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is a fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appears as a major antagonist in chapter #204 , published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on December 19, 1988, seeking the wish-granting Dragon Balls to gain immortality. As prince of the Saiyans, an extraterrestrial race of warriors that the series' protagonist Son Goku also belongs to, Vegeta is extremely vain, believing he is the strongest and becoming obsessed with surpassing Goku. He later reluctantly unites with the heroes to thwart greater threats to the universe, becoming an antihero, while remaining a rival to Goku. Vegeta's character, particularly his personality, has been well received. ==Creation and design== 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. Toriyama stated that when he received a lot of fan mail telling him not to kill Vegeta, he purposely did just that. Vegeta is the prince of the Saiyan race, being the son of King Vegeta, with Planet Vegeta named after his father. Vegeta is shown to be exceptionally vain and egotistical. Only in very few instances is he seen to be afraid of opponents, such as against Freeza. Arguably, his most defining trait is his rivalry with Goku and obsession to surpass him in power. Vegeta has a signature hair style that firmly stands upwards, with a prominent widow's peak. Like all Saiyans, he possesses black eyes, jet black hair that never grows in length, and had a tail before it was cut off by Yajirobe. Vegeta is noticeably shorter than Goku, although a visible shift in Akira Toriyama's artistic style lessens this difference later in the series. Vegeta continues to don the traditional Saiyan armor for a large portion of his appearances, until he integrates into Earthly society eventually favoring clothing more characteristic of a human altogether. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vegeta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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