

The character's name is a pun on freezer, and because of this, his minions and the members of the Ginyu Force are named after fruits and dairy products, items one would normally put in a refrigerator. 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.

However, Frieza's revival and quest for revenge resulted in negative commentary for lacking his menacing traits and due to his inability to deal with his nemesis on his own. 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.

He effectively served as the catalyst of many of the events depicted in the story, due to the destruction of the Saiyan homeworld Planet Vegeta at his hands.

He makes his debut in Chapter #247: Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek ( 暗雲うずまくナメック星, An'un Uzumaku Namekkusei), first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on October 24, 1989, as a galactic tyrant feared as the most powerful being in the universe.ĭespite not appearing until the manga's second half, Frieza is considered to be the most iconic villain from the Dragon Ball franchise. Frieza in his final form (right), drawn byĭragon Ball Chapter #247 Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek: 24 October 1989 (1989)Ĭhristopher Ayres (Funimation 2009–2019)Ĭooler (brother Dragon Ball Z films 5 and 6, Super Dragon Ball Heroes)įrieza ( Japanese: フリーザ, Hepburn: Furīza), also known as Freeza in Funimation's English subtitles and Viz Media's release of the manga, is a supervillain in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama.
