Bardock accepted, remembering his friends' decimation on Planet Meat.
Bardock saved Ipana from the soldiers. When he saw Chilled, he confused him for Freeza and angrily attacked him with a punch to the face. Chilled counterattacked by giving Bardock some kicks. He then began to crush him and said that he would the mightiest being in the universe.
Chapter 3
Bardock angrily transforming into a Super Saiyan.
With Bardock's energy dropping fast, Chilled was about to deliver the finishing energy blast to kill and destroy Bardock so the fight could be finally over. But in an act of desperation, Berry leaps forward in a terrific act of courage to save him. However, Chilled noticed this and directed his Death Razor technique toward Berry to get rid of him, Chilled had successfully wounded Berry. Bardock, seeing this had become infuriated, thinks of Frieza and the death of his crew, Berry and all the help he has given Bardock through his time of need. With all of his might, screaming at the top of his lungs; with his inspiration, Bardock had become a Super Saiyan.
The two warriors had continued fighting; but with Bardock's new profound powers he had easily defeated Chilled and his minions. In a last hope for victory, Chilled had thrown a ki blast intending to kill Bardock, but it was pushed back furiously, with the rebound Bardock had also joined his own remaining energy with Chilled's and this was the final blow. The villagers cheered on Bardock, proud of his fantastic efforts, and in his minimal reply Bardock smiles and gives them a thumbs up.
Later on, though, Chilled is seen floating through space, barely alive. His spaceship's men quickly took care of him, putting him under respiratory assistance, and he soon recovers. Chilled recalls back to the extraordinary Super Saiyan transformation in fear and suddenly faints. It is revealed that Chilled, or his soldiers, later passed his knowledge about Super Saiyans to his descendants (Freeza, King Cold, and Cooler).
Anime adaptation
Episode of Bardock was given an anime adaptation as part of the Dragon Ball SSSS project. The 20-minute film had an advance screening at Jump Fiesta 2012 (December 17 and 18, 2011) in Japan and was streamed online for a limited time.
Differences from the manga
Chilled in V Jump.
There is minor differences between the anime adaptation and the Episode of Bardock manga:
- Chilled's soldiers use Arm Cannons in the film, but do not in the manga.
- Bardock kills Toobi and Kyabira with techniques different from those he uses in the manga.
- Short scenes with Berry are added. The one where he gives the medicine for Bardock to his father, the one where he hides under a blanket, and the one where Bardock gives him some of his food when he decides to befriend Berry.
- The mayor of Ipana's village does not appear in the anime adaptation.
- Chilled is not seen where his spaceship landed on Planet Plant, and so he is neither seen killing one of his soldiers nor telling his plan to his soldiers when he arrives on the planet in the film.
- Ipana tries to help Bardock when Chilled steps on him in the film, therefore Chilled strikes him with his tail.
- Chilled dies in his spaceship after the battle against Super Saiyan Bardock in the film. In the manga, it is unknown if he dies or is only unconscious.
Characters
- Bardock
- Berii
- Chilled
- Dodoria
- Freeza
- Ipana
- Ipana's Village's Mayor
- Kyabira
- Tōbi
- Zarbon
Gallery
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See also
- Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
