To justify your argument, you're introducing elements into the series that are just not there. The ranks we were given are low, elite and S. elite, then Toriyama, decades later, gives the same ranking scheme, but uses different terms that ultimately mean the same thing.
If you're going to conflate Toriyama's mid-class rank with the manga's elite rank, then remind me where in the manga it is stated that only 10 elites existed before Frieza blew up the planet.
At no point is a complete listing of all Saiyan hierarchies provided in the manga, and Toriyama hasn't exactly had a spotless record when it comes to recalling details. Vegeta points out that he's a super-elite, Nappa's an elite, and Goku is garbage. There could be anywhere between zero and a million ranks between Goku and Nappa that wouldn't come up because there isn't a living Saiyan to make them relevant to the conversation Vegeta is having.
edited 12th Jun '15 2:42:07 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.So what happens when Capsule Corp. hosts or has to go to an extremely prestigious conference with other technology corporations, scientists, or extremely wealthy high-society people, and Bulma brings Vegeta as her plus-one?
...Wait, I think there might be a plot hole.
Because Mr. Satan doesn't seem to know Bulma and Vegeta. And all rich people know each other. Or at least pretend to be polite for hours at a time.
Hell, Vegeta was actually at the Cell Games and he wasn't even transformed for most of it.
And it would be hilarious if Vegeta was at a function in a suit and he and Mr. Satan just sort of stared at each other.
I can actually imagine Vegeta thriving at high society gatherings, specifically because. He's a prince. Posturing is basically what he's best at already.
...And, well. He cares about Bulma and their family.
And his Gravity Chamber being fixed.
edited 12th Jun '15 2:53:35 PM by unnoun
The character I'm trying to get to 99 at the moment, Gin the disciple of Beerus who in turn is the disciple of Whis (seriously oughta get me Beerus' clothing to make the character complete), is level 87. I've gone from level 85 to 87 repeating Saiyan Revolt (still need Vegetto's pants to complete the set) and he has not showed up once.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariAt least in the PC version, you don't need to be level 80 for Elder Kaioshin to show up, you need it to be accepted by him. I saw him appear in my friend's game, and he just started playing.
The RNG seems to be rigged in a way that makes items you don't have rarer. I've got Vegetto's shirt, pants and gloves 5+ times, but the boots just refuse to drop.
...On the other hand.
Hmm.
...There's really a lot we don't know about Vegeta.
We don't see him in most situations that aren't fighting.
Like, we see what Goku does in a lot of different social situations. We see how Gohan interacts with a lot of different people.
But we don't see the same with Vegeta.
And it can't be that he literally trains all the time he's with Bulma, because the manga seemed to indicate that, immediately after Cell, he just stopped training altogether. Goku was dead, and Vegeta didn't see the point.
He definitely started up again when he heard Goku was coming back. And he started training Trunks more seriously around when that happened to.
I like to think that he liked Dr. Briefs and Mrs. Briefs, but I know for a fact that neither of them was scared of him. They weren't scared of Majin Buu, there's no way they would have found the short loser that couldn't even change a diaper at first the least bit threatening.
Trunks wasn't scared of Vegeta either. Goten wasn't really scared of him.
It seems like Vegeta doesn't train Trunks very much, didn't know he could turn Super Saiyan. He didn't seem to have hit Trunks very often. The one time he did he seemed both surprised and almost a bit guilty. And he still didn't hit him that hard, because of how Trunks immediately cheered up about going to the park.
...When he first gets to Earth after Frieza, he's a bit surprised by just how forward and flirtatious Bulma was at the time. Calls her "vulgar" I believe.
...I'm also pretty sure he was blushing just a little bit.
...As for how he'd do at fancy parties.
I could imagine Bulma bringing him to scare people. I think she would if she felt she could get away with it.
I could imagine him aiming to please in that regard, or acting on his best behavior out of spite.
Or just head straight to the table with the food and ignore everyone until it was time to leave. Which is more like Goku, admittedly. If Bulma pointed that out it'd make him mad.
I could imagine him doing basically anything Bulma asked if she implied or betted he couldn't, or, worse, implied Goku used to be able to do it better. Whether or not that was actually true.
...Dammit, I want Toriyama to write more about how the hell Vegeta functions outside the context we see him in.
The fact that Vegeta learned about bargain sales by watching television raises so many questions. Like, what does he watch? News? Infomercials? Anime? Soap operas?
I think he trained a little bit, every so often, but.
For the most part, it seems like Goku's death killed off a lot of his drive.
At least, that's what he said, and that's what it seemed like right after Cell.
He even vows that with Goku gone, he has no reason to fight anymore.
If the promises of a Saiyan prince aren't worth anything.
Well, they probably aren't, but it doesn't say much about his pride or honor.
He didn't do absolutely nothing, because that's what he accuses Gohan of doing.
But I really don't think he pushed himself to the limit very much, and he probably took time off.
Unless Bulma tricked him into training more because she was sick of his moping.
edited 12th Jun '15 5:58:33 PM by unnoun
In more important news, I finally, finally got that mofo's pants. Took them right out of his mothereffing corpse. Now, just gotta run into the Supreme Kai.
You know, even when finding Beerus took forever, I did eventually find him. I think I only made one level on the Great Ape Festival, from 83 to 84, before I met up with Beerus for training. I am seriously getting close to a third of the way through level 88, and I still haven't found the Elder Supreme Kai. It's fucking bullshit. And the worst part is, from what I've heard he can increase drop rates or something like that, which would've made my life so much easier just a minute ago.
Also as a note, I haven't seen Jaco either.
And yes, I'm sure I've got the DLC - I was using SSGSS Goku and Vegeta as partners.
edited 12th Jun '15 6:09:32 PM by IAmNotCreativeEnough
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariSomething I've been pondering recently. What if Semi-Perfect Cell had used the Kaio Ken when fighting Super Vegeta?
Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?...I wonder if 18 would be upset if she heard about that.
I don't know when exactly she and her brother got kidnapped, but.
I feel like if they weren't experimented on already when Trunks came back. Then they could have been spared a lot of grief and pain.
Because Goku and Vegeta wanted to punch things.

By the time they reached Frieza, Krillin was at 75000.
Apparently there's a thing where Gohan and Krillin's powerlevels were increasing continuously after Guru unlocked their potential.
...And also training gave them better gains than it did beforehand.
Side-note, Elder Kai says to keep training and get even stronger after he unlocks your potential in Xenoverse. So it's actually a thing.