Fake Namek (偽ナメック星 'Nise Namekku-sei', lit. "Fake Planet Namekku") is a planet that only appears in a Dragon Ball Z filler. In the manga, Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma go straight to the real planet Namek upon their departure from Earth. In the anime, however, the group encounters two obstacles. The first is an invisible spaceship full of children that mistake them for the henchmen of Freeza. The second is the fake Planet Namek.
Overview[]
The planet's disguised appearance has a rocky-like appearance around the planets surface, a light-bluish green-like sky, and lakes like the real Namek, but also deserts, forests, caves, and castles much like Earth. Its real true appearance is a dark, cloudy area full of man-eating monsters. Raiti and Zaacro were trapped on the planet. A fog around the planet makes it inescapable unless the Stellar Winds are near.
Biography[]
In DBZA episode 12, Krillin and Gohan are aboard a ship of children, who mistake the trio for some of Freeza's men. Krillin claims that they don't know who Freeza is, but the children ignore them and fire their blaster guns, which have no effect. This causes the children to take their cyanide tablets. Horrified, Krillin tells Gohan not to open his eyes and to get back to the ship.
We then cut to Krillin's log, in which it is becoming clear that Bulma's tendency to walk around in her underwear is causing him considerable tension. He would normally be able to relieve such tension in the bathroom, but the toilet won't stop screaming at him. Bulma claims to spot Planet Namek, but as they go in to land, it is clear to viewers that it is somewhat fake. Bulma's landing leaves much to be desired, and the ship soon topples off a cliff.
At this point, two "Namekians" called Raiti and Zaacro appear on the scene. When the three come around, they are led to believe they are on Namek. Gohan is somewhat suspicious of Zaacro and Raiti, suspecting they are a "little off".
The trio collect almost all the "DragonBalls" through an awesome montage. However, Raiti accidentally let’s slip his real identity, and it soon transpires that he and Zaacro are aliens who crash-landed on Fake Namek and intend to steal Kami's ship. They summon tentacle monsters, which promptly attack Krillin, who suddenly wakes as if from a dream. After Krillin says it was horrible, Mr. Popo appears beside him, causing Krillin to scream.