Vegeta

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Vegeta (贝吉塔)
Alias(es)	Saiyan Prince; Prince Vegeta
Species/Race	Saiyan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Universe 7
Occupation/Role	Prince of the Saiyans; martial artist
Status	Alive 238
First Appearance	Chapter 10 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Ape Transformation	15	Creates an artificial moon and transforms while retaining his rationality; his battle power increases tenfold to 180,000. 15
Pseudo Super Saiyan	67	Breaks through a bottleneck during his fight with King Cold; increases his normal-state strength thirtyfold and enables him to overwhelm and kill King Cold. 67
Super Saiyan	74	Achieved through relentless self-training after witnessing other Saiyans reach the form; initially overwhelms Broly before Broly transforms and defeats him. 74
Super Saiyan 2	108	Reaches the peak of Super Saiyan 2 and enters the World Martial Arts Tournament, though Wu Fei eliminates him with one punch. 108
Super Saiyan God	171	Learns to transform into the red-haired divine form through training under Whis on the Planet of Destruction. 171
Super Saiyan Blue	171	Advances beyond Super Saiyan God by combining Super Saiyan power with godly ki; later uses the form against Frieza, Cabba, Hit, and Future Trunks. 171 187 208 223
Deep Blue realm	238	Abandons the pursuit of Son Goku's path and awakens an unnamed deep-blue transformation; its power exceeds Super Saiyan Blue combined with twentyfold Kaio-ken. 238

Background / History

Vegeta arrived on Earth with Nappa to seek Kakarot and conquer the planet. He dismissed the Earthlings as weak, deployed six Vegetable Men against them, and assigned Nappa to fight the strongest opponent present. 10 11 When Nappa was crippled by Wu Fei, Vegeta refused to help him, judging him useless, and killed his longtime comrade himself. 13

After fighting Wu Fei evenly at first, Vegeta was overwhelmed by Wu Fei's rising power and Kamehameha. Refusing to accept defeat, he created an artificial moon and became a Great Ape, but Tenfold Kaio-ken Wu Fei still dominated him. Wu Fei severed Vegeta's tail, forced him back to normal, and spared his life; Vegeta left Earth vowing to train until he could defeat both Wu Fei and Kakarot. 14 15 16 17

On Namek, Vegeta pursued the Dragon Balls while attempting to escape Frieza's control. Learning that Frieza had destroyed Planet Vegeta gave him a personal motive to seek revenge against the tyrant. He was defeated by transformed Zarbon, then saved when Wu Fei's group arrived; the group's growth, especially Piccolo's, deeply humiliated him. 29 30 32

Following Frieza's fall, Vegeta trained alongside Son Goku under Wu Fei's guidance and learned Instant Transmission on Planet Yardrat. He later broke through to Pseudo Super Saiyan and killed King Cold with Final Flash. 55 57 67 His eventual Super Saiyan transformation allowed him to initially dominate Broly, though Broly's blue-green form defeated him and reinforced Vegeta's sense that Goku had surpassed him. 74 75

Vegeta achieved a major victory over Android 19, dismantling the android with ease. His confidence was later shattered by Android 18, motivating him to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and pursue greater strength. 84 95 Years later, he reached the peak of Super Saiyan 2, defeated Dabura, and was subsequently absorbed by Majin Buu before being rescued by Wu Fei. 108 116 120 130

After struggling against Super 17, Vegeta continued to resent the widening gap between himself, Goku, and Wu Fei. 142 143 147 Training under Whis gave him access to godly ki, Super Saiyan God, and Super Saiyan Blue. 171 During the Universe 6 tournament, he defeated Magetta, deliberately provoked Cabba into becoming a Super Saiyan, and then revealed Super Saiyan Blue. 205 207 208

Personality

Vegeta is fiercely proud of his royal Saiyan heritage and routinely refers to himself as the Saiyan Prince. He looks down on perceived weaklings—particularly “low-class” Saiyans such as Kakarot—and reacts intensely whenever Goku, Wu Fei, or another fighter surpasses him. 53 71 110 134

Early in the story, his pragmatism is ruthless: he kills Nappa solely because Nappa can no longer fight and sees emotional attachment as a weakness. 13 His pride also repeatedly causes him to underestimate opponents, including Wu Fei, Broly, Android 18, Super 17, and Hit. 14 74 86 143 209

Despite his hostility, Vegeta can recognize determination and talent. His cruelty toward Cabba was a deliberate attempt to trigger Cabba's Super Saiyan transformation, after which he coached Cabba to transform again at will. 207 208 He also states that he refuses to strike women, even while dismissing Bulma's arguments. 71

Abilities & Skills

Saiyan Physiology

Vegeta can suppress and raise his ki, fly, fight at extreme speeds, and rapidly improve through severe training and combat. He learned to sense energy after his defeat on Earth, allowing him to recognize the hidden strength of Wu Fei's group on Namek. 11 30

• Retains consciousness and tactical awareness as a Great Ape. 15
• Repeated defeats drive him to pursue harsher training, including 1,000-times gravity training. 74 134
• Uses godly ki after training with Whis, making his Super Saiyan Blue aura difficult for ordinary fighters to sense. 171 208

Ki Techniques

Vegeta is a highly aggressive ki fighter who combines rapid melee pressure with large-scale energy attacks.

• Galick Gun — Used against Wu Fei in an energy-wave clash. 14
• Final Flash — His ultimate attack; used to kill King Cold, defeat Dabura, finish Magetta, and attack Super 17. 67 116 143 205
• Prince's Tactics — Fires countless shockwaves at an airborne opponent. 67
• Great Ape Cannon — A red energy wave fired from his mouth while transformed into a Great Ape. 16
• Artificial Moon — Creates a moon-like energy sphere to trigger his Great Ape transformation when no natural moon is available. 15

Instant Transmission

Vegeta learned the Yardratians' Instant Transmission during a year of training on Planet Yardrat. 57

• Allows rapid relocation during combat and travel.
• Is stated to be less effective than Wu Fei's version of the technique. 57

Combat Instinct and Adaptation

Vegeta possesses extensive combat experience and can exploit openings even against opponents in the same transformation state.

• Held the advantage over Future Trunks in a Super Saiyan fight due to superior battle experience. 223
• Broke Magetta's enclosed-arena strategy by destroying the barrier and restoring the oxygen supply. 205
• Could not immediately counter Hit's Time-Skip, whose speed and precision repeatedly defeated him. 209
• His reliance on energy blasts backfired against Super 17, who absorbs ki attacks and grows stronger from them. 142 143

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Saiyan Battle Armor — Worn during the Earth invasion and in later battles. 10 15
• Scouter — Used to assess opponents' battle powers during the Earth invasion. 10 11
• Gravity Training Room — Bulma upgrades his training facility from 500 to 1,000 times gravity after the Majin Buu conflict. 134

Relationships

• Nappa — Longtime Saiyan comrade and subordinate; Vegeta kills him after deciding his injuries make him useless. 13
• Wu Fei — Primary benchmark and recurring source of humiliation; Wu Fei defeats and spares him on Earth, later trains him, and repeatedly remains far stronger. 17 56 89 108
• Son Goku / Kakarot — Rival whom Vegeta considers a low-class warrior; Vegeta is determined to surpass him but repeatedly struggles with Goku's breakthroughs. 53 75 110 215
• Frieza — Enemy and former superior; Vegeta learns Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta and seeks to surpass and defeat him. 32 187
• Bulma — Mother of his son Trunks; Vegeta is dismissive toward her but does not attack her despite her provocations. 70 71 85
• Trunks — His son; Vegeta privately takes pride in Future Trunks becoming a Super Saiyan and later demonstrates Super Saiyan Blue to give him hope for his timeline. 85 223
• Cabba — Universe 6 Saiyan whom Vegeta pushes into awakening Super Saiyan, then instructs to reproduce the transformation. 207 208
• Hit — Universe 6 opponent whose Time-Skip technique overwhelms Vegeta despite Super Saiyan Blue. 209

Notable Quotes

“I don't need someone who's lost the ability to fight and can only hold me back!” 13

“There is no way this prince can lose!” 15

“This is the state of a Super Saiyan God—Super Saiyan Blue!” 208