While Dragon Ball Z chapter proves that he actually misses being evil.
Vegeta was introduced in the early days of Dragon Ball Z as one of Frieza’s main henchmen and leader of the Saiyans who worked under the intergalactic dictator. He made his debut as a villainous invader of Earth whose goal was to wipe out the planet’s entire population and then sell the vacant world to the highest bidder. However, Vegeta was challenged by Goku and the Z-Fighters who eventually defeated Vegeta through teamwork and sent the evil Saiyan running. After that, Vegeta quickly ed forces with the Z-Fighters on Planet Namek when he decided to break free of Frieza’s control, and he needed all the allies he could get. From that point on, Vegeta was pretty much one of the Z-Fighters as he worked with them on a number of subsequent missions including battling the Androids, fighting Cell, and taking on Majin Buu–though that last one is a bit different from the rest as it reveals Vegeta secretly longed to relive his days as a villain.
In Dragon Ball chapter 459 by Akira Toriyama, the Z-Fighters are trying to come up with a way to stop Babidi from awakening Majin Buu–though not all the Z-Fighters are on the same page. Earlier in this saga, Vegeta notices that those who fall under Babidi’s influence gain a massive power-up, and he wanted to test that out for himself. So, when everyone was inside Babidi’s ship in an earlier chapter, Vegeta opened himself up to Babidi’s control and allowed the sorcerer to corrupt him–transforming him into Majin Vegeta. As Vegeta explains in this chapter, he did this because he missed being a ruthless warrior who wanted nothing more than to be the strongest–or at least, stronger than Goku.
Majin Vegeta Allowed the Saiyan to Release His Inhibitions and Be His Villainous Self
When Vegeta became a good guy, he not only fought on the side of justice as a defender of Earth, but he fully settled down. Vegeta got married, had a kid, and settled into a life of luxury. Sure, he trained a great deal, but he was a far cry from the Vegeta fans were introduced to. Long gone were the days of obliterating entire planets for a laugh or plotting to usurp the emperor of the galaxy, as those days were replaced with vacation liners and quality time with the family. At this point in the series, Vegeta missed who he used to be, but he still cared deeply for his wife and son. However, with Babidi’s influence, those feelings of love and concern were completely wiped away, leaving only Vegeta’s craving for power and superiority–not to mention that aforementioned power-up that came with going ‘Majin’.
While Vegeta got what he thought he wanted, he quickly realized that he didn’t actually want to go back to his villainous ways as he actively fought Babidi’s telepathic influence and used the power-up the sorcerer gave him against Majin Buu–sacrificing himself in the process. Even though Vegeta eventually came around, however, his darkest Dragon Ball Z form proves that he secretly missed being evil–and he was willing to put the entire planet on the line just so he could relive his ‘glory days’.
