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He learns of the Black Star Dragonballs, which are scattered throughout space, and resolves to find these dragonballs to become an adult again. However, he only has one year to gather the Dragonballs or the Earth will explode! Goku, Trunks, and Pan blast off into space to search for the balls, crash-landing on various planets along the way and picking up new friends and battling new enemies.
They run into Baby, the only surviving member of Planet Plant, which was totally annihilated by the Saiyans long ago. He seeks revenge on all Saiyans, innocent or guilty, and possesses the ability to take over his victims' bodies and acquire their power.
While Goku and his friends return to Earth with all seven Black Star Dragonballs, Baby also lands on Earth and takes over the bodies of Trunks, Gohan, and Goten. After leaving his victims' bodies, he also leaves behind in their brains an egg which turns his victims into zombies. When he finally finds a suitable body - Vejita's - Vejita-Baby is formed and in a short time, nearly all life on Earth is under Baby's control. He uses the Black Star Dragonballs to create another Planet Plant. Vejita-Baby seems indestructible - not even the reformed Buu or Goku can stop him!
Goku transforms into his uncontrollable giant-ape form to try to beat Vejita-Baby, and actually reaches an unheard-of Super Saiyan 4 power level! Meanwhile, a cure for Baby's zombie control is found and people on Earth are released from his power. However, the Earth is on the verge of exploding; the DBZ team transports everyone to Namek. There they use the Namek Dragonballs to wish for Earth's restoration.
But things are never that simple; Ii Shenlong, the dragon of the one-star dragonball, absorbs all of the reverted dragonballs and surpasses Super Saiyan Goku 4! Goku counters by fusing with Super Vejita 4 to become Super Gojita 4, but the union is too unstable to be useful for long periods of time. In a desperate attempt, Goku collects energy from all over the universe to create a fireball great enough to destroy the evil dragon. He succeeds for a last time, and in the end, disappears with the good Shenlong into the sky.
Over ten years of Dragonball came to an end in November 1997, but it's popularity has not faded at all. Audiences worldwide have spent over a decade with Goku and his friends, thrilling at his incredible adventures and laughing at his mishaps. An exciting mixture of dynamic characters, blistering battle scenes, and complex storylines has transformed Akira Toriyama's hit into a virtual icon of Japanese animation, recognizable throughout its staggering international fan base.
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