Editing Captain Ginyu (section)

== Biography ==

=== Background ===
[[File:How Captain Ginyu stole his purple body by Toyotarou;Old Battle Armored Jeice and Burter behind 201809 00.jpEg.jpg|alt=Ginyu Orgin|thumb|262x262px|Toyotarō's version of how Ginyu obtained his horned purple body]]
Captain Ginyu, like the other members of the Ginyu Force, developed his special powers during his childhood. One of his most unique abilities, the Body Change technique, allows him to switch bodies with others, a skill he discovered early in life.

According to the strategy guide for ''Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu'', Ginyu first learned of his Body Change ability during his school years. He initially used it to switch bodies with the richest kid in his class, which made him popular with girls but significantly lowered his intelligence. This experience taught Ginyu an important lesson: true competition should be based on strength rather than wealth. It is suggested that his well-known purple, horned body is his original form.

In a drawing by Toyotarou, Ginyu is depicted encountering a powerful being of a horned, purple species. He used his Body Change technique to switch bodies with this being, gaining the form in which he is most commonly seen.

Before joining Frieza's army, Ginyu was integrated into [[Cooler]]’s Armored Squadron. During this time, [[Salza]], a member of Cooler’s squadron, had to fight Ginyu for the leadership of the squadron. However, Frieza soon recruited Ginyu into his own army, recognizing his strength and unique abilities. Only a few people, including Salza, have seen Ginyu's original form, making it a closely guarded secret.

=== Dragon Ball Z ===

==== Frieza Saga ====
Captain Ginyu and his elite Ginyu Force are summoned by Frieza after learning that [[Vegeta]] is searching for the Dragon Balls on Planet Namek. Frieza is concerned as Vegeta's power level has been rapidly increasing, surpassing that of Frieza's top henchmen, [[Dodoria]] and [[Zarbon]]. The Ginyu Force spends five days traveling to Namek, where they are tasked with capturing Vegeta, eliminating his companions (Krillin and Gohan), and recovering the Dragon Balls that Vegeta has stolen.

Upon their arrival on Namek, the Ginyu Force quickly locates Vegeta and his companions. Displaying their unique abilities, such as Burter's immense speed and [[Guldo]]'s time-freezing technique, they efficiently track down all seven Dragon Balls. Initially, Captain Ginyu intends to personally defeat Vegeta, but after his subordinates express their desire to fight, he allows them to engage Vegeta and the others while he returns the Dragon Balls to Frieza's spaceship.

Captain Ginyu uses his telekinetic abilities to transport the Dragon Balls back to Frieza, but they soon discover that they cannot activate the Dragon Balls to summon the [[Porunga|Eternal Dragon]]. Frieza recalls a dying Namekian's words, revealing that the Dragon Balls can only be activated using a secret Namekian language. Frieza decides to seek out the Namekians who might know this language and assigns Captain Ginyu to guard the Dragon Balls.

While guarding the Dragon Balls, Captain Ginyu is approached by a panicked Jeice, who informs him that Recoome, Burter, and Guldo have been defeated by a powerful new fighter named Goku. Ginyu reprimands Jeice for fleeing the battle and refuses his suggestion to warn Frieza, fearing it would damage his reputation. Instead, Ginyu decides to confront Goku himself, leaving Jeice to hide the Dragon Balls (or in the anime, to have them buried by Frieza's soldiers).

When Ginyu meets Goku, he quickly realizes that the Saiyan is concealing his true power level. Ginyu estimates Goku's power to be around 60,000, far higher than the 5,000 registered on their scouters. As the battle begins, Ginyu is initially confident, but Vegeta's sudden departure distracts Goku, allowing Ginyu to land a powerful blow.

Goku and Ginyu engage in a fierce battle, during which Ginyu begins to suspect that Goku might be a Super Saiyan. However, he dismisses this idea, believing that no Saiyan he knows could be as compassionate as Goku. The battle is evenly matched, with both fighters using various tricks and strategies to land hits on each other.

At one point, Ginyu manages to trap Goku in a full nelson but releases him after realizing that he only succeeded because Jeice had interfered by blasting Goku with a beam. Ginyu admonishes Jeice for his interference, threatening to kill him if he disrupts the fight again, showing a sense of honor in combat.

During his battle with Goku on Namek, Captain Ginyu realizes that Goku is not using his full power and demands that he reveal his true strength. Goku obliges, shocking both Ginyu and Jeice when his power level is revealed to be 180,000, far surpassing Ginyu's own power level of 120,000. Accepting that he cannot win in a direct confrontation, Ginyu takes a drastic step: he stabs himself in the chest and prepares to use his Body Change technique, a unique ability that allows him to switch bodies with another being.

Ginyu's plan is to take over Goku's body, leaving Goku trapped in a critically injured body that will eventually die from blood loss. The body change is successful, but Ginyu quickly discovers that he cannot fully tap into Goku's power, only managing to access a fraction of it, around 23,000. In the English dub, Jeice notes that Goku's power level is actually decreasing under Ginyu's control.

Now in Goku's body, Ginyu is forced into a losing battle against [[Gohan]] and [[Krillin]], while Vegeta engages Jeice. However, as the battle progresses, Ginyu begins to learn how to draw out more of Goku's power and starts to gain the upper hand against Gohan and Krillin. Even when Goku, now in Ginyu's body, tries to assist, Ginyu easily defeats all three of them.

It is not until Vegeta finishes off Jeice and joins the battle that Ginyu is finally overpowered. Beaten and desperate, Ginyu attempts to switch bodies with Vegeta. The first time, Goku (still in Ginyu's body) intervenes, preventing the switch. On the second attempt, Goku throws a Namekian frog into the path of Ginyu's Body Change Energy Wave, causing Ginyu's soul to be trapped in the frog's body. With his new form, Ginyu is unable to speak the words needed to use his technique, rendering him powerless.

Ginyu's original body, now inhabited by the frog's soul, can only communicate in croaks. Although Vegeta has the opportunity to kill Ginyu after the body switch, he decides not to, either to avoid getting "toad guts" on his boots (in the original anime) or because Goku convinces him that Ginyu is no longer a threat (in the manga and "Dragon Ball Z Kai"). Vegeta deems the life that lies ahead for Ginyu as punishment enough.

In the manga, Ginyu is never seen again. However, in the anime, he continues to make appearances as a frog. At one point, he tries to steal a Dragon Ball while Gohan is guarding them, but Gohan quickly recognizes him and Ginyu is forced to flee. Later, Ginyu encounters a pink female Namekian frog who becomes infatuated with him, much to his horror. Despite his attempts to escape, the female frog eventually catches up to him and gives him a kiss, leaving him traumatized.

Later, [[Bulma]] finds the frog and takes him in as a pet. Realizing that the frog can understand human speech, Bulma creates a device to translate his croaks into words. Ginyu seizes the opportunity to betray Bulma, using the device to pronounce the Body Change technique and switch bodies with her. Now in Bulma's body, Ginyu heads to the site of Frieza and Goku's final showdown, where [[Piccolo]], Krillin, and Gohan are also present. However, Bulma, in the frog's body, manages to cling to the air-ski and follows Ginyu to the battlefield.

As Ginyu tries to blend in, his true identity is revealed when he accidentally cheers for Frieza during the fight, exposing himself to the others.

Realizing that he has exposed his true identity, Captain Ginyu, in Bulma's body, attacks Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin. He decides to switch bodies with Piccolo, the strongest of the three, hoping to gain a powerful new form. However, Gohan, having figured out that the frog is actually Bulma, throws the frog into the path of the Body Change wave. This results in Ginyu being reverted back to the frog's body, while Bulma is restored to her human form.

Ginyu and Bulma are blown away by the force of one of the blasts from the ongoing battle between Goku and Frieza. They are eventually thrown into a cliff by the shockwave of Goku's Spirit Bomb. After the blast, Bulma uses Ginyu to scout the area, still upset over his earlier betrayal. Ginyu, in frog form, reports back to Bulma, who then notices the immense aura of the fight overtaking a nearby island.

Following a wish made to Porunga, the Eternal Dragon of Namek, Ginyu is transported to Earth along with all living beings on Namek, except for Goku and Frieza. On Earth, Ginyu ends up living among the frogs at Capsule Corporation, apparently becoming the ruler of the pond and residing in Bulma's greenhouse. The fate of the frog whose soul was in Ginyu's original body remains unclear, although one scene shows it hopping around in a forest on Earth after the Namekians are evacuated.

=== Later Appearances ===
'''[[Cell]] Saga:''' Ginyu, still in frog form, makes occasional appearances in later episodes. For instance, he is seen outside Goku's house during Gohan's 11th birthday.

'''[[Majin Buu]] Saga:''' Ginyu appears again when he is picked up by the Great Saiyaman (Gohan in disguise) after an attempt by Sharpner to unmask him. Ginyu is ultimately killed when Kid Buu destroys Earth, but he is later revived alongside the Earth and its citizens. Despite his revival, Ginyu remains trapped in his Namekian frog body. It is unclear why Ginyu was revived when Dende asked Porunga to only revive good victims, but it might be because he was considered an animal at that point and wasn't judged like humans in the afterlife.

=== Dragon Ball Super ===

==== Golden Frieza Saga ====
Captain Ginyu, still trapped in the body of a frog, witnesses [[Sorbet]] and [[Tagoma]] reassembling Frieza's body parts. Several months later, as Frieza begins his revenge, Ginyu sneaks aboard Jaco's ship to reach the battlefield. After many of Frieza's soldiers are defeated, Ginyu emerges from [[Jaco]]'s ship and takes advantage of Tagoma's weakened state after being hit by [[Gotenks]]. Ginyu tricks Tagoma into reading the word "Change" written in the dirt, and successfully swaps bodies with him, leaving Tagoma trapped in the frog's body.

In his new form, Ginyu reveals himself to Frieza, explaining his survival and continued loyalty. After performing his signature pose, Ginyu decimates the Z Fighters on Frieza's orders. Gohan eventually challenges Ginyu in a one-on-one fight but transforms into a Super Saiyan after realizing that Ginyu is too strong for his base form. Gohan quickly overpowers Ginyu, knocking him down in two blows but spares him, believing there is no need to continue the fight.

Frieza intervenes, attacking Gohan with a barrage of Death Beams while Ginyu holds off the other Z Fighters. When Goku and Vegeta arrive, Ginyu expresses his contempt for them, blaming them for trapping him in the frog's body. However, Vegeta swiftly kills Ginyu with a ki blast to prevent him from interfering in their upcoming battle with Frieza.

==== "Future" Trunks Saga ====
During Goku and Krillin's mission to retrieve a special herb for [[Master Roshi]], an illusion of Captain Ginyu, along with other past villains, appears to challenge them in a forest.

=== Super Dragon Ball Heroes ===

==== Supreme Kai of Time Saga ====
An incarnation of Captain Ginyu appears as a competitor in the Super Space-Time Tournament alongside the rest of the Ginyu Force. In the manga, Ginyu is seen posing while [[Android 13]] and [[Lord Slug]] battle in a forest. However, due to his team's failure to advance to the second round, Ginyu and his space-time are erased.

==== Demon Invader Saga ====
In one particular space-time, Captain Ginyu is absorbed by [[Majin Ozotto]].

=== Dragon Ball GT ===

==== [[Super 17]] Saga ====
After his death, Captain Ginyu is reunited with his original body. He escapes from Hell with other villains and attacks Earth, only to be defeated once again and sent back to Hell.

=== Film Appearances ===

==== [[Broly (Dragon Ball Super)|Broly]] ====
Captain Ginyu appears alongside the rest of the Ginyu Force and Frieza Force during [[King Cold]] and Frieza's visit to Planet Vegeta. They inform the Saiyan Army of King Cold's retirement and his decision to hand control of his empire over to Frieza.