The rivalry between Goku and Vegeta is one of the most epic and exciting of Dragon BalHe, despite the fact that both now fight for the same side, that of the Z Fighters.
He was born in the first arc of Dragon Ball Z, with the Saiyan invasion that threatened the peace of Earth. In the end, when Goku decides to spare Vegeta’s life, a number of encounters begin that start from respect for each other for being formidable martial arts warriors.
This dispute between the two, in which they debate being the most powerful warrior, leaves us with an epic battle between the two in the Majin Buu saga of Dragon Ball Z. Vegeta makes everyone believe that he allowed himself to be dominated by Babidi to go with everything against who up to that moment had been his colleague.
At times Vegeta becomes obsessed with surpassing Goku. The high point of this mania is recorded after the Frieza arc, when the prince sees a low race warrior transform into a Super Saiyan. All these behaviors were analyzed on the official Dragon Ball site.
He psychologist Nobuyuki Ota, Associate Professor at Chubu University’s Graduate School of Contemporary Education. And also a PhD in Educational Psychology from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development of Nagoya Universitywas consulted by the official site of the Akira Toriyama franchise, to offer his view on the relationship / rivalry between Goku and Vegeta.
Goku and Vegeta: a therapy rivalry?
Goku and Vegeta cooperate when necessary, but sometimes they also fight to determine who is stronger. From an outsider’s perspective, they do look like rivals. However, it is not clear if these two warriors feel the same way. It seems that Vegeta considers Goku as his rival, but I think that Goku is not the type of person who sees others as his rivals. The emotion that drives Goku is not competitiveness, but an intense desire to become stronger,” says Professor Ota, according to the official Dragon Ball site.
So, far from wanting to criticize or judge Vegeta, the psychologist analyzes that the rivalry that Vegeta feels is not obsessive against Goku, but rather, in his own way, he is looking for someone superior to him to feel that he can reach him and thus grow in his activity. , which in this case is power and martial arts.
Professor Ota says that this is called a one-sided rivalry.
“Actually, one-sided rivalries are quite common. In a psychological survey, if you ask the question ‘Is there someone you consider your rival?’, more than half of the participants will answer yes. However, that number drops significantly when you ask those same people if they think their rival feels the same way about them. As in a romantic relationship, it is usually not possible to confirm what both individuals are feeling at a given moment, so it is common for a single person in such a situation to be thinking: ‘That is my rival’, said the expert. .