Vegeta, the popular anti-hero from the tremendously successful Dragon Ball anime franchise, has truly come a long way in reestablishing himself as one of Earth's glorious heroes alongside Goku. Vegeta's ascension to stardom began when he attacked Earth in an attempt to kill Goku. Not only did he fail, but he was swayed by the rival Saiyan to form a truce and protect Earth together.

From his dastardly beginnings, Vegeta emerged as somewhat of an anti-hero/villain that could flip at the drop of a hat. He was still unstable, yet remained true on his word to spare the Earth until he could surpass Goku.

This soon changed when Vegeta got a family of his own. As much as he hated to admit it, he cared deeply for Bulma, Trunks, and Bulla, and would not allow anything to happen to them. In turn, Vegeta shifted from an anti-hero/villain into a hero. Now, he had something to protect. Now, he had a purpose, even if it partially included surpassing Goku.

As the occasional comic relief of the Dragon Ball series, Vegeta is still portrayed as a sadistic Saiyan with no regard to anything and anyone but himself. He still is cold-hearted and he regularly falls victim to his old habits. Whether these nefarious deeds include gleefully hurting his opponents to backstabbing his family and friends, Vegeta is still very much evil.

Therefore, let's take a dive and discuss 15 of Vegeta's most horrendous deeds to date. This is going to be a fun ride!

14 They Didn't Deserve It This Bad

Burter and Recoome were none other than the brutal members of the Ginyu Force, Frieza's personal troop. Recoome, however, proved to be the most despicable member, who enjoyed making his opponents suffer before killing them. Burter, the super-speed memeber, was very similar as well.

Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan stood no chance against these villains, and required the help of Goku in order to defeat the duo. However, even though Goku had both villains down for the count, Vegeta mercilessly killed them both, much to the disdain of Goku who watched. Even though his logic was somewhat correct of killing the two murderers, his method of doing so was nothing less than graphic.

13 No Redemption Here

When Vegeta touched down on Earth, his assignment was mainly to kill Goku. However, the Z fighters had to stall time before Goku could make his awaited arrival. Of course, he came and battled Vegeta with all he had. However, the sadistic part about it was that he openly targeted Krillin and Gohan during the battle.

As strong as he was, Goku ended up throwing out his body and relied heavily on Gohan to defeat Vegeta. Although he succeeded, Vegeta attacked both Krillin and Gohan mercilessly as if they were his targets. To make matters worse, he did it again when he was on Planet Namek searching for the Dragon Balls. To that end, Vegeta saw the two as nothing more than foot-soldiers, even though Krillin spared his life.

12 Leaving His Wife And Baby Alone

One of the most surprising elements of the storyline in DBZ was the amazing plot twist of Vegeta becoming a father and the husband to Bulma. Without much being stated, Vegeta was a terrible father initially. His only concern was obviously becoming a Super Saiyan, and he openly put his family into risk.

In the Android Saga, Bulma freely traveled the Earth even though the risk of the Android was high. While this could be Bulma's fault for having her baby out in harm's way, Vegeta was nowhere to be found. Bulma hinted that even she didn't even know where Vegeta was.

11 He Really Doesn't Give His Family An Easy Time

In the Android Saga, Future Trunks came to the present to warn the Z fighters of the impending destruction of Earth by the Androids and Cell. Even though he had vital information on how to defeat the Androids, he was much less an annoyance to Vegeta. Vegeta held a total disregard for his son.

He scolded him time after time, even though Trunks only wanted to help him. The highlight of this happened when Trunks tried to inform Vegeta to kill Cell before it was too late, and Vegeta angrily made him submit. It was excessive and unnecessary, to say the least.

10 Putting The Whole Earth In Danger

One of Vegeta's most infamous moments happened when he gave in to temptation to the wizard, Babidi. Unlike the whole Baby charade, Vegeta willfully submitted to the wizard to become his previous self. Throughout this ordeal, Vegeta betrayed his friends and family and put the entire Earth in danger.

Not only did this result in the deaths of Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo, but Vegeta's actions allowed Babidi to summon Majin Buu, who would go on to destroy the Earth with his family on it. Talk about betrayal. Even Goku was powerless to stop the events that followed Vegeta's actions. Vegeta started the Cell Saga, and now he instigated the Buu saga. In fact, Vegeta's backtrack made the entire Buu saga possible. There is no question about that.

9 Tired Of Being A Family Man

As mentioned previously, Vegeta allowed for Buu to destroy the Earth and kill his family. Let's explain that a bit more. When Vegeta realized what he was doing was wrong, the damage was already done. Buu was revived, and his mind was set on destroying the planet. Vegeta's heroics stalled the effort, but the result remained the same. Buu got his wish and wiped the Earth clean of all life.

This all came because Vegeta was tired of his life as a family man. Never mind that Vegeta was already getting stronger, he believed that somehow betraying his family and killing everyone would make him stronger when it hasn't before. He threw the lives of his loved ones away for his selfish ambition just as he was starting to become a hero. It doesn't get any more evil than that.

8 Stealing Away The Dragon Balls

During the Frieza saga, the Z fighters formulated a scheme to collect the Dragon Balls before Frieza could. This could, in theory, stop Frieza from achieving immortality and power and could wish Frieza dead. The advantage was with the Z fighters because Frieza's men were initially preoccupied with Vegeta anyway.

This changed when Vegeta killed Zarbon. Vegeta began capturing the Dragon Balls. He got in the way of the Z fighters' plan and he instigated the arrival of the Ginyu Force and Frieza. Basically, Vegeta's actions on Namek only sped up Frieza's eventual launch on Namek and his assault on Goku and his friends.

7 A Childish Problem

Granted, Vegeta's transformation to Baby Vegeta wasn't exactly his prerogative. Still, the immense destruction that Vegeta caused was enough to place him on this list. Again, Baby Vegeta decimated everyone that challenged him. Perhaps the most horrible thing Baby Vegeta done was hurting his own son.

After excessively hurting Trunks, Baby Vegeta turned full ape and tried to stomp the life out of him. Still, Baby was controlling Vegeta, which make the destruction somewhat justified. Nevertheless, was it really a coincidence that Baby chose Vegeta?

6 These Are Children!

The picture says it all. In the Buu Saga, Vegeta turned into Majin Buu and went on a rampage. At the end, he found remorse from betraying his family and friends. He talked good game in his final moment dedicated to Bulma and Trunks. And, when Trunks actually came to see him, he had nothing to say. He knocked Trunks and Goten out coldly, without reassuring his son that everything would be alright.

Although it was necessary for Vegeta to knock the two out to carry out his final wish of self-sacrifice, you would think that Trunks would have been owed a simple sign of affection from his father, even if it was just a pluck on the forehead.

5 When Simply Besting Someone Isn't Enough

The picture says it all, again. That sadistic smirk across the face of the Saiyan prince and Jeice's frightened glare sets up what is about to be said. Vegeta killed Jeice in cold blood, even though Jeice begged for his life. Granted, Jeice was a monster and would have probably served as a thorn in Vegeta's side later if he would have been spared. Then again, no he would have not.

Vegeta had a vengeance against the Ginyu Force. He wanted them dead no matter what, even though Goku has readily proved that through restraint villains can be defeated. Vegeta didn't care about defeating Jeice, just doing his worst to him.

4 A Very Ungrateful Winner

In the new addition to the Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball Super, Captain Ginyu made an incarnation as the right hand man to the newly revived Frieza. Ginyu was particularly strong, defeating a majority of the Z fighters. Unfortunately he met his fate when he faced Vegeta. All eyes were on Vegeta, as the new good guy, to defeat Ginyu and finally show the heroic restraint Goku shows to his enemies.

Well, he didn't. Vegeta killed Ginyu without any mercy. He obliterated Ginyu, even though it was proven that Ginyu was nowhere near Vegeta's strength. Time proved that Vegeta truly didn't change. He was an evil killer to the core, who had no regard for his friends and enemies.

3 The Innocent Namekians

In the Frieza Saga, Vegeta was busy collecting the Dragon Balls in order to make himself the strongest warrior in the universe. In this pursuit, he ran into some Namekians trying to defend the Dragon Balls. Instead of dodging the weaklings since he was already in possession of a few Dragon Balls, Vegeta opted to kill them all instead.

He killed the harmless Namekians instantly and smiled as they choked on their own blood. It was horrific, to say the least. Again, this was during Vegeta's shift from villain to anti-hero. But, you would have to agree that killing them was a bit much.

2 This Guy Didn't Even Pose A Threat

The Frieza saga was Vegeta's center stage. Nearly all of Vegeta's horrible acts were derived from this saga. And, to make it even more relevant, another one of Vegeta's sins is from this saga. Guldo, known as the weakest member of the Ginyu Force, proved to be a match for Krillin and Gohan. He was probably the most harmless and least likely to do any damage to the Z fighters in any way.

Still, Vegeta didn't care. He killed Guldo, even though the little rapscallion posed no threat to him. Again, this was unnecessary and validates that Vegeta's really into senseless killing. Guldo even realized this at the end, as he trembled in fear upon meeting Vegeta. Even he knew he wouldn't stand a chance against the Saiyan prince. Still, he met a unfortunate end that didn't have to happen.

1 Not Even One Care About The Crowd

Ranked number one as Vegeta's most horrible act is the Saiyan warrior's massacre of the crowd present at the Tournament during the Buu saga. When Vegeta defected, he senselessly shot a beam into the crowd, killing all of the innocent bystanders instantly, much to the horror of everyone.

What made this feat so intensifying is that Vegeta seemed overjoyed at doing so. He was glad to be back to his murderous self, especially since he had converted to a hero sometime previously. Killing the crowd in cold blood was Vegeta's most evil feat yet, and it hasn't been matched since, at least not yet.