Since I've been thinking about the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Beerus thing coming in Fall, and how it's retelling the events of Battle of Gods and Resurrection F for a third time after the original Dragon Ball Super Anime, and more specifically thinking about Frieza and his Golden Transformation.
And I've come to a very... Interesting conclusion regarding the Transformation after considering a few details.
(Spoilers regarding Frieza for the Dragon Ball Super Manga as of the Granola Arc, but it's been almost 4 Years since then so... I'm not gonna feel TOO BAD talking about it. Regardless, you've been warned)
It's a transformation Frieza specifically stated he created himself. Picking the golden color himself, supposedly to mock Super Saiyan.
During the events of Resurrection F/Golden Frieza Saga, prior to his second death, the form had a massive stamina issue during prolonged use since Frieza immediately headed to Earth in order to have his revenge, instead of attempting to first master the form after unlocking it.
Frieza did manage to master the transformation in Hell and effectively render the stamina issue null, mastering his energy control over the form to maintain it more or less indefinitely. Not unlike how Goku and Gohan trained in the Time Chamber and decided the way forward was to make Super Saiyan more efficient and easier to maintain it as easily as their Base Form.
Even beyond the mastered form of Golden, it has a further evolution in the form of Black Frieza. Not unlike how Super Saiyan has higher Grades and versions of the form itself like Super Saiyan 2, 3, & 4 (as of Daima making SSJ4 a form past SSJ3).
Back in Resurrection F/Golden Frieza Saga, he went from his Final Form/Base Form matching Goku using the power of Super Saiyan God in his own Base Form (Unofficially known as Saiyan beyond God/God-Like Saiyan) to then match Super Saiyan Blue, the Super Saiyan form stacked on top of Super Saiyan God. Implying it has a potentially similar multiplier to regular Super Saiyan.
My conclusion?
He was almost nearly killed by Goku on Namek and was actually killed by Future Trunks on Earth later on. Both of whom did so as Super Saiyans.
Golden Frieza was literally just Frieza's attempt to make his own Super Saiyan form, down to the 50x multiplier and even mirroring the problem of how draining Super Saiyan was prior before it was mastered to remove that flaw by Goku and Gohan training in the Time Chamber (and also mirrors the flaws of Super Saiyan 3 especially during the Buu Saga)
Even if it was supposedly created to mock the Saiyan transformation, it is too close to Super Saiyan in several aspects to make one wonder if Frieza secretly made it not out of hatred or mockery but of envy and desperation to have for himself even a pale imitation of the legendary power that defeated him not once but twice.
Am I overthinking this? Probably, but I think it's an interesting thought route to go down that, even if probably completely unintentional, offers interesting insight into Frieza as a character and his Golden Transformation and his history with the Super Saiyan legend regarding Son Goku.
...Or maybe I'm talking out of my ass with speculation and hyperfixation on a few details.
This one focuses on world building, specifically noticing the small and general objects that make a world feel complete, by listing them and practicing drawing each one.
I deiced to make it more fun by involving my fanfic ( okay, maybe a little cheating since it's not original work … but still! (˶˃⤙˂˶)).
I completely lost myself in it!ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵) Gathering information, analyzing scenes ….. somehow turned into a huge map of Frieza force!
I was surprised by how generous Akira toriyama was with details, especially in Brolly film. There's so much tucked into the background that most viewers never notice because everyone's eyes are on the characters.
I think this will be my practice map for the next 3 months! (૭ ｡•̀ ᵕ •́｡ )૭
if you're sitting on a fanfic idea because you think it's "too weird" or "too niche" I need you to understand something: the internet is VAST and FULL of people with your exact brand of weird. that crackship that makes sense only to you? there are at least 50 people who will read it and go "oh my god FINALLY." but even if there were ZERO? you still deserve to write the thing that makes your brain light up.
Last song: Dear lilies - Aether ( I've been into Instrumentals more lately )
Currently watching: Rewatching Full house 1987 ( need to watch something cute from time to time )
Current obsession: Drawing , reading , world building, psychology and I'm a huge gamer! (also …. Frieza ❤︎ )
Currently reading: Attached - Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Currently working on: Lately I've been feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed by the amount of things I wanted to do, so I decided to focusing only on finishing my online course on concept art and 3D modeling, using it to visually build the world of my fanfic, I've been always want to mixing art with writing!
Last Google search: Final Fantasy XIV "the lodestone" page, my friend wanted to play abit again so I checked if there was any free login campaign (guess what ? there was one ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵) )
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slowburn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high-school romance or middle-age romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or genderbent // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane
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