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Character Name: Vegeta
Fandom: Dragon Ball GT
OU, AU, or CR AU: OU
Canon Point: Shortly after the departure of Shenron in Episode 64, "Until We Meet Again"
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Character History: Wiki here!

Personality:

Vegeta is the prince of his race, the Saiyans, with an attitude to match his status. He believes his race is the most powerful race in the universe, and has no issues displaying his pride for them. Vegeta is prominently arrogant and hot-headed, ruthless and cold. He's a little more mature in his old age- where he once would have flown off the handle at something that irritated him, he now will generally meet it with an eye roll or shrug it off, his temper having a longer fuse than previously. That doesn't mean he won't get angry, because he still does, but it takes something a bit more extreme to send him over the edge. But when he gets angry, he gets angry. His Saiyan blood leaves him with a burning passion for combat, enjoying mocking his foes in battle and killing them off after toying with them. He used to kill for the thrill of it, being responsible for the deaths of billions of people, eradicating a planet's inhabitants until the planet was finally forced to surrender. He once lived under the rule of the Planet Trade Organization, headed by King Cold and his two sons, Frieza and Cooler; whom of which has enslaved Vegeta's entire race to do their bidding. Frieza is in charge of the section of the organization that rules the Saiyans, and treats them as lower class nothings, insulting them and calling them monkeys and eventually destroying them. Because of such Vegeta developed an extreme bitterness, a bitterness that he will live with and combat for the rest of his life. Overtime it does lessen, but it never completely goes away.

However, he's now fully accustomed to Earth life, Vegeta no longer dons his Saiyan attire, but instead is seen wearing western style clothing, oddly enough usually in khaki pants until later in GT where is he portrayed with a sort of 90's style biker outfit. He has also fully settled down with his wife Bulma, and has had two children; a son named Trunks and a daughter named Bulla. Bulla has the only distinction of having Vegeta practically wrapped around her finger, getting him to take her shopping and buying almost whatever she wants. There is also a major shift in his priorities from solely living life to train to become the strongest fighter alive to taking care of his family. Being Goku's second doesn't bother him anymore, for the most part, though occasionally he will have a little fit to himself about it until he gets over it. His relationship with his son and daughter is very close, even though he doesn't display it the best manner all the time, particularly with Trunks. And also, his relationship with his wife Bulma grew into a long standing bond, having been with her and only her at this point in time for over twenty years.

His moral compass is a lot better than it used to be, preferring to keep innocents out of the line of danger. Vegeta however, is not a cop. His line of thinking is more on a planetary scale. He will not go out and save your cat out of a tree, he will tell you to do it yourself. And example of this is when he displays caring for the Earth as a whole, coming up with a plan to move Earth's entire population to the Planet Tuffle before it explodes, helping the Z Fighters move the population to spacecraft and is seen knocking out anyone who refused to leave the planet so that they could be transported as well. He also declares to Super Android 17 that he is the sole protector of the planet and that he came to do this job, insulting the absent Goku while displaying his strong sense of pride, yet concern for the world he lives on. During the fight with Omega Shenron, he joins the battle to help Goku defeat the dragon. Goku tells Omega that if you want good things to happen to you, you have to be good, as Vegeta throws a rock at Omega's head and states, "I would listen to him if I were you, more of than not things that Kakarot says come to pass. But I know that it’s going to take more than talk to change your mind, I had to learn the hard way myself." This reveals that Vegeta also has changed some of his beliefs over time; mostly showing that he believes in living a good life, being that he's died twice already in canon, receiving eternal damnation in Hell instead of being able to keep his physical body in Heaven.

Outside of battle he is a man of few words, and speaks only when he feels he needs to. Early on he is looked down upon because of his rash and ruthless nature, but eventually as time progresses, he becomes more accepted into his newfound family and friends. There is a scene at the end of Z where he is wallflowering at a party held at Bulma's, and Goku sees him there and beckons him over, echoed by the rest of the cast. He is often very serious, but in his later years he can be found making a joke here and there with his family and friends. He's much more relaxed and a little easier to talk to, though he is not and never will be a small talker- and he simply doesn't have time for ridiculousness or games. His sense of humor is very dry and sometimes dark, as per when his wife complains that reporters may be all over her lawn if the Saiyans transform at the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Vegeta responds, "I don't see the problem, when the journalists come I'll just destroy them." He also is seen chuckling quietly while Chi-Chi reams Goku out for leaving her on Planet Tuffle following the Baby Saga. He is surprisingly seen smiling far more often after the Buu Saga ends and throughout GT, a change not usually associated with the Vegeta from earlier in canon.

One of his biggest traits, and the one that defines him the most is his pride. His pride has allowed him to overcome a lot of obstacles that would have otherwise beat down anyone else. He doesn't allow himself to get knocked down and stay down, he'll keep getting back up until it kills him, literally. His pride and mental strength has gone as far as to resist mind control. He works exceptionally hard at just about everything he does; if he feels the challenge is worthwhile he'll rise to it, as he feels a warrior should, and do everything in his power to accomplish the task at hand. However, drawbacks to his pride have led him to be very arrogant and boastful of himself, being demeaning to others and chastising the people around him. He has a very callous nature and thus pushes people away very easily if he so chooses, having the ability to do so in a single sentence if he wants. His arrogance also gets in the way to listening to reasoning sometimes, because he believes he is in charge thus is generally right, and sometimes will be quick to blame others for his mistakes and fight with himself internally later about a failure. He's matured a lot more now however, so this isn't as bad as it used to be either. It also lets opponents get the advantage over him in combat situations, taking advantage of his fiery temper. He's not -easily- tricked into things but he can definitely be fooled or lied to successfully. It's sort of half and half, he can see through some lies but only some. And it's not uncommon for his pride, anger and stubborness to override his sensibility and get himself into situations that he tries to take on by himself that he just simply can't realistically accomplish alone. In these moments, he might keep getting back up to keep going but mentally, he's given in. He thinks he can't win because he believes he's exhausted all options and the mental toll starts to show the more he gets beaten down. That is, until a new opportunity arises, if it does at all, which he'll pick out and recognize and do his best to take advantage of it.

His ability to empathize has grown over the years, but it's still pretty tiny in comparison to most normal people. He just doesn't have the capability to have a lot of empathy for others except in areas that he has personal experience in, and even then- he still wouldn't either show it or care enough in a lot of cases. This is different for close friends but those are very few and far in between outside of his immediate family. He is very slow to trust others; however, if someone did manage to get into that tiny little place in his heart, at this point in his life he becomes a very loyal (but grouchy) friend who wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone that decided to hurt any of his loved ones. Which is something he is afraid of, to a certain extent- losing someone close to him, because at his canon point there is no wishing anyone back from the dead. There are no Dragon Balls, they're gone and won't be back before he dies. And with as much as the Earth gets threatened, that's a legit concern. In turn, he's accepted his own losses from when he was a small boy and is stronger and very independent from it, being one of the few survivors of an almost extinct race. Those losses have become something of the past that he no longer dwells on- in fact he's been known to mention it here and there as if it were mere fact- but has moved forward to make sure the same fate doesn't happen to his own loved ones; he has no problems sacrificing his own life to make sure his family and friends are safe. But if it comes to having to kill someone close to save everyone else he will do it with no qualms, because the needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few. He worries often about not being strong enough, and doesn't want to become soft in times of peace- which is part of the reason why he continues to train as hard as he does.

He is also a tactical master, thinking of almost every conceivable way to outsmart his opponents to stay one step ahead and almost unmatched as a martial artist, living most of his life on the battlefield. Despite his age, he's in pretty good shape since Saiyans retain their youthfulness so they can fight longer, as Vegeta himself states. That and he's not stupid, but he's also not a rocket scientist either- he's got a pretty good grasp on technology, being able to drive a car to using combat medical devices to operating spaceships (he even has an Earth driver's license! Yeah, that's pretty weird but it's true) but a lot of Bulma's inventions need to be explained to him. One thing he comes with however is the experience of age. He's an old geezer now so he's seen everything those whippersnappers have done from raising his own two children. Because let's face it, his childhood is nothing like what we'd call a normal childhood. Common sense is his ally, which thankfully he's got a lot of but there are times where he can be a pretty big derp about something he just doesn't understand or has never seen before. But eventually, he'll figure it out, or someone will pound it into his thick skull.

Powers/Abilities:

Physical Strength: Vegeta is far beyond the limits of a normal human, possessing super human strength characteristic of his Saiyan race. He has the capabilities of knocking things or people through mountains or other rather large and hardy structures. In turn, he can take a hit equal to that, himself being thrown into sides of cliffs or directly down into the ground, destroying the cliff side completely or creating a large crater where he landed in the ground, then getting up again, sometimes as if he'd barely been touched. The same can be said of most conventional weapons. Saiyans can be hit even by bullets and missles and it won't do much other than make them wonder what just hit them and possibly bruise them, if it even hits at all. Which brings it to the speed of Saiyans; his speed is almost unmatched and in close quarters combat he is seen moving seemingly faster than the speed of light (as most of the other Z Fighters can also do, and some sources clock them at FTL speeds), appearing to pop in and out of thin air while fighting. It's stated that the movements of the main Z Fighters in canon can barely be followed to the trained eye, specifically to those who have a power level high enough to do it and not at all to the untrained eye. Uh, here's a scan to kinda show what I mean- Saiyans are fast man. They can also move so fast that they can duplicate their image, also knows as the After Image Technique, and Vegeta himself can create a dozen or more of an image of himself, as he uses in the Omega Shenron fight.

Ki Manipulation/Sense: Vegeta has the capability to use his energy/ki to create energy blasts that can be small enough to destroy tiny objects to big enough to be able to annihilate an entire planet. Here is a list of his techniques, barring anything that is video game only, since those are obviously not canon. Another noteworthy energy ability is that he can invert his energy to form a shield to protect from attacks, though he personally doesn't need to use it for himself- it's depicted in canon using it to protect others who cannot protect themselves. He can also sense the energy of others, and if he's familiar with the energy emitted from a particular person, it becomes easier to identify who it is. It also allows him to track enemies in battle. Vegeta also has the ability to suppress his ki, so he can hide his presence to those who can also sense ki. He can transfer his ki to others, though it's not known what that does for non-ki users. He also uses his ki to fly, and can move at speeds not identified in canon, though it's suggested that they can easily fly around Earth in a few hours if not less. If you really want to dissect it here's a few places that do the math and it's kinda stupid and makes my head spin.

Super Saiyan Transformations: Now, one of the trademarks of the canon, he has the ability to reach several different forms. He has SSJ and SSJ2 available to him, and even though he did reach SSJ4 in canon, he did not get to keep his tail, so he needs to cheat by using a special machine called a Blutz Wave Machine to achieve the form (which he's not going to have upon arrival) unless he finds a way to grow his tail back. Same goes for the Oozaru form, aka the Great Ape form. He also has the ability to create artificial moonlight to trigger the ape form, but that's useless because of the lack of a tail. He does have the capabilities to reach SSJ3, though he hasn't gotten quite that far yet. (Yeah, he skipped SSJ3 and went right to 4 for GT. That's Vegeta for you...) All these abilities are measured by power levels, and at this point in canon the numbers are just absolutely off the wall. It's estimated that Vegeta, in base form standing around talking to people normally is around 70 billion, and in SSJ2 form is estimated to be around 8-9 trillion, and around 3 trillion when he's injured. SSJ4 before powering up is estimated to be 440 trillion, just to give an idea. (Please note that his power levels for this version of him is so high because of the timeskip between Z and GT, which is 10 years according to Funimation's website. It's 5 according to the Daizenshuu, but I just don't know anymore what's right and it makes me want to pull my hair out.)

Telekinesis/Telepathy: Both are rarely used, but he does possess the power to speak with others mentally and move objects with his mind, but he really doesn't need to because his energy attacks are far more powerful than to use telekinesis. (These are also listed in the wiki under his techniques.)

Fusion: Vegeta also possesses the knowledge to be able to fuse with another person, via the Fusion Dance. If the dance is performed incorrectly but the fusion is successful, the final result is a being that is far weaker, clumsy, and pathetic than the original fusees. However, when performed correctly it results in a incredibly powerful being (depending on the fusees) that dwarfs the two original participants. However, Vegeta finds the dance too "prissy" and "not fit for a Saiyan warrior" and refuses to use it unless it's a life or death situation where he feels that it is the only option to win and save the lives of themselves and everyone else in the universe.

Random Saiyan stuff: They also have enhanced hearing and smelling capabilities. The hearing is just slightly better than a dog and the smell lets them have the ability to track someone from quite a distance away, though the only thing I have to show for how far away is this video.

I understand that this is all up to mod discretion because Dragon Ball is a stupid, stupid canon as far as powers are concerned. I can't even stress the word stupid enough.


Possessions: Dark blueish/green leather pants and sleeveless jacket, belt and red muscle shirt, purple boots/fingerless gloves, and a wallet with now useless credit cards/driver's license and pictures of his family that he did not put in there.


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