
Yamcha ambushes the travelers in the desert and gets his first real fight against Goku, whose grandfather's name earns him the bandit's full attention, while Puar and Oolong settle an old grudge from their shapeshifting school days.
Yamcha and Puar swoop in on the Jet Squirrel and demand every capsule and coin the travelers are carrying. The holdup stalls when Puar recognizes Oolong. They once attended the same shapeshifting school in the south, and Puar tells Yamcha how Oolong bullied him and was eventually kicked out for stealing their teacher's underwear. Yamcha has no patience for the reunion and draws his Azure Dragon Sword, forcing Oolong to shove Goku into the fight.
Goku answers with the Power Pole, extending it to clip Yamcha on the head. The bandit's attitude shifts the moment he learns Goku is the grandson of Gohan, a name he respects deeply. Yamcha unleashes his Wolf Fang Fist and slams Goku clear across the desert, burying him under a collapsed column of rock. Believing the fight is over, Oolong tries to shift into a fly and escape, but Puar instantly becomes a flyswatter and pins him. Just as Oolong begins handing over his Size M capsule, Goku claws his way out of the rubble.
The rematch begins with Goku answering Wolf Fang Fist with his own Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper, though he soon admits his empty stomach has drained his strength. Yamcha charges to finish him off, then freezes when he notices Bulma stirring awake behind the rocks. Flustered at the sight of a girl, he stumbles, orders Puar to retreat, and flees the scene. Bulma, now awake, wonders aloud who the handsome stranger was. Back in their hideout, Yamcha confesses his crippling nerves around women, a weakness that just cost him an easy win.
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