Zarbon

Zarbon in his normal form

Zarbon is a male extraterrestrial anime and manga character who features in Dragon Ball Z.

Biography

Zarbon (Japanese: ザーボン, Hepburn: Zābon)

Before King Cold's retirement, Zarbon served under King Cold as a member of the Cold Force along with Dodoria and the Ginyu Force. After King Cold retired and handed control over to his son Frieza, the Cold Force was renamed the Frieza Force and Zarbon eventually began serving Frieza alongside Dodoria. Because of his great power and intelligence, Zarbon, along with Dodoria, became one of Frieza's two attendants/highest ranking officers by chain of command, as well as Frieza's personal advisor, effectively making him Frieza's right hand man. At some point, he learned of Frieza's ability to transform, making him one of the few people to have ever learned of any of Frieza's transformations. When King Vegeta rebelled against Frieza and demanded an audience, Zarbon reported the situation to Frieza. Although Frieza briefly paused and had Zarbon repeat himself, Frieza then responded, after a sarcastic reference to his own hearing, by stating that he let the Saiyans in. Zarbon then witnessed Frieza effortlessly kill King Vegeta in battle, alongside the latter's Saiyan Elites shortly afterward. When Frieza suggested "torching" Planet Vegeta, Zarbon then asked him if it was truly necessary to undergo such an action due to King Vegeta being dead, with Frieza reminding him that the other Saiyans are most likely going to follow King Vegeta's example if they didn't, especially if they learn about his death, causing Zarbon to concede that Frieza knew best. Some time afterwards, when Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa returned from destroying Planet Shikk, Zarbon, when asked by Frieza, estimated it would personally taken him only a day to depopulate the planet while mocking the Saiyans for their taking three days to do so without congratulating them. As the Saiyans were leaving, Zarbon then made an insulting reference towards Vegeta's Saiyan heritage and capabilities, which infuriated the Saiyan prince enough that he barely restrained himself from turning around and attacked him in turn.

Zarbon accompanied Frieza to Namek, where he was forced to transform to defeat Vegeta, and although Vegeta had known Zarbon for most of his life, the Saiyan prince had absolutely no knowledge of this ability. Thus, he was well unprepared in their first battle. The second time Zarbon faced Vegeta, he again transformed to keep up with him.

Although he transformed, this time it was Zarbon who underestimated Vegeta. The Saiyan prince fired a blast point blank into his chest that blew a huge hole right through Zarbon's armor and him, killing him and shooting his dead corpse into the waters.

Overview

Personality and attributes

Tall, blue, and handsome, Zarbon was one of Frieza's top soldiers, and his single most powerful henchman (excluding the individual members of the Ginyu Force).

Powers and abilities

A formidable opponent, Zarbon possessed the remarkable ability to increase his speed and strength by transforming into a hideous monster. Few knew of this ability and still lived, because Zarbon almost never transformed unless he had to. The reason he hated transforming is because the process distorted his handsome features and his smooth voice.

Notes

• Zarbon was created by Akira Toriyama where he featured in the setting of the Dragon Ball universe.

Appearances

• Dragon Ball Z:
• Dragon Ball GT:

External Links

• Dragon Balll Wiki Entry

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