What if COOLER Turned GOOD? (Full Story) 

Love how the entire scenario basically starts with: Goku: you and me, we’re not so different…

_Frieza, trying to infuriate a race of people that specifically get stronger with rage:_ “Ah yes this plan is completely foolproof”

"Why do people like Cooler so much?" Simple. He's just... *C O O L E R .*

you know what makes cooler so special? the fact that he has bigger shoulders than tienshinhan.

46:32 "You killed my brother...I like you" ah, Frieza's family is so loving and honorable always looking out for each other, and memorizing those whome they lost...*sniff sniff* brings a Tear to my eye

This version of Cooler would actually be terrifyingly good at being a god of destruction. He's already a good leader with a good head on his gigantic shoulders, but with the Big Gete Star, instead of destroying the planets he could absorb them and get stronger the longer he does his job. And on top of that, he can have an army of clones doing various tasks around the universe and keep it safe from new evil threats. The only way you'd actually have a chance to kill him would be to kill the supreme kai, but he'd probably already have one of his best clones act as a bodyguard to them so there'd be no hope in that plan. In the end, Cooler would become the strongest of the G.O.Ds. He'll definitely put universe 7 on the right track to becoming one of, if not the best universe in the multiverse. And he'll look *cool* while doing in.

That is why ppl never attack enemies when they are transforming, during the activation of the form they have invencibility frames

Honestly, I think Cooler could turn good out of sheer boredom... He was basically the strongest up until investigating what happened to his brother and in the end fighting good guys gets kind of monotonous with how they are always all Peace this, Justice that... when you fight evil you get to hear all the hilariously weird motivations like "I want to drain this planet's life with a tree!", "I want to kill this guy because he cried all the time when we were babies!", or even "I want to go on a road trip that destroys everywhere we go!" Cooler could fight for good, but revel in how dumb evil actually is these days and just keep sarcastically pointing out flaws in the villain's plans while tearing them apart and educating them about how he always did better.

Metal Cooler when he sees Cooler: IS THAT ME?! IS THAT ME STRONGER THEN ME?! I’LL F*CKING KILL ME!

I like how turning a character good physically is just making them wear a gi outfit

I can just imagine Cooler yelling the Critikal "MISINPUT! IT WAS A MISINPUT! CALM DOWN!" as Broly goes ssj lol

See, what I like about this What If? is that both Goku and Vegeta aren't overshadowed by Cooler like in various other "What If? This character turned good?" stories." Both Goku and Vegeta still reach UE and UI while still giving Cooler himself some of the spotlight.

Literally how this scenario begins: "You are an amazing creature, Spider-Man. You and I are not so different."

and he descends down into the ground saying only one thing "EATING BEANS I SEE!"

Man imagine seeing this Cooler fighting the “What if Frieza became a Android” version of his brother…

My favorite part of the "What if _____ Turned GOOD?" is seeing how the redeemed character interacts with Vegeta.

I really forgot how badly I wanted this series animated and dubbed with DBZA-style characterizations. I know that’s never gonna happen but I can dream

As for when Cooler goes against Frieza in Resurrection F I'd have seen one of his dialogue be, "Unlike you Brother I understand the concept of training much better. And also unlike you brother, I had much more practice maintaining my Platinum form."

This video makes me realize that while freezer was badass, his brother was Cooler

I like how Cooler and Vegeta's asshole dumbassery cancel each other out, resulting in a Cell saga that goes much smoother than normal

Quick note, you said Frieza chose gold on a whim for his form color, but this is incorrect, he chose gold to mock Goku, using a form of the same color as Super Saiyan to kill him.

21:02 Once, Cooler was flabbergasted, but now he flabbergasts his enemies. Such character growth.

I loved the part where cooler just turned good and had kid trunks there and the texts "I like you, you killed my brother"😂😂

This makes me realize how much I’d enjoy the idea of another unique alien species among the regular cast.

"Off brand ginyu force" damn 💀

You know, this interpretation of Cooler kind of reminds me of Boros from One Punch Man, being a powerful warrior who learned the terror of being too strong and how boring it was to the point where he would seek out an opponent more powerful than him just to finally feel that sense of adrenaline again.

A couple years down the line, I would love to see a continuation of this story. Definitely my favourite what if so far

The way to make someone good is by making them more like Goku. -Unofficial quote from Salad Saiyan that makes sense

By far one of my favorite scenarios. Ngl later on this Cooler would be busted beyond belief. Could possibly learn ultra instinct, or omen at the bare minimum, god of destruction energy, god ki, big gette star army, new form possibly, constantly analyzing and finding weaknesses in enemies, could infuse hakai energy into his form or new form, and honestly he’d probably ask Goku to bring him to Hell just to hakai Frieza. He’s got the potential of a frost demon as well. He’s definitely busted beyond belief. He also could probably get Bulma to modify the big gette star chip to allow it to change his mindset on command which could allow him to master Ultra Instinct VERY quickly. That would probably be too broken though. Regardless, I absolutely love this scenario. Definitely in my top 4 easily.

The fact that the whole Moro arc got skipped because Moro got beaten to death by an army of metal coolers is just hilarious

I can’t believe cooler and frieza are literally a Terraria reference. Replace the two of them with separate worlds. One had platinum as its ore and the other had gold as its specific ore. Cooler has a final form that makes him more powerful like a boss, and frieza is like a mini skeletron-prime with the 4 different forms acting like the 4 arms

It's amazing to think this went from a somewhat odd pick, to having Good!Cooler straight up become one of the recurring characters across Salad's channel. Seriously outside of his own series, he's appeared in: What if Goku was evil, the What-if T.o.P 2, the Cell Prime saga, AND has a dedicated continuation to his scenario in the works. Like, I think he's the character Salad's used the most in terms of how many scenarios he's appeared in and taken a part of.

Who would've thought that Frieza's brother was the *cooler* one in the family

46:32 Fooler: "You killed my brother. I like you."

I wonder if / when Cooler becomes a GOD he'd absorb the planets instead of destroying them...

Cooler: Blows up 19 Vegeta: Ugh! that idiot... I had the perfect line setup for that android!

“You killed my brother , I like you” - Cooler 2022

Really liked how this story turned out, and it got me thinking: What if Cooler was in Resurrection 'F'? Let's face it: the original plot is pretty dull, so having Cooler introduced there would definitely spice up the story, having taken over the Frieza Force after the death of Frieza and King Cold. Years have passed, with him just minding his own business...until he hears about Lord Beerus training 2 Saiyans; knowing the Saiyans had killed his brother and father, he wants revenge, but instead of going for a preemptive strike, he feels it might be smarter to revive Frieza and King Cold; the Frieza Force (or Cooler Force in this case) gather the Dragon Balls to bring them back, with the Pilaf Gang only getting one wish. They're hesitant about Cooler, but he catches them up to speed about all that happened, and even though they hate the idea of training, they see no other option; they still train for 4 months, but with 3 strong people training together, they see astonishing gains, with Frieza being much stronger than in the original story, as well as King Cold and Cooler being around the same strength; turns out, developing and getting stronger at a rapid pace is a natural trait for their species (none of that "Frieza-being-a-mutant nonsense). This would definitely make things harder for everyone on Earth.

I love how he uses a lot of dokkan and legends character models/arts. The stories are already perfect, but that just adds so much imo.

Lythero cooler: look brother, I'm covered in platinum! Lythero frieza: Oh shit!

I want to see cooler and raditz form like the older brother team and they just kind of hang out cuz they're similar and that forces Frieza and Goku to hang out as well often while cooler and raditz just getting to all kinds of crazy shenanigans together as part of a series

I like the big spaghetti star and how its influence changes so much

It would be interesting if you had a multiversal tournament between all your what-ifs.

Who else was waiting for salad to make a full story of this so we wouldnt have to watch all of the parts separately

This was one of my favorite what ifs. I hope the next part of salad's dbs rewrite is released soon.

Similar to mine. Although my Cooler is actually a bit kinder. You see having to train in order to keep up with Frieza who never and/or rarely ever had to train made him more empathetic to those who tried to get stronger regardless of how weak they were. He could see the potential and even encouraged his soliders to train. He was also a bit more liked by the saiyans than his brother which is another reason Frieza destroyed their planet.

I’m assuming Platinum’s multiplier is lower than Golden. Otherwise, stacking the same multiplier as Golden on Cooler’s 5th form would be broken.

Imagine cooler saying "why you hitting yourself" everytime he hits 19 with its own arm

"Cooler shouts, giving more power" please tell me someone also heard the FighterZ "eYAH!" from Cooler as well xD

“Zamasu teams up with Trunks, becoming a white-mage & meat shield” This is *the* strangest timeline

"he then proceeds to beat 19 with his own arm" 😂😂😂😂😂 best line ive heard 🤣

He really is *Cooler* than Frieza

"What if Goku started learning Ultra Instinct already as a child?" Okay, I know it sounds like bizarre speed run April Fool one but hear me out Salad. It starts with Goku using it as just a technique without transformation, basically what he learned in training with Whis right before meeting Granolah, so we eliminating the whole "body can't handle it" issue. Also, I know UI does give power boost but we're mostly focusing on how it changes and improves Goku's technique, reflex and evasion capability rather than strength and power. Then much later in the story he learns UI Sign and again, later the complete version. Also in this, Goku never learns Super Saiyan. He takes completely different path. Vegeta becomes the Super Saiyan first like he dreamed but it doesn't put him above Goku as an ultimate Saiyan like he thought, because Goku still keeps up with him but through different way. There's still animosity and rivalry but it's different than the original, Vegeta isn't frustrated because Goku "stole" his rightful role but rather because he can match him without doing so.

I've been waiting for this for a long time, this what if is probably the best one (besides frieza raising kakarot)

I wish we heard more details of coolers life on earth. Like when he first met Videl and she most likely will react in shock before thinking he looks cool. And their interactions in their daily lives but I get this is carthus storytelling style. Not complaining btw we get very well made content. Just different. And I like it.

Cooler is the best villain ever made next to Broly and Janemba. He has the capability of so much depth in his character and potential hope he shows up in Dragon Ball Super with his own movie

“You killed my brother, I like you.” Based!

Personally considering his platinum form and the addition of the core I would consider the ending version to be royal metal cooler a combination of everything so far

This is up there with "What if Frieza raised Kakarot?", "What if Roshi wished for his youth?", and "What if Bardock and Gine survived?" in my top 5 What-Ifs

I love this concept of cooler turning good because It reminds me of how much potential he has and how strong he could have been if he was canon and good. Its surprising because I always forget about cooler but cooler in the series if he was canon and started training,fighting stronger opponents he could have been stronger than goku,vegeta,gohan,freiza and cell. I hate how they didn't make him canon and even though im only 51 minutes in I love this what if

We need a continuation of this Cooler story. 🔥🔥🔥

Feels a little weird that 18 could just get instantly absorbed since that was shown to take time, but good story otherwise.

Where did you find your Platinum Cooler pics? Also, loved this story. Its pretty awesome for sure.

This what if is the definition of "we were bad and now were good"

I wish every arc of dragon ball had a different protagonist Frieza saga -Goku Cell saga- Gohan Buu saga-Gotenks/Vegeta Beerus saga-Gohan/Goku Resurrection F-Vegeta TOP- Vegeta and Goku

I have an idea, it's kinda similar to the one where the sayains kept their tails. What if Goku unlocked ikari/Wrathful when he punched king piccolo?

Wow, this has to be the earliest I've been to a Salad video lol I say we should keep doing this with other movie villains. I'd love to see what would happen if Slug joined the Z-Fighters!

should've called the hypdrnova "neutron star" instead, as irl, those stars are pretty funky because they're extremly comptessed.

This is a really solid fan fiction. I would read this DB alternate universe if it was made into a series.

YES! Another full movie “what if” to listen to as I unwind and fall asleep!

Goku: "you and me, we’re not so different…" * is literally a fucking lizard *

You and Gokut23 are my current favorite What If people Salad. Thanks For Doing What You Do!

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!! Thank you salad!!!

*thumbnail* Platinum Cooler vs Golden Frieza!

Cooler living rent free in frieza's mind had me dead💀

Imagine slapping cooler in a hyperbolic time chamber inside of Shiraq, Black cooler would be a whole different level of Villain. Like, who gon check him when he say monke?

With the metal cooler abilities added to normal cooler now, the whole concept only now made me think of the Devil Gundam from G Gundam Cooler is a host like Kyoji and both machines evolve, even though one is more biological. And whereas Cooler is a merged user of it, Kyoji is a possessed host, an empty pilot. And then I proceeded to imagine the most hilarious idea of "What if Goku was an engineer?" And came up with him landing by Bulma, she had interest in him and somewhat raised him, and as Goku lives with her, he becomes more interested in technology than martial arts. Hey it's one way to get God Gundam vs Vegeta, riiiiiiggghhhtttt?

Kinda feel I need to note, several humans were stronger than Gohan until he became a SSJ. Pretty sure Cooler would at least avenge his minions, he looks out for them.

honestly, your scenario are really good so far, it's must be a pain to do for 2 hour but i give you my thanks for the story, like i said, they are really good

"You killed my brother, I like you..." idk why that made me laugh so hard. XD

We need a "What if Goku Black turned good" please please♡

Yknow upon rewatching a lot of Salad’s full what ifs again, I just realized I think Cooler is the only person he’s ever used actual voice clips for.

I love the art on Coolers new form, *PLATINUM COOLER*

The Resurrection F arc is still easily the best thing that you've ever done on this channel, bar none.

Vegeta and Cooler = The Twin Kings of Tsundere

eating beans i see

Goku: You and I are not so different. Naruto: That boy right there. I raised him.

This was actually an awesome what if wish it didn't end but until we get more story in the actual series I understand

Absolutly love the metal cooler future trunks stuff. Amazing story and really unexpected

1:20:00 COOLER: "Uh, wha- what is that- wh- WHY ARE YOU PISS???"

1:06:47 cooler bingo dance, cooler bingo dance, cooler AND VEGETA bingo dulet dance!

He goes down to the ground and says one thing: "TONIGHT I DINE ON MONKEY SOUP"

As a certified cooler stan, I approved of this

Definitely one of my favorite Turned Good what ifs

The context and characteristics of this cooler matches that of the Cooler from Super dragon ball heroes whose teamed up with trunks. He is more like an anti-hero, cares for those he works with and is way more easily the better person to follow orders from.

I imagine cooler and vegeta freaking out about Beerus like this. Someone: Beerus is coming to Earth. Cooler and Vegeta: OH SHIT. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH. Just looking at each other and screaming.

3:14 fun faxt, I heard, because Cooler wasn't Born a Mutant with HUGE Power like Cold or Frieza, Cooler was Teaining from the Day Frieza's Power was Scanned basically, hence why he is more Wareior like and had achieved a Transformation that None in the Family had

Hey Salad. Ive never seen a What if Trunks actually went back to his past instead an alternate past. Can you do that one?

cooler should have gotten a frieza force armor so it could fit him in his fifth form.

Alternative Title: What if Cooler was the Main Character