Vegeta has been an awesome villain not only in the Saiyajin arc but also on planet Namek where he was forced in a way to ally with Goku and family/friends, had he been strong enough to beat them and Freeza he definitely would have, and taking no prisoners lolLord Beerus wrote:You know, maybe it's just me, but I've never really considered Vegeta a main villain. I mean, yeah, his battle with Goku is the longest in the Saiyan arc, but I always thought that he was just an equally large part of the villain puzzle in that arc. Raditz and Nappa, despite having less screen time, have really more of a major shift in how the arc and the overall plot transpires. Raditz kick-stared the whole "Gohan Rage Boost" plot device, was integral in Goku dying as well as being one of the very few villains to defeat Goku in a one on one battle in the manga. Then Nappa comes in and kills Piccolo and in result destroying the Dragon Ball, has Tien and Chiaotzu kill themselves and nearly kills Gohan. What did Vegeta achieve? Having a Saibaman kill Yamcha. I understand that the long and drawn out battle between Vegeta and the remaining Z-Fighters certainly create a sense of grandeur, but I've always seen Vegeta as more of the "final" villain of the arc as supposed to main or central villain of it.
One of the most clever villains of the franchise IMO with an awesome and complex development on his path being one of the good guys and now assumed as such as we see in Super
