▁the ▁famous ▁champion , ▁Her c ule . ▁G oku ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁Other ▁World , ▁watching ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁King ▁K ai . ▁The ▁first ▁round ▁consists ▁of ▁ 8 ▁cont ests ▁- ▁ 2 5 ▁f igh ters ▁are ▁put ▁on ▁each ▁fighting ▁" stage ", ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁one ▁standing ▁on ▁each ▁stage ▁will ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁T ien , ▁Pic colo , ▁G oh an , ▁Kr ill in , ▁and ▁Future ▁Tr unks ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁ 8 ▁who ▁advance . ▁As ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁f igh ters ' ▁names ▁are ▁announced , ▁Her c ule ▁is ▁shown ▁getting ▁increasing ly ▁nerv ous , ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁these ▁f igh ters . ▁He ▁begins ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁back ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁fighting , ▁eventually ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁st om ach ▁a che . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁sem is ▁pit ▁T ien ▁against ▁Future ▁Tr unks ▁and ▁Kr ill in ▁against ▁Pic colo . ▁Future ▁Tr unks ▁and ▁T ien ▁fight ▁even ly ▁before ▁Tr unks ▁goes ▁Super ▁S ai yan ▁and ▁quickly ▁defe ats ▁T ien . ▁Pic colo ▁is ▁dis g usted ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁challenge ▁in ▁this ▁supposed ly ▁" el ite " ▁contest ▁and ▁for fe its ▁against ▁Kr ill in . ▁G oh an , ▁Kr ill in , ▁and ▁Future ▁Tr unks ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁ 4 ▁who ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final s ,