Dragonball Z

Like Buffy, I’ve been a fan of DBZ since the first episode of Dragonball. My favorite character, quite naturally, follows the same pattern of villain-turned-hero worship as Buffy’s Spike. Vegeta started out pretty stereotypical but actually managed to develop quite convincingly as the show progressed. Sure, Goku and the others are fine, but Vegeta is one of the few cartoon villains I’ve ever seen who suffers internal character conflict. I guess you could say that it’s the writer in me that respects him more than anything.

I’m not going to turn this page into a fan site; trust me, this show already has plenty. If you’re interested in learning more, I suggest you plug “Dragonball Z” into any major search engine or visit the official Dragonball Z website.

I too think vegeta and spike are both alike and great. However vegeta’s characters’ fall from grace was far more adult than spikes. He was abducted as a child, his family and whole species were murdered he was turned evil by over 20 years of abuse at the hands of freiza. Whereas spike was a demon and so an evil creature. The evil within vegeta wasn’t pure so it was easier to accept that with time he could find attonement.