Vegeta

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Vegeta (贝吉塔)
Alias(es)	Prince Vegeta
Species/Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Frieza Force (formerly); Universe 7's fighters
Occupation/Role	Prince of the Saiyans; later a God of Destruction 131 641
Status	Alive; active during the conflict on Prison Planet 653 654
First Appearance	Chapter 131

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Combat Power: 18,000	133	Reveals his battle power before challenging Goku on Earth.
Great Ape	134	Creates an artificial moon-like sphere and transforms, increasing his fighting power tenfold.
Super Saiyan	151	Breaks through after watching Goku and Laiya, then immediately challenges Goku.
Super Saiyan 2 Full Power	153	Achieves the form during a year of Gaino's high-gravity training.
Super Saiyan 3	339	Uses the transformation against Babidi-controlled Spopovich and later against Dabura.
Super Saiyan 4	185	Reaches the form through continued training after learning of it from Goku.
Super Saiyan God	384	Follows Goku in taking the divine cultivation path during Kube's training.
Super Saiyan Deep Blue	453	Breaks through when humiliation and his refusal to remain the weakest Saiyan push his pride to its limit.
Fifth-tier divine combat power	465	Awakens Energy Spheres and a peach-pink aura around his dark-blue flames.
Eighth-tier divine combat power	506	Defeats Demon Lord Zuga with a technique inspired by Gaino.
Super Saiyan Rosé	586	Uses the form against Hit after being provoked by Hit's dismissal.
God of Destruction power	641	Learns to draw destructive power into his body and defeats Toppo despite incomplete mastery.

Background / History

Vegeta is King Vegeta's younger son and the younger brother of Rego. Rego was secretly exiled as a child because his birth power of 50,000 threatened King Vegeta's throne; Vegeta did not learn of his brother's existence until Rego confronted him on Earth 146.

He initially serves with Nappa under the Frieza Force. After Raditz's failure, Vegeta travels to Earth seeking its Dragon Balls and attempts to make Goku submit to him. He kills Nappa after Nappa is defeated, considering him unworthy to remain his comrade 131 133.

Vegeta battles Goku as an invader, transforms into a Great Ape, and is ultimately forced into space by Goku's final Kaio-ken-powered energy clash 134. Rather than leaving the story permanently, he remains on Earth to understand how Goku—a low-class Saiyan—became stronger than him 145.

His encounters with Gaino's Saiyans, especially Rego, Broly, Bardock, and Laiya, repeatedly wound his pride but drive him to train harder. Over time, he accepts Earth as his home, marries Bulma, and becomes Trunks's father 154 178 454.

Appearance

Vegeta initially appears in a Frieza Force uniform with an energy scanner over one eye during the Earth invasion 131.

• Uses a Saiyan tail to transform into a Great Ape after creating an artificial moon 134.
• Super Saiyan Deep Blue manifests as deep-blue flames around his body 453.
• His fifth-tier divine breakthrough adds a faint peach-pink aura around his dark-blue flames 465.

Personality

Vegeta is intensely proud of his status as Saiyan royalty and frequently measures himself against Goku. He initially believes bloodline rank should determine strength, making Goku's rise from a low-class warrior especially difficult for him to accept 133 145.

His combat style reflects his former life as a ruthless prince: he favors decisive attacks, considers prolonged testing of opponents a weakness, and is willing to kill enemies without hesitation 133 340. This arrogance repeatedly causes problems, including underestimating Super 17, Basil, and Hit 180 586 619.

Over time, Vegeta becomes more reflective and protective. He acknowledges Goku's talent, prioritizes Bulma's childbirth over the Tournament of Power, intervenes to protect Trunks from Goku's attack, and unexpectedly takes patience in teaching Cabba to become a Super Saiyan 166 454 585 622.

Abilities & Skills

Saiyan Transformations

Vegeta possesses a broad range of Saiyan transformations, advancing from Great Ape to divine and destruction-based power 134 641.

• Great Ape increases his combat power tenfold 134.
• He reaches Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2 Full Power, Super Saiyan 3, and Super Saiyan 4 through relentless training 151 153 185 339.
• He adopts the divine path, attaining Super Saiyan God and later Super Saiyan Deep Blue 384 453.
• He uses Super Saiyan Rosé against Hit 586.

Ki Techniques

Vegeta uses direct, high-output ki attacks alongside close-quarters combat.

• Energy Sphere — Forms and fires concentrated energy projectiles; he gains access to the technique upon reaching fifth-tier divine combat power 465.
• Sky Cannon — Fires a powerful beam from his palms, used to annihilate Dabura and force Haibage back 340 466.
• Prince Tactics — A barrage of hundreds of energy spheres, used against Broly and Dabura 154 340.
• Artificial Moon — Creates a sphere of light to trigger a Saiyan's Great Ape transformation 134.

Destruction Power

As a God of Destruction, Vegeta wields destructive energy in battle against Toppo 641.

• Initially struggles to control the power externally 641.
• Learns to draw destructive power into his body rather than letting it dissipate 641.
• Refuses to yield even when Toppo's destruction energy overwhelms him 641.

Combat Strategy

Vegeta combines speed, pressure-point awareness, and ruthless follow-up attacks.

• Prefers ending fights swiftly rather than allowing opponents time to adapt 340.
• Uses tactical movement, feints, and ranged pressure against stronger opponents such as Broly and Zuga 154 505.
• Learns from Gaino's methods and defeats Demon Lord Zuga without boasting afterward 506.
• Recognizes when cooperation is necessary, including working with Goku against Cell and fusing with him against Gubal 171 654.

Fusion

Vegeta can fuse with Goku to form Gogeta 654.

• Chooses fusion when Goku's Ultra Instinct cannot reliably overcome Gubal 654.
• Gogeta initially gains the upper hand against Gubal and disperses his black energy sphere 654.

Relationships

• King Vegeta — Father; Vegeta inherits his royal status but is forced to confront his father's cruelty after learning that Rego was exiled for being too talented 146.
• Rego — Older brother; their first meeting destabilizes Vegeta's understanding of his family and Saiyan inheritance 146.
• Son Goku / Kakarot — Rival, ally, and fellow Saiyan. Their rivalry pushes both to grow, while later conflicts show mutual trust and cooperation 134 454 654.
• Bulma — Wife; Vegeta chooses to remain with her during her childbirth rather than enter the Tournament of Power immediately 178 622.
• Trunks — Son; Vegeta protects him from Goku's Kamehameha after Trunks's spar with Goku 166.
• Gaino — Mentor-like superior and fellow Saiyan; Gaino's training accelerates Vegeta's growth, and Vegeta later bases a successful technique on Gaino's methods 153 506.
• Cabba — Universe 6 Saiyan student; Vegeta provokes him into awakening Super Saiyan, then explains Super Saiyan Blue to him 585.
• Nappa — Former subordinate; Vegeta kills him after his defeat by Goku, deeming him useless 133.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Earth Invasion

Vegeta arrives with Nappa to obtain Earth's Dragon Balls and recruit Goku into serving him. He kills Nappa, battles Goku, transforms into a Great Ape, and is defeated after Goku drives him into space 131 133 134.

Life on Earth and Saiyan Training

Vegeta remains on Earth after Namek, seeking the reason behind Goku's strength. His pride is further shaken by Gaino's Saiyans and Rego's revelation, motivating him to break through into Super Saiyan and undergo Gaino's year-long training 145 146 151 153.

Majin Buu Conflict

Vegeta displays his decisive fighting style by annihilating Dabura. When Majin Buu cannot be killed through ordinary attacks, Vegeta self-destructs in an attempt to destroy him 340 341.

GT Timeline Crisis

After being controlled by Baby, Vegeta is consumed by guilt until Goku helps him recover. He later attains Super Saiyan 4 and fights Syn Shenron 177 185.

Divine Training and Destruction Power

Vegeta enters Kube's Hyperbolic Time Chamber training, chooses the Super Saiyan God path, and later breaks through into Super Saiyan Deep Blue. His divine advancement eventually leads to fifth- and eighth-tier divine combat power 379 384 453 465 506.

Universe 6 Tournament

Vegeta defeats Frost, mentors Cabba into becoming a Super Saiyan, then faces defeat against Hit's Time Skip and vital-point strikes 584 585 586.

Tournament of Power

Vegeta competes for Universe 7, defeats Basil despite initially underestimating him, and ultimately overcomes Toppo while developing his control of destruction power 619 641.

Prison Planet Conflict

Vegeta joins Goku against Frieza and the ancient evil Saiyan Gubal. When Gubal proves too powerful, Vegeta and Goku fuse into Gogeta 654.

Notable Quotes

“I, Vegeta, will never lose to the power of destruction!” 641

“You call yourself a Saiyan, and yet you surrender to me? Where has your Saiyan pride gone? Where is your Saiyan dignity?” 585

“You're not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Kakarot.” 607