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{{Infobox character
| name = Frieza
| series = [[Dragon Ball]]
| image = Freeza title page.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Frieza in his final form (''right''), as drawn by <br>Akira Toriyama
| first = ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' chapter #247 Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek, October 24, 1989 (''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1989)
| creator = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| lbl1 = Voiced by (Japanese)
| data1 = [[Ryūsei Nakao]]
| lbl2 = Voiced by (English)
| data2 = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pauline Newstone]] (Ocean; 1997–1998, 2001–2003)
* [[Linda Young]] (Funimation; 1999–2009)
* [[Christopher Ayres]] (Funimation; 2009–2019)
* [[Daman Mills]] (Funimation; 2018–present)
{{show|Other:|
* Apollo Abraham (Creative Products Corp.)
* [[Jennifer Bain]] (Blue Water; ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'')
* Ed Marcus (AB Groupe)
* [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (Bang Zoom!; ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'')}}}}
| family = {{ubl|Chilled (ancestor; ''[[Episode of Bardock]]'')|King Cold (father)|[[Cooler (Dragon Ball)|Cooler]] (brother; [[Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge|''Dragon Ball Z'' films 5]] and [[Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler|6]], ''[[Super Dragon Ball Heroes (anime)|Super Dragon Ball Heroes]]'')|Kuriza (son; ''[[Neko Majin]]'')}}
| species = Frieza Race
| gender = Male
| lbl31 = [[Archenemy]]
| data31 = [[Goku|Son Goku]]
| lbl23 = Abilities
| data23 = {{ubl| Superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, durability, endurance, stamina, and healing|Flight|Energy sensing|Energy projection|Energy absorption|Telepathy|Telekinesis|Transformation}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Frieza'''|フリーザ|Furīza|lead=yes}}, also spelled as '''Freeza''' in [[Funimation]]'s English subtitles and [[Viz Media]]'s release of the manga, is a fictional character and the main [[antagonist]] of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' franchise created by [[Akira Toriyama]]. He makes his debut in Chapter #247: "Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek", first published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' magazine on October 24, 1989,<ref>''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' #47 October 24, 1989,</ref> as the main antagonist of his eponymous saga, depicted as a [[Galactic empire|galactic tyrant]] feared as the most powerful being in the universe.
Despite not appearing until the manga's second half, Frieza is widely considered to be the most iconic and popular villain in ''Dragon Ball'', and the [[archenemy]] of [[Goku]] – since he effectively catalyzes many of the events depicted in the story, due to the destruction of the Saiyan homeworld Planet Vegeta at his hands and Goku's arrival on Earth and subsequent conflicts with Raditz, Nappa and [[Vegeta]]. Frieza later appears as the primary villain in the 2015 film ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F']]'' and as a recurring character in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]''.
== Creation and conception ==
[[File:Ryūsei Nakao (38122888406).jpg|thumb|left|[[Ryūsei Nakao]] has been the Japanese voice of Frieza in all ''Dragon Ball''-related media.]]
Frieza, a broker who forcibly takes over planets to resell them, often rendering the planet's population extinct first, was created around the time of the [[Japanese asset price bubble|Japanese economic bubble]] and was inspired by [[real estate]] [[Speculation|speculators]], whom Toriyama called the "worst kind of people."<ref name="Story">{{cite book |title=DRAGON BALL 大全集 2: STORY GUIDE|year=1995|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|pages=261–265|language =ja|isbn=4-08-782752-6}}</ref> Toriyama purposely does not draw bad guys so unscrupulous that it affects one psychologically, although he admits Frieza is close. 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.<ref name="SuperHistory">{{cite book |title=30th Anniversary DRAGON BALL 超史集 - SUPER HISTORY BOOK -|year=2016|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|pages=88–93|language=ja|isbn=978-4-08-792505-0}}</ref> The character's name is a pun on [[freezer]], and because of this, his minions and the members of the [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Ginyu Force|Ginyu Force]] are named after fruits and dairy products, items one would normally put in a refrigerator.<ref name="TenkaDen">{{cite book |title=DRAGON BALL 天下一伝説|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|pages=80–91|language=ja|isbn=4-08-873705-9}}</ref> The ''Shenlong Times'' issue #2, a bonus pamphlet given to some buyers of the ''[[Dragon Ball#Companion books|Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide]]'' guidebook, says that Frieza was modeled after Toriyama's editor at the time, Yū Kondō.<ref name="ST2">{{cite magazine |title=Shenlong Times 2 |magazine=DRAGON BALL 大全集 2: STORY GUIDE |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |page=6 |year=1995| language=ja}}</ref>
Toriyama had the idea to bring Frieza back while attending a concert by the metal band [[Maximum the Hormone]]. It came to him while watching them perform their 2008 song "[[Tsume Tsume Tsume/F|F]]", which is about the fictional character.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: The Past, Present and Future of Dragon Ball|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-03-01/interview-the-past-present-and-future-of-dragon-ball/.99269|website=Anime News Network|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133314/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-03-01/interview-the-past-present-and-future-of-dragon-ball/.99269|url-status=live}}</ref>
Frieza possesses a variety of forms, each one being quite different and more powerful from the previous ones. It is implied that Frieza's fourth form is actually his basic one, with the other three being transformations that suppress his power in order to conserve it,<ref>'''Vegeta:''' "There are some beings who change their shape as the need arises... for camouflage... to conserve energy." / '''Frieza:''' "Or, in my case, because I become so powerful I can't keep myself under control!" (''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 9, chapter 102)</ref> while the fifth one unleashes his true power. Toriyama revealed that he did not think to have Frieza transform until about midway through. He said he has a habit of making characters gradually more tough and complex-looking, until finally making them very sleek, as it is a pain to draw them if their appearance is too complex. The author confirmed this is why Frieza's third and most intricate form is only shown for a short time, and joked that three transformations might be one too many.<ref name="SuperHistory"/>
==
In the original Japanese version, Frieza is voiced by [[Ryūsei Nakao]] in every single piece of ''Dragon Ball'' media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.81produce.co.jp/list.cgi?man%204111058273030|title=女性俳優：81produce|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160210/http://www.81produce.co.jp/list.cgi?man%204111058273030|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In English, Frieza was voiced by [[Pauline Newstone]] in the Ocean dub of ''Dragon Ball Z.'' In Funimation's in-house English dub, Frieza was voiced by [[Linda Young]] in the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' series and continued playing him in all subsequent media up until the first episode of ''[[Dragon Ball Z Kai]]''. [[Christopher Ayres]] voiced the character in later episodes of ''Kai'' and all subsequent media through ''Dragon Ball Super''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Casts Chris Ayres as Frieza|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-25/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-casts-chris-ayres-as-frieza/.87533|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 30, 2015|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308041908/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-25/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-casts-chris-ayres-as-frieza/.87533|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to being diagnosed with end-stage [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)]] and requiring a double lung transplant, Ayres was forced to step down from the role in 2018. He briefly reprised the role in 2019 for ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' and the home media releases of the Universal Survival Saga of ''Dragon Ball Super'' before passing away in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dragonballsuperofficial.com/about-the-movie|title=ABOUT THE MOVIE : Dragon Ball Super Official|website=www.dragonballsuperofficial.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-18|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518135404/https://www.dragonballsuperofficial.com/about-the-movie|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-english-dub-frieza-christopher-ayres-return-part-8-blu-ray-dvd-freeza/|title='Dragon Ball Super' Home Video Release Brings Back Fan-Favorite Actor|date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022201416/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-english-dub-frieza-christopher-ayres-return-part-8-blu-ray-dvd-freeza/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ayres' understudy [[Daman Mills]], who has a strong ability to imitate Ayres, assumed the role, beginning with the television broadcast of the Universal Survival Saga, and has voiced Frieza indefinitely in all subsequent appearances, with the exception of ''Broly''.
==Appearances==
===''Dragon Ball Z''===
Before the start of the series, Frieza destroys Planet Vegeta out of both fear of a potential uprising by the Saiyans due to their increasing power, and the prophecy of the coming of the legendary Super Saiyan, and Lord Beerus telling and instigating him to destroy Planet Vegeta. Frieza only knowingly spares [[Vegeta]], [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Nappa|Nappa]], and [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Raditz|Raditz]], who were away on a mission when he blew Planet Vegeta up, after telling them it was struck by a meteor. However, when Bardock made a final stand when Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, he did not notice the Saiyan's second son being sent to Earth, where he became known as Goku.
Frieza makes his official appearance in the story after Vegeta's defeat on Earth at Goku's hands, having traveled to Planet Namek to find the seven Namekian Dragon Balls to wish for immortality. He and his men massacre Namekian villages one after another, until [[Gohan]], Krillin, and Vegeta begin to hamper his efforts in their way. Though Frieza manages to gain the Dragon Balls, with the Ginyu Force dealing with the interlopers, his inability to speak Namekian forces him to find the Great Elder of Namek. Frieza ends up fighting Namekian warrior Nail, whom he beats repeatedly until Nail reveals that their fight was only to buy time for [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Dende|Dende]] to give the words needed to activate the Namekian Dragon Balls, for the warriors from Earth. With his entire army killed by Vegeta and the Ginyu Force defeated by Goku, Frieza intercepts Vegeta and the others personally.
Enraged to find he is too late, as the Dragon Balls have become inert on Guru's death, Frieza briefly battles Vegeta, with the Saiyan Prince goading him into transforming and revealing his true power. Frieza transforms into his second form, and during the battle, he finally admits to being the one who had destroyed the planet where the Saiyans had settled. After defeating Vegeta, Frieza takes on [[Piccolo (Dragon Ball)|Piccolo]], who has at this point fused with Nail. Although Piccolo appears to be even with him, he transforms into his third form and dominates the powerful Namekian.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Frieza's Second Transformation|airdate=March 20, 1991|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|number=82}}</ref> Following a brief tussle with Gohan, Frieza decides to transform into his final form.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Another Transformation|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|airdate=March 27, 1991|number=83}}</ref> He kills Dende to stop him from healing the others<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dende's Demise|number=84|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|airdate=April 3, 1991}}</ref> and mortally wounds Vegeta just as Goku arrives, who just recovered following his fight with the Ginyu Force.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The End of Vegeta|number=86|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|airdate=April 17, 1991}}</ref> Frieza fights Goku and the two seem evenly matched, but Frieza powers up to 50% of his maximum power and brutally beats him;<ref>{{cite episode|title=Trump Card|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|date=May 29, 1991|number=92}}</ref> however, Goku manages to seriously wound the tyrant with a Spirit Bomb.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Power of the Spirit|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|date=June 12, 1991|number=94}}</ref> In retaliation, Frieza critically injures Piccolo and kills Krillin, which sends Goku into a rage, consequently assuming Super Saiyan form for the first time.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Transformed at Last|number=95|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|date=June 19, 1991}}</ref> Goku takes the upper hand and viciously pummels Frieza, who damages the core of Namek in an act of desperation, knowing he can survive in the vacuum of space.<ref>{{cite episode|title="The Destruction of Planet Namek!? A Demonic Flash Pierces the Ground|number=97|date=June 26, 1991|series=''Dragon Ball Z''}}</ref> The tyrant then uses 100% of his power and briefly regains the advantage, but his power level begins to drop and he is again outclassed by Goku and ultimately sliced in half by one of his own attacks. Though Goku spares the crippled Frieza while leaving for his ship to escape the planet's destruction, Frieza attempts to blast Goku from behind, prompting Goku to retaliate with his own attack that apparently destroys Frieza.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Frieza Defeated!! A Single Blast Packed with a Totality of Rage|date=August 28, 1991|number=105|series=''Dragon Ball Z''}}</ref>
However, Frieza survives both the attack and Namek's explosion and drifts through space until he is found by his father {{nihongo|[[List of Dragon Ball characters#King Cold|King Cold]]|コルド大王|Korudo Daiō}}, who was on his way to Namek to aid him against Goku. Over the next year, Frieza is rebuilt with cybernetic prosthetics, increasing his strength significantly, and the two immediately head for Earth to exact revenge on Goku and his friends, but they are confronted by [[Trunks (Dragon Ball)|Trunks]], the son of Vegeta and [[Bulma]], who has traveled back to their time from the future.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Frieza Halved by a Single Stroke!! Another Super Saiyan|number=120|series=''Dragon Ball Z''|date=December 11, 1991}}</ref> After a brief battle, Frieza is sliced to pieces by Trunks and his remains are blasted into oblivion, with his father following shortly afterward. Though finally gone, Frieza's cells are later used as a catalyst for the future villain [[Cell (Dragon Ball)|Cell]]. Cell is eventually destroyed by Gohan, thereby destroying the last traces of Frieza's biological tissue.
In the original unaltered timeline where Goku dies of a viral heart disease, Frieza and King Cold are intercepted and killed on Earth by Goku, who arrived via Instant Transmission, and Cell is later killed by Future Trunks.
===''Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' / ''Dragon Ball Super''===
Ending up in Earth's Hell after being killed by Future Trunks, Frieza spends the next fourteen years being tortured by the playful antics of an overly saccharine cadre of angels and fairies while reliving the memories of his defeats at the hands of Goku and Trunks. Frieza is resurrected by Sorbet, who saw Frieza's return as essential to restore the Frieza Force to its former glory, and his right hand, Tagoma. The two then bring Frieza's diced Mecha Frieza form to their ship, where they use their advanced medical technology to restore him to his full organic form. After learning that Goku defeated [[Majin Buu]] and fought Beerus to a stalemate, both being the two figures his father warned him never to cross, Frieza decides to undergo four months of intensive training. This led to him achieving a new form, which he dubs "Golden Frieza," before setting off for Earth with his army. The Z Fighters hold back Tagoma and Frieza's minions long enough for Goku and Vegeta to return from their training session on Beerus's planet. Frieza executes his defeated army for their incompetence just as Goku, Vegeta, Beerus, and Whis arrive. Goku reveals his new Super Saiyan Blue form, although Frieza overpowers him, yet he lacks the stamina for a prolonged fight in his powered state. He then has Sorbet shoot Goku, forcing Vegeta to take up his place. Vegeta nearly kills Frieza, who instead causes his death by destroying Earth. Whis rewinds time so Goku can quickly kill off Frieza before he destroys the planet. Frieza returns to Hell, where he is once more tormented by the angels.<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Key Visual For 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film Reveals Frieza|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-17/1st-key-visual-for-2015-dragon-ball-z-film-reveals-frieza/.81112|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 18, 2014|archive-date=November 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118002540/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-17/1st-key-visual-for-2015-dragon-ball-z-film-reveals-frieza/.81112|url-status=live}}</ref> Frieza appears in the manga adaption omake alongside Sorbet and Susami in Hell.
Frieza later returns in the Universal Tournament Arc as a replacement member for the Seventh Universe team after Majin Buu is ineligible to fight due to having fallen into a deep sleep from which nobody could wake him, revealed to have mentally trained himself to maintain his Golden form. When approached by Goku, who is arranging for him to be temporarily revived by Fortuneteller Baba for a day, Frieza accepts the offer on the condition of being fully resurrected by the Dragon Balls after the tournament. Upon being revived, Frieza slaughters a group of assassins hired by the deities of the Ninth Universe to kill him while trapping Goku in a Destroyer-based energy attack meant for him. He then attempted to offer his services to the Ninth Universe deities in return for a place in their universe until Beerus and Whis appeared. Despite Beerus's reservations, Goku vouches for him as they join the rest of their team.
As the tournament commences, Frieza meets his Sixth Universe counterpart {{nihongo|[[List of Dragon Ball characters#Frost|Frost]]|フロスト|Furosuto}}, a con artist who posed as a hero until a previous contest between the Seventh and Sixth Universes exposed his criminal activities and forced him into hiding. Frieza tricks Frost into believing they have forged an alliance to take out the Saiyans, proceeding to take out both the Ninth Universe's Roselle and the Tenth Universe's Murichim as the tournament commences.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Oh, Uncertainty! A Universe Despairs!!|series=''Dragon Ball Super''|number=98|date=July 9, 2017}}</ref> After eliminating Frost when he appears to commence their arrangement, Frieza eventually ends up being one of the four remaining combatants alongside Goku, Android 17, and Jiren of the Eleventh Universe. Frieza unexpectedly teams up with Goku to force Jiren out in a triple elimination, with 17 declared the winner, resurrected soon after by Whis at Beerus's behest as a reward for his efforts. Frieza then takes his leave to begin rebuilding his empire, but is warned by Goku that he will be destroyed if he ever torments the universe again.
During the events of the film ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'', Frieza starts rebuilding the Frieza Force while deciding to use Earth's Dragon Balls to make a wish to increase his height by five centimeters, having become disillusioned with the idea of eternal life from his time in Earth's Hell. Frieza recruits the Saiyan [[Broly]] and his father Paragus, who accompany him to Earth for the last Dragon Ball, realizing the former's potential as he matched Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan Blue forms. This inspires Frieza to kill Paragus to force Broly's transformation into a Super Saiyan, only to be caught in Broly's rampage after the latter quickly defeats Goku. Frieza is saved at the last second by Gogeta, a merged warrior between Goku and Vegeta created when they perform the fusion dance technique, who thwarts his attempt to kill off his former subordinates Cheelai and Lemo when they use the Dragon Balls to save Broly's life by wishing him off the planet. Frieza falls back while deciding not to go after Cheelai and Lemo, as he intends to use them to make Broly docile enough for him to use against Goku in the future.
Years later, Frieza is contacted by a former subordinate named Elec to meet him and his group on planet Cereal. Meanwhile, Elec wishes for his younger brother, Gas, to be the strongest warrior in the universe. After Elec sets up a trap to have Granolah and Gas kill Goku and Vegeta, Frieza arrives and murders Gas. Frieza then kills Elec after revealing that he was aware of the latter's plan to assassinate him. Frieza reveals to Goku and Vegeta that he had found a place very similar to the ''Room of Spirit and Time'' on a distant planet and trained in the room for 10 years in just a matter of days, which is why Elec's wish did not take him into account at the time it was granted. Frieza presents his new form, {{nihongo|Black Frieza|ブラックフリーザ|Burakku Furīza}}, before knocking Goku and Vegeta to the ground, sparing the Saiyans as he only traveled to kill Elec and Gas before leaving Cereal.<ref>''Dragon Ball Super'' manga, volume 20, chapter 82</ref>
== Abilities ==
Frieza is capable of moving at superhuman speeds and [[Flight|flying]], and has quick reflexes.<ref name="DBZv9c97">''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 9, chapter 100</ref> Like most characters in the series, he can harness a supernatural energy known as ''Ki'' and manipulate it into powerful and devastating concussive beams of said energy, with which he can destroy planets with relative ease. Some of Frieza's signature ''ki'' techniques include the {{nihongo|Death Beam|デスビーム|Desu Bīmu}}, a sharp, piercing beam from his finger, and the {{nihongo|Death Ball|デスボール|Desu Bōru}}, a large energy sphere he used to destroy Planet Namek and, before that, Planet Vegeta. He is capable of surviving in the vacuum of space and also seems to possess some form of telekinesis, being able to lift opponents without touching them and causing them to explode.
Frieza's power was so great over time that his body could not comfortably contain it, and a series of [[Shapeshifting|physical transformations]] were developed that limit his actual strength.<ref>While other beings in ''Dragon Ball'' transform to increase their power, Frieza transforms to control and contain it. His true form is his fourth form (''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 10, chapter 109), with each of his other transformations meant to restrict his power and conceal it from his enemies. Frieza even says upon transforming to his second state that he has a harder time controlling himself and his power due to the immensity of his current strength (''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 9, chapter 102).</ref> While changing shape from his "first form", each alteration builds on the previous. In all, Frieza has three transformed states, each with increasing power, some larger than others, and each resulting in different physical attributes, although the two transformed states (along with his first form) were merely to suppress Frieza's power, and that his fourth transformed state is his true form, while a fifth and later sixth further transformation that he discovers after performing vigorous times of training that increase his power drastically and lets out most of his latent strength.
;First form
[[File:Frieza Forms 1-3.PNG|thumb|250px|Frieza's first through third forms, from right to left.]]
In his weakest form, Frieza is a relatively short humanoid with a large [[chestnut|chestnut-shaped]] skull and two horns. He also has a tail with a spiked end, as well as three talon-like toes.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 5, chapter 50</ref> Frieza wears the same upper-body armor and shorts that many of his subordinates are shown to wear, and while traveling, often gives the appearance of weakness by exclusively using his hoverchair for transportation, leaving his henchmen to do his "dirty work". Though frail in comparison with his succeeding forms, Frieza still boasts sufficient force to destroy planets.<ref>''[[Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku|Bardock: The Father of Goku]]'', 1990 Bird Studio/Toei Animation/Funimation Entertainment</ref> While shifting to his next stage, Frieza breaks his battle-jacket, revealing a natural white armor covering his chest and shoulders.
Frieza's 6th Universe counterpart, Frost, also initially appears in this form.
;Second form
His second form is much larger, both in height and muscle mass. He grows longer horns, which now, instead of protruding sideways from his head, curve sharply upwards into near right angles.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 9, chapter 102</ref> In this form, Frieza does not have any trouble taking out Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan. However, Frieza notices that Piccolo's power level is about equal to his level, leaving Frieza with no choice but to transform again. This form largely resembles his father, King Cold.
Frieza's 6th Universe counterpart Frost also takes on a second form; however, it bears a greater resemblance to Frieza's third form and is said to be the equivalent of it by Piccolo.
;Third form
;Fourth form
Drastically differing from his previous transformations, in his final, true form, Frieza's third form (being more like a shell for this final form) cracks and shatters open, revealing a shorter and less bulky appearance. His horns and spikes disappear with his physique becoming entirely streamlined, and his skin is now a pure, solid white with purple sections on his head, shoulders, forearms, chest, and shins. All injuries taken in other forms have healed. This is the form that allows him to release his full potential. Frieza can attain 100% power in this form, making his muscle mass engorged compared to his previously sleek frame.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 11, chapter 127</ref> This is the peak of Frieza's natural potential, and the maximum amount of energy his body can output. In this state, Frieza's power increases immensely, making him able to inflict damage to even Super Saiyan Goku and match him in terms of strength and speed. However, to unleash his full power, Frieza needs to subject his body to a muscle strain that drains his energy rather quickly, making him rapidly lose speed and stamina as the fight goes on, and because of this issue, Frieza can't keep up with Super Saiyan Goku for long. Being aware of this weakness, Frieza tries to finish the fight as quickly as possible by destroying Planet Namek, but the Saiyan can defeat him.<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, volume 11, chapter 131</ref>
Frieza's 6th Universe counterpart, Frost, also briefly uses this form during the Tournament of Power.
;Mecha
[[File:Mural de Dragon Ball Z en una calle de Aguascalientes 12.jpg|thumb|Mural Golden Frieza]]
;Golden Frieza
Frieza attains another transformation in the 2015 film ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F']]'' and ''Dragon Ball Super''. According to Frieza, his sixth transformation is achieved after undergoing intensive training for four months, enabling him to gain the strength to progress even further beyond his previous transformations by drawing out all of his latent power (as he had never trained a day in his life beforehand).<ref>''Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F manga, chapter April 1 issue of 2015 V-Jump'' February 21, 2015''</ref> In this form, Frieza's physique is similar to his previous fourth form except his skin is now a golden color as opposed to white, with purple sections on his head, chest, forearms, and shins, thus he is known as {{nihongo|"Golden Frieza"|ゴールデンフリーザ|Gōruden Furīza}} in this form. Also, his muscles appear bigger and more defined while in this form, though not as engorged as they became when he used 100% of his power on Namek. In this form at peak power, Frieza can overpower Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form with relative ease. However, much like when he used 100% of his power in his fourth form, the transformation quickly drains Frieza's energy and stamina due to him not training himself further to become accustomed to the form, and thus is unsuitable for prolonged combat, as he soon finds himself unable to compete with Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan Blue forms. After his second revival in the Tournament of Power Saga, Frieza reveals he mastered his Golden form due to intense meditation while in hell. This "True Golden Frieza" can be used indefinitely without any drain on Frieza's stamina or even while he is barely conscious.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Worst! The Most Evil! Freeza's Rampage!|series=''Dragon Ball Super''|number=95|date=June 17, 2017}}</ref>
;Black Frieza
Frieza attains this form in ''Dragon Ball Super'' during the Granolah the Survivor saga.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brogan |first=Joseph |date=17 Aug 2022 |title=Dragon Ball: Frieza surpasses Ultra Instinct Goku & Ultra Ego Vegeta in ways we never imagined |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/dragon-ball-frieza-surpasses-ultra-instinct-goku-ultra-ego-vegeta-ways-never-imagined |access-date=August 19, 2022 |website=www.sportskeeda.com/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819202452/https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/dragon-ball-frieza-surpasses-ultra-instinct-goku-ultra-ego-vegeta-ways-never-imagined |url-status=live }}</ref> In ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'', Vegeta had foreshadowed the possibility that Frieza would take advantage of his restored life following the Tournament of Power to acquire a new form. When he transforms into Black Frieza, his physique appears slightly more muscular compared to his final form, his limbs and tail get darkened a grayish black, while the rest of his body retains his final form's coloration. Another difference from his Golden form is the purple sections on his shoulders. According to Frieza, this new transformation was achieved when he found a ''Room of Spirit and Time'' by chance on one of his conquered planets and used it to undergo a 10-year training session within 10 days. Frieza uses this transformation to kill Gas and defeat Goku and Vegeta, in their Ultra Instinct and Ultra Ego states, knocking them both out simultaneously in a single attack.
== Appearances in other media ==
In numerous filler episodes of the anime and ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', Frieza makes numerous cameo appearances, usually as comic relief, causing trouble in Hell, having somehow been permitted to keep his body despite his wrongdoings. In Hell, he is defeated and sent to prison by Goku and Pikkon along with Cell, his father, and the Ginyu Force, and he is later seen watching Goku's final battle with Majin Buu in a crystal ball, comically hoping for Goku to lose (this appearance is later contradicted in ''Resurrection "F"'' and its ''Dragon Ball Super'' adaptation, where Frieza is depicted as unaware that Goku fought and defeated Buu, although for flashback sequences and such, ''Super'' alludes to ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'', where most filler material has been cut). In ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn]]'', Frieza briefly escapes from Hell with an army of villains to attack Earth, but he is swiftly defeated by Gohan. In ''Dragon Ball GT'', when Goku is sent to Hell by accident, Frieza and Cell confront him, their bodies having been rendered temporarily immortal due to the unbalance between the two worlds. Using a joint attack, Frieza and Cell send Goku to a lower level where he is frozen by a witch, but the two villains end up frozen themselves when they foolishly venture downwards to gloat at Goku. Goku accidentally breaks the ice holding Frieza and Cell, and it shatters into pieces, implying that Frieza and Cell have been erased from existence. However, in a future scene, Frieza and Cell are seen being taken away in a jail cell with tape over their mouths and appear in the live-action GT show, where he and Cell gain new forms to track down Goku. He appeared in a TV ad for ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'', as he makes a non-speaking appearance in the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Dragon Ball Film's TV Ad Has Voice Cameo by Cell |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-21/2013-dragon-ball-film-tv-ad-has-voice-cameo-by-cell |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=March 21, 2013 |access-date=July 20, 2013 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106110916/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-21/2013-dragon-ball-film-tv-ad-has-voice-cameo-by-cell |url-status=live }}</ref>
He also appears in a chapter of Toriyama's ''[[Neko Majin]]'' manga, published in August 2003, which also introduces Frieza's son, {{nihongo|Kuriza|クリーザ}}. He briefly appears in the 2006 ''Dragon Ball'' crossover chapter, {{nihongo|"This is the Police Station in front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek"|こちらナメック星ドラゴン公園前派出所|Kochira Namekku-sei Dragon Kōen-mae Hashutsujo}}, of [[Osamu Akimoto]]'s manga ''[[Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Akimoto|first1= Osamu|author-link1= Osamu Akimoto|title= Super Kochikame|series=[[Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo]]|date= September 15, 2006|publisher= [[Shueisha]]|language= ja|isbn= 4-08-874096-3|chapter= This is the Dragon Police Station in front of the Park on Planet Namek}}</ref> Frieza appears in Naho Ōishi's 2011 ''Dragon Ball'' spin-off manga ''[[Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock|Episode of Bardock]]'', but it predominately features his ancestor {{nihongo|Chilled|チルド}}. He also appears in Toriyama's 2014 ''[[Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child]]'' special.<ref>{{cite book |last=Toriyama |first=Akira |date=January 6, 2015 |title=Jaco the Galactic Patrolman |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |pages=232–247 |isbn= 978-1-4215-6630-6}}</ref>
Frieza has made numerous appearances in other media. The Japanese nu metal/hardcore punk band [[Maximum the Hormone]] released the song "[[Tsume Tsume Tsume/F|F]]" as part of a double A-side single on July 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001A4NX5O|title=爪爪爪/「F」|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308055416/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001A4NX5O|url-status=live}}</ref> The entirety of the song references Frieza, with the single itself rising as high as number two on the [[Oricon]] music chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maximumthehormone.jp/news.html|title=MAXIMUM THE HORMONE -Official English Website-|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426034543/http://www.maximumthehormone.jp/news.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was the source of reference used by Toriyama for the title of the film ''Fukkatsu no F'' and is featured in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maximum the Hormone Performs 'Battle Song' for 2015 Dragon Ball Film|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-04/maximum-the-hormone-performs-battle-song-for-2015-dragon-ball-film/.82889|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=January 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111010523/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-04/maximum-the-hormone-performs-battle-song-for-2015-dragon-ball-film/.82889|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Seikima-II]] frontman [[Demon Kakka]] wrote and performed the song {{nihongo|"Tada Kogoeru Elegy ~The Theme of Frieza~"|ただ凍える挽歌(Elegy)〜The Theme Of FREEZER〜}} that appeared in two episodes of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' and on the 2009 ''Dragon Ball Kai Song Collection'' album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragonball Kai Song Collection|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/COCX-35798|website=cdjapan.co.jp|access-date=January 4, 2015|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110235148/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/COCX-35798|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the manga ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'', the character [[List of Black Cat characters#Sven Vollfied|Sven Vollfied]] is often seen using his cell phone with a wrist strap of a miniature-sized badge of Frieza's head.<ref name="BlackCat">''Black Cat'' manga, chapter 6, page 153</ref> A [[caricature]] of Frieza mixed with a [[grey alien]] was parodied as a [[Mecha|mech pilot]] in an episode of ''[[Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi]]''.<ref>{{cite episode| title = Hook Up! Abenobashi ☆ Great Milky Way Shopping Arcade| series = Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi| series-link = Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi| airdate = April 18, 2002| season = 1| number = 3}}</ref> The anime ''[[Yakitate!! Japan]]'' featured a spoof re-enactment of the fight between Goku and Frieza, with a character clad in a refrigerator representing the latter.<ref>{{cite episode| title = Awaken!! Super Kuroyanagi!| series = Yakitate!! Japan| series-link = Yakitate!! Japan| airdate = November 22, 2005| season = 1| number = 55}}</ref> The [[Cartoon Network]] show ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' had a parody of their own of the climactic fight and the Frieza character, with the Delightful Children From Down the Lane portraying him as a multi-headed monstrosity.<ref>{{cite episode| title = Operation: R.E.P.O.R.T.| series = Codename: Kids Next Door| series-link = Codename: Kids Next Door| airdate = December 5, 2003| season = 2| number = 9}}</ref>
=== Video games ===
Frieza has been featured in many of the video games based on the series. Often, he appears as both a [[playable character]] and [[Boss (video games)|boss]], though more frequently the latter. He is also usually able to transform into his many different forms.
Frieza appears in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] game (and later [[Playdia]] remake) ''[[Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (video game)|Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku]]''. Frieza seems to be somehow resurrected, and he and other past villains start attacking Goku and his friends. Once it's revealed that these are merely ghost-warriors meant to distract the heroes, however, the false Frieza and his allies are easily dealt with. Other games highlight Frieza in alternate story paths; including those where he successfully attains immortality and goes on to threaten Earth such as ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai]]'', and ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2]]'' where Frieza and Cell are resurrected and controlled by [[Babidi|Bobbidi]] as a distraction for the player.
Frieza also appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting games ''[[Jump Ultimate Stars]]'', ''[[Battle Stadium D.O.N]]'', ''[[J-Stars Victory Vs]]'', and ''[[Jump Force]]''.
==Reception==
Yū Kondō, Toriyama's second editor from the Saiyan arc until the appearance of Perfect Cell, and Fuyuto Takeda, his third editor from Perfect Cell until the end of the series, said that ''Dragon Ball'' hit its peak in popularity during the Frieza arc. In a one-thousand ballot popularity poll held in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Dragon Ball'' received 815 of them.<ref name="Shenlong1">{{cite magazine |title=Shenlong Times 1 |magazine=Dragon Ball 大全集 1: Complete Illustrations |publisher=Shueisha |year=1995 |language =ja}}</ref> In 2004, fans of the series voted Frieza the ninth most popular character for a poll in the book ''Dragon Ball Forever''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dragon Ball Forever |year=2004 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |isbn=4-08-873702-4|language=ja}}</ref> Frieza topped a poll of ''Dragon Ball'' antagonists by fan vote, the results of which was published by the March 2018 issue of ''[[V Jump]]''.<ref name="VJump">{{cite magazine |editor=Akio Iyoku|title= V Jump 2018 March issue |magazine= [[V Jump]]|___location=[[Tokyo, Japan]] |publisher=Shueisha (集英社)|date=January 20, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref>
Frieza was mentioned as one of the "most beloved characters" in an article by ''[[GamePro]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/57390/the-real-dbz-rundown-page-2/ |title=The Real DBZ Rundown -- Page 2, page 2, Feature Story from GamePro |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607145138/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/57390/the-real-dbz-rundown-page-2/ |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> The casting and direction of his English voices has often been criticized over the years, with [[IGN]]'s Ramsey Isler writing that, coupled with the ambiguous physical features, the "old lady" voice led to some gender confusion with fans.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://anime.ign.com/articles/865/865869p2.html|title= What's Wrong With Dragon Ball Z Part One, Even Goku's popular anime franchise isn't perfect.|access-date= January 18, 2009|last= Isler|first= Ramsey|website= [[IGN]]|date= April 10, 2008|archive-date= April 13, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080413224300/http://anime.ign.com/articles/865/865869p2.html|url-status= live}}</ref> ''[[The Ledger]]'''s December 8, 1999, paper names him as one of the reasons that ''Dragon Ball Z'' was listed as a violent show for children, stating, "In one recent episode, beads of sweat form on the brow of a character named Vegeta, as he is nearly strangled to death by an evil foe named Frieza. In another, Frieza uses the horns on his head to impale a good guy named Krillin through the chest."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0u4SAAAAIBAJ&pg=3775,9543409&dq=frieza%20dbz%20-tv-com|title=Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search|access-date=December 30, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The paper also comments on Frieza's appearance: "Little Gohan is abruptly in the icy metallic grip of one of his arch-nemeses, Frieza, a silvery [[androgynous]] giant who looks like a cross between the monster in ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' and [[Batman]]'s [[Mr. Freeze]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/international-incident-6396506|title=International incident|first=Jimmy|last=Fowler|newspaper=Dallas Observer|date=January 20, 2000|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311111324/http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/international-incident-6396506|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Comic Book Resources]] regarded Frieza's role in the original series as the reason why his arc is one of the darkest ever in the franchise due to the violence in fights, deaths and resolution of his fight against Goku, giving it an improvement in retrospect.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dragon-ball-frieza-arc-improved-series/|title=10 Ways The Frieza Arc Made Dragon Ball Better|website=Comic Book Resources|date=March 17, 2021|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182626/https://www.cbr.com/dragon-ball-frieza-arc-improved-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Kotaku and Den of Geek regarded Frieza as the series' most entertaining villain in the entire series which led to the staff to revive him multiple times in order to appeal to returning fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-is-enjoyable-yet-flawed-1698910861|title=Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Is Enjoyable Yet Flawed|website=Kotaku|date=April 20, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117183025/https://kotaku.com/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-is-enjoyable-yet-flawed-1698910861|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/dragon-ball-super-episode-19-review-despair-redux-the-return-of-the-evil-emperor-frieza/|title=Dragon Ball Super Episode 19 Review: Despair Redux! The Return of the Evil Emperor, Frieza!|website=Den of Geek|date=May 21, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117183019/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/dragon-ball-super-episode-19-review-despair-redux-the-return-of-the-evil-emperor-frieza/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Response to Frieza's revival in ''Resurrection F'' has been mixed to negative. DVD Talk enjoyed the rematch between Frieza and Goku in ''Resurrection F'' but still lamented that its length was too much when compared with other subplots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/69691/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-collectors-edition/|title=Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' - Collector's Edition|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109190845/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/69691/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-collectors-edition/|url-status=live}}</ref> IGN was more positive in regards Frieza's new powers and rivalry with Goku.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/07/29/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-review |title=Frieza's Final Form…Again! |date=July 29, 2015 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |last=Saris |first=Shawn |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316011003/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/29/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Anime News Network lamented Frieza's role as he felt that he barely gave a decent fight in the movie as the writing fails to portray him as a menacing villain with the new powers of Goku and Vegeta easily surpassing him alongside other plot devices like the healing beans. In regards to the voice actors, "Ayres’ brand of childish pompousness is a lot less threatening in a story where Frieza isn't in a position of power from the get-go. Ryusei Nakao's slightly more adult tone works a little better in this instance."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leach|first1=Sam|title=Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-z/resurrection-f/.91226|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 10, 2015|date=August 3, 2015|archive-date=August 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805151433/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-z/resurrection-f/.91226|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Den of Geek]] found the fight between Goku's allies and Frieza's army as the best part of the movie in contrast to the lead's fights which he felt was "standard" to the point it gets "boring".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F Review|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-review/|website=[[Den of Geek]]|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117183021/https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/dragon-ball-z-resurrection-f-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
For the final arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', Anime News Network had mixed feelings about the second return of Frieza to have him teamed up with Universe 7. He felt that while Frieza might be turning into a ''Dragon Ball'' cliche where most characters such as Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Piccolo, Vegeta and Majin Buu served as villains before becoming heroes, his actions were still ambiguous and it was satisfying to see him engage with Goku on a one-on-one to settle their rules in the Tournament of Power.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Super Episode 95|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-super/episode-95/.117639|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184300/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-super/episode-95/.117639|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hobby Consolas]] commented that Frieza was overpowered by Jiren so many times that it became tiring to see. However, Frieza's team-up with Goku to force their enemy out of the tournament's arena was found surprising for how such characters who have hated each other for years have decided to join forces to the point that even Vegeta is shocked at seeing this.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Super episodio 131 - Análisis del capítulo final|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/dragon-ball-super-capitulo-131-analisis-curiosidades-197422|website=[[HobbyConsolas]]|date=March 25, 2018|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117184820/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/dragon-ball-super-capitulo-131-analisis-curiosidades-197422|url-status=live}}</ref> IGN noted that Frieza was absent through so many episodes of the final arc and praised his team up with Goku not only due to their differences but also animation highlights. However, the fact that Frieza is not only revived but also given his own empire back left the reviewer in a dilemma in regards to the impact it might give the franchise in the future, due to whether or not he will keep being evil as he kept interacting with Goku for a long time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Super Episode 131: "The Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell, Goku! Until We Meet Again!!" Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/26/dragon-ball-super-episode-131-the-miraculous-conclusion-farewell-goku-until-we-meet-again-review|website=[[IGN]]|date=March 26, 2018|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184031/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/26/dragon-ball-super-episode-131-the-miraculous-conclusion-farewell-goku-until-we-meet-again-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Cine Premiere agreed that Frieza's future actions might be up to debate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Super 131: "¡Un final milagroso! ¡Adiós, Goku!"– Crítica|url=https://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/dragon-ball-super-131-critica.html|website=Cine Premiere|date=March 27, 2018|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182746/https://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/dragon-ball-super-131-critica.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Bibliography ==
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 5 — {{ISBN|1-56931-934-0}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 6 — {{ISBN|1-56931-935-9}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 7 — {{ISBN|1-56931-936-7}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 8 — {{ISBN|1-56931-937-5}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 9 — {{ISBN|1-56931-938-3}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 10 — {{ISBN|1-56931-939-1}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 11 — {{ISBN|1-56931-807-7}}
*''Dragon Ball Z'' manga, Volume 12 — {{ISBN|1-56931-985-5}}
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