Freeza. The character's name is a pun on freezer, and his name (フリーザ, or Furiiza) is written, in Japanese, almost identically to how you would write the word freezer (フリーザー, or furiizaa). Frieza (フリーザFurīza, lit.
"Freeza") is a major antagonist in the Dragon Ball franchise. He is the descendant of Chilled, the younger son of King Cold, the younger brother of Cooler and the father of Kuriza. Frieza (Japanese: フリーザ, Hepburn: Furīza), also spelled as Freeza in Funimation 's English subtitles and Viz Media 's release of the manga, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama.
When you think about it the name is a pun of freezer, so Freeza makes more sense. On top of that in an episode of Super they. Freeza takes full pride in his abilities, and often takes the opportunity to demonstrate them - for example, not using limbs in some fights, killing enemies slowly, and so on.
Ironically, for all of Freeza's power and arrogance, he sometimes displays a paranoid attitude. Like his brother and father, Freeza's name is a pun on all things relating to the cold. As both Freeza's and Coola's names end in a short "a" vowel (rather than the long â/aa which usually signifies "er" in kana spellings of English words), Freeza's name is typically spelled with an "a" at the end (as opposed to "Freezer").
Re: Why "Freeza?" by CODii Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:44 am mister yummy wrote: It's Freeza because that best fits the pun. Fr ieza is a perfectly legitimate, if slightly odd, transliteration. What makes it odd? Frieza Buu Most of the time I use French names like Dabra or Tenshinhan.
Freeza. Freezer, while a running gag for the family, sounds, and looks stupid. Frieza does not read properly.
Freeza hits all the points.