Ya know how Vegeta is called an Elite and a Super Elite at times? And how Nappa is called an Elite, but also a Mid-Class Saiyans warrior? And how Radits is a Low-Class Saiyan warrior, but also called an Elite? I believe I have an explanation for this.
SAIYAN CLASS SYSTEM:
RADITZ: A Low-Class Saiyan Warrior.
NAPPA: A Mid-Class (Elite) Saiyan Warrior.
VEGETA: A Royal-Class (Super Elite) Saiyan Warrior.
FREEZA SOLDIER RANKS:
RADITZ: An Elite Freeza Soldier.
NAPPA: An Elite Freeza Soldier.
VEGETA: A high level Elite Freeza Soldier.
So, when Raditz calls himself an Elite warrior, this is in reference to his rank as a Freeza Soldier. When Nappa call himself an Elite warrior, he is refering to both his rank in Freeza's Army & in the Saiyan hierarchy. When Vegeta calls himself a Super Elite, that is his rank in the Saiyan Hierarchy, but he is simply a high level Elite warrior in Freeza's Army.
I've had this info in my DB DataBook project for a while now, but I might as well share this info here for now since it will take a while to draw and organize other info for the DataBook. And I know that others probably already knew this before I did. I just wanted to share because often times most fans seem to be somewhat confused on this subject.
EXTRA: Freeza Force Ranks
Non-Combatants: Soldiers with low power levels who do maintenance, healing machine operators, cook, fly ships, send reports, ect.
Combatants: There are different levels to the combatants. There are some combatants who cannot create energy blasts, so they use guns and wrist blasters. Some of those cannot fly while others can. Then, there are stronger Elite combatants who can fly, are better at combat, & can create energy blasts without the need of a device. Since Saiyans were a warrior race, many of the Freeza Force combatants once consisted of several thousand Saiyans. Then, above the Saiyans are even stronger ones like Zarbon & Dodoria who were exceptionally strong amongst their races & even stronger than the Saiyans. And at the top are the Ginyu Force, the most elite soldiers of the Freeza Force who are considered "mutants" amongst their races due to their unique abilities and extremely high battle power.
