Vegeta, King

King Vegeta was the father of Vegeta and the ruler of Planet Vegeta. King Vegeta is one of the strongest Saiyans, and perhaps the strongest adult Saiyan of his time. Although the Saiyans had hailed him and proudly served their king, he allowed Frieza to command his armies and give his people assignments to purge planets in return for pay and glory. However, secretly the great ruler feared for his throne, his son and his people, and thus he was pressured to go along with Frieza’s wishes for several years.

As the years passed and the pressure grew, King Vegeta nurtured his growing resentment and anger at what had become of his people and of Vegeta, of whom Frieza was taking greater and greater control. And so the king plotted to create a large revolt, in which he would gather the Saiyans' forces to fight together against Frieza and defeat him.

Before this could be accomplished in full, however, Frieza acted first. Although it was never apparent, King Vegeta deeply cared for his son; before commanding the attack on Frieza, he made certain that the prince Vegeta was safe on the opposite wing of the ship. When he was assured of the prince’s safety, King Vegeta boldly led his men through Frieza’s ship, destroying everything in his path as he stormed into the tyrant’s parlor. The king lunged at Frieza to attack him, but Frieza merely countered, and with a single blow, he took the life of King Vegeta.