Later, in the Cell Saga, Gohan could have defeated Cell soon after he turned into a Super Saiyan 2. However, his desire to make Cell suffer led to Goku's death moments later.

Android 18 leaves Vegeta broken and humiliated. It’s an evocative visual that goes on to inform Vegeta’s arc through the rest of the broader Cell Saga.

He allowed Cell to recover, which ultimately ended in Vegeta being defeated. The entire fanbase collectively ridiculed the Prince of Saiyans when it first happened, and fans continue to do so even ...

This makes his later turn much more interesting character wise as even with the use of Super Saiyan 2, his inferiority complex due to the Cell saga and Goku’s actions pushed Vegeta even further ...

It should be noted that a similar process is needed to unlock Super Vegeta and Super Vegeta 2. These are another Super Saiyan transformation, and need to be unlocked the same way, through grinding ...