| King Vega | |
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| Grendizer character | |
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| Created by | Go Nagai |
King Vega is a fictional character featuring in the works of mangaka Go Nagai. He is one of the main villains of Super Robot series Ufo Robot Grendizer. He first appears in the series' second episode. King Vega is the absolute and ruthless ruler of planet Vega. He first approached planet Fleed with apparently benevolent intentions and his daughter, Princess Rubina, was to marry Duke Fleed, the crown prince of Fleed. But the vegan forces then turned against Fleed, destroying it. Only Duke Fleed and his sister Maria Grace escaped. Duke Fleed relocated to earth and used his super robot Grendizer to save his new homeworld from the vegan forces. King Vega first followed from his homeworld the struggle of his army against Grendizer. In the last part of the series, planet Vega was destroyed by a natural disaster and King Vega left much of its citizens to die. Relocating to his base on Earth's moon, King Vega personnally directed the struggle to invade Earth, only to be thwarted over and over by Duke Fleed. King Vega died in the series' final episode when Grendizer destroyed his mothership.
Trivia
In order to avoid confusion between King Vega and his homeworld, the french version of Grendizer renamed the planet Stykades. King Vega was given the made-up title of Grand Stratéguerre. In the american version of Grendizer, King Vega was called "Vega the Strong" . In the arabic version of Grendizer, King Vega was called " Vega al-kabeer "(literally The Big Vega but may also mean Vega The Boss).
