Goku's New Power

is the thirty-first episode of the Namek Saga and the sixty-sixth overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on November 7, 1990. Its original American airdate was October 6, 2005.
==Summary==
Goku finally lands on Namek. Recoome, Burter and Jeice wonder what just landed, thinking it was some more Namekians. Krillin, still laying on the ground, is relieved that Goku has arrived, believing that he would make it safely. Using Ki Sense, Goku finds the two strongest beings on Namek, Frieza and Captain Ginyu. He wonders why he cannot sense Gohan and Krillin's powers, until he realizes that they are barely alive. Goku races to the battle scene, feeling confident because of his 100x gravity training.
Burter and Jeice are surprised at Goku's speed, and Vegeta, injured from his battle with Recoome, feels not the least bit surprised. Goku tries to wake up Gohan, but as he is on the brink of death he doesn't respond. Goku feeds him a Senzu Bean and Gohan wakes up instantly, injuries healed, much to the shock of Recoome, Burter and Jeice. He feeds Krillin a Senzu Bean, and reads his mind to find out everything that was going on. He realizes that because of Vegeta, Gohan and Krillin are alive right now, so he gives Vegeta the last Senzu Bean. He then proceeds to face Recoome. Recoome then briefly scans Goku's power level via his scouter, and upon reading it as 5,000, he proceeds to fake fear, only to laugh and then proceeds to flip Goku off by stating that was what he thought of his power level, although Goku, taking Recoome's taunt in complete stride, confidently states that Recoome won't actually beat him.
Elsewhere, Bulma is contacted by her father and asks him where Goku is. Back at the battlefield, Recoome prepares to unleash his ultimate technique, but before he can finish, Goku elbows him with great force in the stomach, knocking him unconscious. Burter and Jeice imply that it was a lucky blow, as they used their scouters to find Goku's power level at 5,000. Vegeta is not fooled, as he senses that Goku released all his power for a quick second to knock out Recoome. Vegeta thinks that Goku has become a Super Saiyan.
==Major Events==
*Goku arrives on the battlefield and learns of everything that has happened after healing the others.
*Goku defeats Recoome with a single blow.
==Battles==
*Goku vs. Recoome
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Goku
*Gohan
*Krillin
*Vegeta
*Bulma
*Dr. Brief
*Scratch
*Yamoshi	
*Frieza
*Captain Ginyu
*Jeice
*Burter
*Recoome
*King Kai
*Piccolo
*Chi-Chi
===Locations===
*Space
**Namek
*Earth
**West City
***Capsule Corporation
*Other World
**King Kai's Planet
===Transformations===
*Golden Great Ape 
===Objects===
*Scouter
*Battle Armor
*Frieza's Hover Pod
*Capsule Corporation Spaceship
*Gravity Machine
==Differences from the manga==
*King Kai watching as Goku lands on Namek is exclusive to the anime.
*Goku seeing images of Frieza and Ginyu when he’s sensing the large amounts of energy on Namek is exclusive to the anime,
*Goku's arrival causing Recoome to wildly spin around is exclusive to the anime.
*Recoome's attempt to snap up the senzu bean Goku tosses to Vegeta, only for another of his teeth to fall out, is exclusive to the anime.
*Vegeta's muscles bulging to the point that his tattered jumpsuit begins to tear further upon eating the senzu bean is exclusive to the anime.
*Recoome flips Goku off in the anime but not in the manga.
*Dr. Brief and Chi-Chi contacting Bulma is exclusive to the anime.
*The flashback sequence showcasing a Golden Great Ape when Vegeta is talking about the Super Saiyan is exclusive to the anime.
*Goku seeing images of all that Krillin and Gohan have endured on Namek while reading the former’s mind is exclusive to the anime.
*In the anime, after Goku appears behind Jeice and Burter they attempt to attack him but miss. In the manga, they never attack him.
*In the manga, Recoome remains stationary when charging his Fighting Bomber only for Goku to elbow him into unconsciousness. The anime depicts Recoome lunging forward as he's about to unleash the move only for Goku to interrupt him.
==Trivia==
*While the majority of Dragon Ball Z's recaps barely used any new footage as opposed to the original Dragon Ball, here there are new perspectives shown when Goku's ship lands on Namek with a birdseye view of the battlefield plus new shots of Burter and Jeice pondering on who it could be, whereas the end of the previous episode depicted them witnessing the landing from their backs before it cut to Goku's arrival.
*In the Japanese version, this was Mayumi Shō's final performance as Chi-Chi before Naoko Watanabe replaces her in the series from "Clash of the Super Powers" onward. Shō would go on maternity leave and depart from acting in general, though she did reprise her role in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai.
*When Recoome charges his Fighting Bomber, in the Funimation dub, he calls it his "Full-Power Eraser Gun".
*Not counting Bardock - The Father of Goku, this is the first episode to use music from The Tree of Might.
*In some versions of the dub, Recoome flipping the bird at Goku is cut due to it being an obscene gesture.
*The upper backplates on Burter's armor are colored white when he and Jeice attempt to attack Goku as opposed to their standard black. In addition, just as he's readying the attack, the front of Burter's armor is missing its Ginyu Force insignia. Jeice's is also missing when its revealed Goku evaded them both.
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