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* AdaptationalWimp: Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Piccolo at this point should be significantly stronger than Goku and Vegeta in their normal Super Saiyan forms. Yet while Goku was able to fight fairly evenly with a Meta-Cooler, Piccolo gets his ass handed to him.
* BeamSpam: How Vegeta manages to destroy one Meta-Cooler.
* BeamSpam: How Vegeta manages to destroy one Meta-Cooler.
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* AdaptationalWimp: Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Piccolo at this point Gohan should be significantly stronger than a Super Saiyan and the second strongest fighter just behind Goku. Despite this he's considered weaker then Piccolo and just a rung above Krillen.
* BeamSpam: How Goku and Vegetain their normal Super Saiyan forms. Yet while Goku was able to fight fairly evenly with a Meta-Cooler, Piccolo gets his ass handed to him.
* BeamSpam: How Vegeta managesmanage to destroy one Meta-Cooler.
* BeamSpam: How Goku and Vegeta
* BeamSpam: How Vegeta manages
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* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter- but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over).virus. And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter- but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced.
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* AdaptationalWimp: Given this film's attempted place in continuity (sometime after Dende became Earth's guardian), Piccolo at this point should be significantly stronger than Goku and Vegeta in their normal Super Saiyan forms. Yet while Goku was able to fight fairly evenly with a Meta-Cooler, Piccolo gets his ass handed to him.
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* VillainBall: Cooler probably would have won if he just killed the Saiyans on the spot instead of bringing them into the heart of his hideout, giving them a slim chance to defeat him.
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* VillainBall: Cooler probably would have won if he just killed the Saiyans on the spot instead of bringing them into the heart of his hideout, giving them a slim chance to defeat him. For that matter, Cooler could have also won if he'd just ''started'' with the gigantic army of Meta-Coolers, instead of employing significantly weaker robots.
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* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for it's choppy animation and poor-looking art.
* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing the Starbut's system's to go haywire.
* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing the Starbut's system's to go haywire.
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* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for it's its choppy animation and poor-looking art.
* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing theStarbut's Star's system's to go haywire.
* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing the
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* TheWorfEffect: Cooler back in his previous appearance was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.
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* TheWorfEffect: Cooler Cooler, back in his previous appearance appearance, was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games. It would actually fit very well if it took place in the three year gap between Trunks' arrival and the arrival of the androids, maybe just a few weeks shy of the latter- but that's out the door because Dende is Earth's god, which didn't happen until after the Cell Games were announced.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Dende is shown to be the Guardian of Earth months before it actually happened in the manga.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could [BroadStrokes [[BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Although its direct predecessor could loosely fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: ContinuitySnarl: Although its direct predecessor could loosely [BroadStrokes loosely]] fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Although its direct predecessor could loosely fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over).
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Although its direct predecessor could loosely fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just IT everyone over). And the complete absense of Future Trunks means it can't take place in the waiting period before the start of the Cell Games.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: One Meta-Cooler goes down? The Big Gete Star sends an entire ''legion'' of Meta-Coolers at Goku and Vegeta.
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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Meta Cooler can regenerate from any injury and the Big Gete Star detects and repairs any defects that previously caused the injury. Super Saiyan Goku critically injures Meta Cooler, then he regenerates and his attacks no longer affect him. And even when Goku and Vegeta team up to destroy Meta Cooler, ''thousands'' more show up in its place.
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* WidelySpacedJailBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.
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* WidelySpacedJailBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.through.
* TheWorfEffect: Cooler back in his previous appearance was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.
* TheWorfEffect: Cooler back in his previous appearance was no match for Super Saiyan Goku. Now as Meta Cooler, he puts up a much better fight and nearly puts Goku on the ropes, requiring the combined efforts of Super Saiyan Goku and Vegeta to defeat him.
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* NeverTrustATitle: The original Japanese title of the movie indicates that the heroes will have to fight ten billion enemies. Goku and Vegeta only fight what looks like a hundred Meta-Coolers and it's a CurbStompBattle that's less than a minute long.
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* NeverTrustATitle: The original Japanese title of the movie indicates that the heroes will have to fight ten billion enemies. Goku and Vegeta only fight what looks like a few hundred Meta-Coolers and it's a CurbStompBattle that's less than a minute long.
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* NeverTrustATitle: The original Japanese title of the movie indicates that the heroes will have to fight ten billion enemies. Goku and Vegeta only fight what looks like a hundred Meta-Coolers and it's a CurbStompBattle that's less than a minute long.
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* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow. Bizarrely, the movie came out when Piccolo was fighting Android 17 in the manga. Dende wasn't even back yet.
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* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow.swallow (Gohan should be older and a Super Sayian; Trunks should likely be present). Bizarrely, the movie came out when Piccolo was fighting Android 17 in the manga. Dende wasn't even back yet.
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* ShoutOut: The glowing walls of the Big Gete Star that Piccolo flies across look like the Star Gate from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' and the core looks like the core of the Death Star II from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
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* BeamSpam: How Vegeta manages to destroy one Meta-Cooler.
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* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, as an entire army of Coolers start sliding down the cliffs.]]
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* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, as an entire army of Coolers start sliding down the cliffs.]]
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* WidelySpacedPrisonBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.
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* WidelySpacedPrisonBars: WidelySpacedJailBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.
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* PluckyComicRelief: Master Roshi, Yajirobe, and Oolong are only in the movie just to add levity. Roshi is unable to damage any of the robots, and Yajirobe and Oolong just act cowardly and don't fight at all. And while Yajirobe at least has an excuse for going to New Namek (Bulma forced him to), none is given for Roshi and Oolong.
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* VillainBall: Cooler probably would have won if he just killed the Saiyans on the spot instead of bringing them into the heart of his hideout, giving them a slim chance to defeat him.
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* VillainBall: Cooler probably would have won if he just killed the Saiyans on the spot instead of bringing them into the heart of his hideout, giving them a slim chance to defeat him.him.
* WidelySpacedPrisonBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.
* WidelySpacedPrisonBars: Gohan, Krillin, Yajirobe, Master Roshi, Oolong, and the Namekians get put in a jail cell fenced with these, which are wide enough for Gohan to slip through.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002 by {{Creator/Funimation}}. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, ''Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge'', and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Although it's direct predecessor could loosely fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just [=IT=] everyone over).
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Although it's its direct predecessor could loosely fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just [=IT=] IT everyone over).
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The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge previous film]], now in a metallic body.
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The story revolves around a giagantic gigantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge previous film]], now in a metallic body.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth [[Anime/DragonBallZ Dragon Ball Z]] movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002 by {{Creator/Funimation}}. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth [[Anime/DragonBallZ Dragon Ball Z]] ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002 by {{Creator/Funimation}}. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, ''Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge'', and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Although it's direct predecessor could loosely fit in the timeline, the same can't be said for this movie - all signs point towards this taking place during the Android Saga, which couldn't have happened since Future Trunks was completely absent, Goku not suffering from his heart virus, and Goku and friends having to travel to New Namek via spaceship (as opposed to having Goku just [=IT=] everyone over).
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* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow.
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* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow. Bizarrely, the movie came out when Piccolo was fighting Android 17 in the manga. Dende wasn't even back yet.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth [[Anime/DragonBallZ Dragon Ball Z]] movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002 by [[Creator/Funimation Funimation]]. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth [[Anime/DragonBallZ Dragon Ball Z]] movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002 by [[Creator/Funimation Funimation]].{{Creator/Funimation}}. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Cooler bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to finish off the Saiyans by sapping their power. See PhlebotinumOverload.
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* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing the Star's system's to go haywire.
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* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing the Star's Starbut's system's to go haywire.
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* VillainBall: Cooler bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to finish off the Saiyans by sapping their power. See PhlebotinumOverload.
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* VillainBall: Cooler bites off more than probably would have won if he can chew when he attempts to finish off just killed the Saiyans by sapping their power. See PhlebotinumOverload.on the spot instead of bringing them into the heart of his hideout, giving them a slim chance to defeat him.
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* CameBackStrong: Despite being based off of his fourth form, Meta-Cooler is even stronger than he was in his fifth form. And that's not even getting into his fusion with the [[EldritchAbomination Big Gete Star.
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* CameBackStrong: Despite being based off of his fourth form, Meta-Cooler is even stronger than he was in his fifth form. And that's not even getting into his fusion with the [[EldritchAbomination Big Gete Star.]]
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* VillainBall: Cooler bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to finish off the Saiyans by sapping their power. See PhlebotinumOverload.
* VillainBall: Cooler bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to finish off the Saiyans by sapping their power. See PhlebotinumOverload.
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* CameBackStrong: Despite being based off of his fourth form, Meta-Cooler is even stronger than he was in his fifth form. And that's not even getting into his fusion with the [[EldritchAbomination Big Gete Star.
* ClippedWingAngel: After the PhlebotinumOverload, Cooler in a fit of rage takes whatever he has left and assembles a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant mechanical body]] to try and kill Goku and Vegeta.
* ClippedWingAngel: After the PhlebotinumOverload, Cooler in a fit of rage takes whatever he has left and assembles a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant mechanical body]] to try and kill Goku and Vegeta.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: The Big Gete Star was originally just a small computer chip floating in the wastes of space, before it started assimilating everything in sight, including the remains of Cooler.
* NonSerialMovie: Probably one of the hardest movies to slot into continuity for a number of reasons, ranging from Gohan's age, Dende's status as Guardian of the Earth, etc. Supposedly it takes place between the ten days before the Cell Games, but even then that's a tough pill to swallow.
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* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, as an entire army of Coolers start sliding down the cliffs.]]
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* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, as an entire army of Coolers start sliding down the cliffs.]]]]
* TeleportSpam: The favored technique of Meta-Cooler. This results in various scenes where both Goku and Cooler seem to do battle in this state of high speed movement.
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'''Cooler:''' I know. It's one of my favorite techniques. \\
'''Goku:''' [[OhCrap ''Your'' favorites?!]]
* TeleportSpam: The favored technique of Meta-Cooler. This results in various scenes where both Goku and Cooler seem to do battle in this state of high speed movement.
-->'''Goku:''' It's called Instant Transmission. \\
'''Cooler:''' I know. It's one of my favorite techniques. \\
'''Goku:''' [[OhCrap ''Your'' favorites?!]]
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the previous film, now in a metallic body.
The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the previous film, now in a metallic body.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth [[Anime/DragonBallZ Dragon Ball Z Z]] movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002.2002 by [[Creator/Funimation Funimation]]. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge previousfilm, film]], now in a metallic body.
For the ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' version of the movie, see [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedM7 here.]]
The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the [[Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge previous
For the ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' version of the movie, see [[Recap/DragonBallZAbridgedM7 here.]]
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* ItsPersonal: Downplayed but Cooler definitely wants to get back at Goku for his previous defeat.
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* PhlebotinumOverload: How Cooler and the Big Gete Star die. Cooler attempts to absorb Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan power, only for them to forcibly overload the Star, causing the Star's system's to go haywire.
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* AffablyEvil/FauxAffablyEvil: Cooler is just as equally brutal and civil as he was last movie, only now he's at an even greater extreme than last movie, enslaving Namek with an iron grip, yet also constantly complimenting the Saiyans for their combat abilities.
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* AffablyEvil/FauxAffablyEvil: BigDamnHeroes: Midway through Goku and Cooler's fight, Vegeta drops in to save his rival from a deadly chokehold, joining the fight from then on.
* CurbStompBattle: After having a fairly even match against Cooler, Goku and Vegeta then have to fight [[spoiler:an entire army of Coolers just as powerful as the one they just destroyed]]. It ends in a flash of light and cuts away to the inside of the Big Gete Star, Goku and Vegeta obviously utterly defeated.
* EldritchAbomination: The Big Gete Star. It is also a rare example of a mechanical one. Basically, it's a planet-sized tumor that drains the resources of the planet it infects.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Cooler is just as equally brutal and civil as he was last movie, only now he's at an even greater extreme than last movie, enslaving Namek with an iron grip, yet also constantly complimenting the Saiyans for their combat abilities.
* CurbStompBattle: After having a fairly even match against Cooler, Goku and Vegeta then have to fight [[spoiler:an entire army of Coolers just as powerful as the one they just destroyed]]. It ends in a flash of light and cuts away to the inside of the Big Gete Star, Goku and Vegeta obviously utterly defeated.
* EldritchAbomination: The Big Gete Star. It is also a rare example of a mechanical one. Basically, it's a planet-sized tumor that drains the resources of the planet it infects.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Cooler is just as equally brutal and civil as he was last movie, only now he's at an even greater extreme than last movie, enslaving Namek with an iron grip, yet also constantly complimenting the Saiyans for their combat abilities.
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* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, the hard way.]]
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* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, as an entire army of Coolers start sliding down the hard way.cliffs.]]
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the previous film, now in a metallic body.
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!This work contains examples of:
* AffablyEvil/FauxAffablyEvil: Cooler is just as equally brutal and civil as he was last movie, only now he's at an even greater extreme than last movie, enslaving Namek with an iron grip, yet also constantly complimenting the Saiyans for their combat abilities.
* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for it's choppy animation and poor-looking art.
* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, the hard way.]]
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールゼット 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors") is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally releasing on Japan on March 7, 1992. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States in August 2002. This film is a direct sequel to the fifth movie, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and the first appearance of Vegeta in a movie.
The story revolves around a giagantic parasitic cyber-planet known as the Big Gete Star, which attachs itself to the recently recreated Namek. The native Namekians are enslaved by the forces of the Big Gete Star, which attracts Dende's attention back on Earth, thus he implores Goku and his friends to save his home once more. Once the gang arrive on New Namek, they encounter a familiar face spearheading the enslavement, none other than Cooler from the previous film, now in a metallic body.
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!This work contains examples of:
* AffablyEvil/FauxAffablyEvil: Cooler is just as equally brutal and civil as he was last movie, only now he's at an even greater extreme than last movie, enslaving Namek with an iron grip, yet also constantly complimenting the Saiyans for their combat abilities.
* OffModel: This film is one of the more cited examples that people use for it's choppy animation and poor-looking art.
* SendInTheClones: [[spoiler:Just after Goku and Vegeta defeated Cooler and sat back in victory, they notice yet another Cooler on top of the cliffs above them. They then learn why the Japanese title of this movie is 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors, the hard way.]]
