Frieza (フリーザ Furīza) is one of the three main villains and villains in Dragon Ball Z. He is the Galactic Emperor of Universe 7 , who controlled his own Imperial army and is feared for his ruthlessness and power. throughout the saga. 👑
Frieza is primarily the catalyst antagonist of the entire franchise, as it was his actions that led to Goku's arrival on Earth. He has made several comebacks since his fight with Goku on Namek, including multiple invasions on Earth. In Dragon Ball Super, he was even chosen to represent Universe 7 as the tenth member of Team 7 for the Tournament of Power replacing Buu. 🐱💻
Frieza is above all the most recurring villain of the entire Dragon Ball series . In this article, you will discover:
- Who is Frieza really?
- What is his appearance
- Where does his hatred towards Saiyans come from?
- Its techniques and transformations
And much more ! So let's not wait any longer to find out who is hiding behind Frieza, this iconic antagonist! 🚨
WHO IS FREEZER IN DRAGON BALL?
Frieza is the main antagonist of the Namek sagas, Frieza , Trunks, God of Destruction and that of Golden Frieza . He is also the main antagonist of the films Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - Father of Goku and Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of 'F' . He later served as the villainous protagonist of the Universe Survival Saga and the secondary antagonist of the film Dragon Ball Super: Broly .
He is the descendant of Chilled , the second son of King Cold, the younger brother of Cooler, and the father of Kuriza.
A. WHO IS FREEZER’S MOTHER?
Frieza's mother is a character mentioned several times in Funimation's version of Dragon Ball Z, and in several video games. This woman of Frieza's race is the mother of Frieza and Cooler. The raising of Frieza and Cooler's children is a disturbing story. She apparently died at some point, as Cooler claims he is the only living member of her family. 😲
B. WHO IS FREEZER’S FATHER?
We already know more about Frieza's father, whose name is King Cold (コルド大だい王おう Korudo Daiō, literally "Great King Cold") . He is the king and former emperor of Universe 7 as well as a shadow member of his family organization, the Frieza Force, which he led when it was known as Force Cold. He is the father of Cooler and Frieza, as well as the grandfather of Kuriza.
FREEZER’S APPEARANCE
According to Akira Toriyama, Frieza 's design is an amalgamation of what he dreamed of when he was little. Frieza was also inspired by Toriyama's second editor, Yū Kondō . Toriyama also created Frieza due to the events of the Japanese economic bubble that had occurred around the time he was writing the Saiyan Saga , Frieza being specifically based on real estate speculators, who Toriyama said were "the worst kind of people". 🏢
FREEZER SHAPES
Frieza has a whole series of transformations (like Cell or Boo), each one very different from the other. Vegeta and Frieza himself hints that Frieza 's fourth form, the most powerful, is actually his original form, with the other three being forms that suppress and retain his enormous power . Frieza will later confirm this while fighting the main protagonist, Goku. Its forms seem to revolve around the concepts of Western and Japanese demons. 👺
In his first form, Frieza usually wears battle armor with a purple plate on his chest. In his true natural form and also in his "golden" form, Frieza wears his race's ultimate bio-suit , the Z Battlesuit . 🥋
When in his Mecha Frieza form, his body is equipped with a permanent cosmic suit. In the Survival of the Universe Saga , he has a halo on his head due to his death, although it is only removed after the tournament, as Whis restored his life for "good behavior". 🎐
THE CHARACTER OF FREEZER
Frieza is an evil being who delights in pain, death, destruction, fear and power. Although unlike most of the main antagonists, He nevertheless displays a contrasting demeanor as he is civilized and refined, speaking with a regal and eloquent nature. In the Japanese versions, he even uses the Keigo dialect , which uses extremely respectful and formal phraseology. 👅
He tends to handle most situations with a methodical approach. He commonly uses dark humor, making twisted jokes and tawdry taunts at his enemies before killing them. Frieza is fully aware of his reputation as a brutal character , and makes no effort to deny it, but rather revels in it as evidenced by his introduction to the Namekians . 💥
He also showed great anger at the thought of his cruel actions being undone, upon the resurrection of all his previous victims. Frieza can be summarized as an intelligent, but extremely sadistic and heartless sociopath . In his final character's biography, in the video game Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 , he displays unparalleled cruelty. He has even been commonly referred to as "The Most Evil Guy in Universe 7". In the film Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge , Goku, while condemning Cooler, noted that Frieza was “filled with hatred”. 🦹
Although they can work together, Frieza and Cooler have a strong sibling rivalry, and it is implied that they would have come into conflict at one point for control of the universe. In Dragon Ball Super: Broly , he is shown to be slightly annoyed when his father pats him affectionately on the back when they are on Planet Vegeta , thus showing his general dislike of affection, even from his father. 👨👦👦
FREEZER HATES SAIYANS
A. WHY DOES FREEZER HATE SAIYANS?
Frieza has always had a dislike towards Saiyans . He even hated this extraterrestrial race long before the Namek saga. To understand, we have to go back a generation before. Bardock killed his ancestor, Chilled. And Chilled therefore obviously had to warn his family that these Saiyans were much too powerful. This information transmitted to Frieza, he will repeat the massacre to exterminate as many Saiyans as possible.🧨
He also sees them as competition and he knows how violent and mean they are, because it's in their nature. This race of aliens is therefore doomed to destruction even before the start of the original Dragon Ball saga. They also show no remorse for anyone or any species they help systematically kill. 🔪
B. WHY VEGETA HATES FREEZER?
On Planet Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince (Vegeta, the planet's namesake) loyally served Frieza, as did his fellow Saiyans. Despite all this, Frieza has always had a natural hatred towards Vegeta from the beginning. And Vegeta always had hatred towards Frieza , because he controlled his people... Vegeta was therefore a dead man, but he managed to be smarter than him until the end. 🎭
IS FREEZER SO MEAN?
The simplest explanation is that it was simply designed as such by Toriyama. But to go further, it's because he was raised to be like that. As we have seen in the various sagas, his entire race (so far) is cruel and evil . But for Frieza, his father, King Cold, reigned over the universe like a true tyrant, which necessarily shaped his mind in this direction. 🥊
IS FREEZER THE MEANEST CHARACTER?
Yes, Frieza is certainly the most evil of all the villains in the Dragon Ball sagas combined... Well, in the Dragon Ball Z universe anyway... Gohan tries to get hold of him and attacks him, but it will not do him any lasting damage. Piccolo fuses with Nail to reach an unprecedented level of power, but that won't cause him any problems either. 😈
So due to his incredible power and his unparalleled technicality, Frieza will prove to be more powerful than Buu and Cell in DBZ. We will also find him in the new Dragon Ball Super series a little later. 📺
WHO KILLED FREEZER?
This is a question that has been asked a lot. The scene takes place during the 30th episode of the Frieza saga and therefore the 104th episode of the DBZ series. Goku faces Frieza on the planet Namek in a fierce battle. It is during yet another attack that the villain's response will then turn against him. The disk he sent at Goku scalped most of his body. 🌌
Frieza was in full agony when Goku prepared to leave Namek. But due to our hero's caring personality, Goku will offer part of his energy to Frieza so that he can survive, despite King Kai's insistence. So Frieza is not dead! 😏
FREEZER TECHNIQUES
A. ENERGY BALL (NOVA)
An attack where Frieza envelops himself in energy and flies straight towards his enemy to tackle them. Used against Goku on Namek, and also to eliminate Jiren during the Tournament of Power.
B. SAUCER OF DEATH
After witnessing Krillin's Destructo Disk, Frieza quickly created its own improved version called the Saucer of Death. This technique is the same as the destruction disk, but it is much faster and it automatically moves towards its target.
C. DEATH BALL
The Death Ball is Frieza's ultimate attack and is usually used as a last resort in battle or as a method of destroying a planet. The technique consists of a ball of energy charged onto the finger and then thrown at the target, although after his resurrection he displays a more powerful version charged with his entire hand.
D. DEATH BEAM
The Death Beam is a piercing beam of energy fired from the finger, it is Frieza's signature and most used technique. If the technique fails to pierce a target, it instead creates a massive explosion the size of a city.
ANECDOTES ABOUT FREEZER IN DBZ
- According to an interview done by Shonen Jump with Toriyama, Frieza's final form was deliberately designed to appear smaller and less threatening: Toriyama wanted to go against the idea that villains and monsters get bigger and badder as they get stronger. Ingenious, no? 😏
- In case you didn't suspect, its name is a rephrasing of "freezer"...🥶
- Frieza is the first character to survive a full-powered spirit bomb , the second being Jiren.
- The fight between Goku and Frieza was the longest in the Dragon Ball Z anime , lasting 19 episodes. It is also considered the longest recorded fight in an anime, clocking in at around 3.5 hours of screen time.
Frieza in Dragon Ball Super.
THE RESURRECTION OF “F”.
Frieza has been serving his sentence in Hell since the events of Dragon Ball Z. He is trapped in a cocoon, forced to watch cute little creatures dance in front of him. It has been approximately 14 years since he died and remains in hell. 💀
However, things are set to change as Sorbet , one of Frieza's last henchmen, does her best to bring him back to life. The latter collects the crystal balls in order to be able to request his resurrection. Once this is done, Frieza returns to the form he was in when he died. That is to say… in several pieces. Sorbet begins collecting them and placing them in a regeneration machine, in order to reconstitute Frieza's body . 😱
Later, the Galactic Tyrant appears in full health, in his first form. He is also freed from cybernetic technology. As soon as he wakes up, he yearns for revenge on Son Goku .
Sorbet and Tagoma report to him on the current situation. The two henchmen explain to him that they hesitated to bring back King Cold . However, Frieza explains that this is not a priority. He intends to take revenge above all else. Sorbet informs him that Goku has become very powerful and that he managed to defeat Majin Buu .
Frieza is very surprised and understands the importance of training before returning to Earth. He therefore spent four months improving his combat techniques. 👊
After this, Frieza returns to Earth with an entire army to seek revenge. He savors the crucial moment that is approaching. As soon as he arrives, he launches a deadly ray on the northern city and completely destroys it. The Z Fighters come to meet him to stop him in his plans. Goku and Vegeta are still on Beerus ' planet and they have to make it on their own.
Frieza recognizes Krillin , the little bald boy he cruelly murdered on Namek. Then, not having the patience to wait for Goku, he decides to launch his 1000 soldiers into battle in order to massacre his opponents. 💀
Frieza follows the progress of the fight carefully. He recognizes Gohan 's martial abilities. He notes with fury that his army is incapable of being dangerous. Most of his soldiers are weak against Awesome Turtle, Krillin, Gohan, Piccolo, Ten Shin Han and the others.
Sorbet orders Shisami and Tagoma to attack. Frieza promises the place of supreme commander of the army to the one who manages to assassinate the earthlings. Gotenks arrives and injures Tagoma . 💪
Frieza is furious to see that there are new saiyans: Goten and Trunks.
Shortly after, Frieza notices the return of Captain Ginyu . The latter exchanged his body with that of Tagoma. He recounts his painful journey as a frog for many years. Frieza has doubts about his effectiveness because he does not recognize the great Ginyu of yesteryear. 💥
Gohan triumphs in battle against Ginyu, which infuriates Frieza . The tyrant sends many death rays against Kakarot's son. He will later assassinate the captain.
Goku and Vegeta join the battlefield afterwards. Kakarot used instant transmission to arrive as quickly as possible. A few exchanges of “kind” words ensue between Frieza and the two saiyans . The tyrant decides to transform directly into his fourth form, eliminating the rest of his army at the same time. Only Sorbet manages to survive. 🤛
After a few more exchanges, Goku decides to confront Frieza.
Frieza and Goku begin to clash and quickly Goku will resort to his Blue form. Frieza is curious to see her but doesn't seem scared. Goku therefore guesses that he has a card in reserve. And indeed, that is the case. 😱
Goku is stronger than him in this form and the tyrant will quickly reveal his ultimate form to him: The Golden Frieza . The fight resumes and it is very intense. The two warriors battle for many minutes, almost evenly matched.
Beerus and Whis enter the scene and ask for a dessert from Bulma. Frieza is initially frightened upon seeing the God of Destruction in person. However, the latter does not intend to interfere in their affairs and prefers to remain neutral. He only came for the ice cream. 🍨
Frieza begins to gain the advantage over Goku because the latter has the unfortunate tendency of not fighting hard. He still manages to gain the advantage and asks Frieza to leave. Sorbet, hidden behind a rock, fires an ultra-powerful blaster shot at Goku. Frieza takes the opportunity to regain the advantage and prepares to destroy Goku. 😱
Vegeta enters the scene and confronts Frieza, directly at the peak of his form. He easily takes the advantage and puts him down.
When Vegeta won the fight, Frieza decides to destroy the Earth even if it means staying there. He sends a devastating attack and destroys the planet . Whis, Beerus, Goku and a few Fighter Z watched the scene, unable to do anything. 💥
Whis offers one last opportunity to save Earth by going back in time a few seconds before Frieza decides to blow everything up. Once the time jump is made, Goku rushes towards the tyrant and immediately finishes him off . 💀
Frieza returns to Hell in his cocoon and observes new cute little creatures.
THE SAGA OF SURVIVAL OF THE UNIVERSE
King Zeno is organizing a battle royal type tournament in which several universes will compete. The losers will be destroyed forever. Each of them must present 10 fighters. 👍
Universe 7 assembles its team but at the last moment, Buu falls into a deep sleep. A replacement is therefore needed and no profile is interesting.
Goku has the idea of bringing Frieza back to life for 24 hours thanks to the power of the clairvoyant, the sister of Awesome Turtle. The idea seems absolutely unthinkable at first, but Kakarot is convinced that he will be able to talk with Frieza. 🤔
He goes to hell and tells him the problem. If Universe 7 does not win the tournament, it will be destroyed. Faced with this extreme emergency, Frieza will accept on one condition: He will be resurrected in the event of victory. 👍
The pact is concluded and the Universe 7 team is complete. The tournament begins and Frieza will remain rather discreet, as a spectator during the first half of the competition. He will feign an alliance with Frost from Universe 6, before betraying him and throwing him out of the arena. 😂
Frieza will help Goku get back up after suffering the side effects of Ultra Instinct for his first time.
Then, he will fight against Dyspo and manage to put him in difficulty in enough time for Gohan to exit the arena with him. 👍
The end of the tournament is approaching and the last opponents are formidable. One in particular, Toppo .
Number 2 of Universe 11 seems almost defeated, but decides at the last moment to transform himself into the god of destruction. Golden Frieza can do absolutely nothing and takes a powerful attack that will knock him out for a long time. Frieza disappears without being eliminated.
At the end, when Goku is about to be finished off by Jiren , Golden Frieza returns and attacks Jiren, very tired from his last confrontation against ultra instinct. The champion of universe 11 fights against the tyrant and C17. He does not have the strength to continue and is brought to his knees. Frieza taunts him and prepares to finish him off but Toppo reacts and cheers Jiren up . The latter gets up and explodes his energy. Frieza and C17 are in great difficulty and are unable to contain Jiren's explosive wave. They are saved by Goku at the last moment, who teleports behind them and helps them counter the attack. 💪
Following which, Frieza will fight in perfect synchronization with Son Goku against Jiren. The powerful duo manages to remove Jiren from the arena, leading to a joint elimination . 🥇
Victory goes to Universe 7 and Frieza is rewarded by Beerus. Whis resurrects him for his combativeness and his decisive role in victory. Frieza returns to Universe 7 and rebuilds an army. He is already planning his future revenge.
FREEZER IN THE MOVIE DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY
The legendary super Saiyan Broly and his father Paragus will be saved by Frieza's henchmen. The tyrant notices that Broly really looks very powerful and decides to evaluate his strength on the field. Head to Earth for a fight against Goku and Vegeta . 🛸
Once there, Frieza asks Broly to go and confront the two saiyans. Indeed, the latter is impressive and fights better and better. He ends up surpassing Goku and Vegeta. Frieza murders his father Paragus to see how strong Broly can become. 😮
The latter explodes with rage and attacks everyone, including Golden Frieza. During this confrontation, Vegeta and Goku learn the fusion technique and manage to become Gogeta .
Once back on the battlefield, the final battle begins while Frieza was in very bad shape. Victory goes to Gogeta. Frieza therefore decides to withdraw and promises to come back better prepared next time, alongside Broly. We are therefore waiting for the sequel to have more news on our favorite tyrant! 😀
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