Super Android 17 Saga

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Episodes 041-047
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The Super #17 saga (FUNimation's dub: Super Android 17 Saga) is the third saga of Dragon Ball GT, taking place after the Bebi Saga and also the shortest arc of the entire Dragon Ball series. This arc sees the return of Jinzō'ningen #17, who was wished back to life after the Cell Saga and virtually disappeared from the screen entirely (with the exception of a cameo appearance when he gave Son Goku his energy in the final battle against Kid Buu).

[edit] Summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

This saga begins with the traditional Tenka-ichi Budōkai where we find Goku (still a child) competing in the children division of the tournament as a result of his height (though truthfully Mr. Satan created a height requirement due to the fact that he is afraid to face Gokū). Pan fights in the adult division. She manages to make it halfway through the tournament but the thought of looking like Mr. Satan if she won scares her and she drops out. Goku also easily makes his way through the tournament, but a distraction by Vegeta causes him to accidentally get knocked out of the ring by his opponent. The championship battle is between Mr. Satan and Pipiea Man (Uub in disguise). Mr. Satan wins when Majin Buu contacts Uub (who merged with Buu in the Baby Saga) and explains that Mr. Satan needs to win to keep up the hopes of the people, as he is their hero. Thus, Mr. Satan wins and decides not to retire from fighting, whilst Vegeta and Gokū nearly battle on a bridge, however call it a day after Gokū feels hungry.

Afterwards, we go to Hell, where Dr. Myū is met by Dr. Gero (from the Cell Saga). Seeing that the two have Gokū as a sworn enemy, they team up to get revenge. They devise a plan to build a new Android 17, and then contact the real one on Earth. They carry out this plan, and the two androids open a rift to Earth allowing all the villains from Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z to escape and cause chaos.

At the Son house, Bulma and Bra have been invited over for supper. The food is delicious, but Bra and Bulma lose their appetites when Chi-Chi explains that the meat came from weird beasts and monsters from Pauzu mountain (where Gokū had lived as a child). Chi-Chi is proud of her cooking, and Pan thinks that it is great. Bulma asks if they eat this every day, and Videl holds up a rice dish made especially for them. The doorbell rings, and Pan runs to answer it, looking forward to meeting Trunks. It is Trunks, but he's been badly hurt, and he collapses on top of Pan, muttering Android 17's name. The group goes outside and sees a big black hole in the sky. Gokū comments on the evil energy that he senses, and North Kaio telepaths in "That's pretty obvious, isn't it?" Goku smiles, saying that it's been a long time since they last talked, and asks how "old Kaio" is doing. Kaiou-sama complains about having a cold, then states that this is not the time for small talk.

All around the world, people can see the hole in the sky. Including Uub in his village, and Kuririn in Satan City (Kuririn, Marron and Android 18 are carrying luggage, and are apparently here to visit the city as tourists). Standing on a cliff, Android 17 is surrounded by a black aura. He hears a voice telling him that "They are two parts of a whole." And in Hell, another #17 is surrounded by a similar aura. The new #17 is standing next to Gero and Myū. The two doctors are looking at a big crystal ball, watching the old #17. Because the new and old #17s are two halves of a more perfect whole, they are creating a bridge between Earth and Hell. New #17 powers up, forcing old #17 to do the same. Their energies meet in the middle and the hole in the sky grows. People panic and the looting starts. Goten is on a date with Valese, and he holds her protectively. One of the looters gets tripped by Vegeta, and tries to punch out the Saiya-jin prince. The mayor of the city goes on TV to urge people to calm down. In his mansion, Mr. Satan is packing up his trophies and preparing to run away. The freeways leading from Satan City are jammed up and people are getting angry. Old #17 is reveling in the power that he is receiving from Hell. A news report shows all of the past enemies flying around and destroying the city. The onslaught of the villain invasion includes Nappa, Zarbon, Dodoria, Recoome, Gurd, King Cold, Jeice, Babidi, Pui Pui, Yakon, Cui, Android 19, Appule, Coola, Raditz, Major Metallitron, General Rilldo, Assistant Black, General Blue, Saibamen, and numerous others. Goku looks forward to fighting the old villains all over again, and Chi-Chi supports him in this. Pan looks forward to being able to join in. Bulma wonders at their enthusiasm. Goku flies to Hell alone, while everyone else watches.

Once there, he immediately meets up with the two scientists and their jinzō'ningen, however they take off through the portal and close it, trapping Goku in Hell. Not only that, but two of Goku's worst enemies from the past, Freeza and Cell, have been waiting in Hell to exact their revenge on Gokū when he arrived.

Back on Earth, Son Gohan, Son Goten, Trunks, Uub, Vegeta and Pan are easily dealing with their past adversaries. During the battle, Kuririn and his family are stuck in traffic watching the clash, until the real Android #17 confronts them and tries to get his sister, Android 18, to rejoin him. After Kuririn gets his say in on what may be going on, #17 kills Kuririn, and then tries to kill #18 after she tells her daughter Marron to escape. As #17 flies away, #18 crawls to her husband, proclaims her love for him, and falls unconscious. Normal #17 and the fake #17 soon meet up following a battle Vegeta has with fake #17, Gohan and the others soon show up, and the two Android join together to become Super Jinzō'ningen #17.

Meanwhile in Hell, Gokū's battle with Cell and Freeza comes to a conclusion when the two perform a new technique which hurls him to the deepest regions of Hell, sending him to an odd little old woman. After a bit of a tussle with her, Gokū ends up getting frozen thanks to a weird ice machine. Cell and Freeza go to finish him off, but the ice melts around Gokū due to the machine only working on dead residents. Once he breaks out, Gokū uses the ice machine on the two villains then accidentlly breaks them when he goes to check them out. Gokū then flies to the edge of the realm but finds the portal is still closed. Meanwhile, on Earth, Super Android #17 challenges the Z fighters. However, none of them are powerful enough to damage the Android, and they are all beaten while Gero and Myū watch and laugh.

Back in Hell, Gokū tries to call for assistance from Emma Daiō, but the overseer of the dead is unable to send him back due to a mysterious force blocking his control of the balance between the Other World and physical universe. Fortunately, Piccolo intervenes and requests that Emma Daiō send him to Hell to help Gokū. Emma Daiō refuses. Piccolo then takes drastic measures by blowing up most of Heaven, although he apologizes for it. Seeing this, Emma Daiō casts Piccolo down to Hell where he meets up with Gokū at the edge. He then contacts Dende to help him open a portal to Earth by synchronizing their energies. With a quick thanks to Piccolo, Gokū flies back to Earth.

Meanwhile, the Z Fighters are still unable to stand up to Super Android #17. However, Pan manages to sneak up on Gero and capture him, telling him to call off the Android. Gero tries to comply to her wishes, but #17 refuses to follow Gero's orders. Myū reprogrammed Android #17 to only obey him, and proved it to Gero by having him killed by #17, although Pan manages to escape. His master's wish satisfied, Super Android #17 then turned back on the defeated Z Fighters. But Goku arrives from Hell to take on Android #17, using his Super Saiyan form to do so. After a hard fought battle, Goku sees that he'll definitely need more to beat this new foe, thus he transforms to his ultimate level, Super Saiyan 4.

Videl is at home, getting suited up. Chi-Chi jumps out of her own house dressed up in cleaning tools. Chi-Chi challenges Bra and Bulma to go out and help save Gokū. Videl makes her own appearance, happy with the way the Great Saiyaman costume feels on her as she goes through the old poses. She and Chi-Chi fly off. Bra is amused by the two old women, and she tells Bulma to come along with her.

Unfortunately, it seems that Gokū's attacks not only have no effect, but each blow actually seems to make #17 stronger, allowing Gokū to eventually realise that the super android is absorbing his power and turning it back in the Saiyan's direction. Gokū tries to overload #17 with an extremely powerful Kamehameha, but to no avail. After getting his backside handed to him, Gokū sees no other choice than to perform a self sacrifice explosion to #17, however due to a shield #17 throws up in the nick of time, the only effect is a huge scar in the Earth, and a weakened Goku, back in his normal child form. As #17 goes to kill Goku, #18 shows up, ready to avenge her husband. She yells at #17 for being weak by being controlled by someone and that the regular #17 wasn't like this. This strikes a cord within #17, along with the fact that Dr. Myū scolds him for being scared, he destroys the Doctor before turning his attention back on Goku and #18.

The "rescuers" are flying to Goku (Bra and Bulma are in a Capsule Corp. flyer. Videl is carrying Chi-Chi in her arms through the air.) Chi Chi wakes up, looks down, and panics at being so high up. So Videl swoops down to the ground, and Chi-Chi screams about being too low and being likely to crash. Bra asks if they really are ready to fight, and Bulma answers that Videl and Chi-Chi are not prone to lying. Bulma sees the destruction below them and wonders at what is causing all of it (some of the city is flooded over by the ocean).

No. 18 attacks #17 with multiple energy blasts, but #17 absorbs them, growing even more powerful. However, his absorption technique leaves him wide open and allows Gokū to finish #17 with the technique Super Dragon Fist.

After the battle, Goku consoles #18, commenting that her brother seemed to actually help them defeat his Super Android self and that Kuririn would be happy about all of it. Then, Videl flies up carrying Chi-Chi, and they demand to know where the villains are. Gokū says that he's won already, and they congratulate him in embarrassment. Bulma and Bra arrive in the flyer, and Bulma describes the damage they'd seen in the city, caused by the evil escapees from Hell. They decide to get the Dragon Balls, and wish for all of the cities to be restored, and for Kuririn to be wished back to life. Pan recovers and is fully healed (she wasn't dead, just close to it.) Trunks repairs Giru, and Goku, Pan and Trunks use the Dragon Radar to gather up all of the Dragon Balls. Pan is dismayed that there are cracks in the Dragon Balls. Soon, all seven Dragon Balls are placed on the ground in front of Capsule Corp., and the group (Gokū, Gohan, Goten, Bulma, Bra, Trunks, Chi Chi, Videl and Pan) wonder if Shenron is going to be ok. The Balls all make the characteristic humming sound, but it is a sick-sounding hum. Goku calls for Shenlong to come forth, but nothing happens. The boy asks if he got the summoning words wrong, and Bulma comments that since they are not on Namek, the problem isn't one of needing to speak in Namekian. Goku tries again, and the skies darken and red lightning rips the clouds. Earthquakes hit, and the group realizes that something is wrong. Goku senses a great evil power. Then, dark blue smoke pours from the cracks in the Balls, and a dark, cigar smoking dragon fills the sky. Goku asks who this thing is.

Continued in the Evil Dragon Saga.

[edit] DVDs

Super 17 - Calculations (42-44)
Super 17 - Revelations (45-47)

[edit] Episode list

Toei Animation's Episode Titles: Super #17 Saga (7 episodes)

41. The Tenka-ichi Budōkai — Who'll Be Satan's Successor? (March 12th, 1997)
TV Special: Goku Sidestory! The Proof of his Courage is the Si Xing Qiu [Four-Star Ball] (March 26th, 1997)
42. Die, Gokū!! Strong Enemies are Resurrected from Hell (April 16th, 1997)
43. Demon-Warriors of Hell! Cell & Freeza Revived (April 23rd, 1997)
44. The Ultimate Jinzō'ningen! The Two #17s Combine (April 30th, 1997)
45. Hurry, Gokū!! The Great Plan to Escape from Hell (May 14th, 1997)
46. Clash! Super Saiyan 4 vs. Super #17 (May 28th, 1997)
47. The Big Reversal! Gokū and #18's Double-Strike Explosion (June 4th, 1997)