Freeza "born from his father alone"

[Zephyr]

In the new Q&A that was just posted on the website, Toriyama said:

Freeza is what you might call a mutated life-form. Strictly speaking, Freeza’s father is a mutant with an abnormally high battle power. And, born from his father alone, still in strong possession of the mutant traits, was Freeza.
Accordingly, even saying “Freeza’s race”, these two are the only ones who possess an abnormal [level of] battle power and cruelty.

Speaking of the bolded part, what are the nuances of the statement? Is this to say that Freeza was born through the efforts of nobody other than his father (implying asexual reproduction), or that he was the only one born from his father?

I'm assuming that it is meant to be the latter, which would go hand-in-hand with the "these two are the only ones" statement.

[Mystic Buu]

It is said in translator notes: It is unclear whether Toriyama means Freeza was born from only one parent, or emphasizing that only Cold carried these traits.I think that Freeza was born from only one parent.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Freeza only had a father, and they are asexual. I can't see this differently.

[Zephyr]

It is said in translator notes: It is unclear whether Toriyama means Freeza was born from only one parent, or emphasizing that only Cold carried these traits.I think that Freeza was born from only one parent.

That it does, don't know how I missed that...

[Blade]

I guess it just confirms what we already know.

Freeza is a shit.

Or the gender confusion stuff was apt all along.

[RocktheDragon]

Well I'll be damned. Very interesting stuff to know (even though it comes out a bit vague in the interview/translation). If Freeza actually is the product of an asexual reproduction it would really fit his character.

[FortuneSSJ]

you want a mother for freeza too?!

[RocktheDragon]

you want a mother for freeza too?!

Many would agree (and your laughter agrees) that such a measure would be excessive but honestly if Freeza really is the product of an asexual parent it would make me like him more than if he actually ends up having a mother revealed.

[baneofdemon22]

Freeza is already my favorite villain and I think it makes him and his father even more interesting that they were mutants. Or at least King Cold was a mutant and only Freeza took on the mutant gene. You don't see much alien races having mutation within their races. Right on Toriyama!

[Blade]

In all seriousness, though, I've always thought of him as being someone who was born from an egg, and I guess that makes sense in that he looks sort of reptilian, or at least, he doesn't really have any mammalian features to speak of.

The fact that his species apparently reproduces asexually also makes sense given his somewhat androgynous appearance, and lack of visible genitals - despite being totally naked in his third and final forms.

[Fizzer]

Well, I've seen plenty of naked Freeza and he does not have a dick, so his species being asexual is perfectly believable.

Edit: I noticed a while ago that all of the alien characters in the Freeza arc have male traits. I wonder if any of them (Zarbon, Dodoria, Cui, Ginyu Force) are actually male?

[flashback0180]

There is nothing to be surprised off.

Namekians are all male and are asexual... like a freaking tape worm.(more like a plant being ).

All of Freeza's Family are male.It wouldn't surprise me if Freeza was asexual being.

[Gyt Kaliba]

It's still just vague enough that if Toriyama later wanted to say that the race isn't asexual, then he could do so without it changing anything. But as it stands now, between this comment and just what most have always inferred - yeah, I'm thinking the race is asexual too. And the 'mutant' thing could easily just be about how strong they are. Perhaps the race they're from actually isn't normally as abnormally strong as Freeza and his family is? Be kind of funny in retrospect if his race was fairly weak, more so than even basic Saiyans.

[Marco Polo]

So is this confirmation that Freeza's species exists at all? In the past it was unclear whether Cold and Freeza were part of a species or whether they were the only members of a new species (with Cold's parent being a different species altogether, kinda like the ancestor of birds giving birth to the first bird).

[B]

So is this confirmation that Freeza's species exists at all? In the past it was unclear whether Cold and Freeza were part of a species or whether they were the only members of a new species (with Cold's parent being a different species altogether, kinda like the ancestor of birds giving birth to the first bird).

This is the thing that jumped out to me. He says they are "mutants", but "mutated" from what? Are they even "mutated" from living things?

I wasn't expecting news about Freeza, but these interviews sure love to drop bombshells on you.

[ABED]

So is this confirmation that Freeza's species exists at all? In the past it was unclear whether Cold and Freeza were part of a species or whether they were the only members of a new species (with Cold's parent being a different species altogether, kinda like the ancestor of birds giving birth to the first bird).

This is the thing that jumped out to me. He says they are "mutants", but "mutated" from what? Are they even "mutated" from living things?

I wasn't expecting news about Freeza, but these interviews sure love to drop bombshells on you.

I imagine that he and his father were part of an entire species, but their mutation was their incredible strength.

[crisis]

Well, Freeza DID have an "unofficial son" named Kuriza. Can anyone actually picture Freeza knocking some "female Freeza" up at some point?

I guess it kinda makes sense that him, his father, whatever they are, lay eggs or something.

[Kaboom]

Accordingly, even saying “Freeza’s race”, these two are the only ones who possess an abnormal [level of] battle power and cruelty.

Looks like somebody either forgot about Coola or is really only concerned with his own creations (even though he DID have a hand in creating Coola as well). But we can probably get away with including Coola in this little familial club, if we want.

[Hellspawn28]

In all seriousness, though, I've always thought of him as being someone who was born from an egg, and I guess that makes sense in that he looks sort of reptilian, or at least, he doesn't really have any mammalian features to speak of.

I always believe Freeza's race could be similar to Synapsids which are mammal-like reptiles. Animals like Dimetrodon look like reptiles when they are closely related to mammals. I do think that this is cool news and I would imagine many fan fiction writers are mad now since this rectons everything that they made. Same thing happen to Tarble when most fan fiction writers and artist had their own idea on what Vegeta's lost brother was like.

[Polyphase Avatron]

In all seriousness, though, I've always thought of him as being someone who was born from an egg, and I guess that makes sense in that he looks sort of reptilian, or at least, he doesn't really have any mammalian features to speak of.

I always believe Freeza's race could be similar to Synapsids which are mammal-like reptiles. Animals like Dimetrodon look like reptiles when they are closely related to mammals. I do think that this is cool news and I would imagine many fan fiction writers are mad now since this rectons everything that they made. Same thing happen to Tarble when most fan fiction writers and artist had their own idea on what Vegeta's lost brother was like.

Eh, I can still work with it. I'm planning on having a female Arcosian in my fic but it's possible for the genders to be aesthetic (like trolls from Homestuck).