Vegeta and Goku are the central rivals in Dragon Ball Z, the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga that first aired in Japan in 1989. Their repeated fights, from Vegeta's arrival on Earth to their later battles as uneasy allies, became the series' most quoted rivalry. Clips of their battle sounds later circulated on fan edits, forums and soundboards, shortened into reusable audio for memes. The matchup still works online because almost any argument or contest can be framed as their next showdown.