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In Dragon Ball Z, Frieza was the naturally strongest being in the universe. Without any transformations, or being an Android like Cell, or a magical creation like Majin Buu, Frieza had enough power to rule all of Universe 7. Frieza was quickly outclassed in the backhalf of Dragon Ball Z, but his revival near the start of Dragon Ball Super made it clear that Frieza has more potential than any other Dragon Ball character.
Frieza is extremely dangerous and has only gotten stronger in Dragon Ball Super. Across the multiverse, many versions of Frieza have gone on to keep terrorizing the Z-Fighters, but only one stands out as Dragon Ball's most powerful villain – and he's going to be a nightmare when the series finally comes back.
Fusion Reborn Frieze Was One-Shot By Gohan
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
In Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Hell bursts open and dead villains invade the Earth as Goku and Vegeta try to stop Janemba. Frieza is one of many former Dragon Ball villains who make return appearances in the movie. Unfortunately, Fusion Reborn Frieza is totally outclassed by this point in the story. Fusion Reborn is set after a version of the Majin Buu Saga where either Gotenks or Gohan kill Buu. As a result, Gohan effortlessly kills Frieza with one hit.
As humiliating as Frieza's defeat to Gohan is, it actually makes perfect sense in terms of power scaling. When he's introduced at the start of the Majin Buu Saga, the Supreme Kai claims any of the Kai could have killed Frieza in one blow. Gohan in Fusion Reborn already has his Ultimate form, so he's easily the strongest character in the film, too. Fusion Reborn Frieza never got any stronger after Trunks killed him, so Gohan would naturally obliterate him.
Ghost Warrior Frieza is Strong Enough to Keep Up With Vegeta & Future Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans was a Famicom video game that was then adapted into an OVA. The movie focuses on the Tuffle scientist, Dr. Lychee, trying to get revenge on the Saiyans for the Tuffle genocide. By using his supercomputer, Dr. Lychee is able to revive four of the strongest villains the Z-Fighters faced in the movie timeline: Turles, Lord Slug, Cooler, and Frieza.
Ghost Warrior Cooler ends up fighting Goku in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, implying he's the strongest of the villains, but Ghost Warrior Frieza ends up battling both Vegeta and Future Trunks. As a Ghost Warrior, Frieza can come back to life immediately upon being killed. In the game, Ghost Warrior Frieza becomes Psycho Frieza, making him strong enough to fight all five Z-Fighters at once.
Xeno Frieza Isn't As Broken As Other Characters in the Xeno Timeline
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
In Super Dragon Ball Heroes, the Xeno timeline is a version of the Dragon Ball universe where the Z-Fighters experienced some variation of Dragon Ball GT's events, except Goku seemingly never turned into a child or "died" at the end of the anime. Xeno Saiyans like Goku and Vegeta may not have God Ki, but they're extremely powerful warriors who can keep up with Dragon Ball Super's strongest Gods. The same cannot be said for Xeno Frieza.
By absorbing the One-Star Dragon Ball, Xeno Frieza gets a power boost that turns him into a mindless monster. Power-wise, Xeno Frieza is strong enough to keep up with Namek Saga Super Saiyan Goku and Xeno Goku in his base form. The former isn't impressive, but considering just how overpowered Xeno Goku is, the fact he couldn't kill Xeno Frieza alone is an impressive feat for Frieza. All that said, Xeno Frieza is easily killed by Xeno Future Trunks when he's caught off guard.
Majin Frieza is Brought Back to Life To Serve As Babidi's Minion
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 tells an alternate version of Dragon Ball Z’s events told entirely through Goku’s perspective, where the timeline is different in small ways from the main story. During the Majin Buu Saga’s levels, Babidi revives Frieza and Cell into his Majin minions, who go on to continue serving Super Buu and Kid Buu after he dies.
The duo even manage to break out of their mind control after a while, keeping their power boosts much like Vegeta did in the canon Dragon Ball timeline. It's hard to pin down just how powerful Majin Frieza is, but he's likely around high tier Cell Saga levels based on how strong he was when Trunks killed him.
GT Frieza Stayed Down in Hell to Fight Goku One Last Time
Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball GT was the original end of Toei’s anime timeline back in the day. During the Super 17 Saga, He'll bursts opens and several old villains begin terrorizing the Earth ala Fusion Reborn. Interesting, Frieza does not leave Hell in Dragon Ball GT. Instead, he stays down in the underworld to ambush Goku with Perfect Cell.
It's implied that Frieza has gotten stronger since the last time he and Goku fought, but it's hard to tell by how much. Base Goku ends up defeating both Frieza and Cell without much issue. Granted, GT Goku is ridiculously strong even in his base form, so that's not exactly a knock against Frieza. Given how much time has passed since DBZ, however, it's safe to say GT Frieza is close to End of Z level, if nothing else.
Clone Frieza is a Flawed Recreation of Frieza During Resurrection F
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Clone Frieza is one of many recreations Android 21 makes of Dragon Ball's strongest Z-Fighters and villains in Dragon Ball FighterZ. Like the rest of Android 21's clones, Clone Frieza is not as strong as the real Frieza, but he's actually quite a bit stronger than other clones. Clone Frieza's DNA is based on the events of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F, making him stronger than the average clone.
Clone Frieza can use all of Frieza's techniques and transformations. This means that Clone Frieza has access to his Golden Frieza form, granting him power comparable to literal Gods. There are also multiple versions of Clone Frieza, who are all destroyed by the end of Dragon Ball FighterZ's story mode.
Toei Frieza Was Integral to Defeating Jiren in the Tournament of Power
Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super Anime
Toei Frieza is the version of Frieza who appears in the Dragon Ball Z anime, Dragon Ball Super anime, and Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The anime generally takes a more "out of control" power-scaling than the manga. Golden Frieza in the anime is a lot stronger than he is in the manga, playing a major role in helping Goku wear Jiren down during the final battle.
Not just that, Frieza generally does a better job in the Tournament of Power in the anime than he does in the manga continuity. The main thing holding Frieza back in the Toei timeline is the fact that he hasn't been seen since Dragon Ball Super: Broly. It'll be a while before Frieza makes his return in Dragon Ball Super 2, but when he does, he'll be more powerful than anyone else in the franchise.
Canon Frieza is the Strongest Mortal in the Multiverse
Dragon Ball Manga, Dragon Ball Super Manga
Canon Frieza is the Frieza who appears in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga and Toyotarou's Dragon Ball Super manga. As it currently stands, Canon Frieza is one of the most powerful characters in the entire multiverse. While exploring the multiverse during the events of the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Frieza finds a Hyperbolic Time Chamber that he decides to train inside of.
By training for ten years straight, Frieza unlocks his absurdly powerful Black Frieza transformation. Black Frieza is strong enough to kill Gas with one hit, fast enough to knock out Ultra Instinct Goku and Ultra Ego Vegeta before they could even react, and dangerous enough to threaten the Gods, Angels, and possibly even Zeno. Canon Frieza is set to be the main villain of the Black Frieza Saga when the Dragon Ball Super manga returns.
