Vegeta

"I am a Super Saiyan... and you can burn in hell!"

- Vegeta

Vegeta is the prince of saiyans from DragonBall Z. He appears in the 12th episode of Death Battle, Vegeta VS Shadow, where he went against Shadow the Hedgehog of the Sonic franchise. He was voiced by Nick Landis (Lanipator).

Vegeta also unofficially made an appearance in the joke Death Battle; "Vegeta vs Mewtwo?", where he "confronted" Mewtwo.

History
Vegeta was the prince of the Saiyans, a group of dedicated warriors whose planet was destroyed and race was enslaved by Lord Frieza. Vegeta became one of Frieza's top soldiers, but after hearing about the Dragon Balls, he and his companion Nappa traveled to planet Earth to achieve immortality, but were stopped by Goku and his friends. Vegeta tried to gather the Dragon Balls once again on Namek, even allying himself with his former enemies, but ended up getting killed by Frieza. He was resurrected, and despite his rebellious attitude, he would start a life on Earth by marrying Bulma and having a son named Trunks. He defends the Earth with the Z-Fighters and is now a friendly rival to Goku.

Death Battle Info
Background:


 * Height: 5'5"


 * Weight: 123 lbs.


 * Saiyan Prince


 * Elite Warrior Class


 * Trained in Martial Arts


 * Current Leader of the Z-Fighters

Ki Attacks:


 * Galick Gun


 * Bang Beam


 * Big Bang Attack


 * Final Shine


 * Energy Bullet Volley


 * Final Flash

Super Saiyan:


 * Can reach levels 1 & 2


 * 500% increase per form


 * Can be activated any time


 * Sustained through energy


 * Nearly indestructible


 * Level 2 drains more energy than Level 1

One Minute Melee
Though Vegeta hasn't appeared as a combatant in One Minute Melee yet, he did make a cameo in the Trunks vs. Silver OMM, where he was fighting Shadow the Hedgehog offscreen, and won. Vegeta also made a cameo in another One Minute Melee; Cell vs. Meruem.

Vegeta vs. Shadow the Hedgehog

 * "Well that certainly sounds like me. Ummm...who and what are you?" (seeing Shadow)
 * "Ultimate life form? A weird looking rat, is an ultimate life form? HAHAHAHA! That's a laugh. Word of advice freak: you're a little on the short side if you're trying to be threatening." (to Shadow)
 * "Patethic. Before you die, let me show you a True Ultimate Life Form!" (before going Super Saiyan)
 * "Hahaha! Tell me hedgehog, does a lab rat like you experience fear?" (to Shadow while Super Saiyan)
 * "Wow... what a ripoff." (after Shadow goes Super)
 * "Playtime's over, runt!" (before punching the moon)
 * "Congrats, furball." (to Shadow after he stops the moon)
 * "Sayonara." (before killing Shadow)

Goku vs. Superman

 * "What, that pretty boy ass clown? Oh please. I could kill him with my eyes closed... even faster than that stupid transforming hedgehog." (to Krillin about Superman)
 * "Screw you!" (to Goku after he calls Superman "someone as strong as me!")

Trivia

 * Vegeta was the first Dragon Ball character on Death Battle.
 * For the longest time, he was the only Dragon Ball and Shonen Jump character to win, until Hercule Satan defeated Dan Hibiki in Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki.
 * Vegeta and his opponent were the first characters on Death Battle with a voice actor.
 * Vegeta is the first anime/manga character to be in Death Battle, the others being Goku, Strider Hiryu, Gundam Epyon, Majin Buu, Gaara, Guts, Hercule Satan, Astro Boy and Agumon.
 * Vegeta appeared in a joke video made by Death Battle in response to Silvermania where he supposedly fought Mewtwo, and was again voiced by Lanipator.
 * Vegeta's Funimation Voice Actor, Christopher Sabat, would eventually voice Solid Snake in Death Battle.
 * Vegeta is the First Anime/Manga Character to win a Death Battle the others being Strider Hiryu, Gundam Epyon, Guts, Hercule Satan, Astro Boy and Agumon.
 * Vegeta is the first being in fiction to have beaten Super Shadow in a one-on-one fight. This is a contrast to his usual role in his series, where he often loses his fights.
 * Vegeta is the twelfth character to appear on Death Battle who first came to being within the 1980s era. In his case being 1988 due to making his first appearance on Dragon Ball chapter #204: Goodbye Son Goku.