The Eldest Namek

"The Eldest Namek" is the fifteenth episode of the Namek Saga and the forty-first episode of the original Saban dub for the Dragon Ball Z series. It aired in first-run syndication on November 1, 1997.
==Summary==
Dende takes Krillin to see the eldest Namek. The ancient Namekian leader uses his special power to increase Krillin's potential. Now Krillin will have to prevent the seventh and last Namekian Dragon Ball from falling into Frieza's hands. Meanwhile, one of Frieza's henchmen finds the village Vegeta had attacked, and returns to Frieza's ship to report.
==Changes==
*Grand Elder Guru's imminent death is danced around many times in this episode (phrases such as "His time is near," "He's leaving," and "I won't be around much longer" are used.)
*As Orlen flies over the Namek village, numerous dead lying Namekian bodies were edited out.
*When Orlen zaps the surviving Namekian, smoke is removed, perhaps to indicate that the Namekian is still alive. Orlen's line “Nap time, green goblin!” is a stronger indicator of this.
==Trivia==
*Although it was Appule who was sent out along with Zarbon several episodes prior, it is a different henchman, Orlen, who finds the village. While this may at first seem like a coloring error, the actual Appule reappears back at Frieza's ship in the next episode after Orlen's demise, and from here on out, unlike in the manga, Frieza has many more spare henchmen.
*Krillin jokes that if he had special powers, he'd have hair, implying that he is naturally bald. However, it was established shortly after the character debuted that he shaves his head, and he does indeed have hair later, after he retires from fighting.
==External links==
*IMDb page for "The Eldest Namek (1997)"
*Review of the episode's censorship
*Review of the episode's censorship
==Site Navigation==
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