Synopsis: King Piccolo laughs as he reveals his true power, telling Goku that he hopes he's ready to die once he unleashes it. Goku thinks Piccolo definitely has plenty to brag about, but says he's going to go all-out now as well. Angered, Piccolo rushes Goku, and though the boy is able to dodge his first blow, Piccolo manages to connect with a second mighty punch that sends Goku crashing into the ground, creating a large crater and burying his body in the dirt.
As Piccolo lands and boasts that there's nobody in the world who can defeat him now, Tenshinhan gets back to his feet and prepares to fight even though he knows he'll lose. Before either of them can make a move however, Goku's voice begins to sound off from within the crater. Goku eventually leaps from the ground and back into the air, firing a large Kamehameha directly at King Piccolo. Piccolo says the move won't have any effect on him and prepares to catch it in his hands, but Goku twists the energy beam at the last second, redirecting it not to hit Piccolo from the front but behind. The blast catches Piccolo full in the back of the head, knocking him to his knees. Tenshinhan is amazed at Goku's prowess with the Kamehameha now, and Goku lands and tells an angry Piccolo to get back up, as he knows the attack didn't hurt him that badly. Piccolo scowls and says Goku must be some kind of monster, with Goku saying it's Piccolo that's the monster here. Goku says this fight won't end until one of them is in pieces, a sentiment Piccolo agrees with, and the two quickly launch into another furious exchange of blows. Each opponent equally lands blows of their own while taking the other's attacks, and as Goku manages to land another powerful blow on the demon, Tenshinhan watches in awe and remarks that there's nothing he can do even if he wanted to. Review: This chapter is almost all fighting, more so possibly than any chapter we've ever yet had, and as such I can't recommend highly enough that people read it for themselves as well as reading the synopsis, because there is just no real way to capture every single thing you'll be seeing. It's also filled to the brim with some of the best art Toriyama has yet drawn in regards to action, so you're really doing yourself a disservice if you're not seeing it with your own eyes, trust me. As a result, this once again leaves me without much to really add unfortunately. Piccolo powers up to his full power, Goku and he clash, Piccolo seems to gain the upper hand only not really, him and Goku fight again and it's pretty even, Tenshinhan watches it all in awe – that's basically it. Which isn't to say there isn't at least one surprise however, in the form of Goku's newfound ability to control the direction of his Kamehameha. This is definitely a unique take on the move we haven't seen before now, and it's one that I wish we got to see a little more often than we do, as it adds a bit more of a tactical advantage to the attack rather than just leaving it as a big energy blast the same as any other big energy blast we'll be seeing plenty more of moving forward. The only other moment I'd really like to note is Goku suggesting that this fight won't be over until either he or Piccolo is dead. We've only really seen one other fight that carried that sort of weight to it, back when Goku fought Taopaipai, but even there Goku didn't really put it into words quite the same way as he does here. It's a good way to illustrate both that this isn't the same Goku we've always seen up until now, as well this fight being a far cry from the intensity of even his most recent tournament bouts. This time, there's far more on the line. Until next time! Favorite Panel:
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