First time goku Vegeta’s battles in Dragon Ball Z give the impression that he’s never been excited about fighting in a losing battle, which serves to reinforce his recently revealed Saiyan origins, but he He actually feels the same way many times in the original Dragon Ball series.
In Dragon Ball chapter #230 by Akira Toriyama, during the first fight between Goku and Vegeta, the narrator says that Goku doesn’t know why he gets more excited the more Vegeta pushes him into a corner. The narration then mentions that this would make sense because of the Saiyan blood flowing through him. While pointing out the obvious, it is highly unusual for the narrator to jump in at this particular moment and thus add weight to it. Previously, the narrator only “appears” in the first frame of a chapter to summarize the events leading up to that particular point in the manga. Although this narration appears on the first page of chapter #230, it actually comes from Vegeta’s own thoughts when the Saiyan Prince wonders why Goku is laughing.
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This unprecedented move by the narrator is clearly intended to reinforce that Goku is reacting that way because he is a Saiyan. However, it’s odd that Goku would be surprised by his reaction since he acted this way before finding out he was a Saiyan, especially during his battle with Demon King Piccolo and Piccolo Jr. (later known simply as Piccolo). During the final battle against Demon King Piccolo in chapter #159 of the Dragon Balls, young Goku smiles as he realizes that one of them will soon die.
Adult Goku exhibits a similar pattern of behavior when fighting “Piccolo Jr.” in the last Tenkaichi tournament as he gets excited every time his opponent’s strength increases dramatically. Goku even values winning the tournament fairly, not once but three times, rather than worrying about saving the world and potentially getting killed in the process. Goku sees this as a fighter’s pride, but the reactions of fellow boxers such as Master Roshi, Krillin, and Tien prove this is not true. That’s because what Goku is feeling is actually Saiyan pride.
The fight against Raditz and Nappa is different
Even so, Goku’s excitement at the prospect of possibly losing to Vegeta is new to Dragon Ball Z. With Raditz, Goku wants to save Gohan. Later, when resurrected to fight the other Saiyans, Goku learns that Nappa has killed many of his friends and wounded the rest, including his son Gohan, rendering him helpless. nothing but anger. However, when everyone is far away from the fight and the only thing he has to worry about is Vegeta, Goku can now fully enjoy the battle, which is why he smiled for the first time in his life. Dragon Ball Z in the mortal battle. However, this is not the first time goku experienced the same feeling as Saiyan in his life, when his adventures in Dragon ball clearly expressed.
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