Dragonball - 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai Info

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Series: Dragon Ball
Date: May 7th, 753(4?) A.D.
Total Entrants: 182
Finalists: 8
Winner: Tien
Runner-up: Goku
Prize Money: 500,000 Zeni

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The 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai took place about 3 or 4 years after 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai. This year, the tournament attracted a very large crowd as the previous years tournament was extremely exciting.

The 8 finalists were decided by an eight block preliminary battle round. Each block consisted of 23 approximately fighters. A total of about 182 preliminary matches took place. The preliminary rounds were held in a room concealed from the Tenkaichi Budoukai spectators. The 8 finalists fought in an open square in the center of a small stadium.

During the first round of the finals, Yamcha is to face Tien, Jackie Chun is to face Man-wolf, Krillin will face Chiaotzu, and Goku will fight Panputto.

Round 1: Yamcha vs. Tien:
Yamcha and Tien bluster some more. The announcer introduces Yamcha and Tien. The two old men glare at and insult one another. One audience member realizes that this is an impressive situation. Yamcha's friends cheer him on, and Yamcha wants them to watch him. Then the two fighters say that this will be fun. The fight starts. Yamcha says it's ok to try to escape, and Tien laughs. Krillin calls the enemy a wimpy dancer, Goku thinks that Tien is really strong, and Bulma and Puar expect the boy to win. After the first exchange, the crowd is speechless, Krillin is impressed, and Goku likes both of them. Tien wasn't expecting Yamcha to be this good -- it's been a long time since he's fought someone this fast. This is when Yamcha announces "New Wolf Wind Attack." Tien says, "interesting!" They attack again. When Yamcha gets knocked down, Krillin and Goku are concerned, Tsuru gloats. Yamcha gets serious, Krillin wants to know what he's doing, and Goku replies "Kamehameha." Jackie calls Yamcha a fool for trying this. The Kamehameha attack works, but Tien merely focuses, and blows the blast back at him. None of Master Roshi's group can believe this. Yamcha leaps up, but as he curses Tien, and Goku yells out his warning, Tien appears. When Yamcha lands, unconscious, Goku yells out "stop!" However, Tien continues his attack and fractures the former desert bandit's leg.
The announcer needs some prompting to declare Yamcha out of the ring. competition, and Tien the winner.

Round 2: Jackie Chun vs. Man-Wolf:
Next, the announcer introduces the reigning champion, Jackie Chun, and the Man-wolf. Man-wolf explains that he's mad at Jackie for having destroyed the moon in the last Tenkaichi Budoukai. The guy had fallen in love with a beautiful human female, but since he can't turn into human form, he's had to stop seeing her. Jackie asks about beautiful wolf-women, and apparently those are all ugly. The announcer asks if he can start the next round. Jackie isn't interested in fighting the guy, which makes Man-wolf angrier. Tien talks about wanting to win the competition, and Krillin and Goku comment on how their opponents can float in the air. Then, while Man-wolf says he's going to kill Jackie, the old man merely comments on the beautiful women in the audience. The first time that the man-wolf gets dropped, the count starts. In the audience, the Umi-game and Oolong notice that Jackie acts just like Master Roshi. Pulling out a knife, Man-wolf attacks, and the announcer says that this isn't allowed. Man-wolf tells him to shut up. But, the knife attack fails, and Jackie says he can turn the guy human through the power of suggestion. Man-wolf doesn't believe this, and Jackie starts treating him like a dog which makes the guy furious, because he's not a dog, he's a wolf. But, he keeps falling for it. After shaking hands and sitting up, the guy chases after the bone. And loses the match.

In a rage, the guy re-enters the ring to kill Jackie, but is paralyzed so that the older man can show him the moon. Krillin sees where this trick is going, and is insulted by it. Jackie tells the wolf to look at the full moon, and when he sees it, he turns into a man. He goes running out to find beautiful women, but is so ugly as a human that Jackie and Krillin don't know why he'd bothered to change.

Round 3: Chiaotzu vs. Krillin:
The announcer then states that the next match is between Tsuru's student -- "Chiaotzu, and Master Roshi's student -- Full-Moon Head Krillin." The third match starts, but Chiaotzu doesn't seem to notice or show any fighting spirit. He then suddenly zips forward, and knocks Krillin around. Krillin disappears, and Tien yells out "On your left!" Chiaotzu responds with "I eat with chopsticks in my right hand, the tea cup in my left, so he's... here!" But, he's too slow and Krillin hits him. By flying out of the ring, Chiaotzu reaches safety -- if Krillin leaps after the other boy, he'll fall outside of the ring and be disqualified. Jackie fumes over the effectiveness of Tsuru's techniques. Gloating, Tien calls Jackie a bastard, and Goku replies that it's not "bastard," it's "old man." Then, Chaozu announces his "surprise attack. He uses Dodonpa. Krillin doesn't know what's happening, but Goku says it's the same thing Tao Pai Pai used. This gets Tien's attention, and he wants Goku to repeat that last sentence. Goku says he'd fought Tai Pai Pai, and asks why. Tien knows the assassin. But, Tien just walks off. Goku calls him a weird guy. After this, Jackie asks if Goku really had defeated Tao Pai Pai, and is stunned when Goku says he doesn't lie about things like that, "He beat the world's greatest assassin..." Jackie tells Goku that Tao-Pai Pai is Tsuru's younger brother.

Back in the ring, Krillin is getting frustrated, and Chiaotzu expects to win. Tien rushes up to his teacher and wants to say something important, but the other man doesn't like being interrupted when he's having fun. Krillin wishes that he could do Kamehameha, too, then realizes that if Yamcha could do it, he should be able to as well. His first attempt is very feeble, as he tries to remember the hand actions. Tsuru is furious at hearing about what happened to his little brother, and tells Chiaotzu to get serious. Jackie is worried, but Goku doesn't know what this means. Then, Krillin prepares to use Kamehameha as Chiaotzu announces one last Dodonpa attack. Goku thinks this is great, but Jackie knows that Dodonpa will overpower Kamehameha every time. The two fighters are about to unleash their powers...

Jackie repeats the statement that Dodonpa will always win as the two fighters set up their attacks, and yells that Krillin will be killed. However, Krillin has gotten smarter in the last 3 years, and shouts out "Now" when he leaps. It looks like he's won, but Chiaotzu wobbles back into the ring. Jackie is very proud of his boy. Tien is just pissed. But, as Krillin starts getting in some good punches, Chiaotzu paralyzes his heart. Telepathically, Tsuru praises his student, and tells him to kill Krillin, which the dwarf happily proceeds to do. Chiaotzu says "Die!" and Krillin replies that his head isn't a soccer ball. Krillin assumes that Chiaotzu has to concentrate on the paralysis, and if he has to use his hands for something else, the control will be broken. So, he says, "What's 3+4?" The control breaks, and he gets in one good punch before it's restored. Tien is relieved, but Tsuru calls the boy an idiot. Chiaotzu thinks the trick will work in reverse and asks for 16+27. Krillin gets it right and wants to know 9-1. Chiaotzu falls for it again, and panics as he counts on his fingers. Krillin wins and tells the crowd that the answer is "8".

Round 4: Panputto vs. Goku:
The next round starts, with Panputto making a flashy entry. He's a multiple-time world fighting champion, and is well-known. However, when he first punches at Goku, he asks if the punch was too fast for him to follow. Goku says it wasn't much of a punch, so Panputto demonstrates his great speed and power. But, when he attacks Goku again, the boy's light tap to the chest completely knocks the man out. The announcer goes ape over the single-punch KO, and Goku wins. Tien disagrees, saying that Goku actually got in three shots with his left elbow. He's impressed, and since Goku also claims to have beaten Tao Pai Pai, he really wants to face him in the ring.

Round 5: Jackie Chun vs. Tien:
The next round and the announcer calls out Jackie's and Tien's name. When the match starts, Krillin expects Jackie to win easily, but Goku knows that Tien is really strong. The boy can't say who will win. The two fighters are about evenly matched, then Jackie tries a trick that Tien recognizes as "One-Pattern." However, Tien's third eye lets him find the real target over the illusions. Jackie tells Tien to attack, and the other guy says "Can you see the real hands, old man!?" When they separate again, Goku knows that this is a great fight, the audience is stunned, Tien thinks that it's time to show his real power, and Jackie believes that although Tien is strong, he's not an experienced fighter.

Jackie asks Tien why he has trained under Tsuru, and Tien replies that his master is not merely a bad man. Then, Tien says he's about to get serious now -- Jackie doesn't know what this means. People scream in pain as he unleashes the Solar Flare technique. While Jackie is blinded, Tien drops him. Afterward, he says that since he's not a killer, Jackie isn't dead. The announcer describes the events, saying that Jackie is unconscious and starts the count. But, Jackie stands up. Goku's eyes start to recover, Jackie says that people should stop calling him an old man, Tien wants to know who Jackie really is, and Jackie replies, "That you has a lot to learn about your master." This makes Tien mad. In the next lull, Jackie asks if that's the best Tien can do. They taunt each other some more, and Goku realizes that the announcer's sunglasses work against Tien's light attack. Jackie asks Tien if he enjoys training under a man like Tsuru, and Tsuru suddenly telepaths a message to Tien that Jackie is really Master Roshi.

Tien says he's going to show Jackie something interesting, and Roshi asks if Tien has etchi magazines. Tien tells him to shut up and watch him start up with Kamehameha. This could kill people, so Jackie deflects the blast safely. Goku is impressed, Krillin and the announcer are stunned. Tien says that Kamehameha is easy enough to do, but Dodonpa is stronger. However, Roshi simply says, "You know a lot of tricks, and it's been fun." Then, jumps out of the ring to forfeit the match. Tsuru thinks that the old man was afraid of losing, and is happy; but Tien knows better and can't understand why this happened.

Round 6: Krillin vs. Goku:
Then round 6 starts. Master Roshi explains that he doesn't like fighting against people that have bad training. The other guy says he was trained by the world's greatest assassin, Tao Pai Pai, which Master Roshi says proves his point. Goku and Krillin fight, then pause to comment on each other's improved speed and strength, while the audience goes "wow..." Krillin uses his shiny head (Solar Attack from Baldness) to blind Goku, and gloats over the victory until Goku lands and waits for Krillin to join him and be vulnerable to a punch. Goku says he's going to win, but Krillin's blowfish imitation postpones the victory. They both say that this is fun, then attack again. Outside the ring, Master Roshi is berating Goku for not taking this seriously. Goku uses Kamehameha to super-propel his body into Krillin, which knocks Krillin down for the count of three. Krillin gets up and attacks again. He knows he can't win with speed or strength, so he starts Kamehameha, but Goku just tells him that he doesn't want to use Kamehameha himself, but would rather fight with the power of his body. Krillin grins and completes the blast. But, the attack was a fake to let Krillin grab Goku's tail. The boy gloats out loud about this being Goku's only weakness and Goku collapses. Then gets up again, "My tail was with me for the last three years, and it got stronger along with the rest of me." This concerns Master Roshi, because the boy doesn't have any weaknesses anymore. Except for being easily tricked.

Goku gets a little more serious, and disappears which shocks everyone except Tien. There's a loud sonic-boom sound coming from the ring, and Tien knows that this is Goku jumping left and right so fast as to be invisible. When Goku reappears right in front of Krillin, the element of surprise sends his friend out of the ring. Goku wins, but the crowd just stands there, trying to figure out what had just happened. Tien, Tsuru, and Master Roshi just get lost in their own thoughts.

Final Round: Goku vs. Tien:
The announcer welcomes everyone to the main event of this, the 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai, and re-introduces Master Roshi's Goku, and Tsuru's Tien. Master Roshi wants to get closer to watch the fight, and finds Krillin, who says that this area is only open to the fighters. Master Roshi tells him that they'll watch from here together. Chiaotzu wonders who will win, and Tsuru won't rest until the killer of his little brother loses. It starts, and they fight until Tien uses Dodonpa. Which just causes Goku to use his disappearing act again. This time, though, his opponent can see where he is. Master Roshi remarks on how Tien's punches sound like a machine gun, and Krillin calls out Goku's name. Finally, Tien says it's ended, and he hopes that Goku will like it in heaven.

Chiaotzu is overwhelmed, and Tsuru is glad that the boy will be dead soon. But, instead of delivering the death blow, Tien practices Haikyuu-ken ("volleyball technique,") and spikes Goku into the ground. Tsuru says "he's dead..." Then Goku hops up, and the Tsuru shouts "im... impossible!!!" Goku says that he's glad Tien is so strong. Then, Goku tell Tien he gets a rush in combat when someone tries to kill him. Tien is intrigued, and challenges Goku to show him this thing. So, Goku does. At the end, when Tien is most vulnerable, Goku starts his Kamehameha, but then stops it in the middle. Tien lands, and Goku asks him how he feels. Tien says that he can feel the power from the crowd, and Goku understands. Krillin wants to know why his stupid friend stopped the Kamehameha, and is told that Goku has learned to conserve his energy from the last Tenkaichi Budoukai.

The announcer is going wild describing the fight. Then, Goku announces "fist from above," which leads to: Attack from behind, Behind attack from behind, to Behind the behind attack from behind. Goku is stunned that Tien can still stand. And, it's now time for the Solar Flare again. Tien lunges while Goku is blinded, but can't believe that he's the one who's been dropped. Goku took the glasses off of Master Roshi's face. The count starts, then, when Goku thanks his master for the sunglasses, Tien blindsides him. "You really are a bastard." The glasses are busted. Now, it's time for both of them to get serious.

Without the glasses, Master Roshi reminds Krillin of someone he's just seen. The Roshi tells Krillin to shut up and watch the match. Goku comes in with the attack, but he freezes up, and gets dropped. Goku curses, and Tien is wondering what happened. Master Roshi thinks that Tsuru has something to do with it. They try again, and Tsuru says, "Now," and Chiaotzu responds. Goku freezes up and gets dropped again. He almost gets knocked out of the ring, and uses Kamehameha to save himself. The process repeats itself. The announcer starts the count. Tien can't believe this. Tsuru thinks out "kill him, kill him, kill him!!" Tien doesn't want to win this way and the count is up to six. But, this is not a matter of honor, it's a matter of destroying Tao Pai Pai's killer. At the eight-count, Tien shouts out "Stop it!!!" Chiaotzu loses his concentration, and the announcer is confused. Goku gets up, leaving the announcer more confused. Goku wants to drop the bastard, but Master Roshi calls out to him to wait. Tien says that he can't kill, that he's not an assassin. This is an act of treason, and Tsuru tells Chiaotzu to kill both fighters. But, Tien is Chiaotzu's friend, so Tsuru gets ready to kill the little fighter. Tien yells out Chiaotzu's name, and is told to move. Master Roshi's Kamehameha blast whips by and knocks Tsuru out of the city.

With that out of the way, the fight can continue. But now, Tien can't possibly let himself lose, and he prepares for his next big attack. Chiaotzu thinks he's going to use a different attack, and tells his friend not to do it. Tien says that he's not a killer, and Goku allows that the guy may not be all bad. As Tien grows another set of arms and everyone wonders what he's trying to do, Chiaotzu is relieved that he isn't doing Kikou Hou. The extra set of arms impresses Goku, and they start again. The extra set allows Tien to control Goku's arms and legs. But, not his tail. Tien comments on this, and Goku replies that while Tien had 4 arms, he has 8. Goku uses the same high-speed fighting technique that Chapa had. This surprises everyone but Master Roshi, who is pleased.

Tien gets roughed up, and is losing patience with "the shrimp." So, he loses the extra arms to concentrate on his real, final technique. He will kill Goku. Chiaotzu screams out "Kikou Hou -- Tien, stop it!!" Master Roshi also realizes what's happening, and thinks that Tien plans on a suicide attack. Krillin asks what's going on, and Master Roshi answers that Kikou Hou is a very powerful attack, but if you make even the slightest mistake, it'll kill both your target, and yourself. But, Tien reassures Chiaotzu that he's not planning on dying. The announcer goes wild describing the events, and Goku says that he's not going to run away from this attack, causing Master Roshi to call him an idiot. Tien gets ready to go, and Goku waits for it.

The audience wonders what's going on, and Chiaotzu yells out "Tien, don't die!" Krillin asks if Goku will be killed, and Master Roshi answers that even if he isn't, Goku will be disqualified for landing outside of the ring. Tien's hands start glowing with the power channeled from his body, which impresses Goku, and he concentrates on the fighting ring, then yells out, "Kikou Hou!!!!" Goku doesn't know what to do, Master Roshi tells him to avoid the blast, and Chiaotzu prays to god. When the crowd's eyes recover, the fighting ring is gone, and no one can find Goku. Then, Chiaotzu says that both of them are still alive. Tien realizes that he has to climb higher up. Goku is more impressed, and realizes that Tien had tried to kill him. But, Tien can float, and the ring is now gone, so when Goku lands it will be outside of the ring, and he'll lose. Tien wonders if Goku can grow wings quickly (That's funny).

However, while Tien had used up everything he had in the Kikou Hou, Goku still has one attack left -- Kamehameha. Which is fine by Tien, because he can handle the blast and still float while Goku still falls. Everyone thinks that Goku is wasting his time, but the boy turns around at the last moment, and uses the blast to smash himself into Tien. This Tien can't handle, and the two fall at the same rate. Master Roshi is surprised, and Tien realizes that he's blown it. The announcer uses a capsule to make a flyer-cycle so that he can keep an eye on the two fighters. Goku will hit the ground first, so he musters the last of his Kamehameha power to slow his descent just enough. The announcer is describing this, and Yamcha cheers from inside the hospital. Then, a truck comes down the street, Goku slams into it, and then into the ground. Tien touches the ground second, and wins the match. The announcer then says "farewell until the next time in 3 years," to the departing crowd.