Dragon Ball Z Episode 126: The Androids Appear
Manga chapter 339-341
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
8.7
67 Fans
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Dragon Ball Z Episode 126: The Androids Appear
Manga chapter 339-341
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
8.7
67 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
light_yagami_112
I was expecting a big fair fight, but seeing Yamcha get absolutely wrecked by Android 20 was a brutal wakeup call. Watching Goku collapse from a heart virus in the middle of a battle was terrifying because it left the group without their best fighter. Then Vegeta steps in and saves him by revealing his Super Saiyan form which is huge
hitsugaya_hyoton
Goku getting taken down by a heart virus while fighting a fat clown android is such a weird way to start this arc and it makes the threat feel way more real
giratina
Those two androids don't even look like what Trunks described and not being able to sense their energy makes every scene feel like a horror movie where they could just pop up anywhere
clarissa_ss
Bulma really brought a literal baby to a war zone and the look on everyone's faces when they realized Vegeta is the father was the only funny part of this bloodbath
naofumi_naysayer_149
Vegeta actually surpassing Goku for once by turning Super Saiyan and absolutely demolishing Android 19 was the best way to handle his return to the fight
luck_lightning
The twist with Androids 19 and 20 being the wrong ones is so confusing, but it adds such a creepy layer to Dr Gero and his revenge plan against Goku
shizu_serenity
I still can't believe Yamcha got his chest put through right after all that hype about his training and those androids are scary because you can't even feel them coming
modsoul_mystic
I was stunned when Vegeta turned Super Saiyan and just started toying with that android after watching Goku struggle so much with his heart failing
fridulf
Yamcha spent three years training just to get turned into a kebab in five minutes and at this point you just have to feel bad for the guy
ubagabi_usurper_93
That kick from Vegeta right into the face of Android 19 was wild and the prince finally looks like the top dog
nukekubi_nemesis_63
Yamcha really just exists to get beaten up and seeing a hand go right through his chest was a lot for a Saturday morning show
enenra_enigma_53
The tension in the city was actually insane because they were trying to find these guys but couldn't sense their power at all. Seeing Yamcha get taken out so quickly after the wait of three years for this fight was such a bummer, and Android 20 just looks like a nightmare with that pale skin and the way he grabs people
white_324
The Red Ribbon Army logo on their hats is such a cool throwback to the old days and it makes the threat feel way more personal for the original cast
arsyur
My stomach turned when Android 20 impaled Yamcha because the show has been violent before but that specific shot of his hand through the chest felt especially mean
anju_272
Everyone spent three years training and yet they still seem totally unprepared for the fact that these monsters can just absorb energy through their palms and leave everyone empty
viral_187
It was so disrespectful how Android 20 drained Yamcha through his mouth, making all that three year training skip look like a complete waste of time for poor Yamcha
rubeus
Watching Goku ruin the surprise about baby Trunks was the only funny part of this episode because everything else felt so tense and hopeless once people started dying
uryu_archer_102
Those pale androids are genuinely creepy looking and seeing one of them just wipe out a whole city block without saying a word was a terrifying way to start the fight
alain_351
The fact that these new enemies do not even have a ki signature is such a nightmare because you have to just look around with your eyes like a normal person
ganondorf_262
I was so confused when Bulma showed up with a literal baby in the middle of a war zone and then Goku just blurted out that Vegeta is the father
EPISODE CONTEXT
Sitting roughly at the midpoint of Dragon Ball Z's total run, Episode 126 marks the critical transition from the Android Saga's preparation phase into its active conflict — the payoff for the timeline warnings Trunks delivered and the intense training undertaken by Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the rest of the Z Fighters. Everything preceding this episode was about the countdown; everything after escalates toward even greater, unforeseen threats that will define the Cell Saga. This is the hinge point where the series stops asking 'are they ready?' and starts answering it.
QUICK TAKES
light_yagami_112
I was expecting a big fair fight, but seeing Yamcha get absolutely wrecked by Android 20 was a brutal wakeup call. Watching Goku collapse from a heart virus in the middle of a battle was terrifying because it left the group without their best fighter. Then Vegeta steps in and saves him by revealing his Super Saiyan form which is huge
hitsugaya_hyoton
Goku getting taken down by a heart virus while fighting a fat clown android is such a weird way to start this arc and it makes the threat feel way more real
giratina
Those two androids don't even look like what Trunks described and not being able to sense their energy makes every scene feel like a horror movie where they could just pop up anywhere
clarissa_ss
Bulma really brought a literal baby to a war zone and the look on everyone's faces when they realized Vegeta is the father was the only funny part of this bloodbath
naofumi_naysayer_149
Vegeta actually surpassing Goku for once by turning Super Saiyan and absolutely demolishing Android 19 was the best way to handle his return to the fight
luck_lightning
The twist with Androids 19 and 20 being the wrong ones is so confusing, but it adds such a creepy layer to Dr Gero and his revenge plan against Goku
shizu_serenity
I still can't believe Yamcha got his chest put through right after all that hype about his training and those androids are scary because you can't even feel them coming
modsoul_mystic
I was stunned when Vegeta turned Super Saiyan and just started toying with that android after watching Goku struggle so much with his heart failing
fridulf
Yamcha spent three years training just to get turned into a kebab in five minutes and at this point you just have to feel bad for the guy
ubagabi_usurper_93
That kick from Vegeta right into the face of Android 19 was wild and the prince finally looks like the top dog
nukekubi_nemesis_63
Yamcha really just exists to get beaten up and seeing a hand go right through his chest was a lot for a Saturday morning show
enenra_enigma_53
The tension in the city was actually insane because they were trying to find these guys but couldn't sense their power at all. Seeing Yamcha get taken out so quickly after the wait of three years for this fight was such a bummer, and Android 20 just looks like a nightmare with that pale skin and the way he grabs people
white_324
The Red Ribbon Army logo on their hats is such a cool throwback to the old days and it makes the threat feel way more personal for the original cast
arsyur
My stomach turned when Android 20 impaled Yamcha because the show has been violent before but that specific shot of his hand through the chest felt especially mean
anju_272
Everyone spent three years training and yet they still seem totally unprepared for the fact that these monsters can just absorb energy through their palms and leave everyone empty
viral_187
It was so disrespectful how Android 20 drained Yamcha through his mouth, making all that three year training skip look like a complete waste of time for poor Yamcha
rubeus
Watching Goku ruin the surprise about baby Trunks was the only funny part of this episode because everything else felt so tense and hopeless once people started dying
uryu_archer_102
Those pale androids are genuinely creepy looking and seeing one of them just wipe out a whole city block without saying a word was a terrifying way to start the fight
alain_351
The fact that these new enemies do not even have a ki signature is such a nightmare because you have to just look around with your eyes like a normal person
ganondorf_262
I was so confused when Bulma showed up with a literal baby in the middle of a war zone and then Goku just blurted out that Vegeta is the father
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