Vegeta

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Vegeta (贝吉塔)
Alias(es)	Saiyan Prince; Prince Vegeta 2
Species/Race	Saiyan 2
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Formerly the Frieza Force; later fights alongside Earth’s defenders 14 40 155
Occupation/Role	Prince of the Saiyans; warrior 2
Status	Alive; active combatant 391
First Appearance	2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super Saiyan	72	Transforms while confronting Androids 16, 17, and 18, revealing the form after two years of training.
Super Saiyan 2	139	Uses the form to clash with Super 17.
Super Saiyan 4	147	Evolves from Golden Great Ape while retaining his mind; his Battle Power is stated as 32 quadrillion.
Super Saiyan 3	242	Breaks through to Super Saiyan 3 to challenge Super Saiyan God Gohan.
Super Saiyan God	287	Receives energy from Trunks, Goku, Gohan, Goten, and Zilan to evolve into the red-aura divine form.
Super Blue / Super God Form	391	Reveals the deep-blue form after Hyperbolic Time Chamber training and battles Future Cooler.

History

Vegeta arrived on Earth with Nappa, killed his own comrade, and challenged Son Goku with absolute confidence in his status as the Saiyan Prince. Goku’s Triple Kaio-ken ultimately overwhelmed him and buried him beneath a hill, though Vegeta’s resilience kept him alive 2.

After recovering under the Frieza Force, Vegeta learned that Frieza was pursuing Namek’s Dragon Balls. Fearing Frieza’s immortality, he openly broke from the organization and rushed to Namek himself 14. He defeated Cui, fought Zarbon, and destroyed his Scouter after learning ki control on Earth; Zarbon’s Demon Transformation then left him severely wounded 17 20 21. Son Gohan chose to heal him, partly because Vegeta’s continued survival could produce more Battle Power attributes 21.

Following the Namek conflict, Goku invited the homeless Vegeta to Earth to train in gravity chambers. Vegeta refused outwardly but accepted the opportunity, determined to eventually surpass Goku 40.

Personality

Vegeta’s identity is rooted in royal pride. He repeatedly calls himself the Saiyan Prince and a genius warrior, taking particular offense at being challenged, underestimated, or surpassed by “low-class” Saiyans such as Goku 2.

He seeks strong opponents with near-compulsive intensity. He competes with Goku over the right to fight enemies, even settling one dispute with rock-paper-scissors, and rejects assistance against Dabura because he wants the battle for himself 99 235 237. This confidence can turn reckless, as shown when he tried to overload Super 17 despite knowing the Android could absorb energy 140.

Over time, his priorities broaden beyond pride. He gives Nappa a chance to leave before killing him, fights beside Goku against Syn Shenron, accepts Gohan’s help against Frieza, and humbles himself enough to ask Gohan for Super Saiyan 4 training advice 136 155 275 326.

Abilities & Skills

Ki Control and High-Speed Combat

Vegeta is a close-range fighter who combines rapid movement, heavy strikes, and sustained ki bombardment.

• Learned to control and conceal his ki on Earth, making his Scouter unnecessary 20.
• Uses high-speed movement to evade attacks and reposition behind opponents 17.
• Employs a “Prince’s fighting style” centered on rapid barrages of Energy Blasts 17 140.
• Can maintain combat pressure through repeated punches, kicks, and energy attacks even against opponents with superior regeneration 271.

Energy Blasts

Vegeta frequently fires concentrated ki attacks from his hands, either as individual blasts or large-scale barrages.

• Used Energy Blasts against Zarbon, though Zarbon’s transformed speed allowed him to evade and counter 20 21.
• Bombarded Janemba with repeated blasts, initially mistaking the monster’s lack of visible injury for victory 197.
• Relies heavily on volleys of blasts when enraged, including against Frieza’s Diamond Form and Kid Majin Buu 271 325.

Ultimate Explosive Wave

A high-output Energy Wave used as Vegeta’s decisive beam attack.

• Attempted to overload Super 17 with it; Super 17’s absorption ability made the strategy dangerously reckless 140.
• Clashed with Syn Shenron’s Energy Wave during the Shadow Dragon conflict 153.
• Forced Kid Majin Buu to flee rather than face the attack directly 270.
• Was overpowered by Beerus’s Hakai Energy during their clash 293.

Great Ape Control

Vegeta can retain his consciousness while transforming through the Golden Great Ape state.

• Declares that, unlike Goku, he does not lose his mind as a Great Ape 147.
• Condenses Golden Great Ape into Super Saiyan 4, gaining red fur and a dramatic increase in Battle Power 147.

Equipment

• Scouter — Seized one before departing for Namek to track targets and Dragon Balls; later destroyed it after learning ki control 14 20.

Relationships

• Son Goku — Began as his Earthbound rival and enemy; later becomes his primary training and battle rival. They compete for strong opponents yet fight side-by-side when necessary 2 99 155 286.
• Son Gohan — Initially an enemy’s child whom Vegeta underestimates; later becomes the fighter he most wants to surpass. Gohan repeatedly heals or rescues him, and Vegeta eventually seeks his training guidance 21 240 275 326.
• Trunks — His son. Trunks trains under Vegeta, worries over his defeats, tries to rescue him from Majin Buu, and takes pride in his father’s strength 214 258 272.
• Future Trunks — His son from a future timeline. Future Trunks is overwhelmed upon meeting him, while Vegeta later protects him against Future Cooler 47 391.
• Nappa — Former henchman. Vegeta once killed him on Earth; when Nappa later returned seeking revenge, Vegeta offered him a chance to leave before killing him again 2 136.
• Babidi — Exploits Vegeta’s obsession with surpassing Gohan to demonize him. Vegeta resists Babidi’s commands through sheer pride, though he still accepts the power Babidi offers 239 240.
• Majin Buu — A recurring opponent who defeats, absorbs, transforms, and exhausts Vegeta; Vegeta nevertheless continues challenging Buu to prove his strength and protect Trunks 257 258 269 271.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Saiyan invasion — Kills Nappa and fights Goku, only to be defeated by Triple Kaio-ken 2.
• Namek conflict — Breaks from Frieza’s forces to seek the Dragon Balls, defeats Cui, and is nearly killed by Zarbon before Gohan heals him 14 17 21.
• Android conflict — Achieves Super Saiyan, but is defeated by Androids 17 and 18 before later challenging them again 72 74 90.
• Turles conflict — Fights Super Saiyan Turles after winning the right to face him from Goku in rock-paper-scissors 99 100.
• Super 17 and Shadow Dragons — Battles Super 17 with Super Saiyan 2, later reaches Super Saiyan 4 and joins Goku against Syn Shenron 139 147 155.
• Babidi and Majin Buu conflict — Defeats Dabura, becomes demonized by Babidi, then repeatedly battles Majin Buu in Super Saiyan 3 239 242 256 271.
• Divine training and Beerus battle — Learns Super Saiyan 4 and Super Saiyan God through training, then challenges Beerus but is defeated by Hakai Energy 275 287 297.
• Frieza family and Future Cooler conflict — Accepts Gohan’s aid against Frieza, then protects Future Trunks and fights Future Cooler in Super Blue form 326 391.

Notable Quotes

“I am the Saiyan Prince, the genius warrior Vegeta.” 2

“I am the Prince of the Saiyans, a genius warrior! No one is allowed to boss me around!” 240