Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Frieza (弗利萨) |
| Alias(es) | Emperor of the Universe; cosmic emperor |
| Species/Race | Frieza Clan |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Frieza Force |
| Occupation/Role | Ruler of the Frieza Force; seeker of Namek's Dragon Balls |
| Status | Deceased; vaporized by Trunks after returning as Mecha Frieza 60 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 48 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base form | 56 | Initially battles Piccolo and Vegeta, then reveals that they have not seen his true power. |
| Third form | 56 | Skips directly past his second form and transforms again, overwhelming Piccolo and Vegeta with ease. |
| Final form — 50% power | 56 | Compresses into a snow-white final form and claims he needs only half his power; critically injures Chen He with a tail strike. |
| Severely weakened final form | 57 58 | Survives Goku's Spirit Bomb but loses an arm and is subsequently dominated by Super Saiyan Goku and Chen He. |
| Mecha Frieza | 59 60 | Rebuilt with cybernetic components after surviving Namek; returns to Earth alongside King Cold before Trunks destroys him. |
Background / History
Namek campaign
Frieza arrives on Namek to seize its Dragon Balls. From his floating chair, he oversees the slaughter of Namekians who refuse to cooperate, treating their deaths with elegant indifference while Zarbon and Dodoria serve at his side. His forces also hunt Vegeta, whose attempt to obtain immortality threatens Frieza's own goal. 48 49
After the Dragon Balls become unusable following the Grand Elder's death and the Ginyu Force is eliminated, Frieza personally enters the conflict. He offers Goku and Chen He high status in the Frieza Force, then escalates through his transformations when Piccolo and Vegeta resist him. 55 56
Frieza severely wounds Chen He and forces Goku to expend Twenty-times Kaio-ken. When the Spirit Bomb leaves him maimed but alive, he retaliates by telekinetically killing Krillin and initiates Namek's destruction. Krillin's death triggers Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation. 56 57
Defeat on Namek
Super Saiyan Goku overwhelms Frieza, while Chen He is compelled by a system mission to participate in the final kill. Chen He uses Twenty-times Kaio-ken and Time Stop Flash to help break Frieza's defense, after which Goku chooses to spare the defeated tyrant. 58
Chen He rejects Goku's mercy and vaporizes Frieza's upper body with a compressed energy attack, completing the kill before Namek explodes. 58
Return as Mecha Frieza
Frieza survives and is rebuilt with mechanical components. A year later, he travels to Earth with his father, King Cold, intending to massacre Earthlings so Goku and Chen He will find their home covered in corpses. 59 60
Future Trunks intercepts the invasion. Frieza panics upon seeing another Super Saiyan, fails to harm Trunks with his Destructo Death Beams or Super Death Ball, and is cut into fragments before being completely vaporized. 60
Appearance
Frieza is a small, pale alien with crimson eyes, a long tail, and a composed, aristocratic demeanor. He commonly sits in a floating chair and wears streamlined black battle armor. 48 55
- Scarlet eyes and a sharp, cruel expression. 48 55
- Long tail, used offensively in his final form. 56
- Final form has a smooth, snow-white, marble-like body. 56
- Mecha Frieza has part of his head replaced with cold metal and a mechanical eye. 59 60
Personality
Frieza is refined in speech but casually sadistic in action. He treats Namekians, Saiyans, and even his own soldiers as disposable inferiors, showing amusement rather than remorse when ordering executions or planetary destruction. 48 57 60
His imperial pride collapses into hysteria when confronted with Super Saiyans. Being defeated by Goku wounds his dignity, while Chen He's intervention—by a Saiyan Frieza considers ordinary—provokes particular rage and humiliation. 58 60
Abilities & Skills
Transformations
Frieza can alter his body to drastically raise his combat power.
- Transforms directly into his third form after Piccolo and Vegeta pressure his base form. 56
- Assumes a compact final form and fights using fifty percent of his power. 56
- His final form can overwhelm Chen He's enhanced techniques and withstand the Spirit Bomb long enough to continue fighting. 56 57
Energy Techniques
Frieza uses destructive ki attacks capable of threatening fighters and planets alike.
- Death Beam — prepares a fingertip beam to execute Piccolo and Vegeta. 56
- Destructo Death Beams — fires a barrage of dark-red beams at Super Saiyan Trunks. 60
- Super Death Ball — creates an energy sphere intended to vaporize Earth; Trunks redirects it into space. 60
- Channels destructive energy into Namek's core, beginning the planet's five-minute destruction countdown. 57
Telekinesis
Frieza can immobilize and lift targets from a distance.
- Raises Krillin into the air and crushes him in a telekinetic execution. 57
Durability
Frieza possesses extraordinary endurance even after catastrophic injury.
- Survives a Spirit Bomb that leaves him missing an arm and severely wounded. 57
- Endures repeated attacks from Super Saiyan Goku before Chen He joins the battle. 58
- Survives Namek's destruction and later returns with a mechanized body. 59
Relationships
- King Cold — Father; accompanies Frieza to Earth after his reconstruction and supports his planned revenge. 59 60
- Zarbon — Subordinate and scouter operator during the Namek campaign. 48
- Dodoria — High-ranking subordinate; killed by Vegeta on Namek. 48 50
- Vegeta — Former subordinate whom Frieza considers a disobedient traitor; Vegeta seeks to overthrow him using the Dragon Balls. 48 50
- Son Goku — Enemy who becomes a Super Saiyan after Krillin's death and defeats Frieza on Namek. 57 58
- Chen He — Enemy Frieza attempts to recruit; Chen He delivers the final blow on Namek. 56 58
- Trunks — Future Super Saiyan who permanently destroys Mecha Frieza on Earth. 60
Notable Quotes
“To beat you... I only need to use fifty percent of my power.” 56
“I'll start with you... Saiyan's friend.” 57