"Face-down with another man beating your ass. Is it Wednesday already, Zarbon?"
—Vegeta
Original Airdate: July 5, 2010
Goku's trip to space is going swimmingly, while Vegeta finds and pillages a Namekian Village. Krillin and Dende reach Guru's, and Zarbon gives Vegeta a beating.
Kill these tropes like the rest.
- Aliens Speaking English: Nail lampshades this when introduced to the Earthlings:Nail: Ah, seems we must speak the universal language: English.
- Answers to the Name of God: Guru gets miffed when he finds out what the "son of Katas" called himself.note Guru: So, the son of Katas has passed. Unfortunate.
Krillin: We just called him "Kami".
Guru: Oh, so he calls himself "god". Pretentious prick! Nail...
Nail: What?
Guru: I shall henceforth be known as "Super Kami".
Nail: Yes, Super Kami.
Super Kami: No, wait. Super Kami Guru.
Nail: (annoyed) Can I just call you "Guru" for short?
Super Kami Guru: Super Kami Guru allows this. - Born Lucky: Vegeta talks about how his luck has turned out so far, able to kill Cui and Dodoria, and easily finding a Dragon Ball.
- The Cameo: The elder of the village Vegeta slaughters, Tsuno, is played by Linkara.
- Can't Catch Up: Guru is able to unlock Krillin's hidden power. Sadly, in the case of this abridged series, it doesn't do much.note Guru: There. I have unlocked your potential.
Krillin: ...I don't feel that different.
Guru: It wasn't that much.
Krillin: Huh. So, this is my full potential?
Guru: Yes.
Krillin: So, then it's...
Guru: All downhill from here.
Krillin: (disheartened) ...Like Yamcha.
Guru: I do not know what this Yamcha is, but it sounds disappointing. - Curb-Stomp Battle: Vegeta briefly discusses how he easily wiped out Cui and Dodoria, and hopes to do the same with Zarbon. Unfortunately for him, it ends up the other way around. Notably, what little counter offense Vegeta managed in canon is removed.
- Defeat Equals Explosion: Zarbon defeating Vegeta results in a giant fiery explosion for no apparent reason, which Vegeta weakly questions after drudging himself out of the crater.
- Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: Following Zarbon's transformation.Zarbon: I'MA RAPE YA, BITCH!
Vegeta: Too be perfectly honest, you're not that different. You're just a lot less subtle about it— OHMYGOD! - Fluffy Cloud Heaven: Krillin tries to cheer Dende up by telling him that the Namekians killed have gone to this place. By the time he starts bringing in puppies and kittens, Dende calls out how "totally asinine" it sounds. Krillin pretty much agrees.
- Homoerotic Subtext: Per the page quote, Vegeta goes there after getting the better of the first exchange with Zarbon.
- Horrible Judge of Character: In the original series, the Namekians in one village could sense how evil Vegeta is. Here, the village greets him warmly, unaware of what he plans to do to them after finding their Dragon Ball.
- I'm Standing Right Here: Krillin describes how Vegeta destroyed a Nemekian village while Dende is standing right next to him.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Discussed by Krillin when he senses that Vegeta is getting the stuffing beaten out of him, believing that he's suffering for all the bad stuff he caused. The good Karma doesn't apply to Dende when he asked if he could have his family back if he's good enough. At least not yet.
- Make an Example of Them: When Freeza finds out Zarbon disposed of Vegeta, he demands Vegeta be brought before him alive, and summarily executes a minion to show Zarbon what will happen if he doesn't/can't.
- Mistaken for Aliens: In this case, inverted: Guru initially thinks Krillin is an "albino Namekian".Guru: Naaaail... there is an albino Namekian standing behind you. Kill it like the rest.
Krillin: Uhh, actually sir, I'm from Earth.
Guru: Kill it like the rest. - Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: The possibility is invoked by Freeza when Zarbon tells him how he "disposed" of Vegeta. With no scouters to find villages holding the last Dragon Balls, and Vegeta the only one who might know where they are, he's given 10 minutes to find Vegeta alive.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Once Zarbon transforms into his monster form, the rest of their 'fight' consists of Zarbon brutally beating him nearly to death.
- Noodle Incident: According to Dende, the Elder Nemek Guru guided his people during the planet's "Great Drought". He claims the Drought itself was not terrifying, but whatever occurred during it.
- Pride Before a Fall: Vegeta suffers this harder than against Kakarot. Going "2 for 3" after taking down Cui and Dodoria, Zarbon decimates him near the end.
- Shout-Out: The Namekian language is actually Klingon.
- The episode title translates to "This is the Old Namek".
- The Stinger: In a closing scene exclusive to the TFS website (the episode was released before YouTube lifted the 11-minute video size limit for non-commercial channels), King Kai refuses to teach the Human Z-fighters any of his techniques because Yamcha mispronounces "Kay-o-ken".
- Yamcha may have also gone a bit too far in his "training".King Kai: I must say, all of you have been making great strides in your training since you arrive at my planet. Except for Yamcha.
Yamcha: What the hell? But I waxed off everything! I waxed off your car, I waxed off your house, I even waxed off your monkey!
Piccolo: Okay, I just started paying attention. What?
- Yamcha may have also gone a bit too far in his "training".
- Too Happy to Live: The episode begins with a happy-go-lucky village, posessing one of the planet's last Dragon Balls, unaware of what's happening to the other villages. Then Vegeta shows up...
"Freakin' weeaboo."
