Vegeta

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Vegeta (贝吉塔)
Alias(es)	Saiyan Prince; Prince Vegeta; Majin Vegeta; Deep Blue Vegeta
Species/Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Universe 7’s fighters; later associated with Universe 6 through his GT-timeline counterpart 154 166
Occupation/Role	Prince of the Saiyans; martial artist and combatant
Status	Killed after Majin Buu absorbs him; appears again in later and alternate-timeline arcs 35 246
First Appearance	Chapter 2 — present during Cell’s attack and Qin Feng’s arrival 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super Saiyan	12	Transforms to fight Bojack’s group after destroying their escape ship.
Super Saiyan 2	28	Challenges Qin Feng after the World Martial Arts Tournament; Qin Feng overwhelms him despite both using Super Saiyan 2.
Super Saiyan 3	29	Reveals a form beyond Super Saiyan 2, causing worldwide tremors; loses to Qin Feng’s Time-Skip.
Majin-enhanced Super Saiyan 3	30 31	Willingly accepts Babidi’s control to release his latent power; reaches the peak of Super Saiyan 3 Full Power but is still defeated in one punch.
Super Saiyan God	84	Successfully enters the divine realm through the righteous-Saiyan ritual.
Super Saiyan Blue	109	Uses his strongest known form against Broly during a sparring battle; Broly ultimately defeats him.
Super Saiyan 4 (GT-timeline counterpart)	139 143	Battles Omega Shenron and fuses with Goku into Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta; later travels to another timeline for further training.
Perfected Super Saiyan 4 (GT-timeline counterpart)	157	Has fully mastered the Super Saiyan 4 form and no longer feels significant pressure from Kale’s Legendary Super Saiyan aura.
Limit Full-Power Super Saiyan 4 (GT-timeline counterpart)	159	Absorbs the bloodline power of five Saiyans and enters a new realm equal to Goku’s.
Deep Blue Vegeta	190	Unveils a deep-blue divine transformation after becoming frustrated by Goku’s progress toward Ultra Instinct.

Appearance

Vegeta is usually depicted with black hair and a severe, cold expression. His appearance changes sharply with his transformations, particularly his long golden hair in Super Saiyan 3 and deep-blue hair in his Deep Blue form.

• Super Saiyan 3 — waist-length golden hair, absent eyebrows, prominent brow ridge, and dense blue lightning 29.
• Super Saiyan Blue — surrounded by a brilliant blue divine aura 109.
• Deep Blue Vegeta — black hair changes to deep blue, with starlight-like gleams in his pupils and dense deep-blue divine vapor around his body 190.
• Frequently stands with his arms crossed, especially when dismissing opponents or asserting his pride 15 91.

Personality

Vegeta is intensely proud of his royal Saiyan heritage and considers himself the strongest Saiyan by right. His need to surpass Son Goku and Qin Feng repeatedly drives him into reckless confrontations, even when the difference in power is obvious. He rejects Paragus’s offer of kingship because becoming stronger matters more to him than ruling New Planet Vegeta 15.

His pride can become self-destructive. After Qin Feng humiliates his Super Saiyan 3 form, Vegeta willingly permits Babidi to control him solely for a chance to gain enough power to win 30. He later recognizes that he is poorly suited to Ultra Instinct and resolves to pursue a more forceful path uniquely suited to the Saiyan Prince 197.

Despite his arrogance, Vegeta becomes more pragmatic over time. He accepts fusion with Goku when Omega Shenron overwhelms them, uses strategy against Universe 11’s fighters, and is willing to humble himself before Beerus and Whis to protect Bulma and Trunks or obtain training 67 84 139 171.

Abilities & Skills

Saiyan Transformations

Vegeta possesses multiple Saiyan transformations ranging from Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan Blue and Deep Blue Vegeta.

• His Super Saiyan 3 provides immense speed and power but drains stamina and energy at an extreme rate 30.
• His Super Saiyan Blue form grants powerful divine energy but consumes his reserves quickly in prolonged battle 171 173.
• Deep Blue Vegeta dramatically improves his divine power beyond his standard Super Saiyan Blue state 190.
• His GT-timeline counterpart follows the bloodline-evolution route through Super Saiyan 4 rather than relying solely on divine transformations 131 159.

Energy Manipulation

Vegeta can fire powerful energy attacks and concentrate divine power into close-range strikes.

• Fires large barrages of golden ki blasts against Omega Shenron 139.
• Uses energy spheres and high-output attacks in battle, though Broly withstands and overpowers him during their spar 109.
• Channels Super Saiyan Blue divine energy into physical attacks capable of pulverizing surrounding rubble 171.

Combat Experience and Tactics

Vegeta is an experienced close-quarters fighter whose technique and battle instincts compensate for many opponents’ superior raw power.

• His fighting experience and Whis’s training make his techniques seasoned and vicious 109.
• He adapts while trapped by Cocotte’s barrier, eliminating Cocotte and Vuon with a surprise attack rather than continuing a losing speed contest with Dyspo 171.
• He recognizes the importance of base combat power, criticizing rapidly elevated Saiyans with unstable foundations 155.
• He struggles against opponents whose speed exceeds his perception, particularly Dyspo 169 171 172.

Fusion Dance

Vegeta can perform the Fusion Dance with Son Goku to create Gogeta.

• Agrees to fuse when Omega Shenron defeats both Saiyans individually 139.
• Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta is briefly formed, though Qin Feng later defeats the fusion with a single chop and forces a premature defusion 139 143.

Relationships

• Son Goku (Kakarot) — Lifelong rival and frequent sparring partner. Vegeta constantly measures himself against Goku, yet cooperates with him when the situation demands it, including their fusion against Omega Shenron 15 57 139.
• Qin Feng — Initially an object of Vegeta’s jealousy and obsession after Qin Feng defeats him repeatedly. Vegeta later treats Qin Feng with marked respect and credits him for guiding him toward the true meaning of Saiyan power 3 30 229 246.
• Trunks — His son. Vegeta harshly backhands Trunks when he tries to stop his fight with Qin Feng, but Trunks still pleads for Qin Feng to spare Vegeta’s life 3 4.
• Bulma — His wife and a central reason Vegeta suppresses his pride before Beerus; he is willing to humiliate himself to protect her and Trunks 67. Bulma later builds Qin Feng’s advanced training room at Vegeta’s home 229.
• Beerus — Vegeta fears Beerus due to childhood memories of Beerus humiliating King Vegeta. He becomes extremely deferential in Beerus’s presence 66 67.
• Whis — Vegeta persuades Whis to train him by offering Earth food, beginning special training at the World of the God of Destruction 84.
• Paragus — A surviving Saiyan who attempts to recruit Vegeta as king of New Planet Vegeta and lures him with news of the Legendary Super Saiyan 15.
• Broly — A Legendary Super Saiyan Vegeta initially underestimates. Even Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta is ultimately defeated by Broly’s escalating power 109.
• GT Vegeta / parallel Vegeta — An older counterpart from another timeline. Their differing approaches to power and pride lead to direct conflict during the Tournament of Power 143 190 198.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Cell Incident

Vegeta is stunned by Qin Feng’s existence as an unknown Saiyan, then becomes enraged when Qin Feng’s Super Saiyan aura suppresses his own. He attacks Qin Feng after Cell’s defeat and strikes Trunks aside when his son intervenes 2 3.

Qin Feng defeats Vegeta twice and leaves him unconscious. Trunks’s desperate plea prevents Qin Feng from killing him 4.

Paragus and the Legendary Super Saiyan

Paragus invites Vegeta to become king of New Planet Vegeta. Vegeta rejects the throne, declaring that training to surpass Goku and Qin Feng matters more than restoring Saiyan royalty 15.

The mention of a Legendary Super Saiyan successfully draws Vegeta into Paragus’s scheme. He insists that the Legendary Super Saiyan must die by his hand 15 17.

World Martial Arts Tournament and Majin Buu

After returning from Otherworld training, Vegeta chases Qin Feng away from the tournament for the rematch he has anticipated for seven years 25 28.

He reveals Super Saiyan 3 but is defeated by Qin Feng’s Time-Skip. Humiliated and desperate, he accepts Babidi’s magic and becomes Majin Vegeta, only to be defeated again by Qin Feng’s Super Saiyan 3 29 30 31.

Majin Buu later swallows Vegeta, gaining a power increase. Qin Feng refuses to rescue him and erases both Buu and the absorbed Vegeta with Hakai 35.

Divine Training

Vegeta and Goku seek Shenron’s knowledge of Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan 4. He is frustrated to learn that the ritual requires six righteous Saiyans and that Shenron cannot explain the Super Saiyan 4 path 83.

After achieving Super Saiyan God, Vegeta sets aside his pride to ask Whis for training. Whis accepts after Vegeta offers him instant noodles 84.

Universe 6 Battle and Broly Sparring

Vegeta fights Kale in the Universe 6 arena, initially underestimating her before using Super Saiyan God to counter her Legendary Super Saiyan power 91 93.

During a later spar, he confronts Broly in Super Saiyan Blue. His superior technique cannot overcome Broly’s escalating strength, and he is defeated by an energy sphere at close range 109.

GT Timeline and Tournament of Power

An older GT-timeline Vegeta travels with Qin Feng into another timeline, where he trains with Universe 6’s team and develops Limit Full-Power Super Saiyan 4 alongside GT Goku 143 154 159.

During the Tournament of Power, the main-timeline Vegeta challenges Jiren but is dismissed. Dyspo then defeats him twice through overwhelming speed, forcing Vegeta to rely on tactics rather than strength alone 169 171.

Jealous of Goku’s progress toward Ultra Instinct, Vegeta unveils Deep Blue Vegeta. He later rejects Ultra Instinct as unsuitable for himself and commits to forging a distinct path of Saiyan supremacy 190 197.

Notable Quotes

“The strongest Saiyan will always be me, Prince Vegeta!” 29

“I, Vegeta, am the supreme combat genius of the Saiyan race.” 190

“If that blockhead Kakarot has grown stronger, how could I possibly stand still and compromise?!” 190