History Anime / DragonBallZResurrectionF

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Frieza is trapped in his very own IronicHell -- one where he's forced to watch everyone having a happy time while being unable to hurt anybody, which seems like a suitable punishment for a omnicidal sadist.

* AllPowerfulBystander: Beerus and especially Whis. Either one of them could easily kill Frieza, but they don't get involved in the fight at all. In fact, they're really only [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting there for the food]]. [[spoiler: Subverted later on when after Frieza destroys the Earth, Whis protects everyone who was standing around him at the time and does Goku a solid by reversing time so he can kill Frieza before he gets a chance]].

* AnimationBump: The battle with all the Earth's fighters, Goku vs. Frieza, and [[spoiler: the Earth exploding]] are some of the best animated scenes in the movie.
* AntiClimax: [[spoiler: Frieza ultimately ends up as this, despite gaining a new Super Form because despite the power up, he still lacks the stamina to keep up with Goku or Vegeta. Neither Goku nor Vegeta takes the fight completely seriously, even briefly fighting ''each other'' at one point over whose turn it is to fight Frieza. Their lax approach to the situation results in Goku almost dying and Frieza successfully destroying the Earth.]]
* ApocalypseWow: [[spoiler: Frieza destroys the Earth after it's absolutely clear that Vegeta has beaten him. Unlike on Namek, he doesn't drag things out, but the ensuing destruction is still quite spectacular, as we see the ground cracking beneath the heroes' feet, volcanoes starting to erupt everywhere, and a good 30-second CGI shot from outer space where the planet is slowly consumed by fire and breaks apart before exploding.]]

** After losing to Goku and being killed by Trunks, Frieza realizes that being BrilliantButLazy was the catalyst of his downfall. So, he decides to finally train and bring out all of his latent power. However, he still didn't completely learn his lesson from Namek. [[spoiler: Part of the reason why he lost was because he never learned to control his full power, had no endurance for a prolonged fight, and couldn't respond once raw strength proved to be ineffective. His golden form has the exact same problems to an even ''greater'' extent. After taking so much damage, he loses his ultimate transformation and is reduced to [[RageQuit rage quitting]]]].
* ArchEnemy: Frieza fully sees Goku as this to the point he wants to kill Goku without caring so much about the Saiyan who sliced him up and blew him to bits. He went as far as to call Goku his old nemesis. The feeling is not mutual. Despite Frieza pushing him into UnstoppableRage during their battle on Namek, Goku no longer holds any personal grudge against Frieza and even [[spoiler: offers him the chance to leave and fight him again one day]].

* AxCrazy: Frieza seems completely in control, composed, and on the ball with what needs to be done in order to reclaim his position in the universe...at first. Then he starts fighting, and more and more you see just how utterly ''broken'' his defeat at Goku's hands has left him. [[spoiler: He's even fine with blowing up the planet, point-blank and ''immediately'' with a manic grin on his face, because even if it kills him, he ''has'' to kill Goku. He seems mentally incapable of accepting ''any'' other reality, whether or not he's even ''still'' alive afterwards.]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Sorbet first wishes for Frieza's revival, Shenron says that it's pointless to bring him back since he would return in pieces. After talking with Tagoma, Sorbet demands that his wish be granted. Shenron calls it a foolish wish, but grants it anyway, though Frieza's put back together using healing technology. [[spoiler: Turns out, Shenron was right, although for the wrong reason. The wish was extremely foolish since Frieza chose to get revenge on Goku instead of returning to his empire. That decision led to his entire army and what is left of the empire being destroyed.]]

* BigEater: Much like ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Whis and Beerus spend more time eating than doing anything else. [[spoiler: Beerus outright admits that he spared Bulma and all those around her when the Earth exploded because she kept feeding him. Whis also reverses time so they can feast after Frieza is dealt with]].

** The Earth's defenders versus Frieza's army of a thousand men. Literally the only reason there's even a struggle is that they're outnumbered. [[spoiler: Only Shisami put up a decent fight and Gohan takes him down in one punch.]] How bad is it? [[spoiler: Frieza outright states Gohan could have defeated the entire army himself if he felt like it.]]
** Gohan versus Frieza. [[spoiler: If you can even call this a fight since Gohan nearly died in one blow.]]
** Goku's fight against Frieza's true form. [[spoiler: Although Frieza's major power-up allows him to keep up with Goku's pace, he fails to get a single hit in and eventually Goku utterly owns him without going Super Saiyan. The only point where Goku showed any strain and effort at all was during their BeamStruggle, and even then Frieza nearly died when Goku overpowered him. If Goku wanted to, he could have ended the battle right there.]]
** [[spoiler: Vegeta also has an easy time smacking Frieza around once he takes over the fight. It's much shorter than Goku's turn... but then, Vegeta is completely fresh and unharmed in his Super Saiyan Blue form, whilst Frieza has exhausted all his energy from Golden Form and has been heavily beaten up by Goku. What would you expect?]]
** Whis vs Vegeta and Goku during the training scenes. True to the scale given in Battle of the Gods, neither Vegeta nor Goku could even land a hit unless Whis wished it, and when they did Whis promptly no-sells it. When Whis does finally attack, he knocks out Vegeta ''with one hit''.

** Although Whis is technically not a god, at least according to him, he still counts since [[spoiler: he can easily subdue Beerus and [[StoryBreakerPower he has the power to rewind time for the entire universe by three minutes]]. He uses this power to reverse time on Frieza, stopping him from destroying the Earth]].
** Since Goku himself can be counted as a deity thanks to his mastery of Super Saiyan God, him coming to save his friends can be seen as this trope. Frieza lampshades this by saying that the Z-Fighters raising their energy is a distress signal to their savior. [[spoiler: Vegeta would count as well since he too mastered Super Saiyan God]].
* TheDreaded:

* EpicFail: Despite powering up, [[spoiler: Frieza loses for the ''exact'' same reasons he lost the last time: Poor endurance, reliance on raw strength, and not having full control of his power]].

** [[spoiler: Goku and the others are shocked and stricken that Frieza chose to destroy the Earth instead of being killed by Vegeta. Given that [[RageQuit rage quitting]] has been a proud ''[=DBZ=]'' villain tradition since Vegeta tried it, they should have known this could happen]].

** [[spoiler: Although TheDreaded of the universe, the battle against Frieza ends with [[AntiClimax a whimper]] unlike all the other ''Z'' villains. This is just like the battle on Namek, which ended with Goku blasting Frieza after his second BackstabBackfire, and his first arrival on Earth where he is cut to pieces and blown away by Trunks]].

** [[spoiler: After beating up a mortally injured Goku, Frieza mocks him for being too powerful for his own good and becoming over-confident. Like Frieza is one to talk given that he was so over-confident about his new form that he didn't bother to train it.]]

* INeedYouStronger: [[spoiler: The primary reason Vegeta gives for refusing to kill Goku after Frieza offers to make Vegeta supreme commander of his army. He claims not to like Goku, but needs him to become stronger, most likely so he can still have a rival. Of course, his other reason for not siding with Frieza is because Frieza destroyed his planet on top of enslaving him]].

** The reason why Goku and Vegeta became so powerful by the time Frieza returns for revenge is directly because he lost to Super Saiyan Goku. [[spoiler: Beerus came to Earth seeking a Super Saiyan God because he was reminded of his dream after he learns of Frieza's defeat. Through Beerus' actions, not only was a Super Saiyan God created, but it gave Goku and Vegeta the opportunity to train under Whis. If these events never happened, Goku and Vegeta would have been much weaker and may have lost to Frieza]].
** Frieza committing his entire army on the invasion of Earth ends up saving the universe. [[spoiler: Not only was his army defeated by the Earth's defenders, [[YouHaveFailedMe he ruthlessly kills them for their failing]], leaving only Sorbet alive who is killed by Vegeta. With Frieza's final death, all the planets that remained under his empire's control are now free. In a larger sense, Sorbet's attempts to revive the planet trade empire back to its former glory by bringing back Frieza, actually help put the final nail in its casket]].

** Sorbet revives Frieza since he sees him as the only hope to save the empire, which has been falling apart without Frieza's power and fear factor. [[spoiler: Bringing back Frieza completely destroys what is left of the trade organization because he couldn't let go of the fact that Goku defeated him. Sorbet is also killed on Earth, hit by a deflected blast of his master's energy]].

* NoSell: [[spoiler: Goku purposely takes a punch from Frieza to show that his newfound power had dropped substantially and could no longer hurt him]].

** [[spoiler: Frieza's expression when Vegeta turns Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan and states that he has been a Super Saiyan for years]].

* PaletteSwap: [[spoiler:Frieza's golden transformation and the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan forms are Frieza's final form and the Super Saiyan forms with gold and blue colors, respectively. It brings to mind the Kaioken from the Saiyan arc of the original.]]

** [[spoiler: After Frieza has Goku at his mercy and is kicking him around, he mocks Goku for always showing him mercy. He also states that Goku is too powerful for his own good and he has become too over-confident, making it only a matter of time before he drops his guard.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Frieza''': Here lies one of the strongest mortals in the cosmos, felled by a common ray gun. How pitiful does that feel?]]
** [[spoiler: Despite knowing he has no chance against Vegeta after witnessing him becoming a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan and [[NoSell no selling all his attacks]], Frieza still had to get one last dig in.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Frieza''': (mock laughter) Your threats are just as empty as your title. All hail Vegeta, prince of no one.]]

* ResetButton: [[spoiler: After Frieza blows up the Earth upon being defeated by Vegeta, Whis demonstrates his power to turn back time for a few minutes. He does so, undoing Earth's destruction and allowing Goku to hit Frieza with a Kamehameha before he can do his rage quit attack.]]

* TheRival: [[spoiler: {{Invoked}} by Vegeta to explain why he can't kill Goku. Although he finds Goku annoying, Vegeta acknowledges that he would have no reason to grow stronger if Goku isn't around to push him]].

* RunningGag: It seems that Frieza is destined to never have a [[spoiler: climactic end, unlike every other major villains in the series]].

* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler: Despite coming back stronger than ever, Frieza's revenge plan doesn't really amount to much. In the end, he's unable to kill Goku or Vegeta due not mastering his newfound power. Even blowing up the Earth didn't mean much because Whis simply undid it and Goku simply kills Frieza with a Kamehameha, putting him right back to where he started.]]

* ShoutOut: Krillin's ringtone is ''We Are'', the theme song from the ''Manga/OnePiece'' anime. This also counts as a CastingGag. [[note]] Krillin's Japanese VA, Mayumi Tanaka, is also famous for doing the voice of ''One Piece'' main character Luffy. It also works in the English dub, as Sonny Strait plays both Krillin and Usopp.[[/note]]
* ShownTheirWork: All of the Earth's defenders use real martial arts techniques and skills, especially Piccolo and Tien, outside the standard energy blast. This contrasted with Frieza and his army who fight more like street thugs.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite Pilaf and his gang having much less screen time than ''Battle of Gods'', it was because of their involvement that Frieza was revived. [[spoiler:They also prevented Sorbet from reviving King Cold by stealing the second wish]].

* StrongButUnskilled: Frieza despite his training is still this. He can't sense energy without a scooter, has no endurance when fighting at his full power, and uses no real techniques outside the standard energy blast and what the budokai games call his "death wave", which is a regression of his performance on Namek where he had many creative techniques. He's so powerful, however, that it hardly matters [[spoiler: [[VictoryByEndurance until Goku outlasts him]]]].

* TheStarsAreGoingOut: Mentioned offhand by Whis [[spoiler: to [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble have not happened in the past]] because he changed time due to having trouble seeing in the dark.]]

* TimeTravelTaboo: Jaco states that by the Galactic Patrol law, altering time in any way is absolute forbidden after hearing about Bulma's future son. When [[spoiler: Whis]] rewinds time, he decides to bat an eye on the deal due to being useless to go against [[WorldsStrongestMan him.]] This is actually the first time the ''[[TimeTravel travel through time]]'' is stated to be forbidden in the franchise, with ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' explaning why on the ''[[Recap/DragonBallSuperFutureTrunksArc Future Trunks saga]].''

* TheWarSequence: The five Z-Warriors and Jaco '''VERSUS''' The 1000-strong Frieza Army. [[spoiler: The Frieza Army got stomped badly.]]
* WastefulWishing:

** [[spoiler: The initial wish was meant to bring Frieza back to get his empire under control. Instead he focuses on revenge and practically sacrifices what remains of his army for it. Ultimately it amounts to nothing and the Frieza empire is completely wiped out.]]

* WelcomeBackTraitor: Despite Vegeta's treachery on Namek, Frieza is more than willing to forgive and forget if [[spoiler: Vegeta kills Goku]]. He even offers him the position of Supreme Commander. Why Frieza expects Vegeta to join him after he bragged about killing his people, humiliated and demeaned him, and tortured him to death is beyond explanation, though it fits with Frieza's arrogance and he didn't expect Vegeta to have reached Goku's level.

* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Vegeta was going this route when he took on Frieza, foregoing gloating after slapping him around a bit. [[spoiler: Freiza blows up the planet before he can fire the killing blow. Once Goku realizes it's what he should've done in their fight, Whis allows him the chance after rewinding time. Goku wastes no time in acting on it and blows Frieza to smithereens with a Kamehameha.]]
* WorfBarrage:
** {{Subverted}} with the Kamehameha. Goku uses the Kamehameha three times total in the movie. He nearly kills Frieza with the first two and [[spoiler: utterly vaporizes him with the third. After decades of the Kamehameha being victim of the WorfEffect outside the Cell Games, it's a nice reminder of why the Kamehameha was once considered one of the most powerful energy attacks in the series]].

Like the previous film, this movie's events are revisited by the anime ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. To date, this is the last primary addition to the Dragon Ball franchise to bear the ''Dragon Ball Z'' name, which would be supplanted with ''Dragon Ball Super'' later that year.

** In many ways, Frieza and his entire army suffer badly from this. During the two years after Namek, an invasion of this size and scale would have been absolutely terrifying. The Z Fighters were in full panic mode when Frieza returned with an invasion force not even half this size with his father. Now, although everyone is concerned, it isn't the end of the world like last time. Frieza as a villain, despite his ruthlessness, is not as effective as Cell and Buu (especially Super and Kid Buu), [[ChessMaster since those two were much more clever when dealing with the heroes]] and Cell matched them in terms of skill and not just raw power. Frieza and his army fail primarily because they didn't evolve past what they were during the Namek/Frieza Saga.

** Whis' ability to [[spoiler: rewind time by three minutes for the entire universe]]. It is so out there that Vegeta demands to know [[InexplicablyAwesome what Whis is]].

* OhCrap: Frieza becomes a pro at this...

** When he realizes Beerus is observing the fight. He doesn't regain his composure until the latter reassures him he has no intention of interfering.
** [[spoiler:When Frieza decides to drop all pretenses when Goku and Vegeta arrive and heads for his final form from the start. Master Roshi drops his muscular form and tells the others [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere that now would be the perfect time to get out of here]].]]

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* RageQuit: [[spoiler:After some interference from Sorbet, Frieza finally has Goku at his mercy. Then Vegeta tags in, and shows he possesses the same level of power. Frieza, with his reserves drained and all his men dead, decides to say "screw it" and point-blank detonates the Earth.]]

* ShoutOut: Krillin's ringtone is ''We Are'' from ''Anime/OnePiece''. This also counts as a CastingGag. [[note]] Krillin's Japanese VA, Mayumi Tanaka, is also famous for doing the voice of ''One Piece'' main character Luffy. It also works in the English dub, as Sonny Strait plays both Krillin and Usopp.[[/note]]

* StrongAndSkilled
** Despite his lack of training, Gohan was still the most powerful fighter present at Frieza's arrival and showed much technical skill battling Frieza's minions; from judo throws to pressure point strikes.
* StrongButUnskilled:
** Frieza despite his training is still this. He can't sense energy without a scooter, has no endurance when fighting at his full power, and uses no real techniques outside the standard energy blast and what the budokai games call his "death wave", which is a regression of his performance on Namek where he had many creative techniques. He's so powerful, however, that it hardly matters [[spoiler: [[VictoryByEndurance until Goku outlasts him]]]].

* YouHaveFailedMe: The Z Fighters take great pains to defeat Frieza's army without killing any of them, only for much of their effort to come to nothing when Frieza casually vaporizes all his fallen soldiers within range. Those knocked out elsewhere have likely survived.
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* BigRedDevil: Shisami.

** The 10-minutes prologue of the Director's Cut version includes reanimated footage of the Freeza battle on Namek, but the scenes are more closer to the manga than the anime. The footage of Goku vs Freeza is 5 minutes long.
* ContinuitySnarl: Shen Long only granted two wishes, when he is actually capable of granting three. This was a rather minor mistake that was fixed in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' (The third wish became the world most delicious ice cream)

** Goku and Freeza let each other transform before they start their real battle.
** Subverted in the prologue of the Director's Cut, where Freeza's first transformation lasts less than 30 seconds.

** Despite his lack of training, Gohan was still the most powerful fighter present at Frieza's arrival and showed much technical skill battling Frieza's minions; from shoulder-throws to pressure point strikes.

** Gohan in the battle against Frieza's army. He isn't as technical as Piccolo or Tien and he isn't as agile as Krillin, but he has the best showing out of all of them by simply being the most powerful, never visibly tiring out. Unlike them, he's not a career martial artist so it makes perfect sense.

Like the previous film, this movie's events are revisited by the anime ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

* ActionizedSequel: While ''Battle of Gods'' had its fight scenes, it was much more focused on slapstick and comedy. ''Resurrection ‘F’'' goes all out with Frieza's return and a whole alien invasion, with many more action scenes than the previous film.

* BadassNormal: Jaco is the only fighter in this movie who can not use ki or fly but he still beats Frieza's army very well.

* BerserkButton: ''Anything'' that reminds Frieza of his time in Hell or Goku makes him furious. Also, trying to tell him that he shouldn't focus on revenge and go back to his empire is not a good idea. [[spoiler:Tagoma found this last part out the hard way]].

** Frieza had no idea that Vegeta had become a Super Saiyan, been one for years, and was almost Goku's perfect equal having become a SSGSS himself. This comes back to bite Frieza in the ass as he essentially has to fight two guys of the same power when he only beat one by [[SuckerPunch fighting dirty.]] Especially since Vegeta was still at full strength since he hadn't taken part of the fight yet while Frieza was worn down from his fight with Goku and physically exhausted from maintaining his gold form for so long.

* DeathIsCheap:
** [[DownplayedTrope It's a little more expensive than usual]] because it's been so long since Frieza died. Shenron's power can only bring his body back the way it was left -- in pieces, forcing his underlings to use some healing tech to patch him up.
** It's played straight with the residents of North City: after everything is said and done, Bulma is very nonchalant about being able to revive them all with a dragon ball wish.

** After being sent to Hell in ''Z'', Frieza gets trapped inside a cherry tree's pod in an endless flower field, unable to move and stripped of his powers while angels and toy-like creatures sing and dance around him. It happens to him again [[spoiler:towards the end of the film]]. It quickly goes from AssholeVictim to a FateWorseThanDeath situation. Quite a grim end for a villainous character.

* VictoryByEndurance: [[spoiler:Despite Frieza overpowering Goku once he transformed into Golden Frieza, Goku still wins because Frieza was leaking power. By the end, Frieza exhausts himself so much that he can't even hurt Goku anymore and Vegeta completely kicks his ass once he enters the fight]].

* BadassGrandpa: After sitting out all of ''Z'', Master Roshi is back on the front lines. It's downplayed in that he's the first of the heroes to start showing fatigue, but manages to stay on his feet for the whole war sequence.
-->'''Roshi:''' You should learn to respect your elders!

* ADayInTheLimelight: After sitting out all of ''Z'', Master Roshi is back on the front lines. It's downplayed in that he's the first of the heroes to start showing fatigue, but manages to stay on his feet for the whole war sequence.
-->'''Roshi:''' You should learn to respect your elders!