Kuriza
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| Kuriza | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 孫悟空 クリザ Kuriza | |||
| Manga name | Kuriza | ||
| Alternate names | Kureeza | ||
| Debut | Neko Majin Z Chapter 2 | ||
| Appears in | Neko Majin Z | ||
| Race | Unknown | ||
| Family | |||
Kurīza is a fictional character from the manga Neko Majin Z, a parody of Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. Although the manga is written by Akira Toriyama and features characters from Dragon Ball, it is not considered canon to series. Despite this, however, Kurīza has appeared in his first form in the Japanese edition of the PlayStation 2 video game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 as an unlockable alternate costume for Frieza. Kurīza's name is a pun on both his father's name, Frieza (Furīza in Romaji), and Kuri, the Japanese word for "chestnut".
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Kurīza is the son of Frieza from Dragon Ball Z. (And, by extension, the grandson of King Cold, and the nephew of Cooler.) He shows up on Earth to cause some trouble, is met by Z (the title character), and hilarity ensues. Lord Onio, a fat Super Saiyan who resembles Suppaman from Dr. Slump, Toriyama's first manga, possibly to signify his weakness, brings him to Neko Majin, claiming him to be the "true" strongest in the universe, only to be rammed into the ground by an angry Neko Majin for having interrupted his battle with Thunderbolt, the alleged "strongest in the world," a title which he (of course) does not deserve. From the crater emerges oil, as does a drenched Kuriza, who removes his armor and transforms into what appears to be akin to his father's "final/true form." Then Neko Majin "transforms" as well, though all it has done is give him a pair of double eyelids and a knack to fart. Unfortunately, the pages run out before anything can happen between the two. Neko Majin then goes out to fish as his friend watches anime, and the chapter ends.
Unlike his father he isn't especially evil, and has a fit when the manga runs out of pages before he has a chance to show off. Kurīza, in chapter 3 of the mini-series, later cheers on Vegeta (who still worked for Frieza during this alternate storyline) when he arrives to take on Neko Majin, but is shocked when the Saiyan Prince unexpectedly leaves, claiming he just received an emergency message on his cell phone, thinking to himself that he will never appear in another "gag manga" again.
Kurīza was able to change into a "final" form akin to his father's immediately after his first stage. Like Krillin, the pun on his name is derived from kuri, or chestnut. This breaks the tradition of Frieza's family members' names being taken from terms for "cold", although an element of the play on the word "Freezer" is still in the name, as "Furiza" is another way Frieza's name is spelled.
| Frieza • Onio • Vegeta • Neko Majin (Character) • Majin Buu • Thunderbolt |
