💀 Frieza Was Brutal, But Namek Vegeta Was a Full-On PSYCHOPATH — And No One Wants to Admit It 😡🌌

Frieza was evil.

No one’s denying that.

But his evil was cold, calculated, and—dare I say—predictable.

He was a tyrant doing tyrant things.

Massacring civilizations?

Sure.

Destroying planets?

It’s in the job description.

But Vegeta?

Namek-era Vegeta?

He was something else entirely.

He wasn’t just evil.

He was unhinged.

The kind of dangerous that doesn’t follow rules.

Not even his own.

The kind that smiles while snapping necks, just because he can.

The kind that you don’t see coming—until it’s way too late.

Let’s rewind the tape.

This is the same Vegeta who begged for immortality not to stop Frieza, but to rule in his place.

He didn’t want peace.

He wanted domination.

He wasn’t fighting for justice.

He was fighting for vengeance—and he didn’t care who he trampled to get it.

Remember the Ginyu Force?

While Goku was trying to hold the line, Vegeta was too busy executing wounded enemies in cold blood.

And let’s not forget the murder of Guldo.

Was he a threat?

Sure.

But he was powerless at that point.

Frozen in time—literally.

And Vegeta didn’t hesitate to end him with a smirk.

No mercy.

No hesitation.

Just execution.

Then there’s the case of the innocent Namekians.

The ones Vegeta slaughtered without blinking.

Not because they attacked him.

Not because they posed any threat.

But because they had Dragon Balls—and he wanted them.

He killed a village elder in front of children.

He wiped out entire families.

He didn’t even pretend to care.

Frieza destroyed planets, yes.

But Vegeta looked directly into the eyes of his victims.

He didn’t need planetary bombs.

He was intimate with his evil.

He liked it up close.

And don’t even get me started on how he treated Gohan and Krillin.

Allies?

Only when convenient.

And even then, he’d threaten their lives just to make a point.

He mocked Gohan while he was bleeding out.

He taunted Krillin after using him as bait.

There was no loyalty.

No remorse.

No line he wouldn’t cross.

Frieza was a dictator.

Vegeta was a psychopath.

And that’s not hyperbole.

The DSM-5 definition of antisocial personality disorder includes lack of empathy, impulsivity, and disregard for others’ safety.

Check. Check. Big check.

Vegeta’s own allies were terrified of him.

Not because he was powerful—but because he was volatile.

Even Goku had to keep one eye on him at all times.

And let’s not sugarcoat it—Vegeta wasn’t some tragic antihero during the Namek saga.

He wasn’t tortured or conflicted.

He enjoyed killing.

He thrived on fear.

He was fueled by rage and drunk on violence.

He was so far gone that he literally begged Goku to finish the job when Frieza beat him.

Not because he had a change of heart.

But because he finally realized what real power looked like—and it broke him.

He wasn’t sorry.

He was defeated.

And yes, Vegeta eventually changes.

He finds redemption.

He becomes a father, a protector, a rival with pride.

But we’re not talking about that Vegeta.

We’re talking about Namek Vegeta.

The bloodstained, unhinged killer who racked up a body count higher than most villains in the series.

The same guy who said, and I quote, “You’re about to find out what it’s like to fight a real Super Saiyan… and I’m not talking about Goku.”

Spoiler: he wasn’t even a Super Saiyan yet.

But his ego was already writing checks his soul couldn’t cash.

Namek Vegeta didn’t just kill enemies—he played with them.

He dragged out battles just to savor their fear.

He let people live temporarily just to break them down later.

Even Frieza never did that.

Frieza killed quickly.

Efficiently.

Vegeta?

He was a sadist.

And let’s face it—deep down, the fandom knows it.

But we love Vegeta so much post-redemption that we try to forget.

We excuse his past.

We look the other way.

But facts are facts.

If Frieza’s evil was like a hurricane—massive, destructive, and indifferent—Vegeta’s was a scalpel.

Precise.

Cruel.

Personal.

And more terrifying because of it.

He wasn’t raised in a moral vacuum.

He had chances to do better.

He made choices.

And every one of those choices screamed evil.

You can argue that Frieza was worse because of scale.

But Vegeta?

He was worse by intent.

He didn’t just destroy.

He desecrated.

He manipulated.

He gaslit entire battlefields.

And he smiled through all of it.

So the next time someone tells you Vegeta was a hero on Namek?

Ask them about the Namekian child he killed.

Ask them about how he used Dende like a tool.

Ask them about the massacre he carried out in cold blood—just to gain an edge.

And then ask them:

“Is that really any better than Frieza?”

Or was it even more horrifying?

Because at least Frieza was consistent.

Vegeta made you think he might help.

And then he twisted the knife.

Again and again.

So no—

You really can’t convince me Frieza was worse.

Because Namek Vegeta?

He was the real monster hiding in plain sight.

And we all let him get away with it.

Want me to do a follow-up article on the most disturbing moments Vegeta committed before Namek?