Imprisonment Ball

The Imprisonment Ball, known as Choeki Ball in Japanese (literally "Penal Servitude Ball"), creates a sphere of energy around the target that completely immobilizes them. Frieza generates the sphere using a combination of ki manipulation and telekinetic control, suspending the trapped victim in mid-air. Once inside, the target cannot move, attack, or escape through conventional means. The technique turns the fight into Frieza's personal entertainment, as he can do whatever he wants to the helpless prisoner.

The technique plays into Frieza's personality perfectly. He doesn't just want to defeat opponents; he wants to dominate and humiliate them. Trapping someone in a ball of energy and then deciding their fate at his leisure is exactly the kind of cruel theater Frieza enjoys.

Frieza deploys the Imprisonment Ball against Goku during their climactic battle on Namek. After trapping Goku inside the energy sphere, Frieza proceeds to kick and bat the ball around like a sadistic game of soccer, bouncing Goku off the ground and through rock formations while the trapped Saiyan can't fight back. He then hurls the sphere into a lake, attempting to drown Goku while he's immobilized.

It takes a massive surge of willpower and energy for Goku to eventually break free, proving that the Imprisonment Ball, while effective, can be overcome by fighters with sufficient power reserves.

Other Users

The technique has been adopted by other characters in expanded material. Belmod, the God of Destruction from Universe 11, uses a similar restraining sphere. Android 17 demonstrates one during the Tournament of Power. In the Moro arc manga, Moro employs an Imprisonment Ball variant to contain opponents while he absorbs their energy. The technique's versatility as a restraint makes it attractive to any fighter who values control over their opponents.

The Imprisonment Ball appears across numerous Dragon Ball games, typically as a special move or grab attack for Frieza. In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, it functions as part of Frieza's combo chains, trapping the opponent before a follow-up attack. The Raging Blast games include it under the name "You Might Die This Time," which perfectly captures Frieza's taunting personality. Some games title it "Such Beautiful Fireworks," referencing Frieza's habit of admiring the destruction he creates while his victim suffers inside the sphere.