# Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might is a 1990 Japanese anime science fantasy martial arts film and the third Dragon Ball Z feature film. It was originally released in Japan on July 7 between episodes 54 and 55 of DBZ, at the "Toei Anime Fair" film festival, where it was shown as part of an Akira Toriyama-themed triple feature titled Toriyama Akira: The World (the other two films were anime versions of his one-shot stories Kennosuke-sama and Pink). It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug.

## Plot

A forest fire interrupts a camping trip enjoyed by Gohan, Krillin, Bulma and Oolong. Gohan and Krillin manage to put out the fire and use the Dragon Balls to restore the forest and the animals that were killed by the inferno, and Gohan befriends a small dragon he names Icarus. Unbeknownst to the group, the fire was started by a probe sent by a Saiyan space pirate named Turles, who bears a striking resemblance to Goku and who has chosen the Earth to plant the tree of might, which absorbs the life of a planet and converts it into fruit that when eaten, gives the consumer a massive power increase. Turles' henchmen plant the seed and King Kai telepathically warns Goku of the danger. He, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu attempt to destroy the tree using energy blasts but fail. Turles' henchmen attack and overwhelm them. The Earth begins to succumb to the devastation of the tree's life absorption as water vanishes and plants and animals begin to perish.
After Gohan fights back against the henchmen, Turles enters the fray after realizing Gohan is part-Saiyan and deduces that he is Goku's son, who he states is from the same class of Saiyan warrior and thus explains their similar appearances. Gohan impresses Turles with his power level and is invited to join his conquest, but he refuses and attempts to fight Turles before Piccolo intervenes to rescue him. Turles forces Piccolo to protect Gohan and the Namekian is dispatched. Upon noticing Gohan's regrown tail, Turles creates an artificial moon that Vegeta has did and forces Gohan to observe it, causing him to transform into a great ape (oozaru), who attacks Goku but is calmed by the appearance of Icarus. Turles injures Icarus with an energy blast, causing Gohan to go into a frenzy before Goku severs his son's tail with an energy disc, transforming him back to normal and saving him from Turles' incoming energy blasts. Goku kills Turles' henchmen and engages his evil doppelganger in battle.
Goku gains the upper hand against Turles, until he obtains a fully grown piece of fruit from the Tree of Might and consumes it. With the sudden surge of power, Turles overwhelms Goku until his allies come to his aid. As they fight Turles with limited success, Goku begins to form a Spirit Bomb, but the Earth, having been drained by the Tree of Might, does not have the energy left to properly fuel Goku's Spirit Bomb which Turles destroys. However, the energy from the Tree of Might begins to flow into Goku and this allows him to create another, more powerful Spirit Bomb. Goku confronts Turles underneath the tree's roots and blasts him directly with the attack, launching him up the tree and destroying them both.
The Earth begins to heal as the heroes celebrate their victory. Piccolo meditates alone by a waterfall.

## Cast

| Character name | Voice actor | Voice actor | Voice actor | Voice actor | Voice actor |
| Character name | Japanese | English | English | English | English |
| Character name | Japanese | Saban/Funimation/Ocean Studios (1997) | Pioneer/Funimation/ Ocean Studios (1998) | Unknown/AB Groupe (c. 2001) | Funimation (2006) |
| Goku | Masako Nozawa | Ian James Corlett | Peter Kelamis | David Gasman | Sean Schemmel |
| Gohan | Masako Nozawa | Saffron Henderson | Saffron Henderson | Jodi Forrest | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Haiya Dragon (ハイヤードラゴン, Haiyā Doragon) | Naoki Tatsuta | Icarus | Doug Parker | Jodi Forrest | Icarus |
| Haiya Dragon (ハイヤードラゴン, Haiyā Doragon) | Naoki Tatsuta | Doug Parker | Doug Parker | Jodi Forrest | Christopher Sabat |
| Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka | Krillin | Krillin | Clearin | Krillin |
| Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka | Terry Klassen | Terry Klassen | Sharon Mann | Sonny Strait |
| Yamcha | Tōru Furuya | Ted Cole | Ted Cole | Doug Rand | Christopher Sabat |
| Tenshinhan | Hirotaka Suzuoki | Tien Shinhan | Tien Shinhan | Tenshin | Tien Shinhan |
| Tenshinhan | Hirotaka Suzuoki | Matthew Smith | Matthew Smith | Doug Rand | John Burgmeier |
| Chaozu | Hiroko Emori | Chiaotzu | Chiaotzu | Chaos | Chiaotzu |
| Chaozu | Hiroko Emori | Cathy Weseluck | Cathy Weseluck | Jodi Forrest Ed Marcus (some grunts) | Monika Antonelli |
| Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Scott McNeil | Scott McNeil | Big Green | Christopher Sabat |
| Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Scott McNeil | Scott McNeil | Paul Bandey | Christopher Sabat |
| Tullece (ターレス, Tāresu) | Masako Nozawa | Turles | Turles | Turls/Talles | Turles |
| Tullece (ターレス, Tāresu) | Masako Nozawa | Ward Perry | Ward Perry | Ed Marcus | Chris Patton |
| Cacao (カカオ, Kakao) | Shinobu Satouchi | Alvin Sanders | Alvin Sanders | Paul Bandey | Jeff Johnson |
| Daiz (ダイーズ, Daīzu) | Yūji Machi | Scott McNeil | Scott McNeil | Ed Marcus | Mark Lancaster |
| Rasin (レズン, Rezun) | Kenji Utsumi | Don Brown | Scott McNeil | Twilight Twin #1 | Robert McCollum |
| Rasin (レズン, Rezun) | Kenji Utsumi | Don Brown | Scott McNeil | Jodi Forrest | Robert McCollum |
| Lakasei (ラカセイ, Rakasei) | Masaharu Satō | Alec Willows | Don Brown | Twilight Twin #2 | Robert McCollum |
| Lakasei (ラカセイ, Rakasei) | Masaharu Satō | Alec Willows | Don Brown | Sharon Mann | Robert McCollum |
| Amond (アモンド, Amondo) | Banjō Ginga | Paul Dobson | Paul Dobson | Paul Bandey | J. Paul Slavens |
| Shenlong | Kenji Utsumi | Shenron | Shenron | Dragon | Shenron |
| Shenlong | Kenji Utsumi | Don Brown | Don Brown | Ed Marcus | Christopher Sabat |
| Chi-Chi | Mayumi Shō | Laara Sadiq | Laara Sadiq | Sharon Mann | Cynthia Cranz |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Bloomer | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Sharon Mann | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Alec Willows | Scott McNeil | David Gasman | Brad Jackson |
| Pu-erh | Naoko Watanabe | Puar | Puar | Jodi Forrest | Puar |
| Pu-erh | Naoko Watanabe | Cathy Weseluck | Cathy Weseluck | Jodi Forrest | Monika Antonelli |
| Kame-Sennin | Kōhei Miyauchi | Master Roshi | Master Roshi | Ed Marcus | Master Roshi |
| Kame-Sennin | Kōhei Miyauchi | Ian James Corlett | Don Brown | Ed Marcus | Mike McFarland |
| Kaiō | Jōji Yanami | King Kai | King Kai | Paul Bandey | King Kai |
| Kaiō | Jōji Yanami | Don Brown | Don Brown | Paul Bandey | Sean Schemmel |
| Narrator | — | Doc Harris | — | — | — |