In the midst of a crisis during the resurrection of an ancient monster, Majin Buu, Vegeta allowed himself to be “controlled” by the villain responsible for reviving Buu, Babidi. Vegeta’s incredible strength allowed him to resist any orders issued by Babidi as his sole purpose was allow himself to be controlled in order to unlock the evil power inside him. Having lived a relatively normal life on earth for the past several years, Vegeta believed that the weakness of having a family led to his decline of his full potential. Although Buu was resurrected, Vegeta took this opportunity to challenge his rival, Goku, to a battle. Goku died seven years prior in battle, however was allowed to keep his body in the other world (i.e. heaven) for the …show more content…
(Goku died seven years ago; was allowed to return to Earth for one full day due to his extraordinary good deeds) A foreshadowing of Vegeta’s transformation is shown after he knocked Goku to the ground in order to confront and defeat the monster Buu. Unable to defeat Buu, Vegeta made the decision to destroy himself along with everything around him in one last attempt to defeat Buu. While inquiring about the “other world” in the afterlife, Piccolo told Vegeta that he would receive the same reward as Goku (keeping his body in the other world) Nevertheless, Vegeta accepted his fate (both in this world and the next) and blew himself up along with Majin Buu. Knowing that he would most likely end up in hell, Vegeta sacrificed himself to protect his loved ones and died on his own terms. The former villain had now become the hero for