Black Frieza

"You idiot! He only did that because he was looking out for himself! You remember how much stronger Frieza was when he came back to Earth? What happens when he achieves a newer form?!" — Vegeta in Dragon Ball Super: Broly

Black Frieza
ブラックフリーザ
Burakku Furīza
Debut	Manga: "The Universe's Strongest Appears"
Inventor	Frieza
Users	Frieza
Class	Transformation
Similar Techniques	Golden Frieza

Black Frieza (ブラックフリーザ, Burakku Furīza) is an extremely powerful transformation utilized by Frieza.

Concept and creation

The possibility of Frieza reaching a new form or level of power was first brought up by Vegeta in Dragon Ball Super: Broly, with the threat of such an occurrence being the prince's reason for training.

Overview

Appearance

As Black Frieza, Frieza's lower body, tail and arms acquire a dark color, while his shin and arm guards and most of his head turn a dark silver, the former two continuing their new color onto Frieza's hands and feet. The rest of his torso and lower face region remains mostly unchanged, retaining Frieza's purple shoulder sections (unlike Golden Frieza).

Usage and power

Frieza explains he was able to achieve the Black Frieza state when he discovered a Hyperbolic Time Chamber on a conquered planet of his and trained within it for 10 years' worth of time, adding that it took plenty of toil to do so. The form's power greatly exceeds that of the Golden Frieza form.

During the Granolah the Survivor Saga, Frieza made the form known when arriving on Planet Cereal, rapidly switching in and out of the form to kill a transformed Gas with a single Ruthless Blow. He then formally unveiled the transformation to True Ultra Instinct Goku and Ultra Ego Vegeta before promptly knocking them both out at once with a strike to each Saiyan's abdomen.