Goku was directly involved in that arms race. If he wasn't going to be 'supreme' then Goku would.
When Goku was a non factor he was not going to push himself to Frieza level though he would have nothing against other means of taking out the Tyrant.
Honestly yes. Piccolo was still in the Demon clan until he sacrificed himself for Gohan.
Vegeta on the other hand had no real reason to return to Earth unless he tacitly signed up for Z Senshi membership.
I always thought Vegeta was preoccupied with Goku the moment Krillin stuck a sword in his back, but he repeatedly stated he wanted to get immortality to beat Frieza.
Perhaps until the Ginyu fight he was confident he was still a great deal stronger than Goku, like he proved on Earth and felt the...
Good screen captures. I remember back a trillion years ago I always thought that Vegeta surpassed Goku for a short while, but perhaps the heart virus had Goku somewhat weaker than his Vs. Frieza form.
Honestly it does make it hurt for Vegeta, and motivates him a whole lot more.
Vegeta was happy being 18 - 24k as long as he was the strongest Saiyan. If some other being is stronger than him he more or less accepts it. (The latest example is Beerus.)
Now another Saiyan in the lower caste...
This was like the will he or won't he saga. His intentions were never evil, albeit they were selfish and stupid.
So while he has anti-hero vibes he is fully a Z fighter. At least Piccolo was planning to conquer the world after he beat the Saiyans.
I stepped into the grand tour for like a 15 episode stretch sometime within the last two years then the kids switched to Super.
Damm b4 the Baby Saga too. :cry
Still haven't got to picking back up Dragon Ball 1 so I should really get that done. :et