# Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge is a 1991 Japanese anime science fiction martial arts film and the fifth Dragon Ball Z animated feature film, originally released in Japan on July 20 at the Toei Anime Fair. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug and followed by Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler. Set in an alternate continuity to the main story, the movie introduces Cooler, the estranged older brother of Frieza, who travels to Earth to challenge Goku.

## Plot

Cooler watches as his younger brother Frieza destroys the Saiyan home world. His henchmen prepare to destroy a space pod fleeing the doomed planet that is transporting a Saiyan infant to Earth. Cooler allows it to go, accounting that it is Frieza's responsibility. More than twenty years later, this Saiyan, Goku, defeats Frieza. After learning of his brother's death, Cooler takes his men – Salza, Neiz, and Dore, on a mission to reclaim his family's honor. On Earth, Cooler's forces ambush Goku and his friends while they are on a camping trip. Goku is badly wounded when he protects Gohan from Cooler and goes into hiding.
Krillin and Oolong find shelter in a cave with Goku, while Gohan travels to obtain the magic Senzu beans that can heal his father. Cooler orders his men to completely obliterate the forest in an effort to locate Goku. After obtaining the beans, Gohan is ambushed by Cooler's men before Piccolo arrives to save him. Piccolo kills Dore and Neiz, but Cooler arrives and incapacitates him. Salza tracks Gohan to the cave and destroys the Senzu. However, Gohan successfully heals Goku with a spare one. Krillin and Gohan are quickly defeated by Salza but Goku emerges. Cooler taunts Goku by further injuring Piccolo; Goku incapacitates Salza and attacks Cooler.
After Goku proves to be a worthy opponent, Cooler reveals that he discovered a new transformation above Frieza's capabilities. They fight, and Goku is pummeled by Cooler. However, after Goku reflects on the well-being of his loved ones and the danger Cooler poses, he transforms into his Super Saiyan form.
Cooler finds himself grossly outclassed by Super Saiyan Goku. Cooler powers up an enormous ki sphere and launches the attack with the hopes to destroy Goku and the Earth along with him. After Goku manages to resist and overpower the attack, he sends it hurdling toward Cooler who is launched into space and collides with the sun. As he is incinerated, Cooler realizes that Goku was the Saiyan infant he spared decades ago. As he laments over his mistake, he is disintegrated.
Goku, drained after his victory, is found by his loved ones. They celebrate and search for Piccolo when Salza reappears and prepares to kill them, but he is killed by Piccolo.

## Cast

| Character name | Voice actor | Voice actor | Voice actor | Voice actor |
| Character name | Japanese | English | English | English |
| Character name | Japanese | Audio Captain Productions/Creative Products Corp. (1996) | Unknown/AB Groupe (c. 2001) | Funimation (2002) |
| Goku | Masako Nozawa | Nesty Calvo Ramirez | David Gasman | Sean Schemmel |
| Gohan | Masako Nozawa | E.J. Galang | Jodi Forrest | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Ray Buyco | Big Green | Christopher Sabat |
| Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Ray Buyco | Paul Bandey | Christopher Sabat |
| Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka | Kririn | Clearin | Krillin |
| Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka | Apollo Abraham | Sharon Mann | Sonny Strait |
| Hire Dragon | Naoki Tatsuta | Baby Camila | Jodi Forrest | Icarus |
| Hire Dragon | Naoki Tatsuta | Ethel Lizano | Jodi Forrest | Christopher Sabat |
| Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Apollo Abraham | David Gasman | Brad Jackson |
| Chi-Chi | Naoko Watanabe | Mitch Frankenberger Pelicer | Sharon Mann | Cynthia Cranz |
| Karin | Ichirō Nagai | Ray Buyco | Paul Bandey | Korin |
| Karin | Ichirō Nagai | Ray Buyco | Paul Bandey | Christopher Sabat Eric Vale (one line, 2008 redub) |
| Yajirobe | Mayumi Tanaka | Ethel Lizano | Ed Marcus | Mike McFarland |
| Kame-Sennin | Kōhei Miyauchi | Master Buten | Ed Marcus | Master Roshi |
| Kame-Sennin | Kōhei Miyauchi | Nesty Calvo Ramirez | Ed Marcus | Mike McFarland |
| Coola | Ryūsei Nakao | Apollo Abraham | Cooler | Cooler |
| Coola | Ryūsei Nakao | Apollo Abraham | Doug Rand | Andrew Chandler |
| Sauzer (サウザー, Sauzā) | Shō Hayami | R.J. Celdran | David Gasman | Salza |
| Sauzer (サウザー, Sauzā) | Shō Hayami | R.J. Celdran | David Gasman | Michael Marco |
| Naise (ネイズ, Neizu) | Masato Hirano | David Soon | Paul Bandey | Neiz |
| Naise (ネイズ, Neizu) | Masato Hirano | David Soon | Paul Bandey | Bill Townsley |
| Doure (ドーレ, Dōre) | Masaharu Satō | Barky | Ed Marcus | Dore |
| Doure (ドーレ, Dōre) | Masaharu Satō | Manuel R. Abello | Ed Marcus | Mike McFarland |
| Burdock | Masako Nozawa | Badag | Doug Rand | Bardock |
| Burdock | Masako Nozawa | Nesty Calvo Ramirez | Doug Rand | Sonny Strait |
| Freeza | Ryūsei Nakao | Apollo Abraham | Freezer | Frieza |
| Freeza | Ryūsei Nakao | Apollo Abraham | Ed Marcus | Linda Young |
| Narrator | Jōji Yanami | Bob Karry | Ed Marcus | Kyle Hebert |

### Cast notes

* ↑ Despite that Christopher Sabat did lines as Korin in the Funimation dub, Mark Britten is nonetheless credited as Korin; Britten had already left Funimation by the time this film was dubbed. Eric Vale dubbed over one of Korin's lines with different dialogue for the 2008 version of the dub.
A fourth English version released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast.

## Music

* OP (Opening Theme):
** "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
*** Lyrics by Yukinojō Mori
*** Music by Chiho Kiyooka
*** Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
*** Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
* ED (Ending Theme):
** Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō! (とびっきりの最強対最強, "The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest")
*** Lyrics by Dai Satō
*** Music by Chiho Kiyooka
*** Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
*** Performed by Hironobu Kageyama and Ammy

### English dub soundtracks

The following songs were present in the 2002 Funimation dub of Cooler's Revenge.
* Drowning Pool - Reminded
* Dust for Life - Poison
* American Pearl - Seven Years
* Breaking Point - Under
* Finger Eleven - Stay and Drown
* Breaking Point - Falling Down
* Drowning Pool - Mute
* Disturbed - The Game
* Drowning Pool - Told You So
* Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies)
* American Pearl - Revelation
* Breaking Point - Phoenix
The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi and an ending theme of "The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest".
The 1996 dub made by Creative Products contained English versions of the Japanese opening and ending theme songs, performed by Gino Padilla along with a children's chorus known as the Age of Wonder. These songs were featured on the album Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z: Songs of a High Spirited Saga - Volume I, along with other English versions of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z songs.

## Releases

It was released on DVD and VHS in North America on January 22, 2002. It was later released in Double Feature set along with The Return of Cooler (1992) for Blu-ray and DVD on November 11, 2008, both feature full 1080p format in HD remastered 16:9 aspect ratio and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix. The film was re-released to DVD in remastered thinpak collection on November 1, 2011, containing the first 5 Dragon Ball Z films.

### Other companies

Creative Products Corporation made an English dub for the Philippines, combined with its follow-up film, to make a feature-length film titled Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Rivals. This feature was released in over 30 Metro Manila theaters on July 11, 1996. Later that year, on November 6, it received an extremely limited VHS release, only sold at Dragon Ball-based promotional events that were hosted by Gino Padilla, who performed the theme music for this version.