Namek's Explosion... Goku's End?

is the thirty-second episode of the Frieza Saga and the one hundred sixth overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on September 4, 1991. Its original American airdate was November 2, 1999.
==Summary==
After defeating Frieza, Goku flies desperately through planet Namek, searching for a way off the dying planet. Meanwhile, King Kai relays the news to Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu that Goku defeated Frieza, but breaks up the celebration by telling them that Namek is on the verge of exploding and Goku might not make it off in time.
thumb|left|Goku realizes he is stranded on the dying Namek
Goku finally manages to find Frieza's Spaceship, although it is in pretty bad shape. Despite this, Goku enters and searches for the control room. Eventually he finds it and switches it on, activating the launch sequence. Unfortunately, Frieza's previous claim of Vegeta having wrecked the ship beyond repair proves to be true: the ship dies in the middle of starting up, and Goku only barely manages to escape the ship as it falls into a pool of lava. Goku then screams in frustration after realizing that it is too late. The ensuing explosion puts a strain on King Kai's antennae, rendering him unable to sense Goku anymore. Goku is left stranded on Namek as the planet finally explodes, vanishing completely from the face of the galaxy.
King Kai, once his antennae recover, searches the universe but cannot find Namek or Goku anywhere. King Kai then realizes that Goku has been killed in the explosion. Yamcha uses King Kai's telepathic link to contact Bulma on Earth and tell her that Goku defeated Frieza but did not make it off Namek in time. Bulma, however, seems unconcerned, gleefully telling Yamcha that they can revive Goku and Krillin with the Namekian Dragon Balls, since Porunga can revive someone multiple times (unless the person died of natural causes). Unfortunately, King Kai spoils the celebration once again: Porunga can only revive someone back to the place they died, which means he would send Goku and Krillin back to Namek, or rather, where Namek used to be, where they would just die again from the lack of oxygen.
Hope seems lost for Goku and Krillin. Gohan, Vegeta, Piccolo and Bulma are left devastated. Vegeta hides his remorse for Goku's apparent death by pretending to be pleased and boasting about it. This time, Gohan becomes enraged to the point that he challenges Vegeta to a fight. Despite landing a few good hits, Vegeta subdues Gohan and only stops when Piccolo intervenes and tells him to "back off". Frustrated at Gohan's inability to face the truth like a man, Vegeta flies off. Dende heals Gohan's injuries, but all are still emotionally hurt from the loss of their friend.
==Major Events==
*Namek is finally destroyed with Goku seemingly still on it.
==Battles==
*Gohan vs. Vegeta
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Goku
*Gohan
*Piccolo
*Vegeta
*Bulma
*Frieza
*King Kai
*Tien Shinhan
*Yamcha
*Chiaotzu
*Dende
*Moori
===Locations===
*Namek
*Earth
*Other World
**King Kai's Planet
===Objects===
*Battle Armor
*Frieza's Spaceship
===Transformations===
*Super Saiyan
===Bruce Faulconer tracks===
*"Vegeta Powers Up" - When Super Saiyan Goku tries to activate Frieza's spaceship while Namek is on the verge of exploding.
==Differences from the manga==
*In the manga, Frieza's ship collapsed into the cracks of Namek but in the anime, it falls into the lava.
*Vegeta's gloating over Goku's death and his new position as the strongest in the universe which leads to a fight with Gohan is exclusive to the anime.
==Trivia==
*In the shot when Vegeta grabs Gohan's hair, Vegeta is not wearing any gloves.
*Yamcha telling Bulma that Goku didn't escape Namek is actually false, as Goku used one of the Ginyu Force's space pods to escape Namek, which would later be revealed in "Goku's Special Technique".
*Yamcha makes a real-world reference in the dub when he compares Goku to the Great Houdini i.e., being able to escape from hairy situations.
*Vegeta flies away in disgust at Gohan for refusing to accept his father's apparent death. However, in the next episode, he's back with the group hanging under a tree with no mention of the fight he and Gohan started previously. It should be noted that the entire fight and Vegeta's callous behavior in this installment is filler.
*Goku's reaction upon realizing that he cannot escape Namek as it's about to explode varies differently in the initial English dub compared to the Japanese version and Dragon Ball Z Kai. The initial English dub has him reassuring to himself that he will not give up whereas the Japanese version and Dragon Ball Z Kai has him panicking in disbelief.
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