Vegeta

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Vegeta (贝吉塔)
Alias(es)	Prince Vegeta; Saiyan Prince 4 10
Species/Race	Saiyan 5 7
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Universe 7 tournament representative 154
Occupation/Role	Prince of the Saiyans; martial artist 4 10
Status	Alive 154
First Appearance	Chapter 4: Vegeta and Nappa 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Ape	11 12	Creates an energy sphere to transform; his combat power rises tenfold to 180,000.
Super Saiyan	47 49	Achieves the Super Saiyan form after severe injuries and continued training; claims to have surpassed an ordinary Super Saiyan.
Super Saiyan Blue	140	Reveals the blue-haired divine form while sparring alongside Goku against Ji Yun.

Background and History

Earth invasion

After Raditz was killed on Earth, Vegeta treated the loss with indifference, calling Raditz a low-level warrior. Raditz's report that Earth was habitable instead interested Vegeta: he intended to seize and sell the planet while confronting the unknown fighter responsible for Raditz's death. He traveled there with Nappa. 4

Vegeta and Nappa arrived one year later, with Nappa destroying part of a city before Vegeta redirected him toward finding Ji Yun. Vegeta initially dismissed Earth's defenders after reading their low power levels and allowed Nappa to engage them. 7 8

After Ji Yun killed Nappa, Vegeta fought him personally. He raised his power to 18,000, but Ji Yun's concealed strength overwhelmed him; Vegeta's scouter exploded after reading a level beyond its 40,000 limit. 9 10

Refusing to concede, Vegeta created an energy sphere and transformed into a Great Ape. Even with his combat power raised to 180,000, he could not defeat Ji Yun. Once his tail was cut and he reverted to normal, Vegeta escaped Earth in his spaceship, swearing revenge. 11 12 13

Namek and return to Earth

On Namek, Vegeta sought Porunga to wish for immortality, attempting to command Nail to grant his wish. 25 He later refused Ji Yun's proposal to return with the group and instead pursued Earth's Dragon Balls on his own. 28

His immortality wish failed because the Dragon God could not grant it. With Frieza dead and the Frieza Army in disarray, Vegeta remained on Earth to train against Goku and Piccolo rather than return to the army. 29

When King Cold approached Earth, Vegeta rushed ahead to attack him, but his attempt failed to harm Frieza's father. 31

Super Saiyan breakthrough

Vegeta survived his later injuries after Goku found him and restored him with a Senzu Bean. He emerged as a Super Saiyan and immediately sought another fight with Ji Yun, only to be dismissed. 49

His pride again drove him to challenge Ji Yun after Cell's defeat. Ji Yun allowed him to use his strongest power, then defeated him with a brief time-freezing technique. Vegeta rejected the result, insisting that Ji Yun could not beat him in a direct contest. 51 53

Training under Ji Yun

Vegeta's fear of Beerus contrasts sharply with his usual arrogance. He recalls being rendered helpless by Beerus as a child and concludes that the gap between them remains “as vast as heaven and earth,” regardless of Vegeta's own growth. 67

Following the Majin Buu incident, Vegeta becomes more willing to acknowledge Ji Yun's superiority. He visits Ji Yun to humbly request training guidance, then accompanies Ji Yun and Goku to the God of Destruction's Realm despite being terrified of meeting Beerus again. 114 115

Appearance

Vegeta wears Saiyan battle armor and a scouter, with his tail wrapped around his waist during the invasion of Earth. 7

• Great Ape form — grows to mountain-like size, develops thick black fur, sharp fangs, red eyes, and a ferocious ape-like face. 12
• Super Saiyan — manifests a golden aura and golden hair. 51
• Super Saiyan Blue — manifests blue hair and eyebrows, accompanied by divine power. 140 153

Personality

Vegeta is intensely proud of his status as the Saiyan Prince. He considers weaker fighters “trash,” refuses to submit even after defeat, and repeatedly chooses confrontation over compromise. His refusal to accept Ji Yun's superiority leads him to challenge Ji Yun long after it is clear that he cannot win. 4 10 53

His pride also makes him stubborn in combat. Against Magetta, Vegeta refuses to transform beyond Super Saiyan despite the arena's extreme heat and lack of oxygen, viewing the need for a stronger form as humiliating. 150

Over time, Vegeta becomes more pragmatic. He stays on Earth to train with Goku and Piccolo, recognizes Beerus as an unreachable threat, and eventually seeks Ji Yun's instruction. 29 67 114

Vegeta can also be a harsh but effective teacher. He provokes Cabba into unlocking Super Saiyan, then explains how to reproduce the transformation by recalling the feeling that triggered it. 153

Abilities and Skills

Saiyan transformations

Vegeta possesses multiple Saiyan transformations, using them to increase his combat power in battle.

• Great Ape — transforms after creating an energy sphere; multiplies his combat power tenfold. 11 12
• Super Saiyan — gained through training and severe injury; used against Ji Yun, Magetta, and Cabba. 49 150 152
• Super Saiyan Blue — a divine blue-haired form that surpasses Super Saiyan; used against Ji Yun, Cabba, and Hit. 140 153 154
• Limitation — his Great Ape form can be canceled by severing his tail. 13

Ki manipulation

Vegeta can gather and fire powerful ki attacks in both normal and transformed states.

• Fires a Kamehameha against Ji Yun. 10
• Creates an energy sphere to enable his Great Ape transformation. 11
• Uses dense barrages of golden energy spheres, described as his Prince's Fighting Style. 150
• Matches Cabba's energy wave with an attack of equivalent power before withdrawing it. 152

Martial arts and flight

Vegeta is a skilled close-range fighter whose attacks are described as steady, accurate, ruthless, and free of wasted movement. 10

• Uses high-speed movement and flash steps to close distance. 10 154
• Flies during combat and returns to the tournament arena after nearly being forced out. 29 151
• Endures Cabba's Super Saiyan punch to the forehead without injury while in Super Saiyan Blue. 153

Equipment

• Scouter — used to measure opponents' power levels; explodes when it attempts to read Ji Yun's strength beyond its 40,000 display limit. 9 10
• Saiyan spaceship remote — summons his spacecraft after his defeat on Earth. 13
• Saiyan battle armor — worn during the Earth invasion. 7

Relationships

• Ji Yun — recurring opponent and the source of several of Vegeta's humiliating defeats; Vegeta later requests his training guidance. 10 13 114
• Son Goku — rival and training partner. Vegeta trains with Goku on Earth, while Goku later attempts to stop him from recklessly challenging Ji Yun. 29 51
• Nappa — fellow Saiyan invader who follows Vegeta's orders and addresses him as Prince Vegeta. 4 7
• Piccolo — hostile training counterpart; the two openly dislike one another but unite when Earth is threatened. 29
• Beerus — a figure Vegeta fears deeply due to a childhood encounter in which Beerus rendered him helpless with a single gesture. 67
• Cabba — Universe 6 Saiyan opponent whom Vegeta provokes into becoming a Super Saiyan, then instructs in maintaining the form. 152 153

Story Role and Major Arcs

Universe 6 tournament

Vegeta faces Magetta while limiting himself to Super Saiyan. Magetta's heat-filled arena and increasing power force Vegeta off the main platform, but he avoids immediate disqualification by keeping one foot on a broken fragment of the arena. 150 151

He subsequently faces Cabba. Offended that Cabba does not know the Super Saiyan transformation, Vegeta viciously pressures him, threatens his family to awaken his anger, and then reveals that the provocation was meant to teach him. Vegeta ends the match with a single Super Saiyan Blue punch. 152 153

Vegeta then enters his match against Hit in Super Saiyan Blue. Before Vegeta can land his opening strike, Hit's Flash Time Skill allows him to hit Vegeta in the face and send him to the ground. 154

Notable Quotes

“I will return. I will kill you with my own hands, kill everyone on Earth, to avenge today's humiliation!” 13