King Cold

Japanese Names: Korudo Daiō (コルド大王)Name Pun: ColdFUNimation Name: King ColdSilver Shenron Name: King ColdOther Names: Freeza's Father; Emperor Cold Race:  Cold's race Height: N/AWeight: N/ABirth Year: N/ADeath Year: Age 764Hobbies: N/AFavorite Food: N/AFavorite Vehicle: N/AFirst Appears: Chapter 329 [Manga], Episode 119 [Anime, DBZ]Appearances: DBZ, DBGT, DBSSeiyuu: Daisuke Gori (DBZ), Ryuzaburo Otomo (DBKai)Voice Actor: Brad Jackson (original), Jason Douglas (DBZKai, other media) Being the father of Freeza and Coola, King Cold is the former leader the Cold Force, a planetary organization that operates in Universe 7 with an army employs and enslaves powerful races, such as the Saiyans, to take over suitable planets so that they can be sold to the highest bidders.

In Age 732, King Cold has made a visit to Planet Vegeta, which was annexed by Cold's forces a year prior, and met King Vegeta to inform the Saiyans his official retirement from the Cold Force. He handed over the organization and the title of the Emperor of Universe 7 to his younger son, Freeza, who reconstitutes the organization into the Freeza Force, in which the army will continue to function as the previous regime had.

Three decades later, King Cold appears along with the rejuvenated Freeza to destroy Earth as revenge for his youner son's near death by Goku's hands on Namek. After Mirai Trunks shows up, transforms into a Super Saiyan, and easily dispatches Freeza with his sword. King Cold then offers him the opportunity to take his son's place (even offering planets as well). Trunks unabashedly declines, which doesn't worry King Cold as he believes the boy's power stems solely from his weapon. In an attempt to acquire Trunks' sword, King Cold asks if he may examine the blade. With Trunks' sword in his hand, King Cold strikes at the mysterious youth, but to his great horror the blade is effortlessly caught. Trunks begins to overpower King Cold, and with his other hand, shoots a ki blast which goes right through King Cold's chest, sending him flying. King Cold begins begging for his life, but his pleas for mercy fall on deaf ears, as Trunks quickly finishes him off (Cold only begs for his life in the anime, while in the manga he dies instantaneously after being shot in the chest).

After the Cell Games Saga, he and his son, Freeza and the four deceased members of the Ginyu Special Squad strikes up a friendship with Cell, and assist him in his quest to find a way back to Earth from Hell, via torturing the ogre guardians. He is punished when Goku and Pikkon show up and defeat them. Before he can know what's happening, Cold is knocked out when Pikkon elbows him in the stomach. He is then later shown complaining in a jail cell in Hell, saying he could have at least had a shower. He was along with tons of past villains, watch the final battle between Goku and Kid Buu via a crystal ball.

King Cold was seen escaping from Hell with the many of the previous villains when an inter-dimensional rift between Hell is opened. He was defeated and sent back with all the rest of the returning villains.

Although King Cold never actually engages in a proper fight in either the manga or anime, his level of power is mentioned several times. In the manga, Gohan and Tenshinhan acknowledge a "huge ki just like Freeza's". In the anime, King Cold is referenced as being even more powerful than Freeza, despite being only in looks like Freeza's second form. The game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 states that "Officially, King Cold's strength is greater than Freeza or Coola's". Despite his supposed strength, King Cold is never given the opportunity to showcase his power (outside of the videogames) and like both of his sons, is easily dispatched by a Super Saiyan.