Vegeta

Vegeta (Japanese: ベジータ , Hepburn: Bejīta) (/vəˈdʒiːtə/ və-

JEE-tə), also referred as Prince Vegeta ( ベジータ王子 ,
Vegeta
Bejīta-ōji) or more especifically Vegeta IV (
[1]
ベジータ四世 , Dragon Ball character
Bejīta Yon-sei) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball
franchise created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appears in
chapter #204 "Sayonara, Son Goku", published in Weekly
Shōnen Jump magazine on November 7, 1988,[2] seeking the
wish-granting Dragon Balls to gain immortality.

Vegeta is the prince of an extraterrestrial warrior race known as

the Saiyans. He is extremely arrogant, proud and hardworking;
he constantly refers to his heritage and royal status throughout
the series.[3] He believed that he should be regarded as the
strongest fighter in the Universe and becomes obsessed with
surpassing Goku after losing his first battle with the Z fighters.
However, after Frieza's death, Vegeta unites with the heroes to
thwart greater threats to the universe, most notably Cell, Majin
Buu, Beerus, Zamasu and Broly. Throughout the series,
Vegeta's role changes from villain to antihero and later as one of
the heroes, while remaining a key rival to Goku.

Vegeta has been hailed as one of the most iconic characters not Vegeta, as drawn by Akira Toriyama
only in the Dragon Ball franchise, but also in manga and anime
history as a whole. He is often cited as one of the most popular First Dragon Ball chapter
examples of rival characters in the industry, due to his character appearance #204 Sayonara, Son
arc and narrative throughout Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Goku, November 7,
Super. 1988 (Weekly Shōnen
Jump 1988)
Created by Akira Toriyama
Contents Voiced by Japanese
Ryō Horikawa
Development
Voice actors English
Christopher R. Sabat
Appearances (Funimation/Crunchyroll)
Dragon Ball Z
Brian Drummond
Dragon Ball Super (Ocean)
In other media
In-universe information
Abilities
Species Saiyan
Reception
Gender Male
Cultural impact
Title Prince of Saiyans
Professional sports
Music Family Vegeta III (father)
Tarble (brother)
See also
Spouse Bulma
References Children Trunks
Further reading Bulla
External links Relatives Gure (sister-in-law)
Tights (sister-in law)
Dr. Briefs (father-in-law)
Development Panchy (mother-in-law)
Vegeta Jr (descendant;
When creating Vegeta, Toriyama originally intended for him to Dragon Ball GT)
be a short-lived antagonist and second-tier character, with little
Abilities Super strength
influence to Dragon Ball's story, portraying him as such during
his initial appearances, but the character became more popular Super speed, agility,
than he had expected. Thus Toriyama decided to keep Vegeta in reflexes
the story for longer. He explained his surprise at the character's Stamina
popularity in an interview during the release of Dragon Ball Z: Healing
Battle of Gods, "I had thought about bringing an end to [his Flight
story] as just a villain, but as I was writing, I felt that his Energy sensing
villainous [...] warped straightforwardness was unexpectedly Energy projection
interesting. I couldn't imagine that a guy with this kind of Energy absorbtion
hairstyle would become popular, and yet he'd get more votes
Durability
than Goku in favorite-character polls."[4][5]
Telepathy
Toriyama initially harbored a dislike for Vegeta since he was Telekinesis
created as a despicable character, but grew to like him as he Teleportation
considered the character's personality to be straightforward,
therefore easier to write.[4][5][6] He also found the character "Extremely helpful to have around".[7] He also
stated that when he received a lot of fan mail telling him not to kill Vegeta, he purposely did just that.[8]
After the release of Battle of Gods, Toriyama expressed interest in having Vegeta be the lead in the event of
another animated feature, though he insisted this was only his intent and no decision had been made.[9]

Following the trend that names of members of the Saiyan race are puns on vegetables, Vegeta's name is a
pun of the word vegetable itself.[10]

Voice actors

In the original Japanese version of the anime and all other media, Vegeta is voiced by Ryō Horikawa.[11]

In the Ocean Productions English dub, Vegeta was voiced by Brian Drummond. Drummond returned in
the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Super to voice Vegeta's Duplicate.

In Funimation (now Crunchyroll)'s in house dub, Christopher Sabat has voiced Vegeta in all Dragon Ball
media, including video games. While Sabat continued to dub Vegeta's adult incarnation in Dragon Ball Z
Kai,[12] Laura Bailey voiced Vegeta's child incarnation in Dragon Ball Z Kai and Justin Briner voiced
Vegeta's child incarnation in Dragon Ball Super.

In Brazil, where Dragon Ball is a huge success, Vegeta has been voiced by Alfredo Rollo since his debut.

Appearances

Dragon Ball Z
Vegeta is introduced as a member of the Saiyan ( サイヤ人 , Saiya-jin) race.
He travels to Earth with his partner Nappa to use the Dragon Balls to wish
for immortality.[13] Nappa easily fights off Earth's heroes and kills
Tenshinhan, Chaozu, Yamcha, and Piccolo in the process. Goku then
arrives after completing his training with Kaiō-sama. Goku easily defeats
Nappa who is then killed by Vegeta, for the shame of being defeated by a
low class Saiyan such as Goku. Vegeta fights Goku and is severely beaten
by Goku's Kaioken technique, forcing him to resort to his Ozaru form to
overpower Goku. But he is unable to beat the rest of the heroes due to his
sustained injuries from Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Yajirobe. Exhausted and
being consistently harassed, he barely escapes with his life and is
humiliated by the fact that Goku pleaded with Krillin to spare his life.[14]

Vegeta travels to planet Namek in an attempt to wish for immortality using Ryō Horikawa has been
that planet's Dragon Balls, cutting the tyrant Frieza off from making the Vegeta's Japanese voice
same wish in the process.[15] Upon arrival, Vegeta manages to kill many of actor in every single piece
Frieza's henchmen and also mercilessly destroys a defenseless Namekian of Dragon Ball media
village for their Dragon Ball. Later on Vegeta is forced to team up with
Gohan, Goku, Piccolo, and Krillin so they can fight off the Ginyu Force
and later Frieza. He also kills most members of the Ginyu Force after they are weakened by Goku.
Ultimately, he is defeated and subsequently killed by Frieza while asking Goku to avenge him and all the
other Saiyans whom he was their prince. Vegeta is unintentionally revived with a wish from the Dragon
Balls from Earth.[16][17]

After Frieza's final defeat, Vegeta chooses to stay on Earth and has a
son named Trunks with Bulma.[18][19][20][21] Three years later, Vegeta
finally becomes a Super Saiyan and easily destroys Android 19, sent
by Dr. Gero to kill Goku.[22] However, even as a Super Saiyan, he is
easily defeated by Android 18. Afterwards, Vegeta ascends beyond
the Super Saiyan level while training with Future Trunks, a version of
his son from an alternate timeline, in the Room of Spirit and Time ( 精
神と時の部屋 ) and pummels the artificial life form Cell after he has
Vegeta's first few appearances in absorbed Android 17. Vegeta's overconfidence leads him to allow Cell
the anime depicted him with a to absorb Android 18, upon which Cell achieves his third "perfect"
radically different color scheme. form. After Vegeta fails to defeat Perfect Cell, he is forced to
participate in Cell's martial arts tournament known as the Cell Games,
in which he makes a crucial intervention so Gohan can overpower and
defeat Cell in his Super Perfect form.[23][24]

Seven years later, Vegeta allows himself to be consumed by Babidi's evil power for his own desire to
become powerful enough to fight and defeat Goku. He then goes on an indiscriminate killing spree to
provoke Goku to fight him.[25] However, when the monster Majin Buu is revived as a result of the energy
released from their fight, Vegeta knocks out Goku from behind after deceiving Goku by feigning a truce.
Vegeta then faces Majin Buu alone and ends up sacrificing himself in an attempt to defeat Buu, dedicating
his sacrifice to Bulma, Trunks, and also Goku.[26] With all other fighters dead or absorbed, Vegeta is
allowed to recover his body and returns to Earth to help Goku, the last warrior remaining, against the threat
of Buu. He reluctantly combines bodies with Goku using the Potara earrings, to create the fused warrior
Vegito, who completely overwhelms Buu with his strength.[27][28] Eventually, Vegito allows himself to be
absorbed into Buu's body to free the other heroes absorbed by Buu, but this leads to the splitting of the
fusion.[29] Goku and Vegeta manage to free their allies who have been absorbed by Buu, causing him to
undergo a final transformation, which results in his return to his original Kid Boo form. On the Kaiō-shin's
planet, after getting revived once more thanks to the Namekian Dragon Balls, Vegeta battles Buu again to
buy time for Goku to gather energy for the Genki Dama, which he uses to defeat Majin Buu once and for
all. It is during this fight that Vegeta finally admits Goku as both his superior and friend.[30]

Dragon Ball Super

In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Vegeta tries to appease Beerus so that he will not destroy the Earth and
briefly surpasses Goku because of a power boost induced by rage by Beerus slapping Bulma; he then later
participates in a ritual to transform Goku into a Super Saiyan god and watches him fight the god of
destruction,[31] and in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', Vegeta trains off planet with Whis and returns to
Earth to combat the resurrected Frieza, being killed by him when he destroys the Earth, which is reversed
by Whis, allowing Goku in the nick of time to finish the tyrant off with a Kamehameha wave, in which
Vegeta moves out of range.[32]

After the latter two films and anime adaptation in Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta participates in a tournament
where he defeats Frost,[33] Magetta,[34] and Cabba,[35] but is defeated by the assassin Hit.[36] He travels to
Planet Potaufeu to retrieve Goten and Trunks, where he fights a copy of himself created by Commeson. He
is then reunited with Future Trunks and begins training to fight the evil Goku Black,[37] also training
Trunks for the fight.[38] Vegeta travels to the future to counter Goku Black, but is defeated[39] and returns
to the past.[40] Vegeta heals and returns to the future for a rematch.[41] Failing to defeat Goku Black before
traveling to the present, where he trains, giving him enough strength to best Goku Black in their next
encounter.[42] Vegeta and Goku then meet their match against Zamasu's fused form,[43] forcing them to
once again fuse into Vegito, who defuses from overusing his energy. Vegeta later aids Trunks in defeating
Zamasu.[44] Vegeta loses a battle to Arale,[45] and later declines training with Goku due to Bulma's
pregnancy.[46] When his daughter, Bulla, is born, Vegeta develops a strong attachment to her and becomes
very protective over her wellbeing.

Vegeta decides to enter in the Tournament of Power in order to protect his family. During the tournament
Vegeta is successful in knocking out numerous fighters. He knocks out Toppo, who achieved the power of
a God of Destruction, and then aids Goku in fighting the last remaining member of Universe 11, Jiren. It is
during his fight with Jiren and Toppo that Vegeta breaks his limits by his own accord. With two minutes
remaining in the tournament, Jiren knocks Vegeta out, who then tearfully sends the last of his remaining
power to Goku. In the film Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Vegeta and Goku battle Frieza's newest recruit, the
Saiyan Broly, but he proves too powerful for either of them. Left with no other options, Vegeta learns the
fusion dance and fuses with Goku, becoming Gogeta and stopping Broly's rampage.[47] After these events,
Vegeta and Goku had been recruited by the Galactic Patrol to stop the wicked warlock Moro, who escaped
along with his comrades. They confront and fail to defeat him, suffering wounds from the battle. Vegeta
resolves to go to Yardrat to train and obtain a means to stop Moro. Returning after having used Shunkan
Ido, Vegeta takes away Moro's stolen life energy and revives the victims of Namek in an act of redemption
using a new technique. He maintains the upper-hand, savagely beating the warlock until the tide turns
against his favour when Moro absorbs one of his comrades to bolster his power, beating Vegeta into
unconsciousness. When Moro starts absorbing the Earth's energy after having merged with it, a healed up
Vegeta arrives just in time to aid Goku by not only fissioning the energy out of him to prevent him from
hiding his weakpoint, but also by personally gathering the necessary energy from the other Dragon Team
members and Oob to send it to Goku for him to channel his Ultra Instinct form one more time and kill
Moro (while saving the planet) for good. Later on, Vegeta and Goku were invited by the alien beings called
the Heeters into defeating the powerful Cerealean sniper named Granolah. He engages Granolah in battle
after he defeats Goku in his Ultra Instinct state, and gains the upper-hand using the power of Destroyer
Gods in a new form he labels 'Ultra Ego', that he achieved during training with Beerus, but is beaten in turn
after Granolah unleashes his true power. After the Namekian, Monaito, intervenes, he confirms to Goku
about the identity of his father, Bardock. After the Heeter, Gas, shows up in order to settle a grudge on the
Cerealean, Vegeta, in a show of stubborn pride, gives Granolah a senzu bean so he can fight Gas.

In other media

In filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z, set during the Saiyan arc, Vegeta and Nappa travel to Arlia while in
space, being hailed as a hero after saving the people there. After leaving, Vegeta destroys the planet from
space. After the Namek arc, Vegeta travels across space in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt at finding
Goku, defeating remnants of Frieza's army. After the Buu arc, Vegeta attends a gathering with the other
heroes.

In addition, Vegeta appears in six of the non-canonical Dragon Ball Z movies; in the sixth, Vegeta comes to
Goku's aid against Metal Cooler, foiling his attempt at powering the Big Gete Star with their energy by
overloading it;[48] in the seventh, Vegeta appears to aid the others in combating a new wave of androids,
destroying Android 15;[49] in the eighth, Vegeta shows hesitation in fighting Broly due to his immense
strength in his true form, though he overcomes it in time to supply Goku with his energy, contributing to
Broly's defeat;[50] in the ninth, Vegeta withdraws from attending a tournament, disillusioned by Goku's
death, but comes to help Trunks when believing he is in danger;[51] in the twelfth, after having a difficult
time with Janemba, Vegeta fuses with Goku to form Gogeta who destroys Janemba easily;[52] in the
thirteenth, Vegeta fights Hirudegarn after he steps on his home;[53]

In the anime sequel Dragon Ball GT, Vegeta is confronted by a Baby-possessed Gohan. Baby possessed
Vegeta during their battle despite strong resistance by Vegeta,[54] and the resulting Baby/Vegeta fusion
battles Goku.[55][56] Vegeta is later split from Baby's body before Baby is destroyed.[57] Later, he fights
Super Android #17, but again, he is knocked out and nearly killed.[58] When Omega Shenron wreaks
havoc, he fights with Goku as a Super Saiyan 4 but the two eventually revert to normal.[59][60] Afterwards,
Vegeta says a farewell to Goku, who leaves the duty of protecting Earth in Vegeta's hands before he flies
off into the sky on Shenron.[61]

Vegeta has appeared in many video games related to the Dragon Ball franchise as both a playable character
and boss. In several games, Vegeta is capable of transforming into a Super Saiyan 3,[62][63][64] first
introduced in Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast.[65] In the 2003 game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Vegeta can
be absorbed by Boo as one of the alternate forms exclusive to the game.[66] In the 2010 arcade game
Dragon Ball: Heroes, Vegeta bests Super 17 before and after he merges with Android 18.[67] A Time
Breaker-possessed version of Vegeta also appears in the game.[68] In the 2015 game Dragon Ball:
Xenoverse, Vegeta serves as a mentor to the player character, teaching Galic Gun, Final Barrage, Shine
Shot and Final Flash.[69][70] He has also appeared in other non Dragon Ball-related video games, such as
Jump Super Stars, Jump Ultimate Stars, and even in the Dragon Ball Z/One Piece/Naruto crossover game
Battle Stadium D.O.N.

Vegeta has made several appearances in other manga, one of which is in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball
self-parody Neko Majin, where he battles the titular character. In the Dragon Ball and One Piece crossover,
Cross Epoch, Vegeta is re-imagined as a captain of a crew of air pirates which includes Trunks, Usopp, and
Nico Robin. On September 15, 2006, Vegeta made a guest appearance in a chapter of the Kochira
Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo manga, Super Kochikame, entitled Kochira Namek-Sei
Dragon Kōen-mae Hashutsujo ( こちらナメック星ドラゴン公園前派出所 , This is the Dragon Police
Station in front of the Park on Planet Namek).[71] Vegeta appears in the Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata
Minoru manga in Chapter 178. Two characters go to a restaurant that features live Muay Thai boxing and
Vegeta is in the background cheering. He also makes a single panel appearance in Toriyama's 2014 Dragon
Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child special.[72] He is also had an appearance in the newest
Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball Heroes.

Vegeta has also been the victim of parody: the Weekly Shōnen Jump Gag Special 2005 issue released on
November 12, 2004, featured a Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo one-shot Dragon Ball parody manga. The manga was
a humorous retelling of the battle between Goku and Vegeta initial battle; Jelly Jiggler was Goku and Don
Patch was Vegeta.[73]

Vegeta has made two contributions to music: in the eighth installment of Hit Song Collection series entitled
Character Special 2, Vegeta sings the song "Vegeta-sama no Oryori Jigoku!!". The song focuses of Vegeta
cooking a special Okonomiyaki,[74] and in Dragon Ball Kai: Song Collection he sings the song "Saiyan
Blood", which he brags about how great he is.[75] Other Dragon Ball-related songs that center around
Vegeta are "Koi no Nazonazo" by Kuko and Tricky Shirai which focuses on his and Bulma's
relationship[76] and "Ai wa Ballad no Yō ni~Vegeta no Theme~" by Shin Oya which represents Vegeta's
reflections on his life and then current family.[77]

Abilities
Up until his tail was cut off, Vegeta could turn into a gigantic monkey-like creature called an Ōzaru (
[78][79]
大猿 ,
lit. "Great Ape") by looking at a full moon, an ability common of all Saiyans with tails. Vegeta has
the ability to create and enhance attacks with the use of ki. He also has the ability to use Bukū-jutsu ( 舞空
術 , lit: "Air Dancing Technique"), which enables him to fly.[80] Constant training and his Saiyan heritage
have given him vast superhuman strength, durability, speed, and reflexes.[80] Vegeta can increase his
strength, speed, stamina, invulnerability, and flight speed many fold if he directs ki into them.

Vegeta is known to give names for his various energy attacks. In his early appearance, Vegeta is seen to use
attacks similar to several of the protagonists of the series, such as a Ki Disk Razor ( 気円斬 , Kienzan), a
laser-like disk capable of cutting through solid objects, and a ki wave similar to Goku's Kamehameha. One
ギャリック砲
of his better known attacks is the Galick Gun ( , Gyarikku Hō), although he uses it only once
in the Z series proper; during his battle against Goku in an attempt to destroy the Earth.[79][80] He later
develops the Big Bang Attack ( ビッグ・バン・アタック , Biggu Ban Atakku)[81][82] and the Final Flash
ファイナルフラッシュ
( , Fainaru Furasshu)[83][84] techniques, which are much more powerful than his
older energy attacks. One of Vegeta's most commonly used tactics in the series is when he bombards an
opponent with an array of small ki blasts. He is not known to have an official name for this attack, but it is
occasionally called Rapid-Fire Energy Balls ( 連続エネルギー弾 , Renzoku Enerugī Dan). Later on in the
franchise, he develops an even more powerful version of his Final Flash attack, called Gamma Burst Flash
(ガンマバーストフラッシュ , Ganma Bāsuto Furasshu). In Dragon Ball GT, Vegeta displays a
powerful new attack, entitling it the Final Shine Attack ( ファイナルシャインアタック , Fainaru Shain
Atakku), where he uses his left hand to fire off a massive beam of green ki that widens with distance.[85]
Because of his immense strength and power, Vegeta, along with many other characters from the Dragon
Ball franchise, can destroy entire planets if not star systems, galaxies and even entire Universes with single
attacks if he intends to.[79][86][87]

Vegeta also possesses several transformations that greatly enhance his abilities to varying degrees. Though
he lost his Great Ape form, he gains the ability to transform into a Super Saiyan and, through training, can
further transform into advanced states of Super Saiyan as the series continues.[88][89][90] Vegeta later
achieved the immensely powerful Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan ( 超サイヤ人ゴッド （スーパーサ SS
イヤ人ゴッドスーパーサイヤ人） , Sūpā Saiya-jin Goddo Sūpā Saiya-jin), "Super Saiyan Blue" for
short, under Whis's tutelage.
During his fight with Jiren, a mortal stronger than a destroyer, Vegeta unlocks a more powerful version of
the form, evolving his transformation by breaking his limits by his own accord.

During the "Granolah the Survivor" arc of the manga, Vegeta trains under Beerus to master the God of
Destructions' power of Hakai. This training eventually culminates in Vegeta acquiring a form that he labels
Ultra Ego, elevating him to be as powerful as Goku's Mastered Ultra Instinct . The Ultra Ego state allows
Vegeta to become more powerful as he takes more damage. Vegeta can also fuse with Goku and create a
warrior who has the combined power and skills of both. One method is by using the Potara earrings,
ベジット
presented to Goku by the Old Kaiō-shin. This results in a 'potara fusion' creating Vegito ( , Bejitto,
"Vegerot" in Viz Media's manga translation), who, in his reappearance in Dragon Ball Super, can also
transform into a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. The other method is by performing the 'Metamorese
Fusion Dance', which creates Gogeta ( ゴジータ , Gojīta).

Reception
Vegeta has generally received praise by various reviewers from
manga, anime and other media. Theron Martin from Anime News
Network noted Vegeta's pride as being partially responsible for the
success of the series. His fight against Goku during the final story
arc was also commented to be very entertaining, despite its length
as well as Goku and Vegeta's fighting styles, which Martin
considered to have become stale.[91] In another review, Theron
noted Vegeta's overcoming his pride to help defeat Cell as the best
scene from the fight against said antagonist due to how it creates Cosplayer portraying Vegeta's
appearance when he is under the
the climax of the scene.[92] Todd Douglass Jr. from DVD Talk
influence of Babidi.
commented on Vegeta's skills and anger, noting them to be a good
combination for any fight even though it is a one-sided battle due to
how powerful he is. Douglass called his reveal as a villain during
the appearance of Babidi, "the real meat" of the story.[93] Carlos Ross from Them Anime Reviews found
Vegeta and Bulma's relationship to have too much comic potential and comments that such characterization
was lost.[94]

Vegeta is a popular character in the series, placing fourth in the 1993 Dragon Ball character popularity poll
voted on by Weekly Shōnen Jump readers, and moved up to second in the 1995 one.[95] In 2004, fans of
the series voted him the second most popular character for a poll in the book Dragon Ball Forever.[96]

There has also been multiple criticism to his relationship with Bulma with writers finding it forced. In
About.com "Top 8 Anime Love Stories", Vegeta and Bulma's relationship ranked second with Katherine
Luther commenting that such a relationship was unpredictable by fans.[97] Japanese voice actor Toru
Furuya expressed shock Trunks was Bulma's and Vegeta's child from the future despite the fact that
Yamcha and Bulma were often in a relationship and Yamcha was turned into a cheater to cause such
change. Hiromi Tsuru, Bulma's first Japanese actress, was also shocked by this change, believing her
character would end with Yamcha.[98] Bulma's voice actress joked that it was difficult for her to love
Vegeta, having thought Bulma would end up with Yamcha.[99] Mania Entertainment writer Briana
Lawerence listed Vegeta 9th in the article 10 Male Headaches of Anime, criticizing his personality and his
repeated desire to surpass Goku's power.[100]

Vegeta has appeared in the Anime Grand Prix poll taking high places in the category "best male character"
in the 1991 poll[101] and 1992 poll.[102] Vegeta was placed twenty-first in IGN's 2009 top anime character
of all-time list, calling him "the original unmitigated bastard" that preceded Light Yagami and Lelouch
Lamperouge,[103] and in the tenth spot in 2014.[104] Vegeta came third on IGN's 2014 Top 10 Anime
Villains list, stating, "The most famous bad-guy-turned-not-so-bad in all of anime. Vegeta started out as an
alien punk with a sadistic streak and an inferiority complex, but over time he became one of Goku's friends,
and every now and then, if he was feeling nice that day, he'd help save the world."[105] A Biglobe poll
conducted in 2012 listed Vegeta at number 16 of Japanese fans' favorite tsundere characters, the highest
among male characters on that list,[106] and a Thai magazine about anime characters also listed him among
male tsunderes.[107]

A poll by Viz Media, editor responsible for the publication of the series in North America and Europe,
confirms that Vegeta is the most popular character in Dragon Ball Super.[108][109] Both Goku and Vegeta
were criticized for being too overpowered in Super to the point they steal the series' spotlight to the
supporting cast while their strategies either lack complexity or create a plothole such as the time limit to the
fusion Vegetto.[110]

Cultural impact
Vegeta's quote "It's Over 9000!" has become an internet meme and a popular catchphrase referring to a
large number or great quantity. The line originates from the 21st episode of the Ocean Productions English
dub, "The Return of Goku", where Vegeta is voiced by Brian Drummond.[111]

The costume worn by the antagonist Killmonger in the 2018 film Black Panther is strikingly similar to
Vegeta's costume. Killmonger is portrayed by Michael B. Jordan, who is known to be a fan of Dragon
Ball.[112][113] Jordan said Killmonger's battle armor may have been inspired by Vegeta's battle armor.[114]

Professional sports

American UFC fighter Marcus Brimage is an avid fan of Dragon Ball Z, even citing the series as one of his
inspirations for taking up mixed-martial arts. He names the first fight between Goku and Vegeta as one of
his favorite battles in the series.[115] American athlete Ronda Rousey wore a singlet referencing Vegeta and
the 'It's Over 9000!' meme at Wrestlemania 31.[116] Boca Juniors player Eduardo Salvio often celebrates
his goals with a Dragon Ball Z reference, including Vegeta's Final Flash attack.[117]

Music

American rapper Soulja Boy has two songs, titled “Anime” and “Goku”, which reference Vegeta in the
lyrics.[118]

In the song entitled "Christ Conscious" by Joey Badass, the song's lyrics include the following line: Got
dragon balls, like my name was Vegeta.[119]

The demo version of the song from "First Impressions" by Thrice has a sample of Vegeta in the intro from
the original Ocean dub: No way! How? It can't be! Kakkorot a Super Saiyan? But he's a low-class soldier,
it doesn't make any sense!.

The third album released by the musical-comedy group Starbomb features a song titled "Vegeta's
Serenade". The song centers around Vegeta trying to write a love song for Bulma, but keeps getting
distracted by his hatred for Goku.

See also
 List of Dragon Ball characters

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Padula, Derek (2012). Dragon Ball Z 'It's Over 9,000!' When Worldviews Collide (http://theda
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