in filler episodes of "dragon ball z", during the saiyan arc, krillin fails to tell chi-chi of goku's passing after being tasked with informing her, though does inform yamcha when coming to one of his baseball games followed by recruiting him for training with kami, and trains for the saiyans by facing members of their race from the past using the pendulum room. before the namek arc, krillin encounters a group of children who help him find namek and spends some time on a fake version of the planet searching for dragon balls during a distraction and preventing his ship from being stolen. after the namek arc, krillin is one of a few not affected by the black water mist set by garlic jr., krillin having to fight his friends before journeying to kami's lookout, where he appears to fall under the effects of the black water mist, only to be revealed as faking as part of a plan by piccolo. krillin's near-death state by the hands of the spice boys, spice and vinegar, triggers gohan's power boost and subsequent killing of the pair. during this time, he breaks up with maron once he becomes convinced she deserves better than himself, learning afterward that she would have married him. during the cell arc, he stops cell from murdering a girl and her younger brother and while waiting for the cell games, celebrates gohan's birthday. in the boo arc, krillin charges boo after boo escapes the room of spirit and time, being easily defeated and attacks boo again in the afterlife. after boo's defeat, krillin attends a gathering with his family.