>le edgy rival who has to sometimes team up with the protagonist

>>151930172
The power of friendship and rivalry is a staple of the shonen genre.

BASTARD!! Had it everytime

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>>151930172
Are Asuka and Vegeta the same?

>hate the "stupid" overpowered MC
>arrogant, egotistical and self centered
>lose their shit every time they get bested by MC

>>151930557
>over powered moments before they die

>>151930557
Difference is Asuka is a girl and is in love with Shinki (a widdle bit)

>>151930172
Why are they deleting completely legitimate DB threads?

>>151930578
every time

Generally to demonstrate a love of what they do and competing for its own sake above anything in particular they might be competing over.

>>151930600
Except Asuka's seiyuu said the character does not like Shinji, but that's just a voice actress. I don't know.

>>151930172
Vegeta's just a male tsundere.

>>151930172
Not many do that

DBZ and Naruto are the only ones I can think of

>>151930557
Vegeta worked hard and still come close to a literal retard

Asuka is just a woman who whines and complains when things dont go her way

>>151930600
>Implying Vegeta isn't secretly homo for Goku

>>151930172
People don't like to invest a lot into a character just so they can be killed or written out after being defeated. Making them part of the team gives them an out.

>>151930817
Well Asuka worked hard too, but the fact that a scared little boy beat her in skill drove her mad.

Vegeta was like the same, it drove him mad that a low level "circus clown" Saiyan beat him in strength, that his destiny of destroying Frieza , the person who killed his people was beaten by the person he hated the most. A person he considered inferior.

To be fair to Vegeta, he still hasn't befriended Goku. He's just a lot less hostile towards him.

>>151931110
He did at the end of the Buu arc but he reverted for Super.

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>>151930978
Asuka was more scared of the Angels. When she showed up she was more coordinated from simulation training and he had combat experience.

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>>151931110
>he still hasn't befriended Goku

>>151930764
you are kidding right?

>>151931110
They're pretty close in Buu. Even before the whole Majin Vegeta which was more of a hate-love kind of thing.

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>>151932165
That didn't stop her from being incredibly narcissistic and self centered, and that moment of fear only latested for that episode just as mere comic relief.

It would be pretty cool if in 4.0 they have Shinji and Asuka fight to the death, for real this time. All the pride on the line.

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>>151932886
That moment, the two moments he reminds her they can't move in water, and the moments she's hitting him in the head while he's on the radio coordinating with Misato.

>>151930172
why didn't super keep this outfit?

The saiyan armor looks stupid espically