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Dragon Ball enthusiasts can once again savor a rare moment when Vegeta triumphs over Goku, thanks to a beloved feature from the official archives.
The newest installment of the Toriyama Archives on the official Dragon Ball website presents fans with a nostalgic look at a classic artwork capturing one of Vegeta’s few legitimate victories against Goku. Interestingly, this showdown did not unfold on a traditional battlefield but rather in a setting that closely resembles a Super Famicom gaming console.
Originally released in 1993 as part of a promotional pamphlet, the artwork has been reissued with a caption stating, “Inside the Jump Multi World pamphlet, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump, we find a draft of a 4-panel comic strip. Titled ‘Friendship, Diligence, Victory,’ it humorously depicts Vegeta achieving victory over Goku in a video game! It’s amusing to see how even a game can lead these two to transform into Super Saiyans and engage in a full-blown competition.”
Dragon Ball’s Goku & Vegeta Duke It Out for Major Shonen Jump Anniversary in Rare Art Reveal
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The art, originally published in 1993 for a promo pamphlet, was republished with a caption reading, “Here we have a 4-panel comic strip draft printed inside the Jump Multi World pamphlet, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump. Titled ‘Friendship, Diligence, Victory,’ it features Vegeta finally seizing victory over Goku in a video game! It’s utterly hilarious how even a video game is enough to make these two transform into Super Saiyans and duke it out in earnest.”
Vegeta has been Goku’s premier rival since the character’s introduction in Chapter 204 of the original Dragon Ball manga, “Sayonara, Son Goku,” in 1989. Like Goku, Vegeta is one of the few survivors of the destruction of their home world, although his trajectory as a character couldn’t be further from that of the Dragon Ball protagonist.
In his earliest appearances, Vegeta served as one of the Dragon Ball franchise’s most fearsome antagonists. In the decades since then, however, Vegeta has evolved into a more well-rounded, understandable figure, albeit one whose temper is still exceptionally short and whose rage knows almost no bounds.
Fans looking for more Goku and Vegeta action can rest easy knowing that they will be receiving just that when the next Dragon Ball Super anime arrives. Announced earlier this year, Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol was teased during the Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri event with a promo image featuring the two Saiyans in their usual outfits, save for the addition of the Galactic Patrol symbol on each.
Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol will adapt the hit Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga arc from the Dragon Ball Super manga, which marked the introduction of the villainous Moro. A powerful sorcerer, Moro escapes his imprisonment before setting out draining the life force from various worlds in order to maintain his own youth.
Although Galactic Patrol doesn’t yet have a confirmed release date, it is likely that the series will premiere some time in 2027 or 2028. Until then, fans will have to look forward to Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, which is slated to be released later this year as a partial remake and remaster of the first Dragon Ball Super anime story arc.
- Created by
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Akira Toriyama
- First Episode Air Date
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April 26, 1989