History Anime / DragonBallZDeadZone

* PlotHole: Garlic Jr. seeks the Dragon Balls to become immortal before he attempts to kill Kami, yet he had his minions track down and attempt to kill Piccolo, even though he should know this would deactivate the balls.

''Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone'' (known in Japan as, ''Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!''; lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!!") is the fourth ''Franchise/DragonBall'' movie and the first under the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' banner. It was released between episodes 11 and 12, with it premiering at the 1989 Toei Cartoon Festival (along with three other movies from the ''Akuma-kun'', ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan'', and ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'' series). It was released in 1989 by Toei Animation, originally titled simply ''Dragon Ball Z: The Movie'' during its theatrical release. It was then dubbed into English by the Canadian company Ocean Group in 1997 for the American company Creator/FUNimation Entertainment, the title being changed to ''Dead Zone''. It was then re-dubbed by [=FUNimation=] itself in 2005.

The story sees a alien being named Garlic Jr take over the Lookout Point as revenge against Kami for being choosen over his father for the position of God of Earth, who in turn tried to take it by force, was defeated and cast into the Dead Zone as punishment. Goku gets in on the action when Garlic's lackey kidnap Gohan for the four star dragon ball on his hat, joined shortly by Krillan and Piccolo as they try to stop Garic from making his wish and taking over the world.

Curiously it proved popular enough that Toei revisited it in a anime only sequel arc in the Dragon Ball Z anime, the ''[[Recap/DragonBallZGarlicJrArc Garlic Jr Arc]]'', set between the ''Namek'' and ''Android'' arcs.

* AliensAreBastards: Garlic Jr.

* AxCrazy: When Garlic Jr. is in a really bad mood.
* BadassCape: Garlic Jr.

* BaldOfEvil: Again, guess who?
* CanonDiscontinuity: The film ''would'' actually avert this, since most of the details point to it taking place near the end of the gap between the original ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Z''[[note]]Gohan being around the age he was at near the start of ''Z'', Piccolo only working with Goku in an EnemyMine, Krillin not having met Gohan yet[[/note]]...were it not for the fact that 1), Krillin meets Gohan before the Raditz Arc, but doesn't recognize him in the TV series (while this could be explained away on Krillin's part by him hitting his head or something and wiping the memories of the movie away, Gohan doesn't recognize Krillin when they meet in the TV series), and 2), Goku and Piccolo have their talk about weighted clothes in this movie. It's worth noting that the original ''Z'' seems to imply that this movie does happen (or at the very least, the movie is BroadStrokes), due to the [[FillerArc Garlic Jr Arc]] having the villain of this movie come back for revenge. In ''Kai'', on the other hand, the movie's continuity is ''very'' ambiguous - at best, it's BroadStrokes, at worse, it's this trope played straight due to the lack of the Garlic Jr arc.

* [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Even Bad Men Love Their Papas]]: Garlic Jr.'s main reason for attacking Kami in the movie was to avenge his fallen father. In the series he solemnly vows to use the Dragon Balls to bring him back, and when he thought Piccolo died and the Dragon Balls lost, he lamented the loss but remained steadfast in finding another way.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** Unlike his enemies, Garlic Jr. literally cannot die. The first half of the movie was him basically moving to make that the case. Yet somehow he gets the [[SarcasmMode brilliant idea]] of opening a void to eternal darkness -- this '''can''' backfire, and thus become worse torture for him than for anyone else ever because, again, he literally cannot die.
* KickTheDog: When Garlic Jr. mercilessly beats Kami.

* {{Sadist}}: Garlic Jr.

* ThemeNaming: Garlic Jr. and his minions are all named after spices/condiments.

* {{Expy}}: Garlic Jr. He looks like a more serious and threatening version of original ''Manga/DragonBall'' BigBad Emperor Pilaf, to the point that they share the same voice actor. Both are voiced by Chuck Huber in the Creator/FUNimation Dub, Don Brown in the Ocean Group Dub, as well as Shigeru Chiba in the Japanese version (Shigeru only voiced Garlic Jr. in the anime, not the movie).

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Nicky was in charge of watching Gohan while the young Saiyan was being kept prisoner. It... [[{{Understatement}} didn't end up well for him]].

* CanonDiscontinuity: The film ''would'' actually avert this, since most of the details point to it taking place near the end of the gap between the original ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Z''[[note]]Gohan being around the age he was at near the start of ''Z'', Piccolo only working with Goku in an EnemyMine, Krillin not having met Gohan yet[[/note]]...were it not for the fact that 1), Krillin meets Gohan before the Raditz Arc, but doesn't recognize him in the TV series, and 2), Goku and Piccolo have their talk about weighted clothes in this movie. It's worth noting that the original ''Z'' seems to imply that this movie does happen (or at the very least, the movie is BroadStrokes), due to the [[FillerArc Garlic Jr Arc]] having the villain of this movie come back for revenge.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The film ''would'' actually avert this, since most of the details point to it taking place near the end of the gap between the original ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Z''[[note]]Gohan being around the age he was at near the start of ''Z'', Piccolo only working with Goku in an EnemyMine, Krillin not having met Gohan yet[[/note]]...were it not for the fact that 1), Krillin meets Gohan before the Raditz Arc, but doesn't recognize him in the TV series, and 2), Goku and Piccolo have their talk about weighted clothes in this movie. It's worth noting that the original ''Z'' seems to imply that this movie does happen, due to the [[FillerArc Garlic Jr Arc]] having the villain of this movie come back for revenge.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard[=/=]IdiotBall:

** There's also the fact that he tries to have Piccolo ([[CantLiveWithoutYou and by extension Kami]]) killed ''before'' using the Dragon Balls (which become inert if Kami dies) to wish for immortality. Creator/TeamFourStar [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged gleefully lampshaded this one]].

** TemporaryBulkChange

* AndIMustScream: After becoming immortal Garlic Jr. gets sealed away inside the Dead Zone for all eternity.

* CompleteImmortality: Garlic Jr. is only one to have this wish successfully given to him by Shenron, as well as the only one to actually have absolute immortality (although some characters were implied to be immortal, such as Master Roshi and the Androids, it seems to be limited to natural causes).

* {{Badass}}: Until ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Garlic Jr. is the only villain to succeed in gaining CompleteImmortality, and has taken down Gods several times. He likewise almost defeats all the Z-Fighters every time he appears.

'''''Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone''''' (known in Japan as, ''Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!''; lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!!") is the fourth ''Franchise/DragonBall'' movie and the first under the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' banner. It was released between episodes 11 and 12, with it premiering at the 1989 Toei Cartoon Festival (along with three other movies from the ''Akuma-kun'', ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan'', and ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'' series). It was released in 1989 by Toei Animation, originally titled simply ''Dragon Ball Z: The Movie'' during its theatrical release. It was then dubbed into English by the Canadian company Ocean Group in 1997 for the American company Creator/FUNimation Entertainment, the title being changed to ''Dead Zone''. It was then re-dubbed by [=FUNimation=] itself in 2005.

* {{Badass}}: Garlic Jr. is the only villain to succeed in gaining CompleteImmortality, and has taken down Gods several times. He likewise almost defeats all the Z-Fighters every time he appears.

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Nicky was in charge of watching Gohan while the young Saiyan was being kept prisoner. It...[[{{Understatement}} didn't end up well for him]].

--> '''Goku:''' I didn't come here to listen to your life story! ''Where's Gohan?!''

* SuperMode Garlic Jr. and his minions, Nicky, Ginger and Sansho, all have this.

'''''Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone''''' (known in Japan as, ''Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!''; lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!!") is the fourth ''Franchise/DragonBall'' movie and the first under the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' banner. It was released between episodes 11 and 12, with it premiering at the 1989 Toei Cartoon Festival (along with three other movies from the ''Akuma-kun'', ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan'', and ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'' series). It was released in 1989 by Toei Animation, originally titled simply ''Dragon Ball Z: The Movie'' during its theatrical release. It was then dubbed into English by the Canadian company Ocean Group in 1997 for the American company FUNimation Entertainment, the title being changed to ''Dead Zone''. It was then re-dubbed by FUNimation itself in 2005.

Curiously it proved popular enough that Toei revisited it in a anime only sequel arc in the Dragon Ball Z anime, the ''[[Recap/DragonBallZGarlicJrArc Garlic Jr Arc]]'', set between the ''Namek'' and Android'' arcs.

Curiously it proved popular enough that Toei revisited it in a sequel arc, the ''[[Recap/DragonBallZGarlicJrArc Garlic Jr Arc]], set between the Namek and Android arcs.

* AndIMustScream: After becoming immortal he gets sealed away inside the Dead Zone for all eternity.
* AxCrazy: When Garlic Jr. in a really bad mood.
* {{Badass}}: Garlic Jr. the only villain to succeed in gaining CompleteImmortality, and has taken down Gods several times. He likewise almost defeats all the Z-Fighters every time he appears.

* CombinedEnergyAttack: Nicky, Ginger & Sansho can fire Energy Waves at the opponent. Used against Piccolo, which hit him, and later against Goku, (Minus Sansho, he was knocked out by Goku) but it was deflected by Krillin.
* CompleteImmortality: Garlic Jr. only one to have this wish successfully given to him by Shenron, as well as the only one to actually have absolute immortality (although some characters were implied to be immortal, such as Master Roshi and the Androids, it seems to be limited to natural causes).
** ImmortalityHurts [[FateWorseThanDeath Worse than Death]]: He's trapped in the Dead Zone, literally forever as he'll never die.

* EliteMooks: Nicky, Ginger & Sansho.

* OneWingedAngel: Nicky, Ginger & Sansho all bulk up and increase their powers by shouting weird things related to their names.

-->'''Goku:''' "I didn't come here to listen to your life story! ''Where's Gohan?!''"

* SuperMode Garlic Jr. and his minions, Nicky, Ginger & Sansho, all have this.

* TerribleTrio: Nicky, Ginger & Sansho.

'''''Dragon Ball Z: The Dead Zone''''' (known in Japan as, "Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!"; lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!!") is the fourth ''DragonBallZ'' movie and the first under the Dragon Ball Z banner. It was released between episodes 11 and 12, with it premiering at the 1989 Toei Cartoon Festival (along with three other movies from the Akuma-kun, Himitsu no Akko-chan, and Mobile Cop Jiban series). It was released in 1989 by Toei Animation, originally titled simply Dragon Ball Z: The Movie during its theatrical release. It was then dubbed into English by the Canadian company Ocean Group in 1997 for the American company FUNimation Entertainment, the title being changed to "Dead Zone". It was then re-dubbed by FUNimation itself in 2005.

* EliteMooks: Nicky, Ginger & Sansho

* {{Expy}}: Garlic Jr. He looks like a more serious and threatening version of Pilaf, to the point that they share the same voice actor. Both are voiced by Chuck Huber in the Creator/FUNimation Dub, Don Brown in the Ocean Group Dub, as well as Shigeru Chiba in the Japanese version (Shigeru only voiced Garlic Jr. in the anime, not the movie).
* HoistByHisOwnPetard[=/=]IdiotBall: Unlike his enemies, Garli Jr. literally cannot die. The first half of the movie was him basically moving to make that the case. Yet somehow he gets the [[SarcasmMode brilliant idea]] of opening a void to eternal darkness -- this '''can''' backfire, and thus become worse torture for him than for anyone else ever because, again, he literally cannot die.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Garlic Jr., Nicky, Ginger & Sansho
* SinisterScimitar: Played straight by Nicky and Ginger: the swords they pull out of their limbs are curved enough to be considered scimitars, and they're evil.

* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Nicky, Ginger, and Sansho

* TheSociopath: He is known for being totally ruthless and insane.

* TerribleTrio: Nicky, Ginger & Sansho
* YouKilledMyFather: garlic Jr. has this attitude towards Kami.

'''''Dragon Ball Z: The Dead Zone''''' (known in Japan as, "Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!"; lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!!") is the fourth Dragon Ball movie and the first under the Dragon Ball Z banner. It was released between episodes 11 and 12, with it premiering at the 1989 Toei Cartoon Festival (along with three other movies from the Akuma-kun, Himitsu no Akko-chan, and Mobile Cop Jiban series). It was released in 1989 by Toei Animation, originally titled simply Dragon Ball Z: The Movie during its theatrical release. It was then dubbed into English by the Canadian company Ocean Group in 1997 for the American company FUNimation Entertainment, the title being changed to "Dead Zone". It was then re-dubbed by FUNimation itself in 2005.