Editing King Piccolo (section)

===King Piccolo Saga===
Centuries after his imprisonment, King Piccolo's Electric Rice Cooker is recovered from Isuri's Lake by Emperor Pilaf, who hopes to use Piccolo's power to further his own ambitions. Upon his release, King Piccolo quickly takes control, forcing Pilaf to lend him his airship. Piccolo, now free, begins his plan to eliminate any potential threats by targeting the current and former finalists of the World Martial Arts Tournament, who might be capable of mastering the Evil Containment Wave—a technique that could imprison him once again.

To carry out these assassinations, King Piccolo spits out two eggs, hatching his first two sons seen in the series: [[Piano (Dragon Ball)|Piano]], who serves as his advisor, and [[Tambourine]], tasked with hunting down the martial artists. Tambourine's first victim is [[Krillin]], whom he kills with ease.

After Krillin's death, Goku sets out to avenge his friend but is quickly overwhelmed by Tambourine, who destroys Goku's Flying Nimbus and leaves him badly beaten. Despite this, Goku survives and later encounters Tambourine again, this time killing him in a rage.

In response to the death of another son, King Piccolo decides to handle the situation personally. He confronts Goku and, despite his advanced age, proves to be far more powerful. In their battle, King Piccolo dominates Goku, leaving him severely injured and temporarily stopping his heart with a Makosen attack. Believing Goku to be dead, King Piccolo takes his Dragon Ball and leaves. However, Goku is saved by Yajirobe, who nurses him back to health.

With Goku incapacitated, Master Roshi takes it upon himself to confront King Piccolo. Using the remaining five Dragon Balls as bait, Roshi challenges the demon king, intending to use the Evil Containment Wave to trap him once more. Despite successfully executing the technique, Master Roshi misses the container at the last moment, allowing Piccolo to escape. The failed attempt drains Roshi of all his energy, and he dies shortly afterward, but not before defiantly swearing that King Piccolo's plans will never succeed.

After taunting Master Roshi for his failure, King Piccolo gathers the Dragon Balls and successfully summons Shenron. Just as he is about to make his wish, Tien Shinhan, who is immobilized, urges [[Chiaotzu]] to intervene. Chiaotzu attempts to make a wish to prevent King Piccolo from obtaining eternal youth, but King Piccolo reacts swiftly, killing Chiaotzu with a Makosen blast before he can finish his sentence. This allows King Piccolo to wish for eternal youth, restoring him to his physical prime and significantly increasing his power.

With his newfound strength, King Piccolo immediately takes a drastic step to secure his reign by killing Shenron with a single blast, ensuring that no one else can use the Dragon Balls to oppose him. With the Dragon Balls now rendered useless, Piccolo betrays Emperor Pilaf and his minions, tossing them from their own airship as he no longer has any need for their assistance.

Having eliminated nearly all potential threats, King Piccolo decides to savor his dominance over Earth. Instead of the widespread destruction he once unleashed, he overthrows King Furry and declares himself the ruler of the world. After brutally killing many of King Furry's guards and showcasing his power by destroying half of a city, King Furry reluctantly submits to Piccolo's rule.

To amuse himself, King Piccolo enacts several cruel policies, including releasing all criminals and instituting a system of calculated destruction. He divides the Dragon World into 43 sections and declares that each year, on the anniversary of his takeover, he will personally obliterate one section until the entire world is reduced to dust. His first target is Section 29, which includes West City. With Piano by his side, Piccolo prepares to head to West City to commence his new reign of terror.

However, before he can proceed, he is confronted by Tien Shinhan, who has now mastered the Evil Containment Wave technique. Unfortunately, the Electric Rice Cooker needed to seal King Piccolo is broken, rendering the technique useless. In the anime adaptation, Tien successfully performs the wave, but Drum, King Piccolo's newest and most powerful son, is caught in it instead, and the rice cooker is destroyed before Tien can trap King Piccolo.

Seeing Tien as no longer a threat, King Piccolo decides to let [[Drum]] finish him off. Drum easily dominates Tien in battle, landing powerful blows that Tien cannot counter. Just as Drum is about to deliver the final blow, Goku, now much stronger thanks to the Ultra Divine Water, arrives in the nick of time. In a swift and decisive move, Goku kills Drum with a powerful kick to the head, knocking his eyeballs out and ending the fight instantly.

The final showdown between King Piccolo and Goku begins, with Goku surprising Piccolo by overwhelming him in combat. Goku's increased strength allows him to block every attack Piccolo throws at him, and he eventually lands a powerful punch that sends King Piccolo crashing into Piano, killing his son under the combined weight and force.

A fierce battle ensues between King Piccolo and Goku, with the demon king briefly gaining the upper hand. Using his Eye Lasers, King Piccolo injures Goku's knee, and with a precise Finger Beam, he knocks away Goku's Power Pole. He then fires an Explosive Demon Wave at Goku, but Goku survives the attack. King Piccolo attempts another Explosive Demon Wave to destroy Goku, but Tien Shinhan intervenes, preventing Piccolo from finishing the job.

Realizing that he cannot defeat Goku easily, King Piccolo resorts to a cowardly tactic by using the weakened Tien as a human shield. He threatens to crush Tien's skull if Goku makes a move. When Goku learns that Shenron has been killed and the Dragon Balls no longer exist, he becomes resigned to following King Piccolo's demands, despite Tien's pleas for him to fight back. Taking advantage of Goku's hesitation, King Piccolo hurls rocks at him with great force, severely injuring Goku's legs and left arm.

Satisfied with the damage he has inflicted, King Piccolo tosses Tien aside and prepares to deliver the final blow to Goku. However, Goku, realizing that he still has the use of his right arm, makes a last-ditch effort. He channels a Kamehameha from his right hand, using the force of the blast to propel himself toward King Piccolo in the sky. In a swift and decisive strike, Goku punches a hole clean through King Piccolo's chest, dealing a mortal wound to the demon king.

Though shocked and angered by his defeat, King Piccolo accepts that Goku has only won for now. In a final act of defiance, he uses the last of his energy to spit out an egg containing his final offspring and reincarnation, Piccolo Jr., ensuring that his legacy will continue. This act also inadvertently spares Kami's life, as King Piccolo and Kami are linked, and if one dies, so does the other.

With his last breath, King Piccolo commands his son to avenge his death and destroy Goku. Shortly afterward, King Piccolo succumbs to his wounds and dies in a massive explosion.

Over the next three years, Piccolo Jr. grows and trains, preparing to challenge Goku at the next World Martial Arts Tournament for a rematch. During the Piccolo Jr. Saga, Piccolo Jr. refers to himself as King Piccolo multiple times, as he sees himself as the reincarnation of his father, determined to carry on his evil legacy.