Dragon Ball Super brought back Frieza in a big way in 2022, with the Shonen villain unveiling a new transformation to help in capping off the Granolah Arc. With a new arc focusing on Goten and Trunks in the Shonen’s manga, it might be some time before we see the alien despot return, though that doesn’t stop fans from reveling in the antagonist’s career. Now, one fan artist has given Frieza a metallic makeover that takes a page from Marvel’s Iron Man and his brother, Metal Cooler.
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When Frieza returned in the final chapter of the Granolah Arc earlier this year, he was sporting a new transformation in “Black Frieza” which has made the Shonen villain so powerful that he was able to one-shot both Goku and Vegeta in their ultimate forms, aka Ultra Instinct and Ultra Ego respectively. With Frieza giving the Z-Fighters a new level to try to attain, the latest storyline is focusing on Goten and Trunks patrolling the streets as the world’s newest superheroes and their fathers begin training on Beerus and Whis’ planet to prepare for the future. It might be some time before we see Frieza return thanks to the new low-stakes arc, but his comeback will certainly send shockwaves through the Shonen universe.
Iron Frieza
One Twitter Artist create a new take on Frieza, taking a page from his brother who had become “Metal Cooler” during the events of the seventh Dragon Ball Z film that saw Goku and Vegeta teaming up once again on new Namek to defeat the movie-only villain:
While Dragon Ball Super’s manga has returned with its latest arc, the anime adaptation from Toei remains missing in action following the success of this year’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Surprisingly, no news was revealed at this year’s Jump Festa, the event that sees numerous Shonen franchises reveal plans for the future, when it comes to the anime’s return, though the television show still has to adapt both the Moro and Granolah Arc.
What do you think of this new metal makeover for Frieza? When do you think we’ll see “Black Frieza” arrive in the anime? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the Z-Fighters.
