113 Facts About Ginyu Force

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Ginyu Force incorporated ideas from one of his earlier one-shot manga series, Dragon Boy.

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Ginyu Force claimed that he has trouble drawing females, which is why there are relatively few female characters in the Dragon Ball series.

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For example, Bulma and her family are named after undergarments, members of the human-like alien race known as the Saiyans are named after vegetables, and because Frieza is a pun on freezer, the Ginyu Force are named after products that are kept in a refrigerator.

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Ginyu Force is led to Goku's location by the signal emitted by the four-star ball in his possession and recruits him as a bodyguard while hoping to get his four-star ball to grant her wish for a boyfriend.

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Ginyu Force gives up on the wish after meeting Yamcha, and much later in the series, she marries Vegeta.

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Ginyu Force is killed by King Piccolo's spawn Tambourine, but is later revived by Shenron.

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Ginyu Force is married to Android 18 and has a daughter, Marron.

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Ginyu Force is later revealed to be a Namekian—a green-skinned, four-fingered, hairless humanoid species who created the series' titular Dragon Balls.

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Ginyu Force dies sacrificing himself to protect Gohan during the fight against the Saiyan Nappa, and trains in the afterlife under King Kai before being wished back to life by the Namekian Dragon Balls.

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Ginyu Force is kidnapped by Goku's brother, Raditz, and locked up in a space pod.

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Ginyu Force is first shown conquering a planet with his partner Nappa by listening to Raditz's fight on Earth using their scouters.

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12.

Ginyu Force flees to recuperate before heading off to Planet Namek to collect its Dragon Balls before Frieza can.

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Ginyu Force is later forced to team up with Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, and Krillin so they can fight off Frieza.

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Ginyu Force helps fight against the Androids and Cell before returning to his timeline.

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15.

Ginyu Force trained Grandpa Gohan and Ox-King, Goku and Krillin, and a few others.

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Ginyu Force is often accompanied by his talking sea turtle companion, Umigame, who often tries to point out his flaws.

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17.

Ginyu Force eventually becomes Goku's ally, starts a relationship with Bulma, and later becomes a pupil of Master Roshi.

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18.

Ginyu Force remains as a regular member of the Dragon Team, but gradually becomes less active later in the series.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Hiroko Emori in Japanese, Rebecca Forstadt in the Harmony Gold dub, Cathy Weseluck in the Ocean dub, and Monika Antonelli in Funimation's dubs, except in Kai onwards where Brina Palencia voices him.

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20.

Ginyu Force settles down with Krillin, and at some point, they have a daughter named Marron.

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21.

Ginyu Force seeks the Dragon Balls to wish for world domination together with his two minions: Shu, a humanoid dog in a ninja outfit; and Mai, a woman who resorts to weaponry and technology, and serves as a foil to the bumbling personalities of her colleagues.

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Ginyu Force came into being when the Namekian who became Earth's guardian deity purged himself spiritually, and the negative energy took on a physical form after being cast off.

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Ginyu Force is imprisoned by Mutaito, the master of Master Roshi and Master Shen, in a rice cooker by the deadly Mafu-ba technique.

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24.

Ginyu Force then takes over the King of the World's palace and has the King announce him as his successor before being confronted by Goku, who, in their second battle, punches a large hole through his abdomen.

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25.

Ginyu Force is voiced by Takeshi Aono in Japanese, Scott McNeil in the Ocean dub, and Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub.

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26.

Ginyu Force's first shown offspring, Piano, helps him formulate his plan until he is killed when Goku knocks King Piccolo into him.

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27.

Ginyu Force creates Tambourine to hunt down the contenders of the World Martial Arts Tournament to keep the sealing technique from resurfacing.

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28.

Ginyu Force's father was imprisoned by Kami in the realm of darkness, leaving Garlic Jr.

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29.

Ginyu Force obtains the seven Dragon Balls, wishes for immortality, and begin his quest for revenge.

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30.

Ginyu Force is voiced by Don Brown in the Ocean dub of the film, while Chuck Huber voices Garlic Jr.

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31.

Ginyu Force's organization, known as "Freeza's Gang" in the Viz Media localization and "Frieza Force" in the Funimation anime dub, controls a majority of Universe 7 at the peak of its power and serves as the primary antagonistic force of the first half of the Dragon Ball Z series.

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Ginyu Force is later rebuilt with cybernetic body parts and travels to Earth with his father King Cold and their forces to seek revenge, but all of them are easily killed by Trunks, who traveled back in time from the future.

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Ginyu Force is the first one killed when Vegeta interrupts his fight with Krillin and Gohan and decapitates him.

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34.

Ginyu Force uses Vegeta like a plaything in their fight, defeats Krillin in one blow, and nearly kills Gohan.

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Ginyu Force is shown to be the most tactically skilled, as he deduced that Goku was masking his true power level by simply watching him fight.

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Ginyu Force then tries to switch into Vegeta's body, but Goku intervenes getting his body back, and when Ginyu Force tries again, he switches bodies with a Namekian frog Goku throws in the way.

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In Dragon Ball Super, Ginyu Force is revealed to have survived Namek's destruction and escaped to Earth, though he is still trapped in the frog's body.

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38.

Ginyu Force takes the opportunity to swap bodies with one of Frieza's soldiers named Tagoma, but is killed by Vegeta shortly afterward.

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39.

Ginyu Force is voiced by Hideyuki Hori in the original series and Katsuyuki Konishi in Kai.

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Ginyu Force survives Chiaotzu's self-destructing attack, causes Tien Shinhan to die of exhaustion, and kills Piccolo.

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41.

Ginyu Force is defeated by Goku, who had returned to Earth after receiving intensive training from King Kai.

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42.

Ginyu Force arrives on Earth, searching for his long-lost brother in order to recruit him in conquering other planets.

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43.

Ginyu Force makes a single panel appearance in Toriyama's 2014 Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child special, and a minor appearance in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in Japanese, Jason Gray-Stanford in the Ocean dub, and Justin Cook in the Funimation dub.

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45.

Ginyu Force is Frieza's brother who travels to Earth to seek revenge on Goku.

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46.

Ginyu Force tries to consume New Namek, but is eventually destroyed by Goku and Vegeta.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Ryusei Nakao in Japanese media, and Andrew Chandler in the Funimation dub.

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48.

Ginyu Force is an artificial life form created using the cells of several characters from the series, including Goku, Piccolo, and Frieza; as a result, Cell is able to perform techniques such as the Kamehameha.

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49.

Ginyu Force needs Androids 17 and 18 to evolve, and when he discovers that they are already dead in his timeline, he kills the Trunks of his timeline and uses his time machine to travel back in time.

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50.

Ginyu Force eventually absorbs both after many battles and ascends to his perfect form.

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51.

Ginyu Force decides to hold the Cell Games, a tournament in which he fights against Earth's strongest fighters.

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52.

Ginyu Force is depicted to be born with a power greater than most elite adult Saiyans, and is mentally unstable as an adult.

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53.

Ginyu Force eventually becomes the "Legendary Super Saiyan" spoken of in legends, with his destructive tendencies only being quelled by a special controlling device created by scientists for his father, Paragus.

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54.

Ginyu Force was temporarily sealed by Bibbidi and brought to Earth, their next target, but Bibbidi was killed by the last surviving Supreme Kai.

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55.

Ginyu Force arrives on an alternate future Earth, encounters that timeline's version of Trunks, and wreaks havoc on the remaining human population for the sake of "justice" while calling himself Son Goku.

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56.

Ginyu Force makes the first shown wish with the Dragon Balls: a pair of panties.

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57.

Ginyu Force is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese, and by Alec Willows and Richard Newman in the Ocean dub.

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58.

Ginyu Force relaxes her stance with her younger son Goten, even training him herself.

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59.

Ginyu Force is loosely based on the Bull Demon King from Journey to the West.

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60.

Ginyu Force was trained in martial arts by Master Roshi alongside Goku's adoptive grandfather, Grandpa Gohan.

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Ginyu Force becomes Goku's father-in-law, Gohan and Goten's grandfather, and Pan's great-grandfather.

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62.

Ginyu Force has a split personality where she changes between a nice, polite, blue-haired woman and a trigger-happy blonde bad girl every time she sneezes.

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63.

Ginyu Force is not seen after the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament but is said to be chasing after Tien Shinhan.

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64.

Ginyu Force is voiced by Mami Koyama in Japanese, Edie Mirman in the Harmony Gold dub, and Meredith McCoy in the Funimation dub.

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Ginyu Force is an elderly scientist who is one of the smartest and richest men in the world.

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66.

Ginyu Force is responsible for modifying the Namekian spaceship that Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan use on their journey to Namek, in the search for its Dragon Balls.

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67.

Ginyu Force creates a special spaceship for Goku, allowing him to train in a gravitational field 100 times stronger than Earth's.

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Ginyu Force is a minor deity who lives at the top of Karin Tower, which is situated underneath Kami's lookout; a warrior named Bora and his son Upa live at the base of the tower and serve as its guardians.

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Ginyu Force trained Master Roshi for three years and gave him the Kinto'un and the Nyoi-bo, both of which are later passed on to Goku.

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Ginyu Force is responsible for deeming people worthy of meeting Kami; Goku is the first human he has ever deemed worthy.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Ichiro Nagai and Naoki Tatsuta in Japanese, Paul Dobson and Ted Cole in the Ocean dub, and Mark Britten and Chris Sabat in the Funimation dub.

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Ginyu Force was originally a wanderer that lived off the land, but lives with Korin after meeting him.

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73.

Ginyu Force grows Senzu Beans and delivers them to Goku and his companions.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Brian Drummond in the Ocean dub, Lucas Gilbertson in the Blue Water dub, and Mike McFarland in the Funimation dub.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Takeshi Aono in Japanese, who would do so up until the Frieza arc in Dragon Ball Kai.

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Ginyu Force was saved from Frieza's henchman Dodoria by Gohan and Krillin as a child and taken into their care.

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Ginyu Force interprets the Earthlings' wishes when utilizing the Namekian Dragon Balls, as the wish must be said in the native language of the Namekians.

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Ginyu Force accepts the position, revives Earth's inert Dragon Balls, and continues to serve as Earth's guardian deity throughout the rest of the series.

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Ginyu Force is brought back to life when those killed by Cell are revived with the Dragon Balls.

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Ginyu Force is recruited by Team Universe 7 for the Tournament of Power, where he secured victory on their behalf.

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Ginyu Force later befriends Majin Buu and convinces the creature to reform, leading him to expel his evil tendencies which becomes a separate lifeform.

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Ginyu Force later helps defeat the evil version of Buu by using his celebrity influence to rally the people of Earth to contribute their energy to Goku.

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Ginyu Force is a martial artist but surpasses her father in strength.

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Ginyu Force uses her abilities to fight crime in the city, and after Gohan appears as the Great Saiyaman, she quickly figures out his identity, and uses that knowledge to blackmail him into teaching her new techniques, including the ability to fly using her ki.

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85.

Ginyu Force appears again in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn as a major supporting character, and in various Dragon Ball video games.

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86.

Ginyu Force appears as a young child in the final installments of the original manga and the Dragon Ball Z anime series.

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Ginyu Force fails to track down the alien, who turns out to be Goku, but befriends Bulma's older sister Tights and returns to space.

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Ginyu Force appears in the fifteenth Dragon Ball Z film, and becomes a recurring character in Dragon Ball Super.

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Ginyu Force possesses a magic floating crystal ball that she rides on top of, which she can use to see the location of any lost item and to see into the future.

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Ginyu Force is able to travel to the afterlife, where she recruits deceased individuals and brings them back to the living world to fight for her, though only for one day.

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Ginyu Force makes recurring appearances, including bringing Goku back to life for one day for the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament.

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Ginyu Force warns Son Goku not to look at the full moon, but Son Goku disobeys him and accidentally kills him while on a rampage in his giant ape form.

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Ginyu Force is brought back to life for one day by Baba Uranai to fight Son Goku and see his growth as a martial artist.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Osamu Saka in the Japanese version of the original series, Kinpei Azusa in Bardock: The Father of Goku, and Shigeru Chiba in Dragon Ball Kai.

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Ginyu Force is portrayed by Randall Duk Kim in the American live-action film Dragonball Evolution; his voice was dubbed by Hiroya Ishimaru in the Japanese version.

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Ginyu Force is the only other Kai to appear in the original manga besides the South Kaio, and as such is usually simply referred to as Kaio-sama or Northern King Kai.

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Ginyu Force continues to help Goku and his friends throughout the series, lending his planet locating and telecommunicating abilities for their use.

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Ginyu Force is the father of the Saiyan princes Vegeta and Tarble.

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Ginyu Force led the Saiyans, who have historically lived a violent lifestyle where they raid other planets, to victory in the ten-year war against the Tuffles, after which the Tuffles' home planet was renamed Planet Vegeta in his honor.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Christopher Sabat in the Funimation dub of the series.

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101.

Ginyu Force has purple skin and a white mohawk and is always accompanied by his attendant Kibito.

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Ginyu Force uses his power to increase Gohan's and his own life force to resurrect Goku, who decides to remain in the afterlife after his death by a self-destructing Cell.

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Ginyu Force is voiced by Daisuke Kishio in the Japanese version of the series.

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Ginyu Force has a long-running rivalry with Beerus, and they often bicker or engage in acts of one-upmanship like food contests and proxy wars.

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Ginyu Force is first introduced in Dragon Ball Super as a competitor for his universe during the Tournament of Destroyers.

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Ginyu Force is eventually exposed as a devious manipulator who feigns benevolence who is a space pirate and planet broker that discreetly profits from warmongering activities in his universe.

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Ginyu Force is known for using his signature Time-Skip ability to manipulate time and for his capability to eliminate his assassination targets with a single strike.

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Ginyu Force is shown to be polite and respectful, even when addressing lesser beings or those who are not from her universe, such as Goku.

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Ginyu Force is usually accompanied by his attendant and martial arts teacher Marcarita.

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Ginyu Force's quiet, stoic demeanor is a glimpse of his solitary nature; he is haunted by his past losses and desperately tries to undo it all by forging his own path of justice.

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Ginyu Force is served by a pair of identical-looking attendants and is advised by the Grand Minister.

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Ginyu Force is responsible for enforcing Zeno's decrees and welcoming guests to the supreme deity's residential palace.

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Ginyu Force praised the themes from the warriors, saying they speak to "basic yet powerful themes like faith, confidence, heroism, sacrifice, love, and understanding what is truly worth fighting for", and the ways they react while fighting, although the fights can sometimes become very long with little plot development.

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