Vegeta is the prince of the Saiyans in the Dragon Ball series and the rival of Goku. After training with the Yardrats, Vegeta has gotten strong enough to overwhelm even Moro in combat. In an even fight, these two are almost perfectly matched. Its a 95/100 ratio to me with Goku only just edging out. Goku retains his Taskmaster-like ability, however based on feats I believe Vegeta has the clear advantage, however slight, in this regard. But, Vegeta is pretty dumb and dimwitted when it comes to battle strategy. All else equal, the Final Flash is more powerful than the Kamehameha. RELATED: Dragon Ball Super Solved An Old DBZ Era Mystery. Can we talk about one of Goku's biggest faults for a second? Ditto if you want to mention pikon or after life training. When people call Goku a genius they are referring to his Taskmaster-esque fighting ability, not his intelligence. Everything else is equalized by Vegeta upon Android 19 and 20's arrival: @drazah: spending a lot of time training in other world. He's a Hero known to be strong enough to defeat nearly anyone with just one punch. It simply refutes his (and apparently yours) opinion of Vegeta "always rushing in and always losing." However being main char goku supersedes him in power eventually. Not only that, but in battle, Goku doesn't rush into the battle arrogantly. Now here's one I always have fun with. The link doesn't imply anything of the sort. He's extremely skilled as a fighter, strong enough to overpower even Momoshiki Otsutsuki. Alright, that might be a bit of a stretch, but still, Goku didn't even try to give Raditz the same second chance he gave Vegeta or even Frieza. Generally speaking, yes. As an angelic (dead) Super Saiyan 2, meaning he had higher levels of energy, Goku was slightly outclassed in power by Majin Vegeta. It goes without saying that he'd rival Goku in combat. For one thing, Vegeta actually respects his wife, both in the way he talks to her and in the way he listens to her. Nanika is strong enough to grant any wish to any person as long as 3 of its requirements are met. Vegetas experience is so vast and has experienced so many alien arts over his conquests, that it almost matches Gokus pure skill for fighting. It's possible that this could be chalked up to the fact that Trunks is older, but the fact still remains, he comes from good stock. If there's one thing that Saiyans are clearly very good at, it's learning and copying the moves of others. Vegeta, however, does not have this problem. ;). Not to mention as stated above, both equal strength has actually been done, and goku got out classed H2H. In terms of martial arts, at this stage Vegeta was one of the most high ranking fighters in a galactic military. I don't recall it. Honestly though, judging from their fight at equal power in Buu Saga, it could really go either way. I wanna lean the scale to Vegeta to a 60/40 he is quicker without using instant transmission, smarter, and can dish out more attacks quicker from what I've seen. And it was evident in both Vegeta's power and fighting skill, both of which surpassed Goku's. gokus travels are null also, vegeta has been to countless worlds, jus because a kai trained them doesn't give one an edge. He forced himself to undergo stressful training in order to be stronger than Goku because he deserved to be for once. He even refused to fight while Bulma while she was on the verge of giving birth to their second child -- talk about commitment! The problem with Goku is that he loves Vegeta too much to injure or put Vegeta in his place. Goku is more like Bruce Lee in that he prepares and trains his mind and body for combat without preoccupying himself with techniques, and has a Taskmaster-like ability to adapt himself to any fighter. I also disagree about Vegeta's Intelligence factor for combat being better than Goku. Vegeta was never trained by anyone after his father and from that point on he self trained. Akira Toriyama made it clear time and time again that Goku is better, and would beat Vegeta. While using CUI, Goku moved at insane speeds, his actions only mainfesting themselves several seconds after. That may be why you think his battle strategies are flawed. It's in Vegeta's nature to be second to Goku, not only in power but in general, he realizes this and acknowledges it as should you. Yes, Goku is far better than Vegeta at training his mind and spirit. Vegeta had to allow himself to fall under Babidi's spell to gain the power boost because he realized that after all his training, Goku still had a massive gap over him and an extra transformation. Even worse, Goku seems to do everything in his power to piss off Chi-Chi, constantly undermining her wishes and opinions. As of right now, Goku and Vegeta seem to be about even with their power levels, but Goku usually comes out on top when it comes to technique, transformations or boosts in power. In fact, Vegeta died for his family not himself despite his claims, and it was only Buu's seemingly infinite source of ki that saved himself from Vegeta's suicide attack. For this fight, I'm going with Goku for sure, having trained in Other World for so long, whereas Vegeta was presumably training primarily on Earth after Cell, in his traditional manner. goku was balancing his power to match his, ssj2 v ssj2. Dragon Ball Super really expands the scope of its story when it brings many alternate realities into play.An extremely exciting revelation that comes along with this news is that Universe 6 contains a number of Saiyans, who Goku and Vegeta are able to take under their wings. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. At Restriction Level 0, Alucard can prove to be a menace for the Saiyan. A one-stop shop for all things video games. is not normally used for combat, but it is a legitimate advantage. This isn't to say that Vegeta rushes in without a plan, in fact he strategizes a lot more than Goku, but he's definitely not afraid to fight first. The link implies that Piccolo only thinks Vegeta is a genius, but nobody else? Although barely any anime characters can defeat Dragon Ball's Goku, there are some who can rival him and put up a fight. Sure, Vegeta is 2nd best, but there is a noticeable gap between them that makes Vegeta want to strive to be better than what he is. Goku. Its basically a lie that Goku feeds Vegeta. There's a common misconception that Goku is dumb, and though this might be true to a certain extent, he's actually pretty smart in ways that are harder to measure. So in terms of fighting skill they're roughly equals, but operate very differently. @drazah: There isn't a single valid argument you can make for Vegeta defeating Goku, Vegeta being overly ruthless and aggressive is the one of the primary reasons why he had fallen so far behind Goku in the first place, you can go ahead and disregard Goku's superior travels, superior mentoring and even claim that he wouldn't use his superior technique, one that could and would give him a major advantage in battle, that being instant transmission, even though the OP states he isn't hold back, even a blood lusted Majin Vegeta couldn't finish a morals on Goku, one who didn't even want to fight in the first place, without resorting to a cheap shot when his back was turned. Vegeta doesn't give his enemies the chance to rest or recover, he simply ends them, a trait that has protected himself and others. Where Goku is only kind and gentle because of a childhood head injury, Vegeta learned that there was another way and chose to work hard at becoming a better person. But Vegeta is also a prince, meaning he's received some form of education, even if it was all warrior-based, while Goku has received none. But, not with combat. Charlotte: 10 Most Powerful Abilities In The Series, Ranked, Bleach: Every Arc's Final Fight (In Chronological Order). For example, when he left Frieza alive and gave him some energy so he could escape Namek, or that time he gave Cell a senzu bean so he could fight Gohan at full strength. @danm: both have trained to better themselves. Instead of taking an attack, Vegeta dishes out his own self-destruction, exploding his body in a huge burst of energy. His other battle outfits are great too, all of them including his famous white gloves, and boy can he pull them off! He's always late to the fight. Although its exact strength and abilities aren't known yet, it is apparently omnipotent. After Beerus slapped Bulma, Vegeta got so angry that he went Super Saiyan 2, his rage increasing his power to new levels. Albeit on a small scale. Vegeta rushes in and always loses every battle and lets angry win. it was inevitable. Vegeta's overall intelligence is certainly more, pretty much everyone is smarter than Goku. Certainly not, Goku is MORE of a genius than Vegeta when it comes to combat. Vegeta when watching Perfect Cell vs Goku, said to himself that these two are in a league of their own. Vegetas experience is so vast and has experienced so many alien arts over his conquests, that it almost matches Gokus pure skill for fighting. Vegeta invented more SS ki attacks then SS goku, and more efficient. 9 Goku: Closer Connection To Merus