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Even though he is evil at heart, Vegeta is
perhaps one of the most strong-willed characters in the series. Like
Son Goku, he is extremely industrious, constantly striving to be
better, but different purposes drove Vegeta's spirit. Goku fought to
defend the lives and others and to challenge his limitations while
Vegeta fought to satiate his bloodthirsty appetite and die hard
pride, which is unwilling to accept defeat. This gradually changes
throughout the series.
The primary driver of his will is Son Goku. Vegeta's defeat in
his first encounter with Goku and his unwillingness to accept
Goku being more powerful had constantly fuelled his strong will
to continue to train himself. After seeing Goku turn into Super
Saiyajin and defeating Freezer, he grew even more jealous of
Goku achievements and immersed himself in intensive training.
After much sweat and frustration, he finally became Super Saiyan. He only enjoyed a fleeting moment of pride in destroying
#20, before being defeated by #18.
Vegeta first catharsis occurred during Son Gohan battle with
Cell. Because of his rash decision to attack Cell when he did
not have the power to, had caused Gohan arm to be seriously
injured when Gohan saved his life. Not only was he not even
close to Cell ability, but also served as a hindrance to Gohan.
That was the first time Vegeta accepted his incapabilities by
making an apology to Gohan.
By the time Dämon Boo appeared, what used to be a cold-hearted
Vegeta changed. Right before he proceeded to sacrifice his life
in an attempt to destroy Boo, he told Trunks that he cared about
him and how he felt bad about giving Trunks much less attention
then Trunks deserved.
During Son Goku's final battle with Dämon Boo, Vegeta goes
through a complete catharsis. He realized that Goku's pure and
kind heart gave Goku the power that Vegeta never had. He finally
realizes that the good ultimately prevails.
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