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Death Beam
デスビーム Desubīmu
Alternate names	Freeza Beam Finger Laser Death Laser
Debut	Namek Saga
Inventor	Frieza
Users	Frieza King Cold Cooler Cell Kuriza Super Buu (Frieza absorbed)[1] Froze
Class	Energy Wave
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Similar techniques	Bang Beam Finger Beam Dodon Ray

Death Beam (デスビーム, Desubīmu), originally the Freeza Beam (フリーザビーム, Furīzabīmu),^[2] is a powerful and lethal Finger Beam technique that is one of Frieza's signature attacks.

OverviewEdit

To perform the technique, the user extends his right arm and fires a small, thin, very fast and concentrated laser-like beam of ki from his index finger, which barrels down and pierces through the opponent. The user is able to fire the attack very quickly, while maintaining precise aim.

On Namek, Frieza uses the attack to kill the young Cargo; Frieza's murder of Cargo happens in the Dragon Ball manga (it is Dodoria's Mouth Energy Wave that murder Cargo in the anime). In the anime, Frieza uses the technique for the first time to kill a Namekian warrior he was strangling, performing it as part of an attack similar to the Chaotic Dead End technique. Frieza uses this attack fired from his index and middle fingers extended forwards in attempt to kill Gohan on Namek, but Vegeta kicks Gohan out of the way to save him, causing the beam to instead hit and destroy a nearby island.^[3] Frieza uses the attack again to murder Vegeta and then to attack Goku twice, with no avail, but heavily wounding Piccolo the second time.^[4] Later, he performs the technique on Super Saiyan Goku, but it makes no damage at all.

Due to having some of Frieza's and King Cold's cells, Cell is also able to perform the attack. He uses it against Super Saiyan Gohan during their battle in the Cell Games, and later to execute Future Trunks.

Appearance in Video GamesEdit

This attack appears in the Butōden series, the Budokai series, Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2, the Budokai Tenkaichi series, the Raging Blast games, Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale, and Dragonball Heroes.

VariationsEdit

The Death Beam has a few variations:

• Crazy Finger Beam^[5] – A two-handed rapid fire version used by Frieza in his 3rd Form against Piccolo. It is performed by firing multiple Death Beams from both hands (fired from the middle and index fingers) in a very rapid succession.

• Barrage Death Beam^[6] – A single-handed, rapid fire version used by Frieza in his Final Form. It is performed like a normal Death Beam, but Frieza fires multiple beams from his index finger instead of a single beam. Frieza used this move during his first encounter with Goku but the Saiyan was able deflect them all with just one hand (much to Frieza's surprise) and again Frieza used the technique on Goku but the newly transformed Super Saiyan was able to dodge all (much to Frieza's shock) sans the last one, which was intentional. Perfect Cell used this move against Gohan, but the young Full-Power Super Saiyan was able to dodge all the beams.

• Full Power Death Beam^[6] – A full-powered version of the Death Beam, which is fired like a normal Death Beam, but the beam is wider, brighter, and it has far more power. This attack was used by Super Perfect Cell to kill Future Trunks.

• Chaotic Dead End^[7] – A version of the Death Beam used by Cooler in his base form. Cooler shoots a regular Death Beam through the opponent's chest, followed by a few energy spheres to the falling opponent, inflicting a huge amount of damage. Used against Piccolo in order to take care of him so he wouldn't cause anymore trouble in Cooler's mission.

• Death Razor^[8] – A variation of the Death Beam used by Chilled. He extends his index finger forward as he was charging a regular Death Beam, but he instead fires several pink beams simultaneously, creating a giant explosion.

GalleryEdit

Frieza fires Death Beam at a Namekian Warrior Frieza charges a Death Beam in an attempt to kill Gohan Frieza's Death Beam fatally injuring Vegeta Frieza prepares a Death Beam against Piccolo Frieza charges a Death Beam as revenge Frieza fires the Death Beam at Goku Frieza's Death Beam piercing Piccolo Death Beam fired at Super Saiyan Goku Frieza's Death Beam towards Goku Cell charges a Death Beam Cell fires his Death Beam at Gohan Frieza charges a Death Beam in the intro for Budokai 2 Cell fires a Death Beam in Budokai 3 HD Frieza's Death Beam in Budokai Tenkaichi Frieza charges a Death Beam in Raging Blast 2 Frieza's Death Beam in Zenkai Battle Royale Froze charging a Death Beam in Dragon Ball Heroes Foze firing the Death Beam in Dragon Ball Heroes Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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