Most stories are only as good as their villains, and Dragon Ball has a wonderful collection of some of the best villains in anime and manga. Inspired loosely by suspicious 80s real estate investors, the Frieza Force is one of the most iconic villainous groups in Dragon Ball, if not anime in general. The Frieza Force is a tyrannical organization opera♋ting on a galactic level that conquers planets, captures entire species of alien life, and then sells them both to the highest bidder. Their massive pool of soldiers, which include some of the strongest fighters in the galaxy, make the Frieza Force so powerful ಌthat only a few can hope to stand against it.

Of course, with the Frieza Force being such a large organization and taking up such a big part of Dragon Ball’s story, there are loads of interesting and obscure facts about the tyrannical empire. Also, since this is Dragon Ball, after all, there are also loads of weird facts buried just below the surface of the organization. Yes, they are unquestionably sinister, but the Frieza Force and its members are also goofy and interesting under the right circumstances. If you’re a diehard Dragon Ball fan, you’ll recognize most of these factoids pretty quick and, if you’re a more casual fan, these 25 items will send you right back to the Namek saga and the Force’s many other appearances. With their appearance guaranteed in the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly film, this is a great way to refresh your memory on this group and get hyped up to maybe learn a little more abo💦ut this dark and weird organization.

25 Cui Exists To Show How Power Levels Have Changed

This purple, bu🍎lbous-headed alien is a 𒆙forgettable, but important member of the Frieza Force. He was introduced as a kind of rival to Vegeta and was said to be as strong as the Saiyan Prince.

However, as he grew terrifically stronger after recovering from his loss to Goku and his friends, Vegeta easily defeated Cu𝓡i and began his rebellion against the Frieza Force. Cui is an important character as he not only denotes the growth of Vegeta’s power, but also the beginning of his character arc from a villain to one of Earth’s strongest protectors.

24 They Can’t Sense Energy

Despite being a rather basic technique in the world of Dragon Ball, the members of the Frieza Force cannot sense the energy of other living creatures. To search for people or measure the strength of their opponents, they ℱhave to use the much less reliable and easily 🐲breakable scouters.

This weakness of theirs is critical to their defeat in the Namek saga, as it allows Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan to sneak around undet🍒ected and slowly chip away at the empire’s stronghold on the planet Namek.

23 Zarbon’s Transformation

Zarbon is one of Frieza’s most trusted henchman and is the first real challenge Vegeta faces during his rebellion. While Vegeta can easily go toe-to-toe with the posh fighter, once Zarbon transforms into his monstrous form, he can easily defeꦦat the Saiyan Prince until Vegeta heals and becomes stronger than ever.

Zarbon’s transformation into a spooky, alligator-frog hybrid was a surprise to viewers, and hints at the many different forms Frieza himself had in his arsenal once our her🌳oes challenged him directly.

22 The Ginyu Puns

Like many of the characters in Dragon Ball, the members of the Ginyu Force are all named after food. However,ꦓ due to localization challenges, the naming puns of꧒ this elite Frieza Force squadron are not super obvious at first.

Guldo is named after yogurt, Recoome is named aft♍er cream, Burter comes from butter, Jeice is lifted from cheese, and Ginyu himself is named after the Japanese word for milk. This fighting dairy force is one of the best elements of the Frieza Force by far, and their e⭕xaggerated personalities are perfect for their pun-based names.

21 How Ginyu Ended Up On Earth

Ginyu made a surprise appearance in Dragon Ball Super when he finally escaped from his frog form into the body of one of Frieza’s soldiers. He ended up in the weak body after a botched attempt at stealing Vegeta’s, but w🐟as stuck on Earth after a series of Dragon Ball wishes.

H♕e was brought to Earth when Dende wished for everyone on Namek, besides Goku and Frieza, to go there, and then was trapped there when Dende wished everyone from the original Namek to go to New Namek.

20 How They Got Their Distinctive Armor

The distinctive and versatile armor worn by the F✅rieza Force is actually from the Saiyan race. When Frieza conquered t♓he Saiyan’s planet, he appropriated their battle armor for his own army after realizing the usefulness of the durable and flexible protective garments.

The Frieza Force would then go on to make the armor their own, by adding even more kinds of variation to the design and fashioning unique looks for specific, high ranking ꦰfighters. Frieza himself even wears the armor most of the tim﷽e when in his base form.

19 The True Leader Of The Frieza Force

While the Frieza Force is named after the icon✨ic villain and takes orders from the space tyrant, the true leader of the organization is Frieza’s father, King Cold. Looking like an even larger version 🌠of Frieza’s second form, King Cold is as powerful as his son and even snider.

Appearing briefly during the Force’s second invasion of Earth, King Cold quickly lost to Future Trunks after his dismissive comments earned him the Half-Saiyan’s ire. Now that he’s gone, though,🐭 Frieza is now the one true leader of this 🥃sinister space army.

18 Everyone Forgets Poor Appule

Appule was a member of the Frieza Force ranking above most grunts, but below the likes ﷽of Zarbon, Dodoria, and Cui. As an utterly forgettable character, we only ever hear his name in the anime and know that he’s apparently capable enough to hold the task of watching over Vegetꦏa while he regains consciousness.

However, we do learn in the Xenoverse series of games that he has dreams of working his way up the Frieza Force hierarchy. If you remember Appule, you really know your Dragon Ball characters.

17 Their Spinoff Branch

Although noncanonical, we do learn of an organization that runs parallel to the Frieza Force. This group is known a♌s Cooler’s Armored Squadron, and each of the members shown are at least as strong as the members of the Ginyu Force.

Frieza’s brother, Cooler, started this army as a means to cre𝓀ate his own space empire and not have to deal with his brother’s antics. Even if their numbers aren’t as grand as the Frieza Force’s, Cooler’s Armored Squadron is still a galactic-level threat to most people and planets.

16 Their Robust Benefits Package

Surprisingly, the Frieza Force offers an extre♓mely competitive salary and benefits to its higher ranking members. Even though it’s fiendish, those who work their way up the organization’s ranks receive health insurance with dental coverage, a high paying salary, and paid vacation days.

However, it🌄 seems like you at least have to be on par with the Ginyu Force to reap all of these benefits. Of course, even with these employment bonuses, it’s probably not worth dealing w♉ith the extremely dangerous working conditions and unethical practices common in the Frieza Force.