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Salza
サウザー Sauzā
Alternate names	Salsa Sauza Sauzaa Sauzer[1] Thousar
Debut	Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Appears in
Race	Brench-seijin[2][3]
Gender	Male
Date of death	Age 764-Age 767
Occupation	Commander
Allegiance	Planet Trade Organization (Cooler's Armored Squadron)
Family	Cooler (boss) Dore (partner) Neiz (partner)

Salza (サウザー, Sauzā) is Cooler's top henchman and the leader of Cooler's Armored Squadron under the Planet Trade Organization.

BiographyEdit

BackgroundEdit

Salza is from the same star system as Jeice,^[4] from a planet named Coola No. 98 (formerly planet Brench).^[2] He is an alien with blue skin and blonde hair which sticks to the right. His planet's very high gravity helped him develop into a very fast and agile fighter.

Salza is very intelligent; he is capable of speaking 7,000 languages and is stated to be the genius of his planet.^[2][3] He has a special maneuver called the Salza Blade, which is an energy blade and a forcefield that resembles a lightsaber from the Star Wars franchise. He also has a technique where he fires a blast from each finger, the Scatter Finger Beam.

To become leader of the Armored Squad, Salza was in competition with Ginyu.^[4] He is also among the few people who have seen Ginyu's true form.^[2]

Cooler's RevengeEdit

On Earth with Cooler, Salza successfully takes down Gohan and Krillin. After his teammates Dore and Neiz are executed by Piccolo, he fights against the Namekian himself. Salza decides to attack Piccolo with his Salza Blade technique, but the Namek quickly gains advantage over him. Luckily for Salza, Cooler shows up and defeats Piccolo, ordering Salza to go after Gohan. Salza follows Gohan and destroys the bag containing the Senzu Beans. He then battles Krillin and Gohan and defeats them with ease. When Goku recovers from his injuries and witnesses Cooler blasting Piccolo, Salza takes the opportunity to punch a stunned Goku in the face, but to no effect, as Goku does not even flinch and sends Salza crashing against a mountain, simply by expelling his power's aura. After Cooler is defeated, Salza emerges from the rubble, having survived Goku's earlier retaliation, ready to exterminate what remained of the surprised and battle-weary Goku, Gohan, and Krillin, but from afar, Piccolo shoots a Special Beam Cannon straight through him, finally killing Salza.

Fusion RebornEdit

Along with countless other Dragon Ball antagonists, Salza makes a cameo appearance in the film Fusion Reborn when the residents of Hell make their escape to Earth.

The color of Salza's spandex is slightly different in this movie, it is changed from purple to yellow.

Power levelEdit

It is stated in the 1991 Weekly Shōnen Jump no. 25 that Salza's power level is 170,000. In the film, Salza is shown to be able to easily defeat Gohan (whose power exceeded 200,000 at that point) and hold his own against Piccolo, whose power level was over a million.

Techniques and special abilitiesEdit

• Flight – The ability to fly with the use of ki.
• Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy attack.
• Finger Beam – Yellow beams of ki shot from Salza's fingers. Salza can even use a five shot version, the Scatter Finger Beam.
• Full Power Energy Wave – Salza fires an energy wave at the opponent from his right hand. He used this on two occasion in Cooler's Revenge: against Goku and against Piccolo.

• Full Power Energy Barrage Wave – Salza launches a massive barrage of golden-yellow ki blasts, causing a massive accumulation of damage. Used by Salza, Dore, and Neiz in Cooler's Revenge.
• Salza Blade (or Salza Blade Rush in Raging Blast 2) – Salza holds out his hand and creates a purple beam of energy.
• Salza Fighting Pose – One of Salza's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and super attacks in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2.
• Explosive Wave – One of Salza's Blast 1 in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and super attacks in Raging Blast 2.
• Finish Sign – One of Salza's super attacks in Raging Blast 2.

Video games appearancesEdit

Salza made his first appearance in a video game in the 1992 game Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen.

In Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2, Cooler can summon him to attack his opponent with his Salza Blade.

Salza made his first appearance as a playable character in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2. He later appeared as a playable character in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, and in the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes. In Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Salza has special dialogue when fighting members of the Ginyu Force: if he fights Guldo, Guldo will say "This time, I'm going to annihilate you!", hinting they have had a previous encounter. If he fights Jeice, Jeice says "We're going to settle this once and for all!", while Salza replies "It's over for you!".

Voice actorsEdit

• Japanese version: Shō Hayami
• Brazilian Dub: Ulisses Bezerra
• FUNimation Dub: Michael Marco (Cooler's Revenge), Christopher R. Sabat (video games)

TriviaEdit

• His Japanese name, Sauzer, is a pun on the "Thousand Island" salad dressing. In the FUNimation Dub, his name is a reference to the Spanish word for sauce, "Salsa".
• Despite his name being Salza in the FUNimation Dub, the attack Cooler uses in the Budokai and Shin Budokai video games, the Salza Blade (which is Salza's ultimate attack in the series), is named "Sauzer Blade".
• In Budokai Tenkaichi 2, his voice is slightly different than in his movie appearance. In the movie, he was given a high-pitched French accent, whereas in Budokai Tenkaichi 2 he sounded slightly similar to Vegeta (albeit with an alien voice filter).

GalleryEdit

Salza on Earth in Cooler's Revenge Salza dodges Krillin's punch Salza with his teammates Salza confronts Gohan Salza fires a finger beam Salza attacks Gohan Salza flying Salza flies Salza deflects Piccolo's Chasing Bullet Salza in a forest Salza charges a Full Power Energy Wave to attack Piccolo Salza confronts Piccolo Salza performs his Salza Blade technique Salza attacks Piccolo with the Salza Blade Salza while Cooler takes care of Piccolo Salza attacks Gohan Salza kicks Gohan Salza's scouter breaks Salza right before his death Salza concept art, drawn by Toriyama (Daizenshuu 6) Salza in Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Salza as he appears in Raging Blast 2 Salza in Raging Blast 2 about to shoot his Spread Finger Beam Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

See alsoEdit

• Salza (Collectibles)

ReferencesEdit