History Recap / DragonBallKingPiccoloArc

* WhamShot: Perhaps just as serious as losing a handful of key characters, is Piccolo killing Shenron and, thus, negating the power of the Dragon Balls.

** King Piccolo's first step to conquer the world, [[KillEmAll killing off all noteworthy martial artists]], is partially this, in addition to just PragmaticVillainy .

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: When King Piccolo was about to make his wish to Shenron, Tien, desperate to stop him, mentally told Chiaotzu to make a wish to the dragon first to get rid of the demon. Unfortunately, all Tien's plan did was get Chiaotzu killed, without even upsetting King Piccolo's efforts to regain his youth. Tien is filled [[MyGodWhatHaveIdDone with regret and guilt for it afterwards]].

* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Due to being spawned from him, King Piccolo can detect when one of his minions has been destroyed. It apparently hurts his head.

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: When King Piccolo was about to make his wish to Shenron, Tien, desperate to stop him, mentally told Chaotzu to make a wish to the dragon first to get rid of the demon. Unfortunately, all Tien's plan did was get Chaotzu killed, without even upsetting King Piccolo's efforts to regain his youth. Tien is filled [[MyGodWhatHaveIdDone with regret and guilt for it afterwards]].

* DefeatEqualsExplosion: After being mortally wounded by Goku [[ATorsoWithAView ramming through his chest]], King Piccolo dies by violently exploding, but still had enough time and strength to birth one last egg.

* DarkestHour: King Piccolo had Goku's best friend Krillin get killed, with him failing to avenge him, now his OldMaster Roshi is also dead along with Chiaotzu, Piccolo got his wish for eternal youth, and worst of all, he killed Shenron himself so that he is no longer challenged.

* JustInTime: Goku manages to drink the Devine Water and increase his power at the time when he was needed the most, as Piccolo had already established himself as the leader of the world, made crime legal and allowed criminals to run amok, and was planning to destroy West City.

And he couldn't have gotten his power at a better time. ''On the anniversary of the King's rise to power,'' Piccolo [[TakeOverTheWorld takes over the king's castle, and the world along with it.]] With his power, he declares the world free of rules, crime legal, and on May 9th every day, he will destroy one continent of the world. Put simply, [[TheBadGuyWins Piccolo has won.]]\\\

* TakeOverTheWorld: Piccolo successfully does this. However, his reign ends up being very brief, thanks to Goku.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Bulma purposely glosses over who exactly defeated King Piccolo and saved the world.

And he couldn'tve gotten his power at a better time. ''On the anniversary of the King's rise to power,'' Piccolo [[TakeOverTheWorld takes over the king's castle, and the world along with it.]] With his power, he declares the world free of rules, crime legal, and on May 9th every day, he will destroy one continent of the world. Put simply, [[TheBadGuyWins Piccolo has won.]]\\\

[[ToBeContinued The answer lies in the realm of God. But what awaits him there?]] Find out [[Recap/DragonBallPiccoloJrArc next time]], on Dragon Ball!

!!''King Piccolo Arc'' has the following tropes
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once he gets the Dragon's wish, Piccolo has Pilaf's trio tossed from their own airship. They survive...but this is the last we see of them in the manga.
** The kicker? This was Piccolo being generous, as he states it's Pilaf's "reward" for reviving him.
** He also kills Shenron after getting his wish granted.

!! Short Summary

!! Main Summary
(Events from filler are in ''italics''.)

[[PreviouslyOn Last time... on Dragon Ball!]] [[Recap/DragonBallTienShinhanArc The 22nd World Tournament had come to a close, with Tien scoring a victory over Goku. However, during a victory dinner celebration, Goku returns to the tournament grounds to find Krillin... dead.]]

In a fit of rage, Goku flies off with the Flying Nimbus, going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the one who killed him. The rest of the Dragon Team, however, spots a paper on Krillin with a particular symbol on it... that of the Demon Lord Piccolo. Many years ago, Piccolo terrorized the world before [[SealedEvilInACan becoming trapped in a rice cooker by Roshi's master, Mutaito.]] But Piccolo has been freed by [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom the Pilaf Gang]], and sets off two tasks of his EvilPlan: eliminate the martial artists who could challenge him, and gather the Dragon Balls to [[FountainOfYouth restore him to the prime of his youth.]] Thus Roshi and Tien travel all over the world to try and get the Dragon Balls before he does. The remaining heroes relocate Kame House to avoid detection.

During his quest for revenge, Goku encounters a monster named Tambourine, the one who ultimately killed Krillin. Goku's fight with him, however, does not end well, and he ends up on the losing end. However, after the battle, he encounters a fat vagrant samurai named Yajirobe, who seems to hit it on with Goku.

In order to gain a greater foothold on his plan, Piccolo births a new henchman by laying an egg from his mouth. This henchman, Cymbal, is tasked with collecting the Dragon Balls. However, he runs afoul of Yajirobe, who also happens to have a Dragon Ball, and ends up chopped and roasted. Realizing this, Piccolo sends a psychic symbol to Tambourine to deal with the interloper ''just before he added Yamcha to his list of victims''. But Yajirobe's cooking leads to Goku recovering fully, and he defeats Tambourine with ease.

With the loss of his minions, [[OrcusOnHisThrone Piccolo]] [[DefiedTrope stops playing around]] [[LetsGetDangerous and deals with Goku personally.]] It is a fight [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Goku is utterly mauled in,]] to the point of having his heart stop. Piccolo uses the opportunity to get the Dragon Ball for himself, giving him two to play with.

-->Piccolo: "DRAGON! I command you! Restore..."
-->Chiaotzu: "Destroy Picco..." [[KilledMidSentence *ZAP!*]]

Indeed, Piccolo kills Chiaotzu, and makes his wish unimpeded. He is restored to his youth at last, becoming even more powerful than before. But he's not done yet. After securing his victory, [[GutPunch Piccolo kills Shenron,]] turning the Dragon Balls to stone and rendering them unusable. And for good measure, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he dumps the Pilaf Gang out of their ship]], preparing his assault on the castle of the King of the World.

However, what he didn't count on was Goku's heart restarting, and knowing he can't beat Piccolo as he is now, he has Yajirobe take him to Korin Tower, [[IWasToldThereWouldBeCake offering the promise of as much food as he wants.]] Once he arrived, Yajirobe gets quite used to the Senzu beans, and Korin reveals the existence of something that can power him up, the Ultra Divine Water, a drink that will either increase his power dramatically... or kill him. ''Acquiring the water isn't easy, however. Goku needs to enter a hidden cave in an icecap, then conquer the illusions of the cave through his will to never give up. Even after all that, however,'' one gulp of the water triggers spasms in Goku.

...but miraculously, he survives! Goku is stronger than ever, and ready to take on the menace!

And he couldn'tve gotten his power at a better time. ''On the anniversary of the King's rise to power,'' Piccolo [[TakeOverTheWorld takes over the king's castle, and the world along with it.]] With his power, he declares the world free of rules, crime legal, and on May 9th every day, he will destroy one continent of the world. Put simply, [[TheBadGuyWins Piccolo has won.]]

Not standing for this, Tien attempts to stop him, but Piccolo simply births a new minion, Drum to put him in his place. ''Even Tien's attempt to use the Mafuba is a total failure, though he survives.'' [[DarkestHour The villain has won, and all attempts to stop him have failed. Death awaits Tien...]]

Until at last, [[HesBack Goku returns]], ready to face the threat of Piccolo.

Goku easily defeats Drum, then focuses his attention on the Demon Lord himself. Despite Goku's new powers, Piccolo is still always one step ahead. He even uses a powerful energy blast to level the area, and cripples Goku to boot. But even despite his injuries, Goku still has one good arm, and puts everything he has into one last attack.

It succeeds! Goku's body drives a hole through Piccolo, killing him at last!

However...

[[SequelHook Piccolo births one last minion,]] [[AvengingTheVillain telling it to avenge his death by murdering Son Goku.]] Meanwhile, Yajirobe shows up to retrieve Goku. The wandering samurai takes Goku away, accidentally leaving the Power Pole behind. When Bulma, Yamcha, and Launch arrive to obstinately support Tien, they are amazed to hear of what went down. Bulma radios the media to report that Piccolo has been destroyed, but doesn't give Goku's name, only stating that "The forces of good" won. As the world celebrates its freedom from the Demon King...
...The freshly hatched last son of Piccolo swears to avenge his father.

And of course, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Roshi are dead alongside many others, the Dragon Balls not around to save them. How will Goku get them back?

!! ''King Piccolo Arc'' has the following tropes

Shortly after the tournament, Goku and his friends head off for a victory dinner. However, when Goku goes to look for Krillin, he finds that he's been killed. Seeking revenge, he follow his assailant but is easily beaten. Though he eventually manages to get his revenge, Goku finds out he was one of the "sons" of an evil being named Piccolo who was originally sealed away in a rice cooker but has been freed by Pilaf (who was hoping to use him to take over the world but was cowtowed into serving him) who now seeks to, what else, take over the world. Goku and his friends find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet.

* AdaptationExpansion: When KOrin gets the actual Miracle Water for Goku in the manga, he just pulls it out of a closet. In the anime, he makes Goku go on a journey into a cave to retrieve it.

[[PreviouslyOn Last time... on Dragon Ball!]] [[Recap/DragonBallTienShinhanArc The 22nd World Tournament had come to a close, with Tien scoring a victory over Goku. However, ''during a victory dinner celebration'', Goku returns to the tournament grounds to find Krillin... dead.]]

Shortly after the tournament, Goku and his friends head off for a victory dinner. However when Goku goes to look for Kuririn he finds that he's been killed. Seeking revenge, he follow his assilant but is easily beaten. Though he eventually manages to get his revenge, Goku finds out he was one of the "sons" of an evil being named Piccolo who was originally sealed away in a rice cooker but has been freed by Pilaf (who was hoping to use him to take over the world but was cowtowed into serving him) who now seeks to, what else, take over the world. Goku and his friends find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet.

[[PreviouslyOn Last time... on Dragon Ball!]] [[Recap/DragonBallTienShinhanArc The 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai had come to a close, with Tenshinhan scoring a victory over Goku. However, ''during a victory dinner celebration'', Goku returns to the tournament grounds to find Kuririn... dead.]]

In a fit of rage, Goku flies off with Kinto-Un, going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the one who killed him. The rest of the Dragon Team, however, spots a paper on Kuri with a particular symbol on it... that of the Demon Lord Piccolo. Many years ago, Piccolo terrorized the world before [[SealedEvilInACan becoming trapped in a Denshi Jar by the Muten Roshi's master, Mutito.]] But Piccolo has been freed by [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom the Pilaf Gang]], and sets off two tasks of his EvilPlan: eliminate the martial artists who could challenge him, and gather the Dragon Balls to [[FountainOfYouth restore him to the prime of his youth.]] Thus Roshi and Tenshinhan travel all over the world to try and get the Dragon Balls before he does. The remaining heroes relocate Kame House to avoid detection.

During his quest for revenge, Goku encounters a monster named Tambourine, the one who ultimately killed Kuririn. Goku's fight with him, however, does not end well, and he ends up on the losing end. However, after the battle, he encounters a fat vagrant samurai named Yajirobe, who seems to hit it on with Goku.

Once it becomes clear the heroes are on the hunt for the Dragon Balls, Piccolo [[BatmanGambit comes up with a plan to let the heroes gather the balls, then steal them from their corpses.]] As insurance, he swallows his own two to make them impossible to gather. In a confrontation with the Muten Roshi, Roshi attempts to use the Mafuba on him, but he fails to hit the target, and dies as a result. Stealing the Dragon Balls, Piccolo summons Shen Long and attempts to make his wish, with Chaozu trying to interrupt.

-->Chaozu: "Destroy Picco..." [[KilledMidSentence *ZAP!*]]

Indeed, Piccolo kills Chaozu, and makes his wish unimpeded. He is restored to his youth at last, becoming even more powerful than before. But he's not done yet. After securing his victory, [[GutPunch Piccolo kills Shen Long,]] turning the Dragon Balls to stone and rendering them unusable. And for good measure, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he dumps the Pilaf Gang out of their ship]], preparing his assault on the castle of the King of the World.

However, what he didn't count on was Goku's heart restarting, and knowing he can't beat Piccolo as he is now, he has Yajirobe take him to Karin Tower, [[IWasToldThereWouldBeCake offering the promise of as much food as he wants.]] Once he arrived, Yajirobe gets quite used to the Senzu, and Karin reveals the existence of something that can power him up, the Super Godly Water, a drink that will either increase his power dramatically... or kill him. ''Acquiring the water isn't easy, however. Goku needs to enter a hidden cave in an icecap, then conquer the illusions of the cave through his will to never give up. Even after all that, however,'' one gulp of the water triggers spasms in Goku.

Not standing for this, Tenshinhan attempts to stop him, but Piccolo simply births a new minion, Drum to put him in his place. ''Even Ten's attempt to use the Mafuba is a total failure, though he survives.'' [[DarkestHour The villain has won, and all attempts to stop him have failed. Death awaits Tenshinhan...]]

[[SequelHook Piccolo births one last minion,]] [[AvengingTheVillain telling it to avenge his death by murdering Son Goku.]] Meanwhile, Yajirobe shows up to retrieve Goku. The wandering samurai takes Goku away, accidentally leaving the Nyo'bo behind. When Bulma, Yamcha, and Lunch arrive to obstinately support Ten, they are amazed to hear of what went down. Bulma radios the media to report that Piccolo has been destroyed, but doesn't give Goku's name, only stating that "The forces of good" won. As the world celebrates its freedom from the Demon King...

And of course, Kuririn, Chaozu, and Roshi are dead alongside many others, the Dragon Balls not around to save them. How will Goku get them back?

* AdaptationExpansion: When Karin gets the actual Miracle Water for Goku in the manga, he just pulls it out of a closet. In the anime, he makes Goku go on a journey into a cave to retrieve it.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: After Goku kills Demon King Piccolo, everyone across the world celebrated their liberation.

* AnyoneCanDie: This is the arc that establishes the series mainstay of major characters dying, starting with Krillin and following up with Roshi, Chiaotzu and even Shenron.
* TheBadGuyWins: Piccolo succeeds in getting everything he wanted. He got the dragon balls to give him eternal youth and killed the dragon so no one could ever use the dragon balls against him. He also killed a number of the strongest fighters in the world, and seizes control of the entire world. Too bad his reign was short-lived because of Goku.

* DarkestHour: Piccolo Daimaou had killed Goku's best friend Krillin, with him failing to avenge him, now his Old Master Muten Roshi is also dead along with Chiaotzu, Piccolo got his wish for eternal youth, and worst of all, he killed Shenron himself so that he is no longer challenged.

* FountainOfYouth: Piccolo's time trapped in the rice cooker robbed him of his youth. Upon being released, he planned to use the Dragon Balls to become young ''forever''. In retrospect, it's a good thing he didn't also wish for immortality, otherwise, Goku wouldn't have been able to kill him.

** Roshi's attempt to seal King Piccolo way results in a near miss.

** Subverted when Tien makes his own attempt at sealing Piccolo. He fails and is about to be beaten to death by Drum, but then Goku arrives. When it looks like Drum is about to dominate, Goku effortlessly kicks him aside.
* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Goku convinces Yajirobe to take him up Karin's tower by telling him that there's a lot of food up there. When they make it up, Yajirobe is incensed to learn that the 'food' is in fact Senzu beans, and angrily swallows a handful- [[NowYouTellMe which is when Goku tells him that one bean is equal to 10 days of food]].

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Piccolo Daimaou gives one to Goku, demolishing so thoroughly, that he stop his heart from beating.

* TooDumbToLive: Pilaf in releasing Piccolo despite knowing of his reputation. Even he eventually admits how bad an idea it was.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Goku loses to Tambourine the first time because, as Kame Sennin said, it was only a short time since his fight against Tenshinhan. It's been established that how strong Goku is was proportional to how full his stomach was. Once Goku manages to fill up on Yajirobe's fish, the next fight ends with Tambourine becoming atoms.
* YouCantThwartStageOne: Despite valiant attempts, King Piccolo's plan to use the dragon balls to gain eternal youth succeeded. Furthermore, his conquest of the world also went off without a hitch. It was ''while'' he was ruling that his plans were ruined.

** The kicker, this was Piccolo being generous as he states it's Pilaf's "reward" for reviving him.

* DyingCurse: Before dying, King Piccolo says Goku has won but only for now. He coughs up one last egg, saying this son will both avenge this defeat and to continue his legacy.