Freeza (フ リ ー ザ Kan, FurīzaHepJP), also known as Freeza, is a mutant alien, brutal dictator and leader of the Galactic Empire from Universe 7 with the secret strategic support of his father King Cold. In the movies, this empire is also led by his older brother Coora. In addition to being considered as the counterpart of Frost from Universe 6.

The tyrant emperor is responsible for the death of Bardock and Gine, the parents of Son Goku, King Vegeta, as well as most of their race, the Saiyans of Planet Vegeta, leading to an ethnic cleansing popularly known as the Genocide. Saiyan.

He appears as the main antagonist of the Freeza Arc, as a secondary antagonist of the Androids Arc and Cell from Dragon Ball Z, to return resurrected as the main antagonist in the Resurrection Arc of 'F' (as well as his movie version Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of 'F'), returning as a companion / conditional ally of Warriors Z and Goku under Team Universe 7 in the Dragon Ball Super Universal Survival Arc, and being in the spin-off anime Dragon Ball GT as a secondary antagonist in the Ultimate Android Arc. It is for all this and much more, which is why he is considered the flagship villain of the Dragon Ball franchise, Goku's arch-enemy and the worst rival of his old ally, the Saiyan prince, Vegeta IV.