Was Vegeta's design altered mid series?


When we first see Vegeta, while he is in space headed to Earth and on the Bug
Planet he looks like this

[![Vegeta First
Apperance](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sa4n8.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sa4n8.jpg)

But when he gets to earth he undertakes a sudden colour change to this

[![Vegeta on
Earth](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zB7NP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zB7NP.png)

Now at first since Vegeta is initially off world i though that maybe it might
have been the local suns had a different colour light to Earth's, but then
that wouldn't explain why his scouter would remain the same colour.

I am wondering, is Vegeta's colour change a result of his design changing mid
series? or is there a reason why everything but his scouter changes colour
when he arrives on Earth?




From what I can find, there was no official explanation given for the color
change. A couple of fan theories, including [this
one](https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/630324-dragon-ball-z-ultimate-
tenkaichi/61232452), are basically that the coloring was done before the
mangaka announced the actual hair color, and that they fixed it once the color
was announced. This is corroborated by the
[Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan%27s_Rage) trivia for the
episode, which states:

> This episode marks the debut appearance of Vegeta and Nappa in the anime.
> They are shown in colors quite different from their later ones, especially
> Vegeta. This is because Toei guessed their colors, as the corresponding
> Manga volume was not in color. Vegeta's case is corrected in the Dragon Ball
> Kai version of this episode and in the Dragon Ball Full Color Manga version
> as well. Nappa's was not, though it is possible he owns more than one suit
> of Battle Armor.

In-universe, his hair didn't change color, as he stated

> that a pure-blooded Saiyan's hair does not change from the day they are
> born, aside from Super Saiyan transformations
> ([Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta))




From what I can find, there was no official explanation given for the color
change. A couple of fan theories, including [this
one](https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/630324-dragon-ball-z-ultimate-
tenkaichi/61232452), are basically that the coloring was done before the
mangaka announced the actual hair color, and that they fixed it once the color
was announced. This is corroborated by the
[Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Gohan%27s_Rage) trivia for the
episode, which states:

> This episode marks the debut appearance of Vegeta and Nappa in the anime.
> They are shown in colors quite different from their later ones, especially
> Vegeta. This is because Toei guessed their colors, as the corresponding
> Manga volume was not in color. Vegeta's case is corrected in the Dragon Ball
> Kai version of this episode and in the Dragon Ball Full Color Manga version
> as well. Nappa's was not, though it is possible he owns more than one suit
> of Battle Armor.

In-universe, his hair didn't change color, as he stated

> that a pure-blooded Saiyan's hair does not change from the day they are
> born, aside from Super Saiyan transformations
> ([Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta))

