| “ | That's how I became a Super Saiyan! The sleeper has awakened... I am the Prince of all Saiyans once again! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta after transformimg into a Super Saiyan. |
| “ | IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta exclaiming Goku's power level, and his most famous quote in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z. |
| “ | Nobody kills Kakarot while I'm around! Destiny has reserved that pleasure to me! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta to Android 19 after kicking him from Goku. |
Prince Vegeta IV, better known as simply Vegeta, is the deuteragonist of the Dragon Ball franchise. He first appears as a villain in the beginning of the series until he later redeems himself and becomes an anti-hero throughout the rest of the series. He is Bulma's husband, the father of Trunks and Bulla, and Son Goku's best friend, partner and on & off arch-rival.
He is the prince and one of the last surviving members of a race known as the Saiyans, who were destroyed when Frieza blew up their planet. He joins Goku in his fight against Frieza, but is killed. Vegeta was then brought back to life by the Dragon Balls, and, from then on, became a member of Goku's team. He switches sides often throughout the series, whether it be mind control or him being power mad. In the end, his goal always remains the same, to defeat Goku in battle. Eventually, however, he realizes that he cannot keep up with Goku.
Despite reaching a sense of acceptance, when Goku achieved a new Super Saiyan state through divine power, Vegeta renews their rivalry and manages to maintain a consistently close level of power to Goku's own, even surpassing him at a few moments.
He is voiced by Ryo Horikawa in the Japanese version, Brian Drummond in the Ocean dub (who also voices Copy Vegeta in the FUNimation dub of Dragon Ball Super), and Christopher R. Sabat (who also voices Yamcha, Demon King Piccolo, Piccolo Jr., and Omega Shenron in the same series) in the FUNimation dub.
Personality[]
| “ | My foolish pride? TO A SAIYAN, PRIDE IS ALL! | „ |
| ~ Majin Vegeta |
At first, Vegeta is shown to be a cold, sadistic and ruthless person due to the fact that he grows bitter over the fact that Frieza destroyed all of his people and the entire planet. Due to being named a prince and his Saiyan heritage, he believes himself to be superior to everyone and also thinks the Saiyans are the strongest race in the entire universe. As a child, he had no problem killing his opponent but only stopped over time. He even stated that he is becoming a ruthless killer and warrior due to Frieza's influence on him, which implies he could have become different in the end.
As the series went on, he starts to abandon his cruelty and becomes more merciful over time as he becomes more calm and relaxed while starting to love his wife and children. While he did go back to his former ways after becoming Majin Vegeta, it was a failed attempt given the fact he believes it would make him stronger in the end. As one of the elites of the Saiyan race stated, Vegeta was obsessed with becoming a Super Saiyan, something he believes is legendary amongst his people. He was also obsessed with trying to surpass his rival, Goku, and in the movie, Fusion Reborn, he actually wept at his inability to do so.
However, as Goku was fighting against Kid Buu, Vegeta finally admitted that his rival was superior and his rivalry with him has become friendlier as well. While he maybe rather aggressive and easily enraged, he can also be rather intelligent and serious, though he possesses a dry, even dark sense of humor, often mocking his enemies a lot in battles. Despite his arrogance and feelings of being superior, he has at times shown fear against powerful opponents but he has always still continued to fight them despite the circumstances. He is even shown to have several redeeming qualities in the series at some point.
Due to his Saiyan pride, Vegeta hates fusion when he refused to join bodies with Goku.
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Attack of the Saiyans[]
Vegeta, as well as Nappa, were the main antagonists with Vegeta being the final boss. Like with the series, he faces off against Goku and his friends before barely being defeated.
Quotes[]
| “ | I am Vegeta! Prince of all Saiyans! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta |
| “ | Saiyans have their power levels examined right after they are born. The scum that have lower ratings, such as yourself, are sent off to planets that do not have terribly formidable opponents. In other words... You were a left-behind! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta before fighting Goku. |
| “ | No! That's a wasted wish! Raditz was a weakling & also an imbecile, any Saiyans who'd could be defeated so easily, deserves no mercy! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta to Nappa about Raditz's fate. |
| “ | Insolent worm! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta; also his "one line article" quote |
| “ | Being a hero is highly overrated. | „ |
| ~ Vegeta's view on heroism when he was a villain. |
| “ | There's nothing like a little firework when you say goodbye. | „ |
| ~ Vegeta as he destroys a whole planet. |
| “ | I think we made the universe a cleaner place today. | „ |
| ~ Vegeta destroying a planet full of innocent lives. |
| “ | "Meaningless", huh? WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF MEANINGLESS?! Spend most of YOUR life ruled by another... watch YOUR race dwindle to a handful... and then, tell me what has more meaning than your own strength! I have in me the blood of a Saiyan Prince! He is nothing but a joke! Yet I've had to watch him surpass me in strength, my destiny thrown to the wayside! He's... he's even saved my life as if I were a helpless child. He has stolen my honor. And his debts... Must. Be. Paid. | „ |
| ~ Majin Vegeta proclaiming his enmity towards Goku. |
| “ | ...I... will not be distracted from this anymore...! I won't! It will take more than head games to stop me! You may have invaded my mind and my body, but there's one thing a Saiyan always keeps... HIS PRRIIIIIIIIIDE!!! | „ |
| ~ Majin Vegeta breaking free from Babidi's control |
| “ | WHAT CLOWN? ARE YOU FEELING ANGRY, HUMILIATED, IS THAT IT? FOOL! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HUMILIATION IS! Don't worry I will teach you it's bitter taste, just as you have taught me. Me, a warrior elite, in my fingertips, I hold the power to destroy entire worlds. I am a Saiyan, of royal blood, the last of my kind. And on my shoulders, rest the glory of an extinct warrior race. Whole civilizations once trembled at the sound of my name! But you didn't, did you Kakarot? And at your hands, your common hands, my honor, and my pride, the foundations at which I always stood, began to crumble at my feet. It was at your hands that I suffered my first great humiliation, toppled by a piece of low level trash! Imagine my added shame when it was you, and not me who avenged our people by defeating Frieza. You who were the first the achieve the pinnacle of our race. The first in a thousand years to take a place among the Super Saiyans of legend! A place that I have been raised to believe that was my royal birthright. And imagine the disgrace I suffered when the strength I have worked my whole life to acquire was surpassed by a mere child. Your half-breed son succeeded where I, the prince of all Saiyans, have failed! It is time to take back what is mine. I will not live my life as your second. That time is over. Every breath you take is an assault to my honor. But no more, Kakarot. By my hands, you will be cut down inch by inch, the way you have cut down my pride! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta's humiliation speech to Goku. |
| “ | Vegeta: Imagine my shock, to see the undeniable proof, to discover that no matter how hard I tried, I would never be able to catch you. A warrior prince forever living in the shadow of a low-level clown! So that's when I secretly made up my mind... Goku: You mean you-? You fool! You deliberately let yourself fall under Babidi's spell! Vegeta: Yes... I saw the power of Babidi's magic. At the World Martial Arts Tournament, those two henchmen he sent... The people who had seen those fighters in the previous tournament couldn't understand how they'd become so powerful. But you and I know, don't we? It was Babidi's magic, and I knew that what his magic had done for those fighters, it could also do for me. I knew that if I allowed myself to fall under his control, the difference in our power would disappear, I'm quite pleased with the results. even if they do come at the price... I'd say the end more than justifies the means! Goku: Vegeta... I don't understand. you've never allowed anyone to help you before in your life, why start now?! Why Babidi?! Vegeta: Because I wanted him to reawaken the evil in my heart... I wanted him to return me to the way I was... BEFOOOORRRRREEEEEE!!! I was the perfect warrior, cold and ruthless, I lived by my strength alone, uninhibited by foolish emotion! But slowly, over the years... I became one of you. My quest for greatness gradually giving way to this life of mediocrity... I awoke one day to find that I had settled down, formed a family... I had even grown quite fond of them... Would you believe, I almost started to think the earth was a nice place to live... Do you understand now, Kakarot? That's why I needed Babidi, to set me free! By releasing the evil in my heart, he has freed me of these petty attachments! Hmph. And I'd have to say it feels pretty good... Goku: Do you really believe what you're saying? |
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| ~ Vegeta's speech to Goku on how he wanted Babidi to reawaken the evil in his heart. |
| “ | What did you do... TO MY BULMAAAAAAA?! | „ |
| ~ Vegeta's furious response to Beerus slapping his wife, Bulma. |
Trivia[]
- Vegeta's name is a pun on the word "vegetable", which reflects his status as ruler of Saiyans, since all have single plant references in their names, while his references the entire food group.
- When Vegeta says the iconic one liner of "it's over 9,000", it was actually a translation error that was corrected in the DVD/Bluray release of Dragon Ball Kai where he instead says "it's over 8,000".
- Though Vegeta's Scouter is green in the manga, it is pink in the anime.
- Vegeta's voice actor from the Ocean Group dub, Brian Drummond would later provide the voice for Vegeta's clone in FUNimation's English dub of Dragon Ball Super.
External Links[]
- Vegeta on Wikipedia
- Vegeta on the Heroes Wiki
- Vegeta on the Dragon Ball Wiki
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