Can King Cold transform?

[TheGmGoken]

I believe Cold can transform, but is still inferior to Freeza. I also believe that Cold's 2nd form (which we see him in) is inferior to Freeza's 2nd form. When they landed on Earth, Gohan & Kuririn talked about them sensing Freeza and another very powerful being. Later Gohan says that Freeza can get much, much stronger. So 2nd form Cold could've been 1,000,000 (inferior to 2nd form Freeza's over 1,000,000) while Mecha Freeza could've been at ~1% of his true power, which would be superior to 2nd form Cold.

If this was the case Trunks wouldn't need SSJ.

Trunks heard them talking about a SSJ so Trunks showed them one. Besides if SSj Goku beaten Freeza(Someone Trunks was taught that Goku was the best) then Trunks would use SSJ to beat Freeza as well. Then he killed Cold. Then he reverts. Why revert after killing Freeza?

[Kamiccolo9]

I believe Cold can transform, but is still inferior to Freeza. I also believe that Cold's 2nd form (which we see him in) is inferior to Freeza's 2nd form. When they landed on Earth, Gohan & Kuririn talked about them sensing Freeza and another very powerful being. Later Gohan says that Freeza can get much, much stronger. So 2nd form Cold could've been 1,000,000 (inferior to 2nd form Freeza's over 1,000,000) while Mecha Freeza could've been at ~1% of his true power, which would be superior to 2nd form Cold.

If this was the case Trunks wouldn't need SSJ.

For that matter, so could Vegeta or Piccolo.

[RandomGuy96]

Vegeta and Piccolo were quite intimidated by both powers and put them in the same league. I highly doubt that the power they were sensing was that weak. Not to mention that Freeza can't even suppress himself that low.

[hleV]

If this was the case Trunks wouldn't need SSJ.

Yes he would, because Freeza can seemlessly power up.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I would imagine Toriyama would have let him transform if he could.

That's why I believe that he can't transform in the manga. But since an anime-guidebook implies that he can, the anime Cold can do it.

[FoolsGil]

Something I brought up once before on a different topic:

You know in hindsight, Toryama should have have Cold coming to Earth in a Final Form, but he probably thought the second form that Freeza had was more awesome-I know I like it, and it makes sense why Toryama didn't bother having him [Cold] transform against Trunks-Cold was a means to an end.He needed Trunks to come to the past, but he wanted Trunks to be mysterious and cool so he brought in Freeza to attack Earth to show what Trunks can do, but since Freeza has no way to get to Earth, He came up with Cold, thought 2nd form was the most cool/intimidating, had Cold pick Freeza up take to Earth and have Trunks kill Freeza, and to tie up loose ends, Trunks kills Cold because that part of the story is over and it was time to learn about Androids and the Future.

Could King Cold Transform? Yes. Was it important to the story? No. Would it have unnecessary made a story arc when we should be learning about the Future? Yes. So it didn't happen.

On to the thought King Cold is weaker than Freeza, I initially thought King Cold was slightly stronger than Freeza. Researching this, I came up inconclusive. At one point Freeza tells Trunks he's the strongest in the universe in front of his father. People take this for face value: Besides the fact Vegeta talks like that all the time though we have seen the Saiyans are inferior to a lot of races, I don't think it would look good to be undermined in front of the enemy, which is why Cold would say nothing but imo if Cold and Freeza destroyed Earth they would have a little "chat." afterwards in private. Either way I suppose I'm on the Freeza >>>> Cold Wagon, but a thought: it's never stated how weak King Cold is. If he is in the 2nd form and he needs to go up 2 more, is he 50% weaker, or 25% weaker in his final form? or is the % so nil that even if Freeza was stronger that wouldn't mean that if the two came to conflict it would be the smarter opponent who would win? Because in the end, we use stronger power levels to decide who would win in a fight-If Freeza is stronger, by how much exactly?

[Hellspawn28]

I used to thought he was stronger then Freeza going by the Viz manga line and the line from Vegeta in the Japanese dub from what I can remember. I would imagine he could transform if AT didn't kill him off. Having Goku and Trunks team up to fight a bigger threat and someone stronger then Freeza would have made Cold less useless for once.

[rereboy]

I used to thought he was stronger then Freeza going by the Viz manga line and the line from Vegeta in the Japanese dub from what I can remember. I would imagine he could transform if AT didn't kill him off. Having Goku and Trunks team up to fight a bigger threat and someone stronger then Freeza would have made Cold less useless for once.

And how would Goku have defeated Cold and Freeza in the future if it would take two SSJs to defeat Cold? I wouldn't mind if Cold had transformed and he was actually stronger than Freeza... As long as Trunks still killed him in a quick but intense fight.

[freezamite]

Can Nail regenerate a leg if he needs? Yes, he's Freezer's father, his form resembles the one of Freezer a lot and nothing is said to contradict that.
In fact, Freezer didn't transform to power up, he transformed to power down. In other words, Cold was already transformed, so the question should be if he could dis-transform himself, and the answer is a solid yes to me.

If he is in the 2nd form and he needs to go up 2 more, is he 50% weaker, or 25% weaker in his final form? or is the % so nil that even if Freeza was stronger that wouldn't mean that if the two came to conflict it would be the smarter opponent who would win? Because in the end, we use stronger power levels to decide who would win in a fight-If Freeza is stronger, by how much exactly?

I would put Cold at around 50% Freezer's maximum strength, with the same drawbacks that Freezer had when it came to use his maximum strength.
I had on mind a thread regarding those facts supported by what we know through the manga, and this is what makes more sense to me.

[dario03]

Maybe the forms don't go in the same order for looks. Maybe Cold is in his true form but his true form just looks like Freeza's second form. Perhaps his lower forms look completely different or like Freeza's first, third, and final form.

[KentalSSJ6]

I dont care if he can or not, and if he can, its like I said before, I'm all for more transformations if they are executed properly.

For example, Multiverse has given us a good 4th form cold and theres a amazing fanart of Cold in the fifth form.

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[goku the krump dancer]

No mouth piece for the fifth form? Also the image at the bottom makes it seem as though Cold is bursting out of a onesie lol.

[KentalSSJ6]

No mouth piece for the fifth form? Also the image at the bottom makes it seem as though Cold is bursting out of a onesie lol.

Always hated that mouth piece that Cooler had. If he got it from the start id be fine but the way it just pops up like the part of a machine always seemed stupid to me.

[Polyphase Avatron]

I think he can, and if he did he would be potentially as strong as 16. or stronger.

[Jackal puFF]

I always thought he was in his 2nd form. Looks exactly like Frieza's 2nd form.

And if he isn't.. How long would it take Frieza to get that big? I mean he's already super old right?

[Friezacooler]

King Cold, Lord Chilled and Freeza are nearly on the same level. Regarding losing to a Super Saiyan, Cooler is confirmed stronger than Freeza; that doesn't necessarily mean he surpassed King Cold or Lord Chilled as he lost to (a) SSj1 too. Regarding King Cold, one would assume if Frieza and Cooler are his relatives/sons then obviously he has the ability to transform. Whether the form shown in the Dragonball universe is his first form, median or last form is a different unanswerable question that only Tori-Bot, Akira Toriyama or other legal sources can answer. Unil then stick to the fact that the transformations shown are all equal regarding losing to (a) SSj1 except SSj1 except Cooler > Freeza (huh?!).

[SSJ4_Zankuto]

I think King Cold might have had one or two transformations left in his disposal and didn't use them against Super Saiyan Trunks for some reason.

[Nazi Cola]

Eh, the Dragon Books also say Pure Boo is the strongest Boo, so I'm not sure how much I can trust their judgment here.

[KentalSSJ6]

Eh, the Dragon Books also say Pure Boo is the strongest Boo, so I'm not sure how much I can trust their judgment here.

I think it says that because Pure Buu is crazy and durable enough to survive blowing up a planet. He blew earth up knowing he was on it yet did it anyway with a laugh.

I can see him being listed as the strongest due to his unpredictability.

[RandomGuy96]

Eh, the Dragon Books also say Pure Boo is the strongest Boo, so I'm not sure how much I can trust their judgment here.

Well, in the anime that's kinda-sorta-not-really true. So perhaps the transformation note only applies to anime King Cold, who's far stronger than canon King Cold given what he says about Freeza.