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Vegeta
Even though he is evil at heart, Vegeta is perhaps one of the most strong-willed character in the series. Like Goku, he is extremely industrious, constantly striving to be better, but different purposes drove Vegeta's spirit. Goku fought to defend the lives of others and to challenge his limitations while Vegeta fought to satiate his bloodthirsty appetite and die hard pride, which is unwilling to accept defeat. This gradually changes throughout the series.
The primary driver of his will is Goku. Vegeta's defeat in his first encounter with Goku and his unwillingness to accept Goku being more powerful had constantly fuelled his strong will to continue to train himself. After seeing Goku turn into Super Saiyan and defeating Freeza, he grew even more jealous of Goku achievements and immersed himself in intensive training. After much sweat and frustration, he finally became Super Saiyan. He only enjoyed a fleeting moment of pride in destroying #20, before being defeated by #18.
Vegeta first catharsis occurred during Gohan's battle with Cell. Cell had caused Gohan's arm to be seriously injured when Gohan saved his life. Because of his rash decision to attack Cell when he did not have the power to defend him self, Gohan got the upper hand and defeat Cell. Not only was he not even close to Gohan's power, but also owed his life to Gohan. That was the first time Vegeta accepted his incapability's by making an apology to Gohan.
By the time Majin Buu appeared, what used to be a cold-hearted Vegeta changed. Right before he proceeded to sacrifice his life in an attempt to destroy Buu, he told Trunks that he cared about him and how he felt bad about giving Trunks much less attention then Trunks deserved.
During Goku's final battle with Majin Buu, Vegeta goes through a complete catharsis. He realized that Goku's pure and kind heart gave Goku the power that Vegeta never had. He finally realizes that the good ultimately prevails.