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Post by HulkTySSJ5 » Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:01 pm

Rinsankajugin wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:56 pm Bamco representative David Edmundson off-handedly confirms Chi-Chi, Tao Pai-Pai, and the Red Ribbon Army in a recent IGN video.

While we don't have any footage yet, this pretty much all but confirms OG Dragon Ball representation in the game.
Direct sequel. Was already confirmed upon announcement. Would be dumb to remove characters instead of just add.

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Post by Rinsankajugin » Sun Jul 28, 2024 3:04 am

HulkTySSJ5 wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:01 pm
Rinsankajugin wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:56 pm Bamco representative David Edmundson off-handedly confirms Chi-Chi, Tao Pai-Pai, and the Red Ribbon Army in a recent IGN video.

While we don't have any footage yet, this pretty much all but confirms OG Dragon Ball representation in the game.
Direct sequel. Was already confirmed upon announcement. Would be dumb to remove characters instead of just add.
Not so fast, we've been shown that Sparking Zero's roster is going to be 164, which is only 3 more than Tenkaichi 3's. We got OG, we got Z, and we got Super, but we have no official confirmation for GT or non-canon movies (Bardock is safe because he's from an OVA). Not saying we won't get reps from GT and movies in the base game, but we only have like 50 or so slots left before the base roster is filled up, and we still need some important characters from OG, DBZ, and DBS (King Piccolo, Tamborine, the rest of the Ginyu Force, the other forms for DBZ Frieza, Cell, and Buu, as well as Jaco, Champa, Cabba, Frost, and maybe Botamo and Magetta).

We only got a couple of months left and things are getting pretty tight.

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Post by miguelnuva1 » Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:21 am

HulkTySSJ5 wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:01 pm
Rinsankajugin wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:56 pm Bamco representative David Edmundson off-handedly confirms Chi-Chi, Tao Pai-Pai, and the Red Ribbon Army in a recent IGN video.

While we don't have any footage yet, this pretty much all but confirms OG Dragon Ball representation in the game.
Direct sequel. Was already confirmed upon announcement. Would be dumb to remove characters instead of just add.
That's not how making video games from scratch works.

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Post by GTx10 » Sun Jul 28, 2024 9:00 pm

I'm hoping all the og characters from bt3 return for this. But reality is a cruel Mistress. So at least give me a robust og cast to play as. Maybe Major Metaltron?

Also why does every English media refer to Tao by his JPN name now? He was always Mercenary/General Tao for English speakers.
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Post by Rinsankajugin » Sun Jul 28, 2024 9:52 pm

GTx10 wrote: Sun Jul 28, 2024 9:00 pm I'm hoping all the og characters from bt3 return for this. But reality is a cruel Mistress. So at least give me a robust og cast to play as. Maybe Major Metaltron?

Also why does every English media refer to Tao by his JPN name now? He was always Mercenary/General Tao for English speakers.
Tao Pai-Pai is just his full name, not really a change. Also, I don't understand why the dub used "General" Tao, he was a hired assassin who had nothing to do with the Red Ribbon Army.

That aside, the way Edmundson said "The Red Ribbon Army" does make me wonder. In BT3, the only RRA characters were General Blue, Dr. Gero, and technically the androids (though 19 was the only one who didn't defect; 8, 16, 17, and 18 all did their own thing). It would be interesting if we got some OG newcomers. Personally speaking, I've always wanted to see Ninja Murasaki in a Tenkaichi game.

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Post by Bardock God of Time » Mon Jul 29, 2024 2:05 pm

https://x.com/dragonballgames/status/18 ... 8977196307

Character Trailer tomorrow, most likely Red Ribbon related

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Post by miguelnuva1 » Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:47 pm

Rinsankajugin wrote: Sun Jul 28, 2024 9:52 pm
GTx10 wrote: Sun Jul 28, 2024 9:00 pm I'm hoping all the og characters from bt3 return for this. But reality is a cruel Mistress. So at least give me a robust og cast to play as. Maybe Major Metaltron?

Also why does every English media refer to Tao by his JPN name now? He was always Mercenary/General Tao for English speakers.
Tao Pai-Pai is just his full name, not really a change. Also, I don't understand why the dub used "General" Tao, he was a hired assassin who had nothing to do with the Red Ribbon Army.

That aside, the way Edmundson said "The Red Ribbon Army" does make me wonder. In BT3, the only RRA characters were General Blue, Dr. Gero, and technically the androids (though 19 was the only one who didn't defect; 8, 16, 17, and 18 all did their own thing). It would be interesting if we got some OG newcomers. Personally speaking, I've always wanted to see Ninja Murasaki in a Tenkaichi game.
They couldn't say Mercenary in a kids show so since he was with the RRA they made him a general.

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Post by Kanassa » Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:19 am

Something about First Form Frieza looks off, but I can't put my finger on it.
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Post by Nickolaidas » Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:21 am

Kanassa wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:19 am Something about First Form Frieza looks off, but I can't put my finger on it.
His clean face when not smirking? His short limbs? Spike was always going for the really short 1st Frieza (inspired by the Bardock special when he kills King Vegeta), while Dimps were always going for longer limbs in his first form.

At any rate, great trailer.

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Post by Rinsankajugin » Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:32 am

Definitely a surprising trailer for sure, considering nobody from the V-Jump or IGN reveals were shown off. I am glad that Cui and Nail made the cut though.

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Post by omegalucas » Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:51 am

Kanassa wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:19 am Something about First Form Frieza looks off, but I can't put my finger on it.
It's the scouter. It was red in the Z anime but they went with the greenish-blue (and thinner) lense from the Broly movie. Since Freeza has the Z anime colors it kinda clashes. Even his facial features give more of a Shintani vibe when he's not smirking too.
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Post by DarkPrince_92 » Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:07 am

omegalucas wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:51 am
Kanassa wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:19 am Something about First Form Frieza looks off, but I can't put my finger on it.
It's the scouter. It was red in the Z anime but they went with the greenish-blue (and thinner) lense from the Broly movie. Since Freeza has the Z anime colors it kinda clashes. Even his facial features give more of a Shintani vibe when he's not smirking too.
Yeah, Freeza's facial features look simplified when he's not making an expression. Looks like Shintani's designs.

Also noticed they skipped Jeice... wonder what that's about...
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Post by Rinsankajugin » Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:20 am

DarkPrince_92 wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:07 am Yeah, Freeza's facial features look simplified when he's not making an expression. Looks like Shintani's designs.

Also noticed they skipped Jeice... wonder what that's about...
Jeice and Burter were shown off in the Power vs Speed trailer

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Post by Jord » Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:35 am

Interesting how the Japanese trailer didn't feature any voice work from Yamcha, but did feature voice work from Chaotzu and Tenshinhan.

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Post by FiReFTW » Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:03 pm

Meh, nice trailer but pretty much all characters I expected, maybe nail is the one i was not sure about... would have much rather prefered a red ribbon or OG trailer or some other characters that were more of a suprize.

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Post by omegalucas » Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:17 pm

I hope this time around Ginyu actually changes bodies with his current opponent (like in the Budokai games and FighterZ) and not a random Namek saga character like in BT3.
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Post by Koitsukai » Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:32 pm

Well, we are getting every Freeza form, already miles ahead of the shitty XV series

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Post by Bardock God of Time » Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:11 pm

So I assume the next trailer will be Android Saga and Buu Saga?

All the characters we saw in the latest scans + Cells 3 other forms, All Teen Gohan forms, Evil Buu, Super Buu (3 forms), Kid Buu, Babidi potentially, Shin?

I feel like Super could be it's own trailer alone because they don't really have much characters to show from each saga: Tagoma? Magetta? Botamo? Cabba, any other Tournament of Power rep, GoD Toppo probably

Then for a final trailer we could get OG DB and GT if there's any room left in the roster

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Post by Jord » Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:50 pm

Are there really people that love to main guys like Nail, Dodoria and Cui?

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