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A Terrifying Message
	Kanzenban Full Color Tankōbon
戦慄のメッセージ; Senritsu no Messeiji
戦慄のメッセージ; Senritsu no Messeiji
Premiered	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992 #40
Sale Date	08 September 1992
Issue Date	21 September 1992
Chapter Data
Pages	Title; Pages 1-14 (Black and White)
Episodes	Dragon Ball Z Episode 166; Dragon Ball Z Episode 167; Dragon Ball Kai Episode 83
Viz Publication
Title	Message of Terror
Chapter No.	Z 195
Release	12 October 2004
Translation	Lillian Olsen
Adaptation	Gerard Jones
Editor	Jason Thompson
Collected Volumes
Tankōbon	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 33; (Dragon Ball Z Volume 17)
Kanzenban	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 26
Full Color	Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 4; Digital Color Part 6 Volume 6
VIZBIG	Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume 6
Viz 3-in-1	Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Volume 11
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"A Terrifying Message" is the three hundred and eighty-ninth chapter of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. It was first published in Japan in the 1992 #40 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Summary

The next morning, Cell decides he will make a ring for the tournament. It is a mostly empty place, except for a couple houses, but Cell blows those up, and makes a big portion of the land completely smooth and flat. Then Cell telekinetically lifts up a huge mountain, and cuts it up until it is a perfectly smooth cube. Then, still telekinetically, he slices the cube into tiles, then sends them all to the smoothed out area on the ground. Then he is off to a TV station. At Kame House, Kuririn and Yamcha are watching the weather, when the guy on TV suddenly starts screaming. Kuririn tells Muten Rōshi that Cell is on the TV, and he and Chi-Chi come over to watch too. A crew guy yells into the camera to call security or the police, but then Cell kills him.

"I will be interrupting your television for just a little while. Actually, I have brought splendid news for those who enjoy living in peace. News that should give your days even more joy and thrills. My name is Cell. I think you all know of the situation many days ago where numerous humans vanished at the hands of a monster. That monster has evolved and transformed into me. Thank you for giving me lots of bio energy back then. But do not worry, I no longer need bio energy. Anyway, the splendid news is: nine days from today, M 17th^[a], at noon, a martial arts tournament called the 'Cell Games' will take place. The place is northwest of Central City, 28 KS Point 5. I have built a ring there." Tenshinhan, Piccolo, and Mister Popo are watching from God's Temple, on a little TV with a satellite hookup. "It is different from the Tenka'ichi Budōkai. The opponent you humans will fight will be me alone. There can be as many of you as you want."

"The way it works is, one of your competitors fights me, and when they lose, the next competitor takes their place. Thus, it would be an advantage for you to have greater numbers. Maybe I will get tired if I have lots of matches. The rules are mostly the same as the Tenka'ichi Budōkai. Giving up, or any part of the body going outside the ring, is a loss. And, while I will try not to, if you are killed, that is a loss too. Should all the competitors lose, I will kill every single person in the world. I will thoroughly make sure to not leave a single one, while taking a good look at the expression of fear in their faces." Vegeta, Trunks, Bulma, and Dr. Brief are watching from a lab where No. 16 is being repaired. "With that being the case, I want those with confidence in their strength to participate." Then Cell puts his hand against the wall behind him, and blows it up completely. Then he flies out of the building through the hole he made.

At Kame House, the Turtle Hermit thinks he is terrible, while Kuririn thinks of what he said about killing everyone in the world. Yamcha wonders who could possibly stand up to him. Vegeta and Trunks could not, not even Goku could. At Capsule Corporation, Vegeta is taking off his shirt, and Bulma asks where he is going. He says he is going back to the strange room, of course. Vegeta says he is not concerned about Earthlings dying, but he will not be satisfied if he does not kill Cell. Trunks says he will go too, and Bulma says she will give him a haircut before he goes. "Cell's speech has now created tremendous fear throughout the world. Once again, the world has been weakened by peace, and the army and the police do not know what to do about the enemy that has appeared before their eyes. The people have forgotten about the small boy that fought the Demon King Piccolo long ago. And the people do not know about the warrior who fought the Saiyans or Freeza. About the existence of Son Goku."

Cast

Availability

This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

Japan

Dragon Ball Volume 33: The Cell Games Begin (Tankōbon; 26 December 1992)
- Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 33 (12 October 2012)
Dragon Ball Volume 26 (Kanzenban; 04 December 2003)
Dragon Ball Part 6: Artificial Humans & Cell Arc Volume 6 (Digital Color Edition; 04 September 2013)
Dragon Ball: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 4 (Full Color Comics; 02 May 2014)

External Links

Kanzenshuu Manga Guide - Dragon Ball Chapter 389

Notes

↑ Revised to 26th in later printings.

References

[1] Revised to 26th in later printings.

[a]

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 | eng_title     = A Terrifying Message
 | premiered     = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1992 #40
-| sale_date     = [[Template:September 08|08 September 1992]]
+| sale_date     = [[Template:September 8|08 September 1992]]
-| issue_date    =
+| issue_date    = 21 September 1992
 | pages         = Title; Pages 1-14 (Black and White)
 | episodes      = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 166]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 167]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 83]]
 | viz_title     = Message of Terror
+| viz_chp = Z 195
 | viz_release   = 12 October 2004
 | viz_trans     = [[Lillian Olsen]]
 | viz_adapt     = [[Gerard Jones]]
 | viz_editor    = [[Jason Thompson]]
+| tankobon      = [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 33|Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 33<br>(Dragon Ball Z Volume 17)]]
+| kanzenban     = [[Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 26]]
+| full_color    = [[Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 4|Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 4]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition Part 6: Volume 6|Digital Color Part 6 Volume 6]]
+| vizbig        = [[Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume 6]]
+| 3-in-1        = [[Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Volume 11]]
 }}
-"'''A Terrifying Message'''" is the three hundred and eighty-ninth chapter of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1992 #40 issue of Shueisha’s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
+"'''A Terrifying Message'''" is the three hundred and eighty-ninth chapter of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1992 #40 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
 ==Summary==
-Panic has spread throughout the world since Cell’s broadcast. But up at God’s Palace, Vegeta and Trunks, wearing new battle wear, are waiting outside the Room of Spirit and Time. Trunks asks how much longer Goku and Gohan will be, and Popo says it won’t be a full day for another three hours. Vegeta says they’ve been in there long enough. Piccolo says there’s nothing to worry about, there’s still nine days until the day of the fight. He thinks they should rest while he goes in. Vegeta thinks that’s a waste of time, and he should use the remaining eight days for himself. Piccolo tells him a person can’t spend more than two days, or forty-eight hours of their life in the Room of Spirit and Time. Vegeta asks why, and Popo says the exit will disappear and you can never leave. Vegeta is pissed, but Trunks cheerfully tells him they still have more than twenty hours.
+The next morning, [[Cell]] decides he will make a ring for the tournament. It is a mostly empty place, except for a couple houses, but Cell blows those up, and makes a big portion of the land completely smooth and flat. Then Cell [[Telekinesis|telekinetically]] lifts up a huge mountain, and cuts it up until it is a perfectly smooth cube. Then, still telekinetically, he slices the cube into tiles, then sends them all to the smoothed out area on the ground. Then he is off to a TV station. At [[Kame House]], [[Kuririn]] and [[Yamcha]] are watching the weather, when the guy on TV suddenly starts screaming. Kuririn tells [[Muten Rōshi]] that Cell is on the TV, and he and [[Chi-Chi]] come over to watch too. A crew guy yells into the camera to call security or the police, but then Cell kills him.
-Then everyone feels Goku and Gohan’s ''ki'', as they’re coming out already. Both of them are Super Saiyans. Goku wonders why Vegeta and Trunks are here, and feels Cell’s ''ki'', so he must still be alive. Piccolo thinks to himself that he barely recognizes Gohan. Vegeta wonders if they’re really Super Saiyans, but thinks their aura is a bit different. They’re very natural in that form. So, Trunks explains everything that’s happened to Goku and Gohan. Goku thinks a tournament sounds interesting, and asks Mister Popo if he still has his ''dōgi''. Trunks says his mom could make him another outfit as Goku changes into his usual orange and blue outfit, but Goku says he likes this, and he wants to fight as an Earthling. Gohan asks Piccolo if he can have some new clothes, just like his, and Piccolo smirks and says he’ll give him something cool. He gives Gohan an outfit a lot like the one he had fighting the Saiyans, except with a mantle like Piccolo’s.
+"I will be interrupting your television for just a little while. Actually, I have brought splendid news for those who enjoy living in peace. News that should give your days even more joy and thrills. My name is Cell. I think you all know of the situation many days ago where numerous humans vanished at the hands of a monster. That monster has evolved and transformed into me. Thank you for giving me lots of bio energy back then. But do not worry, I no longer need bio energy. Anyway, the splendid news is: nine days from today, M 17th{{efn|Revised to 26th in later printings.}}, at noon, a martial arts tournament called the '[[Cell Games]]' will take place. The place is northwest of [[Central City]], 28 KS Point 5. I have built a ring there." [[Tenshinhan]], [[Piccolo]], and [[Mister Popo]] are watching from [[God's Temple]], on a little TV with a satellite hookup. "It is different from the [[Tenka'ichi Budōkai]]. The opponent you humans will fight will be me alone. There can be as many of you as you want."
-Vegeta asks Kakarrot if he thinks he can defeat Cell. Goku doesn’t know since he hasn’t even met Cell in his perfect form yet. So, he’ll go see right now. Goku teleports away, right into the middle of Cell’s ring where Cell is standing. Cell says this is the ring for the Cell Games that will decide the fate of the world in nine days, and asks Son Goku what he thinks. Goku says it’s a pretty crappy ring for deciding the fate of the world. Goku gets serious, and says this is his perfect form. He says he’ll definitely show up to fight, but tells Cell not to kill anyone else. Then he leaves, saying it’ll be a good match. Cell says this will be a much more interesting event than he thought.
+"The way it works is, one of your competitors fights me, and when they lose, the next competitor takes their place. Thus, it would be an advantage for you to have greater numbers. Maybe I will get tired if I have lots of matches. The rules are mostly the same as the Tenka'ichi Budōkai. Giving up, or any part of the body going outside the ring, is a loss. And, while I will try not to, if you are killed, that is a loss too. Should all the competitors lose, I will kill every single person in the world. I will thoroughly make sure to not leave a single one, while taking a good look at the expression of fear in their faces." [[Vegeta]], [[Future Trunks|Trunks]], [[Bulma]], and [[Brief|Dr. Brief]] are watching from a lab where [[No. 16]] is being repaired. "With that being the case, I want those with confidence in their strength to participate." Then Cell puts his hand against the wall behind him, and blows it up completely. Then he flies out of the building through the hole he made.
-When Goku returns, Trunks asks how was he. "Honestly, I didn’t think he was that awesome. With that frame of mind, I don’t really have any idea how strong he’s gotten. I won’t know until I try, but, well, as it stands, I probably can’t win." Piccolo tells him he can use the Room of Spirit and Time once more. The current order is: him (Piccolo), Vegeta, Trunks, and then they can go. Tenshinhan apologizes and says he’ll have to pass, he doubts he could put up much of a fight against Cell. Goku declines though, saying he and Gohan have done enough, they’ll train here in the outer world, doing what they can with the next nine days. Piccolo is shocked he would say that.
+At Kame House, the Turtle Hermit thinks he is terrible, while Kuririn thinks of what he said about killing everyone in the world. Yamcha wonders who could possibly stand up to him. Vegeta and Trunks could not, not even [[Goku]] could. At [[Capsule Corporation]], Vegeta is taking off his shirt, and Bulma asks where he is going. He says he is going back to the strange [[Room of Spirit and Time|room]], of course. Vegeta says he is not concerned about Earthlings dying, but he will not be satisfied if he does not kill Cell. Trunks says he will go too, and Bulma says she will give him a haircut before he goes. "Cell's speech has now created tremendous fear throughout the world. Once again, the world has been weakened by peace, and the army and the police do not know what to do about the enemy that has appeared before their eyes. The people have forgotten about the small boy that fought the [[Demon King Piccolo]] long ago. And the people do not know about the warrior who fought the [[Saiyans]] or [[Freeza]]. About the existence of Son Goku."
+==Cast==
+*[[Cell]]
+*TV crew members
+*Various citizens of Earth
+*[[Turtle Hermit]]
+*[[Kuririn]]
+*[[Yamcha]]
+*[[Chi-Chi]]
+*[[Tenshinhan]]
+*[[Mister Popo]]
+*[[Piccolo]]
+*[[Artificial Human No. 16]]
+*[[Brief]]
+*[[Bulma]]
+*[[Vegeta]]
+*[[Future Trunks]]
+*[[Son Gohan]]
+*[[Son Goku]]
 ==Availability==
@@ Line 43: / Line 68: @@
 ** Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 33 ('''12 October 2012''')
 * [[Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 26|Dragon Ball Volume 26]] (Kanzenban; '''04 December 2003''')
-* [[Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition Part 6: Volume 6| Dragon Ball Part 6: Artificial Humans & Cell Arc Volume 6]] (Digital Color Edition; '''04 September 2013'''
+* [[Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition Part 6: Volume 6| Dragon Ball Part 6: Artificial Humans & Cell Arc Volume 6]] (Digital Color Edition; '''04 September 2013''')
+* [[Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 4|Dragon Ball: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 4]] (Full Color Comics; '''02 May 2014''')
 ==External Links==
 * [http://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/chp-389/ Kanzenshuu Manga Guide - Dragon Ball Chapter 389]
+==Notes==
+{{Notelist}}
 ==References==