Everywhere vegetableDuring his career, he’s had no shortage of epic battles – from battling intergalactic emperors to cosmically powerful bounty hunters – but there’s one that tops the list. The remaining matches are considered the biggest grudge matches in the series Dragon ball history–at least it might have been if fans weren’t completely robbed of it in the Dragon Ball GT.
When Vegeta was introduced in Dragon Ball Z, he was portrayed as a hardened villain who would destroy entire planets on a whim, plot dangerous plots against his superiors, and even killing his closest allies like it was nothing. Considering that last point, Vegeta brutally killed Nappa – a Saiyan who had been by Vegeta’s side since he was a child – after Nappa was defeated by Goku in battle. Vegeta considers Nappa a failure to all current Saiyans and believes it is better for him to die than to live in such shame. Several years passed, Vegeta’s heart softened considerably when he finally became a full member of the Z-Fighters. However, the sins of his past still lurk in the shadowy parts of Dragon Ball’s multi-dimensional universe – and in GT, one of them has come back to haunt the reformed Saiyan Prince. .
Nappa’s return from hell in GT is super anticlimactic
In Dragon Ball GT episode 43 (written by Atsushi Maekawa, directed by Osamu Kasai, produced by Toei Animation), Android 17 opened a portal to hell and through this portal brought several villains. Dragon Ball is long dead – including Nappa’s passing. . When Nappa returned to Earth, he destroyed part of the city and enjoyed the ensuing disaster, only for Vegeta to find him and immediately destroy Nappa just like the first time. Before they could say a word, Nappa growled and Vegeta showed off his superior strength, then Nappa died with just a snap of Vegeta’s fingers.
While it seems obvious that Vegeta could kill Nappa like it was nothing at this point in the series (after all, Vegeta has risen above Super Saiyan and he could have killed Nappa long before that), But that doesn’t have to be obvious. It has been proven that warriors can continue to train themselves in the afterlife to become stronger if they return to the mortal realm, and Saiyans in particular receive a great boost of power when they closer to death – which means that dying actually gives them a pretty significant upgrade. in the other world. By this point, Nappa has been in hell for decades and it seems like he still hasn’t given up his destructive lifestyle, which means he will most likely be regularly involved in fights in hell that can result in his death and subsequent rebirth in the underworld countless times, each time increasing his power level. Basically, it’s hard to believe that Nappa has the same power level in this GT episode as he did when he first died in Dragon Ball Z, so with that in mind, it’s even harder to believe that he wouldn’t be the same. So. a match for Vegeta when he returns to Earth.
Vegeta’s betrayal of Nappa is significant in a way that not many people think about, but is something that shakes Nappa to his core. Nappa has been following Vegeta since the Saiyan Prince was a boy, and he fought alongside Vegeta for decades leading up to their invasion of Earth. So for Vegeta to kill Nappa after a defeat – to another Saiyan, no less (which means it shouldn’t have been considered shameful) – was an incredibly cruel thing to do. Nappa’s thirst for revenge will never be quenched, especially after holding a grudge in hell for so many years, and GT has given him the opportunity to unleash that rage. vegetable in what could have been the grudge match of the century – but sadly, it wasn’t to be, as Dragon Ball GT Completely robbed Dragon ball fans of that experience.