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| name          = WE GOTTA POWER
| jpn_title     = ウィ・ガッタ・パワー
| rom_title     = Wi Gatta Pawā
| eng_title     = WE GOTTA POWER
| image         = [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-01.png|300px]]
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| vocals        = [[Hironobu Kageyama]]
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| lyrics        = [[Yukinojō Mori]]
| song_comp     = [[Keiju Ishikawa]]
| song_arr      = [[Keiju Ishikawa]]
| year          = 1993
| first         = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 200]]
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'''''WE GOTTA POWER''''' (ウィ・ガッタ・パワー, ''Wi Gatta Pawā'') is the second opening theme song for the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' TV anime series, used from [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 200|episode 200]] until [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 291|the end of the series]]. It was written by [[Yukinojō Mori]] with vocals by [[Hironobu Kageyama]]. Unlike its predecessor theme, ''[[CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA]]'', was not updated prior to the end of the series. Widescreen versions were used for [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 10|Dragon Ball Z movies 10]] through [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 12|12]].

==Lyrics==

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! scope="col" style="width: 30%;" | Lyrics in Japanese 
! scope="col" style="width: 30%;" | Romanized Japanese Lyrics
! scope="col" style="width: 30%;" | Lyrics in English 
|-
| ハチャメチャが　押し寄せて来る
| ''Hachamecha ga　oshiyosete kuru''
| The craziness is advancing our way
|-
| 泣いてる　場合じゃない
| ''Naite ’ru　ba’ai ja nai''
| This is no time for crying
|-
| ワクワクを　100倍にして
| ''Waku-waku o hyaku-bai ni shite''
| Multiplying our excitement a hundredfold
|-
| パーティーの主役になろう
| ''pātī no shuyaku ni narō''
| Let’s become the stars of the party
|-
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
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| ★　夢中になれる　モノが
| ★　Muchū ni nareru　mono ga
| ★　The things you can lose yourself in
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| &nbsp;&nbsp; いつか君を　すげぇ奴にするんだ
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ''Itsu ka kimi o　sugē yatsu ni suru n da''
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Will someday make you into an incredible guy
|-
| ★★ NO-TEN P-KAN　空は晴れて
| ★★ NO-TEN P-KAN　sora wa harete
| ★★ NO-TEN P-KAN The sky is blue
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp; IPPAI OPPAI　ボク元気
| &nbsp;&nbsp; IPPAI OPPAI　boku genki
| &nbsp;&nbsp; IPPAI OPPAI I’m feeling fine
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp; トラブルと遊べ　ヤンチャ・ボーイ
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ''Toraburu to asobe　yancha bōi''
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Play with trouble, you mischievous boys
|- 
| &nbsp;&nbsp; We gotta power!　ドラゴンボールZ
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ''We gotta power!　Doragon Bōru Zetto''
| &nbsp;&nbsp; We gotta power! Dragon Ball Z
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| ビックリの　かたまりを蹴り
| Bikkuri no　katamari o keri
| Kicking a lump of surprise
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| 未来へ　ゴールさせろ
| Mirai e　gōru sasero
| Set your goal towards the future
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| ヘッチャラの　花を咲かせて
| Hetchara no　hana o sakasete
| Let the flowers of “no worries” bloom
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| みんなを　笑わせちゃえ
| ''Min’na o　warawasechae''
| Make everybody laugh
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| イタズラ好きな　君が
| ''Itazura-zuki na　kimi ga''
| You, with your love of pranks
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| 夢を競う　ライバルになるのさ
| ''Yume o kisou　raibaru ni naru no sa''
| Will be come a rival competing for your dreams
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| NO-TEN P-KAN　頭さえて
| ''NO-TEN P-KAN　atama saete''
| NO-TEN P-KAN, my head is clear
|-
| RA-MEN ROPPAI　ハハのん気
| ''RA-MEN ROPPAI　haha nonki''
| RA-MEN ROPPAI, Mom is easygoing
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| 世紀末はしゃげ　オチャメ・ガール
| Seikimatsu hashage　ochame gāru
| It’s the century’s end, so have fun, you naughty girl
|-
| We gotta power!　ドラゴンボールZ
| ''We gotta power!　Doragon Bōru Zetto''
| We gotta power! Dragon Ball Z
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| ★ くりかえし
| ★ ''Kurikaeshi''
| ★ Repeat
|-
| ★★ くりかえし
| ★★ ''Kurikaeshi''
| ★★ Repeat
|}

==Opening Animation==
The second opening animation is a departure from ''[[CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA]]'' in many ways. Focus shifts from [[Son Goku]] to [[Son Gohan]], depicting characters important to the Gohan-centric episodes that will start the [[Boo Arc]] including [[Videl]], [[Erasa]], and [[Sharpna]] as well as the [[Great Saiyaman]] identity. The opening also uses flashbacks and reflections to portray Gohan's journey as central to the series. Notably, the opening does not include [[Boo]] or related characters; the animation and character references in the opening extend only to the beginning of the tournament, roughly [[Dragon Ball Chapter 433|chapter 433]]. 

===Breakdown===

{|style="border-spacing: 2px; border: 1px solid darkgray;"
! Scene || Notes || Visual Reference
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-01.png|200px]]
| Clouds part and we see [[Son Gohan]], [[Son Goten]], and [[Trunks]] riding on [[Shenlong]]. Gohan and the others are wearing their first major post-time skip outfits: Gohan is wearing his [[Gold Star High School]] uniform, introduced in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 421|chapter 421]] and [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 199|episode 199]]; Trunks his oversized [[Capsule Corp]] shirt from [[Dragon Ball Chapter 423|chapter 423]] and [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 201|episode 201]]; and Goten his "Mao-suit" from [[Dragon Ball Chapter 424|chapter 424]] and [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 204|episode 204]]. Introducing Goten in a Chinese-style design may be a callback to Gohan's introductory design in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195|chapter 195]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-02.png|200px]]
| [[Piccolo]] quickly flies by. His design remains unchanged in the time skip. It was first introduced in [[Dragon Ball Episode 133]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-03.png|200px]]
| [[Kuririn]] and [[Artificial Human No. 18]] fly by. Both are using designs introduced in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 430|chapter 430]] and [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 208|episode 208]], although Kuririn is wearing his training clothes, while No. 18 is wearing her tournament clothes. No. 18's outfit is a variant on what she wore when first introduced in [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 133|episode 133]], except she no longer wears the [[Red Ribbon Army]] jacket and her slacks are now blue.
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-04.png|200px]]
| After swinging back in to Trunks for a peace sign, [[Vegeta]] soars in to dominate the frame. He is wearing his [[Cell Arc]] version of his body armor (with the yellow shoulder straps and no shoulder pads), first seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 342|chapter 342]]. All other characters in this scene have their [[Boo Arc]] designs. 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-05.png|200px]]
| The ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' title card appears, nearly identical to the ones used previously in the series. Like that title card, it continues to use the dragon illustration from the cover to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1]]. 
| [[File:DBZ001-cha-la-02.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-06.png|200px]]
| The next sequence in the opening depicts flashbacks to events in the previous arcs. First, [[Son Goku]] as a [[Super Saiyan]] fires a ''[[kamehameha]]'' blast. This may be intended to resemble his "full power" ''kamehameha'' during the [[Cell Games]] ([[Dragon Ball Chapter 401|chapter 401]]), but that blast was only primed from midair and not fired. Goku is wearing his ''kanji''-less ''gi'' first introduced after the time skip at the end of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 336|chapter 336]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-07.png|200px]]
| Vegeta, as a Super Saiyan, launches a punch. While this could be referencing several fights in the series, it most closely resembles a panel during Vegeta's battle against [[Artificial Human No. 19]] during [[Dragon Ball Chapter 344|chapter 344]]. He is wearing the same outfit as above.
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-08.png|200px]]
| [[Future Trunks]] slashes an unseen assailant with his [[Trunk's Sword|sword]]. Although the angle is different, this may be an homage to Trunk's battle against [[Freeza]] at the beginning of his time in the present. He's wearing his [[Capsule Corp]] jacket and outfit from his introduction in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 330|chapter 330]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-09.png|200px]]
| Piccolo launches a punch. It is not clear which battle this moment may be paying homage to.
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-10.png|200px]]
| [[File:DBZ185-gohan-scream.png|200px|right]]Gohan screams as he is about to become [[Super Saiyan 2]] for the very first time, as seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 388|chapter 388]]. This view may pay homage to the image of Gohan on the title page to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 405]] or similar scenes during [[Dragon Ball Chapter 407|chapter 407]] / [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 185|episode 185]]. 
|[[File:Db_chp405_title-kan.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-11.png|200px]]
| A darkened sky clears and Son Gohan as a teen looks towards the camera. He is dressed as before in his Orange Star High School uniform. The darkened sky may imply a wish on the [[Dragon Balls]], but neither they nor Shenlong are present in this scene. 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-12.png|200px]]
| Gohan transforms into the [[Great Saiyaman]] (first seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 423|chapter 423]]), but wearing his tournament disguise rather than his "crime fighting" costume first seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 426|chapter 426]]. The following reflections in his glasses homage the title page to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 410]] which similarly shows Son Gohan's development.
| [[File:Db_chp404_title-kan.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-13.png|200px]]
| A series of reflections are shown in elder Gohan's glasses reflecting his development over the course of the series. The first reflection is Gohan as he appeared in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196|chapter 196]], his introduction in the series. He's wearing the [[4-star Dragon Ball]]. The front of Gohan's outfit shows the kanji 孫 (''son'') representing his family name. This image is not taken from the series, but rather the title page to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 197]]. 
| [[File:Db_chp197_title-kan.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-14.png|200px]]
| The second reflection is of Gohan on Namek, wearing the [[battle jacket]] that he obtained in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 291|chapter 291]]. This image is adapted from the cover page to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 290]], but Gohan is depicted as smiling.
| [[File:Db_chp290_title-kan.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-15.png|200px]]
| The third reflection is of Gohan as a [[Super Saiyan]] during the [[Cell Games]]. Gohan first became a Super Saiyan in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 381|chapter 381]]. In this image, Gohan wears his Piccolo-style ''gi'' without the shoulder pads. He wore that specific outfit starting in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 403|chapter 403]], when he stepped into the ring to face [[Cell]].
| (Image from ch 403)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-16.png|200px]]
| Gohan rides on a bicycle down a suburban street before taking flight. This is the same bike that Son Goku rides on the cover of [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 34]].
| [[File:Db_tankobon34_cover.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-17.png|200px]]
| Son Gohan rides on [[kintoun]]. This view evokes the very first look at teen Gohan that we see in the series in the opening pages of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 421|chapter 421]].
| (Show panel from 421)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-18.png|200px]]
| Goten joins Gohan on kintoun. This sequence parallels a similar one in ''[[CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA]]'' with Son Goku and Gohan on the flying cloud.
| [[File:DBZ001-cha-la-03.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-19.png|200px]]
| Gohan and Goten pass by a red convertible being driven by [[Kuririn]], with [[Bulma]] and [[Piccolo]] in the car. This same car (then driven by Bulma, but joined by [[Chi-Chi]] and the [[Turtle Hermit]], is seen in the ending theme, ''[[We Were Angels]]''.) Bulma is wearing her green shirt and hoop earrings first seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 423|chapter 423]] and [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 201|episode 201]]. Kuririn's outfit cannot be seen. Goten is now wearing his ''kame''-style ''gi'' first seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 426|chapter 426]]. The car also appears to match one in the ending of [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 4]]. 
| [[File:DBZM04-ending-convertible.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-20.png|200px]]
| (Gohan goes Super Saiyan.)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-21.png|200px]]
| Gohan and [[Videl]] ride in a "[[Mr. Satan]]" car laden with a surfboard. This image was adapted from a foldout calendar included in [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]] 1993, Issue #31. (This issue included [[Dragon Ball Chapter 429]]). Perhaps appropriately, the car is implied to be a [[Hoi-Poi Capsule]] #666, however this car is never seen in the anime. Videl is wearing her pink and white casual outfit seen in her introduction in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 421|chapter 421]]; she also still has her long hair, implying that it is early in her and Gohan's courtship. Gohan's green shirt does not appear in the series. The same car also appears in the eyecatches beginning with [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 200]].
| [[File:Chozenshuu-pg100-Mr-Satan-car.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-22.png|200px]]
| [[Artificial Human No. 18]] is at [[Kame House]] wearing a blue shirt with cutoff sleeves, matching her appearance in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 426|chapter 426]]. 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-23.png|200px]]
| In the same scene, [[Kuririn]] comforts a crying [[Marron]]. Their designs also match their first post-timeskip appearances in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 426|chapter 426]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-24.png|200px]]
| [[Son Goku]], [[North Kaiō]], [[Bubbles]], and [[Gregory]] appear on the [[Serpentine Road]]. Unique among the scenes in the opening, this appears to take place in [[Age 767]], prior to the [[Afterlife Tournament]], and shortly after Goku's death. (Goku and Kaiō's appearance in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 426]] is on a planet, possibly [[Dai Kaiō's Planet]] or elsewhere in the [[Afterlife]].)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-25.png|200px]]
| Trunks and Goten spar. The scene reflects both the young characters' rivalries, as well as their tournament battle beginning in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 433|chapter 433]]. While not an exact match, the overall spirit may be an homage to the cover art for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 432]]. Both characters are now in their tournament clothes.
| [[File:Db_chp432_title-kan.png|x150px]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-26.png|200px]]
| [[Chi-Chi]] and [[Bulma]] break up the fight between their kids. Chi-Chi is wearing her new outfit, introduced in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 424|chapter 424]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-27.png|200px]]
| (Main character fighting pose)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-28.png|200px]]
| (Mister Satan's TV explodes)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-29.png|200px]]
| (Great Saiyaman posing over Satan City)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-30.png|200px]]
| (Great Saiyaman defeating bad guys - who?)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-31.png|200px]]
| (Son Gohan outside of school with Videl and Erasa)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-32.png|200px]]
| Son Goten appears as a [[Super Saiyan]]. This pose appears to be adapted from a panel in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 427]], only changing Goten's facial expression.
| (Panel from ch427)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-33.png|200px]]
| Trunks appears as a [[Super Saiyan]]. This pose is adapted almost directly from a panel in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 429]], except replacing Trunk's training outfit with a ''gi''.
| (Panel from ch429)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-34.png|200px]]
| (Gohan goes into in Genki Dama pose?)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[File:DBZ200-we-gotta-power-35.png|200px]]
| The theme ends with a group shot, paralleling the one in the ''[[CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA]]'' opening. This one is based on the chapter title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 430]], but widened to include Bulma, Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner. Kuririn, Artificial Human No. 18, and Vegeta are now in their tournament clothes, while all others remain as they appeared earlier in the opening. 
| | [[File:Db_chp430_title-kan.png|x150px]]
|}

Characters Appearing:
* [[Son Gohan]]
* [[Trunks]]
* [[Son Goten]]
* [[Shenlong]]
* [[Piccolo]]
* [[Kuririn]]
* [[Artificial Human No. 18]]
* [[Vegeta]]
* [[Son Goku]]
* [[Future Trunks]]
* [[Bulma]]
* [[Videl]]
* [[Marron]]
* [[North Kaiō]]
* [[Bubbles]]
* [[Gregory]]
* [[Mister Satan]]
* [[Erasa]]
* [[Chi-Chi]]
* [[Sharpner]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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