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A Hero's Farewell

English title	A Hero's Farewell
Series
Saga	Cell Games Saga
Episode number	188
Manga counterparts	Cell, Brought to Bay The End of the Cell Game Gohan's Pain
Japanese airdate	June 2, 1993
Previous episode	Cell's Break Down
Next episode	Cell Returns!

"Hey, you put up a good fight, Gohan. I'm proud of you. Take care of your mother for me. She needs you. Tell her that I had to do this, Gohan. Goodbye, my son."
— Goku

A Hero's Farewell (バイバイみんな!!悟空最後の瞬間移動, Bai Bai Minna Goku Saigo no Shunkan Ido) is the twenty-third episode of the Cell Games Saga and the one hundred eighty-eighth overall episode in the uncut version of the Dragon Ball Z series. The episode first aired on June 2, 1993. Its original American air date was December 19, 2000.

SummaryEdit

Gohan's awesome powers have proven to be too much for Cell. After being forced to regurgitate Android 18, Cell's perfect power vanishes as his body reverts to his incomplete form. Enraged with Gohan, Cell attacks him, but to no avail. Knowing that his chances of winning have disappeared with his perfect power, Cell engorges himself with a buildup of ki, in a last ditch effort to defeat Gohan by destroying himself and the Earth. Gohan then realizes that there is no way that he can save the Earth, and as a last resort, Goku steps in.

After a heart-felt goodbye to his son and his friends, and requesting his son to look after Chi-Chi for him, Goku uses his Instant Transmission technique to transport Cell to King Kai's planet moments before he explodes. Unable to stop himself, Cell destroys the tiny planet along with Goku, King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory.

Back on Earth, Gohan and the other Z Fighters mourn Goku's sudden sacrifice. Realizing his own cockiness, Gohan blames himself for his father's death. Krillin comes to comfort Gohan and helps him up, when he realizes that he forgot Android 18; he leaves Gohan and goes to pick her up. Meanwhile, Goku, King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory are on the Snake Way, and Goku realizes that Cell's soul is not with them in the afterlife. After a startling revelation, King Kai realizes that if Cell is not with them, then Goku's sacrifice was in vain. Amongst the rubble of the destroyed planet, Cell regenerates. By destroying himself, Cell received a Zenkai and regenerated into his perfect form once again. Cell also somehow absorbed Goku's incinerated remains, therefore gaining the knowledge of how to perform the Instant Transmission, and returns to Earth. Gohan is still standing in the same position when a gust of wind appears and Cell comes back, killing Future Trunks and shocking the Z Fighters.

Major eventsEdit

Cell reverts back to his Semi-Perfect form.
Goku, King Kai, Bubbles, Gregory, and Android 17 are all killed by Cell's self destruction.
Cell begins his final transformation via regeneration, Super Perfect Cell.
Future Trunks is killed by Cell's Full Power Death Beam.

BattlesEdit

Gohan (Super Saiyan 2) vs. Semi-Perfect Cell

QuotesEdit

"It's all my fault! Dad didn't have to sacrifice himself! I wish it would've been me! Now he's gone, and I'm still here!"
— Gohan

Techniques usedEdit

Unforgivable! - A self destruction technique capable of destroying an entire planet. Used by Semi-Perfect Cell in an attempt to destroy the Earth and the Z Fighters.
Regeneration - Used by Cell.
Instant Transmission - Used by Goku to transport the self-destructing Cell to King Kai's planet and by Cell to teleport back to Earth after regenerating.
Full Power Death Beam - Used by Super Perfect Cell to kill Future Trunks.