Prince Vegeta (KidVegeta)

"Pshh...How am I supposed to learn anything from someone who's weaker than me?!"

- "Lord Frieza"

Prince Vegeta is a character in Dragon Ball Z: The Forgotten. He is featured in the first, third, and fifth sagas. He is introduced in the "Just Saibamen?" chapter.

Personality and Canon History
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History in The Forgotten Context
Prince Vegeta, in the first Saga, is only five years old. Being the son of King Vegeta, Prince Vegeta was not sent off in a pod to a distant planet when he was born. Instead, he was nurtured, almost from the time he could walk, to be a powerful warrior. At the start of the first Saga, Vegeta's power level is around 2000, and rapidly increasing. It was at this time that King Vegeta decided to intensify his training. And to do that, the prince would need someone of similar skill to train with. Understandably, the pool of possible Saiyans was very small. But there was one, Ledas, who after a demonstration in front of the Vegetas themselves, was chosen. King Vegeta decided, early on that he would have the Saiyan General Nappa would oversee them. Vegeta, at first, was extremely pessimistic about this, not wanting to train with someone who was "weak", compared to him. Slowly, though, he begins to change his mind as he sees both their power levels getting more even. Later, when during his death on Planet Namek, Vegeta tells Goku that Frieza "made me what I am", this is a direct reference to (at the time assumed) murder of Ledas by the tyrant.

Eventually, through hard work, the two get the attention of Frieza who starts sending them on assignments. And when the two come back, a day early on their first, Frieza is impressed (though he hides it).When they come back a day early on the second, Frieza is perplexed. But not in a bad way. Eventually, Frieza comes to the conclusion that he must take Vegeta for his own, thus causing the genocide of the Saiyans. Even later, when plotting to destroy Planet Vegeta, Frieza makes it clear (much to the disdain of Zarbon) that he had no intention of ever killing Vegeta or Ledas, so long as they behaved.

Trivia

 * Vegeta is a main character of the Prince Vegeta Saga. However, he would not reappear for almost 3 more Sagas, when he becomes a main character again.
 * Vegeta is the one who first told Ledas about the legend of the Super Saiyan.
 * Vegeta is one of the very few, who in this saga, besides Ledas, is alive in later sagas. Of course, he was brought back to life twice.