How do you explain this?

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How do you explain this?

Post by Mireya » Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:52 pm

So Vegeta in his laybed stated Freeza destroyed the planet and almost all the Saiyajins since he feared the surging of a SSJ... Yet he let Vegeta live, when this latter was the most likely one to become a SSJ?

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by baconisbacc » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:08 pm

Thanks to some good luck, Vegeta was off planet when the Extermination occurred. Frieza realized that Vegeta could be one of his most powerful lackeys. Of course since Frieza despises the Saiyans, he would have killed Vegeta, sooner or later. If Vegeta never came to Earth and all that stuff never happened, Frieza would have probably killed Vegeta anyways, he just let him live for longer so as to serve his purpose.
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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by Yuji » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:44 pm

Freeza was afraid of the Saiyans not only because of the Super Saiyan legend but because they could team up and defeat him. Handling one (well, three) Saiyan by his lonesome would guarantee Vegeta's growth would be stunted under his supervision.

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Post by Lionel » Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:39 am

I like what the others have mentioned. Vegeta was a unique individual whom Freeza seemed to harbour a peculiar sentimental attachment for; possessive and exploitative so it's not in the least positive in nature but it's an attachment none the less. Why else would he have made such a bold proposal to Vegeta during the ROF arc if there wasn't an interest in the Saiyan Prince? Freeza could apparently tolerate Vegeta so long as he didn't step out of line and kept to his allotted role in the PTO.

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by ayakuweb » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:12 pm

Everyone's replies are great.

I also think that Vegeta (and I guess Nappa and Raditz) was just a natural at conquering planets so Freeza kept him in his employ.

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by theherodjl » Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:53 am

Freeza did believe in the legend but he didn't really know much about a Super Saiyan itself. The last SSJ to appear was a thousand years earlier and barely any details about that Saiyan lasted the test of time. Freeza probably assumed that letting a few Saiyans live wasn't too much trouble as the odds of a a SSJ appearing was greatly diminished with only 3 left.
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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by Koitsukai » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:27 am

Freeza always had Vegeta covered, he even had Namek Goku (the strongest saiyan ever at that time, using a a godly technique that multiplied his power) covered...

I guess, Freeza believes the saying: keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by blacksymbiote » Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:34 am

Simply put, Frieza never had a reason to worry about a few saiyans he knew to be no match against him. He mentions thinking the only saiyan who might be able to become a SSJ would be Vegeta, but his level was nowhere near enough. Frieza was more concerned about a mass saiyan uprising when he killed the others.

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by miguelnuva1 » Fri Aug 13, 2021 2:52 am

Vegeta was the strongest saiyan ever and he was stuck at 18,000. Vegeta likely would have been assassinated had he reached a level to rival the Ginyu Force let alone Frieza.

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by nickzambuto » Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:03 pm

Freeza feared the whole saiyan race rising up. One lone saiyan, no matter how talented, is not a threat. Even if Vegeta's power level started growing exponentially, Freeza would probably have eliminated him as soon as he surpassed Freeza's first form.

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by BWri » Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:15 pm

You can't forget that Vegeta was an absolute peon before the insane power jumps on Namek. There was nothing to indicate that he would be any trouble to Frieza at all. Vegeta's clash with Goku on Earth changed everything and put Vegeta on a path of the Super Saiyan. Before that, he may have naturally died not even reaching Captain Ginyu's level of power. If he ever got to Ginyu's power level, he'd likely find himself on Frieza's kill list. I'm not sure Frieza would care prior to that.
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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by Jack Bz » Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:35 pm

He didn't kill Vegeta because Beerus didn't tell him to :P

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Re: How do you explain this?

Post by BWri » Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:05 pm

Jack Bz wrote: Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:35 pm He didn't kill Vegeta because Beerus didn't tell him to :P
Oof, low blow.
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