The True Colors of the Masked Man (仮面男の正体は!?, Kamen Otoko no Shotai ha!? lit "The Masked Man's True Identity?!") is the ninth episode of the Fortuneteller Baba Saga and the seventy-sixth episode in the Dragon Ball series. The episode first aired on August 26, 1987.
Summary
Goku hugs Grandpa Gohan
Grandpa Gohan repeatedly slams Goku against the floor, as his friends watch on painfully, wondering why his own Grandfather would put him through so much pain. Bulma demands that Master Roshi help his student, but the latter refuses, saying that Goku's grandfather has a purpose behind his actions and was never a reckless man. Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf is trying out his new power suit, while Shu and Mai spy from a satellite on Goku, learning from the battle with his Grandpa, that his tail is his weakness, something they plan to exploit. It turns out, Pilaf has the final Dragon Ball and has jammed the Dragon Radar using a Dragon Radar-proof box.
Eventually, Goku's tail rips off. Gohan surrenders and reveals his face to Goku, who runs towards him, embracing him and breaking down in tears, as his friends look on happily. Bulma retells her adventures with Goku. Gohan chooses to stay dead and vanishes after a farewell. Fortuneteller Baba reveals the exact location of the last Dragon Ball, as promised. It is being transported in a red car.
Trivia
- Goku's tail is cut off for the second time. It is later grown back in "Goku vs. Sky Dragon".
- Not counting when Goku was just a baby, this is the only time in the entire anime or manga where Goku, either as a kid or an adult, broke down in tears.
Gallery
 The Pilaf Gang watches Goku's battle  The last Dragon Ball hidden by Pilaf  Pilaf in his Pilaf Machine  Shu holding his Pilaf Machine in a capsule  Goku's friends watch in worry as he's continiously slammed  Goku continuously pounded  Goku's tail breaks  Goku in pain as his tail is ripped off  Gohan holds Goku's severed tail  Goku enraged at his tail being ripped off  Goku faces off against his Grandpa again  Gohan tells Goku that he's come a long way, after surrendering to him  Grandpa Gohan removing his mask  Goku runs towards his Grandpa  Goku embraces his Grandpa  Goku crying  Goku breaks down in front of his Grandpa  Gohan tells Goku that he must learn to protect his weaknesses  Gohan bows his head to Master Roshi  Gohan asks Roshi, whether or not Goku still transforms into the ape  Gohan and Roshi startled as Goku asks what they are discussing  Goku shows Gohan the four star ball, he'd kept as a memento  Flashback of Goku and Bulma  Ninja Murasaki, General White and Major Metallitron as seen in a flashback  Gohan holds the four star ball  Pilaf's satellite  Roshi asks Gohan to save him some brunettes  Baba smacking her brother for his perverse thoughts  Gohan returns to Other World  The group watches Gohan return to Other World |
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