Dragon Ball
Although Dragon Ball Daima made it canon, we had already seen Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 in several video games
The debut of Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 in ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ establishes that he is part of the canon, even though we have seen different versions of this powerful character in this state.
Episode 12 of ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ fulfilled the dream of many Vegeta fans: to finally see the Prince of Saiyans reach Super Saiyan 3 form. Although his appearance in Daima stands out because it makes Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 canon, we must remember that this is not the first time we have seen this form of the popular character in additional material, such as some of the video games.
These were the appearances of Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 in several ‘Dragon Ball’ video games before his debut in ‘Dragon Ball Daima’
The first time we could see Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 in a video game was in Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Battlers (2009), a collectible card game for arcade machines that unfortunately did not leave Japan. This version of the character had the characteristic features of this powerful form, such as the long blond hair and the lack of eyebrows.
In 2009, we also got to see Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This time, the Saiyan Prince did not come alone, but was added to the game along with a Super Saiyan 3 version of Broly. Both characters were controllable and reappeared in the sequel, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, which was released in 2010. It should be noted that in both Raging Blast, Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 was a separate character from the base Vegeta, similar to what happens with Majin Vegeta in some video games.
In 2010, Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 also made an appearance in Dragon Ball Heroes, another arcade trading card game not from the Land of the Rising Sun. In this title, there were different incarnations of the character that could reach this state: Vegeta from ‘Dragon Ball Z’, Vegeta from ‘Dragon Ball GT’, Xeno Vegeta, and even received a new transformation called Prince of Destruction Super Saiyan 3, which represented Majin Vegeta in Super Saiyan 3 instead of Super Saiyan 2.
These cards made it into the various Nintendo DS ports of the game released between 2013 and 2017 (Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission, Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2, and Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X). Again, these games never made it out of Japan.
The last appearance of Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 in a video game was in Dragon Ball Fusions (2016), a Nintendo DS exclusive title that focused on in-game character fusion, where he was controllable alongside other versions of Super Saiyan 3 such as Trunks from the future or the Goku from ‘Dragon Ball Z’, ‘Dragon Ball GT’, and ‘Dragon Ball Super’.
After his official debut in ‘Dragon Ball Daima,’ Vegeta Super Saiyan 3 is no longer a video game curiosity, but part of the official canon. His previous appearances in titles like Dragon Ball Heroes and Dragon Ball: Raging Blast have captivated fans so much that the brand has decided to make this form of the character official, giving the Saiyan Prince a new and powerful version.
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