History Anime / DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler

* ClippedWingAngel: After the PhlebotinumOverload, Cooler in a fit of rage takes whatever he has left and assembles a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant mechanical body]] to try and kill Goku and Vegeta. Said body far more fragile than the Meta-Coolers and is ultimately destroyed fairly quickly.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie. All signs point towards it taking place during the early-Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks is completely absent, Goku isn't suffering from his heart virus, and in general, the Android Saga wasn't heavy on free time. And the complete absence of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, Goku being the only one who saw Vegeta as a Super Saiyan when the rest of the cast didn't, and maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter--but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced, as well as the plot of the film revolving around the protagonists going to New Namek when Goku had no idea where it was, and had to use King Kai's planet to pinpoint its location. It seems like the writers wanted to put it ''after'' the Android Saga, and assumed correctly that Dende would have been made Earth's guardian, but for some reason also assumed that none of the cast would have made any real strides from the middle of the Saga onward.

* ClippedWingAngel: After the PhlebotinumOverload, Cooler in a fit of rage takes whatever he has left and assembles a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant mechanical body]] to try and kill Goku and Vegeta.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie. All signs point towards it taking place during the early-Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks is completely absent, Goku isn't suffering from his heart virus, and in general, the Android Saga wasn't heavy on free time. And the complete absence of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, Goku being the only one who saw Vegeta as a Super Saiyan when the rest of the cast didn't, and maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter--but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced, as well as the plot of the film revolves around the protagonists going to New Namek when Goku had no idea where it was, and had to use King Kai's planet to pinpoint its location. It seems like the writers wanted to put it ''after'' the Android Saga, and assumed correctly that Dende would have been made Earth's guardian, but for some reason also assumed that none of the cast would have made any real strides from the middle of the Saga onward.

* ShoutOut: The glowing walls of the Big Gete Star that Piccolo flies across look like the Star Gate from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' and the core looks like the core of the Death Star II from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for its choppy animation and poor-looking art. This is especially notable, since most ''DBZ'' movies have excellent art.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie. All signs point towards it taking place during the early-Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks is completely absent, Goku isn't suffering from his heart virus, and in general, the Android Saga wasn't heavy on free time. And the complete absence of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, Goku being the only one who saw Vegeta as a Super Saiyan when the rest of the cast didn't, and maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter--but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced. It seems like the writers wanted to put it ''after'' the Android Saga, and assumed correctly that Dende would have been made Earth's guardian, but for some reason also assumed that none of the cast would have made any real strides from the middle of the Saga onward.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie--all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks is completely absent, Goku isn't suffering from his heart virus, and in general, the Android Saga wasn't heavy on free time. And the complete absence of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, Goku being the only one who saw Vegeta as a Super Saiyan when the rest of the cast didn't, and maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter--but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced. It seems like the writers wanted to put it ''after'' the Android Saga, and assumed correctly that Dende would have been made Earth's guardian, but for some reason also assumed that none of the cast would have made any real strides from the middle of the Saga onward.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Meta-Cooler can regenerate from any injury and the Big Gete Star detects and repairs any defects that previously caused the injury. Super Saiyan Goku critically injures Meta-Cooler, then he regenerates and his attacks no longer affect him. And even when Goku and Vegeta team up to destroy Meta-Cooler, ''thousands'' more show up in its place.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Played With. Goku and Vegeta initially have to fight a Meta-Cooler and they barely win, when an army appears, they are easily defeated avoiding this trope, but then it is played straight when they manage to overload the original Cooler despite having enough energy to create hundreds of clones.

-->'''Goku:''' It's called Instant Transmission. \\
'''Cooler:''' I know. It's one of my favorite techniques. \\
'''Goku:''' [[OhCrap ''Your'' favorites?!]]

--> '''Goku''': I've heard of stacking the odds but, come on!

--> ''(Once the Meta-Cooler Army starts charging at them)''
--> '''Goku''': Well, it's been nice knowing you, Vegeta.
--> '''Vegeta''': Oh shut up!

* BadassArmy: Cooler has an army of metallic clones, each one as strong as a Super-Saiyan.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie--all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks is completely absent, Goku isn't suffering from his heart virus, and in general, the Android Saga wasn't heavy on free time. And the complete absence of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter--but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced. It seems like the writers wanted to put it ''after'' the Android Saga, and assumed correctly that Dende would have been made Earth's guardian, but for some reason also assumed that none of the cast would have made any real strides from the middle of the Saga onward.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Meta Cooler can regenerate from any injury and the Big Gete Star detects and repairs any defects that previously caused the injury. Super Saiyan Goku critically injures Meta Cooler, then he regenerates and his attacks no longer affect him. And even when Goku and Vegeta team up to destroy Meta Cooler, ''thousands'' more show up in its place.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: One Meta-Cooler goes down? The Big Gete Star sends an entire ''legion'' of Meta-Coolers at Goku and Vegeta.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Played With. Goku and Vegeta initially have to fight a Meta-Cooler and they barely win, when an army appears, they are easily defeated avoiding this trope, but then it is played straight when they manage to overload the original Cooler despite having enough energy to create hundreds of clones. .

* TookALevelInBadass: Cooler, back in his previous appearance, was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.

For the ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' version of the movie, see [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedM7 here.]]

!This movie contains examples of:

* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for its choppy animation and poor-looking art. This is especially notable, since most ''DBZ'' movies have pretty excellent art.

* WidelySpacedJailBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.

* * TookALevelInBadass: Cooler, back in his previous appearance, was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.

* ClippedWingAngel: After the PhlebotinumOverload, Cooler in a fit of rage takes whatever he has left and assembles a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant mechanical body]] to try and kill Goku and Vegeta.

* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow (Gohan should be older and a Super Sayian; Trunks should likely be present). Bizarrely, the movie came out when Piccolo was fighting Android 17 in the manga, long before Dende became Guardian. It seems to have been an attempt to get the jump on the manga, but it just results in oddities, since not much about the film would have changed if they'd just learned about New Namek's plight from some other source.

* WidelySpacedJailBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.
* TheWorfEffect: Cooler, back in his previous appearance, was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.

** Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Gohan should be a Super Saiyan and the strongest fighter in the main cast. Despite this, he's considered weaker then Piccolo and just a rung above Krillin.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie--all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks is completely absent, Goku isn't suffering from his heart virus, and in general, the Android Saga wasn't heavy on free time. And the complete absence of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter--but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced.

* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow (Gohan should be older and a Super Sayian; Trunks should likely be present). Bizarrely, the movie came out when Piccolo was fighting Android 17 in the manga. Dende wasn't even back yet.

** Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Gohan should be a Super Saiyan and the second strongest fighter just behind Goku. Despite this, he's considered weaker then Piccolo and just a rung above Krillin.

** Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Gohan should be a Super Saiyan and the second strongest fighter just behind Goku. Despite this he's considered weaker then Piccolo and just a rung above Krillin.
** If taken at the time the manga and anime were when the movie came out, in the middle of Piccolo's battle with the Androids, Piccolo should be the strongest fighter. Here he is considered at the strength when he fused with Nail and easily defeated by a Meta-Cooler.

* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus. And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter- but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced.

* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for its choppy animation and poor-looking art.

** Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Gohan should be a Super Saiyan and the second strongest fighter just behind Goku. Despite this he's considered weaker then Piccolo and just a rung above Krillen.

* AdaptationalWimp: Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Gohan should be a Super Saiyan and the second strongest fighter just behind Goku. Despite this he's considered weaker then Piccolo and just a rung above Krillen.