Vegeta

Born on Vejiitasei, Vegeta was next in his bloodline to rule the planet. As the son of King Vegeta, he was taken by Freeza when the Saiyans and Freeza entered into a working contract. After his planet was destroyed he was raised in Freeza's domain, schooled and attended by Nappa. Eventually he made it to Earth to retrieve the dragonballs, where he defeated Goku but barely escaped with his life. He later encountered the Earth fighters again on Namek, at which time he was trying to gather the Namekian dragonballs for himself in order to exact revenge against Freeza. He assisted Krillin and Gohan in their fight against the Ginyu Force, but finally met his end at the hands of Freeza, only to be brought back to life by the Earth dragonballs.

During his stay on Earth, Vegeta becomes an uneasy ally of the Earth warriors, even having children with Bulma. His goal remains to destroy Goku and become the strongest Saiyan, as his princely position dictates, throughout the entire series.

Vegeta hates Goku perpetually because he cannot believe that a third-class Saiyan could hold greater power than a super-elite. However, Vegeta often loses battles because of his pride and not because of lack of strength or ability. He actually posseses more finesse and intelligence as a fighter than Goku, but his motives often cloud his judgement, and he loses as a result.