Saiyan's Pride

"Saiyan's Pride" (サイヤ人の誇り, Saiya-jin no Hokori) is the 12th chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga.

Summary

The sun in the sky is shining bright as the match between Vegeta and Kyabe begins. Kyabe rushes towards Vegeta, who assumes a battle stance with a smirk on his face. Kyabe teleports behind a surprised Vegeta, who manages to block his attack. Kyabe teleports behind Vegeta's legs and strikes the older Saiyan behind the left leg. Kyabe then kicks Vegeta in the stomach, who loses his balance and falls due to Kyabe striking his leg. Vegeta, overwhelmed by Kyabe's assault, is blinded by the bright sun due to Kyabe flying in the sky, who delivers a strong blow to Vegeta's stomach. Krillin and Master Roshi compliment Kyabe's strategy to use the sunlight to blind Vegeta, calling his tactics flawless. Kyabe then fires an energy wave at Vegeta, who, while smirking, backflips and dodges the attack, then flies towards Kyabe and kicks him to the floor. While Kyabe shows signs of frustration, Vegeta remarks that as a Saiyan, Kyabe should have no problems keeping up with Vegeta "as he is".

When a confused Kyabe questions him, Vegeta orders him to transform into a Super Saiyan, saying that he told Kyabe to give it his all. While Kyabe recognizes the Super Saiyan form as the form Vegeta used during his fight with Auta Magetta, he tells Vegeta that he does not have the ability to transform, and that was the first time he had ever seen the form, much to the Saiyan prince's surprise. When Kyabe politely asks Vegeta to teach him how to transform, Vegeta grows angry, transforms into a Super Saiyan himself, and violently punches Kyabe in the gut, calling his naivete sickening. While Vegeta proceeds to pound on and insult Kyabe, Bulma is wondering why Vegeta is being so cruel while Videl, concerned, is covering Pan's eyes. When Kyabe weakly exclaims that he surrenders, Vegeta grows even more angry, grabs Kyabe by his collar, and threatens to kill him if he even thinks of surrendering when there is Saiyan blood flowing through him. Yamcha wonders if the evil in Vegeta's heart is starting to run wild again. When a beaten Kyabe silently calls for help, Vegeta berates him and throws him into the air, and begins to power up. While exclaiming that after killing Kyabe, Vegeta will track down the remaining Universe 6 Saiyans to destroy them, along with Planet Sadala, Vegeta proceeds to fire an energy beam from his chest towards Kyabe. Whis proclaims that Vegeta will be disqualified if he follows through with his threats and kills Kyabe, while Beerus reminds him that Vegeta has tunnel vision when his motor gets running. As Vegeta fires his attack, an enraged Kyabe yells at Vegeta to leave Planet Sadala out of their fight, and blocks the attack with an Energy Shield, having transformed into a Super Saiyan.

While Goku and Piccolo are shocked at Kyabe's transformation, and Vegeta smirks from pride, Kyabe relentlessly assaults the Saiyan prince, who tells him that that's more like it. Confused, Kyabe stops fighting, and realizes that Vegeta deliberately acted cruel to drive Kyabe to transform, as Vegeta explains that the Super Saiyan transformation can be acquired by embracing rage. Vegeta then orders Kyabe to transform under his own will, which the younger Saiyan does. Goku and Vegeta are impressed at Kyabe's potential. Vegeta then transforms into a Super Saiyan Blue, shocking Kyabe, Champa and Vados. While Vegeta explains to Kyabe that by training hard he may hope to someday reach this level of power, Botamo is seen shocked at the power-up, while Hit opens both eyes for the first time in the entire tournament, laying his eyes at the match. With a quick but powerful elbow strike to the gut, Kyabe falls unconscious, and Vegeta catches him and tosses him out of the ring, where Botamo catches him, being declared the winner, much to the chagrin of Champa.

Goku wonders why Vegeta went through the trouble of training Kyabe, and Piccolo answers him by stating that due to Kyabe being a Saiyan, Vegeta had an instinct to help him, being the Saiyan prince. Goku wonders about himself as he's also a Saiyan. Piccolo reminds Goku of Vegeta's feelings towards him as Vegeta is declared the winner. Trunks cheers for his father, shouting that there's one more left. Kyabe, having regained consciousness, thanks Vegeta for training him, and Vegeta reminds him not to forget the pride of the Saiyans. As Hit is introduced to the ring, Champa and Vados have a conversation about Hit, calling him the Legend of the Underworld, and wondering why Hit decided to join the tournament on his own accord. Vados reminds Champa that Hit would win the Cube if Universe 6 won the tournament, also reminding the God of Destruction that he ordered Vados to recruit Hit regardless of any price. As Hit walks to the ring, Goku and Piccolo show expressions of concern, and the match begins.

Vegeta immediately transforms into a Super Saiyan Blue and assumes a sharp battle stance, while Hit does not move an inch. As Hit barely twitches his arm, Vegeta rushes to attack Hit with a punch to the face, but Hit sharply counters him with a punch of his own, surprising the Saiyan prince and everyone in Universe 7. As Vegeta tries to attack Hit again, Hit counters with immense speed, leaving everyone clueless as to why Hit's movements cannot be seen. Goku asks Monaka if he can see what is going on, and Monaka replies that he cannot, leaving Goku speechless that even the "strongest warrior in Universe 7" cannot see Hit's movements. While Vegeta is constantly taking blow after blow, Goku asks Jaco if he can see anything, and the Galactic Patrolman replies that he cannot. Jaco explains that Hit is moving at superhuman speed, and when he attacks, there is a moment where he instantly disappears. Goku wonders if Hit is using teleportation, and even though Goku can also teleport, he claims that the way Hit is teleporting should be impossible. Eventually, Vegeta falls unconscious, beaten, and Hit is left unscathed. Hit confirms with the Tournament Presenter that killing is against the rules, while claiming that Vegeta no longer has the strength to even surrender, and offers to throw him out of the ring. The Tournament Presenter then announces Hit as the winner. Bulma shows concern for her husband, and Goku tells Krillin to give Vegeta a Senzu Bean. The Galactic King then wonders if Hit is a user of the Time-Skip technique, explaining to Goku that Hit is constantly suspending time and everyone else but himself for 0.1 seconds, which turns out to be plenty of time in a fast-paced battle. The Galactic King says that suspending time is a violation, but when Goku asks if Hit is going to be arrested, the Galactic King and Jaco, not wanting to get themselves in danger, say that they never saw anything.

While the Tournament Presenter announces that Goku is Hit's next opponent, Goku asks Vegeta if he has any advice, and the Saiyan prince says that he has none and wishes Goku luck. Goku is left concerned about what Hit can really do if Vegeta has no advice after fighting him head-to-head. Whis is surprised that Hit can manipulate time just like him, and Beerus berates him for not granting Goku or Vegeta any strategies to counter it. Whis replies that finding one's own solution to their problems is a part of training, while Beerus further berates him, reminding him that this tournament has plenty at stake. Whis comically reminds Beerus that Monaka has yet to fight, revealing that Monaka was actually a weak, powerless person and him being Beerus' strongest opponent was a lie in order to motivate Goku and Vegeta. Piccolo, overhearing their conversation, is shocked about this, and confirms that everything is riding on Goku's match versus Hit. Goku stretches in the ring and wishes Hit for a good fight, and the match begins.

Hit talks for the first time in the tournament, suggesting that Goku transforms. Goku replies that transforming takes a lot of stamina and that he's saving it for later, planning to buy time until he can find a way to defeat Hit. Hit exclaims that Goku must be young, noticing that Goku nonchalantly shared his battle strategy. Goku says that despite his looks, he's middle-aged, while Hit replies that he's over 1,000 years old, much to the Saiyan's surprise. Universe 6 Supreme Kai is surprised that Hit is talking so much, as he's known to be a mute, and Elder Kai tells him that that's due to Goku's friendly nature. Goku then directly attacks Hit, who instantly counters him. Goku is surprised that not only he cannot follow Hit's movements, his strikes are heavy and strong. Hit advises Goku to surrender, while Goku says he's not the type to do so, especially since he might have found a way to defeat Hit. Hit, smiling, is intrigued.

Battles

Vegeta (Base/Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan Blue) vs. Kyabe (Base, Super Saiyan)
Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue) vs. Hit
Goku vs. Hit

Appearances

Characters

Locations

Nameless Planet

Transformations

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