This arguably makes Frieza stand out as Goku's most personal and significant enemy. In his appearances within the series, he is also directly responsible for the murder of Goku's father Bardock, the genocide of the Saiyan species, the first death of Vegeta, and the second death of Goku's best friend Krillin, which triggers Goku's very first Super Saiyan transformation.

The consequential events included Goku's arrival on Earth, the remnants of the Saiyans landing on Earth many years later, and the main characters' subsequent journey to the planet Namek. 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 cat 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.

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