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The Grand Priest hovers over a battlefield so vast it defies comprehension. The Saiyan Battle Royale has whittled down to chaos, death, and desperation. The battlefield changes dynamically: barren wastelands shift to lush forests, cities crumble into lava pits, and skies blaze with the colors of energy attacks. From the initial gathering of fighters, alliances, betrayals, and annihilations have reduced the arena to rubble, littered with the bodies of the fallen.
Grand Priest (smiling):
"This is what we’ve waited for—a battle to decide the ultimate warrior. Fight, destroy, survive if you can! But know this: only death will grant you freedom."
The remaining warriors are locked in chaos, forming uneasy alliances or descending into bloodlust. Energy blasts illuminate the battlefield as the weaker combatants are picked off.
Baby Vegeta unleashes his parasitic power, infecting Bardock (DBZ) and Raditz to act as his pawns. They rampage through weaker fighters like Tarble and Bulla, killing them without mercy. However, Gohan (unleashing his Beast Form) arrives and annihilates the infected Bardock and Raditz in a furious counterattack. Gohan then obliterates Baby Vegeta with a full-power Special Beam Cannon.
Good Android 21 fights Evil Android 21, their battle shaking the battlefield with pure ferocity. Good Android 21, realizing she cannot win, self-destructs, taking Evil Android 21 with her in a mutual elimination.
Xeno Bardock clashes with Cumber in a cataclysmic melee. Cumber overpowers him, but Xeno Bardock, using the last of his energy, blindsides Cumber with a suicidal blast that consumes them both.
Frieza, having stayed hidden for most of the fight, ambushes Gine, King Vegeta, and DBZ Paragus in quick succession, erasing them with ruthless efficiency. However, Future Trunks intercepts Frieza with his Sword of Hope, cutting the tyrant in half. Frieza, laughing in defiance, detonates a massive Death Ball, taking Future Trunks down with him.
As the numbers dwindle, tactics come into play. Fighters form uneasy alliances to eliminate larger threats.
Super Perfect Cell, Fused Zamasu (SDBH), and Majin Vegeta form a temporary alliance to defeat DBS Broly, whose sheer brute strength has been wiping out competitors. The battle devastates the landscape, with Broly holding his own against all three. However, Gogeta arrives mid-battle and uses his Stardust Breaker to obliterate Broly’s unstable energy core, killing him. In the aftermath, Majin Vegeta turns on Cell, destroying him with a Final Explosion, but the attack costs Vegeta his life.
Kefla, Caulifla, and Kale team up to take down Goku Black (SDBH). Goku Black, using his Super Saiyan Rosé form and scythe, slices through their defenses. However, Kale, in her Berserker state, sacrifices herself by grabbing Goku Black and holding him in place for Kefla to deliver a devastating energy blast. Both Kale and Goku Black are obliterated.
Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegito confront Fused Zamasu. The battle shatters the skies as divine and mortal powers clash. Xeno Vegito uses his Spirit Sword to slice through Zamasu’s Halo, destabilizing his form. Xeno Goku then finishes Zamasu with a Perfected Ultra Instinct Kamehameha.
The survivors are now wary, conserving energy and using cunning rather than brute strength.
Gotenks attempts to use his mischievous tactics to surprise Super Perfect Cell, but his overconfidence leads to his demise. Cell impales him with a single blow.
Gogeta, growing weary, is ambushed by Turles, who has been hiding in the shadows. Turles uses a Fruit of the Tree of Might to overpower Gogeta briefly, but Vegeta (GT) arrives and kills Turles with a Big Bang Attack.
Imperfect Cell, thought dead earlier, reemerges and absorbs energy from fallen fighters, transforming into Semi-Perfect Cell. However, he is immediately eliminated by Gohan (Future), who fires a one-handed Kamehameha reminiscent of his father.
The battlefield is reduced to six combatants: Gogeta, Future Gohan, Super Perfect Cell, Xeno Trunks, Kefla, and DBZ Bardock.
Future Gohan, severely injured, traps Kefla in an energy cage. She breaks free but leaves herself open to a killing blow. Future Gohan, mortally wounded, succumbs to his injuries shortly after.
Xeno Trunks and Gogeta clash in a breathtaking duel. Trunks, using the power of the Time Patrol, forces Gogeta into a stalemate, but Super Perfect Cell intervenes, eliminating both with a Solar Kamehameha.
DBZ Bardock, the last underdog, uses his Saiyan instincts to ambush Cell. He nearly lands a killing blow, but Cell regenerates and counters, killing Bardock with a Death Beam.
The final two fighters are a cunning, regenerative monster and a Saiyan fusion bursting with raw power.
Kefla, fueled by desperation, unleashes her final attack: an immense Gigantic Burst that engulfs the battlefield. Cell, using his perfect regeneration, survives the onslaught and counters with a Solar Kamehameha.
As the two attacks clash, the entire arena collapses into a vortex of energy. In a last-ditch effort, Kefla feints a direct attack and appears behind Cell, aiming to destroy his core. However, Cell anticipates this, impaling Kefla with his tail and vaporizing her with a point-blank energy blast.
As the dust settles, Super Perfect Cell stands alone, his body battered but intact. The Grand Priest reappears, applauding.
Grand Priest:
"A magnificent victory, Cell. You are the ultimate warrior."
Cell (smirking):
"Perfection always prevails."
The battlefield fades, leaving only the eerie silence of a desolate wasteland. Cell’s laughter echoes as the screen fades to black, marking the end of the Saiyan Battle Royale.