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1	!!'''Note: All spoilers for ''Fanfic/WhatIfFriezaTurnedGood'' are unmarked. You've been warned!'''
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3	''Revelation 'F''' is a fan-made AudioPlay based on ''Franchise/DragonBall'', as a sequel to Creator/MasakoX's popular ''Fanfic/WhatIfFriezaTurnedGood'' saga of his [[WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf greater what-if series]].
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5	In this timeline, a Freeza left with nothing eventually decided to [[HeelFaceTurn give up his evil ways]] and gained some allies, along with disposing of the [[AxCrazy utterly psychotic]] Trogen, King Cold's third son and attempted successor to his empire. With his older brother Cooler now taking care of the empire in his place, Freeza (under the alias "Captain F") and the crew of the ''Zinfaandel''-- Cuit the rugged mechanic, Cheelai the street-smart scout, Yamcha the extra muscle, and the ship's very playful AI-- proceed to go on adventures across the cosmos, possibly to do some odd jobs or clean up some of the messes Freeza's old empire made.
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7	However, one little excursion leads to them discovering the "Frigidarian Empire", a Trogen-worshipping cult with a recent history of stealing cloning tech and the like. Determined to prevent them from doing something especially bad with these resources, Freeza and his crew set off to learn more about this organization, running into a few choice characters and obstacles along the way.
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9	The playlist for ''Revelation 'F''' can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNSgpJTAeqwmaqz2o0dOfNJL1mvjE-Byb here]] or on other digital audio platforms.
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11	See ''WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf'' for Creator/MasakoX's other ''Franchise/DragonBall'' stories.
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13	!!''Revelation 'F''' contains examples of:
14	* AdaptationalBadass: In addition to those already in the original page, there are also Yamcha and ''Cheelai'', who get training on Yardrat.
15	* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: An unmajinified Pui Pui shows up on his home planet in the third episode, and indirectly mentions that Babidi and his "cult" are currently recruiting.
16	* AmazonChaser: When Cheelai explains about [[spoiler: her sister]] in S2 E5, Yamcha remarks about how hot it was that she's so strong.
17	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Moraine and Drumlin don't seem to have been too aggressive to begin with when they are introduced in Episode 3 of Season 2, but Frigid's gentle treatment of them, combined with their existing affection for their brother "Little Frigee", immediately cements their loyalty to him.
18	* BerserkButton: Freeza doesn't like being compared to Goku, as seen when Yamcha presses the "Goku button" in episode 11 and pins him against the wall, angrily telling him "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Am not. Goku!]] As if I need to remind you! Again!".
19	* BigDamnHeroes: In episode 2, Cheelai looks like she's alone and about to be captured, by ten guys against one "itty-bitty thief" before she says "Well, I guess that's not quite accurate."
20	-->'''Yamcha:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner One tiny thief... And a badass.]]
21	* TheBrute: Moraine and Drumlin are characterized as powerful but stupid. To emphasize this, according to the thumbnail of season 2 episode 3, their baseline form is based on Freeza's 2nd Form, the tallest and most muscular of them all, whereas Freeza and Frigid are both normally found the small, surprisingly delicate-looking Final Form.
22	* CallForward: In the third episode, Pui Pui tells one of his minions that he's not interested in any cults or offers by potato-headed wizards. He changes his mind after Freeza makes a monkey out of him.
23	* CatchAndReturn: Parodied in Episode 8. While being chased by the Graspovs, one of their chakrams hits a nearby tree. Yamcha says "Maybe it's time to start returning the favor!" and picks up ''the tree'' and smashes one of the Graspovs.
24	* CloneDegeneration: Moraine and Drumlin were failed clones of Trogen that [[DumbMuscle were strong, but very lacking in mental faculties]]. General Magnet used them to help build the Frigidarian asteroid ship and then put them in stasis. When Frigid learned of them, he had them released and took them under his wing as his siblings.
25	** Episode 20 reveals that General Magnet actually tried again after Moraine and Drumlin, but he "rushed things", and this resulted in a clone that was defective in a whole new way: Moutonnée, the first ever ''female'' clone of King Cold's line.
26	* ComputerVoice: The ''Zinfaandel's'' computer has a voice like a British woman. She later gets named [[EdibleThemeNaming Shiraz]].
27	* CoolShip: Freeza eventually named his heavily modified spaceship ''[[EdibleThemeNaming Zinfaandel]]'' after pressure from Cuit to name it. She has a AI computer that is revealed to be one of the last of its kind and named Shiraz.
28	* CultOfPersonality: Trogen has a posthumous one called the "Frigidarian Empire".
29	* CurbStompBattle:
30	** In episode 3, Freeza is on the receiving end of one, from Pui-Pui, [[WorfHadTheFlu because an EMP fried his electronics]].
31	** In episode 4, after being repaired by Cuit, has Freeza immediately going Golden and beating the tar out of Pui-Pui, forcing him to give them the parts they need to fix the ''Zinfaandel''.
32	* DamselOutOfDistress: Cheelai and Yamcha get captured by Pui Pui's group, but they escape after Cheelai pickpockets a key.
33	* DarkestHour: Season 1's finale ends with [[spoiler: Freeza captured, Yamcha and Cheelai on the run and Cuit fighting for his life as he's under attack by Frigidarian ships while in the ''Zinfaandel''.]]
34	** [[spoiler: For Frigid, Season 2 ends with Magnet completely sabotaging his attempts to make peace with his brothers, by attacking one of Cooler's ships, now forcing him into a war with Cooler (that he'll likely lose).]]
35	* DidntThinkThisThrough: When the Frigidarians unleash Frigid, they expect him to kill Freeza. [[spoiler: However, being newly born, Frigid has no active hatred of Freeza, so Frigid releases him after a bit.]]
36	* DoubleMeaningTitle: Whereas "Revelation 'F'" could easily just refer to Freeza's own revelation that [[BeingEvilSucks there's more to life than being evil and alone]], it also refers to the continuous ''revelation'' of what the Frigidarian Empire is planning behind the scenes.
37	* EdibleThemeNaming: Freeza's ship is named the ''Zinfaandel'' in episode 1, and her AI ComputerVoice is later named Shiraz by a flirting "Spades". Both names refer to dark-skinned grapes used to make red wine.
38	* {{Expy}}: Diera is one of [[{{VideoGame/Deltarune}} Spamton]], as a suspicious but outwardly friendly personality with broken speech patterns and a hidden agenda. For bonus points, it's even voiced by unofficial fanon Spamton voice [[Creator/TheAutarch Alex Rochon]].
39	* FourManBand:
40	** OnlySaneWoman: Cheelai, being the most street-smart and more often than not the voice of reason for the crew. Doesn't stop her from being especially playful, though, since she's still a kid.
41	** TheSmartGuy: Cuit, being the mostly laid-back and stoic mechanic for the crew with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things space engineering.
42	** The CasanovaWannabe: Freeza, despite genuinely turning over a new leaf, is still rather smug and ego-driven.
43	** The ButtMonkey: Yamcha. Besides his usual luck, he's the NaiveNewcomer of the crew, and has never been to space before.
44	* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Haba in Season 2 Episode 4 is described by Yamcha as having green skin and white hair and purple eyes by Yamcha as to why he is attracted to her. He's not attracted to Cheelai, presumably because he sees her as more of a friend and she's implied to be pretty young, not like she is 15 or so years later in the [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly Broly movie]]. Justified in Cheelai and Haba looking the same, though, since [[spoiler: [[LongLostRelative Haba is Cheelai's older sister]]]].
45	* HiddenDepths: Yamcha is a good cook, apparently, according to episode 10.
46	* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: The Graspovs in Episode 8 hunt Freeza, Cheelai and Yamcha.
47	* {{Hypocrite}}: As at the end of ''Fanfic/WhatIfFriezaTurnedGood'', Frieza and Cheelai both view all Saiyans as unforgivable monsters whom the universe is better off without. While they are not wrong by any means, they don't really care that the same can definitely be said about Frieza himself. Frieza committed just as many (if not more so) horrible and unforgivable crimes as Vegeta himself (and is even in fact, the same one who took Vegeta and his crew under his wing instead of just killing them along with the rest of their race, to begin with). So, no matter how much he's changed, the rest of the universe has no more reason to forgive him than he and Cheelai have to forgive the Saiyans. It doesn't help that half the time whenever any of Frieza's crimes and other past mistakes are called out by another character, all they usually have to say is "I SAID I was sorry!" and "He's not like that anymore! He's changed!" respectively. [[spoiler: Finally discussed in Season 2 Episode 4 where Cheelai meets her long-lost sister Haba (who Frieza branded with his own hands), who rightfully calls her out on this.]]
48	* IDidWhatIHadToDo:
49	** Even after turning good, when talking about blowing up planet Vegeta, Freeza says he has no regrets blowing up the Saiyans and would do it again without regret, since they were a bloodthirsty ProudWarriorRace and that Goku is an anomaly.
50	** Freeza [[spoiler: blows up planet Ronka 8 in episode 11, killing a few thousand people, but not blowing it up would have killed ''billions'' possibly]].
51	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Combined with AddedAlliterativeAppeal. Every episode's name starts with "R".
52	* IdiotSavant: Drumlin and Moraine aren't bright, but they can pick up on performing tasks such as ship piloting and excavation very quickly.
53	* ImageSong: The crew of the ''Zinfaandel'' get one collectively with "Golden Glory", a song performed in-universe by Cuit, Yamcha and Cheelai.
54	* JustAMachine: Langoo has this opinion of Shiraz, as does the rest of the Galactic Patrol.
55	* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Face it. No one can refute Haba's reasons for hating Frieza with a passion or wanting to get her sister away from the former tyrant. After all is said and done, Frieza committed just as many horrible crimes as Vegeta himself (if not more so), including personally branding Haba with his own hands. He's destroyed countless planets and civilizations and has more than likely orphaned many other children out there like Cheelai. And even if Vegeta and his crew acted of their own accord in destroying the sisters' homeworld, the fact is, Frieza's still the one who personally took Vegeta, Nappa, and Radditz under his wing in the first place instead of just killing them alongside the rest of their people. So, at least some of the blame for Vegeta's crimes can still be laid primarily at Frieza's own feet. So, while she may have been harsh towards Cheelai, you really can't fault her for her anger and confusion at her sister's instance on defending Frieza, when so much of their suffering can all be traced back to him.]]
56	** [[spoiler: As unfair as Frieza and Cooler's treatment of [[AntiVillain Frigid]] in the finale of Season 2 may seem on paper, Cooler makes a few valid points. Even if [[TheStarscream Magnet]] acted of his own accord in firing on Cooler's ships all in order to spite and sabotage Frigid's attempts at making a peace treaty with his brothers, the fact of the matter is Cooler WARNED Frigid multiple times to just get rid of Trogen's most fanatical loyalist infiltrating his regime. Any ruler who can't keep his subordinates in line, or properly punish/dispose of them when they refuse to get their act together isn't fit to rule at all. He's right. Magnet has done nothing but repeatedly try to undermine Frigid multiple times throughout the story with Frigid always usually doing nothing but letting him off with a stern warning and a slap on the wrist, all the while failing to notice or even consider that Magnet's growing frustration with him not following Trogen's edict would one day to come back to bite him sooner or later. Frigid only finally gets the message, and promptly [[YouHaveFailedMe disposes of Magnet after the fact,]] but by then, the damage has already been done. Now, Frigid's brothers' trust in him is completely gone, and he's now being forced into a war with Cooler's empire (one that he'll likely lose). So, like it or not, Frigid really has no one to blame here but himself.]]
57	* LaserGuidedKarma: Langoo's ship gets stuck in a constant turn after he [[spoiler: tries]] to delete Shiraz.
58	* MilesGloriosus: "Spades"/Otiose in episode 5.
59	* MorallySuperiorCopy: Frigid is a clone of Trogen, however, since he's newly created, [[spoiler: he has no active hatred for Freeza and lets him go, and doesn't listen to Trogen's posthumous instructions, wanting to be his own man and rule the Frigidarians as he sees fit]].
60	* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: Trogen planned for his own death, surprisingly, and left his DNA behind to resurrect him if he died]].
61	* MythologyGag:
62	** The title itself is one to the ''[[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF Resurrection 'F']]'' movie.
63	** After getting fried by an EMP in the third episode, Freeza's voice starts glitching out much like in ''[[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Abridged]]''.
64	** Another ''Abridged'' reference is in episode 10, where Yamcha and Cheelai start talking about "[[NoodleIncident the jockstrap incident]]".
65	** Gavel seems to be from the same planet as [[Anime/DragonBallZBojackUnbound Zangya]] judging by her thumbnail art.
66	* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Freeza decides to [[spoiler: blow up Ronka 8, killing thousands of people there, rather than letting it explode when hit by comet Komoori and possibly kill billions]].
67	* NonSequitur: After being fried by an EMP, the as-yet unnamed ''Zinfaandel'''s computer starts speaking in these.
68	* ObstructiveBureaucrat:
69	** The Galactic Patrol are depicted as this in Episode 9.
70	** Episode 11 depicts the lead scientists of Ronka 8 as lazy bureaucrats who would rather do nothing than listen to warnings about [[TooDumbToLive a comet about to hit the planet]].
71	* OppositeSexClone: Episode 20 introduces Moutonnée, a third [[CloneDegeneration failed clone]] created by General Magnet.
72	* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Yamcha is occasionally referred to as the "second strongest" of the ''Zinfaandel'' crew, which is inarguably true, but Freeza's power still borders on [[PhysicalGod godlike]], in contrast to how he's… well… [[OvershadowedByAwesome Yamcha]].
73	* ShoutOut: Just like the prior video series, nearly every episode starts with a "[[Franchise/StarTrek Freeza Log]]..."
74	** Similarly, habitable Earth-type planets are called Class-M planets and marginally habitable planets with mostly vegetation are Class-L.
75	** The intro to Season 2 has Freeza giving a full on full length shout-out to the intro of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
76	** The Graspovs in episode 8 are [[PredatorPastiche expies]] of the Franchise/{{Predator}} aliens.
77	** Episode 15 cuts to Frigid consulting General Magnet with an introduction paraphrasing the ever-famous Steamed Hams short from [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "22 Short Films About Springfield."]]
78	** Episode 22 has Merlo explain himself as “bigger, better, faster, probably stronger too”, replace bigger with harder and it’s almost a famous Music/DaftPunk song.
79	* TheStarscream: General Magnet is undermining Frigid since he doesn't approve of how different he is from Trogen.
80	* StrongAndSkilled: While Yamcha isn't much compared to Freeza and some of the others of the Z-Fighters, he's light years ahead of regular mooks that they encounter on their missions. It's even frequently mentioned that he's the second strongest person on the ship.
81	* StickyFingers: In episode 4, Cheelai pickpockets a guard's key so she and Yamcha can escape.
82	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In episode 20, Frigid exasperatedly explains that he wants to make peace with Cooler's kingdom for multiple reasons. On the purely pragmatic level, Cooler's forces vastly outnumber Frigid's and have far superior resources -- and even if Frigid ''is'' technically a OneManArmy thanks to his inherited PersonOfMassDestruction abilities, Frigid has '''no''' training in how to actually ''use'' his powers, whereas both Cooler and Freeza are experienced warriors who are well-practiced in using their KiAttacks. Frigid actually doesn't even know ''how'' to launch a ki blast until Moraine and Drumlin teach him!
83	* TakeAThirdOption: Shiraz [[spoiler: because of a virus from the Frigidarian Empire, refuses to power up and escape the path of comet Komoori,]] Yamcha puts on a spacesuit and starts moving the ship, with Freeza joining him.
84	* ThemeNaming:
85	** Frigid shares Freeza, Cooler and Cold's theme naming.
86	** Moraine and Drumlin both differ in that they are named after remnants of glaciers, to signal their status [[CloneDegeneration as failed clones]] of Trogen. Similarly, their [[spoiler: sadly deceased]] sister, Moutonnée is named after a rock formation created by the passing of a glacier.
87	* WalkingDisasterArea: Spades/Otiose from episode 5 of ''Revelation F''. Apparently he somehow [[NoodleIncident started 25 wars]] and became legendary in the North Galaxy for being a disaster area and time waster.
88	* WisdomFromTheGutter: Despite their DumbMuscle status, Moraine and Drumlin are able to teach Frigid how to use KiAttacks in episode 20, when their smarter "little brother" had been struggling to figure it out on his own.
89	* WorfHadTheFlu: Due to Freeza having StoryBreakerPower by the finale of the ''What If Freeza Turned Good'' story, he's on the end of this several times [[PlayedForDrama for dramatic tension]].
90	** Freeza gets defeated by Pui Pui after being fried by an EMP, making his mechanical parts nearly useless.
91	** The Graspovs in episode 8 have a dampening field that prevents enemies from using ki-based attacks or flight. Freeza [[LampshadeHanging lampshades the fact]] that that keeps happening.
92	** Once again, Freeza [[spoiler: is poisoned in the finale of season 1 and captured, getting all of his mechanical parts removed]].
93	--->'''Freeza:''' One way or another, losing the ability to fight properly is getting rather old!
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