Editing Vegeta (section)

==Reception==
[[File:NYCC 2016 - M (30113091402).jpg|thumb|right|Cosplayer portraying Vegeta's appearance when he is under the influence of Babidi]]
Vegeta has generally received praise by various reviewers from manga, anime and other media. Theron Martin from [[Anime News Network]] noted Vegeta's pride as being partially responsible for the success of the series. His fight against Goku during the final story arc was also commented to be very entertaining, despite its length as well as Goku and Vegeta's fighting styles, which Martin considered to have become stale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-z/dvd-season-8|title=Dragon Ball Z DVD - Season 8 Uncut|author=Martin, Theron|access-date=May 12, 2009|date=March 4, 2009|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=August 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811150931/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-z/dvd-season-8|url-status=live}}</ref> In another review, Theron noted Vegeta's overcoming his pride to help defeat Cell as the best scene from the fight against said antagonist due to how it creates the climax of the scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-z/dvd-season-6|title=Dragon Ball Z DVD - Season 6 Box Set (uncut)|author=Martin, Theron|access-date=May 12, 2009|date=November 25, 2008|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429032122/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-z/dvd-season-6|url-status=live}}</ref> Todd Douglass Jr. from [[DVD Talk]] commented on Vegeta's skills and anger, noting them to be a good combination for any fight even though it is a one-sided battle due to how powerful he is. Douglass called his reveal as a villain during the appearance of Babidi, "the real meat" of the story.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36155/dragon-ball-z-season-eight/|title= Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight|publisher= [[DVD Talk]]|date= February 1, 2009|author= Douglass Jr., Todd|access-date= May 12, 2009|archive-date= April 19, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230419125456/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/36155/dragon-ball-z-season-eight/|url-status= live}}</ref> Carlos Ross from Them Anime Reviews found Vegeta and Bulma's relationship to have too much comic potential and comments that such characterization was lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=245|title=Dragon Ball Z Review|publisher=Themanime.org|author=Ross, Carlos|access-date=May 17, 2009|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173343/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=245|url-status=live}}</ref>

Vegeta is a popular character in the series, placing fourth in the 1993 ''Dragon Ball'' character popularity poll voted on by ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' readers, and moved up to second in the 1995 one.<ref name="WSJ polls">{{cite book |title=Dragon Ball The Complete Illustrations|date=October 2008|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|isbn=978-1-4215-2566-2|pages=215, 217}}</ref> In 2004, fans of the series voted him the second most popular character for a poll in the book ''Dragon Ball Forever''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dragon Ball Forever |year=2004 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |isbn=4-08-873702-4|language=ja}}</ref>

There has also been multiple criticism to his relationship with Bulma with writers finding it forced. In [[About.com]] "Top 8 Anime Love Stories", Vegeta and Bulma's relationship ranked second with Katherine Luther commenting that such a relationship was unpredictable by fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anime.about.com/od/animeprimer/tp/aa100303.htm|title=Top 8 Anime Love Stories|access-date=June 26, 2009|author=Luther, Katherine|publisher=[[About.com]]|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145429/http://anime.about.com/od/animeprimer/tp/aa100303.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Japanese voice actor Toru Furuya expressed shock Trunks was Bulma's and Vegeta's child from the future despite the fact that Yamcha and Bulma were often in a relationship and Yamcha was turned into a cheater to cause such change. Hiromi Tsuru, Bulma's first Japanese actress, was also shocked by this change, believing her character would end with Yamcha.<ref>2004, TV Anime Guide: Dragon Ball Tenka’ichi Densetsu
</ref> Bulma's voice actress joked that it was difficult for her to love Vegeta, having thought Bulma would end up with Yamcha.<ref name="Animation3">{{cite book|title=DRAGON BALL 大全集 補巻 TV ANIMATION PART 3|year=1996|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|pages=107–113|isbn=4-08-102019-1}}</ref> Mania Entertainment writer Briana Lawerence listed Vegeta 9th in the article 10 Male Headaches of Anime, criticizing his personality and his repeated desire to surpass Goku's power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/10-male-headaches-anime_article_118033.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009023451/http://www.mania.com/10-male-headaches-anime_article_118033.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2009|title=10 Male Headaches of Anime|last=Lawerence|first=Briana|date=October 6, 2009|publisher=Mania Entertainment|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref>

Vegeta has appeared in the [[Anime Grand Prix]] poll taking high places in the category "best male character" in the 1991 poll<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1991.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523154147/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1991.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2010|script-title=ja:第13回アニメグランプリ1991年5月号|publisher=[[Animage]]|language=ja|access-date=April 11, 2011}}</ref> and 1992 poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1992.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914195158/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1992.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2009|script-title=ja:第14回アニメグランプリ1992年5月号|publisher=[[Animage]]|language=ja|access-date=April 11, 2011}}</ref> Vegeta was placed twenty-first in [[IGN]]'s 2009 top anime character of all-time list, calling him "the original unmitigated bastard" that preceded [[Light Yagami]] and [[Lelouch Lamperouge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/103/1036651p1.html|title=Goku wins a place with the best|date=October 20, 2009|author=Mackenzie, Chris|publisher=IGN|access-date=February 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612043634/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/103/1036651p1.html|archive-date=June 12, 2012}}</ref> and in the tenth spot in 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/04/top-25-greatest-anime-characters?page=4 | title=Top 25 Greatest Anime Characters | author=Isler, Ramsey | date=February 4, 2014 | publisher=IGN | access-date=March 13, 2014 | archive-date=December 18, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218041201/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/04/top-25-greatest-anime-characters?page=4 | url-status=live }}</ref> Vegeta came third on IGN's 2014 Top 10 Anime Villains list, stating, "The most famous bad-guy-turned-not-so-bad in all of anime. Vegeta started out as an alien punk with a sadistic streak and an inferiority complex, but over time he became one of Goku's friends, and every now and then, if he was feeling nice that day, he'd help save the world."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/07/30/top-10-anime-villains?page=2 | title=Top 10 Anime Villains | author=Isler, Ramsey | date=July 30, 2014 | publisher=IGN | access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> A Biglobe poll conducted in 2012 listed Vegeta at number 16 of Japanese fans' favorite ''[[tsundere]]'' characters, the highest among male characters on that list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/05/02/poll-japanese-fans-name-their-favorite-tsundere-characters|title=POLL: Japanese Fans Name Their Favorite Tsundere Characters|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319224627/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/05/02/poll-japanese-fans-name-their-favorite-tsundere-characters|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Thai magazine about anime characters also listed him among male tsunderes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeherald.com/2014/11/03/behold-vegeta-prince-saiyans-tsundere/|title=Behold Vegeta: Prince of the Saiyans and... Tsundere?|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603171940/https://www.animeherald.com/2014/11/03/behold-vegeta-prince-saiyans-tsundere/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A poll by Viz Media, editor responsible for the publication of the series in North America and Europe, confirms that Vegeta is the most popular character in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]''.<ref>[https://www.ruetir.com/2021/07/31/vegeta-surpasses-goku-as-the-most-popular-character-in-dragon-ball-according-to-fans-ruetir/ "Vegeta surpasses Goku as the most popular character in Dragon Ball according to fans."]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Ruetir.com.'' Web. September 23, 2021.</ref><ref>Brown, Urian. [https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/dragon-ball-super-popularity-poll-results-aug-2021 "Dragon Ball Super Popularity Poll Results Aug 2021."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924072007/https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/dragon-ball-super-popularity-poll-results-aug-2021 |date=September 24, 2021 }} ''Viz.com.'' Web. September 24, 2021.</ref> Both Goku and Vegeta were criticized for being too overpowered in ''Super'' to the point they steal the series' spotlight to the supporting cast while their strategies either lack complexity or create a plothole such as the time limit to the fusion Vegetto.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://comicsverse.com/admit-dragon-ball-super-is-terrible/ |first=Jay |last=Gibbs |title=It's Time to Admit that DRAGON BALL SUPER is Terrible |date=September 3, 2017 |website=ComicsVerse |access-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328210339/https://comicsverse.com/admit-dragon-ball-super-is-terrible/ |url-status=live }}</ref>