Before he even meets Goku, Raditz' scouter leads him to Piccolo. This is an encounter that Piccolo survives, enabling him to team-up with Goku against Raditz, but things could have gone far worse ...

While they align themselves to fight Raditz, Piccolo still despises Goku at this point, and he gleefully murders him when given the chance. The two then don't meet again until the fight against ...