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Misconceptions:
it's a common misconception that caulifla is a "little girl" or "teenager". lel. we know that saiyans retain their youth until about 80 (if i remember correctly from what vegeta stated), but that's just the u7 saiyans. the u6 saiyans evolved healthily in their natural habitat. it only makes sense if their life spans and youth retention are even at least slightly greater than the u7 saiyans. anyway, we know that renzo is caulifla's older brother, and he is a retired soldier due to injury. these things don't usually happen at a young age. also based on the conversation between cabba and renzo, it seemed like it's something that happened a long time ago, and at that time cabba and renzo were already good friends. this makes sense since cabba already seemed to know his sister who was likely not on the force. he wouldn't just introduce a stranger to his rebel sister. these things take years to happen. let's assume that cabba joined the force when he was of age, 3-5 years later renzo retires due to injury, 5 years later cabba visits to request he join the tournament of power. so we can assume that cabba is roughly aged 22-30, renzo is roughly 30-50, and caulifla is roughly 22-40.
it is another common misconception that caulifla is like minded with goku, or shares similar interests to goku. this is completely false. well it's true in a sense, but not in the way most people think. i say this because both caulifla and goku are interested in getting stronger, however they want to get stronger for completely different reasons. goku lives for training and fighting. that's what he loves. when cabba first confronted caulifla about the tournament she seemed uninterested even after mentioning the erasure of the universe, though she was interested in the super saiyan. she was not playing hard to get. the core of her interest was not the battle, and i will go into this more later.
it is also a common misconception that caulifla is arrogant. this is false as well. the definition of arrogant that we are using is "having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities". first of all, we haven't actually heard her say or see her do anything arrogant. one might argue that the scene of her belittling the u7 saiyans was an act of arrogance, but it was not. that was simply part of her personality. i shall explain in more detail soon.
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Personality:
it is clear that caulifla's personality is sort of like a tough, aggressive, rebel tomboy. however, there is a reason for why she is like this. these personality traits not only reflect who she is, but also best reflects traits that she desires to see in others. this is the key to understanding her. caulifla is the type of character that desires excellence, almost to the point of ideals (based entirely on her perspective, of course).
this is proven when we analyze her screen time up until now. when cabba first confronted her about the ToP she seemed uninterested, yet she was interested in the super saiyan. this was not just lust for power or curiosity. this is because super saiyan was a plateau of excellence that she had not reached yet.
more proof of this is that she always seems annoyed with cabba (most likely because he simply doesn't meet her standards). the only time she was infatuated with cabba was when she observed his super saiyan transformation up close.
you might wonder, if caulifla desires excellence then why did she take someone like kale under her wing as her protege? this becomes clear after we've seen what kale is capable of. it was her potential that attracted caulifla on an instinctual level. let's not forget that at the time caulifla was introduced to us, all we knew about her was that she was a mass of potential. we saw that potential start to blossom once she achieved super saiyan, and then super saiyan 2 almost instantly. with kale we saw a glimpse of overwhelming potential when she turned super saiyan (for obvious reasons). personality wise, we could only wonder how those two could stand each other. potential wise, it all makes sense. caulifla's desire for excellence drew her to kale.
now this brings us to the reason she decided to participate in the ToP. i already explained that she does not have a particular lust for battle. she declined the first invitation to the ToP for that reason. the answer becomes clear when we consider that she only agreed to enter the ToP AFTER learning the super saiyan transformation, and that cabba told her who he learned the transformation from. it is simply another example of her desire for excellence. she must have at least assumed that the U7 saiyans have known the super saiyan transformation for a long time, so this made her very interested in them. enough to go meet them. in fact, it was the very first thing she did as she arrived at the ToP arena.
after being greeted by goku, she smacked his hand away saying that she wasn't interested in befriending members from other universes, then why even go to them in the first place? it wasn't just to check out the competition because she did not go to meet any other universes. it's because she was seeking excellence. she wanted to test them and size them up. her belittling the u7 saiyans calling u11 "wimps" (if the translation was correct) was also a test.
i believe that she is interested in battling the u7 saiyans to put their powers against hers, but she is biding her time. this is another example of her being very different than goku, since goku is going straight for toppo and jiren as soon as the tournament begins. caulifla wants to test them against herself by surviving for a while in the ToP, and seeing if they can survive too.
i can only assume that the reason caulifla's desire for excellence is almost obsessive is because of her natural talent and potential. it's literally who she is. it's common in anime and manga for characters like her to seek out similar individuals. it's not just about strength or power. she surrounds herself with thugs and kale because of similarities. she believes herself to be special and superior, so aspects of herself that she can find in others will also be seen as excellence. it's not that she is arrogant. the reality (in super) is that she is simply amazing, and she knows it. she doesn't have to show off because it's just who she is.
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This definitely felt like I was reading a fan fiction. In your attempt to clear up misconceptions it seems like you've added even more misconceptions based on mostly nothing. But at least you put in a good effort.
