Posted by saiyanx --Previous Message--
on 11/18/2004, 8:41 am, in reply to "Re: Why is Goku stronger than Vegeta?"
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I think you've hit the nail on the head. Many of the characters in DBZ gain strength through the need to protect their loved ones. We've all seen what Gohan's like when he sees one of his friends get hurt. The increase in power he gets, although temporary, is incredible! At times like that, the only thought in his head is to keep Freeza, the Spice Boys, Garlic jnr, whoever, from hurting them anymore.
Since Vegeta is a nortoriously selfish guy, at least to begin with, it's not possible for him to achieve that sort of power. It's not until the Buu saga where he starts to fight for his family rather than himself, that we see his true potential.
: Frankly I think it might be a bit more
: spiritual. Goku for lack of a better term is
: "pure of heart" Goku seems to get
: stronger not out of pure will to become
: strong but rather the need to protect those
: he cares for.
: Vegeta on the other hand while a brilliant
: martial artist doesn't have the same sort of
: focus. Yes he's single minded in his
: training habits but he always has some stray
: thought on "that damn Kakkarot" or
: some such. Consider that Vegeta claims he's
: only able to Transform into a Super Saiyan
: when he just stops caring about beating
: Kakkarot.
: Consider his position: All of his life
: Vegeta has been considered the strongest
: Saiyan alive. Then he comes to Earth and
: finds one who approaches him in strength.
: Inconcievably Vegeta is nearly killed and he
: leaves. The next time Vegeta and Goku meet,
: Goku has passed Vegeta by leaps and bounds.
: It just wouldn't make sense to Vegeta how
: this low born moron could possibly be that
: powerful. I see Vegeta as having a lot of
: self doubt about his position in the
: universe, however the Saiya-jin No-Ouiji
: doesn't just sit back and let someone take
: all the glory. Vegeta's pride is such that
: he refuses to let himself be anything less
: than the best. In the end this is more
: detrimental to his skill because he spends
: more time on worrying about his position
: rather than focusing on what his true
: potential could be.
: The best way of putting this is what Goku
: says when training Gohan in the Room of
: Spirit and Time, 'the power responds to a
: need, not a desire.' Vegeta very much
: desires to be stronger.
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