10 years later, Vegeta enters the World Martial Arts tournament and watches Goku depart, where his friend will train Uub the arts of martial combat. Later Majin Buu is reverted to Kid Buu and is killed by Goku's Super Spirit Bomb. Later, Vegeta is revived, fuses with Goku, and becomes Vegetto, who dominates Majin Buu. He sacrifices himself and dies once again, where Majin Buu is still alive and fights SSJ3 Goku. Vegeta knocks Goku from behind when the evil demon Majin Buu comes and goes off to fight himself. He is then changed into Majin Vegeta after 7 years go by and fights Goku once again in his SSJ2 form. Goku dies after saving the Earth and Gohan kills Cell. Then he meets his son Trunks and later on fights Cell, where arrogance and pride obstructed him from victory. Vegeta is later resurrected and goes off to search for Goku (after Goku defeated the evil tyrant Frieza). Goku vows to take revenge for Vegeta on behalf of their race, burying the fallen prince and then beginning to fight Frieza, with the hope of avenging the Saiyan race, Vegeta's wish to Goku. Vegeta dies slowly and painfully, pouring his heart and his past out to Goku as the only other pure-blooded Saiyan left alive, this with tears rushing down the Saiyan Prince's face. However, Frieza fired a Death Beam right through Vegeta's heart, ending the Saiyan Prince's tortured life. Frieza effortlessly toys around with him and tosses him to the ground, where Vegeta was on the brink of death from Frieza's vicious assault, until the renewed Goku showed up and briefly rescued him. Later Dende is convinced and Vegeta is healed, Vegeta goes to combat Frieza's final form but it is still too much for him.
Vegeta later tells Dende to heal him but is denied and left to die. Krillin ultimately agrees and almost kills Vegeta. Vegeta convinces Krillin to attack him, knowing that if he is on the verge to death and healed, his power will increase more. Frieza turns into his third form and overpowers Piccolo, Vegeta knows that they all stand no chance unless he somehow gets stronger. Piccolo soon arrives and overpowers Frieza with his new powers given by King Kai, shocking Vegeta further. Frieza advances to his second form, dominates the group and impales Krillin (almost killing him until Dende comes and heals him). Elder Guru dies, Frieza arrives and the heroes stand no chance against him. Later, Gohan wishing Piccolo back to life. They stand no chance against Recoome, even though it seemed Vegeta had the upperhand, right until Goku comes and defeats the Ginyu force easy. The Ginyu force arrives and Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan kill Guldo. It is a race of who can collect the dragon balls first, later reaching the climax of Vegeta and the remaining Z fighters joining forces. Once there he encounters Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma again, not only that but that he discovers Frieza and his henchmen are also looking for the Dragon Balls. Once healed, he sets out for Planet Namek. Gohan later transforms into a Great Ape, Vegeta is at his limit and escapes in his space pod to another planet to be healed. There Goku gives Krillin his energy for a spirit bomb and Krillin, with the help of Gohan, throws it at Vegeta, greatly injuring Vegeta further but is still alive. He pummels Goku and engages battle with Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe, Yajirobe slices off Vegeta's tail thus making him back to his normal self. He fights Goku, and is not only badly injured but sent back to space but escapes at the last second, returning and transforming into a Great Ape, greatly shocking Goku. There he watches the Z fighters fight and die against Nappa and the Saibamen and when Goku arrives, he was shocked as Goku's power level was over 9000. Vegeta first initially arrives as one of the antagonists in the series, as he was arriving to Earth with Nappa in search of the mystical Dragon Balls so he could gain immortality and defeat Frieza. He later joins the Z Fighters while battling alongside them on Namek, and returns to Earth with them as well, where he remains for the rest of his life. Vegeta was once a young member of the Saiyan Army under the Planet trade organization, but after his race's demise, he worked alongside Nappa and Raditz, directly under Frieza.