Buria is the older brother of the Saiyan Bardock. He was formerly under the rule of Frieza, who sent him to the icy planet of Gorchaka in order for him to capture it, along with his crew. However, Buria was imprisoned by a torrent of ice and remained in suspended animation for a number of centuries, his Saiyan strength keeping him alive. He later broke out of his icy prison once it started to weaken. With a healing planet far away, he activated his damaged, but still functioning space pod and ordered it to find the nearest planet with a warm temperature, planning to return to Frieza soon after recuperating there. He found Earth, where he met Singan and his allies, and discovered that Frieza was dead. When he asked how the tyrant died, he was told that a low-class Saiyan named Kakarot defea