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Zarbon is a minor recurring character in the Anime and Manga, Dragon Ball Z, and he appears during the Frieza Saga. He is an elite soldier in the Galactic Frieza Army and is a part of Frieza’s entourage. He is villain in the series, and is ultimately defeated by Vegeta. Zarbon is the first of many villains in the Dragon Ball Z universe who have shown that they are capable of transformation to dramatically increase their strength in battle.

Appearance, Personality and Strength
Zarbon is an alien with blue skin, yellow eyes and green, braided hair. He is always seen wearing yellow spherical earrings, armor, blue leg warmers, pink arm warmers, a blue cape, and a blue scouter. Zarbon’s appearance is very similar to that of a human, but is vaguely reminiscent of a reptile because of the colors used for his appearance. His physical attributes become much more reptilian in his transformed form.

Prior to this transformation, Zarbon is considered to be a good looking alien, evidenced both by his own descriptions of himself and Bulma’s reaction upon seeing him. Zarbon, in his transformed form, is much bulkier and his nose almost entirely disappears. Zarbon is well spoken and seems to be a trusted member of Frieza’s inner circle. He is clever and witty but also extremely superficial. His superficial nature is shown by his unwillingness to use his transformed state due to its “ugly” appearance. Zarbon is among the strongest of Frieza’s henchmen, and of those seen in the Frieza Saga, he is second only to the Ginyu Force. He is considerably stronger while transformed allowing him to best Vegeta in combat. However, he is ultimately defeated when the two fight for a second time.

Storyline
Zarbon accompanies Frieza to Planet Namek after Frieza learns of the Namekian Dragon Balls. He assists Frieza in his visits to Namekian village elders and feels little remorse for killing the Namekians to aid Frieza in intimidating them to find the Dragon Balls. Unbeknownst to Zarbon and Frieza, Earthlings (Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma) and Vegeta have arrived on Namek in search of the Dragon Balls.

After quickly killing both of the other high ranking soldiers on Planet Namek, Cui and Dodoria, Zarbon and Vegeta come into conflict. Vegeta who has yet to be defeated, overpowers Zarbon and is able to take control of the battle. It is at this point that Zarbon reveals he has a second form and after transforming, is able to soundly defeat Vegeta. Zarbon leaves, believing him to be dead, though we later learn that this is not the case. Zarbon reports his victory over Vegeta back to Frieza, who is angered by the news. Frieza suspects that Vegeta is responsible for hiding one of the two remaining Dragon Balls that he does not possess. Frieza commands Zarbon to find Vegeta in the hopes that he is still alive. Zarbon finds Vegeta near death, but is able to restore him to good health after bringing him back to Frieza’s base.

Vegeta destroys the room in which he is left to heal, drawing Zarbon and Frieza to it. While Zarbon and Frieza are distracted, Vegeta steals the five dragon balls in Frieza's possession and quickly escapes. Upon realizing that Vegeta had stolen the dragon balls, Zarbon leaves in pursuit of Vegeta for what will be their second and final battle.

Zarbon catches up to Vegeta as he pursues Krillin, who carries the last remaining Dragon Ball. Zarbon and Vegeta begin to fight each other with Bulma and Krillin presents. Due to his Saiyan heritage and his near death experience, Vegeta experiences a Zenkai boost which makes him much stronger. Vegeta easily defeats Zarbon, even after his transformation and easily kills him by shooting an energy beam right through his stomach.

Alternate Adaptations
Zarbon's character is mostly left intact between the Japanese and English Dub of Dragon Ball Z. In the redub/recut of Dragon Ball Z called Dragon Ball Kai (or Dragon Ball Z Kai outside of Japan), Zarbon’s character is again very similar, and left mostly unchanged.

In the popular YouTube comedy series/parody, Dragon Ball Z Abridged, Zarbon is portrayed mostly the same as the main series, although for comedic effect his character says a lot of double entendres that allude to his homosexuality or bisexuality. In many encounters with Vegeta and Frieza, his sexuality is left purposely ambiguous which can lead to comically awkward encounters for the characters involved.