Dragon ball z kai trunks kills king cold

When Cell is telling Piccolo his origin's story he states that King Cold and Frieza's cells were obtained after Trunks kills them in DB:Kai. In the manga, he doesn't specifically say that Trunks kills them but Toriyama shows a panel of them dying the same way.

Now this leads to a problem. If a trunks did go back in Cell's timeline (the timeline in which he kills Trunks and uses his time machine to go back), why do the events still unfold exactly the same in Trunk's timeline?

We have hints of this from:

1. Cell being surprised that Goku is alive at this point in time. Despite the fact that Trunks gave Goku his medication after killing Frieza and King Cold.

2. Cell states that the Vegeta in the main timeline is much stronger than the one in his timeline

3. The androids are still evil and destroying the world which forces trunk to go back into the past to find a way to stop them.

4. Cell has no info on android 16 creation despite the machine telling him about Androids 17,18 and how strong Trunks is.

5. Cell being surprised by Piccolo's strength and even making claim that Vegeta should be dead at this time as well after battling Piccolo.

So from this, it seems like the events of Future Trunks timeline does unfold the same with in Cell's timeline. This leads to another problem. Many fans are of the belief that Trunks statement of him being able to fight the androids fairly well to mean that they were weaker in his timeline.

However, Imperfect Cell has never met the androids of this world and only has his androids power to use as a reference point to how strong they would be. He states that ONLY Piccolo would be able to fight the androids (shooting down Trunk's claim of him being able to fight fairly well) and after fleeing that battle even states that he will need to absorb people to increase his strength past 17 and 18.

Other things that shoots down Trunk's claim include:

1. Android 17 telling F. Gohan that he never even used 50% of his max power before killing him. It should be noted that Gohan was confident this time that he could beat both of them, which implies that the androids were intentionally holding back on both Trunks and Gohan to make them think they had a chance.

2. Upon Trunks return to the future after the cell games, Android 17 refers to Trunks as a "toy", he was even confident that Android 18 alone by herself would be able to kill him without difficulties. This suggest that the last time Trunk's fought them he was no where close to their max in power.

3. After F. Trunks kills the android, many years past and he is confronted by Cell of his timeline. Cell states that the machine analyzed and told him all about Trunks power and he does not have the ability to beat 17 or 18.

"I know exactly what I am up against Frieza, and let me tell you, I am not worried. Make no mistake, I'm going to finish you once and for all."
— The mysterious youth to Frieza and King Cold.

"I'm sensing another huge power level and… and this one makes Frieza seem like nothing."
— The Dragon Team on the stranger's power level, even before he becomes a Super Saiyan

"Another Super Saiyan?" (フリーザを一いっ刀とう両りょう断だん！！もう一ひと人りの超スーパーサイヤ人じん Furīza o Ittō Ryōdan!! Mō Hitori no Sūpā Saiya-jin, lit. "Freeza Halved By a Single Blow!! Another Super Saiyan") is the third episode of the Trunks Saga and the one hundred twentieth overall episode in the uncut Dragon Ball Z series. This episode first aired in Japan on December 11, 1991. Its original American airdate was September 6, 2000.

Summary

The mysterious youth counters an arm cannon blast

The mysterious youth confronts Frieza, King Cold and their soldiers. Frieza and King Cold laugh thinking the stranger will be no trouble at all. The soldiers attack the stranger but get sliced up by his sword. More soldiers charge at the boy but they are easily handled. One of the soldiers survives the attack and starts backing away in fear.

Frieza responds by coldly calling him a coward and, as the soldier begs for his commander's mercy, Frieza impales him with his hand, thus killing him. The stranger announces that he knows Goku, and also that he is a Super Saiyan himself. Frieza and King Cold initially express shock, but then Frieza laughs it off, thinking the boy was bluffing. Undaunted, the boy then simply starts to power up and transform, with Frieza realizing with fear and denial the boy was indeed not bluffing about his claim. He transforms into a Super Saiyan as Frieza looks on and trembles with fear. The Dragon Team wonder if it is Goku they are sensing, although Vegeta secretly realized that it couldn't have been Goku due to his gaining a power increase at such a speed that he reasoned to be impossible even for a Super Saiyan.

The mysterious youth kills Frieza

Frieza tries 4 times to defeat the stranger, each time proving that his attempts are futile. He fires a Supernova at the stranger with ten times the amount of power of the Death Ball that he used to destroy Namek. The stranger catches it without trouble. At the youth's mocking, Frieza detonates the Supernova. Thinking the stranger is dead, King Cold briefly mocks Frieza for taking four attacks to kill the boy, with Frieza protesting that he was just warming up. However, the man calls out to Frieza, firing off a Burning Attack.

The two tyrants narrowly avoid the attack with Frieza taking to the air, but as Frieza suddenly becomes aware of the nearness of the mysterious youth, the youth slices Frieza vertically in half. King Cold stares in shock while Frieza reaches his end.

Major Events

• Frieza is killed by Future Trunks.

Battles

• Future Trunks vs. Frieza Soldiers
• Future Trunks (Super Saiyan) vs. Mecha Frieza

Appearances

Characters

Locations

• King Kai's Planet
• Earth
  • Northern Wastelands

Objects

• Battle Armor
• King Cold's Spaceship
• Future Trunks' Sword

Transformations

• Super Saiyan

Bruce Faulconer tracks

• "Destruction (soundtrack)" - When Future Trunks transforms into a Super Saiyan in front of Mecha Frieza.
• "Trunks Powerup" - When Future Trunks transforms into a Super Saiyan.
• "Dead Zone (soundtrack)" - When Frieza begins charging his Supernova.
• "Future Trunks (soundtrack)" - When Future Trunks fires his Burning Attack at Mecha Frieza.

Differences from the manga

• A Frieza soldier retreating away from Future Trunks only to be killed by Frieza is exclusive to the anime.
• Gohan, Krillin, Chiaotzu and Puar sharing a "final" laugh after Vegeta accuses Bulma of being stupid, only for Yamcha to attempt to defend her but make matters worse is exclusive to the anime.
• In the manga, Future Trunks kills Frieza in swift fashion. In the anime, Frieza attacks Future Trunks multiple times and only after proving futile each time, does Future Trunks kill Frieza.

Trivia

• Frieza's exact reasons for killing his sole surviving soldier varied between versions. In the Japanese dub, it was simply because his henchman was in his way and the tyrant simply wished to deal with the boy personally without any obstacles, while in the English dub, he executed him for showing signs of fear towards Trunks.
• The mysterious youth's drawing Frieza's attention before using the Burning Attack on him varied between versions. In the Japanese version, He declares the name of the attack at a loud enough volume that Frieza heard him. In the English dub, he instead calls out Frieza by name, causing Frieza to notice just in time to narrowly dodge the attack. Similarly, Frieza's reaction to the attack just before being literally cut down varied. In the Japanese version, he smugly mocked the boy for trying and missing a sneak attack. In the English dub, he was infuriated with the youth and began to threaten retribution to the boy once he got a hold of him, but ended up interrupted when he realized too late that he was right above him and about to slice him in half.
• In the English version, Yamcha counters Vegeta calling Bulma dumb by saying she is pretty smart for a girl, making her angry at him. In the Japanese version Yamcha says you can not call Bulma dumb as she is a genius who just also happens to be nosey and bossy. When Bulma grabs him by the ear, Yamcha then says "See what I mean."
• The energy orb that Frieza uses in an attempt to destroy Earth is similar to the one he used on Planet Vegeta.
• A scene is edited out in the edited version where the soldier backing away from Future Trunks is impaled by Frieza with his hand, leaving many viewers of edited dubs confused as to what happens to him. Dragon Ball Z Kai removes this scene. However, the soldier can still be seen dead on the ground with a big bloody hole through his body.
• This is the second episode in which we see a character willfully transform into a Super Saiyan, after Pathos of Frieza. Up until that point, the transformation was portrayed as either a legend or an uncontrollable state fueled by rage. It would later be explained, both in The History of Trunks and the Androids Saga, that the ascension to Super Saiyan requires a combination of raw power and emotional need.
• Although the edited version has no problem showing Frieza being chopped horizontally in half by his own energy disk, it never shows Frieza after he has been chopped vertically in half by Future Trunks (though we can tell from the way it shows Frieza's view splitting in two), except in flashbacks during the Androids and Imperfect Cell Sagas.
• This is the last episode in Dragon Ball Z where a scouter is used.
• This is the only full episode where the American music is available from start to finish on one of Bruce Faulconer's albums.
• The music "Frieza's Death", originally created for this episode, did not make the final cut, though the track was later used in the series, particularly in the episodes "A Hero's Farewell" and "Spirit Bomb Triumphant". Composer Bruce Faulconer stated that the reason for the cut was that the music was too heroic, and at this time we are not sure if Future Trunks is on the same side as the Z Fighters, so it was too much of a giveaway. This was also the reason why Destruction was used when Future Trunks became a Super Saiyan.
• One member of King Cold's soldiers looks similar to Jeice.

Gallery

King Cold's men observing Future Trunks Mecha Frieza talking to the mysterious youth King Cold's men unfazed by Future Trunks' threats Iru attacks Future Trunks Future Trunks counters an arm cannon blast King Cold's men are enraged at Future Trunks' attitude King Cold's men charge at Future Trunks Future Trunks' Lightning Cross Future Trunks after killing the soldiers Future Trunks defeats the onslaught of minions Future Trunks powers up to Super Saiyan Future Trunks powered up Future Trunks powered up Future Trunks about to turn into a Super Saiyan Future Trunks right before turning into a Super Saiyan Super Saiyan Goku, as shown in Frieza's flashback Future Trunks turning Super Saiyan Future Trunks' eyes horrify Frieza Frieza immediately gets flashbacks of his defeat to Goku Frieza remembers the horrific Super Saiyan glare of Goku Mecha Frieza right before firing his Death Blaster Mecha Frieza uses a Death Blaster Mecha Frieza's Death Blaster Super Saiyan Future Trunks Mecha Frieza prepares another Death Blaster Future Trunks blocks Frieza's Death Blaster Mecha Frieza charges a Supernova Trunks preparing the Burning Attack Trunks prepares the Burning Attack Trunks before firing the Burning Attack Frieza sees Future Trunks above him Frieza sliced in half Frieza is sliced in half by Future Trunks' sword

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