Recently, Kuts Foundation has been bought up all of Tobal's mines and 
started selfishly mining them.  To this end, Kuts Foundation has been 
working the miners very hard and frequently taking over it's smaller  
rivals.  As one of the miners who has been bought up, Chuji is now 
infuriated by the practices of the company.  Chuji enters the 99th 
Tournament in order to strike down the head of the company, Gren Kuts.

Previously, Epon's father injured numerous opponents in the Tobal  
tournament using a brutal style as he became the Super Tobal Man.  
Having said that, the true reason he fought so hard for the prize money  
was because he needed it to help Epon who suffered from a terrible  
illness when she was a child.  But the public bathed him with blame for  
the rough fight, so he was banished by the Emperor of Martial Arts and  
disappeared.  Epon was told this story by her mother when she had grown,  
in order to clear her father's name, she has once again entered the  
Tournament.

Gren became the Super Tobal Man by defeating Emperor Udan in the 98th  
Tobal Tournament.  But lately, Gren has heard terrible rumors about the  
Kuts Foundation.  Somehow the Foundation has been buying up land on Tobal  
and committing various crimes.  Thinking that this situation will injure  
the honor of the Kuts' House, Gren left for Tobal in order to investigate  
the Foundation.  And as long as he's on Tobal, Gren has decided to join  
the 99th Tournament... 
 

Recently Hom's body had become weak.  He was worried that his master,  
Fei, had done this to him on purpose.  As long as he suffered from this  
condition and did not have [?some kind of permit?], he could never be  
independent.  Thinking this, Hom saw Fei as an incentive to enter the  
99th Tournament.  Fei opposed Hom's entry saying "You will stop on your  
way to your goal", but Hom didn't understand his meaning.  Ignoring Fei,  
Hom proceeded to enter the contest.

Ill thought that if he won the 98th Tournament, he could present his 
girlfriend with a nose ring [wedding ring?].  He thought it would be  
good for her to see his gallantry at the Tournament, but Ill was horribly  
defeated.  Moreover, his girlfriend fell in love with the champion, Gren,  
and couldn't stand to look at Ill.  In order to win back his girlfriend's  
love by defeating Gren, Ill has entered the Tournament. 
 

Oliems' master entered the Tobal No. 1 Tournament.  However, his opponent  
was a Kittaiku-seijin (Epon's father) who beat him, showering him insults  
like "Chicken Bastard".  Not only was the name of the famous military  
champion humiliated, but rumors of the Kientakku-seijin's weakness began  
to spread.  In order to restore Kientakku-seijin pride and honor, Oliems  
joins the Tournament aiming for the championship.  [Note: Kientakku-seijin  
approximates to Kentuckian in English, a little bit of Toriyama humor]

One day a letter was delivered to Mary by Gren Kuts' butler.  The letter  
said that because Gren wanted to continue his study of martial arts, he  
wished to block Mary from entering his Tournament.  Enclosed in the  
envelope was a blank check.  Mary was in financial trouble because of her  
family situation and because of the state of Professional Wrestling which  
offered her no opponents.  The lure of the prize money was too much and  
Mary ignored Gren and entered the contest.

As well as being a famous surgeon, Doctor V also comes from a family of  
military fighters.  He believes he has taken the road of medical science  
to the extreme and he can feel the limit of the latest technology.  In  
order to study ancient medical techniques, Doctor V has taken a trip to  
the center of the Universe.  The ancient medical texts mentioned a  
certain stone without necessarily confirming it's existence.  He also  
heard that the winner of the Tobal No. 1 Tournament will be given the  
Royal Stone by Emperor Udan.  Thinking that this stone would be useful  
in his research, Doctor V enters the competition.

In order to investigate an evil "ki" that has begun emanating from planet  
Tobal, a woman, Chaco, has been dispatched from the ranks of the Galaxy  
Patrol.  She found the Kuts Foundation to be very suspicious and is  
determined to find proof of it's wrongdoings.  At the same time, the 99th  
Tobal No. 1 Tournament is being held.  Chaco really has three reasons for  
entering the Tournament.  To find new evidence, to test her martial arts  
skills, and also she would like to meet once more a man she has only  
glimpsed before, Gren...

Recently, Hom's condition has worsened.  In the middle of training, Hom  
would stop moving and he had to be fixed.  Suddenly Fei remembered that  
the special Molmoran Stone was actually the Royal Stone.  The point is,  
Hom is a robot powered by the Royal Stone that Fei obtained after he won  
the 66th Tournament.  Perhaps the stone's power has become weak.  The  
only way to get another Royal Stone is by winning the Tobal No. 1  
Tournament...

A native from the planet Jarungu.  Since no one else understands his  
language, Mufu is a very puzzling character.  [Note: Jarungu approximates  
to Jungle in English] 
 

Like most of his race, Nork has a weak mind, but Emperor Udan has  
increased his strength and size... 
 

At the last tournament, the final opponent to stand against Gren was of  
course Emperor Udan.  However, at this tournament it seems that there  
exists a competitor who is even stronger than Udan. 
 

Greed has blinded the director of the Kuts Foundation, the digging in  
the mountains has resulted in chaos, and after a seal in the ground was  
broken, a legendary warrior has reappeared.  This warrior possesses the  
kind of power only spoken of in Tobal's ancient legends, and yet no one  
knows where he came from.  The reason for the seal inside the mountain  
is unknown.  Where will he go?  What will he do?  Everyone is getting  
wrapped up in the mystery.