Summary

• Vegeta's pride often leads to devastating defeats at the hands of stronger opponents in Dragon Ball Z.
• His defeats, such as Perfect Cell and Broly, show his vulnerability and constant search for strength.
• Even though Vegeta faces brutal beatings, he continues to fight back and achieve moments of victory.

Vegeta is dragon ballThe beloved Saiyan Prince who puts his pride and quest for strength above all else. This is what makes it all the more devastating to see him repeatedly defeated by his opponents throughout the game. Dragon Ball Z. Whereas DBZ is also known for having the most graphic and bloody fights in the dragon ball franchise, some of Vegeta's worst losses in the series are particularly difficult to watch.

Vegeta is always among the three strongest Z Fighters in the world. Dragon Ball Z, usually surpassed only by Goku or Gohan. Unfortunately, this power makes Vegeta a prime candidate for Akira Toriyama to use to showcase the overwhelming powers of his main villains. Super Saiyan Vegeta getting beaten by Perfect Cell makes it all the more impressive when Goku fights him on equal terms during the Cell Games. Between being the main villain of the Saiyan Saga and playing second fiddle to Goku, Vegeta constantly finds himself on the receiving end of some of the world's worst beatings. dragon ball franchise – much less DBZ.

10 Zarbon's beast transformation left Vegeta powerless to fight back

Dragon Ball Z: Name Saga

VegetaVegeta's first fight against Zarbon didn't end well for the Saiyan Prince. As a former member of the Frieza Force, his fight against Zarbon was personal for Vegeta, making it all the more devastating that he was essentially left for dead in the aftermath.

Although Vegeta was far more powerful than Zarbon's base form, after Zarbon strengthened into his beast-like transformation, Vegeta stood no chance. Vegeta was completely defenseless as Zarbon attacked him. mercilessly beating Vegeta to the ground until he showed no signs of life. Fortunately for Vegeta, the Namek Saga was the prime era of Zenkai boosts, so his later rematch against Zarbon would give him a chance for revenge.

9 Broly showed Vegeta the power of a true Super Saiyan

Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan

While not canon, one of Vegeta's most damaging beatings, both mentally and physically, was his defeat at the hands of Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. Vegeta knew he was in trouble when, even after gaining his own SSJ form, Vegeta's full-force punch to Broly's jaw didn't even budge the villain. Broly then knocked out Vegeta with a single blow, with minimal effort.

What's even worse about Vegeta's loss at the hands of Broly was that the entire conflict was a setup by Broly's father, Paragus, to get revenge on the Saiyan Prince for King Vegeta's decision to exile Broly when the LSSJ was just a child. Not only was Vegeta completely incapable of defending his own honor as the Prince of all Saiyans against Broly, he even had to swallow his pride and give Goku his last remaining power to defeat him in the end.

8 Perfect Cell made Vegeta pay for his overconfidence

Dragon Ball Z: Perfect Cell Saga

Vegeta's defeat against Perfect Cell during the Perfect Cell Saga was easily one of his most embarrassing defeats in the series. Unlike other villains, who Vegeta simply underestimated or believed he could beat purely due to his overinflated ego, Vegeta actively helped Cell obtain the means by which he would defeat Vegeta. This made Vegeta's loss even more embarrassing than any other in the story. DBZbecause all the other characters, including his own son Trunks, had the foresight to recognize how grave a mistake Vegeta was making.

Vegeta's foolish actions in helping Cell become Perfect nearly led to the destruction of the entire Earth, making Vegeta's beating at the hands of Cell well deserved. Although Vegeta has suffered worse beatings that caused him much more physical pain in DBZFew heroes in anime history have deserved a beating as much as Vegeta did against Perfect Cell.

7 Majin Buu was unfazed by Vegeta's strongest attacks

Dragon Ball Z: Majin Buu Saga

Majin Vegeta was badly beaten by Majin Buu during their first fight. Majin Buu's inhuman durability caused all of Vegeta's strongest attacks to bounce off him as if they were nothing. Despite the decisive defeat Vegeta suffered from Buu, the way he handled this defeat led to what is arguably the most Vegeta's best moment in the entire series.

While Vegeta certainly suffered a nasty defeat against Majin Buu, he was able to turn it into one of his greatest victories in the end. Vegeta didn't kill Majin Buu, nor did he leave any lasting damage on the monster, but Vegeta's victory was more than just a matter of combat. Vegeta's true victory over Majin Buu was the one he achieved over himself.

6 Kid Buu treated Vegeta like child's play

Dragon Ball Z: Kid Buu Saga

The fight against Kid Buu was always going to be an uphill battle for Goku and Vegeta. While Goku had a chance to win in his SSJ3 form, his inability to sustain the form for long left the fate of the world in Vegeta's hands. As much as he fought, Vegeta was no match for Kid Buuwho repeatedly beat Vegeta as if he were a mere toy for entertainment.

Despite the beating he took, Vegeta continued to get back up time and time again to do whatever he could to give Goku the time he needed to recharge his energy. Even despite the fact that he was beaten in battle, it was truly Vegeta who won the war against Buu in the long run, as the entire galaxy would have been destroyed if it weren't for Vegeta's unwavering will to fight back.

5 Perfect Cell completely destroyed Vegeta's pride

Dragon Ball Z: Mobile Games Saga

One of Vegeta's most painful losses was during the Cell Games against Perfect Cell. It wasn't just that he was beaten with such ease in Cell's name, but rather the context surrounding his defeat that made it hurt that much more for Vegeta. As it was, the only reason Vegeta attacked Cell was because Cell nearly killed Trunks, making Vegeta's attack a means of fighting in honor of his son.

Not only that, but Vegeta would have been killed quickly if not for Gohan intervening at the last moment and taking advantage of Cell's energy blast to save Vegeta's life. Vegeta being completely defenseless and even holding Gohan was particularly damaging to his pride., in a way that no other loss had ever occurred before. Added to that, the fact that he was completely powerless to protect his own son made Vegeta question himself more than ever.

4 Android 18 made Vegeta's Super Saiyan form look weak

Dragon Ball Z: Android Saga

After becoming a Super Saiyan during the Android Saga, Vegeta's ego was at an all-time high. It took an unassuming threat like Android 18 to utterly humble Vegeta and remind him that no matter how strong he became, there would always be someone stronger than him.

Try as he might, Vegeta could do nothing to Android 18. She shrugged off his strongest attacks as if they were nothing, while Vegeta continued to waste his precious energy with every attack. The most damage Vegeta could do to Android 18 was ruining her clothes mid-fight, but the same could not be said for the damage Vegeta himself would suffer. In one of the most brutal attacks in the series Android 18 broke Vegeta's arm with a single kickimmediately leaving him defenseless against her.

3 Recoome Beat Vegeta to a pulp with ease

Dragon Ball Z: Name Saga

Few anime beatdowns are as one-sided as Vegeta, Gohan, and Krillin's fight against Recoome. The reason Vegeta teamed up with the Z Fighters to begin with was because he knew they didn't stand a chance against the Ginyu Force individually. However, he didn't consider how utterly outmatched they would be against one of them.

Although Vegeta managed to land a few blows, they didn't seem to have any effect on Recoome. Gohan ended up taking the most brutal beating yet from Recoome, but not before Recoome completely destroyed Vegeta's will to fight. As physically damaged as Vegeta was in the battle, the real pain for Vegeta came when he witnessed Goku easily dispose of Recoome, Jeice, and Burter without difficulty, proving that Goku had surpassed him in power.

2 Goku, Gohan and Krillin teamed up to leave Vegeta broken

Dragon Ball Z: Vegeta Saga

Goku and Vegeta's fight during the Saiyan Saga is one of the greatest anime fights in the history of the medium, and it's one that Vegeta could have won. However, he underestimated the innate potential of a half-breed Saiyan, especially one who can transform into an Oozaru, like Gohan did.

Vegeta actually fought admirably against Oozaru Gohan, and might have even won if it weren't for the Great Ape falling on Vegeta with the full force of his weight. Vegeta emerges from the fight beaten to a near-death state, to the point that all he can do is crawl away. He is then completely at the mercy of Krillin, who threatens to kill Vegeta with Yajirobe's sword while the Saiyan is too weakened to fight back. It is truly detrimental for Vegeta to have to grovel at the feet of a human like Krillin and ultimately be spared by a low-class Saiyan like Goku.

1 Freeza defeated, tortured and killed Vegeta

Dragon Ball Z: Frieza Saga

Vegeta suffered by far his worst defeat against Frieza on Namek. Not only was he utterly and brutally beaten physically, but Vegeta's entire fighting spirit was crushed in a way never seen before or since. dragon ball. Although Vegeta had lost other fights and even had his pride broken before, his defeat at the hands of Frieza was a particularly painful loss because of his history.

Frieza had already killed Vegeta's family, destroyed his home planet, and ultimately taken him as his subordinate for most of his life, and Vegeta still couldn't do anything to him in the end. Even though Vegeta was only a villain in the previous story arc, Vegeta was beaten so badly by Frieza that not even the strictest warrior of justice would have been able to watch without cringing. In the end, he was not only horribly beaten, but Vegeta was tortured and then killed by Friezain the most brutal way.