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"A New Friend" (くなはん!はじめてのたたか Naku na Gohan! Hajimete no Tatakai, lit. "Don't Cry, Gohan! His First Fight") is the 4th episode of the Vegeta Saga in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on July 5, 1989. Its original American airdate was June 29, 2005.

Summary[]

Gohan begins to grow accustomed to the wild life, able to gather food for himself. After a nearby thunderstorm strikes up, Gohan takes shelter in a nearby cave where he creates an ointment to heal his wounds.

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Yamcha

For the past five years, Yamcha has been working on the side as a professional baseball player for the Taitans. In the middle of a game against the Rockets, he is pulled out of a brawl by Krillin with the news of Goku's death and the upcoming attack of Raditz's companions. The two of them, and Puar, meet up with Bulma, who still has not forgiven Yamcha for their last breakup, and leave for their rendezvous with Kami in one of her capsule hovercars.

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Gohan treats his new friend

Meanwhile, Gohan accidentally shares a cave with an injured Apatosaurus, and after a fright, tends to its wound with a treatment his father taught him. Suddenly, while he is away gathering medicine, the carnivorous Paozusaurus that pursued Gohan earlier attacks the wounded Apatosaurus. Gohan leaps to the wounded dinosaur's defense with his new sword, but is no match, and as the boy is knocked unconscious the unlucky dinosaur is eaten.

Major Events[]

  • Krillin recruits Yamcha to join him on the way to Kami's Lookout.
  • Gohan briefs an injured Dinosaur.
  • The Dinosaur is killed by a carnivorous Dinosaur.

Battles[]

  • Gohan vs. Ferocisaurus

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Differences from the manga[]

  • The entire events of this episode were exclusive to the anime.

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