The World's Greatest Team

is the seventeenth volume of the original Dragon Ball manga series. It was released on May 10, 1989, in Japan, and in March 2003 for the English version. It is released in North America as Dragon Ball Z volume one, with the chapter count restarting back to one. It begins the Raditz Saga.
==Blurb==
The World's Greatest Team
Son Goku is the greatest hero on Earth. Five years after defeating the demon king Piccolo, he's grown up and had a family—he's married, and he has a child, Son Gohan. But what is the real reason for Goku's incredible strength? A visitor from outer space arrives bearing terrible news—Goku is an alien, and the visitor, Raditz, is Goku's brother! When Raditz turns out to be a ruthless killer, Goku must fight his incredibly strong brother to save his family and the entire human race. A surprising alliance may be Earth's last hope: Goku will team up with his old enemy Piccolo…archenemies united to save the world!
==Characters==
===Main===
Info below is retrieved from Viz Media.
*Son Goku - The greatest martial artist the world has ever known. Goku can produce the energy blast called the Kamehameha, and rides a floating cloud called the Kinto'un, a gift from Kame-Sen'nin. When he was younger, he used to have a tail like a monkey. Five years ago, he married Chi-Chi and had a son.
*Bulma - A friend who has known Goku longer than anybody. Bulma is the daughter of a great inventor and is a mechanical genius who met Goku while on a quest for the seven magical Dragon Balls. For a while she was dating Yamcha (not pictured).
*Son Gohan - Goku's four-year-old son with Chi-Chi (not pictured).
*Kuririn - Goku's former martial arts schoolmate under Kame-Sen'nin.
*Raditz - The mysterious warrior is the most power foe Goku—or anyone on Earth—has ever encountered.
*Piccolo - Goku's archenemy, Piccolo Daimaô ("Piccolo the Great Demon") once tried to become the ruler of the world. Finally, the score was settled at the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the world fighting tournament, where Goku fought Piccolo five years before this story begins.
*Kame-Sen'nin - Kame-Sen'nin, also known as the "Turtle Hermit" or Muten-Rôshi (the "Invincible Old Master"), he helped train Goku and Kuririn in the martial arts.
===Supporting===
*Turtle
==Chapters==
Chapter # 	Title
195(DBZ 1) 	"The Mysterious Warrior From Space"
 	
*Original Title: の Nazo no Iseijin Senshi, lit. "The Mysterious Alien Warrior"
*Character Debuts: Raditz
*Synopsis: 5 years after the events of 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, a space pod falls to Earth. Out comes a man with long hair and a strange space suit: Raditz. Confronted by a farmer who shoots at him, the man catches the bullet and flicks it back at him, impaling, and killing him. He then detects a high power level with his scouter. Thinking it is a man named Kakarott, he flies toward it, only to find Piccolo. After showing his pride and ignorance, Piccolo blasts him, but does not even leave a scratch. Just before firing a retaliation blast, the alien warrior detects another high-power level and flies toward it, picturing his target in his brain, which looks much like baby Goku.
196(DBZ 2) 	"Kakarrot"
 	
*Original Title: カカロット Kakarotto, lit. "Kakarrot"
*Character Debuts: Gohan
*Synopsis: At the Kame House, Bulma arrives greeting her friends Kame Sen-nin, and Kuririn. While the man is in pursuit of his prey, Goku and Gohan fly to the Kame House on Kinto-Un. Goku gets there, and his friends marvel at the fact that he has a son. Then, the mysterious man arrives at Kame House as well.
197(DBZ 3) 	"Tails of Future Not-Quite-Past"
 	
*Original Title: の！！ Son Gokū no Kako!!, lit. "Son Goku's Past!!"
198(DBZ 4) 	"An Enemy in Common"
 	
*Original Title: の Kyōtsū no Taiteki, lit. "A Powerful Enemy in Common"
199(DBZ 5) 	"An Unexpected Strength"
 	
*Original Title: ラディッツとの Radittsu to no Taiketsu, lit. "Showdown with Raditz"
200(DBZ 6) 	"Nothing Up My Sleeve..."
 	
*Original Title: かつてない Katsute Nai Kyōfu, lit. "An Unprecedented Terror"
201(DBZ 7) 	"Piccolo's Farewell to Arms!?"
 	
*Original Title: ピッコロのり Pikkoro no Kirifuda; lit. "Piccolo's Trump Card"
202(DBZ 8) 	"A Surprise Appearance"
 	
*Original Title: Makankōsappō; lit. "The Makankōsappō"
203(DBZ 9) 	"Sayonara, Goku"
 	
*Original Title: の！！ Son Gokū Saigo no Shudan!!, lit. "Son Goku's Last Resort!!"
204(DBZ 10)	"The Needs of the Many"
 	
*Original Title: さようなら Sayōnara Son Gokū, lit. "Farewell, Son Goku"
*Character Debuts: Vegeta & Nappa
==Battles==
*Goku and Piccolo vs. Raditz
*Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan vs. Raditz
==Trivia==
*The North American release of this volume gives a major spoiler on the back showing a picture of Super Saiyan 2 Goku which does not happen until volume 38, "Mark of the Warlock".
*Chapters 193 and 194, which are in the original Japanese version of this volume, were moved to the English version of Dragon Ball volume 16.
==References==
==Site Navigation==
Category:Manga Volumes
Category:Dragon Ball Z
Category:Raditz Saga