What does Freeza spend his money on?

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What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Deathbringer » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:46 pm

This question came into my mind out of the blue and I can't help but notice that Freeza is supposed to be a "planet broker" meaning he takes over planets to sell them, so that means he gets money out of doing it, so what is he spending his money on? During the series itself we don't really get a look at Freeza on one of his "off days" so to speak, we mainly see him on the job with his hi-tech space army, which brings me to my first guess:

1. He spends it on his army
Freeza leads a mighty army of soldiers, having cherry-picked the finest warriors from each planet he conquers...or at least we can presume that it's a massive army that just so happens to be spread out across the galaxy since he only brings about 10 or so troops to conquer Earth and less then 100 troops to Namek (however he seems to have thousands of troops surrounding planet Vegeta so maybe he only brings the amount he needs to deal with each threat) He also has a tendency to not care about their lives and usually brings soldiers because he can't be bothered to fight himself since he doesn't need to, he spends money in this case mostly to arm them (however a lot of the technology he uses is stolen from planets he takes over so I guess he doesn't spend much money on that either...)

2. He spends it on wine
This is actually more plausible than him spending it on his non-paid soldiers, Freeza is seen with a nice glass of red wine on the occasions when he wants to look even more evil than he usually does, since space travel can take the length of a small voyage, it is likely that there is a wine cellar on board his ship so that he doesn't have to travel to whichever planet he's getting it from (quite amazing that there's a planet that not only produces wine but also drinks it out of the same glasses that Earth has...)
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3. The money belongs to his father, King Cold
He is the king after all, I wonder how he even started up the entire empire...hell, what happened to his empire after he died? Did Coola take over even though he's non-canon? What happened to all that money? Is it likely that King Cold also spent it on wine? He's also seen with a glass of red when him and Freeza are on their way to Earth.

So who else has a theory as to where all the money's going, or how much money does the Cold Empire even have?

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Lord Beerus » Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:36 pm

I'm guessing the majority of money goes on advancing the technology in the Planet Trade Organisation. Which would work in that sense considering in Resurrection F, the scouters Freeza's army wears have an updated look to them and the healing tank technology has also advanced to the point that they can reattach and regenerate lost body parts, allowing Freeza to return to normal after being wished backed by to life in pieces.

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Tectorman » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:29 pm

Stress-relief squeeze balls.

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Polyphase Avatron » Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:31 am

Spaceships and stuff probably
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Eire » Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:55 am

When it comes to technology I personally think that he employed scientists to be a step ahead of everyone plus maintenance costs. Soldiers may be enslaved, but they have to be feed, dressed and armed. Sayians may me self sufficient like some real world mercenaries but they seem to be an exception. Plus non-fighting staff- pilots, technicians, medics, cleaners- I wouldn't be surprised if whole thing operated by tiny margin of profit or that Frieza was officially in debt.

What to spend the money on? Space. His ships are huge and when it comes to space travel every additional volume adds additional cost of material and fuel.

He actually seem to be the type that could appreciate fine art- we don't see him collecting paintings or antics, but why not patronage music and theatre or cinema? You can exchange solider if you want, but artistic gifts are unique. In one FF I saw a nice idea that if musician was selected to give private concert to Colds it was an offer she couldn't refuse... but they enjoyed it, she didn't have to matter about financial support.
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by sintzu » Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:00 am

He's so strong He can probably take what he wants and force who he wants to work with him for free.
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by rereboy » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:18 am

He uses the money to get the stuff he wants but that he doesn't bother to take by force or that are more effectively acquired with money than with force.

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Diotor » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:23 am

I always took Frieza as being someone who'd much rather be a hands off manipulator than actually wanting to get his hands dirty more often than not, unless it required a personal touch or a statement needed to be made- such as the complete destruction of Planet Vegeta.

He'd probably pay top dollar to scientists, inventors and so forth to make sure his grunts are one step ahead of the opposition as well as paying mercenaries good money to take over planets for him.

After all, if you believe nobody is even close to your natural power level (with in his opion, Ginyu a massively distant second) what's the point in fighting nobodies?

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Vegitofaxx » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:29 am

Women, lots and lots of women...
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by ZazamPow » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:26 am

The idea of Freeza brokering entire planets for quintillions of dollars and just spending all of it on wine is hilarious.

Although I do like the idea presented in OP. King Cold is the actual head of the organization, he's a self-made businessman, who although evil and very powerful, still maintains a legitimate business. Freeza was born into the lavish life afforded by his father and is a spoiled rotten brat who thinks of himself as something great, but his father is basically just humoring him by giving him a portion of the business to run. In reality he's too lazy and privileged to actually take care of the business, although he likes to fancy himself a businessman which is why he tried to negotiate with the Namekians before ordering Dodoria to just kill them.

This would give King Cold a lot more potential depth as a character, as well as expand on Freeza's history, family, personal life, and the planet trade organization. If we're considering Coola as canon, he is the oldest son and the more responsible one, due to being born when Cold had more time to properly raise him (it's a fact that the more children parents have, the more relaxed they become with raising them). Cold plans on entrusting him with the business one day, which makes Freeza extremely bitter and envious.
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Lord Beerus » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:04 am

Vegitofaxx wrote:Women, lots and lots of women...
For who? The Saiyans aren't interested in women unless they are keen on fighting on them and 95% of the soldiers in the Freeza's army are asexual aliens.

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:16 am

Lord Beerus wrote:
Vegitofaxx wrote:Women, lots and lots of women...
For who? The Saiyans aren't interested in women unless they are keen on fighting on them and 95% of the soldiers in the Freeza's army are asexual aliens.
I'd say they are, but in a more surface attraction.

Oh and I think Freeza probably just gushes over the most of the money he owns.
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Vegitofaxx » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:40 am

DBZAOTA482 wrote:
Lord Beerus wrote:
Vegitofaxx wrote:Women, lots and lots of women...
For who? The Saiyans aren't interested in women unless they are keen on fighting on them and 95% of the soldiers in the Freeza's army are asexual aliens.
I'd say they are, but in a more surface attraction.

Oh and I think Freeza probably just gushes over the most of the money he owns.
I'm now imagining Freeza as Scrooge Mcduck :D
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Lord Beerus » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:02 am

DBZAOTA482 wrote:
Lord Beerus wrote:
Vegitofaxx wrote:Women, lots and lots of women...
For who? The Saiyans aren't interested in women unless they are keen on fighting on them and 95% of the soldiers in the Freeza's army are asexual aliens.
I'd say they are, but in a more surface attraction.
Well Toriyama did say that Saiyans do not develop male-female relationships except for breeding purposes.

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Doctor. » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:04 am

Why would Freeza even need money if he can get anything he wants with his power...?

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by DBZAOTA482 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:22 am

Lord Beerus wrote:
DBZAOTA482 wrote:Well Toriyama did say that Saiyans do not develop male-female relationships except for breeding purposes.
Implying you need to be in a relationship for that stuff.
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DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Diotor » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:22 am

Cold plans on entrusting him with the business one day, which makes Freeza extremely bitter and envious.
Coola is the serious, bitter son that although he'll inherit the business he'll never have the life of spoiled luxury the younger son will have?

Interesting concept. The DBZ version of something like King Lear.

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Re: What does Freeza spend his money on?

Post by Lord Beerus » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:54 am

DBZAOTA482 wrote:
Lord Beerus wrote:Well Toriyama did say that Saiyans do not develop male-female relationships except for breeding purposes.
Implying you need to be in a relationship for that stuff.
I'd image the male and female Saiyans hook up just for a series of one night stands. Then once they get at least 2 children, they break off the relationship.

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