An editorial by Opinionated MJ
I have been an avid lover of the Dragonball series. I have been a follower of the Prince of Saiyans, Vegeta. He’s the best fighter in all of Dragonball, just to show my bias. I’m happy and fed up at the same time right now after watching Dragonball Super Episode 123. I know you want to ask me why? I’m upset because I just saw Vegeta take what looked like a death blow from Jiren in Episode 122. I know the rules prohibit the participants from killing one another in the Tournament of Power. So Vegeta was spared. He took multiple heavy blows before that one and didn’t get eliminated. Happy about that. Was his survival just to give Son Goku more time to get back to achieving Ultra Instinct? I hope not.
Vegeta: The Acknowledged Warrior
I fell in love with Ultra Instinct the two times we’ve seen it and I know that the third time is a charm. I wasn’t actually too pleased with Vegeta attaining his new Limit Breaker Blue form. Every time I’ve seen this man during the filler episodes, HE WAS ALWAYS TRAINING! This man (Vegeta) was training with Whis 3+ months before Son Goku even knew it. Vegeta has gone into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (Room of Spirit and Time) multiple times and destroyed the room. Once with what seemed to be a big effort and another time in what seemed to be a cinch. Word is, with the way he destroyed the room, that would put him on the level of a god. I understand the Blue forms, but why hasn’t this created a new level in Vegeta that is on par with Son Goku’s Ultra Instinct? I’ve not seen Son Goku destroy the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (Room of Spirit and Time) nor put in the extra time and effort that Vegeta put in with Whis. What is the problem with letting Vegeta take the lead Mr. Toriyama?
Every time I’ve seen this man during the filler episodes, HE WAS ALWAYS TRAINING!
As a fan of Dragonball, I’ve seen Vegeta fall to Son Goku in the Saiyan arc, I saw Vegeta suffer against Captain Ginyu, I’ve seen Vegeta fall against the same man who killed his father and wiped out the entire Saiyan race, Frieza. You see where I’m going with this. Fast forward to the latest Frieza arc, we seen Vegeta take the lead and have Frieza at total mercy but then fail again. That failure resulted in Whis rewinding time and Son Goku coming in to execute the death blow on Frieza. Another letdown for Vegeta fans worldwide. We have never been able to see Vegeta clearly ahead of Goku. We’ve never been able to see Vegeta seal the deal against anyone worth any value.
We have never been able to see Vegeta clearly ahead of Goku
I just wanted to pose the question, “Why can’t Vegeta be the protagonist for once?” We’ve seen him fall and look stupid over and over again. If it were not for him, there’s a chance that Son Goku and the Z fighters would have already suffered death from one of the various enemies that always seem to come wanting to destroy the earth. Vegeta has been the one who has suffered the most in the entire story of Dragonball. His father was killed with one punch by Frieza. Why not create the storyline where Vegeta becomes the strongest and eliminates Jiren, finishes Universe 11, and move forward to planet Sadal? We are sorely awaiting Vegeta to receive his respect and admiration for all that he has meant to the Dragonball Universe. That means being #1.