DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE story · Dokkan Story
Wrath of the Dragon (2024)
12 scenes, 196 lines
1. Tapion the Hero, before the battle
40 linesEarth was at last enjoying a long spell of peaceful days. It was on one such day that Gohan and Videl, while patrolling the city in their Great Saiyaman garb, met a strange old man by the name of Hoi.
You know not of the great hero Tapion?! Oh, how I pity you!
He is lauded as savior of Konats, a planet of the South Galaxy. A legend among legends he is, indeed!
No kidding? Wow! I'd love to meet him!
I am sure you would!
Well, can I?
There is nothing I would like more to facilitate. But, alas...
It cannot be so. For the hero was tragically sealed within this music box.
Wow... Inside that thing?
But he's a hero. Why?
All will be made clear upon his revival!
Sorry, but... I'm not entirely following you there.
My well-honed senses tell me...
Earth is in great peril!
Oh, no! Again?!
An immense evil, with the power to end your planet, draws near as we speak!
That's exactly why we need the strength of Tapion on our side!
Then what's with the hold-up? Hurry up and make with the hero already!
If only it were such a simple task!
Oh, you're saying it's not?
We shall see. Humor me and twist this music box's handle, won't you?
Succeed, and its sonorous notes will awaken Tapion from his eons-long slumber!
That's strange...
It...won't...budge!
The thing's all rusted shut!
Shenron! Let us turn to the fabled Shenron!
Surely his abilities can surmount this simple trial! I beg of you!
Hey... How do you know about Shenron?
I learned of your connection to the fabled Shenron in the course of my research.
Please! For the greater good!
I gotta tell you, Gramps... This tale you're telling is hard to take at face value.
I know, right? That's what I thought!
Sheesh!
This box doesn't wanna open, that's for sure!
If Goku can't do it, I don't know who else can. Maybe that old man is telling the truth after all...
So, about that hero guy... Is he strong?
Of course! Are not all heroes?
That's what I like to hear! In that case...
We've got some Dragon Balls to round up!
Nyee hee hee hee...!
2. Tapion the Hero, after the battle
15 lines
Return me at once!
An impossible request.
The instant you were freed, the music box was smashed to smithereens.
Nrgh...!
Well, all that's in the past! Now we set you free...
I guess that makes us friends!
Stay back! Back, I say!
You know not the magnitude of your horrific act!
Horrific...?
Wow, a real hero...! Now that's what I call COOL!
What are you saying...?!
Hmph! Someone who won't even say "thanks" after being freed isn't much of a role model.
Well?
Smells like one thing to me: danger.
The legendary Tapion had awakened after more than a thousand years. But he departed, leaving only those strange words. What in the world was the "horrific act" he had warned about?
3. Bewitching Monster, before the battle
6 linesThough the brave hero Tapion's rest had at long last ended, it seemed freedom was not the object of his desire. Before all questions could be answered, the hero was nowhere to be found. Later that night, a gargantuan beast appeared in town! Ready to aid, Gohan and Videl rushed to the scene...
What the heck is THAT thing?!
It's a ghost with legs, no, a pair of ghost legs! It's...a monster!
This must be the immense evil that old man warned us about!
Well, whatever it is... It's making a mess of the whole city!
Time to return the favor!
4. Bewitching Monster, after the battle
7 linesAll right!
No... Not just yet!
Huh? What's that music?
What gives? The monster has vanished!
What the heck...?!
Tapion?!
The monster had vanished, leaving behind even more questions. The mysterious pair of legs seemed to bear some connection to Tapion. But what, exactly...?
5. Budding Bonds, before the battle
15 linesThat Trunks... He's been taking scraps to that Tapion fellow in secret.
Aww! I'd say that's very sweet of him.
He always talks about wanting a big brother, just like Goten.
I guess to him, Tapion fits the role perfectly.
I can kind of understand how he feels...
I'm an only child myself, after all.
Hey, Taps!
I brought you dinner! I'll leave it here, okay?
...
Your ocarina sounds cool, by the way!
Mind playing it a little more?
...
Ah... Heh heh... It's okay if you don't want to...
Hand over the ocarina!
It's that old man from before...!
6. Budding Bonds, after the battle
21 linesH-Hey, you...!
So you were a bad guy this whole time?!
Halt, tiny fool! I'll have you know Tapion is no hero!
On the contrary... He is the very abomination that ravaged the city!
Huh?!
Don't believe his lies, Trunks!
Give that ocarina to him and space as you know it will be reduced to rubble, Earth included!
Be a good lad and hand over the ocarina!
...
Trunks... You must trust me!
...
I...I believe in Tapion!
Tch!
Tapion!
...
...Fine, fine. I'll leave.
I'm pretty hungry.
Hmm?
Do you wish... to join me?
R-Really? I can? You bet!
Hoi had been hiding his true motives whilst plotting against Tapion. Luckily, his evil plot backfired...for now. Meanwhile, Trunks and Tapion found themselves on the same side, their connection growing stronger.
7. Return of the Phantom Majin, before the battle
34 linesSay, Tapion.
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
I do. A younger brother. His name is Minotia.
Awesome! What's he like?
A kind boy. Much like you, Trunks.
Neat... Say, tell me about your planet!
It's called Konats, a planet nestled in the South Galaxy.
Like Earth, it is home to an abundance of water and lush green.
But one day, the Phantom Majin Hirudegarn, revived by an evil wizard, launched a gruesome onslaught.
We brothers took a stand, using the only tools able to suppress the monster's power: this ocarina and sword.
Tapion and Minotia succeeded in sealing the beast: splitting it in two, each half sealed in a sibling. For their sacrifice, they were dubbed heroes...
To be perfectly certain Hirudegarn would never again see the light of day, the brothers were sealed in enchanted music boxes and sent to different galaxies.
However, Hoi, entertaining plans of universal domination, sought out the music boxes.
And your brother...?
Likely dead by now. Killed, I surmise.
That Hoi...! He'll pay!
But as long as I maintain control over Hirudegarn's upper half, its revival will never be complete.
So you've been going without sleep ever since we popped you outta that box?
Indeed.
Leave this to my scientific genius!
Bulma engineered special sleeping quarters for Tapion, made from the same material as his music box. It seemed as though Tapion would be able to enjoy a well-deserved rest, until...!
Ungh...! Aagh...!
Tapion!
Hey! What gives, Taps?
The halves are gravitating to each other! The force... It's stronger than ever!
I don't think there's anything I can, !
Yaaaaaagh!
Groooooooar!
After a thousand years, the Phantom Majin Hirudegarn rises to spread terror once more!
Go! Siphon the energy from these puny Earth creatures until they are but husks!
This ends right here and now!
That damn thing flattened my house! I'll make him pay for that! With interest!
I suggest you keep your distance...or you'll get burned!
Heads up, King Yemma! Ol' Gotenks is sending a visitor your way!
8. Return of the Phantom Majin, after the battle
4 linesOh? That's it?
I was hoping it'd last more than five seconds, heh heh!
You gotta be kidding!
Groooooooar!
9. Sorrowful Fate, before the battle
4 linesThough it appeared that Gotenks' attack had defeated Hirudegarn, it transformed as if it was some insect molting! The Phantom Majin attacked Goku and our heroes in an even more vicious and monstrous form!
Groooooooar!
This power is something else!
I get it now. The thing IS a monster!
10. Sorrowful Fate, after the battle
26 linesThe hero's ocarina?!
Hah! Have you gone mad?! That thing is utterly useless now!
This planet must not meet the same tragic fate...!
How long do you intend to prey on the suffering of innocents?!
It...It can't be!
You do not possess the power to contain Hirudegarn! It's not possible!
You did it, Tapion! Yay!
Cut me down, Trunks! Hirudegarn will perish with me!
Huh?!
B-But I can't do that!
Do it! If you ARE a hero, slay me where I stand!
No... I can't...!
Trunks! Earth will be destroyed if you falter here...
I beg of you. Give me a hero's death...while I am still a hero!
...
If it breaks free, it will never be imprisoned again...
Please!
...
...
Thank you...
It was an honor to meet a kindred spirit like you.
Aaaaaaaagh!
Imbecile!
The might of Hirudegarn's full form is too much for your frail frame to hold!
Grroooooargh!
Tapion called upon all the strength he had left, but he was unable to contain Hirudegarn. Even the hero's ocarina and Goku and company were no match for the Phantom Majin in its most malevolent form! Was this the end?
11. Wrath of the Dragon!, before the battle
9 linesGrroooooargh!!!
That's it.
You've gone too far!
HA!!!
Trunks! Stay back!
I'm taking it down!
Dad! It's vulnerable when...
I know! The instant it strikes...
That's when it can be attacked!
12. Wrath of the Dragon!, after the battle
15 linesDragon Fist!
He did it!
Many have perished... Their blood is on my hands.
If only I were able to control Hirudegarn, then...
Don't worry about it!
We can just ask Shenron to bring back everyone who died in the attack.
And here I thought I had a big brother... Do you have to leave?
I'm sure you'll meet again. Time machine, remember?
Trunks! Here!
What?
For keeps?
Yeah. It's yours. I think it always has been.
Wow! Thank you!
With that, I bid you well. Goodbye, my friends.
Having seen his heroic duty to completion, Tapion returned to the past. But his legacy, and his courage, remained etched in the hearts of his newfound friends, as well as in his sword, now inherited by the young Trunks.