


Also, Vegeta had King Vegeta, Nappa, and Freeza as his father figures.The problem is that Vegeta has a very skewed idea of what proper parenting is due to both his own childhood and being a Saiyan, and thinks that the only way to raise his son is to abuse and belittle him so he'll become tougher and stop acting "weak." After their year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Vegeta is a bit more respectful toward his son, and he genuinely becomes proud of his son when Trunks stands up to him. It is implied in a lot of Vegeta's dialogue that he does care about Trunks and wants his future son to be strong and succeed.Judging from Future Trunks' thoughts about exiting the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and hearing the "first bit of positive reinforcement in over a year" from Goku talking about his hair, said training didn't fix their relationship much either. The way he behaves, it's as if he's deliberately going out of his way to be a terrible parent to Trunks. In the next episode, he punched Trunks for saying that Goku was stronger than him.

In Episode 38 alone, he's called Future Trunks a literal bastard, a failure, and a disappointment twice.Abusive Alien Parents: Goku, Chi-Chi, and Piccolo may not have done a great job of raising Gohan, but Vegeta makes them look like "Parents of the Year.".However, though he might not be fond of the idea, Vegeta slowly becomes a close ally of the Z Fighters, even starting a family with Bulma, though currently he still remains an Anti-Villain. After a grueling battle with Goku, Vegeta continues to try and get stronger, hoping to be able to defeat his fellow Saiyan for humiliating him on Earth. The Prince ( technically King) of All Saiyans and one of the last members of his race, he initially comes to Earth to gain immortality from the Dragon Balls, only to be confronted by the Z Fighters.
