"Pendulum Room Peril" (明日なき街！勝利への遠い道のり Asu Naki Machi! Shōri e no Tōi Michinori, lit. "City of No Tomorrow! The Long Road to Victory") is the 11th episode of the Vegeta Saga in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on August 30, 1989. Its original American airdate was July 12, 2005.
Summary[]
The Z Fighters inside the Pendulum Room
After half a year of overcoming emotional and physical hardship, Gohan is finally being trained by Piccolo who urges Gohan to train seriously and surpass even him as there is only six more months until the arrival of the Saiyans. Meanwhile, up at The Lookout, Krillin, Tien Shinhan and the others are growing impatient with Kami, who, after two months, has still not given any lessons to his pupils. Mr. Popo then takes everyone (excluding Yajirobe) on a mental combat simulation, using an old and mysterious mechanism inside the palace: the Pendulum Room.
Shorty and Scarface, the 2 Saiyans in the Pendulum Room
There, he transports them to one hundred years in the past in the middle of a long-since ruined Saiyan city. Tien Shinhan and the others are attacked by two ferocious Saiyan warriors going by the names Shorty and Scarface. Chiaotzu is the first to fall when Scarface takes him by surprise by breaking through a wall, grabs him by the head and proceeds to crush his skull. An enraged Tien attacks the Saiyan duo with Yamcha and Krillin backing him up, they land a significant attack and believe them to be defeated but they are revealed to be unharmed. Krillin is the next to fall having been pulled through the floor where he is beaten and killed. Tien and Yamcha attack the two Saiyans together but are ultimately killed as well.
Returning to the present, it is revealed that it was all merely a dream. Kami tells the team that their opponents were only half as strong as genuine Saiyans. Rather than being frightened off by this revelation, the prospects of facing such incredible warriors renews the convictions of our heroes to fight.
Major Events[]
- Piccolo begins training Gohan.
- Krillin, Tien, Yamcha and Chiaotzu are transported to an alien city where they battle two Saiyans.
Battles[]
- Gohan vs. Piccolo
- Tien, Krillin, Yamcha and Chiaotzu vs. Shorty and Scarface
Appearances[]
Characters[]
Locations[]
- Earth
- Unnamed Alien Planet
- Other World
Objects[]
Differences from the manga[]
- Krillin and the others entering the Pendulum Room where they are transported to an alien city and battle two Saiyans is exclusive to the anime.
Trivia[]
- During a later episode in the series King Kai says that the gravity on Planet Vegeta is over 10 times Earth's gravity but when Mr. Popo sends Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu to the planet in the Pendulum Room, they all seem to be unaffected by this (whereas Goku can barely stand in the identical gravity on King Kai's Planet). However, the original Japanese version makes no explicit comments that the place they have been sent to is Vegeta.
- Shorty reads Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu's combined power level as being 1,507 (1,510 in the Funimation dub).
- In the Funimation dub, Yamcha calls out "Spirit Bomb" instead of "Spirit Ball".
- The American credits incorrectly switches around the Phantom Saiyans voice actors. This remained even on the American Dragon Box and blu-ray releases.
Gallery[]
 Gohan tries to punch Piccolo  Piccolo fires Eye Lasers at Gohan  Gohan finds Piccolo's training too severe  Chiaotzu charges a Ki Blast  Chiaotzu fires his charged Ki Blast  Chiaotzu's charged Ki Blast  Yajirobe on Kami's Lookout  Kami ready to see the Z fighters  Yamcha calls Mr. Popo a beachball  Mr. Popo pushes Yamcha backwards   The Z Fighters ready to train  Yajirobe  Z Fighters sent to the past          Scarface fires his Kankousen blast  Scarface's Kankousen hits Tien  Shorty uses a Clawhold technique on Chiaotzu  Shorty fighting with Tien  Scarface uses the Clawhold technique on Tien Shinhan  Scarface and Shorty with Tien  Scarface hurts Tien  Yamcha charging a Spirit Ball  Yamcha fires a Spirit Ball  Tien uses the Multi-Form technique  Tien prepares a Tri-Beam against Shorty and Scarface  Krillin charges a Kamehameha  Krillin fires his Kamehameha at Shorty and Scarface  Shorty defeats Krillin  Yamcha launches a Super Spirit Ball  Shorty and Scarface attack  Scarface charges a Kankousen  Tien is brutally gored by Shorty's Kankousen  Scarface's Kankousen impales Yamcha  Tien is hit by Shorty's Kankousen  Yamcha is defeated by multiple Kankousens  Tien is defeated by multiple Kankousens |
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