Vegeta

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Vegeta (贝吉塔)
Alias(es)	Prince of All Saiyans; Super Vegeta
Species/Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Earth's defenders; Vegeta-Goku Duo
Occupation/Role	Saiyan prince and combatant
Status	Alive; resurrected using the Namekian Dragon Balls 13
First Appearance	Ch. 10 (his corpse is discovered); active following his resurrection in Ch. 13

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super Saiyan	15	Transformed for the first time after Goku’s superior strength and distracted fighting humiliated him, triggering a rage-fueled breakthrough.
Full Power Super Saiyan 2	17	After years of Hyperbolic Time Chamber training and studying the future Saiyan bodies, Vegeta and Goku reached Full Power Super Saiyan 2.
Peak Super Saiyan 2	24	Reached the same Super Saiyan 2 peak as Goku and approached the Super Saiyan 3 bottleneck.
Full Power Super Saiyan 3	63	The two Vegeta-Goku Duos reached 90 billion combat power and prepared to advance beyond Super Saiyan 3.
Super Saiyan 4	66	Regained his reason in Golden Great Ape form, compressed its power, and transformed into Super Saiyan 4 through force of will.
Super Saiyan 5	166	His Super Saiyan 5 incarnation is established as vastly stronger than the Main Timeline’s Vegeta-Goku Duo.
Super Saiyan 6	174	Simultaneously broke through with Goku, bypassing Super Saiyan God and Blue; defeated and absorbed his demonic counterpart without losing control.
Super Saiyan 6 Kingly Bearing	183	Reached the 28th Dimension alongside Goku; his physique evolved to the Legendary Super Saiyan level.
Super Saiyan 10	207	By the time he and Goku began wandering across timelines, their version had reached Super Saiyan 10.

Background / History

Vegeta was initially found dead alongside the corpse of Dark Vegeta after the conflict on Namek. Gamos later arranged his resurrection through the Namekian Dragon Balls, bringing him back into a world where Yamcha occupied Vegeta’s future body and could wield power far beyond his own. Vegeta reacted with outrage upon learning that the body belonged to his future self. 10 13

Gamos recruited Vegeta, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha for one year of Hyperbolic Time Chamber training. Vegeta entered determined to surpass Goku, but began unable to transform while Goku and the body-swapped Earthlings already displayed Super Saiyan power. The humiliation and rage of being overwhelmed pushed him into his first Super Saiyan transformation. 14 15

The future bodies of Krillin and Yamcha became a practical template for Vegeta and Goku’s advancement. By observing powers that their own future selves could wield, the pair progressed through Super Saiyan 2 and toward Super Saiyan 3 far faster than they otherwise could have. 17 24

Personality

Vegeta is intensely proud, competitive, and fixated on strength. He treats being surpassed—particularly by Goku, androids, or the users of future Saiyan bodies—as a personal humiliation, and repeatedly turns that frustration into harsher training. 15 31 39

His confidence often becomes arrogance. After defeating Captain Ginyu in Android 13’s body, Vegeta loudly declared himself “Super Vegeta,” despite Goku considering the victory unimpressive for someone already at peak Super Saiyan 2. 31

Beneath his hostility, Vegeta is deeply attached to Bulma. When he found her gravely injured in the future, he rushed to save her with a Senzu Bean and, when she could not swallow, fed it to her mouth-to-mouth. He later recognized that her support had become inseparable from his life. 42

Abilities & Skills

Saiyan Transformations

Vegeta’s growth is driven by repeated transformations and the ability to force breakthroughs through extreme pressure, anger, and training.

• Achieved Super Saiyan through rage after being humiliated by Goku. 15
• Reached Super Saiyan 4 by maintaining control over his Golden Great Ape instincts and compressing its energy. 66
• Retained his sanity after defeating and absorbing a demonic self during his Super Saiyan 6 breakthrough. 174
• Reached Super Saiyan 6 Kingly Bearing at the 28th Dimension, with a Legendary Super Saiyan-level physique. 183

Instant Transmission

Gamos taught Vegeta Instant Transmission, giving him a mobility tool beyond conventional flight.

• Used it to appear behind Goku during their Super Saiyan 2 sparring match. 24
• Intended to use it for constant high-gravity adaptation and continuous training. 24

Energy Combat

Vegeta employs high-speed close-quarters combat alongside concentrated ki attacks.

• Uses rapid energy-blast barrages known as his “Prince Tactics.” 24 31
• Redirected Captain Ginyu’s energy wave back at him with a stronger shockwave. 31
• Used the Big Bang Attack alongside Goku’s Kamehameha against Gamos’s summoned black dragons. 175

Great Ape Power Control

Vegeta possesses exceptional control over Saiyan primal transformations.

• Reclaimed his reason quickly after becoming a Golden Great Ape. 66
• Compressed Great Ape energy into Super Saiyan 4 rather than remaining controlled by the form’s instincts. 66

Equipment / Items

• Gravity Training Room capsule — Brought into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for the group’s training. 15
• Senzu Beans — Carries them for emergency recovery and used one to save Bulma. 42

Relationships

• Son Goku — Primary rival and training partner. Their competition drives both of their breakthroughs, though they regularly fight as a coordinated duo against stronger threats. 15 24 63 174
• Bulma — Wife and emotional anchor. Vegeta’s concern for her becomes unmistakable when he saves her after finding her severely wounded. 42
• Gamos — Ally, instigator, and teacher. Gamos recruits Vegeta for accelerated training and teaches him Instant Transmission, while Vegeta resents being treated as weaker than Gamos’s creations. 14 24 39
• Krillin and Yamcha — Their possession of future Saiyan bodies motivates Vegeta’s rapid development, but Yamcha’s use of Vegeta’s future body initially enrages him. 13 24
• Captain Ginyu — Opponent whom Vegeta overwhelmingly defeats even after Ginyu takes Android 13’s body. 31
• Future Vegeta — A separate future counterpart who develops Super Saiyan 3 in Hell and fights beside Future Goku. 49

Story Role / Major Arcs

Resurrection and accelerated training

After his resurrection, Vegeta learns that future versions of himself and Goku became Earth’s principal defenders. He accepts Hyperbolic Time Chamber training to close the gap, first unlocking Super Saiyan and later reaching Super Saiyan 2 alongside Goku. 11 14 15 24

Android conflict

Vegeta crushes Captain Ginyu in Android 13’s body, then faces the enhanced Super Android 13 with Goku. Gamos records Vegeta’s combat power at 8.1 billion, just below Goku’s 8.2 billion and Super Android 13’s 9.3 billion. 31 32

Pursuit of Super Saiyan 4

The emergence of vastly stronger androids leaves Vegeta frustrated by the gap between technological enhancement and personal training. He refuses to accept the disparity as permanent and continues seeking higher Saiyan forms, ultimately mastering Golden Great Ape control and becoming Super Saiyan 4. 39 66

Later battles and higher realms

Vegeta continues to fight beside Goku through conflicts involving Janemba, Kid Buu, Gamos, and other timeline threats. His growth eventually carries him to Super Saiyan 6 Kingly Bearing, then Super Saiyan 10 as he and Goku travel between timelines in search of further advancement. 63 174 183 207

Notable Quotes

“Damn you, Kakarot, I will make you pay for humiliating the Prince of all Saiyans.” 15

“Kakarot, I won't lose to you.” 15

“This is me—the powerful, the Super Vegeta!” 31

Trivia

• Vegeta initially refuses to fuse with Goku using the Potara Earrings, preferring to overcome enemies through his own strength. 14 51
• He considers learning magic specifically to control gravity and exceed the limits of mechanical gravity chambers. 24
• The novel features multiple Vegetas, including Dark Vegeta, Future Vegeta, masked versions, and an alternate-timeline evil Vegeta; they are distinct from the resurrected main Vegeta. 7 49 121 139