Vegeta

Vegeta, more specifically Vegeta IV, recognized as Prince Vegeta, is the prince of the fallen Saiyan race and the husband of Bulma, the father of Trunks and Bulla, and the eldest son of King Vegeta. Regal, egotistical, and full of pride, Vegeta was once a ruthless, cold-blooded warrior and outright killer, but later abandoned his position in the Frieza Force for a peaceful life on Earth. He would repeatedly fight alongside Universe 7's most powerful warriors in order to protect Earth and his family, as well as to surpass Goku (who Vegeta invariably refers to as his Saiyan-given birth name Kakarot) in power. Vegeta is arrogant 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 Goku. 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 have no limits. Judging from his past evil intentions, Vegeta used to be extremely arrogant, vengeful, and at times, sadistic. Many of Vegeta's early heroic acts were because of self-interest or revenge, although he later settles down and mellows out, adjusting to Earth as his home, raising a family with Bulma. Vegeta is more of a tactical fighter who often rushes in the brawl without hesitation. However, his rage or arrogance often causes him to underestimate his opponent and usually leads to his eventual defeat. Vegeta has also been shown to be one of the more intelligent fighters, as well as one of the most serious, rarely exhibiting humor. When he does so, his humor is often very dry and far darker than his fellow Z Fighters. However, he does delight in mocking his enemies. Despite his personality flaws, Vegeta is capable of respecting individuals, although he never outright states it often showing his respect nonverbally. Initially, Vegeta was extremely aggressive and cold-blooded. He used to have egocentric, condescending views towards races of what he believed inferior or not of a warrior class or whatever he had little use for, considered physical and emotional attachments to be meaningless, and admittedly had little care or use for children. However, all of that changed when he fell in love with Bulma and she bears him two half-Saiyan children. After settling on Earth, Vegeta softened up and began to exhibit compassion for his family. As a result of his love for Bulma and the birth of his children, Vegeta started to feel content settling down with a loving family while being a competitive warrior. Since then, he has refrained from killing his opponents unless necessary and tries to be cautious of situations. Vegeta is exceptionally vain and egotistical. On several occasions, Vegeta conceitedly underestimates his opponents. While Despite his lust for fighting against powerful foes, Vegeta's arrogance has a flipside too. The stronger the foe, the more aggressive Vegeta's fighting style becomes and vice versa. He often recklessly throws himself into the fray against foes that are drastically more powerful than he is, while he barely bothers to touch significantly weaker enemies. Where Goku might see a potential learning experience in sparring with a weaker foe while keeping his own power level down to make it fair, it's Vegeta refuses to dirty his hands with such menial tasks altogether. Arguably, his most defining trait is his rivalry with Goku and his obsession to surpass him in power. However, this obsession has led him to save Goku's life on several occasions, insisting that only he will defeat Goku. Since their first battle, his opinion of Goku always being one step ahead of him, even though Goku is a lower class Saiyan, goes from contempt to rivalry, and later to respect and friendship, though he will always get annoyed and even infuriated when someone openly refers to him as second-best to Goku. Vegeta also maintains a hint of envy and fury whenever Goku reaches a new height. Despite his respect and friendship with Goku, he still gets highly annoyed with his immature tendencies. Naturally, Goku almost always takes an optimistic opinion about Vegeta and openly admits to liking him but does occasionally criticize him for his brutality and not informing him when he is about to train. Possibly as a means of reminding him of his heritage despite his upbringing on Earth, Vegeta will nearly always refer to Goku by his birth name Kakarot, scarcely referring to him by his Earth name otherwise. In addition, Vegeta will consistently agree with Goku during moments where he is mature, decisive, and perceptive. As a perhaps ultimate symbol of his friendship and trust in Goku, Vegeta gave him the rest of his energy and an impassioned speech that proved instrumental in allowing him to complete Ultra Instinct during his battle with Jiren. Goku’s granddaughter, Pan, calls him "Uncle Vegeta", signifying a meaningful bond between Vegeta's family and Goku's. Because of his arrogance, attitude and past wrongdoing, Vegeta gains much disdain from those around him, particularly Piccolo, Krillin, and Tien, who continually admonished him for his brutality. However, after his plan to defeat Kid Buu and save the Earth is a success, Vegeta is recognized as one of the most reliable and strongest warriors known, and this allows him to not only reconcile with all the Z Fighters but to accept them as genuine comrades. Though they grew up apart, Vegeta does care about his younger brother Tarble, though he is highly disappointed with Tarble's extreme lack of fighting power despite the fact he comes from the powerful royal bloodline. After the Kid Buu incident, Vegeta is much more relaxed. He is often seen smiling and cracking jokes. Often being more caring and kinder to his family, especially his daughter, Bulla, Vegeta admittedly has a kinder side, per his adjustment to Earthling life. His attitude towards fighting also changed; instead of training to surpass Goku, he is simply training because he is curious about what his own limits are. He does still retain his rivalry with Goku but following his revelation, Vegeta only wants to beat Goku purely to test himself rather than prove superiority. Vegeta later developed a strong age crisis. Vegeta has been retains his arrogance and competitive mood, but he is more open to teamwork with the Z Fighters and is willing to help others in need. He has grown protective of the planet as he refers to it as his home and doesn't want to bear the burden of losing another home planet as he did with Planet Vegeta. He also develops strong morals, as he rejected Whis' offer to become the next Universe 7 God of Destruction and refused to rejoin forces with Frieza. Vegeta showed little to no interest in fatherhood when Trunks was born and viewed him as only Bulma's child because Vegeta never wanted to have children. But Vegeta gradually came to understand the gratitude of having a family and home to return to. He even cited being able to teach Trunks everything he knows as a priority to be a father. He will often decline to participate in family activities in favor of training, which he justifies on the grounds of enhancing his strength to protect the world. Vegeta is aware this affects his family, but he nevertheless strongly hints his appreciation for his family. Vegeta also desires for Trunks to follow in his footsteps as a warrior but not so with Bulla, whom he dotes on, and gradually accepts if his children choose different paths as long as they are happy and safe. He is shown to be protective of his family, as it is shown Vegeta is unable to see his wife and children in pain or danger, which later serves as motivation for him to boost his capabilities in battle. Also, despite being nervous upon learning Bulma's second pregnancy, Vegeta was happy to learn he was having a daughter and enjoyed taking care of Bulla. However, he raised Trunks with a combination of respect and discipline, to where Trunks avoids misbehaving in his father's presence. Even more, he is willing to go to extreme methods to protect his family, including humiliation on his part for the sake of their well-being, and he is offended when he learns Goku would prefer training rather than spend time with his children. Vegeta is also proud of Future Trunks, despite him from being from a different timeline. By his own admission, Vegeta's respect for and attraction to Bulma is known to be partially due to her somewhat overbearing and willful personality, as it has been noted in the past that such qualities were much sought after in mates by Saiyan males (including Goku). Her ability to intimidate her overwhelmingly- strong husband is both a source of irritation as well as attraction to Vegeta, as his often quietly menacing body language and expressions are known to terrify most humans with no effort. He has also grown to fear Bulma's temper and tries to avoid angering her. He has grown to be protective of her and proud of her, often praising her inventions and will do anything she says even if he doesn't want to. Vegeta is one of the most powerful mortal warriors in the Universe 7, being sometimes recognized as the second most powerful among them, in turn making him one of the strongest fighters of the multiverse as a whole. From a young age, Vegeta showed tremendous power even by the standards of First-Class warriors and the royal bloodline of the Saiyan race. King Vegeta proudly stated that Vegeta greatly broke all previous records in history of Saiyan attributes and capacities. Vegeta has even noted that his entire combat experience and fighting style is purely self-taught, having grown-up with no teachers, further showcasing his prodigious talents and is noted to have even surpassed his father, the previously strongest Saiyan of his time, while still a child.