Post by The Dull House on Oct 17, 2006 7:38:13 GMT -5
He also trains at 400x gravity!!!!
Vegeta's build when he first appears in Dragonball Z is short and stocky. His hair firmly stands upwards, and has a huge widow's peak. As he ascends to different Super Saiyan levels, his hair becomes much spikier than before. Vegeta wore many outfits during Dragon Ball Z and GT, but he is most commonly seen wearing traditional Saiyan armor, even as casual wear. He usually is seen wearing white gloves (Except in GT, where he wears black finger-cut gloves), and white light-weight boots. His general clothing is dark blue for most of the Dragonball Z series. Vegeta's hair color is usually said to be black even though its shade has changed over the course of the anime. This is accepted because later in the series, it is stated that all Saiyans have black hair. Despite this, in his first appearance in Dragonball Z (Dragonball Z Episode 6) it is clearly a dark auburn. When he first comes to Earth a few episodes later, it appears black with brown highlights and stays that for the rest of the series (It changes to yellow with Super Saiyan transformations). Vegeta's regular skin color is a medium shade of Tan, or more caramel in color. Vegeta's upper body is noticeably more muscular then Goku's when in his normal state. His shoulders are much rounder and his arms are thicker. Vegeta's hair (Like all other pure blooded Saiyans) never grows from birth. The length always stays the same, excluding transformations. As a full-blooded Saiyan, Vegeta once had a monkey-like tail that was usually seen wrapped around his waist like a belt. After his first battle with Goku and his friends it was cut off by Yajirobe.
If observed closely, Vegeta actually changes physically in appearance over the course of Dragon Ball Z, the reason being that Toriyama didn't expect fans to take the liking to Vegeta that they did, so he never intended Vegeta to be an important character. Originally, Vegeta was drawn to appear short and stocky, completely opposite of Goku who was tall and slender. However by the end of Dragon Ball Z he appears to be much more slender then his earlier version, his hair length having been shortened, though in the Manga, he is still roughly the same height as he was in his original appearance.
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History
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Behind the childhood
Young Prince Vegeta in the Bardock Movie Special.Vegeta is seen in his youth in the Bardock Movie Special. Vegeta easily destroyed 5-6 Saibamen in this movie, showing his immense ability at a young age. The movie also shows a little about Vegeta's father, King Vegeta, the ruler of the Saiyan race. But he, along with Vegeta himself, was under the rule of the planetary warlord, Freeza. However, Freeza, out of fear of an impending uprising, kills King Vegeta and destroys the Saiyan home, Planet Vegeta, along with all Saiyans except for 7 (four canon, three non-canon), four of whom appear in Dragonball Z and the other three, in movies. Goku, Raditz, Vegeta, Nappa, Tullece, Paragus, and Broly were the only survivors. Only Goku, Raditz, Vegeta, and Nappa appeared in the manga and are the only ones considered canon by many fans. Freeza kept Nappa and Vegeta as slaves, usually to destroy planets and instill fear, much as he had used the Saiyan race. While it seems that Raditz was also associated with Vegeta and Nappa at the time of arriving on Earth, it is unknown if they were all enslaved by Freeza, or if Vegeta and Nappa found him later like they did Goku, or even if they knew him prior to escaping Freeza or not. Meanwhile, unknown to Freeza, Goku had been sent to Earth to wipe out the humans and prepare it for sale. Because Vegeta was the son of King Vegeta, he prides himself as being "The Prince of all Saiyans", which he later uses to try to feel superior to Goku, even when Goku surpasses Vegeta in strength.
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Behind the Prince
As the Royal Prince of the demolished Planet Vegeta, Vegeta was initially introduced as an unrepentant villain. Because of his evil intentions before he joined the Z Fighters, Vegeta has been typically characterized as extremely arrogant, prideful, and cold-hearted. This also makes him a very distinguishable fighter on the Z team. Many early examples of his unintentional heroism were due to arrogance, his love of fighting, or his desire to prove himself better than Goku. In order to do so, Vegeta fights enemies that are considered evil and threats to Goku as well as him. Vegeta later settles down and grows fond of Earth as his home; he even raises a family with Bulma. His opinion of Goku always being one step ahead of him, even though Goku is a lower class Saiyan, runs the gamut from contempt to rivalry, and later to grudging respect. However, Goku always takes an optimistic opinion about him, always encouraging him to train and become strong. Vegeta is a very tactical fighter, but often, his rage or arrogance blinds him during battles, especially when he is ahead of his opponent. His royal blood and power have both benefited and harmed him in many battles. Vegeta's actual age is unknown, but he was approximately seven when the events of Bardock: The Father of Goku took place. He is typically considered the second most powerful fighter in the Z-Universe, right next to Goku. It seems Goku is, indeed, always one step ahead of Vegeta. This is the only interference with Vegeta's original plans for taking over earth, or killing the Z Fighters.
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Vegeta and Bulma
Vegeta and Bulma initially meet on planet Namek but neither of them actually showed signs of affection for the other. In fact, they didn't even associate with each other. It is not until after everyone is wished back to Planet Earth (and Vegeta wished back to life) that Bulma asked him if he wants to stay at Capsule Corp because he has no other home. Vegeta can stay with Bulma on the one condition that he doesn't touch her.
Bulma starts to show affection for Vegeta after Vegeta rockets into space to try to find Goku, who has been missing since Planet Namek exploded. Bulma mentions that she had a dream about Vegeta, and simultaneously Mrs. Briefs tells Bulma that Vegeta's spaceship was going to run out of fuel soon. Vegeta returns to Earth, unable to locate Goku in space. Shortly after Goku returns to Earth, Vegeta demands that he have a gravity machine that will heighten the gravity in his training room to 300 times Earth's Gravity and later to 450 times, as stated when he first showed the Z Warriors he could become a Super Saiyan. Vegeta, on his relentless quest to ascend Goku, pushes his body well past the limit and injures himself when he accidentally destroys his training room. Bulma stays by his side while he sleeps and even falls asleep next to him when Vegeta has a bad dream. Vegeta awakens and continues training, still injured and only partially recovered. Bulma pleads with Vegeta to stop training and get some rest, but Vegeta snaps at her to leave him alone. While it is never shown onscreen, it is during this pre-android period that they eventually get together and have a baby named Trunks.
After an incident in which Bulma's plane is destroyed, Vegeta tells Future Trunks that he does not care about either Bulma or his son, a disgraceful attitude in his son's eyes. It is only after Trunks is killed by Cell that Vegeta's love for his son is evident, as he goes into a beserk rage against the much more powerful android.
In fact, Vegeta does care about Bulma and Trunks, although he only admits it reluctantly. It was his love for Bulma and Trunks that made him regret serving Babidi, causing him to seek atonement. Before sacrificing himself in his attempt to kill Majin Buu, he hugs young Trunks and tells him he is proud of him and that he loves him and his mother.
Vegeta's build when he first appears in Dragonball Z is short and stocky. His hair firmly stands upwards, and has a huge widow's peak. As he ascends to different Super Saiyan levels, his hair becomes much spikier than before. Vegeta wore many outfits during Dragon Ball Z and GT, but he is most commonly seen wearing traditional Saiyan armor, even as casual wear. He usually is seen wearing white gloves (Except in GT, where he wears black finger-cut gloves), and white light-weight boots. His general clothing is dark blue for most of the Dragonball Z series. Vegeta's hair color is usually said to be black even though its shade has changed over the course of the anime. This is accepted because later in the series, it is stated that all Saiyans have black hair. Despite this, in his first appearance in Dragonball Z (Dragonball Z Episode 6) it is clearly a dark auburn. When he first comes to Earth a few episodes later, it appears black with brown highlights and stays that for the rest of the series (It changes to yellow with Super Saiyan transformations). Vegeta's regular skin color is a medium shade of Tan, or more caramel in color. Vegeta's upper body is noticeably more muscular then Goku's when in his normal state. His shoulders are much rounder and his arms are thicker. Vegeta's hair (Like all other pure blooded Saiyans) never grows from birth. The length always stays the same, excluding transformations. As a full-blooded Saiyan, Vegeta once had a monkey-like tail that was usually seen wrapped around his waist like a belt. After his first battle with Goku and his friends it was cut off by Yajirobe.
If observed closely, Vegeta actually changes physically in appearance over the course of Dragon Ball Z, the reason being that Toriyama didn't expect fans to take the liking to Vegeta that they did, so he never intended Vegeta to be an important character. Originally, Vegeta was drawn to appear short and stocky, completely opposite of Goku who was tall and slender. However by the end of Dragon Ball Z he appears to be much more slender then his earlier version, his hair length having been shortened, though in the Manga, he is still roughly the same height as he was in his original appearance.
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History
[edit]
Behind the childhood
Young Prince Vegeta in the Bardock Movie Special.Vegeta is seen in his youth in the Bardock Movie Special. Vegeta easily destroyed 5-6 Saibamen in this movie, showing his immense ability at a young age. The movie also shows a little about Vegeta's father, King Vegeta, the ruler of the Saiyan race. But he, along with Vegeta himself, was under the rule of the planetary warlord, Freeza. However, Freeza, out of fear of an impending uprising, kills King Vegeta and destroys the Saiyan home, Planet Vegeta, along with all Saiyans except for 7 (four canon, three non-canon), four of whom appear in Dragonball Z and the other three, in movies. Goku, Raditz, Vegeta, Nappa, Tullece, Paragus, and Broly were the only survivors. Only Goku, Raditz, Vegeta, and Nappa appeared in the manga and are the only ones considered canon by many fans. Freeza kept Nappa and Vegeta as slaves, usually to destroy planets and instill fear, much as he had used the Saiyan race. While it seems that Raditz was also associated with Vegeta and Nappa at the time of arriving on Earth, it is unknown if they were all enslaved by Freeza, or if Vegeta and Nappa found him later like they did Goku, or even if they knew him prior to escaping Freeza or not. Meanwhile, unknown to Freeza, Goku had been sent to Earth to wipe out the humans and prepare it for sale. Because Vegeta was the son of King Vegeta, he prides himself as being "The Prince of all Saiyans", which he later uses to try to feel superior to Goku, even when Goku surpasses Vegeta in strength.
[edit]
Behind the Prince
As the Royal Prince of the demolished Planet Vegeta, Vegeta was initially introduced as an unrepentant villain. Because of his evil intentions before he joined the Z Fighters, Vegeta has been typically characterized as extremely arrogant, prideful, and cold-hearted. This also makes him a very distinguishable fighter on the Z team. Many early examples of his unintentional heroism were due to arrogance, his love of fighting, or his desire to prove himself better than Goku. In order to do so, Vegeta fights enemies that are considered evil and threats to Goku as well as him. Vegeta later settles down and grows fond of Earth as his home; he even raises a family with Bulma. His opinion of Goku always being one step ahead of him, even though Goku is a lower class Saiyan, runs the gamut from contempt to rivalry, and later to grudging respect. However, Goku always takes an optimistic opinion about him, always encouraging him to train and become strong. Vegeta is a very tactical fighter, but often, his rage or arrogance blinds him during battles, especially when he is ahead of his opponent. His royal blood and power have both benefited and harmed him in many battles. Vegeta's actual age is unknown, but he was approximately seven when the events of Bardock: The Father of Goku took place. He is typically considered the second most powerful fighter in the Z-Universe, right next to Goku. It seems Goku is, indeed, always one step ahead of Vegeta. This is the only interference with Vegeta's original plans for taking over earth, or killing the Z Fighters.
[edit]
Vegeta and Bulma
Vegeta and Bulma initially meet on planet Namek but neither of them actually showed signs of affection for the other. In fact, they didn't even associate with each other. It is not until after everyone is wished back to Planet Earth (and Vegeta wished back to life) that Bulma asked him if he wants to stay at Capsule Corp because he has no other home. Vegeta can stay with Bulma on the one condition that he doesn't touch her.
Bulma starts to show affection for Vegeta after Vegeta rockets into space to try to find Goku, who has been missing since Planet Namek exploded. Bulma mentions that she had a dream about Vegeta, and simultaneously Mrs. Briefs tells Bulma that Vegeta's spaceship was going to run out of fuel soon. Vegeta returns to Earth, unable to locate Goku in space. Shortly after Goku returns to Earth, Vegeta demands that he have a gravity machine that will heighten the gravity in his training room to 300 times Earth's Gravity and later to 450 times, as stated when he first showed the Z Warriors he could become a Super Saiyan. Vegeta, on his relentless quest to ascend Goku, pushes his body well past the limit and injures himself when he accidentally destroys his training room. Bulma stays by his side while he sleeps and even falls asleep next to him when Vegeta has a bad dream. Vegeta awakens and continues training, still injured and only partially recovered. Bulma pleads with Vegeta to stop training and get some rest, but Vegeta snaps at her to leave him alone. While it is never shown onscreen, it is during this pre-android period that they eventually get together and have a baby named Trunks.
After an incident in which Bulma's plane is destroyed, Vegeta tells Future Trunks that he does not care about either Bulma or his son, a disgraceful attitude in his son's eyes. It is only after Trunks is killed by Cell that Vegeta's love for his son is evident, as he goes into a beserk rage against the much more powerful android.
In fact, Vegeta does care about Bulma and Trunks, although he only admits it reluctantly. It was his love for Bulma and Trunks that made him regret serving Babidi, causing him to seek atonement. Before sacrificing himself in his attempt to kill Majin Buu, he hugs young Trunks and tells him he is proud of him and that he loves him and his mother.
