Highlights

  • Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero adds 12 new characters, including Goku Black and Jiren.
  • The game features a large roster from the Dragon Ball, Z, and Super animes.
  • Offline multiplayer returns in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber stage, and a new Choose Your Own Adventure Mode allows players to create custom battle scenarios.

12 more characters have just been confirmed for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, ranging from classic fan favorites like Mr. Satan to newer Dragon Ball Super characters like Goku Black. Fans had been waiting almost two decades for a new entry in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series when Bandai Namco announced Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero during The Game Awards 2023 back in December. Since then, more details about the upcoming sequel have slowly been unveiled ahead of its release on October 24.

One of the biggest draws of the Budokai Tenkaichi (or Sparking, as it is known in Japan) series is getting to play from a large roster of Dragon Ball characters, and Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero looks to continue that tradition by drawing from the original Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super anime. While much of the game’s marketing has naturally been focused around Goku and Vegeta, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has shown gameplay for a wide variety of heroes and villains already, including fusion characters like Gotenks and Gogeta.

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The latest trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero featured the return of a fan-favorite ability, paying direct homage to the series' past.

The already packed Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero roster has just gotten a little bigger, as a new trailer confirms no less than 12 more playable characters. Most of these new additions are from the more recent Dragon Ball Super anime, such as Jiren, Future Trunks, Roasie, Ribrianne, Anilaza, Super Ultra Instinct Sign Goku, and Super Sayan Rose Goku Black. There are also a few classic characters confirmed, like Super Vegito, Yajirobe, Spopovich, Dabura, and Mr. Satan.

Every Playable Character in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero (So Far)

  • Android 17 (Super)
  • Android 18
  • Anilaza
  • Beerus
  • Bergamo
  • Broly (Super)
  • Super Saiyan Broly (Super)
  • Super Saiyan Full Power Broly (Super)
  • Burter
  • Caulifla
  • Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla
  • Perfect Form Cell
  • Dabura
  • Dyspo
  • Frieza (Super)
  • Fused Zamasu
  • Half-Corrupted Fused Zamasu
  • Gogeta (Super)
  • Super Saiyan Gogeta (Super)
  • Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Gogeta (Super)
  • Gohan (Kid)
  • Gohan (Adult)
  • Gohan (Future)
  • Super Saiyan Gohan (Future)
  • Goku (Z - Early)
  • Goku (Z - Mid)
  • Super Saiyan Goku (Z - Mid)
  • Goku (Z - End)
  • Super Saiyan Goku (Z - End)
  • Super Saiyan 2 Goku (Z - End)
  • Super Saiyan 3 Goku (Z - End)
  • Goku (Super)
  • Super Saiyan Goku (Super)
  • Super Saiyan God Goku (Super)
  • Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku (Super)
  • Super Ultra Instinct Sign Goku
  • Super Sayan Rose Goku Black
  • Goten
  • Super Saiyan Goten
  • Gotenks
  • Super Saiyan Gotenks
  • Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks
  • Hit
  • Jeice
  • Jiren
  • Kakunsa
  • Kale
  • Super Saiyan Kale
  • Super Saiyan (Berserk) Kale
  • Kefla
  • Super Saiyan Kefla
  • Super Saiyan 2 Kefla
  • Krillin
  • Majin Buu
  • Master Roshi
  • Max Power Master Roshi
  • Mr. Satan
  • Nappa
  • Piccolo
  • Ribrianne
  • Roasie
  • Spopovich
  • Tien
  • Toppo
  • Trunks (Kid)
  • Super Saiyan Trunks (Kid)
  • Future Trunks
  • Super Saiyan Future Trunks
  • Trunks (Sword)
  • Super Saiyan Trunks (Sword)
  • Super Saiyan Trunks (Melee)
  • Super Trunks
  • Vegeta (Z - Scouter)
  • Great Ape Vegeta
  • Vegeta (Z - Early)
  • Super Saiyan Vegeta (Z - Early)
  • Super Vegeta
  • Majin Vegeta
  • Vegeta (Z - End)
  • Super Saiyan Vegeta (Z - End)
  • Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta (Z - End)
  • Vegeta (Super)
  • Super Saiyan Vegeta (Super)
  • Super Saiyan God Vegeta (Super)
  • Vegeta (Super)
  • Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
  • Vegito
  • Super Vegito
  • Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegito
  • Videl
  • Whis
  • Yajirobe
  • Yamcha

A jam-packed roster isn’t the only drawing point in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, as it was recently confirmed that the offline multiplayer that helped make the older Dragon Ball:Budokai Tenkaichi games so popular will indeed be returning - though it will only be available for the Hyperbolic Time Chamber stage. On a brighter note, players will be able to create their own dream scenarios for battles in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero with the new Choose Your Own Adventure Mode, in which the story is shaped by narrative choices that could radically deviate from the established Dragon Ball lore.

The possibilities within Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero are growing with each new announcement and roster confirmation, including the 12 newest characters to be revealed. From fearsome villains like Jiren and Super Sayan Rose Goku Black to heroes like Future Trunks and Yajirobe, fans will have plenty of variety when Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero finally arrives this October.