Why did Vegeta tell Nappa to kill everyone, including Piccolo?

[Warmmedown]

He said it could be trouble if Goku teamed up with the others. He even specified to also kill Pikkoro, despite knowing he'd have to go to Namek to get the dragon balls (yeh he didn't know Freeza would be there, but still it's thinking super short term and impulsively unless he has good reason to think there's a genuine threat). He could've said "leave Piccolo", because surely Nappa can deal with Piccolo while Vegeta kills Kakarot.


What do you think made him think this - and was he just worried Nappa could be severely hurt, or was he worried he himself could also get hurt? Goku's PL was only 5000, but he'd have to raise it incredibly and beyond anything Vegeta saw from the other earthlings for him to even trouble Vegeta enough to need to transform.


Did the strong attacks like kienzan, kikoho, (can't remember if he'd seen masenko yet), Piccolo and Krillin teaming up to hit Nappa have him thinking Goku's 5000 could turn into a problem combined with Piccolo's PL?

 

[Symbiote]

It was the easiest way to deal with them.

 

[ahill1]

Because they'd be trouble, even Piccolo only. That's what Vegeta stated. Duhhh

 

[Warmmedown]

Yeh he stated it. So Goku 5000 and Piccolo 3000 is gonna trouble Nappa 6000 and Vegeta 18000? Why would he believe that though, when Piccolo was totally outmatched by Nappa? "what do you think made him think this?" duhhh

 

[Cell-Max]

He didn't. He was a psychopath. Vegeta had to stop him.

 

[Warmmedown]

He tells Nappa to kill Piccolo and Gohan. While Krillin was already incapacitated.

 

[SSJ2]

In the quote, he says that 5,000 could just be for starters. He could be viewing it like a Jeice & Ginyu vs Goku situation. Jeice was flea compared to Goku but was able to be enough of a distraction to let Ginyu take the upper hand. If Goku was close to equalling Vegeta, it wouldn't take much support for him to win.

 

[GreatSaiyaman123]

I don’t think Vegeta expected Goku to reach anywhere close to him at all. It’s definitely weird.

 

[Cell-Max]

He tells Nappa to kill Piccolo and Gohan. While Krillin was already incapacitated.

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I think it's reversed lol, I got it wrong. Vegeta was using and abusing Nappa. Nappa was his close friend or at least he thought so. Vegeta saw him as nothing more than a tool to be used and once his usefulness ran out he disposed of him in a cruel inhumane way.

 

[DBZAOTA482]

Vegeta just cautious of Goku's hidden powers. At just 5k, he already had Nappa shitting bricks because 5000 is above his current level.

 

[DBZAOTA482]

I think it's reversed lol, I got it wrong. Vegeta was using and abusing Nappa. Nappa was his close friend or at least he thought so. Vegeta saw him as nothing more than a tool to be used and once his usefulness ran out he disposed of him in a cruel inhumane way.

Tbf in Vegeta's mind, a Saiyan is only good for fighting and since Nappa couldn't fight anymore since Goku literally broke his spine, he was worthless in Vegeta's eyes.

 

[Spiral-Force]

I think part of Vegeta's confidence became unrecoverable mid-way through the Goku fight, but not necessarily before. I can see why this was questioned.

 

[ahill1]

Yeh he stated it. So Goku 5000 and Piccolo 3000 is gonna trouble Nappa 6000 and Vegeta 18000? Why would he believe that though, when Piccolo was totally outmatched by Nappa? "what do you think made him think this?" duhhh

Because Vegeta said so.

 

[Yoshi]

Tbf in Vegeta's mind, a Saiyan is only good for fighting and since Nappa couldn't fight anymore since Goku literally broke his spine, he was worthless in Vegeta's eyes.

It’s possible that Nappa could have been healed in a healing pod after the battle on Earth. Also, Nappa would be on the verge of death if Goku broke his spine, and Nappa asking for help up from Vegeta implies that he could get better later.

 

[DBZAOTA482]

It’s possible that Nappa could have been healed in a healing pod after the battle on Earth. Also, Nappa would be on the verge of death if Goku broke his spine, and Nappa asking for help up from Vegeta implies that he could get better later.

I don't think the healing pod can heal broken bones and even with surgery, Nappa would still be crippled for life because the spine is the core of your body's mobility.