Showdown!

Warriors Arrive

Three young Namekian men land in the devastated village, furious at the sight of their slain kinsmen. One explains that rumors of someone raiding villages for Dragon Balls had been spreading, and they came to investigate. Frieza dismisses them as fools who have wandered into their own deaths. When he asks Dodoria to check their battle powers, the scouter reads approximately 1,000 for each of them. Frieza's henchmen laugh at the low numbers, but Krillin and Gohan notice from the cliff above that the warriors are deliberately holding back their energy.

Suppressed Power Unleashed

The henchmen charge at the three Namekians, who respond by powering up far beyond their initial readings. One warrior sends Napple hurtling into a distant rock formation with a single kick. Another drives his fist into a soldier's face with enough force to snap his neck. The third fires a ki blast that launches Cranberry across the battlefield toward Zarbon, who casually kicks the body into the ocean. Dodoria rechecks the scouter and finds their power levels have climbed to 3,000. The three warriors continue tearing through the remaining soldiers while Krillin and Gohan silently cheer from their vantage point.

Targeting the Scouters

Frieza observes with interest that the Namekians can control their battle power at will. Moori, watching the fight unfold, arrives at a critical realization: the scouters are how Frieza locates remote villages and their inhabitants across the vast planet. He orders Dende and Cargo to flee, then fires a precise Finger Beam that destroys Dodoria's scouter. When Dodoria laughs off the attack as harmless, Moori leaps into the air and unleashes a barrage of Finger Beams, systematically destroying the scouters of every downed henchman on the ground. Zarbon recognizes the strategy too late, and Dodoria screams in rage, swearing to kill them all.