Evil Revived! The Most Fearsome Majin

Babidi, such was the name of the evil wizard set on resurrecting "Majin Buu", a being who plunged the universe into carnage and destruction many eons ago. Hoping to put an end to the wizard's sinister plan, Goku and friends, along with the Supreme Kai, stepped in. At first, our heroes defeated minion after minion...

However, the cunning Babidi laid a trap for Vegeta, which the Saiyan prince allowed himself to be snared by. Under the influence of the wizard's spell, Vegeta and Goku clashed, feeding the slumbering Majin Buu the energy he required to awaken! Earth was in dire straits!

And so, a confident Dabura challenged the newly awakened Majin Buu to a fight. Unfortunately for the former, none of his attacks had any effect, resulting in a swift and sound defeat. Was this the true power of Majin Buu, the bringer of galactic ruination feared since antiquity?!

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Our heroes' greatest nemesis had appeared... in the form of Majin Buu! With no means to counter the monster's staggering power, Gohan and the Supreme Kai were soon overwhelmed. Meanwhile, Goku and Vegeta's brawl raged on...

That thing's Ki is now way bigger. Beyond anything I could ever imagine. This Majin Buu is bad news.

Vegeta, we can't waste time fighting... Especially when we're the ones who set that thing loose...!

Who...cares...

All I care about is our match...

But everybody will be killed! Everybody! Even Bulma and Trunks!

You're wasting your breath trying to appeal to my compassion! I sold my soul to Babidi to rid myself of that very softness!

I care not what happens to anyone on this damned rock!

Yeah? I think you DO care! You haven't sold your soul completely!

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...Fine... We'll put this off...

But only because this so-called Majin Buu is distracting you from the REAL fight at hand!

Thanks, Vegeta!

Now hand over one of your..."Senzu Beans", are they called?

Today's events have left us significantly drained.

Sure thing!

If we work together, I know we can beat this guy, guaranteed!

V-Vegeta?!

Having knocked Goku unconscious, Vegeta took to the skies, determined to vanquish Majin Buu alone... But would the daring Saiyan prince stand a chance...?

A resurrected Majin Buu was on the warpath, making short work of Dabura, Gohan and the Supreme Kai in a bone- chilling display of dominance.

Luckily, Dabura's death ended his magical influence over Piccolo and Krillin, returning the two from their petrified state. The two then met up with Trunks and Goten, who had flocked to the scene out of curiosity. What they saw was Vegeta staring down Majin Buu... And though the latter's Ki had ballooned to mind-numbing proportions, the Saiyan prince was determined to fight him alone.

Vegeta launched a desperate offensive, knowing full well the exchange might kill him. Yet, even that failed to faze Majin Buu... The sight of his father cornered and battered was too much for Trunks to bear, spurring the half-Saiyan into action.

Nooo!

Trunks, I'm right behind you!

If my brother were here, he'd go!

An incensed Trunks followed by his loyal friend Goten took Majin Buu by surprise, saving Vegeta from a grisly end. Still, the damage incurred on the prince was massive...

Wha... Aw, Dad...

Stop...! This is embarrassing...!

Your ability to reconstruct yourself can be thwarted... by incinerating every last one of your worthless atoms!

Haaaaaaaaaaaagh!

Having made the ultimate sacrifice, so vanished the gallant warrior in a blinding flash. His name was Vegeta... a proud Saiyan prince.

In order to protect his loved ones, Vegeta played his last hand, sacrificing his own life in one final fearless attack. Sadly, even the prince's brave sacrifice could not stand in the way of Majin Buu's regenerative powers, and the pink behemoth soon reformed.

Deeming the Earth's surface to be in grave danger, Piccolo and friends retreated to Kami's Lookout, with Goku joining as well. The Saiyan warrior judged Trunks and Goten to be Earth's final hope, and so taught the pair the fighting technique of...fusion!

Meanwhile, Babidi and Majin Buu were ready for mayhem. In addition to declaring Piccolo, Trunks and Goten global fugitives, the insidious pair announced their intent to reduce West City to smoking rubble.

The destruction of West City and thus the Dragon Radar would make gathering the Dragon Balls an impossibility. Those slain by Majin Buu... would be gone forever!

Okay, Trunks, I need you to run back home and fetch the Dragon Radar, pronto.

As for Babidi and his pink pet, I can hold their attention for the time being.

Aw, you don't give me enough credit.

I can hold him off for a LITTLE while! Now, hurry, before they reach West City!

Trunks...

The kid'll be back safe and sound before you know it, Bulma.

...I mean, he had you and Vegeta for parents, right?

Right...

Now, to locate those two...

Phew...

I'm honored. But I don't have time.

I can't play with you forever. Bye-bye, Buu.

Babidi, the trio you're looking for will appear before you in three... no, two days.

I swear on it. So be cool and wait it out, will you? All this pointless killing is, well, pointless.

That and more!

That's too bad. Majin Buu would really enjoy a fight like this...

When you go to hell, Babidi, I'll make sure to ask King Yemma to really put you through the wringer.

Having confirmed Trunks was in possession of the Dragon Radar, Goku abandoned the skirmish, returning to Kami's Lookout. Trunks and Goten's fusion training, headed by Goku, had officially begun. All seemed well at first, until...

Goku... Time's up.

We need to get you back to the Otherworld.

Darn. Okay, okay.

Piccolo, take it from here.

Bye, Goku!

Sure thing!

And so ends a rousing day among the living. We're off, kid!

Um...

What's wrong, Goten?

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I know. You want daddy to give you a hug?

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Well! Why didn't you say so?!

Goten, take care of mom!

...Ok...

Hate to rain on the feelings parade, but we're really cutting it close.

Okay, okay...

Bye, guys! ...For real this time!

Looking forward to the reunion!

Er, when you die, that is! ...You know what I mean.

And with that, Earth's greatest warrior had entrusted the fate of the planet, nay, the universe, to the next generation. Meanwhile, Majin Buu, having slain Babidi, began an unprecedented spree of sheer violence and gluttony... Would his rampage continue unchecked?!

Upon returning to the Otherworld, Goku sensed Gohan's Ki on Supreme Kai's Planet. Warping there revealed not only his son and the Supreme Kai, but a revived Kibito too, courtesy of the Dragon Balls. What's more, Gohan was training hard to master the sacred realm's mightiest blade, the Z-Sword!

After a day's time had elapsed, Goku suggested Gohan put his newly acquired skills to the test by cutting something with the Z-Sword. Much to everyone's shock, the weapon of legend snapped in two! Adding to an already bizarre situation, something sprang from the broken blade... another Supreme Kai!

You may fancy yourself a master of the fighting arts, but I can make you better!

Drawing out people's power far beyond their natural limits, that's MY power, sonny!

Oh, is that all? Honestly, I've seen loads of people with the same ability.

Snarky whipper- snapper! I can make you stronger BEYOND your limits! Beyond!

There's no one who can do that! Er, except me, I mean!

Y-You make a convincing case when you put it like that... Heh heh heh...

You, boy. You yanked out the Z-Sword, I take it?

C'mere!

If you can swing that sword around already, you'll really be...

...the strongest under the heavens by the time I'm done with you!

Tsk... I always figured a GOD would be the one to let me out...

Instead it's an earthling! What's the world coming to...?

A-Ahem. Sorry to disappoint.

Anyhoo, stand right there and don't move a muscle, got it?

O- Okay...

Here we go! Majin Buu won't know what hit him!

And so, Elder Kai set to work, elevating Gohan's powers by means of a ritual as long as it was peculiar.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Trunks and Goten were now able to strike the fusion pose with perfection. At last, the time had come for the two to merge!

You got it, Piccolo!

Yeah? Whatcha gonna do about it?

What?!

He beat me into the sidewalk...

Though the fusion itself was a success... Gotenks' power was still far from posing a threat to Buu.

Meanwhile, changes were afoot back on the surface. One man had risen in defiance of Majin Buu... His name was none other than...Hercule, savior of Earth! What role would he play in the crucial days to come?!

Hercule was officially on the hunt. His prey: Earth's enemy, Majin Buu! However, an unforeseen twist saw the two cooperating to help an injured dog... marking the beginning of the most surprising of friendships.

THAT'S IT?! Sheesh!

...O-Or not!

Y-You do you, I do me, eh? To each his own and all that, eh?

W-Well...

If I HAD to pick a side... Yeah. I think you should.

Majin Buu did the unthinkable, renouncing his life of crime. It seemed Earth had averted its greatest crisis ever. Unfortunately, a run-in with some armed scoundrels ended with Hercule and the dog taking a bullet. Buu's heart, which was on the verge of change, froze over, and he could not stop the tempest of fury which ensued...

Buu's rage caused the evil within him to balloon, and escape his body as a separate entity. A new Majin Buu had been born, making for two Majin Buus total! One was naive and innocent, the other a fearsome force of undistilled malevolence.

Th-The heck's going on?!

Ch-Chocolate... Buu turn you into chocolate!

Huh?!

When the evil Majin Buu split from his other half, he took with him the majority of Buu's power. And now, the good Majin Buu had reached his final resting place, inside the evil one's belly as chocolate! The evil Majin Buu began to transform yet again...

Calamity seemed just around the corner. The only being capable of holding a candle to the evil Majin Buu's might, now more powerful than ever⁠, was no more... What course of action was left for our heroes?!

The evil Majin Buu, now more powerful than before, wasted no time in storming Kami's Lookout after pinpointing Piccolo and friends' Ki. Was the final battle for the universe about to take place?

Not only did Majin Buu reject Piccolo's attempts at negotiation, he went on to obliterate all human life on Earth's surface in a single, terrifying flash of pink. Piccolo was out of options.

The Namekian brought Majin Buu inside the Chamber of Spirit and Time, the place of Trunks and Goten's training. The stage was set for a mortal showdown.

We've been waiting,

Buu!

Oh man...

Is it just me, or does Buu look SUPER pissed?

Oh, tragedy! I don't have enough power to unleash another finisher!

This is the end. The grim, inevitable end!

Had fusion, Earth's final means of stopping Majin Buu, failed?! Thinking theirs a lost cause, Piccolo destroyed the chamber's entrance, effectively severing the link to the outside world... forever.

Despite Gotenks' devastating arsenal of unconventional moves, none were powerful enough to fully disintegrate Majin Buu. Piccolo, sensing defeat to be imminent, destroyed the chamber's entrance, cutting off all means of travel to the outside world. They were now trapped...forever.

Majin Buu was incensed. He let out a furious scream, its blood-curdling power so intense an interdimensional tear was created, through which the villain was able to escape! An astonished Gotenks and Piccolo were now alone, stranded. What was to become of our heroes...?

Haaaaaah...! HAAAAAAAGH!

Oh yeah, baby!

Gotenks' trump card... was none other than Super Saiyan 3! With his physics-defying super strength, the young hero tore the very fabric of the chamber's dimension, allowing the pair to return to the outside world.

Hold it right there, Majin Buu!

Different? Talk about an understatement. I'm much, MUCH stronger now!

A fact you're about to learn through the most painful beating of your pitiful life!

N-No way... Don't tell me... you ATE them!?

Then you are officially...DEAD!!!

Hwa ha ha! And now for the coup de grâce!

It won't be pretty, mind you. I'll smash you so hard your pieces are gonna be in pieces!

...What the...?

Oh, crud.

Gotenks' valiant efforts had Majin Buu against the ropes... that is, until the power- draining Super Saiyan 3 form abruptly wore off. To make matters worse, thirty-minutes had elapsed, undoing the fusion, too! Meanwhile, back on Supreme Kai's Planet...

Hey, Elder Kai! You about done powering up my son yet?

The kids' fusion hit the time limit!

You're free to go.

The ritual was complete some time ago, actually.

Uh, for real?

You gotta be... At what point were we done, then?!

Oh... Something like five minutes ago.

And you didn't think to mention it then?! I mean, come on!

Oh, now!

Ever heard of dramatic effect? It's better to show up right when all seems lost.

All WILL be lost if I don't get a move on!

Now that my power's been unlocked, how do I actually, you know... apply it?

Easy. Do that Super Saiyan thing you always do and stop worrying.

It'll happen. Just make sure you let it.

This is amazing!

That IS amazing. I can hardly believe what I'm seeing!

Do people GET this strong?!

With his latent power fully tapped, Gohan's strength had reached hitherto unfathomable heights! Would this new Gohan become the savior Earth so desperately needed?

Gotenks had put on an admirable display, pushing Majin Buu into a corner. Victory seemed all but guaranteed until an abrupt power down turned the tables in Majin Buu's favor... Meanwhile, back on Supreme Kai's Planet, the elder's ritual had at last reached completion, enhancing Gohan's power beyond anything thought possible.

Sorry, kiddo. I'd love to go with you, but that's against the rules.

I wish I could've seen you take that guy down like the hero you are.

This will be the last time we meet... That is, until you make the journey to my side.

Show him what for, son. Beat Majin Buu... and save the universe.

Um... It's golden yellow...

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Whoa, that came outta left field!

He...blew himself up?

Really? If you ask me, it looks like he got desperate.

Tried to kill himself and take you with him.... Right?

Is he going to ambush us?!

His power as the ultimate warrior realized, Gohan dominated Majin Buu with ease. However, in a shocking twist, Majin Buu detonated his own body, vanishing from sight! Just where was this fight heading...?!