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{{short description|1997 Japanese anime television film part of the Dragon Ball franchise}}

{{Infobox_Film

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|name = A Hero's Legacy

|image name = Dragon Ball GT the Movie: A Hero's Legacy.jpg

| image = Dbgtheroslegacy.jpg

|caption =

| caption = Cover for the English DVD release

|director =

| ja_kanji = 悟空外伝! 勇気の証しは四星球

|producer =

| ja_romaji = Gokū Gaiden! Yūki no Akashi wa Sūshinchū

|writer =

| genre =

|starring = [[Masako Nozawa]] (Son Gokū Jr. / Son Goku)<br>[[Yūko Minaguchi]] (Pan)<br>[[Toru Furuya]] (Pack)<br>[[Miki Itou]] (Mamba)<br>[[Kazuyuki Sogabe]] (Rakkaru)<br>[[Ryûzaburô Ôtomo]] (Yômaô)<br>[[Joji Yanami]] (Narration)

|music creator = [[AkitoAkira TokunagaToriyama]]

}}

|cinematography =

{{Infobox animanga/Video

|editing =

| type = tv film

|distributor =

| title =

|released = [[March 26]], [[1997]]

| director = Yoshihiro Ueda<br>Hidehiko Kadota

|runtime = 50 minutes

| producer =

|language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]

| writer = [[Atsushi Maekawa]]

|budget =

| music = [[Akihito Tokunaga]]

|imdb_id =

| licensee = {{English anime licensee

|}}

| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]

| NA = [[Funimation]]

| UK = [[Manga Entertainment]]

}}

| studio = [[Toei Animation]]

| network = [[Fuji Network System|FNS]] ([[Fuji TV]])

| released = March 26, 1997

| runtime = 46 minutes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

'''''GokuDragon Sidestory!Ball TheGT: ProofA ofHero's hisLegacy'''''{{efn|Known Couragein isJapan theas {{nihongo|'''''Goku's Side Story! Si Xing Qiu [Four-Staris Ball]a Testament to Courage''''' (Japanese: |悟空外伝！! 勇気の証しは四星球, Rōmaji: |Gokū Gaiden! Yūki no Akashi wa Sūshinchū: FUNimation English: A Hero's Legacy)|lead=yes}}}} is the only ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' [[Film|movie]]/Specialtelevision special, and was releasedaired in [[Japan]] on [[March 26]], 1997. This special aired, between theepisodes [[Bebi Saga|Bebi]]41 and [[Super Android 17 Saga|Super Android 17]] sagas on [[Fuji TV]]42. The events in this TV special are actually a prelude to events that take place at the very end of the last DBGT episode of the series.

==Plot summary==

100 years after [[Goku]] defeats [[Omega Shenron]], all of his friends and family are now deceased except for his granddaughter, [[Pan (Dragon Ball)|Pan]], who is now elderly. She has a great-great grandson{{efn|The Funimation dub differs from the original Japanese release, making Pan the grandmother of Goku Jr.}} named Goku Jr., who closely resembles his great-great-great-great grandfather{{efn|The Funimation dub differs from the original Japanese release, making Goku the great-great grandfather of Goku Jr.}} Goku, but lacks the latter's courage and fighting spirit. Pan takes Goku Jr. to the cemetery to pay their respects to her grandfather and tries to train him to be a warrior, but he has no confidence. At school, he is bullied by classmate Puck and his gang. Upset that Goku Jr. does not stand up for himself, Pan faints and is hospitalized.

{{Spoilers}}

Goku Jr. recalls the story of the magical wish-granting Dragon Ball and hopes to use it to heal Pan. The next morning, he encounters Puck and his gang and reveals to them that he is going to Mount Paozu but is ridiculed. Angry, Goku Jr. unleashes some of his power and knocks out the bullies. After following the road for hours, a truck driver gives Goku Jr. a ride but later steals his belongings when he exits the truck to relieve himself. Goku Jr. encounters Puck yet again at a roadside grocery store, who agrees to accompany him so he can watch him be eaten by a monster at Mount Paozu. To acquire supplies for the long journey, Puck steals a cart full of food from the grocery store. Goku Jr. tells Puck about his quest to heal Pan, and though Puck doesn't believe in the Dragon Balls, he decides to help on the off chance it could work, saying he admired Pan's strength.

One hundred years after the end of Dragon Ball GT, [[Pan (Dragon Ball)|Pan]] is the only surviving member of the [[Z Fighters]]. She takes care of and trains Goku Jr., her one and only grandchild. It is unknown who his parents were nor what happened to them. Goku Jr. is a very timid person, to the point where he wouldn't fight Puck, a bully who constantly picks on him. Because of this, Pan fell unconscious one day after Goku came home from school early after an encounter with Puck. Goku considers himself "weak" while he actually has potential, just like other Saiyan-Human hybrids.

After encountering and overcoming obstacles along the way, Goku Jr. and Puck are halted by a long wooden bridge which looks dangerously unstable. Puck crosses the bridge first, followed by Goku Jr. who crosses nervously and stumbles due to strong winds. Puck struggles to save Goku Jr., who dangles from a rope above the deep trench below. The bridge collapses, causing Puck to fall into the trench. Goku Jr. manages to cross the ravine and continues his journey alone.

After Pan falls unconscious, she and Goku go to Satan City Hospital. While in her bed, Pan tries to encourage Goku to have courage, and that he is special because he is much like [[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Son Goku]] himself, but to no avail. Goku, seemingly having low self-esteem, retaliates by saying that he'll never be strong. In one final, futile attempt, Pan says to Goku "Be brave and no one can ever beat you." Afterwards, Pan faints for the second time, and the doctors react quickly. One nurse leads Goku to the waiting room, and he asks if his grandma will be okay. The nurse, however, does not and cannot answer his question, and Goku bursts out of the hospital in the pouring rain, running and crying the way home alone.

After traveling another great distance, Goku Jr. encounters a hostile [[pig]]-like [[demon]]. A [[brown bear]], thankful to Goku Jr. for helping her cub earlier, fights the demon. Goku Jr. becomes enraged and transforms into a Super Saiyan. He easily defeats the demon and passes out. When he comes to, he has no memory of the transformation. He then arrives to the summit of Mount Paozu, where he finds an old house. Inside, he discovers the four-star Dragon Ball and mistakenly believes that only one ball is needed to grant the wish. He tries and fails to make his wish to save Pan. In anger, he shouts at the Dragon Ball and throws the ball away. The Dragon Ball rolls to the feet of Goku Jr.'s ancestor, Goku, who explains that he has to collect all seven to make a wish. Goku informs his descendant that he is strong and brave despite what he thinks of himself. Suddenly, a helicopter descends with Pan and Puck inside. Goku Jr. becomes excited to see everyone alive and well, exclaiming that the Dragon Ball granted his wish. He turns to where Goku stood, and is stunned to see that he has vanished until Goku's voice tells him that it was actually his bravery that restored his grandma and Puck's life.

Back home, Goku hopes his grandma won't die, but then remembers that he could retrieve a Dragon Ball to make Pan better again. Next morning, he sets out for the Dragon Ball and encounters Puck and his gang along the way. One of Puck's friends asks where Goku is headed, and he tells them Mount Paozu. Goku faces put-downs from the gang, telling him he can't go there because there are monsters of all sorts and that he is a coward. The put-downs eventually make him angry, and he tells them to get out of his way. He walks by the gang and proceeds down the road to Mount Paozu. After following the road for hours, he rests for a moment. A truck passes by, and the truck driver offers him a ride. Goku accepts the driver's offer. After driving for a while, the truck driver pulls over and tells Goku to relive himself because the trip will be long. While Goku is doing business, the truck driver empties his oversized book bag (which is full of food), and throws the bag onto Goku, and speeds off. Goku, surprised, shrugs it off and continues the long journey to Mount Paozu. He meets Puck yet again at a roadside grocery store, who tells him that he became bored and thought it was interesting if he went to Mount Paozu with him, admitting that it would be fun to see a monster eat Goku.

In a final farewell, Goku wishes Goku Jr. good luck who boards the helicopter with newfound strength and the four-star Dragon Ball.

To acquire supplies for the long journey, Puck steals a cart full of food with Goku and escapes the grocery store just in time. While taking the long journey to Mount Paozu, Puck and Goku actually have fun and get along with each other. After encountering obstacles along the way, such as a pack of wolves and a "nice" lady who turns out to be a witch, Goku and Puck finally make it to a long rope-and-wood bridge, which looks dangerously unstable. Puck crosses the bridge first with ease, telling Goku that it seems okay to cross it. Goku crosses the bridge nervously, and a gust of wind distracts him, which makes him stumble. Because Goku stumbled, along with the force of the wind, the bridge rocks back and forth, which was enough to break a rope. With one rope cut, the bridge becomes extremely unstable, and Puck had to rescue Goku before he falls. Puck struggles to save Goku, who is dangling on only one rope above a deep trench. Another rope is broken, and the bridge collapses, causing Puck to fall into the trench. Luckily, Goku was still dangling on half of the bridge, which is still attached to the other side of the trench. Goku climbs out, and with nothing to do to save Puck, continues his journey alone.

[[Image:Goku_Jr_Dragon_Ball.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Goku gives Goku Jr. the four star Dragon Ball]]

After travelling another great distance, Goku runs into a purple pig like demon, with the ability to manipulate his forarms into weapons. A grizzly bear, thankful to Goku for helping her cub earlier, attacks the demon trying to distract it so Goku and the cub could escape. Goku becomes enraged, and transorms into a Super Saiyan. He easily dismisses the demon, and soon after passes out. When he comes to, he has no memory of the transformation. Goku arrives to the summit of Mount Paozu, where he finds the old house which [[Grandpa Gohan]] harbored his ancestor in. He goes inside the old, dusty house, and finds the four-star Dragon Ball in the same place Goku kept it when it was first seen in the first episode of Dragon Ball. Goku takes it and, thinking that you can have one ball to grant the wish, tries to summon Shen Long. When nothing happens, Goku becomes aggrivated and shouts at the Dragon Ball as if there is someone in there. Again, when nothing happens, Goku throws the ball away, and starts yelling, telling himself that he was foolish to believe such a fairy tale about the Dragon Balls. Apparently, the Dragon Ball rolled to the feet of Goku Jr.'s ancestor, Son Goku himself!

==Cast==

Goku explains to his descendant that he has to collect all seven to get his wish. Goku Jr. gets on his feet, wipes his tears, and turns to his ancestor, stunned to see him. He asks him who he is, and Goku explains that he is his "great-great-grandfather." Confused about how many "greats" that would be, he tells Goku Jr. that he could just call him "Grandpa Goku" in short. Goku explains to Goku Jr. that he is strong and brave, because of his lineage. Out of the blue, a helicopter descends upon the ancient lawn of Grandpa Gohan's property, and reveals that Pan and Puck are inside it. Goku Jr. becomes excited to see everyone alive and well, exclaiming that the Dragon Ball granted his wish. He turns to where Grandpa Goku stood, and is stunned to see that he is nowhere to be seen, but Goku Jr. could hear his voice. Grandpa Goku tells him that it was actually his bravery that restored his grandma's life, including Puck's.

In a final farewell, Grandpa Goku wishes Goku Jr. good luck. Goku Jr. boards the helicopter with newfound strength, courage, and bravery with the four-star Dragon Ball in his hand. The Dragon Ball will be a keepsake for Goku Jr. to remind him of Grandpa Goku, just like how Grandpa Goku kept the Dragon Ball as a keepsake of Grandpa Gohan.

{{endspoiler}}

==See also==

* [[Dragon Ball GT]]

* [[DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete 'ku]]

* [[Pan (Dragon Ball)|Pan]]

* [[Son Goku Jr.]]

==Cast list==

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Character Namename (Funimation English dub name)

! Japanese voice actor

! Voice Actor (Japanese)

! English dubbing actor ([[Funimation]], 2004)

! Voice Actor (English)

|-

| [[Son '''Goku Jr.]]''' || [[Masako Nozawa]] || [[Stephanie Nadolny]]

|-

| [['''Pan''' (Dragon Ball)|Pan]]|| [[Yuko Minaguchi|Yukoh Minaguchi]] || [[Elise Baughman]]

|-

| Pack{{Nihongo|'''Puck'''|パック|Pakku}} || [[Toru Furuya|Tohru Furuya]] || [[Adrian Cook]]

|-

| Gettô{{Nihongo|'''Gettō'''|ゲットー}} '''(Susha)''' || [[Shin Aomori]] || [[Peter Mayhew]]

|-

| {{Nihongo|'''Mamba'''|マンバ|Manba}} || [[Miki ItouItō|Miki Ito]]h || [[Amber Cotton]]

|-

| {{Nihongo|'''Rakkaru'''|ラッカル}} '''(Torga)''' || [[Kazuyuki Sogabe]] || [[Christopher Sabat|Christopher R. Sabat]]

|-

| The Monster{{Nihongo|'''Demon King'''|妖魔王|Yōma-ō}} '''(YômaôLord Yao)''' || [[RyûzaburôRyuzaburo Otomo|Ryuzaburou ÔtomoOhtomo]] || [[Brice Armstrong]]

|-

| [[Son '''Goku (Dragon Ball)|Son Goku]]''' || [[Masako Nozawa]] || [[Sean Schemmel]]

|-

|'''Bully'''

| Narration || [[Joji Yanami]] || [[Andrew Chandler]]

|Unknown

|[[Ethan Rains]]<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ethan-Rains/ Ethan Rains (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors]</ref>

|-

| '''Narrator''' || [[Jōji Yanami|Johji Yanami]] || [[Andrew Chandler (actor)|Andrew T. Chandler]]

|}

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==Production==

[[Category:Dragon Ball films]]

* Directed by Osamu Kasai.<ref>{{Citation |title=Dragon Ball GT The Movie: A Hero's Legacy (1997) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/Dragon-Ball-GT-The-Movie-A-Heros-Legacy/302877/ |access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref>

* Written by Akira Toriyama and Takao Koyama.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997) - Cast & Crew on MUBI |url=https://mubi.com/films/dragon-ball-gt-a-heros-legacy/cast |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=mubi.com}}</ref>

* Produced by Cindy Brennan Fukunaga and Gen Fukunaga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (special) {{!}} CrystalAcids.com |url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/188/dragon-ball-gt-a-heros-legacy/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.crystalacids.com}}</ref>

==Music==

* Ending Themes: "[[Don't You See! (Zard song)|Don't You See!]]" by [[Zard]]

* "Step into the Grand Tour" by Shorty the Man<ref>{{cite web |author1=Derek Padula |title=Exclusive with Dragon Ball GT Rap Creator |url=http://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/interviews/exclusive-with-dragon-ball-gt-rap-creator/ |website=The Dao of Dragon Ball |access-date=4 May 2019 |date=15 Apr 2015}}</ref>

==Home media==

An English dub of the special was released on DVD by Funimation in the United States on November 16, 2004. It was re-released again on the second volume of the Funimation remastered DVDs. A second English dub that features an unknown cast was produced by [[AB Groupe]]/Bluewater and aired on [[Toonami (UK & Ireland)|Toonami UK]] under the title ''Four-Star Dragonball Is the Proof of Courage''.<ref>{{Citation|author=skcihynnad|title=Toonami UK Destination Friday Dragon Ball GT movie (Four-star Dragonball is the proof of courage)|date=2016-06-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9IpbbYTfs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Y-9IpbbYTfs |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-09-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==See also==

{{Portal|Anime and manga}}

* "[[Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku]]"

==Notes==

{{Notelist}}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Wikiquote|Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy}}

* {{IMDb title|0142232|Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy}}

* {{ANN|anime|4308||noperm}}

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