Frieza

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Frieza
Alias(es)	Lord Frieza
Gender	Masculine
Affiliation	Frieza Force
Occupation/Role	Leader of the Frieza Force; ruler over Saiyan forces
Status	Deceased; soul residing in Hell
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage	Development	Chapters
Ordinary form	Initially fights Vegeta while seated in his hovering chair, but is forced to reveal greater power after Vegeta repeatedly overwhelms and injures him.	46 47
Second form	Transforms into a larger, horned form after Vegeta pushes him to anger, gaining enough power to surpass Vegeta.	47 48
Third form	Reveals a further muscular transformation after Son Goku proves capable of fighting his second form.	49
Final form	Takes on a much smaller final form after Son Goku urges him to reveal his true strength; this form initially overwhelms Goku in close combat.	49 50
Fifty percent power	Raises his final-form power to fifty percent while challenging Roger, producing an aura powerful enough to shake and devastate the surrounding terrain.	51

Background / History

Frieza ordered all Saiyans serving off-world to return to Planet Vegeta within two months. When Roger escaped the planet in a stolen spacecraft, Frieza declined to pursue him because Roger's suppressed battle power had not registered on the Frieza Force's scouters. He made the same decision when Bardock sent the infant Son Goku away, dismissing the child as having a power level of two. 2 3

After King Vegeta's rebellion failed, Frieza executed him. He later surrounded Planet Vegeta with his army and destroyed it with an enormous energy blast, then spread the false explanation that a meteor had destroyed the planet. 3

Years later, Frieza learned that a surviving Saiyan had encouraged Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz to rebel. He initially laughed off their belief in the Super Saiyan legend, but ordered Vegeta to return from Earth and deal with the surviving Saiyans, threatening to disown him if he refused. 36 37

Following the deaths of Zarbon, Dodoria, and the Ginyu Force, Frieza personally traveled to Earth with his army. His soldiers were defeated, and Roger teleported Frieza's spaceship away before the main battle began. 39 40 46

Frieza fought Vegeta, Son Goku, and ultimately Roger on Earth. After escalating to his final form and raising his power to fifty percent, he was overpowered by Roger and destroyed by a Kamehameha. 47 49 50 51

Following his death, Frieza's name continued to influence the Frieza Force. Sorbet and other senior officers discussed secretly using the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive him, believing the force had changed under King Cold's new policies. 63

Frieza later appeared as a figure formed from Extinction Gas during the crisis on Earth alongside King Cold and Yaji. He was also among the souls resurrected when Janemba's barrier disrupted the Other World's order; Frieza confronted Roger's son Luo Feng in West City and was defeated with a single punch. 86 124

After Ize was killed on Earth, Frieza encountered his son in Hell. He learned of Ize's failed attempt to avenge him and concluded that the apparent King Cold ruling the Frieza Force was likely an impostor, since Frieza believed his father had died long ago. 163

Appearance

Frieza is depicted as a small, pale alien who travels in a floating chair during his ordinary form. His body changes dramatically through multiple transformations. 2 46 47 49

• Usually sits in a hovering chair while holding a wineglass filled one-third with red wine. 2 3 36
• Second form: Grows taller and larger; the black spikes on his head become enormous horns. 47
• Third form: His muscles swell and his body expands sideways. 49
• Final form: His body shrinks into a much smaller form, surrounded by a translucent energy barrier during the transformation. 49

Personality

Frieza presents himself as calm, polite, and gentle, but his subordinates recognize him as moody, unpredictable, and prone to killing soldiers over minor mistakes. 2

He is ruthlessly dismissive of the Saiyans, treating their survival, rebellion, and legends of a Super Saiyan as insignificant. His destruction of Planet Vegeta and subsequent cover-up demonstrate his willingness to eliminate entire populations to preserve control. 3 36 37

Frieza is intensely arrogant about his own power. He repeatedly belittles Vegeta and Son Goku, claims that he had used less than three percent of his strength against Goku, and offers Goku Captain Ginyu's old post rather than viewing him as a true equal. 47 48 50

Even after arriving in Hell, Frieza remains preoccupied with his defeat and the condition of his organization. He regrets not transforming directly into his final form when facing Roger and immediately questions the identity of the current King Cold. 163

Abilities & Skills

Transformations

Frieza possesses multiple transformation states that greatly increase his power.

• Second form — Revealed after Vegeta gains an advantage over him; Frieza becomes larger, taller, and horned. 47
• Third form — A further muscular transformation that Frieza uses after Son Goku challenges him to reveal his true strength. 49
• Final form — His smallest shown form and the form he identifies as his final transformation. 49
• States that he can transform twice more after his first transformation. 49
• Claims to have used less than three percent of his power during much of his fight with Son Goku. 50
• Raises his power to fifty percent before confronting Roger directly. 51

Death Beam

Frieza fires narrow purple energy beams from his index finger.

• Fires single beams or rapid volleys of more than a dozen shots. 48 49
• Uses Death Beams to destroy terrain, including a mountain. 50
• Fires a Death Beam at Roger after Roger enters the battle. 51
• Son Goku repeatedly deflects the beams, rendering the attack ineffective against him in their early exchanges. 48 49

Energy Attacks

Frieza can create and launch purple energy blasts and large quantities of energy projectiles.

• Forms a purple energy ball while threatening to destroy Earth. 47
• Launches barrages that devastate the surrounding mountains and ground. 48 50
• Uses energy attacks while pursuing Son Goku through the air. 50
• Fires twin eye beams at Roger, though Roger evades them. 51

Tail Combat

In his final form, Frieza uses his tail as a restraining weapon.

• Wraps his tail around Son Goku's body and later around Goku's punching arm. 49 50
• Uses the restraint to create openings for close-range attacks. 49
• His tail is vulnerable to being bitten; Son Goku forces him to release the hold this way. 49

Relationships

• King Vegeta — Saiyan king whose rebellion Frieza crushed before executing him. 3
• Vegeta — Former subordinate and rebellious Saiyan prince; Frieza underestimates Vegeta before overwhelming him through transformation. 36 46 47 48
• Raditz — Surviving Saiyan formerly under Frieza's control; Frieza orders his death alongside the other surviving Saiyans. 37 39
• Nappa — Surviving Saiyan and former subordinate; remains terrified of Frieza's power. 39 47 49
• Zarbon — Trusted subordinate who assists Frieza and is later killed on Earth. 2 3 36 39
• Dodoria — Trusted subordinate who assists Frieza and is later killed on Earth. 2 3 36 39
• Captain Ginyu — Leader of the Ginyu Force; Frieza offers Ginyu's former position to Son Goku. 46 50
• Son Goku — Saiyan opponent on Earth; Frieza attempts to recruit him after recognizing his strength, but Goku refuses. 48 49 50
• Roger — Saiyan survivor who escaped Frieza's blockade as a child, challenges Frieza to fight at full power, and ultimately destroys him with a Kamehameha. 2 37 48 50 51
• King Cold — Frieza's father. Frieza believes King Cold died long ago and suspects that the person currently using his identity within the Frieza Force is an impostor. 52 54 163
• Sorbet — Frieza Force chief of staff who participates in discussions about using the Namekian Dragon Balls to revive Frieza. 63
• Luo Feng — Roger's son, who defeats Frieza's resurrected soul with a single punch during the Janemba incident. 124
• Ize — Frieza's son, who awakens after thirty years of freezing to avenge him. The two reunite in Hell after Ize is killed by Rigor. 160 161 163

Story Role / Major Arcs

Destruction of Planet Vegeta

Frieza orchestrates the return of the Saiyans, executes King Vegeta after his rebellion, destroys Planet Vegeta, and conceals the genocide behind a meteor story. 1 3

Response to the Saiyan Rebellion

After learning of Roger's attempt to recruit Vegeta's squad into rebellion, Frieza dismisses the threat but orders Vegeta to return and handle the Saiyans on Earth. He then sends Zarbon and Dodoria after the defectors. 36 37 39

Invasion of Earth

After losing contact with Zarbon, Dodoria, and the Ginyu Force, Frieza arrives on Earth with his army. He confronts Vegeta, transforms after Vegeta proves stronger than expected, and ultimately faces Son Goku. 46 47 48

Battle with Son Goku

Frieza escalates from his transformed states to his final form, using Death Beams, energy barrages, and his tail against Son Goku. Though he acknowledges Goku's strength and offers him Captain Ginyu's position, Goku refuses. Frieza then begins raising his power beyond the fraction he had used previously. 48 49 50

Defeat by Roger

Frieza raises his power to fifty percent and provokes Roger into joining the battle. Roger swiftly overwhelms him, evades his eye beams, and launches a Kamehameha that destroys Frieza in the sky above Earth. 51

Posthumous Appearances

Frieza appears through Extinction Gas during the Dark Planet crisis and later returns as a resurrected soul when Janemba's barrier releases the dead into the human world. During the latter event, Luo Feng defeats him in West City. 86 124

Reunion with Ize in Hell

Ize awakens from thirty years of freezing and travels to Earth to avenge Frieza, but Rigor kills him before he can achieve revenge. In Hell, Frieza reunites with Ize, learns of his son's death, and suspects the current King Cold is an impostor. 160 161 163

Notable Quotes

“Those Saiyans probably never imagined that five days from now would be the day they die!” 3

“Planet Vegeta was indeed destroyed by me!” 48

“Son Goku, you're very strong. It would be a pity to kill you. If you're willing to become my subordinate, I can give you Captain Ginyu's position!” 50

“Damn it! If I'd known that Saiyan was so strong, I would have transformed directly into my final form!” 163

Trivia

• Frieza's scouters failed to detect Roger during his escape because Roger's battle power was too low to register. 2
• He dismisses both Roger's escape and Son Goku's evacuation as too insignificant to pursue. 2 3
• Frieza's first visible reaction to Vegeta sending him flying is amusement rather than anger. 47
• Frieza was frozen for five years before his birth, whereas his son Ize remained frozen for thirty years to gain greater power. 160