Vegeta and Goku

Vegeta is a well-built man of below-average stature with light tan skin, standing at 164 centimeters tall. His hair is black and spikes upwards with a prominent widow's peak. Like most Saiyans, he possesses defined eyes with a consistently stern look to them. Like other Universe 7 Saiyans, he was born with a prehensile, brown-furred tail, until it was permanently cut off by Yajirobe.

Over the course of the series, Vegeta's physical appearance changes. While originally appearing very short and lean, especially compared to his massive partner, Nappa, he later seems to be somewhat taller and noticeably more muscular. His hair becomes shorter and his forehead becomes smaller and his facial features, which are perpetually in a scowl (in contrast to before he lost his first fight with Goku, when he smiled most of the time), also look more distinct and sharply defined as the series progresses, making him look much older in later sagas compared to what he looked like in his debut.

Vegeta as a Frieza Force combatant Vegeta as a Frieza Force combatant 1/5 A major characteristic of Vegeta's is the fact that he is one of the only Saiyans who have continued to don the traditional Saiyan armor, in both combat and regular life. This armor became more and more minimalistic over the years, mirroring Vegeta's development from a cold-blooded conqueror to a defender of Earth. During most of Vegeta's adult life working under the Frieza Force, as well as his appearance in the Saiyan Saga, he wore white armor with yellow plates that has thin black lines over the stomach and lower back, plus rounded shoulder, hip, and crotch guards, that also possessed yellow plates with thin black lines. Underneath his armor, he also wore a blue jumpsuit, white gloves, and white boots. He would often wrap his tail around his armor in a belt-like fashion, and usually wore a red scouter (green in the manga) over his left eye. After the Saiyan Saga and during the Namek Saga, he wore a similar outfit to what he wore previously, but without hip or crotch guards. While wearing this outfit, he also no longer possessed his Saiyan tail, due to having it permanently cut by Yajirobe during his battle against the Dragon Team on Earth in the Saiyan Saga. He briefly wore another scouter, until deeming it unnecessary and destroying it. When his armor and bodysuit were damaged in his battle against Recoome, he replaced his outfit with an older model design, where he wears a navy-blue crew neck bodysuit underneath a white armor with thin lined brown stomach and lower back plates, but with simple white shoulder straps instead of full shoulder guards. He also wore a new pair of his white gloves and boots from his previous ones, after also being damaged. He collectively wore this outfit during the Captain Ginyu and Frieza Sagas respectively. In the Trunks Saga, he wore a loose-fitting pink short sleeved button-up shirt with the sign "Bad Man" at the back, a white tank top, yellow pants and green shoes with a brown trim. During the Androids/Cell Saga, he wore a similar outfit to what he wore in the Namek Saga, but wore an updated version of his armor and bodysuit, where his armor now has yellow shoulder straps instead of shoulder guards, and the armor plates taking on rectangular like shapes instead of semi-ovular ones, meanwhile, his bodysuit now extends to cover the lower half of his neck. From the Perfect Cell Saga and onwards, Vegeta now regularly wears an updated version of his white boots, where it has yellow striped tips. During the Buu Saga, to be allowed to fight in the World Martial Arts Tournament, Vegeta sported a sleeveless dark blue tank top tucked into matching sweatpants along with white gloves and boots. He later wore a similar outfit in Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Super Hero but with the color being more of a dark teal blue, and his boots being rounder and having gray soles at the bottom.

During his early cameo, debut, and filler appearances in the Dragon Ball Z anime, Vegeta originally appeared with a totally different color scheme from his usual one, being depicted with reddish-brown hair, a light green and orange armor with guard plates, a navy-blue jumpsuit, orange gloves and dark brown boots with orange uppers. This occurred only in the anime, as at the time Vegeta was introduced in the anime, the Dragon Ball manga had not yet officially released a full colored Vegeta for the animators to take reference on when adapting Vegeta into the anime, so Toei Animation guessed his colors. It's not until the anime's depiction of Vegeta in his first arrival on Earth, that his color scheme completely changes to become more consistent to his traditional look, once the manga eventually revealed his actual color scheme. This color scheme also appears as an alternate color for his Battle Armor in various video games.

In his initial design as a child in Bardock - The Father of Goku, Vegeta was depicted with bangs but still maintained his traditional spiky hairstyle. He wore white and yellow RIT modeled Battle Armor with a red cape and the Saiyan Royal family crest over the left chest while also wearing a dark blue sleeveless tanktop and matching sweatpants underneath the armor and also wearing white gloves and white boots. During flashbacks of him as a child in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta was constantly shown in this design. However, in his depiction as a child in the Dragon Ball Minus manga chapter, as well as Broly, which adapted parts of the Dragon Ball Minus manga chapter, Vegeta in his childhood is instead seen with his traditional hairstyle that has a widow's peak, instead of bangs. This is to keep it consistent with his prior statement in the Perfect Cell Saga that "a pure-blooded Saiyans hair does not change from the day they are born", as Toriyama had established this concept after the release of the Bardock - The Father of Goku special, which depicted Vegeta as a child with spiky hair and bangs, rather than his usual spiky hairstyle with a widow's peak. Also in this design, he wears a similar armor to the one he wore in his original design as a child, but with the armor being black instead of white which lacks the Saiyan Royal family crest, having a full-sleeved blue jumpsuit, and his boots appearing rounder, with yellow lined tips and gray soles. In a flashback of him as a child in Battle of Gods, Vegeta is shown with his widow's peak, but wears the same outfit he wore in his original design as a child in Bardock - The Father of Goku, although in this depiction of him, his undersuit now extends to cover the lower half of his neck, unlike in the original design. In all designs of Vegeta as a child, Vegeta would often let his tail hang loose, instead of wrapping it, like he did in his adulthood.

In Dragon Ball GT, Vegeta swaps out his outfit in favor of clothing more characteristic to an Earthling, wearing a dark blue collared leather vest, a dark red tank top, dark blue leather pants, a lavender belt with a gold buckle, lavender fingerless gloves, and lavender boots with a yellow toe cap and heel and a gold ring around the ankle. He also cropped his hair, which still spikes upward, and grew a mustache (albeit temporarily, as he immediately shaves it off after Bulla mocks him for it).

In Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta returns to wearing the same outfit he wore in the Androids/Cell Sagas, during the God of Destruction Beerus Saga. This becomes his most regularly worn outfit throughout most of Super. During the early part of his training under Whis, Vegeta wore a new outfit made by Bulma, which changes to have a grey jumpsuit with lines down the middle of the top half that split off at the waist, a sleeker version of his usual white and yellow armor with flatter shoulder straps, along with white gloves and boots with a few outlines. Whis also placed his insignia on the left side of the armor's chest without Vegeta noticing when they were training. Vegeta also donned this outfit during the Golden Frieza and Universe 6 Sagas. After the Universe 6 Saga, Vegeta again returns to wearing the same outfit he wore in the Androids/Cell Saga. In Broly, Vegeta switches to a slight variation of his regular outfit, with a darker blue jumpsuit, light gray panels on his armor instead of white, and more rounded boots with gray soles. To compensate for the Ice Continent's cold weather, Vegeta wears a light green winter jacket, on top of his outfit, that has a high turtleneck, a long white line on each sleeve of the jacket, and a bold violet "SAB" sign in the left chest of the jacket. In the brief Dragon Ball Super manga recap version of the Broly events, Vegeta wears his regular outfit. In the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, while working as a temporary member of the Galactic Patrol, Vegeta receives the Galactic Patrol emblem in the left chest plate of his armor, while donning his regularly worn outfit. He also wears the traditional Yardrat outfit while training on Planet Yardrat. Under Beerus' tutelage and Energy of Destruction training in the Granolah the Survivor Saga, Vegeta returns to his familiar look and wears a golden earpiece on his left ear, just like the Destroyer, as a symbol that he can use Energy of Destruction.

In Super Dragon Ball Heroes, when he appears in the Prison Planet Saga, Vegeta is back to wearing the outfit he wore during Resurrection ‘F’ and the Universe 6 Saga, but with the armor having a Capsule Corp logo in place of Whis' symbol. The armor also has small white hip guards and no lines going across the stomach plate. In the Big Bang Mission, his bodysuit changes to bright blue.

Personality "There's no planet to protect. No people to save. Just me, immersed in battle. My happy place. Just the thing to get a battle-crazed Saiyan's blood pumping." — Vegeta in "Vegeta Vs. Granolah"

Vegeta is arrogant throughout the series and becomes bitter due to the abuse his race suffered at the hands of Frieza, as well as his injured pride due to repeatedly falling short compared to another Saiyan. Following the destruction of his homeworld Planet Vegeta, his hatred toward Frieza grows. His royalty seems to have bestowed upon him an inflated sense of superiority, holding himself above nearly everyone he encounters. He is immensely proud of his Saiyan heritage and believes his race to be the most powerful in the universe. Despite this, even as an antagonist, he did not act as an ordinary Saiyan, being even crueler and prideful thanks to Frieza's influence. His determination to be the strongest remained ever-present even after his change of heart, remaining obsessed with the goal of surpassing Goku, as well as proving that he is stronger than any mortal, such as when he began to pit himself against Jiren, Universe 11's strongest warrior, in order to prove this point, becoming more determined each time Jiren left him in the dust, even telling him that his arrogance was what defined him.

As the prince of a demolished Planet Vegeta, Vegeta is initially introduced as an unrepentant villain. Judging from his evil intentions before joining the Z Fighters, Vegeta has been consistently characterized as extremely arrogant, vengeful, and at times, sadistic. Many of Vegeta's early heroic acts are because of self-interest or revenge, although he later settles down and mellows out, adjusting to Earth as his home,

Goku is a handsome young man who looks very much like his father, possessing the same spiky black hairstyle, dark-colored eyes, and facial features. However, he has softer eyes, a kind demeanor, and a lighter-pale skin complexion from his mother. Goku's most distinguishing physical characteristic is his hair. He has three bangs hanging to the right of his forehead and two bangs hanging to the left. His hair also stands up in the front with four spikes and three bangs in the back (later in the anime, he has five spikes in the front and four in the back). Goku was born with the signature tail of the Universe 7 Saiyans, which was long and prehensile with brown fur. It was removed and regrown multiple times in his early childhood, but in his late teens, Goku's tail was permanently removed by Kami in order to restore the Moon without having to worry about his Great Ape transformation.

At age 12, Goku was rather short and appeared even younger than he was, being considered less than 10 years old (people were surprised when learning his actual age). His somewhat simple-minded personality also gave people the impression that he was as young as he looked. During the next few years, Goku did not go through any physical changes, other than his muscles becoming more pronounced. By age 15, he began showing noticeable increases in height. By age 18, he had a considerable growth spurt, growing taller than some of his friends and developing a well-built physique. He is also considered very handsome, as noted by various women including Bulma and Heles. His physical changes made him almost indistinguishable from before and he was only recognized by his signature naïve personality and "trademark" hairstyle. By age 24, Goku had another growth spurt, and became similar in height to his taller human allies and much more muscular.

Due to his love of training, he is most commonly seen wearing a Gi. Originally, Goku wore a blue gi secured with a white bow-tied obi over his waist, red wristbands, and dark blue kung fu shoes. He later wore a white tank top while training under Master Roshi. Following this, Goku wore the basic Turtle School Uniform, consisting of a red (later orange) gi secured by a black knot-tied obi over his waist, blue wristbands, and blue kung fu shoes. On the left chest and back there is a yellow patch with Roshi's kanji. After training with Kami and Mr. Popo, Goku wore a black short-sleeved undershirt (later dark blue) with this gi and replaced his shoes with dark blue boots with a yellow border and red laces. In Dragon Ball Z, the patches containing the Turtle School kanji became white. After training under King Kai, Goku wore King Kai's kanji on the back of his top. During the Frieza Saga, Goku wore his own kanji on both sides of his top. During the Cell and Buu Sagas, Goku wore a plainer version of this gi that lacked any kanji and featured a blue sash-style obi over his waist, as well as the same dark blue undershirt, same wristbands and the same boots from his previous gi, but with a red border and yellow/tan laces. He later retains this outfit throughout most of Dragon Ball Super, while also regaining his own kanji on both sides of his gi shirt.

During his early training under Whis, Goku wore an orange traditional and loose gi with Whis' kanji over the left breast, secured by a blue obi tied in a knot at the left of his waist. He also wore blue wristbands that cover nearly his entire forearms and blue boots with a black toe cap and heel that clasp together on the front of his shins. He returned to his original Gi with the "Go" symbol after the Universe 6 Saga.

In Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Goku returns to wearing a knot-style obi with his regular uniform with the kanji "Go" (悟) on the chest, essentially regaining his Frieza Saga appearance. His shoes were also rounder at the bottom and had gray soles. In addition, to compensate for the wintery climate he is on, he also wears a long blue snow jacket with a high turtleneck, white stripes down his shoulders and arms and bold purple letters of "SAB" over the front-left side of it. It also has black gloves. In the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, Goku is given the emblem of the Galactic Patrol in place of his own on the front of his uniform and also switches back to wearing a sash-style obi. In the Granolah the Survivor Saga, Goku regains Whis' kanji on his standard gi when the angel trains him in honing Ultra Instinct.

Goku in the Prison Planet Saga Goku in the Prison Planet Saga 1/3 When he appears in the Prison Planet Saga, Goku wears an outfit identical to the one Whis gave him, but instead with a Capsule Corp logo. He also wears a blue t-shirt underneath his gi. In the Universal Conflict Saga, he wears an outfit identical to the Grand Minister's. The attire consists of a dark blue long-sleeved shirt with an orange circle over the chest, with baggy shoulder pads that run beneath his red-colored belt with his kanji on the round belt-buckle. The shirt is complemented by a matching color pair of jodhpur-like pants, and white boots that run beneath his shins.

In the Universe Creation Saga, Goku's attire is the same from the previous arc, but this time, it has a lighter tone of orange, and his t-shirt, belt, wristbands, and the blue parts of his boots become black. Later on, in the New Space-Time War Saga, after being released from the Demon's Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku returns with Vegeta with the Dark Empire's logo imprinted on his gi.

By the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku wears a light blue tunic with a white knot-style obi, dark green pants, orange wristbands, orange leg wraps, and black kung fu shoes. In the cover of the "Goodbye, Dragon World" volume of the manga, this outfit's color is different. The gi is lime green, his wristbands are purple, his pants are cyan, and he wears the boots from his previous outfit, albeit purple.

Despite his fighting gi being his preferred look, Goku is not without other types of wardrobes, such as a suit and tie,[33] casual clothes like blue pants with a button-down red shirt, or an orange and black jacket with a white sleeveless undershirt, light green pants and brown shoes. When returning home to prepare for the androids, Goku wore an outfit similar to one from his youth, a white tank top with periwinkle Chinese pants with a white sash and purplish brown toe shoes and white socks. His farmer attire consists of light beige collared denim jacket with a white scarf around his neck and a charcoal gray short sleeved undershirt, light beige pants with a black belt around his waist and black boots. The sleeves on his jacket have been folded into white cuffs.

In Dragon Ball GT, Goku's skin tone got a noticeable tan. His general outfit is very similar to his outfit at the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament, being a blue tunic with a white knot-style obi, yellow pants, pink wristbands, white leg wraps, and black kung fu shoes. Due to the carelessness of Emperor Pilaf, Goku was wished back into a 12-year-old. While essentially looking the same as he did back then, Goku showed considerably more defined muscle. Later, with the aid of Old Kai, Goku regenerates his tail, which would poke out from his pants. 100 years later at the 64th World Martial Arts Tournament, despite growing back to his physical prime without transforming, he was still not seen with his tail. However, in one ending, he is seen with a tail in adult form. During which, he wears the outfit from the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament. He also wears his Power Pole again.

When restored to adulthood, GT Goku appears in the Adventure Mode of Extreme Butōden, and he wears his classic outfit from Dragon Ball Super. In Dragon Ball Minus: The Departure of the Fated Child, an infant Goku was seen wearing a standard Battle Armor of the Frieza Force when being sent to Earth. It is the standard model of armor worn by Saiyans at the time, consisting of a black chest piece with white accents and beige panels on the stomach and lower back, plus beige shoulder and hip guards. In addition, he had bright blue shorts, black arm and leg bracers with white edges and white boots with a striped, beige toe cap and a gray sole.

Advertisement Personality "Despite all my heinous provocations on Namek, Goku couldn't will himself to destroy me. He's a noble man of great moral clarity. So pure, he makes me want to vomit!" — Frieza's description of Goku's nature in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’

Originally, as an infant Saiyan, Goku was very timid, constantly crying for attention. Goku was then programmed with intense hostility to carry out his mission of eradicating all sentient life on Earth. When found by Grandpa Gohan, he was unruly, savage, and aggressive, wanting nothing to do with the elder. However, after the head injury that caused him to lose his instinctual aggression, Goku became well-known for the energetic, kindhearted, pure heart and caring personality traits he inherited from his mother Gine. He was taught to be compassionate and respectful to others by Grandpa Gohan. He takes most situations in stride; he rarely lets things get him worked up; he quickly got over losing his tail each time. However, he is not without fear. The random woman is a very rude woman