Brief Chance for Victory

is the ninth episode of the Garlic Jr. Saga and the one hundred sixteenth overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on November 13, 1991. Its original American airdate was May 27, 2000.
==Summary==
This episode begins with Gohan, Krillin, and Piccolo facing off against the immortal Garlic Jr. Garlic Jr. suddenly reopens the Dead Zone. Rocks and dirt start to rise into the portal. Gohan manages to hold up a shield. Meanwhile, Kami and Mr. Popo are not having much luck themselves. The four former Guardians of the Earth are preventing him from saving the world. Kami is holding on by a thread!
Garlic Jr. says that he will absorb the whole sanctuary and the entire planet with the portal. Piccolo then discovers the source of Garlic Jr.'s energy, the Makyo Star.
Piccolo tells Gohan to aim for the star, but Gohan will not let go of the shield. If Gohan does not focus on the Makyo Star, all of their efforts to reverse the Black Water Mist mind control on the people of Earth will have been for naught. Kami is not having much luck until Mr. Popo tells the former Guardians that the Earth will be destroyed unless Kami is set free. They realize what they have done the warp Kami and Mr. Popo to Kami's sanctuary. When they arrive, they quickly grab on to a sturdy rock.
Piccolo and Krillin escape the shield so that Gohan does not have to protect them. Gohan lets go of the shield and, to Garlic Jr.'s dumbfoundment, launches his Full Power Masenko at the Makyo star, completely destroying it. Having lost all his power, Garlic Jr. shrinks back to his normal size, much to his horror, and falls into his own Dead Zone, this time permanently. This time they did not even need Goku to destroy a powerful enemy. The next scene shows Vegeta in a Capsule Corp. space pod in space, stating his desire to fight Goku, and becoming a Super Saiyan. Piccolo extends his feelings to Gohan and tells him how proud he is of him. Gohan then passes out, Piccolo catches him before Gohan hits the ground and lays him in his lap. Krillin is worried, but Piccolo tells him that Gohan is just exhausted and needs some rest.
==Major Events==
*Garlic Jr. is sucked back into the Dead Zone.
*The Makyo Star is destroyed by Gohan, leaving Garlic Jr. trapped in the Dead Zone for good.
==Battles==
*Super Garlic Jr. vs. Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Gohan
*Krillin
*Piccolo
*Kami
*Mr. Popo
*Garlic Jr.
*Vegeta
*Yamcha	
*Bulma
*Oolong
*Puar
*Master Roshi
*Chi-Chi
*Maron
*Kami of the Previous Generation
===Locations===
*Earth
**The Lookout
**Kame House
**Goku's House
*Makyo Star
===Objects===
*Car
===Techniques===
*Belly Blast 
*Dead Zone
*Death Impact
*Energy Shield
*Full Power Masenko
*Makosen
===Transformations===
*Giant Form
===Bruce Faulconer tracks===
*"Dead Zone" - When Garlic Jr. is trying to suck Gohan, Krillin, and Piccolo into the Dead Zone.
==Differences from the manga==
*The entire events of this episode were exclusive to the anime.
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