Although his rival Goku tends to get most of the limelight when it comes to his role in the anime industry in general, Vegeta isn’t too far off in terms of relevance and fan adoration. Over the course of Dragon Ball, Vegeta has had perhaps the greatest redemption arc of them all, leading many to believe that he is the series’ most well-written character.
Aside from this, Vegeta is also one of the most powerful beings in the entire Dragon Ball multiverse, especially after he unlocked his Ultra Ego transformation. Due to how much his strength has grown over the years, let’s take a look at the strongest Shonen anime characters who would definitely lose to the Saiyan Prince.
7 Anime Where The Villain Wins At The End
There are many stories that follow a very clear and typical format, but here are a few anime that end with the villain winning in one way or another.
Even Gear 5 Wouldn’t Be Enough To Save Luffy
Anime: One Piece
Ever since the Wano arc, Luffy has secured his name in the gauntlet of the most powerful characters in One Piece upon awakening his brand-new Gear 5 state. Due to the Awakened powers of his Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika fruit, Luffy has gained abilities that, on the surface, allow him to manipulate reality to a degree.
However, despite such an overpowered arsenal for One Piece, it simply couldn’t last a day in the Dragon Ball universe, least of all against Vegeta. Due to the Prince now having the powers of a Destroyer God, he out scales Luffy in just about every metric, and even though Luffy has reality-altering powers, Vegeta’s strength exists far beyond anything he could contend with.
Naruto Is Strong, But Vegeta Is Stronger
Anime: Naruto
Over the years, Naruto has greatly risen in strength compared to how powerful he was at the start of the series. Through learning multiple new techniques, gaining new transformations, and being gifted with some of the most potent Chakra of all time, Naruto reached his peak with his Baryon Mode, making him one of the strongest characters in the verse.
However, despite a sizable jump in power that safely puts him among the most powerful characters in his series, even the heights of Baryon Mode are easily eclipsed by Vegeta, even in the Saiyan’s weaker forms. Some fans even believe that base Vegeta is enough to defeat Naruto’s Baryon Mode.
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Sukuna Is The Strongest In His Series, But Vegeta Is Stronger
Anime: Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen places a lot of emphasis on strength and the pursuit of getting stronger, and the main antagonist of the franchise, Ryomen Sukuna, is the pinnacle of this as the most powerful character in the series. Through his mastery of the power system and his many overpowered techniques, Sukuna remains the greatest sorcerer of all time.
However, despite having incredible might, and even a move that can level a city block, Sukuna would be an afterthought in front of the Saiyan Prince. With impossible levels of strength and speed, Vegeta could just eliminate Sukuna before he could even react. Mahoraga remains one of Sukuna’s greatest tools, but even he would be eviscerated by a single powerful Ki blast from Vegeta.
All Might’s Quirk Can’t Save Him
Anime: My Hero Academia
As the picture of heroism, All Might is the most powerful hero in the world and his Quirk, known as One For All, is one of the strongest in the series. This Quirk is very straightforward, in that it just gifts the user incredible strength, speed, stamina, and durability as well as heightened perception and endurance, making them incredibly overpowered for the world.
However, All Might plays right into Vegeta’s wheelhouse with his battle-focused Quirk, which unfortunately puts him at the greatest disadvantage ever. Although All Might is incredibly strong, his stats are negligible compared to Vegeta, as the Saiyan out scales him in just about every way in his base form.
7 Western Anime That Rival One Piece
Although anime is undoubtedly synonymous with Japan through series like One Piece, there are some anime made in the West that are just as good.
Yhwach Would Be An Interesting Fight For Vegeta
Anime: Bleach
Yhwach is generally considered to be the strongest character in all of Bleach due to sporting an incredibly broken ability known as The Almighty. With this power, Yhwach can perceive multiple different futures and timelines and freely manipulate them in order to usher forth a future that’s advantageous to him. Due to this, it’s almost impossible to truly beat him.
However, Vegeta may hold the key to doing so. Although Vegeta’s physical strength is far greater than that of Yhwach, even in his much weaker forms, Ultra Ego’s Destruction ability allows the Prince to destroy things down to a molecular level. Using this power, he can simply erase Yhwach before he can escape or change the future, making this a great match-up to see.
Sung Jinwoo Is Currently Weaker Than Vegeta
Anime: Solo Leveling
Solo Leveling is actually quite similar to Dragon Ball in the sense that it places quite a lot of importance on strength and the pursuit of power. There is no better representation of this than the main character Sung Jinwoo, who has risen to become one of the most powerful characters in his entire series.
Although his manipulation of shadows and general physical stats are insanely broken, they still don’t quite touch the level of Vegeta and his ultimate form. Of course, a fight between them would be amazing to see, but due to the insane destructive power of Ultra Ego, most fans believe that Vegeta would defeat Jinwoo.
6 Anime Characters Who Would Lose To Goku
Goku is one of the strongest characters in anime, so let’s go over a list of characters who would lose to him in a fight.
Saitama Would Give Vegeta His Toughest Fight
Anime: One Punch Man
How does one even hope to match a character whose entire purpose is to mock power scaling by just being so far above it? Saitama was created specifically to point out the ridiculousness of Shonen anime power scaling by being a main character who exists as the most powerful being in the entire universe.
In a fight against Vegeta, it could honestly go either way. Dragon Ball fans believe that Ultra Ego’s destructive power could even wipe out the Caped Baldy, while One Punch Man fans think that Saitama’s strength and speed are far too great for even the Saiyan Prince to deal with, so a match-up between them would be amazing to see.
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