History Anime / DragonBallEpisodeOfBardock

* AlienBlood: The Meatians, and several of Freiza's henchmen have purple blood. This isn't uncommon though, as a lot of aliens and monsters in Dragon Ball have purple blood.

The special is not considered canonical in any way to the series, being merely a WhatIf story. Despite this, Bardock's appearance in ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' takes a lot of cues from this film, and ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' take a few ideas from this side story. The special was released internationally with the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 game ''Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect''.

[[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame The movie is mostly known for Bardock obtaining the Super Saiyan transformation.]]

The movie is not considered canonical in any way to the series, being merely a WhatIf story. Despite this, Bardock's appearance in ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' takes a lot of cues from this film, and ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' take a few ideas from this side story. The special was released internationally with the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 game ''Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect''.

For the (rather scathing) ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' version of this movie, [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedM5 see here.]]

* AdaptedOut: Mira and Towa from ''Videogame/DragonBallOnline'' saved Bardock from being killed off, yet they aren't adapted in this WhatIf story.

* CanonImmigrant: The space police mentioned by Chilled's lieutenant would be identified in the [[Recap/DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc]] as The Galactic Police Force, a precursor to the Galactic Patrol.
* ContinuitySnarl: The movie attempts to be a WhatIf that explains where the Super Saiyan legend came from. Unfortunately...
** This directly conflicts with the pre ''Super'' canon of the series, where it was mentioned that the first Super Saiyan became one when transforming into a Great Ape. [[HandWave You could argue]] Bardock was never the first Super Saiyan in history to begin with, since ''Episode of Bardock'' clearly takes place on Planet Plant, before the Saiyans left their home planet Sadala. It certainly makes it easier to just accept it as {{Fanservice}} and nothing more.
** Likewise, Chilled tells his men on his dying moments to beware of the golden warrior, which supposedly sparks the legend. Thing is, Vegeta never knew what the Super Saiyan looked like during the ''Namek saga'', and he even thought he became a Super Saiyan despite never changing his appearance.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Bardock's psychic powers from the last movie simply vanished, and are never mentioned.

* RiddleForTheAges: ''How'' Bardock went back in time is anyone's guess. In videogames, he was saved by members of the Demon Realm and brainwashed, but that's two different continuities.

* TranquilFury: After [[spoiler: he transforms into a Super Saiyan, Bardock manages to catch his temper and proceeds to deliberately, calmly, and mercilessly beat Chilled half to death and blast him into orbit. Chilled does not survive the encounter.]]
* UnstoppableRage: In the Spinoff detailing [[spoiler: how he became Super Saiyan]], he gets ''pissed'' after a little native boy on Planet Plant was nearly killed by Chilled. [[spoiler: It's this that kickstarts his Super Saiyan transformation.]]

''Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock'' is a short story written and illustrated by Naho Oishi, later adapted into an OVA by Creator/ToeiAnimation based on the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise. Is a sequel to ''Anime/DragonBallZBardockTheFatherOfGoku'', based on the WhatIf scenarios of ''Videogame/DragonBallHeroes''.

The movie is not considered canonical in any way to the series, being merely a WhatIf story. Despite this, Bardock's appearance in ''Videogame/DragonBallFighterZ'' takes a lot of cues from this film, and ''Videogame/DragonBallXenoverse'' take a few ideas from this side story.

''Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock'' is a short story written and illustrated by Naho Oishi, later adapted into an OVA by Creator/ToeiAnimation. Is a sequel to ''Anime/DragonBallZBardockTheFatherOfGoku'', based on the WhatIf scenarios of ''Videogame/DragonBallHeroes''.

* CanonImmigrant: The space police mentioned by Chilled's lieutenant would be identified in the [[Recap/DragonBallSuperGalacticPatrolPrisonerArc Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc]] as the The Galactic Police Force, a precursor to the Galactic Patrol.

The movie is mostly known for Bardock obtaining the Super Saiyan transformation.

it's revealed that Bardock survived being killed by Frieza and was somehow whisked away to the distant past. There, he finds himself in primitive Planet Plant, where the locals are being attacked by the forces of Frieza's ancestor, Lord Chilled. Bardock befriends one of the locals, and will defend them out of revenge against Frieza.

The movie is not considered canonical in any way to the series, being merely a WhatIf story. Despite this, Bardock's appearance in ''Videogame/DragonBallFighterZ'' takes a lot of cues from this film, and ''Videogame/DragonBallXenoverse'' take a few ideas from this film.

* AlienBlood: The Meatians, and several of Freiza's henchmen have purple blood. This isn't uncommon though, as alot of aliens and monsters in Dragon Ball have purple blood for some reason.
* ContinuitySnarl: The movie attempts to be a WhatIf that explains where the Super Saiyan legend came from. Unfortunately, this directly conflicts with the pre ''Super'' canon of the series, where it was mentioned that the first Super Saiyan became one when transforming into a Great Ape.

* AlienBlood: The Meatians, and several of Freiza's henchmen have purple blood. This isn't uncommon though, as alot have aliens and monsters in Dragon Ball have purple blood for some reason.

* AlienBlood: The Meatians, aand several of Freiza's henchmen have purple blood. This isn't uncommon though, as alot have aliens and monsters in Dragon Ball have purple blood for some reason.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Bardock was a cold-hearted Saiyan in ''Father of Goku'', whose EstablishingCharacterMoment was destroying a planet alongside his comrades as a giant ape, and feud against Frieza was out of revenge for the death of his comrades. By all intents, an AntiHero. Here, he protects the locals from Chilled, and even befriends one of them.

* ContinuitySnarl: The movie attempts to be a WhatIf that explains where the Super Saiyan legend came from. Unfortunately, this directly conflicts with the pre ''Super'' canon of the series, where it was mentioned that the first Super Saiyan become one when transforming into a Great Ape.

* RiddleForTheAges: ''How'' did Bardock went back in time is anyone's guess. In videogames, he was saved by members of the Demon Realm and brainwashed, but that's two different continuities.

* AmbiguousSituation: Is never made clear how exactly Bardock went back in time. Since the story is based in ''Videogame/DragonBallOnline'' and ''Videogame/DragonBallHeroes'' scenarios where Mira saved him and then brainwashed him into the Masked Saiyan, is possible fair to guess Mira sent him to the past.

* RiddleForTheAges: ''How'' did Bardock went back in time is anyone's guess. In videogames, he was saved by members of the Demon Realm and brainwashed, but that's a different canon.

* TranquilFury: After [[spoilers: he transforms into a Super Saiyan, Bardock manages to catch his temper and proceeds to deliberately, calmly, and mercilessly beat Chilled half to death and blast him into orbit. Chilled does not survive the encounter.]]

* WalkingTheEarth: After defeating Chilled, Bardock is seen walking through the wasteland.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: Bardock's psychic powers from the last movie simply vanished, and are never mentioned.

* WalkingTheEarth: After defeating Chilled, Bardock is seen walking through the wasteland, o

* AdaptationalHeroism: Bardock was a cold-hearted Saiyan in ''Father of Goku'', whose EstablishingCharacterMoment was destroying a planet alongside his comrades as a giant ape, and feud against Frieza was out of revenge for the death of his comrades. By all intents, an AntiHero. Here, he protects the locals from Chilled, and even befriends one of them. This part has been controversial to many in the community.
** Mistarefusion, the creator of ''Dragon Ball Dissected'', see this as CharacterDerailment and a mix of DracoInLeatherPants due to the author's favoritism of Bardock. Webvideo/TeamFourStar believe the same case.

* AdvertisedExtra: Goku doesn't appear at all in the movie outside of a brief cameo of him as a baby.

* RevengeByProxy: Bardock takes all of his anger on Chilled due to him being like Frieza. Can't blame him, Chilled is Frieza, but smaller.

* UnstoppableRage: In the Spinoff detailing [[spoiler: how he became Super Saiyan]], he gets ''pissed'' after a little native boy on Planet Plant was nearly killed by Chilled. [[spoiler: It's this that kickstarts his Super Saiyan transformation.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Bardock was a cold-hearted Saiyan in ''Father of Goku'', whose EstablishingCharacterMoment was destroying a planet alongside his comrades as a giant ape, and feud against Frieza was out of revenge for the death of his comrades. By all intents, an AntiHero. Here, he protects the locals from Chilled, and even befriends one of them. Mistarefusion, the creator of ''Dragon Ball Dissected'', see this as CharacterRerailment and a mix of DracoInLeatherPants due to the author's favoritism of Bardock.

* RevengeByProxy: Bardock takes all of his anger on Chilled due to him being like Frieza. Can't blame him, Chilled is Frieza, but smaller.

it's revealed that Bardock survived being killed by Frieza and was somehow whisked away to the distant past. There, he became a Super Saiyan while fighting Frieza's ancestor, Chilled, making him the Legendary Super Saiyan and the originator of the legend itself.

* AdvertisedExtra: Goku doesn't appear at all in the movie outside of a brief cameo of him as a baby.