50 Facts About Frieza

Frieza, known and spelled as Freeza in Funimation's English subtitles and Viz Media's release of the manga, is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama.

Frieza later appears as the primary villain in the theatrical film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' and as a recurring character in Dragon Ball Super.

Therefore, he paid special attention to how Frieza spoke; because villains typically speak rudely, he gave him polite speech making for an unsettling contrast with his cruelty.

Frieza said he has a habit of making characters gradually more tough and complex-looking, until finally making them very sleek, as it is a pain to draw them if their appearance is too complex.

In Funimation's in house English dub, Frieza was voiced by Linda Young in the Dragon Ball Z series and continued playing him in all subsequent media up until the first episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai.

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Frieza briefly reprised the role in 2019 for Dragon Ball Super: Broly and the home media releases of the Universal Survival Saga of Dragon Ball Super before passing away in 2021.

However, when Bardock made a final stand when Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, he did not notice the Saiyan's second son being sent to Earth where he became known as Goku.

Frieza makes his official appearance in the story after Vegeta's defeat on Earth at Goku's hands, having traveled to Planet Namek to find the seven Namekian Dragon Balls to wish for immortality.

Frieza ends up fighting Namekian warrior Nail, whom he beats repeatedly until Nail reveals that their fight was only to buy time for Dende to give the words needed to activate the Namekian Dragon Balls, for the warriors from Earth.

Frieza kills Dende to stop him from healing the others and mortally wounds Vegeta just as Goku arrives, who just recovered following his fight with the Ginyu Force.

However, Frieza survives both the attack and Namek's explosion, and drifts through space until he is found by his father King Cold, who was on his way to Namek to aid him against Goku.

Frieza executes his defeated army for their incompetence just as Goku, Vegeta, Beerus, and Whis arrive.

Frieza then has Sorbet shoot Goku, forcing Vegeta to take up his place.

Frieza appears in the manga adaption omake alongside Sorbet and Susami in Hell.

Frieza then attempted to offer his services to the Ninth Universe deities in return for a place in their universe until Beerus and Whis appear.

Frieza then takes his leave to begin rebuilding his empire but is warned by Goku that he will be destroyed if he ever torments the universe again.

Frieza is saved at the last second by Gogeta, a merged warrior between Goku and Vegeta created when they perform the fusion dance technique, who thwarts his attempt to kill off his former subordinates Chilai and Lemo when they use the Dragon Balls to save Broly's life by wishing him off the planet.

Frieza falls back while deciding not to go after Chilai and Lemo as intends to use thenm to make Broly docile enough for him to use against Goku in the future.

Years later, Frieza is contacted by a former subordinate named Elec to meet him and his group on planet Cereal.

Frieza then kills Elec after revealing that was aware of his plan to assassinate.

Frieza reveals to Goku and Vegeta that he had found a room similar to the hyperbolic time chamber on a distant planet and trained in the room for 10 years in just a matter of days, which is why Elec's wish did not take him into account at the time it was granted.

Frieza is capable of moving at superhuman speeds and flying, and has quick reflexes.

Frieza is capable of surviving in the vacuum of space, and seems to possess some form of telekinesis, being able to lift opponents without touching them and cause them to explode.

Frieza's power was so great over time, that his body could not comfortably contain it and a series of physical transformations were developed that limit his actual strength.

Frieza has a tail with a spiked end, as well as having three talon-like toes.

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Frieza wears the same upper-body armor and shorts that many of his subordinates are shown to wear, and while traveling, often gives the appearance of weakness by exclusively using his hoverchair for transportation, leaving his henchmen to do his "dirty work".

Frieza grows longer horns, which now instead of protruding sideways from his head curve sharply upwards into near right angles.

Frieza's horns and spikes disappear with his physique becoming entirely streamlined and his skin is a pure, solid white with purple sections on his head, shoulders, forearms, chest and shins.

Frieza attains another transformation in the 2015 film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' and Dragon Ball Super.

Frieza attains this form in Dragon Ball Super during the Granolah the Survivor saga.

In Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Vegeta had foreshadowed the possibility that Frieza would take advantage of his restored life following the Tournament of Power to acquire a new form.

Frieza uses his ability to easy overpower Ultra Instinct Goku and Ultra Ego Vegeta.

In numerous filler episodes of the anime and Dragon Ball GT, Frieza makes numerous cameo appearances, usually as comic relief, causing trouble in Hell, having somehow been permitted to keep his body despite his wrongdoings.

Frieza appeared in a TV ad for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, as he makes a non-speaking appearance in the film.

Frieza appears in a chapter of Toriyama's Neko Majin manga, published in August 2003, which introduces Frieza's son, Kuriza.

Frieza briefly appears in the 2006 Dragon Ball crossover chapter, "This is the Police Station in front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek", of Osamu Akimoto's manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo.

Frieza appears in Naho Oishi's 2011 Dragon Ball spin-off manga Episode of Bardock, but it predominately features his ancestor Chilled.

Frieza appears in Toriyama's 2014 Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child special.

Seikima-II frontman Demon Kakka wrote and performed the song "Tada Kogoeru Elegy ~The Theme of Frieza~" that appeared in two episodes of Dragon Ball Kai and on the 2009 Dragon Ball Kai Song Collection album.

Frieza has been featured in many of the video games based on the series.

Frieza is usually able to transform into his many different forms.

Frieza appears in the Famicom game Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku.

Frieza seems to be somehow resurrected, and he and other past villains start attacking Goku and his friends.

Frieza appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting games Jump Ultimate Stars, Battle Stadium D O N, J-Stars Victory Vs and Jump Force.

Frieza topped a poll of Dragon Ball antagonists by fan vote, the results of which was published by the March 2018 issue of V Jump.

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Frieza was mentioned as one of the "most beloved characters" in an article by GamePro.

Frieza felt that while Frieza might be turning into a Dragon Ball cliche where most characters such as Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Piccolo, Vegeta and Majin Buu served as villains before becoming heroes, his actions were still ambiguous and it was satisfying to see him engage with Goku on a one-on-one to settle their rules in the Tournament of Power.

Hobby Consolas commented that Frieza was overpowered by Jiren so many times that it became tiring to see.

IGN noted that Frieza was absent through so many episodes of the final arc and praised his team up with Goku not only due to their differences but animation highlights.

However, the fact that Frieza is not only revived but given his own empire back left the reviewer in a dilemma in regards to the impact it might give the franchise in the future due to whether or not he will keep being evil as he kept interacting with Goku for a long time.