Supernova

is a powerful variation of the Death Ball used by Frieza and Cooler.
==Overview==
The user raises his finger and gathers their energy in the form of a giant yellow orange, sun-like energy sphere. Once it is ready, the user launches the attack against the target. Like the normal Death Ball, it is mostly used to destroy planets, or as a last ditch-effort to kill an enemy. It can also detonate if hit with another ki blast, especially if the attack was successfully countered by a powerful enough opponent.
==Usage==
Frieza had learned of the Saiyans' rapidly growing strength and decided to eradicate them, out of fear that they would have the power to become Super Saiyans and defeat him. When Bardock attempts to kill Frieza with his Final Spirit Cannon for the murder of his comrades' because of Frieza's betrayal, the tyrant counters with his Supernova.Bardock's profile in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, 2010
The attack destroyed Planet Vegeta, as well as the entire Saiyan race and a large percentage of his own soldiers (yet a few Saiyans had survived/escaped. Bardock's fate varies across media. In Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, he escapes Towa and Mira by running to the past (where Chilled (Frieza's ancestor) ran the Frieza Force) through their wormhole, while in Dragon Ball Online and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 he is captured and becomes the Masked Saiyan.
In the manga version of Episode of Bardock, Frieza and Chilled both utilize Death Ball, Frieza to destroy Planet Vegeta, and Chilled to try to defeat Bardock. In the anime version, Frieza and Chilled use the Supernova instead, with Chilled using a version of Supernova that uses both hands to charge.
After Future Trunks easily blocked Mecha Frieza's attacks, Mecha Frieza flies in the air and launches a Supernova, attempting to destroy Planet Earth the same way he previously destroyed Planet Namek. King Kai describes the Supernova that Frieza uses against Future Trunks as 10x greater than the Death Ball used to destroy Namek, but the Super Saiyan catches the attack without harm. Annoyed at this act, the cybernetic tyrant fires a blast at the Supernova, which causes it to explode, but Future Trunks dodges the blast, and while Frieza is caught off-guard, Future Trunks kills him with his Shining Sword Attack.
==Film Appearances==
In Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, the Cooler Force is watching the Genocide of the Saiyans on the monitors of Cooler's Spaceship with Cooler's Armored Squadron detecting Kakarot's Attack Ball had escaped the destruction of Planet Vegeta, though Cooler stops them from firing upon the ship as he refuses to "clean up" after his little brother. During Final Form Cooler's battle against Super Saiyan Goku, he uses his Supernova Cooler against the Super Saiyan, but Goku is able to push it back with a Kamehameha which sends the Supernova Cooler and Cooler himself hurtling into Earth's Sun, causing Cooler to realize Goku was the Saiyan child he allowed to survive before hitting the sun.
In, Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, The first Meta-Cooler seen on New Namek outclassed Goku, due to his regenerative ability. Wanting to end the fight, Meta-Cooler launched a Metallic Supernova to kill Goku, but Goku at the last second teleported away from the blast via Instant Transmission. It is later revealed that Cooler survived being hurtled into the sun and his failed Supernova Cooler attack from Cooler's Revenge is briefly shown in a flashback that reveals how his body was mostly consumed by the sun, leaving only his head intact which eventually merged with the Big Gete Star turning him into Meta-Cooler Core.
thumb|left|Frieza's Supernova destroying Planet Vegeta in Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
In Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, during Paragus' flashback recounting his and Broly's past, he reveals that after he and Broly were left for dead in a trash dump, the Genocide of the Saiyans occurred. However, the infant Broly uses his power to save himself and his father, creating an Energy Shield that protects the two and allows them to escape the destruction caused by Frieza's Supernova.
In Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Frieza uses the technique during the Genocide of the Saiyans to destroy Planet Vegeta. Bardock fires a Final Spirit Cannon in an attempt to save the planet but loses the resulting Energy Clash. The Supernova consumes Bardock killing him, while Gine, Leek, and Taro are killed with the rest of Planet Vegeta's population when it destroys Planet Vegeta, leaving Vegeta, Raditz, Nappa, two unnamed adult Saiyan males, Paragus, Broly, and Kakarot the only known survivors. After Cheelai and Lemo find Paragus and Broly on Vampa, they are recruited into the Frieza Force with Paragus being told the old Frieza Force cover story of Planet Vegeta being destroyed by a meteor, even though Paragus later admits he doesn't care as he had deserted the Saiyan Army due to King Vegeta banishing Broly to Vampa. Frieza uses a smaller weaker variation to announce his arrival which clears away the clouds before Frieza's Spaceship lands on the Ice Continent.
==Variations==
*Super Death Ball - A variation used by Frieza in his Final Form.
*Death Blaster - A much smaller variant of the Supernova utilized by Meta-Cooler in video games.
*Supernova Cooler - Cooler's variant of the Supernova, utilized with the full hand instead of a single finger and charges faster.
**DUAL Supernova (Cooler) - Cooler's variant of DUAL Supernova which is a two-person team attack version of Supernova Cooler. Final Form Cooler's Dual Ultimate Attack skill after the 1.09.00 Update in Xenoverse 2.
**Metallic Supernova - Meta-Cooler's variant of the Supernova Cooler.
*Golden Supernova - The most powerful variation of the Supernova used by Cooler in his Golden form.
*Petite Supernova - A smaller variant of the Supernova used by Frieza in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
*Countdown to the Destruction - A blue variant of the Supernova used by Frieza. It will explode when it hits anything other than Frieza himself. Used in Dragon Ball Collectible Card Game.
*Ultranova - A stronger version used by Meta-Cooler Core in Dragon Ball Heroes and Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission.
*Z-Assist Supernova - Used by the Future Warrior in Xenoverse, when using the Supernova while Frieza is their current Master. During the Z-Assist, Frieza's Soul (which appears as an Astral Projection of First Form Frieza performing the technique which overshadows the Warrior's body) will go into the Warrior and increase the power of their Supernova.
*DUAL Supernova - First Form Frieza's two-person team attack version of Supernova in which two users attack as a pair with Supernova. First Form Frieza's Dual Ultimate Attack skill after the 1.09.00 Update in Xenoverse 2.
==Video Game Appearances==
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
*Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
*Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
*Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
*Dragon Ball Collectible Card Game
*Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
*Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
*Dragon Ball Heroes
*Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
*Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
*Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
*Dragon Ball Xenoverse
*Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
*Dragon Ball FighterZ
*Dragon Ball Legends
*Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
*Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
*Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
In Budokai 3, it is Cooler and Meta-Cooler's Ultimate Attack. Cooler usually announces, "The entire planet... WILL BE VAPORIZED!" before launching and detonating it with "I AM THE STRONGEST IN THE UNIVERSE!" giving heavy damage.
In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, it is Cooler and Meta-Cooler's ultimate attack. In Budokai Tenkaichi 3, it is Mecha Frieza's ultimate attack. In Sparking! Zero, it is named Death Ball where it is Frieza's ultimate attack.
In Supersonic Warriors 2, it is named Death Blaster and is the Meta-Coolers' super attack.
In the Raging Blast series, it is Mecha Frieza, Cooler and Meta-Cooler's ultimate attack.
In the Dragon Ball Collectible Card Game, it is named Countdown to the Destruction and Energy Sword.
In Dragon Ball Heroes, it is Cooler and Meta-Cooler's ultimate attack. Meta-Cooler Core has his own version of Supernova.
In Ultimate Tenkaichi, it is Frieza's ultimate attack in his first form.
In Battle of Z, it is Cooler and Meta-Cooler's ultimate attack.
In Dokkan Battle, it is First Form Frieza's super attack when he is in his hoverchair. It is also used by Final Form Cooler, Meta-Cooler, and Coolieza.
In Xenoverse, it is First Form Frieza's Ultimate Skill. Cell can also perform the Supernova as an Ultimate Skill and the Future Warrior can learn it from Frieza by completing Frieza's training as their Master. If Frieza is the Future Warrior's current Master and they use the Supernova it will receive a Z-Assist making it more powerful.
In Xenoverse 2, the Supernova returns as an Ultimate Skill used by First Form Frieza and by Cell (Perfect). It can also be obtained by the Future Warrior as a reward in Expert Mission 06: "The Depths of Despair". Additionally, Cooler has his own version which can be used by Cooler in all his forms including Meta Cooler. As part of the Masters Pack DLC, Future Warrior can learn Supernova Cooler by completing School Quest: "Lesson 3" of Cooler's Training.
In the opening prologue, an altered timeline of Age 737 where Bardock has visions of Frieza's revenge in Age 779 before Frieza starts creating his Supernova. Bardock tries to destroy Frieza with his Riot Javelin but it is consumed by Frieza's Supernova and Bardock is seemingly killed. However, in The Masked Saiyan Saga it is revealed that Towa and Mira abducted Bardock from Age 737 using a wormhole as he was about to be consumed. However, Bardock escaped and fled into the past were before he was recaptured and turned into the Masked Saiyan.
After the 1.09.00 Update, two new team attack variations of Supernova appear each as a Dual Ultimate Attack Skill for 1st Form Frieza and Final Form Cooler. Frieza's appears as DUAL Supernova a team attack version of Frieza's Supernova. Cooler's appears as DUAL Supernova (Cooler) a team attack version of Supernova Cooler. Both skills can be learned by the Future Warrior after achieving Partner Level (maximum friendship) with Frieza for DUAL Supernova and Cooler for DUAL Supernova (Cooler) as Instructors then speak to them to learn their specific Dual Ultimate.
Frieza will notice they have mastered the skills necessary to fight as his subordinate though admits he does not need them to be his underling and instead wishes to have them fight by his side which he thinks will be an amusing little game causing him to teach them DUAL Supernova. Both Frieza and Cooler can equip their Dual Ultimate via Partner Customization but only require it to be in their skillset in order to initiate it, as they can perform their Dual Ultimate's secondary assist attack regardless of the skills they have equipped.
In FighterZ, as part of the Bardock Pack DLC, if Bardock KOs Frieza with a Neutral Heavy Attack on the Space stage a Dramatic Finish will trigger, where Frieza will retaliate with a Supernova which causes a reenactment of Bardock's death scene from the TV Special, where he has a vision of Goku facing Frieza on Namek and smiles as he is about to be consumed. However, Bardock manages to wake up from the vision refusing to die and powers up destroying the Supernova completely instead of being consumed, before swearing he will avenge the Saiyans transforming into a Super Saiyan and firing a Final Spirit Cannon which hits Frieza causing him to be spun around by its rotation before exploding killing the tyrant as Bardock removes his bandana as symbolic gesture that he has avenged his fallen comrades.
If Frieza KOs Bardock with a Vanish on the Space stage a Dramatic Finish will trigger, where Bardock will retaliate with Final Spirit Cannon which causes a reenactment of Bardock's death scene from the TV Special, where his attack is consumed by Frieza's Supernova and he has a vision of Goku facing Frieza on Namek and smiles as he is about to be consumed by the attack screaming Kakarot as he dies. The only differences are that Frieza is in his Final Form both when he performs the attack and in Bardock's vision of Frieza facing Goku on Namek. Additionally, Bardock's Dramatic Finish victory acts as a potential what-if scenario involving Bardock powering up via rage to destroy the Supernova then transforming into a Super Saiyan to kill Frieza.
In Dragon Ball Legends, certain versions of First Form Frieza (specifically those that fight inside his hover pod) utilize Supernova as their Special Move Arts. Also, Legends Limited 1st Form Frieza (DBL22-05S) uses his Genocide of the Saiyan style Supernova as the Legendary Finish for his Such Beautiful Fireworks! Ultimate Move Arts which replace Imprisonment Ball. The name of the Legendary Finish move is a reference to his reaction to the miniature explosions engulfing Planet Vegeta in the Japanese version of Bardock: The Father of Goku as well as Dragon Ball Z Kai.
In World Mission, it is the Super Attack for the Special-type SH3-59 Frieza (Riding Pod) card which Frieza can fire after the ally Attacker card his card is paired with wins CI (Charge Impact) during their team's Attack Phase. Additionally, it can also be learned by all Hero Avatars regardless of type via a wish to Super Shenron. Meta-Cooler Core also uses his Ultranova variation as his Super Attack.
In Kakarot, as part of the Bardock - Alone Against Fate DLC, at the climax of the final battle, Frieza uses the Supernova to eradicate Bardock and the Saiyans, reenacting his death scene from the tv special.
==Trivia==
*In the Xenoverse series, Perfect Cell will say "This one's a little Frieza ditty! Take this!" when performing technique.
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==References==
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