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For Nightmare Fuel in the Abriged Series, go [[Dragon Ball Abridged (Web Video)/Nightmare Fuel|here]].

 

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* [[Complete Monster|Frieza]] from ''Dragon Ball Z'' was arguably the most terrifying character in the series; all other villains in the series were either created evil, or were raised by a race that ''was'' evil. Frieza seems to be the most needlessly evil, and outright cruel character in the series.

* His transformations unlike the other transformations that were either weird, [[Nightmare Fuel]] or heroic; Frieza's in a catergory of his own. His first transformation into his 2nd form is [[Body Horror]] at its finest, first his chest and arms enlarge giving the appearance of an upper torso way too big for Frieza's small frame until his legs bulk out starting from the thighs to his ankles, also [[Satan|his horns turn upwards as seen through a shadow]], then we see from his point of view of Vegeta gradually getting smaller, then stretching out his neck, a pink aura surrounds him as his facial features become more adult and his shoulder pads enlarge. In fact the sheer weight of the form causes him to fall to his knees as power is straining his being. In the anime, he then stands up and turns around to show his satanic new form, while in the manga, he gives a [[Slasher Smile]] knowing that the heroes are now screwed. Everyone including Vegeta are scared of this new form. [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice|which are completely justified as Frieza goes to impale Krillin with his horns and prolonged it with sadistic pleasure]].

** The next transformation, while not as graphic, is even more [[Body Horror]] after Frieza extends his shoulder guards and grows spikes on his back, his face stretches out and then contorts his face into making his nose into a malformed beak while his head elongates. He then plays [[Dragon Ball Abridged|paintball with Piccolo who had been a match for him earlier...just remove the "t"]], his last transformation is unimpressive as he cracks his skin and emerges in his 4th and true form, [[Uncanny Valley|the placid expression and ghostly design makes up for it though]] and [[Would Hit A Child|is]] [[Hero Killer|easily]] [[Lack of Empathy|the worst]] [[Oh Crap|one]] of them all as Goku find out {{spoiler|At least until he turns Super Saiyan}}

** Arguably the worst part about Frieza is how he's not just going to ''kill'' you; he wants you to die ''terrified''. Probably the best example is in ''[[Dragon Ball Kai]]'' after he {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Medic First|kills Dende]]}} and then [[Flash Step|Flash Steps]] right behind the heroes, and says this priceless bit of dialogue, all while [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhCn_q04qBk this music is playing in the background.]

** Another example is when he impales {{spoiler|Krillin}} on his horn, and bucks him up and down as blood spatters around.

{{quote| '''Frieza:''' Stay with it. Yee-haw! That's it buck-a-roo. Ride 'em cowboy! }}

** To add to it, as has been mentioned he was not created to be evil like Cell and Buu. He commits xenocide regularly because it is simply ''cheaper than buying the planet'' before he sells it off to someone else. It's all a ''real estate scam!''

*** Get to the uncensored version, and you see Krillin's chest expand right before he explodes. [[Body Horror|OH MY GOD...]]

{{quote| '''Frieza:''' Pop goes the weasel.}}

** If you think the way he absorbs normal people is bad, wait till you see how he absorbs Androids 17 and 18. His stinger opens up into a funnel and he sucks them in whole like a snake. Watch as the bulge in his tail that was once Android 17 gets smaller and smaller as he advances towards Cell's torso until completely disappearing... You have the pleasure of watching from Android 17's PoV as Cell's tail slowly opens and descends. You actually ''see the throat of his tail''. On top of that, what Cell ''says'' as he does this:

{{quote| '''Cell''': All that you fail to understand will now be made clear to you. Hahahahaha!! ''Welcome home!!!''}}

*** Something similar happens when Cell confronts 16, 17, and 18. Cell looks at 18 in a way that seems almost covetous and says one of the creepiest lines ever:

{{quote| '''Imperfect Cell:''' Ahhh. You too, [[Terms of Endangerment|my little peach]]. [[Unfortunate Implications|I'm going to gobble you up!!]] }}

** The absolute worst part is that, when Goku steps down and states that someone else is going to fight Cell, (In the Kai Dub on Nicktoons) Vegeta looks on in horror and shock and says that "None of us have the slightest chance of beating him (Cell)!" Cell is so powerful, cocky Badass Vegeta is afraid. [[Oh Crap|Holy Shit.]]

*** Keep in mind that this is the second time Vegeta has acknowledged that an opponent was capable of beating him, the first being Broly. He NEVER does that, to the point that in all previous fights he has either won or been incapacitated in some manner.

** Keep in mind that this is the same Cell that is literally ''fuelled'' on the lives of thousands, if not millions of people. Laughed with glee as he absorbed the two teenagers his creator turned into cyborgs as they screamed for their lives. He also stated he loves seeing the twisted faces of terror in people, and said to Goku that if it wasn't for the tournament he created, [[Earthshattering Kaboom|he'd wipe out the earth in one shot]] without batting an eye. And Gohan managed to ''absolutely terrify'' this thing. Cell even called him "a ''monster''". When Goku called out to Gohan that he should end the fight since Cell, while cornered could become more unpredictable than before, Gohan's response was to glare at him and give his most [[Psychotic Smirk|sadistic smirk]] he's ever shown, before giving the line that he'd like to carry on what was effectively '''torture''' of a literal [[Complete Monster]]. That kid was clearly [[Not Himself]].

*** The part of the battle most people remember is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7xKDpJOdtI&feature=related this one], but one has to watch the entire fight to really get the full impression. The contrast between Gohan before he ascends and afterwards is startlingly dramatic.