Episode 85— Preliminary Peril
Aired October 28, 1987 · 25 min
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The tournament preliminaries have begun. Kuririn and Yamcha naturally advance through their respective brackets. Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu arrive and provoke them with their bold demeanor. Tension rises between the Turtle Hermit and the Crane Hermit's disciples before the matches even begin. Tenshinhan easily wins during his first appearance in the preliminaries, showing only a fraction of his seemingly limitless ability. And then it is finally Goku's turn. His opponent is King Chapa, a well-known master.
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