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PROFILE
Species: Saiyan (Saiya-jin)
Eyes:         Black
Hair: Black/Brown
Quote: How could you let a fight with someone weak last for so long!? You are a member of a warrior race....the only way the fight is suppose to end is with one of you dead!!! - episode 224, Vegita commenting on Gohan's fight with Dabura.
  

CHARACTER SUMMARY

Vegita is the prince of all Saiyans (Saiya-jins). He was born an elite Saiyan and has the ability to become a Super Saiyan. Along with Nappa, Raddiz and Goku (Kakarot) he is one of the four survivors of his home planet "Vegita"*. The Saiyans were part of Freeza's organization and used as tools to take over and prepare planets for sale. Freeza took Vegita as a child and sent him out on special missions. While out fulfilling one of those missions, his home world was abruptly destroyed (this happened when he was a child). As Freeza's henchmen, Vegita was regarded as one of the more powerful soldiers in the galaxy. He always knew that Freeza destroyed planet Vegita and plotted to one day overthrow the vile ruler.

     At birth Vegita was calculated to have the highest class as a Saiyan. That perception changed when he met one warrior he could not defeat: Son Goku. As a man with great pride in being the best Saiyan he couldn't accept the fact that Goku, a low class Saiyan, was always one step ahead of him. He always try to best him in combat and this has been his obsession ever since. With his pride and huge ego he is always trying to show that he is the most powerful in the universe.

Vegita is at heart evil, and is the "bad apple" of the Z team. He lacks morals (in the beginning anyway) and can come off as being obnoxious. After some time however, he changes and develops a conscience. Although he would never admit it, he does care about his friends and family. He sometimes reveals that he thrives on his emotions. Even though he shows that he hates Goku with a passion, he really respects him and maybe even likes him... a little. He and Bulma eventually have two children: Trunks and Bra.

 
TECHNIQUES
  • Big Bang Attack: Vegita's first technique as a Super Saiyan. Its a huge energy bolt emitted from his palm that is very powerful. Vegita holds out one arm and flatten his palm forward towards the opponent.
  • Galick-Ho: An imitation to Mutenroshi's Kamehameha. He powers up the energy then releases it with both hands forward.

INTERESTING NOTES ON VEGITA

  • The name Vegita is a play in the word vegetable.

*In theory, there are 7 Saiyan survivors: Tarus from movie3, Brolli and his father from movie8. Why do I state that there are only four surviving Saiyans? Again in theory movie3 and 8 could have never happened. So, in theory those Saiyans could never exists. Then again you could argue otherwise!

VEGITA MYTHOLOGY

Vegita, the prince of all Saiyans!

At Vegita's introduction, we see that he is pure evil and very powerful. Throughout his early life he was a dominant fighter in every aspect. No one beat him yet. To Vegita this was his prized possession: the status of being the greatest fighter in the universe. But one day that was challenged by a warrior from earth named Son Goku. Not only is he “rearguard as a low class Saiyan,” but he was also able to match Vegita’s own strength! In the eyes of Vegita, this is a great insult of his existence.  Because Vegita was supposedly capable of being more powerful than Goku, this fact gnawed in his mind like a pimple that wont pop. The sole reason for his heated competition with Goku is because he is the Prince of all Saiyans, and therefore must be stronger than all Saiyans (AKA; this is how King Vegita gets to be King, he was the strongest Saiyan at the time he was king).

     During the Freeza saga, Vegita put that conflict on the back of his mind. Subtle out breaks of his frustration is evident here and there. At this time his main focus is immortality, getting the Dragonballs (on Nameck) and becoming the most dominant in the universe. Yes, Vegita is a force to be reckoned with, but he is not powerful enough to beat all of Freeza's henchmen. He knew that one day he could achieve the status of the Super Saiyan and be the most powerful in the universe. Being immortal would enforce that. His attitude changed however, when he saw Goku for the second time. He realized how much Goku gained in power so quickly (from the last time they met.) This is impossible for Vegita to understand. He can't accept that Goku is always one step ahead of him.

    Vegita could have chased the Dragonballs and achieved immortality to beat Goku after Nameck exploded. But upon hearing that Goku survived the explosion and is training more, it fueled Vegita’s competitive spirit, and thus the rivalry is at full speed. As Vegita develops and gets stronger, he puts aside his "gnawing" hatred for Goku and waits for the day to challenge him one on one, to reclaim his "so called thrown as prince of all Saiyans." This consumed Vegita so much, it became his sole ambition throughout the Android/Cell saga.

     Vegita never got his fair chance at Goku after he died in the battle of Cell. He was left with emptiness and lost his will to fight. It is here that we see Vegita shows that he actually resects his fellow Saiyan survivor who is now long gone.

     7 years after the Cell battle, Vegita entered himself in the 25rd Tenkaichi budokai (World tournament). It just happens that Goku is going to come back for one day to participate in the same tournament. This was oh too sweet for Vegita; he can FINALLY prove to himself (and Goku for that matter) that he is the better Saiyan….. the BEST Saiyan. Remember this now: all things have repercussions. At this stage in Vegita’s life he seems humbled, and very calm. No more is Vegita the evil nemesis that he was in the past. Actually he never “changed” into a good guy. Instead he is different based on how he responds to his own family, and friends. For example:  Gohan tells every Saiyan in the Z team that they should not transform into Super Saiyan because it attracts too much attention with from the media. Vegita nonchalantly responds:"if the media gets in our faces, why don’t we just kill them?" Then Gohan says: “No, no, we can’t do that, It just isn’t right. Then Vegita says: “Ok, I guess it doesn’t matter, as long as we all don't transform the out come wont be different.” The main thing is not to point out that he agreed with Gohan, but that even though he’s on the side of good, it doesn’t mean he became a caring fun loving person. Traces of Vegita’s characteristics remained with him as the story went along. He never worried about the other person’s welfare in his life, why should he start now? This is the most interesting side of Vegita.

     Unfortunately things looked bad for the fight Vegita wanted. Interrupted by the Babadi crisis, the fight between Goku and Vegita was put off until the situation would become resolved. Vegita didn't care about the fate of the world, all he cared about was his fight with Goku. Thus he allowed himself to become consumed by Babadi's magic. This allowed him to be uncaring and evil as he was before. Despite his hatred for Goku, Vegita is sentimental towards his friends and family, he actually started to like Earth and living peacefully. But because of his warrior nature, he hated being that way. Things did not turn out as they should have. Because of Vegita's ambitions, it caused the rebirth of the Majin Buu. When he went to challenge Buu, he clearly showed that he cared for his family and friends. Vegita sacrificed his life in order to save Earth from Buu. For the first time he was doing something for someone else besides himself.

  In the end, Vegita is the kind of character Earth needs. He's still tough, but there is a sentimental side to him after all.

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