Is Cooler non canon?

Cooler has appeared in two non-canon Dragon Ball Z movies, making him one of only two characters to be the villain in more than one Dragon Ball Z movie (the other being Broly). Cooler was introduced in 1991's Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, which was set after the Frieza Saga.
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Will Cooler be canon?

Though memorable, Cooler's Fifth Form can't be considered part of the series canon as it has yet to appear in any piece of official material crafted by Toriyama.
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Is Cooler revenge canon?

Believe it or not, Cooler's Revenge and Return of Cooler are both canon to the Dragon Ball Z anime according to the guidebooks. While the former has the transformation contradiction, its other issues are just visual and it's not impossible to imagine some version of those events happened.
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Is Cooler Frieza's brother canon?

Since Cooler is a strictly non-canon character, the question posed requires the non-canon answer, which is yes. During the Prison Planet Saga of Super Dragon Ball Heroes, Cooler displays the ability to transform into a golden state like Frieza's.
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Is Cooler ever mentioned in DBZ?

Cooler (クウラ, Kūra, lit. "Coora") is the titular main antagonist in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge and an emulation of him acts as the main antagonist in Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler. He is the older brother of Frieza and the elder son of King Cold.
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Is canon chilled?

Lord Chilled is one of Frieza's ancestors and he makes his appearance in the non-canon OVA, Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock as the main antagonist.
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Why does Cooler have an extra form?

TL;DR - I think the reason they're so different is that while Freeza's golden form is the result of months of serious training, Cooler's final form is the result of just learning to control his power more efficiently.
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Is Cooler in DBZ canon?

Cooler Doesn't Exist In Dragon Ball Canon (Yet)

Cooler has appeared in two non-canon Dragon Ball Z movies, making him one of only two characters to be the villain in more than one Dragon Ball Z movie (the other being Broly).
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Is Broly a canon?

Broly's new movie is indeed canon, just as Battle of the Gods and Resurrection F were. As far as whether the old movies were canon, while it's debatable whether the latter two films were, the first one at least fit into the timeline reasonably enough.
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Is Lord Slug a cannon?

Lord Slug is a boring villain who, like a few others in the movies, feels derivative of older, better stories from the series. There's no place for him in the canon at this point -- he's forgettable and too weak to have even a remote chance of being a threat.
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Is UUB a canon?

Oob has been mentioned briefly in Super, but it's still to early for him to actually appear in the story. I would not assume anything from the manga is "retconned" or "no longer canon" until something in Super actually invalidates it.
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Is gogeta blue canon?

A new Dragon Ball Super Broly trailer has confirmed that fan-favorite character Gogeta is now officially canon.
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Will janemba ever be canon?

Just so it's clear: both Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn and the Dragon Ball Heroes promo anime are considered to be non-canon storylines. So in that sense, there doesn't really have to be any continuity between Janemba, Goku, and Vegeta.
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Is Shallot a canon?

Though Dragon Ball Legends might not be the most popular Dragon Ball game, the protagonist, Shallot has a lot of interesting potential as a main canon character, though perhaps not exactly as he is now.
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Can Cooler Beat Frieza?

Frieza managed to put up a much better fight against Super Saiyan Goku. He actually managed to get a few hits in. It was his lack of stamina that let him down ultimately. However, at his 100% strength, Frieza is stronger than Cooler.
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Is Dragon Ball Heroes canon?

The short answer is no. The Super Dragon Ball Heroes series is not considered canon to the wider Dragon Ball universe since the game it stems from itself isn't considered to be cannon nor is it adapted from the original manga.
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Is Android 21 a canon?

Android 21 was revealed to be included as a special appearance in Kakarot, and her new tie to the official canon of the series is that she's a young researcher that was recruited to help Bulma's father whip up a new kind of training machine.
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Is Vegito or Gogeta canon?

Vegito is canon because he exists in the Manga (main canon of Dragon Ball). Gogeta doesn't exist in the Manga and only exists in the Anime and Movies which are considered alternate versions of Dragon Ball from the Manga therefore not canon.
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Is Goku black canon?

Goku Black (Canon, Dragon Ball Super Manga)/Neppington

Goku Black, otherwise known simply as Black, is an evil being that appears in Future Trunks' timeline.
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Is Turles related to Vegeta?

There is no relation other than both being members of the Saiyan race. Vegeta and Tarble are from the Royal Bloodline of King Vegeta (which explains their apperances).
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Is Pikkon canon in DBZ?

Pikkon is one of the coolest heroes to come out of Dragon Ball's non-canon material.
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Is Lord Slug gurus evil half?

It is revealed that Lord Slug is the other half of Super Kami Guru. Ironically, Guru is the evil half. While Slug is the other half of Guru, the latter also considers him a brother, as when Frieza calls Guru a "slug", Guru responds with "Leave my brother out of this!" referencing Lord Slug.
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Is Dragon Ball GT canon?

No. He was only a non-canon movie character. Since he appears in GT, that puts GT in the same fictional universe as the movies, or at least Cooler's movies. And neither of them can fit into the timeline of the DBZ manga or the series.
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Is Golden Frieza fifth form?

Re: Cooler's 5th form is the same as Golden Freeza

In other words, Cooler's true form is a new base to the same transformations that Freeza had (2nd, 3rd, etc). Golden Freeza is more like the SSJ equivalent.
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Is Frieza's final form his true form?

His "final form" is his normal form. He created the other forms to restrict his power, they dont serve any other purpose. what everyone else said, but it makes sense since his forms before were used because he couldn't control he final form's power.
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