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Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (ドラゴンボールゼット 地球まるごと超決戦 Doragon Bōru Zetto: Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Super Showdown for the Whole Earth"), also known as Dragon Ball Z: Super Battle in the World,[1] is the third Dragon Ball Z movie.

It premieried on July 7 at the 1990 Toei Anime Fair which was additionally dubbed Akira Toriyama: The World (as the other two movies premiering at the fair were based on works by Akira Toriyama). It was first translated into English by Funimation in 1997.
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Summary
Krillin, Bulma, and Roshi Camping (Tree Of Might)

Krillin, Roshi and Bulma camping in the woods

One night as Bulma, Krillin, Oolong and Gohan are out on a camping trip, an unknown cosmic object heading towards Earth, crash lands in the forest nearby causing a fire. While Gohan and Krillin are successfully able to rescue the forest animals including a small dragon named Icarus and put out the blaze, the forest is still left in ruins. They decide to gather the Dragon Balls to ask Shenron to restore the forest to its original state. Later, the cosmic object that crashed and caused the forest fire earlier reveals itself to be a probe and scans the environment. The information is relayed to an unfriendly group of aliens under the leadership of a Saiyan. They determine that the planet Earth's soil is suitable for growing the Tree of Might, a plant that sucks all of the nutrients out of the planet on which it was planted and leaves it a desert and so they head directly for Earth.

Icarus having not returned to the forest, follows Gohan back to his home much to Chi-Chi's fury who says that he can't keep it and demands he take it back to the mountains. Goku however shows Gohan a small cave nearby where Icarus can reside. The unknown band of aliens having now arrived on Earth, plant the seed in the area which the probe had previously landed. It soon grows quickly into a tree of monstrous size, laying waste to a large portion of the area within its vicinity.

Back at Goku's house while housing the guests, Krillin, Master Roshi, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu, he is suddenly contacted by King Kai who tells him about the tree and danger it possesses. After Goku tells the others, he along with Yamcha, Krillin, Tien and Chiaotzu head out to destroy the tree however Chi-Chi forbids Gohan to go along with them. At the tree, the group use their energy attacks to try and destroy the tree to no effect. Goku sensing others nearby is then confronted by the aliens known as the Turles Crusher Corps. whilst their leader watches from inside the spaceship. Soon after the battles ensue with Tien and Chiaotzu facing off against twin brothers Rasin and Lakasei, Krillin taking on Amond and Yamcha taking on Cacao though the Z Fighters struggle against their opponents.
Goku Kaio-ken (Tree Of Might)

Goku using the Kaio-ken in front of the Tree of Might

During the ensuing battle, Chiaotzu is rescued by Gohan, who had just arrived after disobeying his mother, and demonstrates his incredible fighting skills by easily taking out Lakasei. He is then encountered by the aliens' leader Turles, a low class Saiyan who bears a striking resemblance to Goku. Turles gives Gohan a choice to either join him or die. Gohan refuses to join Turles and is saved in time thanks to the arrival of Piccolo. However, Turles ambushes and blasts him from behind, having Gohan where he wants him. He notices Gohan's regrown tail and creates an artificial moon, forcibly turning Gohan into a Great Ape and then immediately after destroys the moon so he himself would not transform too.

Goku seeing that Gohan is in trouble goes to help him and attempts to reason with Gohan but it is no use and soon Goku is almost crushed to death in Gohan's hand until Icarus arrives and calms Gohan down. But when Turles attacks Icarus, Gohan is angered and turns on Turles, who fires an attack at Gohan. Before the attack can make contact, Goku manages to cut his son's tail off and restore him to normal. Cradling the little one in his arms, Goku promises to defeat Turles. Turles's henchmen arrive having defeated the other Z-Fighters and attack Goku, who uses the Kaio-ken and makes quick work of them while Piccolo unsuccessfully fights Turles again. Goku and Turles then fight, with Goku having the upper hand until Turles pushes his power further by eating a fruit from the Tree of Might. With his new power, Turles dominates Goku and beats him to the point that he is no longer able to fight, even after using the Kaio-ken x10.
Energy Falling (Tree Of Might)

The energy absorbed by the Tree of Might returns to Earth

With encouragement from the others, Goku begins gathering energy needed for the Spirit Bomb while the other injured Z Fighters, except Gohan, try to buy Goku some time though they are quickly defeated. Despite gaining energy from the living and launching the Spirit Bomb, Turles is able to counterattack with the Calamity Blaster, neutralizing Goku's attack. Due to the Tree of Might absorbing up Earth's energy the Spirit Bomb lacked sufficient power so Goku decides to take energy from inside the Tree of Might itself. Eventually successful in creating the Spirit Bomb, Goku fires it at Turles, who tries to counter with his own ki wave. He is carried up the trunk of the Tree of Might and destroyed along with the Tree when the Spirit Bomb explodes releasing the absorbed energy all over the planet and it's living things. With the terror now over and Icarus revealed to still be alive, the Z Fighters enjoy their time on another camping trip while it ends with Piccolo meditating peacefully near a waterfall.
Timeline placement

This film occurs after Goku arrived on Namek but before the final showdown with Frieza.[2]
Releases

In Japan, the film was first shown as part of a triple feature with two other adaptations of Akira Toriyama's manga, Pink and Kennosuke-sama, at the 1990 Toei Cartoon Festival.[3] The film was released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan. In 2006, Toei Animation released The Tree of Might 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.

The Tree of Might first aired in the U.S. as a three-part television episode between episodes 45 and 46 of the edited Namek Saga. It premiered during the show's first-run syndication in November 1997, as part of Funimation and Saban's joint production run of the series. It was dubbed by the Ocean Group and was edited for content, concurrent with the production of Seasons 1 and 2 of the show. The Tree of Might premiered on Toonami on January 29, 1999, and would air at least five more times between 1999 and 2001.

The Tree of Might was released on March 17, 1998 to VHS and DVD by Pioneer in conjunction with Funimation. The DVD, which was presented in an unmatted 4:3 aspect ratio, included the original Japanese audio along with an uncut redub by the Ocean voice cast. Pioneer re-released The Tree of Might in a box set alongside Dead Zone and The World's Strongest on October 9, 2001.

FUNimation acquired the DVD rights for the first three movies from Pioneer in 2004. On November 14, 2006, FUNimation released The Tree of Might, along with Dead Zone and The World's Strongest, in a DVD boxset entitled "First Strike." The DVD featured a brand-new in-house dub with an original score done by Nathan M. Johnson and the original Japanese audio.

FUNimation re-released The Tree of Might and Lord Slug on DVD and Blu-ray on September 16, 2008 as part of their "Double Feature" line. 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 replacement score done by Johnson.

FUNimation repackaged the Double Feature DVDs into three new thinpak sets, the first of which was released on November 1, 2011 and included Dead Zone, The World's Strongest, The Tree of Might, Lord Slug,, and Cooler's Revenge. These three sets were also released together in the Canada-only Dragon Ball Z: Complete Movie Collection featuring reversioned artwork of Goten and Trunks from Bio-Broly on the cover.

FUNimation released The Tree of Might, along with Dead Zone and The World's Strongest, in its edited format as it aired in syndication and on Toonami, on August 13, 2013 as a part of the Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon Edition. The movie was presented uninterrupted rather than as a three-part episode, as it did in syndication.

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