Will the long rivalry between Vegeta and Goku ever end?
Since his appearance in Dragon Ball Z until now, when Dragon Ball Super is taking place, Vegeta has left a deep impression on fans thanks to his pride in being a Saiyan and his competition for strength. you and Goku. For a long time, Vegeta held a lot of grudge against Goku, despite the fact that Kakarot had never properly defeated Vegeta. The relationship between two of the three Saiyans eventually evolved from enemies to rivals and even friendly competitors. However, it can be seen that even after turning from enemies to friends, there is still competition between them, mainly from Vegeta’s side. This makes many longtime Dragon Ball fans question whether there is anything that could make Vegeta give up competing with Goku?
Goku and Vegeta may be friends, but the way they view each other is quite different. Goku views Vegeta as one of his closest friends, while the Saiyan prince views Goku as an obstacle. The two can work together to protect the Earth, but that is not the core of their close relationship. As for Goku, he just wants to become strong to overcome his limits, while Vegeta aims to be stronger than Goku. So, for this relationship to truly become a friendship, Vegeta needs to change his thinking.
During the first fight, the Saiyan prince still believed that he belonged to the high-class warrior class (Saiyan Elite) while Goku was a low-level warrior, so not being able to defeat Goku quickly made Vegeta angry. . He was defeated and forced to flee, but it wasn’t Goku who won him one-on-one, it was Goku who had to rely on teaming up with Great Ape Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe. In terms of a one-on-one fight, the real victory belongs to Vegeta. Although it must be admitted that Vegeta acted unfairly when appearing right after the clash in Buu Sagaa, tricking Goku into letting his guard down and controlling his compatriot.
Near the end of the Buu Saga, Vegeta reluctantly admits that Goku has always been, and always will be, stronger than him. However, this humble attitude did not last long because Vegeta returned to the power race with Goku in Dragon Ball Super. As Vegeta and Goku move further up the power scale, entering the realm of gods thanks to their training with Beerus and Whis to achieve Ultra Ego and Ultra Instinct, it means there will be no limits to their potential. their strength. Thus, if they continue to become strong, the competition between the two will have no end.
However, an interesting thing is that by possessing Ultra Ego, Vegeta seems to be gradually forgetting his hidden competition with Goku. Instead, he continues to strive to ascend to higher levels of his own power. Vegeta does not try to wrestle Ultra Instinct with Goku, instead he chooses to research destruction with Beerus’ guidance and master Ultra Ego. This is probably a big development step for Vegeta, but perhaps still not enough. Because even when Goku admitted Vegeta was stronger than him in the Moro arc of the Dragon Ball Super manga, Vegeta continued to see him as a rival. The only way that can explain this rivalry is that Vegeta’s Saiyan warrior instinct is too strong.
It seems that the rare way for Vegeta to put aside competition and become more friendly with Goku can only be when they get old, with their physical strength and strength no longer suitable for training and finding strength.
