Sunday, May 8, 2022

Character Analysis: Vegeta

 


Background

The classic Shohen rival who was introduced as a villain in Dragonball Z. Vegeta is a high ranking warrior from the planet Vegeta and was originally it’s prince. However after the saiyans were taken over by the warlord named Freeza, and subsequently wiped out by him, Vegeta was forced to spend his entire life acting as Freeza’s lackey.

  • DBZ ep 78 5:03  A flashback where Freeza talks about killing Vegeta’s father King Vegeta

  • Bardock 42:49 Freeza destroying planet Vegeta

  • Bardock 44:20 Vegeta on a distant planet as a child

  • Super Broly 24:35 Vegeta as a child on a nameless planet after planet Vegeta has been destroyed 


Vegeta’s servitude for Freeza continued until his adulthood, when he overheard conversations from the saiyain Raditz during his battle with his brother Goku on earth. You see Vegeta overheard information about the magical wish granting Dragon Balls. Because of this Vegeta planned to come to earth and use these dragon balls to gain immortality, thereby giving him a way to defeat Freeza despite the power gap. But when he and his partner Nappa arrived on earth to face Goku and the Z warriors, they ultimately lost. Surprisingly however Goku chose to spare Vegeta, allowing him to stay alive for further storylines.

  • DBZ ep 35 17:01 Vegeta is spared by Goku/Krillen and he leaves earth#vegeta


Anyway Vegeta eventually showed up again on the planet Namek, attempting to collect the 

Dragon Balls created by its inhabitants. But ultimately joined forces with the Z warriors when Freeza appeared on the planet looking for the dragonballs himself. Vegeta technically died during the conflict with Freeza, but was later revived on earth before the saga ended.


  • DBZ ep 86 16:10,18:00 Vegeta talks about his history and how Freeza destroyed his life. Before being killed by him. 


After the Freeza saga Vegeta continued to live on earth. Typically acting more like an anti-hero rather than an outright villain. He eventually had a one night stand with long running character Bulma and had a half-saiyan son named Trunks. He  also aided the Z warriors against most of the major threats throughout the Z continuity, albeit often while making decisions that lead to further problems down the road. Including allowing the villain Cell to reach his perfect form and allowing Majin Buu to be revived, because he thought he could beat them both himself.


That said Vegeta does start to lighten up as Dragon Ball progresses. Towards the end of the cell saga the “future” version of his son Trunks was killed and  provoked a very strong protective reaction. He also attempted to sacrifice his life to stop Majin Buu in Z.

  • DBZ ep 189 13:00 Vegeta gets enraged over future Trunk’s death 

  • DBZ ep 237 14:53 Vegeta hugs kid Trunks before sacrificing himself to try to kill Buu 

In the sequel series Dragon Ball Super he actively shows character growth by apparently having married Bulma outright and generally acting like a fairly good father and husband. He also aided the cast against Freeza’s second coming, Goku Black, Moro and the Tournament of power under his own volition as well.

  • DBS ep 7 19:40 Beerus slaps Bulma sending her into a rage 

  • DBS ep 77 13:33 Vegeta refusing to train because Bulma is pregnant 

  • DBS ep 128 5:24 Vegeta thinks about the people he loves in his life during the TOP 


More recently he’s even shown remorse for some of his past actions. Such as killing namekians on Namek during the Freeza Saga or the Saiyain’s war like nature in general.


Abilities

Ki

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki

A form of metaphysical life energy that exists within all living things. Humanoids and other sapient creatures can harness it to increase their physical strength and durability. As well as channel it for various energy attacks. A large enough outburst of ki can affect the environment, manipulating clouds and causing earthquakes. Vegeta has learned to sense Ki as well.

It’s mentioned Ki control is needed to increase physical power


God Ki

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki

A specialized version of Ki typically utilized by deities. God Ki is more potent than normal ki and normally can’t be sensed by non deities. Goku first learned how to utilize God Ki after performing the Super Saiyan God ritual, while Vegeta learned how to use it via training alone.

  • DBS ep 27 6:49 It's stated Vegeta learned how to use god ki without the usage of the saiyan ritual. 


Sensing God Ki

  • DBS ep 18 3:06 Vegeta has learned to sense god ki 


Regeneration

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Regeneration#:~:text=Godly%20ki%20Regeneration,ki%20manifested%20over%20the%20wound.

God Ki can also be used to regenerate minor or major wounds, such as impalation.

  • DBS ep 11 17:56,20:00 Goku gets punched through the chest. He falls through orit and into the ocean.His god power regenerates the wound however.


Ki blasts

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ki_Blast 

The ability to create small explosive bullets of Ki as a projectile attack. 


Flight

The ability to fly via using Ki to propel oneself.


Spirit control

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Control

Various techniques for better regulating and controlling spiritual energy. Techniques such as instant transmission and the fusion dance are both sub-set abilities utilized via spirit control. Vegeta learns spirit control by traveling to Yardrat during the Moro arc in Super.


Instant transmission

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Instant_Transmission

The ability to instantly teleport to another location via KI. You can go both short distances, and long distances ranging from across the universe, the afterlife and outer worlds of the Kai. You typically need some kind of energy beacon to lock onto  to get to a destination. This typically takes the form of the Ki of an ally or general populace. Due to the nature of the instant transmission being connected to the ki sense, there’s a limit to the teleportation range based on the power and distance of the people you're trying to sense. It should be noted that while Vegeta TECHNICALLY learned this ability, he did not master it. By his own admission he would have a hard time using it again in a pinch.

  • DBZ ep 122 5:32  Goku first mentions the instant transmission move. Allows him to instantly move to a location by locking onto a ki signature


Note:The original anime stated Goku dematerialized into light when using this move. This was a mistranslation.


Fusion

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Fusion_Dance

The ability to fuse with another person by manipulating Ki in tandem with a series of ballet-like poses. Both people involved in the fusion must have similar power levels and physical statues. The poses they make must also be symmetrical, or else the fusion will fail. The fusion lasts approximately 30 minutes, though increased power usage can make that time limit drop considerably.

  • DBZ ep 240 5:12 Goku explains the fusion technique

  • DBZ ep 244 5:10 Goku explains fusion requires matching power levels

  • DBZ ep 247 20:40 Goku explains the posing part of the fusion ability

  • Fusion reborn 37:44 Goku explains fusion to Vegeta. Particularly how their posters and power levels need to match.

  • Fusion reborn 40:10 A failed Goku and Vegeta fusion

  • Fusion reborn 44:49 Goku and Vegeta successfully fuse into Gogeta

  • Super Broly 1:17:32, 1:20:00 Goku and Vegeta quickly learn the fusion dance to form Gogeta


Forced spirit fission

A new ability that Vegeta used in the Moro arch. It allows a person to forcibly separate life energy that has been obtained via absorption or fusion. This can essentially be used to undo fused characters like Piccolo and Kami.


Galick Gun

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Galick_Gun

Vegeta’s trademark Ki beam attack. It’s essentially a large energy beam similar to the Kamehameha that Goku uses.

  • DBZ ep 31 10:37,11:50 Vegeta uses his Galick Gun against Goku.

  • DBZ ep 79 18:58 Vegeta uses a giant Ki beam on Freeza’s second form 

  • Battle of gods 1:01:52 Vegeta uses a Galick gun like ki blast on Beerus

  • Super Broly 1:16:25 Vegeta uses a galik gun on Broly 

  • DBS ep 8 4:05 Vegeta uses a galik gun on Beerus 

  • DBS ep 36 9:37 Vegeta uses a galik gun on Megetta

  • DBS ep 106 19:50 Vegeta Uses the galick gun on some TOP contestants 


Final

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Galick_Cannon

A one handed galick gun variant.

  • DBZ ep 57 20:20 Vegeta uses a one handed galick Gun


Final burst

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Burst_Cannon 

A larger, more powerful variant of the galick gun.

  • DBZ ep 85 9:55 Vegeta fires a giant galick gun like ki beam#vegeta


Double

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Double_Galick_Cannon

A larger yellow double handed galick gun attack.


Final Flash

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Flash 

Vegeta’s second signature Ki attack. It’s a larger yellow energy beam that’s much more powerful than the Galick gun. 

  • DBZ ep 162 13:17 Vegeta uses the final flash energy beam, which is visible from space and travels the distance of several planets 

  • DBS ep 36 17:46 Vegeta uses the final flash attack on Megetta 

  • DBS ep 122 17:24 Vegeta uses a final flash on Jiren


Gamma burst flash

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Gamma_Burst_Flash

A powerful and wide hitting energy beam attack that Vegeta used on fused Zamasu and Jiren.



Big Bang Attack

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Bang_Attack

A Ki attack where Vegeta will shoot out a small energy spear that will expand into a larger explosion when it makes contact with an opponent.

  • DBZ ep 130 9:28 Vegeta uses his big bang attack to kill android 19 


God heat flash

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/God_Heat_Flash

A variant of the Big bang attack amplified with god Ki.

  • Supe Broly 1:00:02 Vegeta uses the gamma burst flash attack against Broly 


Final explosion

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Explosion

A powerful omni-directional explosion that converts Vegeta’s life energy into fuel for the attack. Usage of this attack can be deadly and actually killed Vegeta when he used it in the Buu saga.

  • DBZ ep 237 21:32 Vegeta uses the final explosion attack in an attempt to Kill Buu 

  • DBS ep 126 15:30-17:50 Vegeta uses the final explosion attack in an attempt to take out Toppo 


Spirit sword

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Spirit_Sword 

 A Ki based energy sword


Lucora Gun

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Lucora_Gun

Vegeta’s version of a rapid firing ki blast attack. 

  • DBZ ep 57 16:28 Vegeta performs a rapid Ki firing attack while fighting Zarbon

  • DBZ ep 74 7:20 Vegeta creates a barrage of Ki blasts

  • DBZ ep 14:20 14:30 Vegeta performs a Ki barrage on perfect cell

  • DBS ep 35 18:44 Vegeta uses the lucuma beam  on Megetta 


Final impact

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Impact 

A one handed Ki beam that can pierce through tough opponents.

  • DBZ ep 236 10:11 Vegeta performs the final impact move on Majin Buu


Energy rings

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Energy_Rings

Ring-like energy constructs that can be used to bind opponents in place. Vegeta uses these in the anime when fighting against Goku as Majin Vegeta.

  • DBZ ep 230 14:46 Vegeta creates several binding rings of Ki energy to keep Goku restricted 


Galaxy breaker

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Galaxy_Breaker 

A blast of energy that appears from Vegeta’s body without any needed hand movements. He uses this attack to kill Nappa.

  • DBZ ep 30 2:25 Vegeta uses the Galaxy breaker to kill nappa 


Tail slicer

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Tail_Slicer

A razor sharp ki disk that can cut through durable solid objects.

  • DBZ ep 35 13:09 Vegeta uses a destructo disk 


Hakai

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Hakai 

A special ability used by gods of destruction to erase things or people from existence. The move works physically, spiritually and even can affect multiple versions of a character across timelines. Vegeta learns this move via training from Beerus. The move can’t be used to kill true immortals, though long lived immortality is still on the table. It is also possible for powerful characters to survive hakai/destruction energy.


Examples of usage

  • DBS ep 1 7:06 Beerus uses destruction energy to destroy half a planet

  • DBS ep 59 19:05 Beerus Hakai the present Zamasu, erasing him from existence 

  • DBS ep 59 21:00 Beerus says that when he kills a god, it affects all timelines versions of those characters 

  • DBS ep 69 18:57 Beerus Hakais a ghost(a spirit)

  • DBS ep 91 7:03 A god of destruction Hakais an entire city from a distance

  • DBS ep 95 7:22 Sidra gives an assassin energy of destruction. He says those hit with it don’t go to otherworld, and are eliminated 

  • DBSM ch 19 Beerus uses hakai on Zamasu https://cdn.dbsmanga.com/file/mangap/1069/10019000/30.jpg 

  • DBS ep 125 13:22 Toppo was stated to be training to become the next destroyer god in universe 11. This lends credence to Goku being able to imitate the attack


Examples of failures


Saiyan power/ Zenkai

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Saiyan_Power

A generic trait of the Sayains. Every time they recover from a near death experience they receive a massive boost in power.

  • DBZ ep 57 17:20 Vegeta mentions how Saiyain get stronger from near death fight


Misc

  • Broly 1:04:52 Vegeta transfers energy to Goku

  • DBZ ep 31 19:29 Vegeta creates an artificial moon via a ki Ball


Transformations


Super Saiyan

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan

A legendary transformation of the Saiyan race that had been forgotten about for centuries until Goku rediscovered it after witnessing the death of his friend Krillen at the hands of Freeza. While later entries in the Dragonball canon would retcon it, it was initially portrayed that the Super Saiyan transformation happened in response to a Saiyan of a certain power level undergoing intense emotional turmoil. The official guide books state this form is a 50x power boost, though other multipliers higher and lower have been suggested by other media or Akira himself. Because this form has emotional turmoil as its trigger, the form tends to increase aggression. The “base” Super Saiyan transformation has several variants.

  • DBZ ep 66 16:47 Vegeta first talks about the super Saiyan transformation

  • DBZ ep 129 16:30 Vegeta goes SSJ for the first time in the show

  • DBZ ep 129 20:00 Vegeta explains how he unlocked the SS transformation out of sheer frustration 

  • Return of Cooler 27:30 Vegeta goes SS

  • Super Android 13 27:40 Vegeta goes SS


Grade 2

A lightly more powerful version of the SS form with increased muscle mass.


Super Saiyan 2

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_2

The true successor to the initial Super Saiyan form. It is characterized by electrical sparks and increased aggressiveness over the normal SS form. Guides imply it's about 2x stronger than the normal SS form.

  • Battle of gods 1:01:28 Vegeta fights Beerus as a SS2#vegeta

  • DBS ep 7 21:09 Vegeta flies into a rage, making his SS2 form stronger than usual 


Super Saiyan god

Another legendary transformation that utilizes god ki to power up a saiyan beyond the confines of SS3. It was originally obtained by performing a “ritual” where 5 pure hearted saiyans would pour their energy into a 6th. It initially could also only be utilized for a short period of time. After training with Whis Vegeta learned to tap into this form on his own with no restraints.


Beyond God

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/God-like_Saiyan 

The ability to utilize some of the power of God ki without having to fully transform into any of the god forms. Vegeta learned to do this after training with Whis..


Super Saiyan blue

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Blue 

Essentially the Super saiyan god form stacked with the normal super saiyan form. Its official name is super saiyan god super saiyan, but said name was shortened to Super saiyan Blue. Goku obtained the form after training with Whis on Beerus’s planet.

  • Revival F 1:02:19 Goku takes on the SSGSS form for the first time. Later renamed SS blue. It’s stated to be the SS form of the SS god

  • DBS ep 20 8:57 Goku and Vegeta first appear to produce the god ki used as SS blue while fighting

  • DBS ep 46 9:27 Goku uses SSB, Its stated Blue is the SS version of God 

  • Revival of F 1:22:10 Vegeta turns SSB for the first time on screen

  • DBS ep 27 5:39 Vegeta goes SSB to fight Freeza

  • DBS ep 37 17:03 Vegeta as a SSB

  • DBS ep 116 5:50 SSB Vegeta fights Topo 


Evolved/royal blue

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_God_SS_Evolved 

A more powerful version of the SSB transformation. Vegeta gains it during the intense conditions of the TOP.

  • DBS ep 123 18:57 Vegeta pushes himself past his limits and obtains Royal Blue. It’s shown to be about as effective as Goku’s SSBx20 


Ultra Ego

https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Ultra_Ego_(ability) 

A new form Vegeta just obtained. It utilizes destruction energy and Hakai similar to the gods of destruction. Vegeta was taught the ability by Beerus after failing to learn ultra instinct. He named it Ultra Ego since it opposes that ability, and increases his strength based on the damage taken.



Feats

Strength

  • DBZ ep 11 21:07 Vegeta blows up a planet

  • DBZ ep 19 15:12 It’s mentioned planet Vegeta had 10x gravity 

  • DBZ ep 125 10:03 Vegeta trains under 410x gravity

  • DBZ ep 125 10:46 Vegeta trains under 450X gravity

  • DBZ ep 209 21:53 Vegeta destroys a punching machine for measuring power before a world tournament

  • DBS  ep 4 16:50 Vegeta trains under 150x gravity

  • DBS ep 63 2:49 Vegeta destroys the time chamber from the inside

  • DBS ep 92 12:31 Vegeta blows up he time chamber from the inside


Endurance

  • DBZ ep 34 12:21 Vegeta survives being hit by a Spirit bomb made from passive energy from the planet earth

  • DBZ ep 83 14:07 Vegeta survives being blown in the chest for a few minutes from Krillin

  • DBS ep 36 10:30 Vegeta survives in an environment of high temperature and low oxygen for several minutes

  • DBS ep 126 14:47, 15:50 Royal Blue Vegeta is able to pierce through Toppo’s destruction energy barrier(the same energy that can erase things from existence).


Speed


Scaling

Goku

Goku and Vegeta are typically about on par with each other. Hence most of their feats scale.

  • DBS ep 12 6:19 SS god Goku and Beerus creating energy shockwaves that can rip the entire universe apart

  • DBS ep 12 5:51-6:04 SS god Goku and Beerus perform a physical clash that releases a shock wave that travels over earth and to the Kai realm in seconds

    • DBS ep 12 9:06,9:19 Goku and Beerus create more impact waves. The also move in tandem with them when produced

  • DBS ep 39 20:16 Goku’s increasing his speed to make Hits “time skip” infective 

    • DBS ep 40 Hit apparently Freezes Goku during his time skip, but Goku overcomes it

    • DBS ep 43 6:47 King Kai says Goku was forcing himself into the future when fighting Hit

Ultra Ego also performs better against Granola than Goku’s Ultra instinct did


JIren

The strongest fighter in universe 11. Goku eventually fights on par with him after mastering ultra instinct. “Hypothetically” Vegeta’s new destruction form probably makes him around as strong and Granola is implied to be stronger.

  • DBS ep 109 9:00 Its stated the entire null realm is shaking due to Jiren’s power#Scaling

    • DBS ep 78 2:49 The null ream is stated to be a realm of infinite emptiness outside time/space

  • DBS ep 111 14:27, 16:00 Jiren is shown to be resistant to a form of time slowing used by Hit to immobilize him

  • DBS ep 111 12:00 Jiren is immune to an ability from Hit that can use stored time to Keep an opponent in a near frozen state.


Granola

The newest villain in Super. He’s implied to be stronger than any previous Super villain and Vegeta is shown to put up a decent fight against him before tapping into his new destruction form. Though some recent interviews put this up for debate.


Experience

 General training

Vegeta spends most of the series self training( though he was likely given formal training in his youth by the Saiyan people or Freeza’s men). Typically Vegeta trains with various characters like Goku or Trunks in the time slowing hyperbolic time chamber or in high intensity gravity rooms created by Bulma. He’s also recently gotten direct tutelage from the angel Whis and the god of destruction Beerus. Beerus in particular has taught him how to use Hakai. He also had some minor training over spiritual energy on the planet Yardrat.

  • Bardock 8:48 Vegeta fighting Saibamen as training as a kid

  • DBZ ep 147 16:49 Vegeta and  Future Trunks travel to the hyperbolic time chamber for training 

    • DBZ ep 156 9:40 Vegeta’s training with future Trunks in the time chamber 

  • DBZ ep 207 19:13 Vegeta training as a SS under intense gravity with kid Trunks 

  • Revival of F 25:46 Goku and Vegeta training with Whis

    • DBS ep 18 13:10 Goku and vegeta lift heavy weights while walking forward slowly on a road that disappears from existence as it moves

    • DBS ep 19 7:21 Goku and Vegeta training with Whis

    • DBS ep 28 3:08 Goku and Vegeta doing weight suite training under Whis 

  • DBS ep 32 3:08 Vegeta training in the time chamber with Goku. They supposedly stay for 3 years 


General fights


Dragon Ball Z


DBZ movies

  • Return of cooler 30:43 Vegeta helps fight Metal Cooler

  • Super Android 13 33:30 Vegeta aids in fighting Super 13

  • Bojack 35:49 Vegeta aides in fighting Bojack and his allies

  • Fusion reborn 31:00 Vegeta aides in fighting Janemba

  • Wrath of the Dragon 38:04 Vegeta goes SS. He aides in fighting Hirudegarn



Dragon Ball Super movies/anime


Dragon ball Super manga

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