Synopsis: As Nappa gets back to his feet, he threatens to destroy Goku, but Goku says he talks a lot for someone who doesn't seem able to back it up. Gohan and Kuririn are mystified as to how Goku managed to do that, Vegeta notes that Goku's power seems completely different from it was before, and Nappa is outraged at Goku's accusation. When Goku says that he can tell Nappa's mostly talk from his last attack, Nappa asks him what he can tell from the next one as he immediately rushes Goku with a flurry of punches and kicks – but Goku is able to dodge each and every one, eventually disappearing and reappearing at Nappa's side. Gohan and Kuririn are still unable to see any of Goku's movements either, as only Vegeta is shown to perhaps have been able to follow them, wondering to himself how Kakarot managed to gain so much more power so quickly. Dashing in, Goku manages to stand on top of Nappa's head, and as Nappa tries to grab his opponent, Goku moves quickly down before him and punches him hard in the stomach. As Nappa reacts in pain, Goku tells him that attack was for Chaozu. Nappa tries to retaliate by kicking at Goku, but Goku ducks underneath before sending Nappa flying with an elbow strike, saying that attack is for Yamcha. As Nappa is sent flying towards a rock, he repels off of it and curses Goku before hurling an energy blast at him. Rather than dodging, Goku takes the blast head-on, dispelling it with his own energy and a kiai, shocking both Nappa and Vegeta. Jumping quickly into the air above Nappa, Goku slams his fists overhead into the brute, telling him this attack is for Tenshinhan. As Nappa is sent flying crashing towards the ground, Goku speeds past him, catching up before Nappa can hit the ground and kicks him forcefully into another rock, declaring this final attack to be for Piccolo. Outraged, Nappa bursts out of the rubble screaming curses towards Goku, who is somewhat surprised to find out that Nappa's more resilient than he thought. Nappa says that there's no way a low-level warrior like Kakarot can push around a true Saiyan like himself, while Gohan and Kuririn wonder if Goku might actually be able to win this after all. Vegeta yells for Nappa to calm down and clear his head, assuring him that there's no way Kakarot can beat him if he keeps his head. As Nappa takes his advice and thanks him however, Vegeta thinks that at this rate, he might actually have to fight personally after all. Review: After watching Nappa absolutely wreck our heroes in general, kill Piccolo and cause the deaths of Tenshinhan and Chaozu, and even be related to Yamcha's death as well, it's soooo cathartic to see Goku knock him around for a while. You can tell that Gohan and Kuririn are somewhat enjoying this change in the status quo as well, as they should – things just went from being completely hopeless to actually feeling like there's a chance they'll get out of this situation alive. Nappa however seems to feel quite differently about it, which to be entirely fair, is also understandable. He's been on top of the world ever since coming to Earth, Vegeta has left all of the fighting post-Saibamen up to him and him alone. After a year in cryogenic sleep, it probably feels pretty great to get out and stretch your legs for a while...just, you know, most of don't get our exercise in by killing folks. I hope. Goku's anger towards Nappa for the deaths of his friends – even if he's somewhat incorrectly attributing Yamcha's death to him as well – comes full circle as well, as he makes it a point to not only embarrass Nappa, but to hit him really, really hard one time each for each one of his fallen friends. The choreography in this section of the fight is great too, ranging from dodging physical attacks, to just disappearing and reappearing in inexplicable places like on top of Nappa's head, to outright tanking an attack similar enough to the ones that injured Kuririn and killed Piccolo. And keep in mind that this is all just Goku barely even trying – we haven't seen so much as a Kamehameha from him, to say nothing of his two new techniques, the Kaio-ken or Genki Dama. All of this goes a long way to show that Vegeta's words to Nappa about Goku being unable to beat him if he keeps his cool are a complete lie, and Vegeta likely knows that too. Goku is just as far out of Nappa's league as he was towards all of our other heroes, if not more so. And with even Vegeta showing some concern towards how strong Goku is, things definitely seem to be in the clear now...right? Until next time! Favorite Panel: Next Time: Kaio-wha - ACK!
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