Dragon Ball Z | Vegeta Powers Up Remake (Mike Smith) | By Gladius 

Sorry for the late post!! Needed to spend a bit more time on this one to get it right. Enjoy!

It was over for cell when he heard this.

Oh, this is a treat and a half to wake up to! ❤

I used to jam to this so hard as a kid. Him powering up in front of Cell with the muscles growing is pure testosterone. Fantastic mix as always.

“ I do a lot of push-ups and sit-ups... and I drink plenty of juice” Super Vegeta

this song always went hard AF in the anime, nicely done with the remake!

“You Pushed the Goku Button... You Shouldn’t have done that!”.

"Look, incredible! How did Vegeta get this strong in such a short amount of time?!" - Android 18 (funimation dub)

GLADIUS, you madman, I am impressed by you and your work once again. I love how you have arranged all of this and it sounds just as beautifully and truly epic as you tend to make your remakes. This gives me those nostalgic chills that your Ginyu Force Theme did!! You never cease to amaze me - keep up the good work!!

This Theme is Awesome 😊

"Behold! The true power of a saiyan prince!"

Fantastic recreation!

I'm speechless man. Vegeta gets bean when

One of my favorite tracks from the series, nice job!

Awesome as always man, I love how you make the guitar sound just like original midi versions. It's the most accurate I've heard in all of youtube! 🎶🎶

These are all amazing. Love this. You would crush Vegetas Super Sayian theme!

Love it!

This is pretty much exactly what I wanted! You’re awesome! You nailed the royal sounding part of it!

Absolutely brilliant!! :D

Going back to some older ones, and leaving my Ioannis Reviews on them, as I'm sure you got from your notifications, lol. I love this song. I have always loved it. It's a perfect powerup theme, in my opinion. It's got amazing building tension, brilliant suspense, and an explosive crescendo. The only problem, in my opinion, was the technology that they had. Not that they didn't do great regarding what they had, but I felt like it limited how much I liked that theme because they couldn't technically do more with their themes given their limitations. However, then you came along, sir, and you blew this SOB out of the park, absolutely stunningly, by the way. I really like introduction. It really makes me feel a sense that shit is going down, and it's gonna go down in 2 minutes, tops. The only thing slowing that is this ridiculous transformation, which is absurd in the best ways, in my opinion. But back to your music, as the music falls out a little bit, I feel like each pause almost feels like one of two things: either a cut to a distant camera, seeing the devastation being wrought by the prince from a distance as his dancing lightning splits the ground around him, turning the stone into mere putty to be split with piano wire(fitting, given the prince's themes), or of a point of view character, either on the island or distant, witnessing the greatest display of power seen up to this point, as the energy wafting over the planet is of a density and potency that leaves the breaths of the respective characters hitched in their throats, feeling what might the Saiyans have when pushed to the breaking point, or pushed to their limits through rigorous training and violent practice bouts. That, or that's a view into the mind of Cell, or the Androids. They see Vegeta, and it's a written off transformation. This puny "Prince" has just arrived with literally no chance to beat them. The monster that is Cell surpasses Android 18, who stomped Vegeta out last time. This is a wash, there is no threat. But it picks up. Something is off. This ant of a fighter just keeps elevating, and things aren't as they seem. To Cell, he may be watching, waiting, to see what goes on with this worm who dares to stand in his way. But as another flare of Vegeta's Aureate Light washes over the island, and the lightning blows clean through the stone that the amalgamated monstrosity and the Prince of a near extinct warrior race stand upon, it suddenly becomes clear that this worm might be a bit more than it seems. At this time, 2:08 those who are watching this event with bated breath, especially those who are unaware of his entire year of training, stare at this Citrine clad champion, eager to see what he offers as Vegeta's form swells monstrously at 2:44, the music rising as it shows the prince beginning to increase in his scale, dense in muscle, and eating the frame. With his sharp increase in musculature, the rise in his power level, his grunting becoming growls as he fights his pain through gritted teeth, at 2:58, he erupts in a burst of light which consumes the island whole, everyone is blinded, their senses either clogged with dust, power, light, or any or all of the above. The crescendo at the end, as well as the single bell toll, is the rising fear and anxiety that Cell can feel grip him tightly, just before Vegeta rushes, planting a furious fist into his stomach, freezing every soul in the area with surprise and intrigue. I think it's fair to say that this theme and that transformation are, by and far, my favorite. It oozes suspense and power, and it really feels like the next few minutes are going to involve a lot fear, surprise, excitement and terror as it goes on, which I feel really encapsulate the emotions of the spectators of Vegeta's breakthrough and development of Super Saiyan, reaching some Ascended state that really just hammers home the depth of Super Saiyan, not just being a rung on the ladder to climb but a technique in a transformation, a puzzle to be iterated, perfected and eventually solved, and Vegeta's brilliance has put together a part on this puzzle that's not only important, but fundamental, and his understanding of it really shows how formidable he is as a foe. Sure, Saiyans can and will come back a little or a lot stronger if they're beaten. But him? Oh, if you spare him, he's going to know precisely what to do with the extra power he's given, and if it's freely awarded to him, he will utilize it so efficiently and maliciously for his return you'll have really wished you had dealt that killing blow and put him out for good. This is also an important video for me because this theme is a huge inspiration for me. Or rather, I should say, your rendition. In general, your remakes, remixes and your original pieces are good for my writing sessions, and I play them in my free time when I'm not doing anything, as they get my heart racing, and they get my thoughts flowing quickly, too. This inspiration really fuels an aggressive drive to write. Before I really found you, I did do some writing towards the main project I'm working on, but I think I had 20 pages or so on it, and it was something I occasionally went to, but when I found you, I think you really put it into overdrive. I wanted to write, sure, but now I HAD TO. I'd listen to a theme and imagine a scene I could write, and if I didn't write, whether it be for that scene or another, I felt a deep sense that I HAD TO WRITE. And part of it was just the mastery of your craft, to take the original intention of a piece and really push it to the max, find new instrumentations, bridge the technological gaps, listen over and over and determine what the original score was really meant to evoke, and that care for your work put out pieces that made my mind race to find a scene to put it to and write it. Now I didn't stick 100% to your themes, but the inspiration was there, and it dragged a lot of my untapped writing desire out to be utilized, iterated on and adapted as much as possible. But, that's not the sole inspiration at all. I'd be lying if I said it was Dragon Ball itself, either. It's not bad by any means, but I have my qualms, and while I can watch it, the action, the story, the narrative themes and pacing, the power system, none of that would adapt to my writing style, and so it makes for a good entertainment piece, and a good setpiece on which to compare with my writing, but that does not, at all, make me feel a sense of inspiration, weirdly enough, because it doesn't match me well enough to serve as that inspiration. That's where you come in. Yes, you. Not just your work, but you. Your insatiable desire drives me and motivates me, personally. A random guy in the internet puts out music with soul, with drive, with passion to make it good. Not perfect, sure, because perfect is a goal which kills that exact passion, but you drive to make damned good, and that struck a deep chord with me. I wrote to you, a few months ago, that my writing wasn't worth the data it took, or something to the effect of that, and in a way, it was right. I was driving to that perfect mark, which cannot be done in creation. If I wanted to surpass what I had written before, that would do well for inspiration, as I would have a benchmark, a goal, and a clear path. But how does one make perfect? How can someone qualify it, produce it, and market it. Does perfect mean universal approval? Instant cult classic quality? A compelling story that yanks people along it's twists and turns? What does perfect mean? And by that question, if you can't settle on a definition, how can you settle on a goal? Compare to a benchmark. By following that path, I was setting myself up for a classic tragic tale of a self fulfilling prophecy. I'm not wrong, and my work is garbage. But, running into you, and seeing your work, I'm really realizing why it is. It's not garbage because it's amateur, because that would be a flagrant denigration of your work. It's not garbage because it's a perfect draft, much of my writing is still rough and I haven't gone back over it. It's not garbage because I don't care, if anything, I'm whipping myself to make it perfect everywhere, to beat the writing issues that my many inspirations, mechanical and story cues are drawn from, and to beat the writers who helped get me into this hobby, a dream I have no hope of doing as a beginner. So what was that catalyst? What made me realize why my work sucked so bad? Think on what drives you. Because for me, it was a circular loop, like light around a black hole, which no matter how bright and dreamy, circled an abyss of loathing that would never permit it's escape. To allow it on a journey that would give it the chance to grow, blossom, and develop it. I have had an innumerable docket of discarded projects because of this loop, and nothing broke it. I wrote for perfection, or to be perfect. And why did I? To be perfect? That always killed my drive. Nothing I made was perfect. Nothing I would put out as perfect. I could never mold perfection. So why bother? This garbage needed to be trashed, and I would loop back around, and start again on something else, and repeating that ad infinitum until I would drop it and pick it back up a few months or years later, and over and over and over. (Continued in the comment below, sorry lol :D)

What a masterpiece

Why does this guy not have a million billion subs.

"Are you ready to witness a power not seen for thousands of years?"

Oh I felt that 🔥

FINALLY!!! THE PRINCE OF ALL SAYAINS

Thank you so much for making this 😊😊😊

This is fire thank you. You are the goat

Was so proud of my man finally getting there. First thing he does is RIP 19's arms off like the toy that he was. WOOOO! Gotta love it

The music is awesome but the video is just as awesome too. Would be perfect as a desktop background!

Incredible stuff lad

Great work!

Excellent work.

Absolutely legendary! I think you got the balance down really good in this remake. The art is awesome too!

insanely cool remix^_^

Hell Yeah.

Allll day babay

Awesome job as always. The original is one of my favourite tracks from the show, but it's one that is rarely covered. Definitely putting my headphones to good use. Interesting observation about the riff in this and the Ginyu Force theme. Might be a cool opportunity for a mashup.

After discovering you and listening to your Vegeta remakes, these are the themes I get from them. Hells' Bells: The Prince has summoned you/appears before you. Vegeta Powers Up: The Prince accepts your challenge. Vegeta Super Saiyan: Now it's His turn/You are unworthy/Now He is angry.

Nice as Always bro but can u do one with Vegeta Charging the Final Flash i think 3 Themes was used Hell Bell Shenron theme And the Iconic Piano😅

“… The training did work after all…”

goes hard af may i suggest hells bells or maybe the rescore of gokus ssj4 transformation? would love to hear both (:

Hey, Vegeta! Happy Freezer Day! Vegeta: Wwwwraaaaaah!!!

this is phenomenal! i would really love to hear your version of goku blacks ost

I hum this every now and then

im sorry i wasn't here earlier. it didnt pop up on my reccomended. anyway 🔥as usual

Rip Toriyama ❤

Amazing music as always I'd be great to do a vegito one if you have the chance

I just thought of an idea. I feel since you made a bizzaro superman theme I think that has alot of potential to be very good. I was thinking of superman finally meets bizzaro but bizzaro attacks superman and end going out on a brawl. Basically superman vs bizarro. Btw this was beautifully made keep up the amazing work👍

YOU FUCKING DIDN'T. THIS IS ANOTHER FUCKING FAVORITE OF MINE, GLADIUS WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT. AND IT SOUNDS SO FUCKING FIRE TOO.

Thought today was going to be a drag, its Monday, the reddit protest has begun. But... The Prince has returned! I cannot wait to hear what you do with the rest of these tracks - especially Demon Mist, and Goku fights 19. 😮

I liked the original slightly better but this is really amazing!

I like this remake. Still sounds like the original! A bit too much guitar at 2:10

Tell me! Is it slavery when you get what you want!!😈

great work !!! the batman remake (action music) is possible?

This would have been so much more epic if he didn't immediately get his ass kicked lol

Wow. Great job as always. Could you do Dragon ball gt theme (genkidama) remake? I know i am in minority but i love GT.

Hey could you do a Dragon theme remake please? Your amazing!

Can I buy these at FLAC quality?

Saiyans have green eyes remember, not blue. You're a musical genius dude.

why is his mouth open and he he sceams while ora up

Maybe I missed it somewhere, but have you done Super Saiyan Vegeta's theme yet?

This must be fake, the video is only 4 minutes long.

This is AWESOME. I would love to see a "Goku vs Android 19", "Hyperbolic Time Chamber", or "Vegeta Knows His Son" at some point!