Paragus (DBS)

is the father of Broly and the secondary antagonist in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
He is often referred to as Paragus: BR in video games and other media in order to differentiate him from the Paragus in the Dragon Ball Z movies.
==Overview==
===Creation and Concept===
Paragus is based off the original Paragus from Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan. In his newer incarnation, Paragus appears to be much older than his original counterpart in the present day. However, Paragus' design from forty years ago appears to be based off the design of the original present day Paragus.
==Appearance==
Like his alternate counterpart, Paragus is a tall and well-muscled Saiyan. However, Paragus appears much different than his counterpart, having a fairer complexion with a less pronounced forehead and smaller chin. He is also considerably older, even by Saiyan standards. While originally having spikey black hair that stood up with long bushy sideburns, and a well-groomed mustache (similar to his counterpart years after his exile), by the time he was rescued by Cheelai and Lemo, he aged considerably. He developed noticeable wrinkles with slightly darker skin (but nowhere near as dark as his counterparts) and gray hair while sporting a full beard. Also like his counterpart, he at some point lost his left eye with a long scar running down it.
Originally, he wore a standard black Saiyan armor with small yellow shoulder-padding and midsection. He also wore a blue legless bottom, white gloves, white boots with yellow tips, and long white cape with a big collar around his neck. He would also drape his tail loosely around his waist. When joining the Frieza Force, he wears a dark purple jumpsuit with a light purple robe flowing around his waist, white gloves and boots, and dons a new model Frieza Force armor that is white with green abdomen and shoulder pads. He also keeps his tail hanging loosely under his cloth and is shown wearing a mechanical belt, which contains the controller for Broly's shock-collar.
==Personality==
Paragus possessed a certain ambition while accompanying his son Broly. Originally, he seemingly loved his son as his only offspring to the point of confronting King Vegeta, calling him out on his banishing of Broly purely out of jealousy. He even abandoned Planet Vegeta to rescue his son with the goal of taking him to a more hospitable planet. He also chose to remove Broly's tail due to feeling that Broly couldn't control the form very well. Later, between knowing that he could never return to Planet Vegeta after his treachery and having spent years trapped on Vampa, his feelings towards Broly became more self-serving in the single-minded ambition of revenge on King Vegeta, though he still cared about his son and also praised Broly for slaying a lot of Vampa Beetles when he found him, showing pride in him. His goal became so self-consuming that he spent all of his time with Broly training him into the ultimate warrior so that he would get his revenge. Just like his counterpart, he has little regard for the lives of others, since he killed Beets without hesitation to better conserve supplies. He taught his son manners too to a certain extent, reminding him to say, 'thank you'. However, he sabotaged Broly's very first friendship to force him into training since he was obsessed with getting revenge on King Vegeta for his betrayal. He was also very controlling with regards to his son, not letting him talk to others. He regarded Cheelai as a bad influence on his son and told her to stay away from him, saying that she didn't know anything about them.
Paragus also showed despair when it seemed Broly was losing, both because he was worried Broly would die and he was also coming to the realization that King Vegeta may have very well been correct, believing that Broly was becoming a danger to everyone. On a similar note, his bond with Broly was slightly different compared to his original counterpart. His original counterpart placed Broly under mind control and was implied to have played a direct role in Broly's destruction of the South Galaxy as a result, and when Broly broke free he, albeit slightly reluctantly, attempted to abandon Broly to die on New Planet Vegeta, while here, after Broly also had his restraints broken, Paragus begs Frieza to save Broly.
He appears to be a rather competent teacher, as he was able to teach his son how to properly use his power, as noted by Vegeta, and managed to turn his son into an extremely formidable fighter with impressive fighting skills, although this is also likely due to Broly's immense fighting capabilities.
==Biography==
===Background===
Younger Paragus|thumb|right|Younger Paragus 
Paragus was a loyal military colonel of King Vegeta, until he was blessed with a son who had potential even greater than King Vegeta's son Prince Vegeta. However, King Vegeta became jealous of his potential, so he sent Broly to an outlying planet in a Saiyan space pod, and a furious Paragus betrayed King Vegeta and sought out his son to save him. Along with Beets, Paragus searched for his son on the stormy planet, Vampa, but they crash their ship and learned of the dangerous creatures that lived on the planet's surface. When Paragus and Beets finally found Broly and attempt to leave the planet, they realize the ship was beyond repair, leaving them marooned. To preserve their food supply, he kills Beets with a Ray Gun.
He would then spend his efforts on training Broly into becoming the ultimate warrior. At one point he shoots off Ba's ear, not liking Broly becoming so close with the beast. He would also remove Broly's tail at some point because Broly could not control himself when he transformed, and he was too dangerous.
===Dragon Ball Super===
====Super Hero Saga====
In a flashback panel, Paragus was eventually brought into the Frieza Force alongside his son and traveled to Earth to take revenge on Vegeta after learning he was living on the planet. At some point, Broly was hit by a Cosmic Rush by Super Saiyan Blue Goku and pummeled, with Paragus becoming horrified due to realizing his son will snap and become more dangerous if this continued. Unfortunately for him, Frieza, having heard his outburst, became interested in seeing Broly go berserk due to seeing it as a power-up and proceeded to murder Paragus before calling out to Broly in feigned distress to inform him that his father was seemingly killed by a stray ki blast, causing his son to transform into an unusual form of Super Saiyan.Dragon Ball Super chapter 93, "Operation: Kidnap Pan"
==Film Appearances==
===Broly===
Paragus and his son were found by a platoon of Frieza's soldiers, who brought them to Frieza to be recruited. Upon meeting Frieza, he introduces himself and his son, explaining that he once cut off his tail due to him losing control of his power. This concerns Frieza so Paragus shows him a remote device that he uses that is able to send a bolt of electricity through the collar on his son's neck to rein him in. After hearing of the survival of King Vegeta's son, Paragus decided to go with Frieza to Earth to take revenge via his son Broly.
Shortly afterwards Broly begins to lose control when faced against Daigen in the cafeteria aboard the ship. Paragus appears and uses the device to stop Broly in his tracks but unbeknownst to Paragus, Cheelai steals the device from his pouch before Paragus heads off to see Frieza alone. The two make a deal that Paragus and Broly can exact their revenge on Vegeta but Goku must be left to Frieza.
thumb|left|Paragus calls for his sons return
Upon landing on Earth, he spots the two Saiyans, noticing Vegeta's likeness to the King and vows to make him pay for the sins of his father. He unleashes Broly on the two however he is shocked by Vegeta's power, startled to see his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God transformations. When Vegeta appears to win the battle, Paragus falls to his knees in despair. He calls for his son to return and finally notices that the device to control him has gone. Broly gives in to his rage and loses control with Paragus explaining to Frieza that he appeared to be using the power of the Great Ape while retaining his human form.
As the battles continues and Goku switches in, Paragus begins to lose his sanity at the thought that Broly would be killed and his plans for revenge would be over, starting to think that King Vegeta might have been right about Broly being a dangerous threat to the universe. Paragus expresses hopelessness at seeing Super Saiyan Blue Goku overpower Broly in his Wrathful form. He was later executed by Frieza via Death Beam in order to trigger Broly's Super Saiyan transformation. His remains were then vaporized by Broly's following attack.
==Power==
;Films
As a Saiyan Colonel, Paragus has decent combat abilities, and in comparison, to other Frieza Force soldiers, is rather powerful. However, when compared to other higher caliber warriors within the Frieza Force, he is inferior, as Cheelai's scouter determined his power to be only 4,200 when he's past his prime (of 80 years of age) and injured at his foot (it should be also noted he was amazed at the fact the Frieza Force had found him after being stuck on Vampa for more than 40 years, which could lower his power level), which would make him a mid-class Saiyan. It's logical to assume that as a younger person at his prime of fighting shape, his power level was higher than 4,200. 
==Abilities==
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|-|Techniques=
*Flight - The ability to fly through the use of ki.
*Command of Revenge - Paragus yells for Broly to charge the opponent, and Broly follows up with a mighty roar, slamming the opponent through icy walls with one punch after the other.
*Saiyan Power - A genetic trait that continually lets a Saiyan increase in performance against adversity, either by recovering from great injuries or enduring great struggle in battle.
*Dead Punisher - Paragus: BR's super attack in Dragon Ball Heroes.
|-|Transformations=
;Great Ape
While Paragus has never transformed into a Great Ape in the series, he has a tail and, by extension, the ability to turn into one when exposed to Blutz Waves from the moon or a Power Ball. As an experienced Saiyan soldier, Paragus has knowledge of the transformation and how it is triggered. It is implied he lacks the ability to control himself in Great Ape form as he notes to Beets that he believes the transformation should only be used when backed into a corner.
;Dark Ki
Used in Dragon Ball Legends.
|-|Equipment=
*Scout-Scope - A non-wearable, computer.
*Ray Gun - Guns that fire laser beams capable of massive damage. Used by Paragus to murder Beets. Named Shot Remover in Dokkan Battle where it appears as Paragus' Super Attack.
*Broly Control Mechanism - A device that stops Broly when he goes berserk. It is connected to Paragus' belt. It generates a high voltage shock that stops Broly when he loses control. Later stolen and destroyed by Cheelai.
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==Video Game Appearance==
*Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
*Dragon Ball Heroes
*Dragon Ball Legends
*Dragon Ball: The Breakers
Paragus appears as a playable character in Dokkan Battle both as a single character and as a team with his son Broly.
In Legends, Paragus appears as an assist in one of the cards of Broly.
In The Breakers, Paragus makes a small cameo appearing in the animation for Broly evolving from his Level 2 into his Level 3, as Frieza exclaims of his death.
==Voice Actors==
*Japanese: Katsuhisa Hōki
*Funimation dub: Dameon Clarke
*Brazilian Portuguese dub: Luiz Carlos de Moraes
*Spanish:
**Castilian Spanish dub: Antón Cancelas
**Latin American Spanish dub: Roberto Sen, Juan Manuel Echave (Argentine redub)
==Battles==
;Pre-Dragon Ball
*Paragus vs. a Vampa Beetle
==List of Characters Killed by Paragus==
;Films
*Beets - Paragus kills Beets with a Ray Gun.
==Trivia==
*Like his original counterpart, his name is a pun of a vegetable asparagus.
*In the trailer, when Paragus orders Broly to attack, he holds his right hand out in front of him similar to how his original counterpart often commanded Broly in Broly - the Legendary Super Saiyan.
*Although his exact age is unknown, he's likely older than 80 years old, since it's stated by Vegeta that Saiyans remain in their prime until they reach 80 years old.
*Paragus is the first Saiyan seen to have passed the peak fighting age of his race and thusly has gray hair.
*Unlike his original counterpart, Paragus never witnessed his son become a Super Saiyan and/or Legendary Super Saiyan, due to being killed by Frieza to further push Broly's limits.
*Unlike his original counterpart, it is left unexplained how Paragus lost his eye.
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