Vegeta’s hidden character growth

Vegeta's clothes hide a secret to his growth as a character and person over the course of Dragon Ball Z.
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[@brianglover2698]

Honestly I'm glad Vegeta keeps the gloves all throughout the series. Him without gloves just feels foreign and imcomplete.

[@subaesubae]

We all know the real reason he lost his battle armour was cause toriyama was prolly tired of drawing all the details

[@Fiasta]

Without it it's like pizza, without toppings.

[@Jamer77]

​@@subaesubaeof course

[@harleenkaur159]

Congratulations for 500 likes

[@anattackhelicopter2680]

I hope this is just a joke and you don't actually believe this ​@@subaesubae

[@just_dylan_official]

Vegeta during sex: NO BULMA, THE GLOVES STAY ON!

[@BrothaLove-qw1ly]

Kinda weird seeinf him without gloves.

[@coolnameliam]

​@@BrothaLove-qw1lyor seeing krillin with a nose

[@gokuswag_217]

No glove, no love

[@Lego-raditz1]

😂

[@therandomguy8783]

Cant spell glove without love

[@creamery299]

Piccolo sitting in the corner rocking the same drip since the end of DB

[@gokufromfortnite5600]

can't improve perfection

[@Trizon_]

​@@gokufromfortnite5600super perfect cell

[@dhearyamalde7746]

​@@Trizon_ that was cell max

[@mendovuls]

@@dhearyamalde7746no, SUPER perfect cell. After perfect cell self destructed he got goku’s cells, making him super perfect cell.

[@khalilweatherspoon2218]

@@dhearyamalde7746 super perfect cell is basically cell ssj2

[@wan.gito6000]

Toriyama: Wow, that’s pretty cool I never thought of that

[@Frogman1212]

Toriyama: Oh yeah! Vegeta used to have shoulder pads!

[@diamonshade7484]

Araki forgot

[@EternalAnkh]

facts

[@Neuvillete4.6]

Toriyama when writing : agreed Toriyama after writing: it had meaning? Just thought it was cool to change it up

[@CJsangster7739]

😂 Definitely underrated comment!

[@jbayardo77]

The navy blue, shoulder-less needs to make a comeback. It was the best looking armor imo 🔥

[@thiccjerry5232]

It's a very badass looking armor. Fits Vegeta perfectly.

[@SpeedyYT068]

Dawg no tf it wasn’t 💀

[@DamonDraven]

Isn't that what he wore in DBS Broly?

[@elicker694]

​@@DamonDravennah, he wore his normal armor but because of the shading it seemed like dark blue

[@Niall_Sene]

I agree that was the cleanest fit, along with the Buu saga drip.

[@tatsumakivee4201]

"WHAT'S SO FUNNY?!" *"YOUR SHIRT!"* "AGHHHHHH!!"

[@gferow]

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!!!!

[@sweetchilledgames7887]

Tien: More like Saiyan pride parade am I right? Vegeta: I am now going to breed the nearest female just to prove you wrong Bulma: oh cool

[@RAHHHH639]

Me in the background: "WHO WOKE ME UP!?"

[@sweetchilledgames7887]

@@gferow I have an idea. Let's ask Silver Rayleigh

[@ghettolicerx2]

Blow job princess. Lol i member

[@UL-keyRedz]

Not even Vegeta can escape the comfort of sweatpants

[@JosephShemelewski]

Hell yea that's what I'm wearing right now like pajamas you can wear in public without ending up on people of Walmart website

[@soullessginger9912]

Bulma: You should put on sweatpants. They're comfortable and stretchy. Vegeta: still probably doesn't stretch more than my Saiyan armor that can stretch to the point it can support my great ape form, woman. Bulma: come on just try it *hands him sweatpants* Vegeta after putting them on: shit, this feels good. Bulma: Now take off the gloves. Vegeta: I don't give a damn about my Saiyan armor or these sweatpants, but asking me to remove my gloves? That angers me more than anything!

[@familyguysofunny1933]

He wears sweatpants all the time except in combat until he said fuck it and started wearing even for combat

[@EM96FL]

I really miss the old animation. When Vegeta was dodging all those punches in Babidi's spaceship, it really made me miss how fights used to have weight to them and more hand to hand

[@looTyHLe_TroLL]

Was gonna say this it so fire

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

So, the more revealing... the greater character Vegeta is.

[@The_RealHeisenberg]

Nobody else was thinking that bud

[@codyh9175]

​@@The_RealHeisenberg I was 🥴

[@buttbuttwhat1]

@@The_RealHeisenbergspeak for yourself weirdo.

[@Zmob90]

😳

[@ImperfectBeing-rl2ex]

Well I guess bulma feels VERY revealing at night huh😏😏😏

[@tobin2.0]

GT takes this even further by having him develop his own unique earth based clothing taste

[@yusiuc5533]

Don’t forget his “mustache”

[@Glennstevenson822]

People complain about a lot of parts of GT - often correctly- but Gete’s look in it was by far his coolest imo. From the Baby saga onwards, anyway. We don’t talk about that flat haired, grouchy-grandpa look at the start.

[@princelynx9495]

Vegeta with the MUSTACHE solos

[@kwisatzhaderach9591]

And the porn stache lol

[@looTyHLe_TroLL]

Vegetas gt go hard the leather pants tank top and gloves are drippy

[@Enerjjak]

In GT he’s gone full Earthling but it also looks like Earthling attire in the “shape” of his form Saiyan battle armor. He even cuts his hair (and mustache) which does pretty look good (but varies depending on the angle and artstyle). He even calls himself an Earthling with a Saiyan’s pride, fully completing his transformation.

[@gokuswag_217]

True but gt isn’t canon

[@Enerjjak]

@@gokuswag_217 Depends on your definition of “canon.” It is the “canon” and official sequel to the original DBZ anime (and a “side story” to the manga) But it isn’t the “main canon” anymore because of DBS

[@gokuswag_217]

@@Enerjjak yes the latter

[@_soggy_chips_ahoy_253]

@@gokuswag_217i always think gt as canon, just in a different timeline

[@OfficialGREENscout]

@@Enerjjak and even then super’s canon is confusing thanks to the anime and manga being completely seperate continuities, so with there being two canons thanks to there being 2 different supers, you could consider the gt route the third canon.

[@TheShurimanPigeon]

I’d like to imagine that Vegeta keeps his gloves specifically because his pride as a saiyan is representative of what a saiyan can do, which is mainly combat. With his clothes his accepts his role as a resident of earth, but his gloves say that he still FIGHTS like a saiyan

[@Nelsito99]

Interesting enough he doesn't have his gloves on when training for the android in the gravity room but does still have the boots but I only wearing shorts if you don't include the bandages

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

I think that gloves are there because Vegeta is literally royalty (Prince of all Saiyans). Royals don't touch non royalty with bare hands.

[@pyranitar]

I actually preferred the more earthling clothing looks wise, so I was super disappointed to see him back to his saiyan armor in super.

[@BCCSquidward]

Yeah, DBS takes place before the EoZ, so hopefully we'll see more armorless Vegeta afterwards. I think it's understandable why he went back to armor in DBS though. Bro has to train with a god and an angel. 💀

[@pyranitar]

@@BCCSquidward Lets be real when you came blowed up planets with ease that armor aint doing shit.

[@BCCSquidward]

@@pyranitar Not nessisarily. Said armor is durable enough to tank hits and blasts from people who can easily destroy planets, heck by the end of the Saiyan Saga, his armor was only a bit damaged... EVEN AFTER TAKING A KAMEHAMEHA THAT SENT HIM INTO ORBIT AND BEING CRUSHED BY A GREAT APE. ☠️

[@baloogathewale]

Yeah shows the regression of his character because super made everyone a shell of their former self

[@BCCSquidward]

@@baloogathewale I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with that. In terms of Vegeta? The armor thing isn't perfect but I can understand. But Vegeta did not regress in terms of his character at all in DBS. The Moro Arc especially shows this when Vegeta saves a Namekian child from Moro and shows Vegeta is remorseful for his past actions.

[@repentgaming5416]

The Majin Vegeta fit will always be the best fit

[@Blueoozaruedits]

End of z is better in my opinion

[@GuestMega2]

Cell saga is better in my opinion

[@Cottonpricer]

The One Piece is real🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@lancetraje2882]

can we get much higher?

[@CYZO.1]

"THE ONE PIECE" "THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!!"

[@stawelynmusona7984]

​@@lancetraje2882 SO HIIIIIGH

[@N1ggam4n]

​@stawelynmusona7984 OH OH OH OH OH( hiiiiiiiiiigghhh)

[@1cheezyboi31]

This is why I love his GT outfit. He completely gets rid of the armor showing that he's 100% accepted being an earthling.

[@socialaccount0000]

With how "spur of the moment" Toriyama is, there's no way in hell this was intentional. Toriyama probably just got tired of drawing his armor and went for simple armor, then simple clothing, then thought "Oh, Vegeta will be old by the end of Z, what do old people wear? I know, sweatpants!"

[@Lividowly]

funny thing is you're right

[@talal3c]

old people wear sweats? huh

[@frengkygiovany5152]

​@@talal3c yeah because it's easy to wear

[@talal3c]

@@frengkygiovany5152 nahhh bro the younger gen be wearing sweats way more im 21 i wear sweats all the time

[@zenkyu8135]

nah. people will do anything to take away good writing from toriyama for some reason. It's very strange.

[@vidar188]

"Changes a lot" My dude wearing slight variations on the same fit for 15 years

[@Antec121]

Compared to your average DBZ character or Anime in general it's the equivalent from dressing goth to preppy tho.

[@ginogatash4030]

Compared to characters like Goku and especially Piccolo Vegeta changed a lot in his fit.

[@Vashkey]

The side benefit of getting lazier with your character design is people can interpret it as visual character development

[@DavidPortugueseGAMER]

The bad side of doing some nice subtle visual storytelling is people shitting on it for not understanding it's intetions or atleast not wanting to.

[@f-zilla7347]

Vegeta is like Mario, Mickey Mouse and Sonic the Hedgehog. The gloves always stay on.

[@QutalToddHoward]

The pink shirt is just perfection. Pants and shoes too everything is just perfect 👌

[@bigpoggers6507]

I thought it was gonna talk about the fact he literally started growing and getting drawn slightly taller overtime until he reached the height of being slightly shorter than Goku but this is also cool

[@ShotgunLlama]

His spine decompressed under Earth's lower gravity

[@llulianvargas434]

He’s 100% hiding baby hands🙌🏽

[@Jechielwesterweele250]

Did you get Vegeta’s drip in GT? Bro had swag

[@mb69035]

I kinda miss the old vegeta armour

[@RiceCooker-san]

Same the og saiyan armour looks a lot like samurai armour I wish it stayed or at least made a cameo

[@Theofficialbrickboy]

Personally, I noticed that too, But I saw it as Vegeta straying away from his allegiance to Frieza.

[@thefabuloustrash05]

I’ve always loved this symbolism of Vegeta’s character development, and I’m so glad I’m seeing more people talk about it

[@Eesar11]

Also his neck got the greatest development

[@scantyer]

The reason why he didnt wear armor in the buu saga was because the tournament didnt allow any armor. This is why Gohan uses a bandana and glasses as the great saiyaman instesd of the helmet

[@James_Mansbridge]

Considering the weight of Piccolo's shoulder pads, I'm surprised they're not considered armour. That said, Vegeta having a special version of his blue undersuit without sleeves *just* for a single tournament seems silly. Considering he wasn't depicted in his armour in pretty much anything official for the time around or after the Boo arc until 2008, and that since this outfit has only been used as a training outfit (which it wasn't depicted as in the Boo arc), it's easy to draw the symbolic conclusions from the context.

[@emperortoho]

@@James_Mansbridge piccolo’s shoulder pads are used as weighted clothes, not armor he discards him before fighting most battles(unless he’s caught off guard)

[@KaisTheFireWarrior]

Exactly

[@rigistroni]

Toriyama didn't have to ban armor for the tournament, why would he if not to tell this story visually? There was no rule against it in any of the previous tournaments. In universe it's because of the rule, but the writing reason is to show Vegeta's growth as a character

[@James_Mansbridge]

@@emperortoho Not only was Piccolo shown wearing his shoulder pads in previous tournament battles, but he was able to wear them for the tournament during the Boo arc. You're kidding yourself if you think something that's both rigid and incredibly heavy wouldn't count as armour.

[@A1KX100]

He got that shit on tho 💧😎🔥🔥🔥

[@gregkareem9824]

Stop cursing its a sin

[@QuandaleTipson]

Nigeta lookin fresh ngl🗣🔥⁉️

[@JP_...__.__.._]

​@@gregkareem9824the fuck you gonna do about it?, grab him through your screen

[@triggerlicious9464]

That shits fire!!!!1! 💯💯💯🔥🔥🗣🗣

[@gregkareem9824]

@@triggerlicious9464 stop cursing its a sin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-we3jx3dm1j]

Glad this guy is always cooking, unlike sone other dragon ball ytber...

[@shandianwyper7384]

Theeeeee ONEEEEEEE PIEEEECEEEEEE ITSSSS REALLL!

[@lancetraje2882]

can we get much higher

[@user-yc9ji3pv9z]

So high

[@subhuman6903]

🎶OHHH OHH OHH🎶

[@user-yc9ji3pv9z]

Oh ho ho high

[@Treepuncher1211]

No matter what he’s to on he’s always dripped out

[@LotteKyoju]

Toriyama: Wait, did I did that?

[@aouna9412]

His last fit with the tank top is the hardest🔥

[@blockwearingman]

i love his charackter groth he also talks about that sometimes that he stayed on earth because he loves his wife and slowly got off his wild ways

[@walidbendiab7271]

Vegeta is, with no doubts, the best side character of anime. I respect all the opinions but for me this is the truth.

[@invincible4u]

Obv

[@BCCSquidward]

Agreed honestly.

[@azimuddin1890]

Side character? You mean Gokou’s sidekick?

[@bgvo4373]

He’s a main character.

[@IamMcLovin69]

Kaiba >>>>> Idgaf

[@IlliterateSage]

You could also say that the armor is an allegory for him putting up emotional walls. He starts off as a proud prince, refusing to admit weakness or emotion. After his death on Namek and his growth as a person, he loses the armor and lets people see his true self -- eventually.

[@BooTleg_AristoCrat]

Those Shoulder pads Were Everything.

[@Miss_Yonko]

At this point Vegeta taking off his gloves is comparable to Gohan growing his hair out. It would work it just doesn't look right

[@PANDA-qs2im]

-Toriyama: dam i did all that?, i just get tired of drawing that armor :v

[@Meb_6240]

He wears the gloves cause he’s always ready to throw hands

[@BeautifulBeansCheese]

Facts

[@Thedarksenshi]

I still love how at the end of Z, he calls Goku "Old friend"

[@MADKapo]

This is one of the little things that pisses me off about Super. I wish he kept using his Buu saga outfit, or more casual clothes, but instead he goes back to using his Cell saga armor.

[@JP_...__.__.._]

Both looks good

[@diamonshade7484]

The Resurrection of F clothes were good too but I blame the tarble special for bringing back the armour

[@OND30]

Super hero changed his outfit

[@ginogatash4030]

​@@OND30 DBS Broly did too kinda.

[@johnschwalb]

His buu saga outfit wasnt because he wanted to change his style, it was because he couldn't wear armor during the tournament and the buu saga interupts that tournament.

[@majorearl12]

I wish Dragon Ball Super kept this going. His outfit Bulma made during ResurrectionF was the best looking. But. I prefer GT Vegeta's design over them all.

[@user-yp5lg1zf6q]

"Cant spell glove without love" -vegeta

[@mohamudfarahisse8786]

Vegeta is my favourite DVZ character second to piccolo

[@mamhadixim]

Legend say that even Vegeta don't know what behind his gloves.

[@wickesentertainment2377]

I really like the outfit that Vegeta wears during the Buu saga because it makes him look more badass

[@Ldragoofficial98]

Gotta give mad respect to the man in gloves.Although Goku defeats the enemy most of the time Vegeta does the dirty work so his gloves getting dirty instead of his hands is reasonable he deserves to wear them

[@KevenThePuma]

Vegeta’s second Namek armor was his best look. I’d love to see it return with super Saiyan

[@elayattiwalid1829]

Bulma : "you told me you're wearing protection" Vegeta : "I was wearing my armor"

[@gokuswag_217]

Vegeta only drops the armor temporarily because armor isn’t allowed at the tournament

[@ginogatash4030]

Perhaps, but he wasnt wearing any armor when he was training Trunks before getting wind of Goku's participation at the tournament so clearly he got over wearing his saiyan armor all the time at that point in his life.

[@gokuswag_217]

@@ginogatash4030 he wasn’t wearing armor either in the gravity room right after they all came back from namek…

[@DarkInception]

You’re absolutely right, but that’s the *narrative* reason why Vegeta didn’t have his armor in the Boo arc. This video describes the symbolism and significance of the lacking armor.

[@DRIPPEDOUTPENGU]

The kakarot music makes this 1000000000000x better

[@ex0tiv]

Vegeta not wearing gloves is the equivalent of Sonic not wearing his gloves

[@rogersmith9535]

Reason 101 why I don't like Super. It just completely dropped this trend.

[@CarthusDojo]

Brought it back since the Broly movie thankfully!

[@PotentSenzu]

Umm, you forgetting his ROF and universe 6 tournament black armor? His broly movie armor?

[@azimuddin1890]

Yee

[@Jono_Dio_Da]

@@PotentSenzu No, ROF counts as Super (I don't care) and anyways, 60 seconds ain't a lot of time

[@PotentSenzu]

@@Jono_Dio_Da can you read? When did I say rof wasn't super? Lol

[@justatoaster7476]

Never seen anyone mention this here, but this is the reason he is dressed how he is at the start of GT.

[@brickmaster1841]

Actually him wearing no armor in buu saga is because the world tournament prohibit extra protection for participant thus causing gohan to also get rid of the saiyaman helmet and switch to sunglasses and rags to stay undercover

[@user-ti7ne3nh3z]

This. Thats why he is wearing regular clothes in the other tournament too (where uub appears)

[@timothymcqueen3408]

They were also progressively easier to draw as Toriyama got more burnt out, so I feel like that had the biggest influence.

[@crusaderfigures7851]

It also shows a lot of physical growth as well with him not needing armour as he gets stronger

[@BrassxKharii]

and then super just doesn't give a crap

[@azimuddin1890]

Yee!

[@BCCSquidward]

To be fair... if you had to train with gods. 💀

[@azimuddin1890]

@@BCCSquidward I don’t think it matters if he wears armor of not, Gokou doesn’t wear them, and Vegeta is the second strongest behind Gokou.

[@BCCSquidward]

@@azimuddin1890 Well, it's still certainly more durable than normal clothing.

[@Jacon8r]

I love how the lack of armor mirrors his openness, showing he's able to be vulnerable and to show his confidence instead of showing ego.

[@KodyCrimson]

More realistically it's because Toriyama wants to draw less stuff, BUT there might have also been an intentional element too

[@tripledamv]

Cool

[@SeanHealey960]

Why did they change it tho

[@azimuddin1890]

Because he’s becoming more Earthly and less of a jerk.

[@SeanHealey960]

Ohhhh ok thanks bro

[@TaeSunWoo]

And he gained height! Earth’s lesser gravity did Vegeta well

[@agenericguy1014]

It's such a cool and neat little detail as it shows Vegeta's slow love towards earth while still maintaining his "SAIYAN PRIDE"

[@BCCSquidward]

To be fair, Super takes place before the EoZ, so hopefully we'll see more armorless Vegeta afterwards. I can get why Vegeta wears armor in DBS though. 🤔

[@Waltuh-hw9te]

In Broly and Super Hero he has his Buu Saga outfit again

[@zai_the_gamer1250]

And then dragon ball super happened….

[@azimuddin1890]

Yee…

[@swastikbiswas2121]

His Buu saga Gi is my favourite ❤

[@Nezukoscat]

Akira Toriyama: Wow... I wish I thought of it

[@tinytoasters3657]

The Vegeta fit in the buu saga is still so freaking raw 20+ years later 🙏🙏 prob won’t ever see it again but it’s my favorite look on Vegeta

[@Tasuke]

This is very true! I think there's a lot of symbolism of Vegeta's growth in his clothing.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

Vegeta's outfit & head change more than Bulma's hairstyle.

[@billcipher119]

Vegeta too op

[@thelotionguy]

I was just about to mention bulma's custom made armor then i realized this was just dbz

[@Deathbytroll]

Note that on GT he’s wearing full earth clothing and even refers to earth as his home

[@DS123-gb8tf]

The namek fit was always the best outfit and that last earth outfit is FIRE 🔥

[@mechajay3358]

We also have to remember that during the Buu arc he was entertaining the World Tournament, which doesn't allow Armor to be worn, so its probably why he wasn't wearing it.

[@osirishill23]

I love vegeta bro most def one of my favorite fictional people of all time

[@actuallynoone3240]

Im pretty sure he only didnt wear armor during buu saga bc it wasnt allowed in the tournament and he didnt had a chance to change

[@J.Col_]

Buu saga vegeta so badass, fights vs pui pui and goku/ becoming majin was crazy!

[@semvermeulen7039]

Dis is in the future timeline

[@NIKEONXX]

I love GT vegeta, sure he is way less cooler but it makes him even more human. Then when he shave and fix his hair OMG it's one of my favorite designs of him, the shorter wild hair and his fit is insane i love it.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Buu saga vegeta’s unitard was his best clothes. Man was sleek and fearless.

[@imnoob6998]

Vegeta in DBS: Frickin blazer and trousers💀

[@briansegura7219]

I thought vegeta Went with sleeveless shirt Because there was rule of no Armor in Tenkaichi Budokai Tournament.

[@styl-o5660]

The one piece line with the shadowing of Whiteboard was GOATed!

[@thedredayshow9246]

His buu saga outfit reminds me of those 80's aerobics outfits.

[@Zamamasu]

I love how GT made Vegeta's clothe's Earthling clothes but sort of inspired by Saiyan armour. The clothes are tight (like Vegeta's blue spandex) with gloves and boots. The boots even have the yellow cone bit at the tip of the toe part where it would be on Saiyan boots (the yellow part with black lines through it, kinda like a cone shape). I also love GT's finalization of Vegeta's character, in the Buu saga he makes the speech about how Goku is the best and he doesn't want to surpass him now (something like that) and in GT he is the same. He was also the one who recommended fusion against Omega, something he'd never do which I feel represents his character growth that he doesn't care about surpassing Goku and being the best.

[@treehugger3615]

The Cell Saga outfit is probably his most iconic one.

[@baxelbox313]

My head cannon is those gloves are his hands

[@ShakeNBake9998]

Vegeta with armor and no shoulder pads IS THE GOAT

[@TheV8Pumpkin]

GT had really nice designs for everyone imo

[@Ieatcrayon69]

I love his initial design when we first meet vegeta, idk he just looks sick asf especially in the fight with the ginyu force where his armor is battle damaged

[@user-dz3ym4vq5i]

He removed his shoulder pads… that must be why he always gets hurt in his left arm

[@Alassandros]

He wasn't allowed to wear armor in the Tenkaichi Budokai, hence the armorless tank top.

[@Literallyheretotalkshi]

“I ASKED you if you had protection!” “I was WEARING MY ARMOR!”

[@user-wi9se5ll3j]

GT made his close into a fashion statement

[@lewdicrous7396]

This has always been one of my favorite details in Z. Sad to see it thrown away in Super