Note that FUNimation Entertainment, the company responsible for Dragon Ball's production and distribution in North America and Australia, chooses to spell the name as Cooler (and Freeza as Frieza). Logic would follow that the character's name should in turn be spelled in a similar fashion (as opposed to 'Cooler'). As both Cooler's and Frieza's names end in a short 'a' vowel (rather than the long ' ā' which usually signifies 'er' in kana spellings on English words), Frieza's name is typically spelled with an 'a' at the end (as opposed to 'Freezer'). Like his brother and father, Frieza's name is a pun on all things relating to the File:Nail frieza attack.jpgĬold. His forms seem to revolve around both western and Japanese concepts of demons. Frieza later confirms this while fighting the main protagonist, Goku. It is implied by Vegeta and Frieza himself in the series that Frieza's fourth, most powerful form is actually his original form, with the other three being forms that suppress his power in order to conserve it, as well as to keep himself under control. According to the Daizenshuu, Frieza was also inspired by File:Images (83)ftyguh.jpgįrieza is one of the villains in the series who possesses an entire range of transformations, each one being quite different than the others. His name is a rephrase of 'freezer.'Īccording to Akira Toriyama, Frieza's design is an amalgamation of what he thought monsters looked like in his childhood. He is the descendant of Chilled, the son of King Cold, the younger brother of Cooler, and the father of Kuriza. Frieza is a galactic emperor of an unnamed race who runs the Planet trade organization and is feared for his ruthlessness and power. He also makes appearances in several Dragon Ball Z movies, as well as Dragon Ball GT episodes. 'Freeza') is one of the most significant villains in the Dragon Ball manga and the Dragon Ball Z anime. Future Frieza (alternate timeline counterpart)įrieza (フリーザ, Furīza lit.Emperor of Space (by Spike the Devil Man in Budokai Tenkaichi 3)

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