Remember, this is a conversation about ''Goku'', not Gohan or Krillin[[note]]Remember, Krillin has always been characterized as a coward and Gohan does not have a warrior's spirit.[[/note]]. Goku is TheHero and is essentially the story's ideal. Vegeta, throughout all of Namek, is trying to avoid dealing with ANY villain whom he knows is stronger than he is. The only time Vegeta agrees to an open fight at any time on Namek is when he thinks he's comparatively stronger. When he ''knows'' he's outmatched (such as with the Ginyus and Frieza), he either tries to run away or does whatever it takes to avoid battle.
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Remember, this is a conversation about \'\'Goku\'\', not Gohan or Krillin[[note]]Remember, Krillin has always been characterized as a coward and Gohan does not have a warrior\'s spirit.[[/note]]. Goku is TheHero and is essentially the story\'s ideal. Vegeta, throughout all of Namek, is trying to avoid dealing with ANY villain whom he knows is stronger than he is. The only time Vegeta agrees to an open fight at any time on Namek is when he thinks he\'s comparatively stronger. When he \'\'knows\'\' he\'s outmatched (such as with the Ginyus and Frieza), he either tries to run away or does whatever it takes to avoid battle. And it didn\'t work--he still winds up having to fight the battles he tried to run from.
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Compare this to Goku. The moment Goku finds out about Frieza, he wants to fight him, no matter how much stronger Frieza is. When Vegeta realizes that he can't beat Ginyu, he tries to grab the Dragonballs and run. When he can't do that, he tries to destroy them. When Frieza transforms and reveals that he outclasses him in power, Vegeta first tries to run away (in Frieza's second form) and later has an emotional breakdown when Frieza (in his final form) beats his trump card.
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Compare this to Goku. The moment Goku finds out about Frieza, he wants to fight him, no matter how much stronger Frieza is. When Vegeta realizes that he can\'t beat Ginyu, he tries to grab the Dragonballs and run. When he can\'t do that, he tries to destroy them. When Frieza transforms and reveals that he outclasses him in power, Vegeta first tries to run away (in Frieza\'s second form) and later has an emotional breakdown when Frieza (in his final form) beats his trump card.
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Again, compare this to Goku. When Goku realizes Frieza is stronger than he is, Goku starts fighting harder, even though it's futile. When Frieza beats his trump card (the Spirit Bomb), Goku is still trying to fight.
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Again, compare this to Goku. When Goku realizes Frieza is stronger than he is, Goku starts fighting harder, even though it\'s futile. When Frieza beats his trump card (the Spirit Bomb), Goku is still trying to fight.
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My point: the Namek saga repeatedly implies that Vegeta's major failing is his own cowardice and reliance on trickery and deception. In the end, all his trickery and deception didn't avail him--it only delayed the inevitable. No matter what he did, how hard he tried and fought, Goku's actions surpassed him. [[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_power_levels Even without the Kaioken]], Goku's more
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My point: the Namek saga repeatedly implies that Vegeta\'s major failing is his own cowardice and reliance on trickery and deception. In the end, all his trickery and deception didn\'t avail him--it only delayed the inevitable. No matter what he did, how hard he tried and fought, Goku\'s actions surpassed him. [[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_power_levels Even without the Kaioken]], Goku\'s more \"valorous\" approach granted him greater leaps in power than Vegeta\'s more pragmatic and cowardly approach.
