Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

From his spaceship, Cooler watches as his younger brother Frieza destroys the Saiyan home world. Cooler's henchmen observe a pod fleeing the doomed planet that is transporting a Saiyan infant to Earth and prepare to destroy it, but Cooler allows it to go, accounting that it is Frieza's responsibility. More than twenty years later, this Saiyan, Goku, defeats Frieza on Planet Namek. After learning of his brother's death, Cooler takes his Armored Squadron - Salza, Neiz, and Doore, on a mission to reclaim his family's honor. On Earth, Cooler's forces ambush Goku and his friends while they are on a camping trip, and Goku is badly wounded when he takes an energy blast from Cooler that was intended for Gohan.

Krillin and Oolong find shelter in a cave with Goku while Gohan, riding on the back of the dragon Icarus to avoid being detected by Cooler's men, travels to obtain the healing Senzu beans that can save his father. Cooler orders his men to completely obliterate the forest, believing Goku is alive and in hiding. After obtaining the beans, Gohan is ambushed by Cooler's men who overwhelm him. As Gohan is about to be killed by Doore, he is saved by Piccolo who engages the Armored Squadron as Gohan flies off to complete his mission. Piccolo overwhelms the henchmen and he kills Doore and Neiz. As Piccolo and Salza fight, Cooler arrives and catches Piccolo off-guard and impales him through the chest with his Death Beam as he orders Salza to pursue Gohan. Salza manages to track Gohan to the cave and destroys the beans before Krillin attempts to fight him. However, Gohan successfully heals Goku with a spare bean tucked in his waistband. After Krillin and Gohan are quickly defeated by Salza, Goku appears, now fully healed. Cooler arrives, holding onto an unconscious Piccolo who he blasts with an unexpected energy attack. Now angered, Goku powers up, subsequently knocks Salza away, and proceeds to battle Cooler.

After Goku proves to be a worthy opponent, Cooler tells of his bleak history with Frieza and that he had intended to kill his brother himself. He then reveals that also like his brother, he can transform - but to a level even higher than Frieza. Now at full power, Cooler pummels the Saiyan and proceeds to destroy the landscape as he boasts and mocks Goku. However, after seeing a bird die from wounds inflicted by damage caused during the struggle, Goku reflects on the well-being of his loved ones. Goku retrieves the deceased bird and transforms into his Super Saiyan form, using his energy to revive the bird. Cooler finds himself grossly outclassed by Super Saiyan Goku. Cooler powers up an enormous Death Ball and launches the energy attack with the hopes to destroy Goku and the planet along with him. Goku manages to resist and overpower the attack with the Kamehameha wave and sends it hurdling toward Cooler who is launched into space and collides with the sun. As he is incinerated, Cooler realizes that Goku was the Saiyan infant he spared decades ago. As he laments over his mistake, he is seemingly disintegrated.

Goku, drained after his victory, is found by Krillin, Gohan, Oolong and Icarus. They celebrate the victory and search for Piccolo when Salza reappears and prepares to kill them. However, Salza is unexpectedly killed by Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon. Gohan yells out for Piccolo who is nowhere to be seen. The Namekian, having recovered, drinks some water and gazes skyward.

A fourth English version released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast.

• OP (Opening Theme):
  • "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
    • Lyrics by Yukinojō Mori
    • Music by Chiho Kiyooka
    • Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
    • Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
• ED (Ending Theme):
  • Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō! (とびっきりの最強対最強, "The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest")
    • Lyrics by Dai Satō
    • Music by Chiho Kiyooka
    • Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
    • Performed by Hironobu Kageyama and Ammy

In 1996, Creative Products Corporation made an English dub for the Philippines with the title Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Strongest.

It was released on DVD and VHS in North America on January 22, 2002. It was later digitally remastered and released in Double Feature set with The Return of Cooler for Blu-ray and DVD on November 11, 2008, in feature full HD 16:9 aspect ratio 1080p format. The film was re-released to DVD on November 1, 2011 in remastered-widescreen box set containing the first five Dragon Ball Z movies.[6][7]

• Official anime website of Toei Animation
• Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge at IMDb
• Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia