Dragon Ball Super
VegetaandGokuhave been competing for the title of ‘ strongest Saiyan ’ since they first crossed paths inDragon Ballcanon , and while fans have widely accept that Goku has that deed locked down , it was in reality already revealed at the get-go ofDragon Ball Superthat Vegeta was the stronger of the two .
WhenVegeta first defend Gokuway back at the beginning ofDragon Ball Z , he was able to crush him ( literally ) . However , that variance in power would soon flip during theFrieza Saga , as Goku trained heavily enough to not only surpass Vegeta , but also unlock the transmutation of Super Saiyan . Before long , Vegeta would unlock the Super Saiyan formas well , at which distributor point he was basically a in full - regenerate villain and member of the Z - Fighters . Therefore , Goku and Vegeta check trying to kill each other ( for the most part ) and actually prepare together to increase both of their power layer . Still , every time that Vegeta made a step forward it was only to find out that Goku had already stand out him , give the impression that he would always be the 2d strong Saiyan . However , even before the appearance of Ultra Ego , one sequence inDragon Ball Superhint that Vegeta was obscure a power a lot stronger than Goku ’s .
Lord Beerus Confirms Vegeta Was Stronger Than Goku In Dragon Ball Super
InDragon Ball Superchapter # 3 by Akira Toriyama and Toyotarou , Lord Beerus amount to Earth seeking the Super Saiyan God he believe he saw in a vision . Upon arriving at the major planet , Beerus contend Gotenks ( though ‘ fight ’ is a generous term ) , and reek Bulma , who sharply chew up Beerus for being too violent with the kids , and for being an overall unspeakable guest . This leads Vegeta to call his now - iconic “ my Bulma ” descent before erupting in a massive surge of power . Vegeta assail Beerus in a fit of blind rage , at which point Vegeta in reality supervise to get a few solid collision in . While they were n’t negative to Lord Beerus in the slightest , Vegeta still did vastly better than Goku .
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When Goku first fought Lord Beerus on King Kai ’s world , he was powered up to Super Saiyan 3 , and even then , he could n’t make contact one individual fourth dimension . Beerus absolutely abase SSJ3 Goku , meanwhile Vegeta was in reality able to bump Beerus around a bit . The intellect this is so telling ( even when none of Vegeta ’s attack actually did anything ) is that Gods of Destruction can Ultra Instinct , even if they have n’t perfected it quite yet . Lord Beerus ’ organic structure should have avoided Vegeta ’s attacks automatically like with Goku , but Vegeta proved to be debauched , which is absolutely unbelievable - especially regard Vegeta was at a lower Super Saiyan horizontal surface than Goku .
Vegeta’s Rage Made Him Faster Than Ultra Instinct
Goku could n’t hit Lord Beerus when he was a Super Saiyan 3 , and even after he unlock Super Saiyan God , he does n’t bring down any smash in the manga ( but he does in the anime ) while Vegeta was able-bodied to do so as a presumed Super Saiyan 2 . This means Vegeta ’s basis military strength was astronomically higher than Goku ’s , as his Super Saiyan amplifier , boosted by his vestal fury from see " his Bulma " hit , made his body faster than Beerus ’ Ultra Instinct in Super Saiyan 2 , while Goku was n’t even nigh to that level of f number in Super Saiyan 3 . In myopic , while it was only for a moment , Vegeta ’s fight with Lord Beerus proves that he was strong thanGokuright at the starting line ofDragon Ball Super .
