Sitting roughly a third of the way through the series, this episode escalates the Namek saga's Ginyu Force threat after the previous episode dealt with Guldo's elimination, proving that was merely the warm-up act. Vegeta's struggle against Recoome raises the stakes to a critical breaking point, directly setting the stage for one of the saga's most anticipated moments: Goku's arrival on Namek in the following episode.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateNov 1, 2009

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