Freeza

Freeza
フリーザ (furīza)
Manga Anime
English Name(s)	Frieza (FUNimation)
Name Pun	Refrigerator/Freezer
Manga Debut	Dragon Ball Chapter 247
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball Z Episode 44
Japanese VA	Ryūsei Nakao
Canadian VA	Pauline Newstone
Funimation VA	Linda Young Chris Ayres
Personal Data
Death	August, Age 764
Occupation	Land Shark
Title	Emperor of the Universe
Notable Skills	Daichi-Retsuzan Imprisonment Light-Ball Ki Blast Transforming Ability
Relationship Data
Family	King Cold (Father) Coola (Brother)
Children	Kuriza (Son)
Relatives	Chilled (Ancestor)

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Name

Like his father and brother, Freeza’s name is a pun on all things cold. Akira Toriyama explains that he took the character’s name from the English word, ‘freezer’, as it works in tandem with the previously established food based puns found in the names of the Saiyans and Ginyu Special-Squad. He notes that, while ‘refrigerator’ would have been more correct to use, it would not have conveyed the joke as successfully, however.

I took his name from ‘freezer’, since that went along with vegetables (Saiyans) and milk (Ginyu). Actually, it would have been more correct to use refrigerator, but that wouldn’t have gotten the joke across so I used freezer.
— Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever (pp. 158-159)

Despite the name's roots, it should be noted that the English word, ‘freezer’, is written out in katakana as フリーザー (furīzā), while the character’s name is written as フリーザ (furīza), featuring a short a sound compared to its origin word.

With these factors taken into consideration, official products have taken to using ‘Freeza’ as their standard romanisation, with few exceptions.

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