Dragon Ball Chapter 343

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Vegeta Makes His Appearance
Kanzenban Full Color Tankōbon
ベジータ出現 Bejīta Shutsugen
Premiered	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1991 #43
Sale Date	01 October 1991
Issue Date	14 October 1991
Chapter Data
Pages	Title; Pages 1-14 (Black and White)
Episodes	Dragon Ball Z Episode 129 Dragon Ball Z Episode 130 Dragon Ball Kai Episode 61
Viz Publication
Title	Vegeta Returns!!!
Release	08 October 2003
Translation	Lillian Olsen
Adaptation	Gerard Jones
Editor	Jason Thompson

"Vegeta Makes His Appearance" is the three hundred and forty-third chapter of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. It was first published in Japan in the 1991 #43 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Summary

Everyone is shocked to see Vegeta, and Piccolo says that Vegeta got in the way to keep him from helping Goku earlier; there's no way an attack of that caliber could've defeated him. Vegeta says he saw everything. He tells Kakarrot he's stupid for turning Super Saiyan even though he knew his body was in danger. It only sped up the heart disease's effects. He then tells Kakarrot his objective will be him (Kakarrot) to the end, and kicks Goku across the ground. Piccolo catches him. Vegeta tells someone to take him home and give him his medicine. Gohan volunteers, but then Yamcha steps in. Yamcha regretfully says he probably wouldn't be much help here. Piccolo says it's like a virus, so Yamcha might want to take some medicine too in case it spreads. Then Yamcha flies off with Goku over his shoulder.

No. 20 tells No. 19 that he doesn't have to follow them, for now these noisy flies need to be taken care of. It's gotten interesting with the addition of Vegeta. Kuririn then wonders, "Wouldn't it be good if we had an hour-long break? I mean... The guy from the future said without Goku, all of us, even Vegeta, get killed. The circumstances are a bit different, but isn't it still pretty much the same?" Gohan says if they run away, they'll just do like what they did to that city. Kuririn realizes they'll have to hold on until Goku gets healed, but Piccolo says it's not confined to what that boy said, since the time Goku's disease surfaced was considerably off. Piccolo figures his coming back in time may have subtly changed history. No. 19 asks if he can take care of Vegeta. No. 20 thinks he's being greedy after all the energy he absorbed from Goku, but gives him the okay. No. 20 decides to take care of the other four though. Vegeta says he's been watching everything, and knows how they absorb energy from the palm of their hands, so he'll just have to be sure and avoid that.

No. 19 says Vegeta may have seen the situation, but he hasn't heard the details — they already know all of Vegeta's fighting techniques. Vegeta says they looked really surprised to see Kakarrot as a Super Saiyan, so he figures their data doesn't include anything from the fight with Freeza up to the present. Then he wants to know if artificial humans feel fear, and then suddenly transforms into a Super Saiyan, and everyone is shocked. Kuririn had thought you needed a calm heart to become a Super Saiyan. "My heart was calm... Calm and pure... Pure evil, that is... I wished for nothing but to get strong... And so, I repeatedly trained intensely... Then, I realized my own limits... With my anger at myself, I suddenly awoke...as a Super Saiyan!!! I was overcome with joy... At last, the time has come when I have returned to being the Saiyan prince who has surpassed Kakarrot..."

No. 20 thinks he'll just end up like Son Goku did, and No. 19 chuckles, then charges at Vegeta. He hits Vegeta in the face with a hard punch, knocking Vegeta back a bit, but not off his feet. "So that's your level... I didn't mention it, but... When I become a Super Saiyan, I grow even more brutal... And I get a little excited... You don't feel pain, do you? How lucky." Vegeta kicks No. 19 in the stomach, elbows him in the face, and then kicks him across the ground.

Availability

This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

Japan

• Dragon Ball Volume 29: Goku, Defeated! (Tankōbon; 10 March 1992)
  • Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 29 (12 October 2012)
• Dragon Ball Volume 23 (Kanzenban; 04 November 2003)
• Dragon Ball Part 6: Artificial Humans & Cell Arc Volume 2 (Digital Color Edition; 04 September 2013)
• Dragon Ball: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 1 (Full Color Comics; 04 April 2014)

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Manga Guide - Dragon Ball Chapter 343