The ninth chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga's new SUPER HERO arc is being published in the super-sized October edition of V Jump that's hitting shelves in Japan on Monday, August 21!!
As the battle against the Red Ribbon Army continues to unfold, let's take a look back at what's happened so far in the SUPER HERO arc!

Inspired by their favorite superhero, Trunks and Goten decide to become the superheroes Saiyaman X1 and X2 while also continuing their lives as high school students.
After solving a case one day, Trunks comes into possession of a mysterious disk belonging to Dr. Hedo, which leads to our half-Saiyan heroes battling it out with the devious doctor and his Android creations. After a series of fierce battles, Trunks and his allies manage to defeat Dr. Hedo and send him off to jail.
After some time has passed and Dr. Hedo is released from prison, the nefarious and newly reassembled Red Ribbon Army contacts him and makes an intriguing offer, which leads to the creation of some brand new Androids...

It is at this seemingly peaceful time that Gamma 2, a mysterious Android created by Dr. Hedo, appears suddenly before Piccolo! The mechanical fighter is shockingly powerful and unleashes some blazingly fast moves, but Piccolo manages to escape with his life intact. The Namekian views this dangerous new Android as a true threat, and so he stealthily tails Gamma 2 back to the enemy's base. Once there, he discovers that the Red Ribbon Army has built a new secret headquarters and hidden it in a massive lake!

Once inside the base, Piccolo discovers that there are even more Androids besides Gamma 2. And to make matters even worse, the Red Ribbon Army already has their sights on the Namekian and his closest allies!
Seeing that these new Androids’ power might give even Goku and Vegeta a run for their money, Piccolo sets out to begin getting ready for this new threat to the planet. Since both aforementioned Saiyan warriors are away, Piccolo resolves to fight these new enemies himself, and goes to see Dende about getting his latent potential unleashed.

Although the Dragon Balls aren’t where he thought they’d be, Dende manages to upgrade Shenron so that Piccolo can use the Dragon Balls to have the mighty dragon unlock his true power! He then heads off to Capsule Corporation where Bulma had already gathered all seven Dragon Balls and makes his wish. In addition to the powerup, Shenron mentions something about throwing in a little "extra", but just what could that be...?

Also, Trunks happened to witness Piccolo coming to summon Shenron and quickly contacts his best friend, Goten, tell him to quickly bring the watches they use to transform into Saiyaman X1 and X2.

Now stronger than ever before, Piccolo returns to the Red Ribbon Army's headquarters to infiltrate it one more time and get more info about what they are planning.
He overhears their plot to kidnap Pan and use her to lure Gohan into a deadly trap. While the enemy is deciding who to send on this nefarious mission, Piccolo thinks fast and gets them to let him tag along! Piccolo then comes up his own cunning plan to use the kidnapping as a means to unleash Gohan's true strength, and even convinces Pan to play along!

Naturally, Gohan is furious when he learns that his daughter has been kidnapped and blasts off to the Red Ribbon Army's base!
Gohan quickly enters a battle with Gamma 1 but finds himself being pressed back by the Android's mechanical might. However, Gohan is able to get angry enough to unleash his real power thanks to some quick thinking by Piccolo and Pan. Gamma 2 sees his partner being put on the back foot by the awakened half-Saiyan and comes to help, but Piccolo steps up to take on his prior assailant!
With that, the battle of teacher and student vs the ultimate Androids kicks off!

The combined power and teamwork of Gohan and Piccolo is still not enough to overpower the untiring Gammas, and Piccolo eats a counterattack that seems to take him out of the fight! Just when it seems like the Namekian is going to fall to his doom, Shenron's "extra" activates, transforming Piccolo into a towering orange-colored powerhouse! With this new ability now at his disposal, Piccolo heads back to the fight!

The newly awakened Piccolo and not one but two Saiyamen show up for the showdown at the Red Ribbon Army's base in V Jump's super-sized October edition, on sale in Japan on August 21!
The SUPER HERO arc continues to heat up, so don't miss it!