Vegeta

Vegeta or Prince Vegeta is a fictional character, villain, anti-hero and later hero in the manga and anime Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. He is the prince of the fallen Saiyan race, archrival to Son Goku and a powerful warrior.

His name can be considered a pun on either vegetable or the condiment vegeta.

Vegeta is known as much for his arrogance as for his fighting skill. He uses a device called a scouter to measure the power level of opponents in advance of a fight. In one episode, he angrily and excitedly yells out that that an opponents' power level is "OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAND!!", crushing the scouter in his hand as he does so.

This quote has formed the basis of a fad in which Vegeta yells about various things, such as his telephone bill, the national debt, or the price of a PS3, being "over 9000".

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