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Bardock the Father of Goku (Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen: “Lonely Final Battle,” 1990) and The History of Trunks (Zebbo he no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chou-Senshi Gohan to Torunkusu: “Resist Despair!! The Ultimate Surviving Fighters: Gohan and Trunks,” 1993) were the first and second Dragon Ball Z TV specials. The programs present the back stories of later adventures. Bardock was one of the Saiyans Frieza used as mercenaries to conquer other worlds. But Frieza and his lieutenant Doodoria feared the Saiyans might eventually become strong enough to threaten them. Doodoria murdered Bardock’s squadron; Frieza destroyed the Saiyan planet. Vegeta, Nappa and Goku (ne Kakarot) were the only survivors. Before he was killed, Bardock was cursed with the ability to see the future, including his own brutal death. But that psychic power also enabled Bardock to see that his infant son would grow up to destroy the monstrous Frieza. The History of Trunks is set further in the future: the androids 17 and 18 that Dr. Gero created are ravaging the Earth. As Goku died of a heart ailment several years earlier, no one can defeat them, not even Gohan. Trunks, the son of Vegeta and Bulma, fights 17 and 18, but loses ignominiously. Only one hero can save the world: Trunks launches the time machine Bulma invented to take medicine back to Goku that will save his life and alter the course of history. Bardock the Father of Goku and The History of Trunks will appeal most strongly to viewers already familiar with the Dragon Ball saga. (Rated TV PG: violence, nudity) –Charles Solomon

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Two of the most powerful Dragon Ball Z releases are remastered and restored on one action-packed DVD: The History of Trunks and Bardock: Father of Goku

The History of Trunks

When Goku dies of a deadly virus, it seems like the end of the world. But, the powerful Master’s passing proves to be merely a presage of the horrible tragedies that are on the way!When two Androids appear and start destroying the great cities of the Earth, the planet is plunged into darkness and its inhabitants are living in fear. But there is one last hope! Goku’s son, Gohan is now a man, and though outnumbered by the demonic Androids, he does have a special young teenager, named Trunks on his side!As Gohan trains Trunks, it seems like the world is collapsing around them! Can they put a stop to the horrible progression of evil? This is the story of the future that never was!

Bardock: The Father of Goku

When a low-class Saiyan soldier named Bardock unexpectedly inherits the ability to see into the future, his life takes a dramatic turn for the worse! Haunted by vision of his own end as well as the destruction of his entire planet, Bardock sets off on a nightmarish race with fate to avert the impending disaster.But Bardock seems to be stumbling along in a maze of hopeless despair until a vision of his baby son, Kakarot, as a grown man inspires him to make a change and confront his destiny head on!…This is the story of Bardock, the father of Goku!…