The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week. This week, we're taking a look at the ruthless King Vegeta and his untimely end in the Dragon Ball Z anime!

Story

King Vegeta is the ruler of Planet Vegeta and father of the Vegeta we're most familiar with in the series.
One day, Frieza visits Planet Vegeta and presses the king to send his son to serve under him.

Seeing his race treated as mere subordinates of the tyrant Frieza enrages King Vegeta to the point that he can no longer stand idly by and allow the subjugation to continue. He gathers an elite group of Saiyan warriors and invades Frieza's ship with the intent of showing him just how strong the Saiyan race truly is.
The coup appears to go well at first, with the king and his soldiers defeating members of the Frieza Force one after another with ease until they stand face-to-face with Frieza himself.

"Dragon Ball Z" Anime Episode 78

Techniques

Kikoha (Ki Blast)
King Vegeta exterminates one of his underlings with a powerful blast from his right hand after the unfortunate soldier informs him that the occupation of Planet Tazba is taking longer than expected.

He further displays this power by wiping out several of Frieza's men with one mighty blast!