Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (Japanese: ドラゴンボール　超 (スーパー)サイヤ人絶滅計画, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru: Sūpā Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku) is a 2010 anime original video animation based on the Dragon Ball franchise by Akira Toriyama. It is an updated version of the older OVA Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, which was released in 1993 as strategy guides for the Family Computer video game of the same name.

Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
ドラゴンボール　超サイヤ人絶滅計画
(Doragon Bōru: Suupaa Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku)
GenreAction, fantasy
Original video animation
Doragon Bōru: Suupaa Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
ドラゴンボール　超サイヤ人絶滅計画
Directed byYoshihiro Ueda
Produced byTomoaki Imanishi
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Written byHitoshi Tanaka
Music byHiroshi Takaki
StudioBird Studio, Toei Animation
ReleasedNovember 11, 2010
Runtime30 minutes

Originally, this updated version was only available in the Bandai Namco Games video game Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2.[1][2] However, it later received a coupled DVD release with Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock in the March issue of the weekly magazine Saikyō Jump, which was released on February 3, 2012.[3]

Plot
The original 1993 OVA (top) compared to the 2010 remake (bottom). The animation was redone and the plot was altered too, as seen with Goku no longer being transformed in this scene.

Dr. Lychee of the Tuffles, a race that was completely wiped some time ago by the Saiyans, plans to take revenge on the Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Gohan. He creates a machine that will emit Destron, a gas that could destroy all life on Earth. The Saiyans, assisted by Piccolo, only have 72 hours to destroy these machines and find Dr. Lychee. When trying to destroy the final machine, Vegeta discovers that it is protected by an impenetrable energy barrier. Frieza, Cooler, Turles, and Lord Slug appear and engage the heroes. It is revealed that these ghost warriors are made of Destron gas and cannot be beaten unless the gas is neutralized. The barrier is destroyed by Bulma who created an antidote for the gas. She then manages to stop the gas, allowing the heroes to defeat the ghost villains.

The heroes track down Dr. Lychee on the Dark Planet and engage him, discovering that his ghost warriors are generated by a machine called Hatchiyack, a device powered by the Tuffles' hatred for the Saiyans. It is also revealed that Dr. Lychee is a ghost warrior himself, generated by Hatchiyack. When Vegeta vaporizes Lychee, preventing him from re-materializing, the hate of the last remaining Tuffle causes Hatchiyack to exceed its limit. Hatchiyack appears in a powerful android body. Hatchiyack devastates the heroes until the Saiyans and Piccolo combine their powers together into one massive wave of energy, ending the threat of the Dr. Lychee. Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks and Piccolo return to Earth just as the Dark Planet explodes.

New characters

Hatchiyack

The main villain from Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans. Hatchiyack is an android whose strength is fueled by the Tuffles' hatred for Saiyans. He comes to full power and materializes once Vegeta destroys Dr. Lychee, and is estimated by Goku to rival or exceed Broly's strength.

Dr. Lychee

Dr. Lychee is a Tuffle scientist who wants revenge against the Saiyans and is the creator of Hatchiyack.

Voice cast

References
  1. "Dragon Ball: RB2 Game to Add New 1/2-Hour Anime". Anime News Network. August 9, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. "Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 to Include Exclusive Dragon Ball Anime Episode". IGN. August 10, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  3. "2 Dragon Ball Anime Specials Get DVD Release". Anime News Network. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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