@pope052: Very good post, mate.
Though I'd rather not debate, since I'm the OP, I'd still like to comment on a few things just this once if possible. :)
due to the nature of his character as of the Saiyan Saga he'd be immediately inclined to go in for a direct speed-blitz and commence with punishment akin to how he initially manhandled Goku
That doesn't seem in character for this version of Vegeta IMO. From what I member, Vegeta is a very proud and I'd even say cocky person who wants to beat his opponents at their best to both crush their pride and boost his own ego. Looking back at his fight vs Goku, Vegeta did not go straight for a speed Blitz. Instead, he allowed Goku to switch to another battlefield and even allowed him to hit him a couple of times before effectively speedblitzing him. This kind of attitude could cost him in such a scenario if he tries to tank Kurohitsugi or Madara's TSB.
Vegeta was on the receiving end of multiple planetary level and above attacks throughout the battle against the Z Fighters yet he was relatively fine after being hit by the first two at once
To be fair, this seems like a bit of an overestimation. While It's true that Vegeta was faced with planet busting attacks at least twice, never once did he actually take the full power of the attack and remain unharmed. For example when faced with Goku's Kamehameha, Vegeta took a decent amount of damage, and that even though he did not actually take the full force of the attack head on (since he escaped the blast after being hit) :
The other time he was faced with a planet busting attack was when he took the spirit bomb, which from what I remember nearly killed him... And while he did survive the attack somehow, his power level had decreased so much that he could even be hurt by the likes of Yajirobe.
Madara's regeneration won't be much of a factor if one of Vegeta's attacks completely vaporizes his being
True, but that is assuming Vegeta can actually completely disintegrate him. As Madara could switch place with his clones, or even use the TSB as shield to protect himself from at least most of the damage.
also, coming back to life at the cost of one of his eyes would be a mistake as all he'd be doing is putting himself at even more of a disadvantage
Not really, since madara could use that to take Vegeta by surprise by spawning right behind him (as Obito did to Konan for example). Or he could ingenuously combine it with Rinne tensei, an ability that allows him to revive the dead at the cost of his own life, to both revive his team mates, then himself through Izanagi 'sacrificing his eye). This could also give the team a second or 3rd chance, allow them to better time their attack and at least destabilize Vegeta if not outright catch him off-guard.
Plus, his teleporation probably doesn't hold a headth of speed in comparison to Vegeta's movement speed in general -
I don't know about that. Teleportation jutsus in Naruto are usually instantaneous similar to Goku Instant transmission. Although we weren't really given an explanation about Madara's clone switching ability...
Vegeta has taken the solar flare and carried on fine.
To be fair. That solar flare completely blinded Vegeta and left him open for a while so, If Kizaru does use it on him, I could very well see the team exploit that opening, no matter how small, to it's fullest given their intellect and usual battle style.
Again, I really liked your well detailed explanation and reasoning and I don't want to take sides or anything (I probably won't even post arguments in my thread again)., I just wanted to rectify these few points to make sure the discussion stays fair. :)
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