Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

This article is about the OVAs. For the series as a whole, see Hatchiyack Saga.

Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (ドラゴンボールＺ 外がい伝でん　サイヤ人じん絶ぜつ滅めつ 計けい画かく, Doragon Bōru Zetto Gaiden Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku) was the first Dragon Ball Z original video animation (OVA). The first part was originally released on home video cassettes in Japan on July 23, 1993, while the second part was released as an official visual guide to the video game Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans on August 25, 1993. The OVA has since been re-released on DVD in Japan as an extra feature of the Dragon Box collection in 2003.

Coming as a bonus with copies of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 in 2010,^[1] the OVA was remade as Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans, completely reconstructed, re-scripted, and re-animated, finally seeing release in North America and Europe. The remake appeared on a bonus DVD that comes with the March 2012 issue of Saikyō Jump. This DVD also contained the OVA Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock. It was also streamed online as part of the Dragon Ball SSSS project.

Summary[]

Earth Saga[]

Dr. Lychee is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology and conquered the planet, renaming it Planet Vegeta in honor of their king. Lychee managed to escape with a capsule and found refuge on the Dark Planet, a world at the end of the universe. Now, his only wish is to eradicate the last remaining Saiyans.

To do this, Dr. Lychee puts devices on Earth that emit Destron Gas and destroy all life, and he sends many monsters to protect this Destron Gas emitters. When Mr. Popo/Bulma finds out that only a few hours are left until the planet's destruction, Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Piccolo rush to destroy the evil devices located around the planet. They manage to destroy all but one that is protected by an impenetrable energy barrier. However, Frieza, Cooler, Turles and Lord Slug appear and engage the heroes in individual fight. It is revealed by King Kai that the villains are Ghost Warriors, and will continually come back to life when killed unless defeated in the same way their lives were originally ended.

Space Saga[]

The heroes track Dr. Lychee down to the Dark Planet and engage him, discovering that his Ghost Warriors are generated by a machine called Hatchiyack, a device powered by the hatred of the Tuffles. It is also revealed that Dr. Lychee is a Ghost Warrior himself, generated by Hatchiyack. The heroes manage to destroy Dr. Lychee, but he re-materializes himself. Fortunately, Vegeta manages to vaporize Dr. Lychee preventing him from re-materializing again. However, Dr. Lychee's spite towards the Saiyans causes Hatchiyack to exceed its limit and appear in a powerful android body, whose power matches or perhaps even exceeds Broly's according to Goku. Hatchiyack devastates the heroes until the Saiyans, after having transformed into their Super Saiyan states, combine their powers together into one massive Energy Wave; with Goku using Super Kamehameha, Gohan using Super Masenko, Future Trunks using Burning Attack, Vegeta using Final Flash (but fired it in a Maximum Flasher-style), and Piccolo using Special Beam Cannon (Piccolo participates in the final struggle only in the 2010 version), thus ending the threat of the Ghost Warriors. Before the entire planet explodes due to the fierce battle, Goku and the Dragon Team are transported back to Earth via Instant Transmission.

Timeline placement[]

The story-line of this OVA is set during the ten-day wait prior to the Cell Games, and after the events of Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (as Goku states that Hatchiyack might be even stronger than Broly).

Additionally, it can be inferred this OVA takes place in the same continuity of Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, and Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge due to the appearances of the main antagonists in this OVA.

Production[]

Original release[]

Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans was released in 1993 following the Famicom game of the same name, Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku, in the form of two VHS cassettes dubbed "Official Visual Guides," as the OVA served as a sort of "animated walkthrough" for the game. In 1994, two video games were created for the Playdia console (Earth Saga and Space Saga) with original animation.

Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans[]

The August 9 issue of Shonen Jump announced that Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 would include a remake of the 1993 OVA, Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans. According to Namco Bandai, "The exclusive new feature entitled Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans is a completely reconstructed, re-scripted and re-edited version of an original Japanese episode that has never been released in the U.S or Canada, offering something unique to fans of the series. Everyone who buys the game can watch this exclusive anime straight out of the box. Namco Bandai confirmed that the feature will have English subtitles.

Many scenes were removed while others were changed from the original movie. The Z Fighters never encounter and fight the monsters guarding the Destron Gas machines. There are machines in Satan City and Jingle Village in the 2010 version. When the Z Fighters find the Destron Gas machine in West City, the Saiyans are all already in Super Saiyan form in the original versions, while they are in base form and only Vegeta transforms to destroy the machine in the remake. The others then transform for the fight against the Ghost Warriors. Also, it is Bulma who comes help the Z Fighters after they are pinned down by the Ghost Warriors (scene not present in the original, except for the in-game scenes when the player loses the fight), instead of Goku being helped by King Kai. Goku does not fight Godgardon on Lychee's planet in the remake. Hatchiyack's gems are notably recolored from blue to green. Unlike the original OVAs, Piccolo has no Senzu Beans with him and he does join the Energy Clash against Hatchiyack.

Releases on home media[]

The original was released on VHS in 1993 in Japan. The OVA later appeared in the Dragon Boxes in 2003. The 2010 remake also appears on a bonus DVD bundled with the March 2012 issue of Saikyō Jump, which also contains the 2011 anime adaptation of Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock.

Cast[]

Battles[]

• Goku (Base/Super Saiyan), Gohan (Base/Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Kinkarn and Arbee
• Goku (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Ponkarn
• Gohan (Super Saiyan) vs. Jiku
• Piccolo vs. Kawazu
• Goku (Super Saiyan), Gohan (Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Budo, Gure, and Skud
• Goku (Super Saiyan), Gohan (Super Saiyan), Vegeta (Super Saiyan), Future Trunks (Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Budo, Gure, and Skud
• Goku (Super Saiyan), Gohan (Super Saiyan), Vegeta (Super Saiyan), Future Trunks (Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Frieza (Final Form), Cooler (Fourth Form), Turles, and Lord Slug
• Goku vs. Godgardon
• Goku (Base/Super Saiyan), Gohan (Base/Super Saiyan), Vegeta (Base/Super Saiyan), Future Trunks (Base/Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Dr. Lychee
• Goku (Super Saiyan), Gohan (Super Saiyan), Vegeta (Super Saiyan), Future Trunks (Super Saiyan), and Piccolo vs. Hatchiyack

Trivia[]

• Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans establishes the history of the Saiyans arriving on Planet Plant and taking over of Planet Plant/Vegeta (basically expanding on the story told in the anime).
• Mr. Popo, Dende, Pokarn, Jiku, Kawazu, Budo, Gure and Skud appear in the original version only.
• Dr. Brief, Bikini and Scratch appear in the remake only.
• In both versions, Chi-Chi never shows up personally. Only her voice is heard from inside her house.
• The concept of a villainous Tuffle out for revenge on the Saiyan race would later be reused for the villainous Machine Mutant, Baby.
• Outside video games, Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans is the only time Frieza and Cooler are shown interacting. This is also the first film where Vegeta and Gohan confront Frieza while in their Super Saiyan forms (Goku and Trunks had already done so). It is also the first and only time Future Trunks and Vegeta encounter the villains Turles and Lord Slug, as well as the first time Future Trunks encounters Cooler.
• Outside Dragon Ball and video games, Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans is the only time the Bansho Fan is utilized in Dragon Ball Z by Piccolo.
• Against the Ghost Warriors, the battles are as follows: Gohan vs. Turles, Piccolo vs. Lord Slug, Future Trunks vs. Frieza and Goku vs. Cooler. Vegeta is not shown during this scene, as there are not enough villains to go around. He is shown shortly after the fight sequences, looking disheveled from battle (despite not being shown fighting) when it is revealed that the Ghost Warriors are harder to defeat than their original counterparts, and later when he provides a finishing attack on the Ghost Warrior Cooler after Bulma restores the Z Fighters' use of ki with a neutralizing agent for the Destron Gas. In the Playdia game version, Vegeta fights Frieza alongside Future Trunks and in the scenario where the Ghost Warriors win, Frieza defeats both Future Trunks and Vegeta.

• In the 2010 remake, when the Z Fighters are investigating the Destron Gas Device in West City, a billboard with Master Roshi on is seen in the city. The picture is taken from episode 2 of DBZ, right before telling Goku the story of how Grandpa Gohan found him.
• In the 2010 remake, the Destron Gas Device in West City makes a sound similar to the 8 bit sound of the world map from the original NES/Famicom game.
• Like with all the films set during the ten day wait for the Cell Games, Gohan and Goku are seen outside their Super Saiyan forms, which they were supposed to not transform out of during that period.

Gallery[]

1993 original[]

First 1993 VHS Second 1993 VHS A monster leaves the Dark Planet for Earth Mr. Popo tells Goku and Gohan about the Destron Gas Machines Gohan and Mr. Popo at Capsule Corporation Dr. Brief Gohan and Bulma Gohan and Goku Arbee attacks Kinkarn Kinkarn and Arbee Goku blocks the monsters' attack Gohan punches an Arbee in the stomach Gohan punches an Arbee in the face Goku charges a Kamehameha Goku tries to fire his Kamehameha The Destron Gas cancels Goku's Kamehameha Piccolo tries to fire his Special Beam Cannon Super Saiyan Gohan charges a Masenko Gohan tries to fire his Masenko at Kinkarn Piccolo uses a Hyper Explosive Demon Wave Goku defeats Kinkarn Kinkarn knocked out Arbee defeated by Goku Piccolo and Goku after defeating monsters in West City Gohan is shocked The machine at Grand Apron Energy Waves fired at Goku Ponkarn Monster defeated Goku charges a Kamehameha Goku firing his Kamehameha Goku's Super Kamehameha does not work Goku destroys the machine The machine is destroyed Gohan in the Western Desert Gohan sees Jiku's punch coming Gohan dodges Jiku's punch Gohan punches Jiku in the stomach Gohan charges a Ki Blast to destroy the machine Gohan fires his Ki Blast Kawazu The land mines explode on Kawazu The land mines detonate as Kawazu charges Ki Blasts Kawazu's Ki Blasts reaches Piccolo Kawazu's charred corpse Gure appears in the Land of Ice Gohan uses a Double Masenko on two monsters Piccolo uses a Hyper Explosive Demon Wave Vegeta's energy wave hits the ground Future Trunks uses sword-shaped icicle to kill some monsters Vegeta firing a Photon Bomber Ghost Warrior Frieza appears Ghost Warrior in front of the Z Fighters Ghost Warrior Lord Slug Slug talks to Piccolo. Future Trunks dodges Ghost Frieza's energy sphere Ghost Frieza is defeated by Future Trunks before his last words Ghost Cooler about to be hit by Goku's Ki Blast Godgardon charges his Ray Gun Godgardon's Ray Gun blast Godgardon's machine gun Goku faces Godgardon Goku punches through Godgardon Godgardon is destroyed by Goku Gohan and Piccolo A Great Ape (flashback) The Saiyans (flashback) King Vegeta (flashback) Dr. Lychee on Planet Plant (flashback) Dr. Lychee's skull is crushed by a Great Ape Dr. Lychee knocked out Dr. Lychee dies on Hatchiyack Vegeta fires a Super Energy Wave Volley Lychee blocks Vegeta's Super Energy Wave Volley Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan Vegeta about to kill Ghost Lychee Vegeta fires a Maximum Flasher at Ghost Lychee Vegeta firing a Final Flash at Lychee Dr. Lychee hit by the Final Flash Z Fighters while Hatchiyack appears King Kai Goku while Hatchiyack appears Bubbles and King Kai Vegeta using Final Flash again Hatchiyack is hit by Vegeta's Final Flash Hatchiyack performs his Ultimate Blow on Vegeta Future Trunks attacks Hatchiyack Hatchiyack Hatchiyack knocks out Gohan while fighting with Goku Hatchiyack performs the Rapid Charge Counter Gohan beaten by Hatchiyack Hatchiyack pummels Gohan Goku uses a Super Kamehameha Goku charges the Super Kamehameha Goku fires his Super Kamehameha Future Trunks firing his Burning Attack Z Fighters firing their blasts at Hatchiyack Hatchiyack, moments before his destruction The Z Fighters return on Earth

2010 remake[]

Tuffles Tuffles shooting Great Apes to no avail Great Apes A Great Ape fires a Mouth Energy Wave at Tuffles Dr. Lychee's hate being absorbed Tuffle's hate going to Hatchiyack Dead Tuffles Dead Tuffles Dr. Lychee Gohan and Goku Piccolo Piccolo and Goku Gohan and Bulma Future Trunks and Gohan Goku Vegeta Piccolo and Gohan flying The Destron Gas Machine Vegeta charges a Photon Bomber Vegeta turns Super Saiyan Vegeta throws the Photon Bomber Vegeta's attack explodes Vegeta Gohan Vegeta and Goku Lord Slug appears Lord Slug Lord Slug Turles Turles and Frieza Turles Frieza and Cooler Cooler's defeat shown in a flashback Lord Slug's death shown in a flashback Turles' death shown in a flashback Goku faces Frieza and Cooler Piccolo attacks Goku attacks Cooler attacks Goku Goku deflects Cooler's Ki Blast Goku Goku attacks Cooler Goku angry Goku fires an energy attack at Cooler Future Trunks blasts Frieza with a Buster Cannon Ghost Frieza regenerates Future Trunks Turles and Frieza both charging energy blasts Turles, Frieza, and Cooler prepare a team attack The Ghost Warriors charge their energy blasts Goku prepares a Ki Blast Ghost Frieza destroyed by Goku Turles' defeat Piccolo's Explosive Demon Wave destroys Ghost Slug Super Saiyan Gohan Bulma arrives Gohan and Future Trunks Future Trunks about to destroy Frieza Future Trunks fires his energy attack Vegeta launching a Photon Bomber at Ghost Cooler Vegeta throws his Photon Bomber Ghost Cooler is hit by Vegeta's Photon Bomber Ghost Frieza is hit by Future Trunks' Photon Bomber Piccolo and Gohan Piccolo and Gohan Ghost Cooler's true form Dr. Lychee reveals Ghost Slug's true form Dr. Lychee reveals Ghost Turles' true form Ghost Frieza's true form Future Trunks and Gohan The Z Fighters attack Dr. Lychee Goku powering up Gohan powering up Future Trunks powering up Vegeta powering up Goku Goku and the Z Fighters pummel Lychee's barrier again Goku prepares a Super Kamehameha Lychee's barrier is destroyed Vegeta fires a Final Flash at Dr. Lychee Vegeta's Final Flash destroys Ghost Lychee Ghost Lychee is destroyed Ghost Lychee is obliterated The Final Flash vaporizes Ghost Lychee Vegeta's Final Flash destroys Lychee's fortress Gohan Hatchiyack appears Hatchiyack performs his Ultimate Blow on Vegeta Hatchiyack attacks the Z Fighters Vegeta charges a Final Flash Vegeta's Final Flash Hatchiyack, unaffected Hatchiyack performs the Revenger Charge Hatchiyack fires the Revenger Cannon Vegeta, moments before being hit by the Revenger Cannon Vegeta on the ground Hatchiyack grabs Gohan Gohan is thrown to the floor Goku attempts to intervene, only to get knocked away Hatchiyack smashes Gohan through the floor Hatchiyack prepares his second Revenger Cannon Hatchiyack charges his second Revenger Cannon Hatchiyack fires his second Revenger Cannon Piccolo's blast knocks the attack away from Gohan Hatchiyack charges his third Revenger Cannon Hatchiyack fires his third Revenger Cannon Piccolo is hit by the third Revenger Cannon Piccolo damaged by Hatchiyack's attack Gohan angered by Piccolo's injury Hatchiyack charges another Revenger Cannon Piccolo helplessly watches Hatchiyack Hatchiyack Gohan charges Hatchiyack Future Trunks kicks Hatchiyack, canceling his attack and saving Gohan Hatchiyack quickly uses his Revenger Charge again Gohan and Future Trunks attack Hatchiyack Hatchiyack pummels Gohan Hatchiyack pummels Future Trunks Hatchiyack simultaneously pummels Gohan and Future Trunks Hatchiyack stares down Goku after defeating Gohan and Future Trunks Hatchiyack attempts a fourth Revenger Cannon (for the third time) Hatchiyack fires his rapid-fire version of the Revenger Cannon (the Energy Wave Combo) Goku dodges Hatchiyack's Energy Wave Combo Goku avoids the attacks The consecutive shots do not reach Goku Hatchiyack firing again at Goku Hatchiyack's Energy Wave Combo reaches Goku Hatchiyack's Energy Wave Combo causes a chain of explosions Energy Wave Combo generating some explosions Hatchiyack dodges Goku Gohan Gohan and Future Trunks Hatchiyack, enraged at Goku Goku charging his Kamehameha Hatchiyack charges his final Revenger Cannon Vegeta charges his Final Flash Future Trunks prepares the Burning Attack Gohan charges a Masenko Piccolo charges a Special Beam Cannon Goku about to fire his Super Kamehameha Goku fires the Kamehameha Vegeta fires the Final Flash Future Trunks fires the Burning Attack Piccolo before firing the Special Beam Cannon Gohan about to fire the Masenko Hatchiyack, before firing the Revenger Cannon The Z Fighters struggle against Hatchiyack's Revenger Goku strengthening his Super Kamehameha Hatchiyack Vegeta Piccolo Gohan Future Trunks Hatchiyack is destroyed Dr. Lychee is destroyed along with his creation Dark Planet begins exploding Goku, after Hatchiyack's death Goku uses the Instant Transmission to escape Dark Planet explodes. The Z Fighters back on Earth A grinning King Kai Goku and Gohan flying home Concept art for the Tuffles Concept art for Great Apes Concept art for Goku Concept art for Vegeta Concept art for Gohan Concept art for Future Trunks Concept art for Piccolo Concept art for Frieza Concept art for Cooler Concept art for Lord Slug Concept art for Turles Concept art for Dr. Lychee Hatchiyack concept art Concept art for the Destron Gas Machine Concept art for various things

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