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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Naturally, this is Freeza's fate, before getting chopped into little bits and vaporized.



* VillainousBSOD: Turned into a LiteralMetaphor. Right before Trunks kills Freeza, we cut to a blue screen, which slowly splits in two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.

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* VillainousBSOD: Turned into a LiteralMetaphor. Right before After Future Trunks kills Freeza, we cut cuts him in half, it cuts to a blue screen, Freeza's view just as in the anime, which slowly flips to an actual blue screen. That then is what splits in into two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.halves sliding askew.
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* BadBoss: As usual, Freeza doesn't care about his minions. When they are terrified of Trunks, he motivates them by saying, "Either die to him, or die to me!" When Trunks kills all of them except one, Freeza kills the last one.
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Freeza's revenge is halted by a mysterious stranger- who can turn Super Saiyan! After routing the invading aliens, the stranger invites the Z-fighters to meet up with Goku. Who is this hero, and does he have enough Hetap?

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Freeza's revenge is halted by a mysterious stranger- who stranger--who can turn Super Saiyan! After routing the invading aliens, the stranger invites the Z-fighters to meet up with Goku. Who is this hero, and does he have enough Hetap?

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!!!Original Airdate: March 23, 2013
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* VillainousBSOD: Parodied. Right before Trunks kills Freeza, we cut to a blue screen, which slowly splits in two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.

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* VillainousBSOD: Parodied.Turned into a LiteralMetaphor. Right before Trunks kills Freeza, we cut to a blue screen, which slowly splits in two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.
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* DoomedDefeatist: After the chuckle produced by the EarAche moment, Krillin snaps back to (what they all perceived to be) reality.
-->'''Krillin:''' (''sigh'') We're gonna f*cking die.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Yamcha doesn't think Bulma shouldn't be going with the rest of the Z-Warriors to confront Freeza, since "a battlefield is no place for a lady." Not only does Vegeta openly mock this by pointing out Yamcha's going with them anyway, but an indignant Bulma grabs Yamcha's ear, threatening to show him what "ten pounds of torque" does to it[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke tears it off]][[/note]].

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* StayInTheKitchen: Yamcha doesn't think Bulma shouldn't be going with the rest of the Z-Warriors to confront Freeza, since "a battlefield is no place for a lady." Not only does is Bulma having none of it (see EarAche), but Vegeta openly mock this by pointing out Yamcha's going with them anyway, but an indignant Bulma grabs Yamcha's ear, threatening to show insults him what "ten pounds of torque" does to it[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke tears it off]][[/note]].by saying ''he's'' still going.
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* EarAche: Done, and {{Discussed}}. Bulma grabs Yamcha by the ear when he says she shouldn't be there with Freeza having arrived.
-->'''Bulma:''' Anyone want to explain to Yamcha here what ten pounds of torque does to a human ear?\\
'''Gohan:''' Rips it off?\\
'''Bulma:''' Very good, Gohan.
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-->--'''Future Trunks''', after [[RelativeError Bulma flirted with him]]

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-->--'''Future Trunks''', internally after [[RelativeError Bulma flirted with him]]
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->"AAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"
-->--'''Future Trunks''', after [[RelativeError Bulma flirted with him]]






* VillainousBSOD: Parodied. Right before Trunks kills Freeza, we cut to a blue screen, which slowly splits in two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.

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* VillainousBSOD: Parodied. Right before Trunks kills Freeza, we cut to a blue screen, which slowly splits in two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.Freeza.
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->"GUYS WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME FREEZER'S HERE AND--"\\
(''sees everyone cheering him, and no sign of Freeza'')\\
"''Yaaaay... heheheh... Wha?''"
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[[caption-width-right:300:It only took half an episode for Trunks to slay Freeza and his dad. He probably wishes it had taken about three minutes longer.]]
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** Trunks blocks the aforementioned Death Ball and brings it back up to the surface to the opening score from ''Film/TheLionKing''.

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** Trunks blocks the aforementioned Death Ball and brings it back up to the surface to the opening score from ''Film/TheLionKing''.''Disney/TheLionKing''.

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** When Trunks slices Freeza up and blasts him, Krillin says "and there, and there" just like he did when Chiaotzu blew himself up during the Saiyan Saga.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Trunks [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mispronounces]] Freeza's name, using the westernized form of his name "Frieza" as a guide. Freeza corrects him, prompting Trunks to ask about the i. Freeza says there isn't one, prompting Trunks to mutter that he's "gonna have to fix that when I get back then."

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Trunks [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mispronounces]] Freeza's name, using the westernized form of his name "Frieza" as a guide.guide which comes off sounding more like "Fry-za". Freeza corrects him, prompting Trunks to ask about the i. Freeza says there isn't one, prompting Trunks to mutter that he's "gonna have to fix that when I get back then."
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* StayInTheKitchen: Yamcha doesn't think Bulma shouldn't be going with the rest of the Z-Warriors to confront Freeza, since "a battlefield is no place for a lady." Not only does Vegeta openly mock this by pointing out Yamcha's going with them anyway, but an indignant Bulma grabs Yamcha's ear, threatening to show him what "ten pounds of torque" does to it[[note]]tears it off[[/note]].

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* StayInTheKitchen: Yamcha doesn't think Bulma shouldn't be going with the rest of the Z-Warriors to confront Freeza, since "a battlefield is no place for a lady." Not only does Vegeta openly mock this by pointing out Yamcha's going with them anyway, but an indignant Bulma grabs Yamcha's ear, threatening to show him what "ten pounds of torque" does to it[[note]]tears it[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke tears it off[[/note]].off]][[/note]].
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* BreadEggsMilkBreadedEggs: Trunks says that he can guess the Z-Fighters are wondering why he brought them to the location Goku's going to arrive at. Krillin guesses "snacks," Yamcha guesses "to kill us," and Vegeta guesses "to kill snacks."

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* BreadEggsMilkBreadedEggs: BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Trunks says that he can guess the Z-Fighters are wondering why he brought them to the location Goku's going to arrive at. Krillin guesses "snacks," Yamcha guesses "to kill us," and Vegeta guesses "to kill snacks."
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* BreadEggsMilkBreadedEggs: Trunks says that he can guess the Z-Fighters are wondering why he brought them to the location Goku's going to arrive at. Krillin guesses "snacks," Yamcha guesses "to kill us," and Vegeta guesses "to kill snacks."
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* StayInTheKitchen: Yamcha doesn't think Bulma shouldn't be going with the rest of the Z-Warriors to confront Freeza, since "a battlefield is no place for a lady." Not only does Vegeta openly mock this by pointing out Yamcha's going with them anyway, but an indignant Bulma grabs Yamcha's ear, threatening to show him what "ten pounds of torque" does to it[[note]]tears it off[[/note]].
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** When Freeza thinks he's killed Trunks, his [[PorkyPigPronunciation glitch]] causes him to refer to Trunks as "cadaveriffic," the same term the reporters made up for Yamcha after he got killed back in Season 1.
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** Right before tossing his Death Ball at Trunks, Freeza, in full-blown VillainousBreakdown mode, yells "KILL! MURDER! DESTROY! [[Series/DoctorWho EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!]]" To complete the reference, the Daleks' {{Leitmotif}} plays as this goes on.

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** Right before tossing his [[EarthShatteringKaboom Death Ball Ball]] at Trunks, Freeza, in full-blown VillainousBreakdown mode, yells "KILL! MURDER! DESTROY! [[Series/DoctorWho EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!]]" To complete the reference, the Daleks' {{Leitmotif}} plays as this goes on.
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** Krillen invokes [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]] when Vegeta says that he's going to kill whoever drank the last Hetap.

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** Krillen Krillin invokes [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]] when Vegeta says that he's going to kill whoever drank the last Hetap.
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* ScreamingAtSquick: Trunks does this internally to [[OedipusComplex Bulma flirting with him]].

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** Right before tossing his Death Ball at Trunks, Freeza, in full-blown VillainousBreakdown mode, yells "KILL! MURDER! DESTROY! [[Series/DoctorWho EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!]]"

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** Right before tossing his Death Ball at Trunks, Freeza, in full-blown VillainousBreakdown mode, yells "KILL! MURDER! DESTROY! [[Series/DoctorWho EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!]]"EXTERMINATE!]]" To complete the reference, the Daleks' {{Leitmotif}} plays as this goes on.


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** Krillen invokes [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]] when Vegeta says that he's going to kill whoever drank the last Hetap.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Trunks [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mispronounces]] Freeza's name, using the westernized form of his name "Frieza" as a guide. Freeza corrects him, prompting Trunks to ask about the i. Freeza says there is one, prompting Trunks to mutter that he's "gonna have to fix that when I get back then."

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Trunks [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mispronounces]] Freeza's name, using the westernized form of his name "Frieza" as a guide. Freeza corrects him, prompting Trunks to ask about the i. Freeza says there is isn't one, prompting Trunks to mutter that he's "gonna have to fix that when I get back then."
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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php%3Fdiscussion%3D13773739950A51495500%26page%3D1&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiv-5OpxqHRAhVH04MKHWRTC5MQFggEMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFj42kG_348SApKH2XFqSbNx4F6Ag Absalon]]''"

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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tvtropes."-''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php%3Fdiscussion%3D13773739950A51495500%26page%3D1&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiv-5OpxqHRAhVH04MKHWRTC5MQFggEMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFj42kG_348SApKH2XFqSbNx4F6Ag php?discussion=13773739950A51495500&page=1 Absalon]]''"
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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"

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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon "-''[[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php%3Fdiscussion%3D13773739950A51495500%26page%3D1&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiv-5OpxqHRAhVH04MKHWRTC5MQFggEMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFj42kG_348SApKH2XFqSbNx4F6Ag Absalon]]''"
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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronuncition keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"

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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronuncition [[PorkyPigPronunciation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"
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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronounciatation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"

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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronounciatation [[PorkyPigPronuncition keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"
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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciatation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"

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* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciatation [[PorkyPigPronounciatation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"

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* CallBack: When Freeza flashes back to Super Saiyan Goku, the flash includes Goku whispering, "''Pizza...''"
* DeliciousDistraction: Vegeta is pulled out from his musing on who the newcomer is by the realization that they've run out of Hetap.

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* CallBack: CallBack:
** Trunks, much like King Cold did with "Earth" in the previous episode, [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounces the silent "i" in Freeza's westernized name]], leading into the SpellMyNameWithAnS discussion below.
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When Freeza flashes back to Super Saiyan Goku, the flash includes Goku whispering, "''Pizza...''"
* CurbStompBattle: Freeza and King Cold don't end up providing much of a challenge for Trunks.
* DeliciousDistraction: Vegeta is pulled out from his musing on who the newcomer is by the realization that they've run out of Hetap.Hetap.
* DullSurprise: Freeza describes his mecha form as "the ultimate culmination of science and nature." Trunks, having spent most of his life fighting the future versions of Androids 17 and 18...isn't impressed.
* ShoutOut:
** Right before tossing his Death Ball at Trunks, Freeza, in full-blown VillainousBreakdown mode, yells "KILL! MURDER! DESTROY! [[Series/DoctorWho EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!]]"
** Trunks blocks the aforementioned Death Ball and brings it back up to the surface to the opening score from ''Film/TheLionKing''.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Trunks [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mispronounces]] Freeza's name, using the westernized form of his name "Frieza" as a guide. Freeza corrects him, prompting Trunks to ask about the i. Freeza says there is one, prompting Trunks to mutter that he's "gonna have to fix that when I get back then."
* TakeThat: When Mecha Freeza reads the opening disclaimer, he suddenly malfunctions when saying "''Anime/DragonBallGT''," prompting King Cold to finish the disclaimer, after which, Freeza, [[PorkyPigPronunciatation keeping to his Abridged self's mecha form]], recovers with "-''[[DragonBallAbsalon Absalon]]''"
* VillainousBSOD: Parodied. Right before Trunks kills Freeza, we cut to a blue screen, which slowly splits in two as a result of Trunks [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisecting]] Freeza.
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Freeza's revenge is halted by a mysterious stranger- who can turn Super Saiyan! After routing the invading aliens, the stranger invites the Z-fighters to meet up with Goku. Who is this hero, and does he have enough Hetap?

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* CallBack: When Freeza flashes back to Super Saiyan Goku, the flash includes Goku whispering, "''Pizza...''"
* DeliciousDistraction: Vegeta is pulled out from his musing on who the newcomer is by the realization that they've run out of Hetap.

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