Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (ドラゴンボール エピソード オブ バーダック Doragon Bōru Episōdo obu Bādakku) is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name.
The Episode of Bardock was given an anime adaptation as part of the Dragon Ball SSSS project. The OVA had an advance screening at Jump Festa 2012 (December 17 and 18, 2011) in Japan, and the streamed version was only available online until December 28, 2011.
The adaptation appeared on a bonus DVD that come with the March 2012 issue of Saikyō Jump. This DVD also contained the 2010 Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans. It also came as a bonus with copies of Dragon Ball Z For Kinect.
Summary[]
Bardock in the past
Bardock tries to attack Frieza while the tyrant is in space above his spaceship with Zarbon and Dodoria. They have a short conversation. Frieza says he is sick of working with Saiyans and launches a Supernova to blow up Planet Vegeta. Instead of dying, Bardock wakes up in a bed on a planet that looks a lot like Planet Vegeta. He is being treated by two aliens: Ipana, the village doctor, and his son Berry. Bardock remarks that the medicine used to heal him is similar to the fluid in Medical Machines, and Ipana says that the name of the planet is Planet Plant, so Bardock starts to wonder if he is in the past.
Bardock punches Cabira
Two soldiers named Tobi and Cabira arrive in a spaceship and declare they are going to conquer Planet Plant. Bardock confronts and kills Cabira with a powerful roundhouse kick to the face. An enraged Tobi tries to punch Bardock, but the Saiyan dodges and kills Tobi using a Change the Future-like technique. The mayor and the villagers come to thank him, but Bardock flies away to hang out in a cave.
Berry arrives at the cave with a basket of food his father told him to take to Bardock. At first, Bardock tells Berry to leave, but he eventually eats the young alien's food. Berry comes back again with food multiple times, and Bardock seems to be growing tolerant of him. Meanwhile, a member of the Frieza Race, Chilled, says it has been ten days since they have heard from Tobi and Cabira, so he decides to investigate Planet Plant himself.
Chilled arrives on Planet Plant
Chilled arrives on Planet Plant with eight soldiers and decides to impersonate the Galactic Police. Wearing white cloaks, he and his soldiers go to meet the indigenous population of Planet Plant. They arrive at the place where Ipana is healing a young kid with his special medicine, and Chilled remarks that the fluid has the power to heal wounds instantly. He and his soldiers tell the population that they came in pursuit of a pair of evildoers who were targeting Planet Plant for its abundant resources. The Inhabitants of Plant say that Bardock already took care of them and Chilled tells them that they will get a nice reward if they allow him to meet Bardock.
Chilled overpowers Bardock
Afraid of Chilled, he goes to the cave where Bardock is hanging out. While Berry is telling Bardock that he has a bad feeling about the aliens who are in the village, Chilled and his men start terrorizing the planet. Berry then begs Bardock to help them, and Bardock accepts, remembering his friends' decimation on Planet Meat. Bardock saves Ipana from the soldiers, and when he sees Chilled, he mistakes him for Frieza and angrily attacks him with a punch to the face. Chilled counterattacks by giving Bardock some kicks, then he begins to crush him, saying that he is the mightiest being in the universe.
With Bardock's energy dropping fast, Chilled prepares to deliver the finishing blow, but Berry leaps forward in an act of courage to save him. However, Chilled notices this and shoots him with his Death Razor technique to eliminate the Plant for good. Seeing this, Bardock becomes infuriated. For a short second, Bardock's anger causes him to see Chilled as Frieza, remembering his betrayal of the Saiyan race, and he becomes determined to avenge his crew and his newly found friend.
Bardock turns the tables on Chilled
Bardock obtains a tremendous amount of energy, formed into waves flowing through his body, and with his might, he turns into the almighty Super Saiyan. The two warriors continue fighting, but with Bardock's newfound powers, he easily defeats Chilled. As a last resort, Chilled throws a Death Ball at Bardock, intending to kill him with the last gasp of his energy, but it is pushed back by Bardock's Rebellion Trigger. With an extra push, Bardock also merges his own remaining energy attack with Chilled's, dealing the final blow, and sending Chilled into the depths of space.
Later on, Chilled is aboard his spaceship under respiratory assistance. As he recovers, he recalls back this incredible transformation and informs his crew to warn his descendants about it (presenting how Frieza's family came to know about and fear the legend of the Super Saiyan). Back on Planet Plant, Berry wakes up in his father's arms and sees Bardock walking off into the sunset.
Cast[]
| Character Name | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Bardock | Masako Nozawa |
| Chilled | Ryūsei Nakao |
| Berry | Houko Kuwashima |
| Ipana | Masashi Ebara |
| Toobi | Keiji Hirai |
| Cabira | Kazuyuki Ishikawa |
| Plant Village Mayor | N/A |
| Inhabitants of Plant | Tomoyo Sasaki Yoshihiro Terui Asuka Hirao |
| Chilled's soldiers | Nobunaga Shimazaki Hiromu Miyazaki |
| Frieza | Ryūsei Nakao |
| Zarbon | Hiroaki Miura |
| Dodoria | Takashi Nagasako |
Staff[]
- Original Author(s): Akira Toriyama, Naho Ooishi
- Planning: Hiromi Seki, Gō Wakabayashi
- Planning Coordination: Akio Iyoku, Daisuke Terashi, Naho Ooishi
- Scenario: Takao Koyama
- Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
- Music: Hiroshi Takaki
- Character design and animation director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
- Art Director: Shinzō Yuki
- Color design: Bunji Sawada
- Production Supervisor: Tetsuo Inagaki
- Production: Kazuhiko Torishima, Toei Animation
Music[]
The anime adaptation features remixed versions of songs previously used in cutscenes from the video game Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi and from the OVA Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.
Battles[]
- Bardock vs. Tobi and Cabira
- Bardock vs. Chilled's soldiers
- Bardock (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Chilled
Differences from the Manga[]
There are minor differences between the anime adaptation and the Episode of Bardock manga:
- In this OVA, Zarbon and Dodoria are outside the ship when Bardock confronts Frieza. In the TV special, they are inside the ship.
- When Bardock launches his Final Spirit Cannon against Frieza in the anime, his armor is whole but when he charges the attack, it is damaged. In the manga, his armor is intact the whole time.
- In Dragon Ball Z flashbacks, Bardock - The Father of Goku, and the anime of Episode of Bardock, Frieza's Supernova hits Bardock and then crashes into Planet Vegeta. In the manga of Episode of Bardock, the attack does not hit Bardock and instead just hits Planet Vegeta.
- Short scenes with Berry were added: the one where he gives the medicine for Bardock to his father, the one where he hides under a blanket, and the one where Bardock gives him some of his food when he decides to befriend Berry.
- Chilled's soldiers use Ray Guns in the movie while they did not in the manga.
- Bardock kills Toobi and Cabira with techniques different from those he used in the manga.
- The mayor of Ipana's village does not appear in the anime adaptation.
- Chilled is not seen where his spaceship landed on Planet Plant, and so he is not seen killing one of his soldiers nor telling his plan to his soldiers when he arrived on the planet in the movie.
- Ipana tries to help Bardock when Chilled steps on him in the movie, so Chilled strikes him with his tail.
- In the movie, Chilled dies in his spaceship after the battle against Super Saiyan Bardock. In the manga, it is unknown if he dies or is unconscious.
- In the original manga ending, after Chilled is defeated, both Berry and his father run towards him in excitement and shortly after, more of the villagers gather around rejoicing and Bardock is last seen smiling. In the ending of the movie, Berry wakes up in his father's arms after being knocked unconscious and wonders what happened to Bardock. His father looks over to the right and as Berry looks in that direction, he gets up he watches him, teary-eyed as he walks off into the sunset. When the manga was reprinted in the April 2012 issue of V-Jump, two additional pages were added to the end of the third chapter to match the OVA ending.
Trivia[]
- Bardock's armor is shown damaged in one scene only to be shown as being intact in the next.
Gallery[]
 Bardock confronts Frieza  Frieza preparing to destroy Planet Vegeta  Bardock's Final Spirit Cannon swallowed by Frieza's Supernova  Anime adaption title screen  Bardock observes Planet Plant  Ipana uses his special medicine on Bardock  Cabira attacks with his Arm Cannon  The explosion caused by Cabira's attack  Cabira and Tobi  Cabira attacks Bardock  Berry brings Bardock food  Berry brings more food  Bardock does pushups  Bardock and Berry  Bardock and Berry eat together  Chilled and his soldiers on Plant  One of Chilled's soldiers talks  Bardock grabs his headband before flying off to face Chilled  Chilled attacks the Plants  One of Chilled's soldiers attacks with his Arm Cannon  Chilled's henchmen confront Ipana  Chilled's henchman attacked by Bardock  Bardock confronts Chilled  Bardock punches Chilled  Chilled swats Ipana away with his tail  Chilled prepares a Death Razor  Chilled attacks Berry with the Death Razor  Chilled's Death Razor explodes  Chilled  Bardock's anger surges  Bardock crackles with electricity  Chilled during Bardock's transformation  Bardock turning Super Saiyan  Bardock turning Super Saiyan  Bardock powering up to turn Super Saiyan  Bardock turns Super Saiyan  Super Saiyan Bardock  Super Saiyan Bardock  Bardock vs. Chilled   Bardock blocks Chilled   Chilled fires his Death Razor at Bardock  The attack creates an explosion  Chilled fires Continuous Energy Bullets   Chilled's Continuous Energy Bullets  Bardock swings Chilled by his tail  Chilled stops in midair  Chilled charging a Death Ball  Chilled fires his attack  Bardock charges his Rebellion Trigger as a Super Saiyan  Bardock shoots his Rebellion Trigger at Chilled  Bardock energizing his Rebellion Trigger  Bardock's Rebellion Trigger vs. Chilled's Death Ball Energy Clash Bardock during the final Beam Struggle  Chilled is hit by Super Saiyan Bardock's attack  Chilled defeated by the Rebellion Trigger  Chilled is blown away  Bardock stands triumphant after defeating Chilled  Planet Vegeta saved from Chilled's threat .png "ChilledShip2(AEoB).png (342 KB)") Chilled's spaceship .png "HornAppule2(AEoB).png (538 KB)") Chilled's henchman  Chilled dies .png "Final(AEoB).png (473 KB)") Final scene  Frieza uses a Supernova  Bardock stops the Plants from approaching him  Bardock attacks one of Chilled's soldiers and saves Ipana  Bardock angrily attacks Chilled, thinking he is Frieza  Bardock about to transform into a Super Saiyan  Chilled rushes toward Bardock  Super Saiyan Bardock after defeating Chilled |
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