The Last of Mercenary Tao

Season 3, Episode 11, Aired
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Quickly realizing he's no match for Goku's new strength, Tao decides to even the odds by climbing the tower and drinking the Sacred Water himself. What will Tao find atop the tower? And more importantly, what's in store for Goku when the angry assassin comes back down?moreless
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      • At the end of the episode, after Goku defeats Tao, Black mentions that the transmitter they secretly placed on Tao's belt stop giving off a signal. How can there be a transmitter if his clothing has already been destroyed? Edit

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      • Original Air Date: May 27th, 1987 Edit
      • Japanese Title: The Last of Taopaipai Edit
      • In the edited version when Tao saw the images of the people he had killed reflected in the jar of water, Bora was cut from the scene because he still had his spear sticking out through his stomach from where Tao had thrown it through him. Edit

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