"Back in the Game" (変身失敗!?悟空の大ザル大暴れ!! Henshin Shippai!? Gokū no Ōzaru Ōabare!!, lit. "The Transformation Fails?! Goku's Great Ape Rampage!!") is the eighteenth episode of the Baby Saga and the thirty-fourth overall episode of Dragon Ball GT. This episode first aired in Japan on January 22, 1997. Its original American airdate was May 29, 2004.
Summary[]
Golden Great Ape Goku
Goku has transformed into a Golden Great Ape, and he gains massive strength that surpasses Baby Vegeta's. He begins toying with Baby Vegeta, but it is soon evident that Goku has lost all control over himself; the only way to restore his control being either to remove his tail or regain his memories.
On the Sacred World of the Kai, Old Kai lets everyone there know this news and Shusugoro turns into a pair of scissors for Kibito Kai to use on Goku's tail, but Old Kai stops them. He lets them know that, if Goku can regain his humanity, he will transform into the ultimate Super Saiyan level: Super Saiyan 4. They instead cheer Goku on.
The photo of Pan with her family and friends at the beach
Pan and Mr. Satan arrive on the scene, and end up spending part of their time running for their lives, but then Goku looks up in the sky and sees the Earth. He stops destroying everything, allowing Baby Vegeta to escape, and climbs up a mountain and starts pining for Earth. Pan decides to try and talk to this new beastly form of Goku's, so she takes out the martial arts outfit that Goku gave to her when she was a little girl. It does not seem to bring Goku around at all and he starts acting like an ape again, but then a picture falls out of Pan's backpack, and Goku picks it up.
Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan 4
Goku looks at the picture of him and his friends and family on a vacation and begins to remember the days at the beach when Pan was a little girl, including the good times he had with Pan. Pan's pleas finally get through to Goku, and he begins to retake control of his body.
Elsewhere, Baby Vegeta has decided that, if Goku can transform, so can he. He heads to his base to enlist the tuffleized Bulma's help. Since Bulma is a scientific genius, she should be able to come up with a way to make him transform, but on the way, he stops and stares back at the mountain.
With Pan's help, Goku regains full control of his body and he begins to undergo another transformation. He begins to look more human again, but what type of transformation will it be... and can Goku maintain control over his new form?
Major Events[]
- Goku goes on a rampage after becoming a Golden Great Ape.
- Goku transforms into Super Saiyan 4 after Pan gets through to him.
Major Battles[]
- Goku (Golden Great Ape) vs. Baby Vegeta (Strongest Form 2)
Appearances[]
Characters[]
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Locations[]
- Sacred World of the Kai
- Plant
- Earth (Flashback)
Objects[]
Transformations[]
- Strongest Form 2
- Great Ape (Flashback)
- Golden Great Ape
- Super Saiyan 4
Trivia[]
- This is the first glimpse of a Super Saiyan 4. The form makes its first full appearance in the next episode.
- The flashback where Pan and her friends and family at the beach is set between Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT.
- In Pan's flashback to her match with Wild Tiger, Goku is seen watching while making the peace sign at his granddaughter. In "Buu's Reincarnation", however, Goku was in the waiting room with the other contestants and was never shown watching that fight.
Gallery[]
 A Great Ape breathing fire (flashback)  Golden Great Ape Goku attacks Super Baby Vegeta 2  Super Baby Vegeta 2 watches Golden Great Ape Goku  Golden Great Ape Goku moving through the city  Golden Great Ape Goku looking for Baby Vegeta  Golden Great Ape Goku breathing fire at Super Baby Vegeta 2  Shusugoro and his father, Sugoro  Golden Great Ape Goku rampaging  Goku breathing fire at Pan  Golden Great Ape Goku throws a mountaintop  Super Baby Vegeta 2 believes he can transform into a Golden Great Ape as well  Pan confronting Golden Great Ape Goku  Golden Great Ape Goku blows Pan away  Krillin, Marron and Android 18 (flashback)  Golden Great Ape Goku reaches for Earth |
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