Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors"), also known as Dragon Ball Z: Fight! 10 Billion Power Warriors,[2] is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992.
It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002, and also had a limited theatrical run (as part of a double-feature with the U.S. premiere of Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn) on March 17, 2006. These were the first Dragon Ball related movies to receive a theatrical release in the United States. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
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Summary
Big Gete Star (Return of Cooler)
Big Gete Star attached to Planet Namek
The movie begins with the Big Gete Star. The liquid metal exterior of the star molds itself around New Namek, absorbing its energy. Dende, who is now the Earth's guardian, senses the plight of his people and calls Goku to ask for help.
Gohan saves Namekian
Gohan saves a Namekian warrior from a Cyclopian Guard's blast
Goku, Gohan, Oolong, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, and Piccolo arrive and encounter an army of robots deployed on the planet to enslave the Namekians, whom they plan to use as biological fuel for the Big Gete Star. Goku demands that the robots leave peacefully, but their leader emerges and states himself to be "Cooler". Cooler admits that he was indeed burned critically in the fires of the Sun, but survived and is now back for revenge. As the others engage the robots, Goku prepares to battle Meta-Cooler alone.
Piccolo Punches Robot (Return Of Cooler)
Piccolo battles Cyclopian Guards
At first the Dragon Team have trouble penetrating the armor of Cooler's Cyclopian Guards, but Piccolo instructs them to concentrate their energy to one point, and doing so allows them to destroy a few of the robots. However, there are too many to handle and the warriors are captured along with the Namekians. However, Piccolo remains on the battlefield long enough to unleash a devastating attack which destroys the robots completely. He flies for the Big Gete Star to free his friends.
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One of Cooler's metallic clones
Goku battles the Meta-Cooler, but it is apparent that Goku, even in Super Saiyan form, is no match for Cooler's "new metallic form", which gives him the ability to regenerate himself. Meta-Cooler reveals that the Big Gete Star constantly monitors his body, and fixes any problems or glitches that may occur (like Cooler's arm getting torn off for example) while also strengthening him in such a way that it can't happen the same way twice. Goku goes in for a final attack, but Meta-Cooler grabs him and starts to strangle him. Vegeta suddenly appears and saves Goku, himself transforming into a Super Saiyan. However, they are both still no match for Meta-Cooler, and are only able to win by combining their power and unleashing a devastating attack, which destroys the Meta-Cooler.
Goku and Vegeta Destroying A Cooler Clone (Return of Cooler)
Goku and Vegeta battle a Meta-Cooler
However, a whole army of Meta-Coolers immediately shows up (FUNimation's dub has an explanation for this: to remedy the loss of one Meta-Cooler, the Big Gete Star has created a thousand). Outnumbered and drained of energy, Goku and Vegeta are captured and transported to create Metal Super Saiyans for Cooler's army (in FUNimation's dub, their energy is intended to power the machine planet). It is here that Goku and Vegeta finally learn the truth about Cooler's survival: following his defeat at Goku's hands, he was not destroyed completely, but his remains floated through space for a while, including pieces of his brain. Cooler's remains were assimilated into the Big Gete Star, allowing him to take control to the mechanical planet. Cooler begins draining Goku and Vegeta of their energy, but they flood the circuitry with too much power and overload it, causing it to collapse. All the Meta-Coolers are destroyed and the prisoners are freed.
As the others evacuate, Goku and Vegeta face Cooler alone. Cooler takes the form of a wired giant being and grabs Goku, squeezing him, until Vegeta slices Cooler's arm off. Goku fires a sphere of energy into Cooler and destroys his body. The Big Gete Star exits New Namek's atmosphere and explodes.
Goku's Crash Landing (Return of Cooler)
Goku crash landing after defeating Cooler
Goku and Vegeta fall from the sky near the rest of the Z Fighters, and everyone rejoices. They then realize that Vegeta is nowhere to be found, and Goku looks up at the sky, noting that without Vegeta, they wouldn't have won. Indeed, Vegeta is flying in space in his Space Pod (which he used to follow Goku to New Namek) with the computer chip from the Big Gete Star in his hands. He crushes it and heads back to Earth.
Timeline placement
From Goku's mark-less gi, Dende being Earth's Guardian, and Vegeta transforming into a Super Saiyan, we can infer that this is an event from between when the Cell Games were announced and their opening.[3] Though there are inconsistencies with this such as Gohan's Pre-Cell Games appearance and his inability to turn Super Saiyan. The biggest inconsistency however, is the need for a space ship for the Z-Fighters to travel to new Namek, rather than Goku using Instant Transmission to instantly transport the group to the planet.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, it is revealed that this film takes place in an alternate timeline of Age 767.[4]
Releases
The Return of Cooler was originally released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan. In 2006, Toei Animation released The Return of Cooler as part of the final Dragon Box DVD set, which included all four Dragon Ball films and thirteen Dragon Ball Z films. These were presented in a new widescreen transfer from the original negatives with a 16:9 aspect ratio that was matted from the original 4:3 aspect ratio.
FUNimation released The Return of Cooler for VHS and DVD on August 13, 2002 in both edited and uncut forms.[5] As was the case with all previous releases, the movie was released in an unmatted 4:3 aspect ratio. The DVD featured an English dub with an original score done by Mark Menza. In 2002, FUNimation bundled Lord Slug with Cooler's Revenge and The Return of Cooler in a new DVD box set. It was released on October 15, 2002, available in both edited and uncut forms.[6][7] The Return of Cooler was released theatrically with Fusion Reborn in 2006 as a double feature.
FUNimation re-released Cooler's Revenge and The Return of Cooler on DVD and Blu-ray on November 11, 2008 as part of their "Double Feature" line.[8] This new set featured a brand-new widescreen transfer from Video Post & Transfer and a new audio mix for the English dub featuring the original Japanese score done by Shunsuke Kikuchi in addition to the old mix featuring the Menza score.
FUNimation repackaged the Double Feature DVDs into three new thinpak sets, the second of which was released on December 6, 2011 and included The Return of Cooler, Super Android 13!, Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, and Bojack Unbound. These three sets were also released together in the Canada-only Dragon Ball Z: Complete Movie Collection featuring revisioned artwork of Goten and Trunks from Bio-Broly on the cover. Daisuke Nishio
Produced by
Chiaki Imada
Written by
Takao Koyama
Music by
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Distributed by
Toei
Funimation
AB Group
Speedy Video
Creative Products Corps
Madman Entertainment
Release date(s)
March 7, 1992
Running time
46 min.
Gross revenue
¥2.48 billion[1]
Preceded by
Cooler's Revenge
Followed by
Super Android 13!
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Directed by
Daisuke Nishio
Produced by
Chiaki Imada
Written by
Takao Koyama
Music by
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Distributed by
Toei
Funimation
AB Group
Speedy Video
Creative Products Corps
Madman Entertainment
Release date(s)
March 7, 1992
Running time
46 min.
Gross revenue
¥2.48 billion[1]
Preceded by
Cooler's Revenge
Followed by
Super Android 13!
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors"), also known as Dragon Ball Z: Fight! 10 Billion Power Warriors,[2] is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992.
It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002, and also had a limited theatrical run (as part of a double-feature with the U.S. premiere of Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn) on March 17, 2006. These were the first Dragon Ball related movies to receive a theatrical release in the United States. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
Contents[show]
Summary
Big Gete Star (Return of Cooler)
Big Gete Star attached to Planet Namek
The movie begins with the Big Gete Star. The liquid metal exterior of the star molds itself around New Namek, absorbing its energy. Dende, who is now the Earth's guardian, senses the plight of his people and calls Goku to ask for help.
Gohan saves Namekian
Gohan saves a Namekian warrior from a Cyclopian Guard's blast
Goku, Gohan, Oolong, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, and Piccolo arrive and encounter an army of robots deployed on the planet to enslave the Namekians, whom they plan to use as biological fuel for the Big Gete Star. Goku demands that the robots leave peacefully, but their leader emerges and states himself to be "Cooler". Cooler admits that he was indeed burned critically in the fires of the Sun, but survived and is now back for revenge. As the others engage the robots, Goku prepares to battle Meta-Cooler alone.
Piccolo Punches Robot (Return Of Cooler)
Piccolo battles Cyclopian Guards
At first the Dragon Team have trouble penetrating the armor of Cooler's Cyclopian Guards, but Piccolo instructs them to concentrate their energy to one point, and doing so allows them to destroy a few of the robots. However, there are too many to handle and the warriors are captured along with the Namekians. However, Piccolo remains on the battlefield long enough to unleash a devastating attack which destroys the robots completely. He flies for the Big Gete Star to free his friends.
Vlcsnap-2009-12-04-12h56m55s77
One of Cooler's metallic clones
Goku battles the Meta-Cooler, but it is apparent that Goku, even in Super Saiyan form, is no match for Cooler's "new metallic form", which gives him the ability to regenerate himself. Meta-Cooler reveals that the Big Gete Star constantly monitors his body, and fixes any problems or glitches that may occur (like Cooler's arm getting torn off for example) while also strengthening him in such a way that it can't happen the same way twice. Goku goes in for a final attack, but Meta-Cooler grabs him and starts to strangle him. Vegeta suddenly appears and saves Goku, himself transforming into a Super Saiyan. However, they are both still no match for Meta-Cooler, and are only able to win by combining their power and unleashing a devastating attack, which destroys the Meta-Cooler.
Goku and Vegeta Destroying A Cooler Clone (Return of Cooler)
Goku and Vegeta battle a Meta-Cooler
However, a whole army of Meta-Coolers immediately shows up (FUNimation's dub has an explanation for this: to remedy the loss of one Meta-Cooler, the Big Gete Star has created a thousand). Outnumbered and drained of energy, Goku and Vegeta are captured and transported to create Metal Super Saiyans for Cooler's army (in FUNimation's dub, their energy is intended to power the machine planet). It is here that Goku and Vegeta finally learn the truth about Cooler's survival: following his defeat at Goku's hands, he was not destroyed completely, but his remains floated through space for a while, including pieces of his brain. Cooler's remains were assimilated into the Big Gete Star, allowing him to take control to the mechanical planet. Cooler begins draining Goku and Vegeta of their energy, but they flood the circuitry with too much power and overload it, causing it to collapse. All the Meta-Coolers are destroyed and the prisoners are freed.
As the others evacuate, Goku and Vegeta face Cooler alone. Cooler takes the form of a wired giant being and grabs Goku, squeezing him, until Vegeta slices Cooler's arm off. Goku fires a sphere of energy into Cooler and destroys his body. The Big Gete Star exits New Namek's atmosphere and explodes.
Goku's Crash Landing (Return of Cooler)
Goku crash landing after defeating Cooler
Goku and Vegeta fall from the sky near the rest of the Z Fighters, and everyone rejoices. They then realize that Vegeta is nowhere to be found, and Goku looks up at the sky, noting that without Vegeta, they wouldn't have won. Indeed, Vegeta is flying in space in his Space Pod (which he used to follow Goku to New Namek) with the computer chip from the Big Gete Star in his hands. He crushes it and heads back to Earth.
Timeline placement
From Goku's mark-less gi, Dende being Earth's Guardian, and Vegeta transforming into a Super Saiyan, we can infer that this is an event from between when the Cell Games were announced and their opening.[3] Though there are inconsistencies with this such as Gohan's Pre-Cell Games appearance and his inability to turn Super Saiyan. The biggest inconsistency however, is the need for a space ship for the Z-Fighters to travel to new Namek, rather than Goku using Instant Transmission to instantly transport the group to the planet.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, it is revealed that this film takes place in an alternate timeline of Age 767.[4]
Releases
The Return of Cooler was originally released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan. In 2006, Toei Animation released The Return of Cooler as part of the final Dragon Box DVD set, which included all four Dragon Ball films and thirteen Dragon Ball Z films. These were presented in a new widescreen transfer from the original negatives with a 16:9 aspect ratio that was matted from the original 4:3 aspect ratio.
FUNimation released The Return of Cooler for VHS and DVD on August 13, 2002 in both edited and uncut forms.[5] As was the case with all previous releases, the movie was released in an unmatted 4:3 aspect ratio. The DVD featured an English dub with an original score done by Mark Menza. In 2002, FUNimation bundled Lord Slug with Cooler's Revenge and The Return of Cooler in a new DVD box set. It was released on October 15, 2002, available in both edited and uncut forms.[6][7] The Return of Cooler was released theatrically with Fusion Reborn in 2006 as a double feature.
FUNimation re-released Cooler's Revenge and The Return of Cooler on DVD and Blu-ray on November 11, 2008 as part of their "Double Feature" line.[8] This new set featured a brand-new widescreen transfer from Video Post & Transfer and a new audio mix for the English dub featuring the original Japanese score done by Shunsuke Kikuchi in addition to the old mix featuring the Menza score.
FUNimation repackaged the Double Feature DVDs into three new thinpak sets, the second of which was released on December 6, 2011 and included The Return of Cooler, Super Android 13!, Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, and Bojack Unbound. These three sets were also released together in the Canada-only Dragon Ball Z: Complete Movie Collection featuring revisioned artwork of Goten and Trunks from Bio-Broly on the cover.
Dragon Ball Z Return of Cooler
American Box Art
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The American double-feature DVD steel book case, released in 2008 alongside Cooler's Revenge
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Double Feature Blu-ray version
DBZ Movies 6-9
Movie 4 Pack
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Dragon Ball Z Complete Movie Collection
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Cast
Character name Japanese voice actor English voice actor
(Creative Products Corp., 1996) English voice actor
(Funimation, 2002) English voice actor
(AB Group, c. 2003)[9]
Goku Masako Nozawa Nesty Calvo Ramirez Seán Schemmel David Gasman
Cooler/Meta-Coolers Ryūsei Nakao Apollo Abraham Andrew Chandler Ed Marcus
Gohan Masako Nozawa E.J. Galang Stephanie Nadolny Jodi Forrest
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Raymond Buyco Christopher R. Sabat Paul Bandey
Krillin Mayumi Tanaka Apollo Abraham Sonny Strait Sharon Mann
Vegeta Ryō Horikawa Raymond Buyco Christopher R. Sabat Doug Rand
Master Roshi Kōhei Miyauchi Nesty Calvo Ramirez Mike McFarland Ed Marcus
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Apollo Abraham Brad Jackson David Gasman
Yajirobe Mayumi Tanaka Ethel Lizano Mike McFarland Ed Marcus
Mr. Popo Toku Nishio Apollo Abraham Christopher R. Sabat Doug Rand
Dende Tomiko Suzuki Laura Bailey Paul Bandey
Moori Kinpei Azusa Christopher R. Sabat Doug Rand
Other Namekians Kazunari Tanaka
Hisao Egawa Justin Cook
Chris Rager
Tiffany Vollmer
Cynthia Cranz
Chris Forbis Doug Rand
Ed Marcus
Paul Bandey
Sharon Mann
Jodi Forrest
Guide Robo Toshio Kobayashi Chris Forbis Sharon Mann
Narrator Joji Yanami Bob Karry Kyle Hebert Ed Marcus
A fourth English version released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast.
Music
Opening Theme (OP): "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
Ending Theme (ED): "HERO (Kimi ga Hīrō)"
Battles
Piccolo, Krillin, and Gohan vs. Cyclopian Guards
Goku (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Meta-Cooler
Goku (Super Saiyan) and Vegeta (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Meta-Cooler
Piccolo vs. Meta-Cooler
Goku (Super Saiyan) and Vegeta (Super Saiyan) vs. Cooler (Meta-Cooler Core)