"Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement, Pre-, & Post-Release Discussion Thread

[Bardock God of Time]

I hope we get Bulma in a future DLC, if she can be playable in Legends, why not Sparking Zero?

Probably Bulma (Teen) but I think they could make a Z/Super Variant where she can summon those Gravity Machine robots and have Vegeta do "That's My Bulma!" as an Ultimate

Also imagine if she gets every costume/hairstyle for her character lol

[Mr Baggins]

Huh! Goku`s GT-model is different in the trailers! https://x.com/AwarenaNoAyoub/status/1835075033666048128

The North American and Japanese trailers use the same model. It's the European trailer that uses a different one for some reason; I'd hope that's from an earlier build because it looks slightly worse IMO.

The only thing I'm genuinely worried about is Spike Chunsoft overcorrecting the models at some point, juicing their proportions to FighterZ levels and straying from the intended artstyle because a handful of people on social media want to constantly whine that Goku or whoever isn't absurdly beefy. It's okay that the characters aren't fat, and it's refreshing not to see modern Yamamuro's traits regurgitated ad infinitum for one game. Every "fan correction" I've seen on Twitter looks absolutely terrible.

Other than that, we're eating damn good.

[goku the krump dancer]

It’s gonna be a little weird hearing Johnny Young Bosch voice Classic Broly unless Vic Migniona is still contracted to do that version of the character.

[Scsigs]

It’s gonna be a little weird hearing Johnny Young Bosch voice Classic Broly unless Vic Migniona is still contracted to do that version of the character.

Um...have you not been paying attention to the other games? Xenoverse 2's last DLC featured Z Broly as an antagonist in the story part of it & he was voiced by Johnny. Vic got booted from FUNimation back in 2019 after they did their internal investigation into him & terminated his contract with them. That's why he tried suing them afterwards & why Johnny replaced him as Super Broly.

[The S]

So y'alls tellin' me that

Spoiler:

Despite having been seen in the World Tournament menu in a video and being one of the main characters of Daima, there's still no confirmation Kaiōshin is playable? My man's been playable in games since Butōden 3 but is somehow getting shafted so hard this last decade.

[goku the krump dancer]

It’s gonna be a little weird hearing Johnny Young Bosch voice Classic Broly unless Vic Migniona is still contracted to do that version of the character.

Um...have you not been paying attention to the other games? Xenoverse 2's last DLC featured Z Broly as an antagonist in the story part of it & he was voiced by Johnny. Vic got booted from FUNimation back in 2019 after they did their internal investigation into him & terminated his contract with them. That's why he tried suing them afterwards & why Johnny replaced him as Super Broly.

Xenoverse has been a non factor for me almost since it came out lol but I just checked it out.. it was okay, JYB doesn’t sound nearly as menacing but it’s w/e. Hopefully he was able to fine tune his performance for this game.

[HulkTySSJ5]

It’s gonna be a little weird hearing Johnny Young Bosch voice Classic Broly unless Vic Migniona is still contracted to do that version of the character.

Um...have you not been paying attention to the other games? Xenoverse 2's last DLC featured Z Broly as an antagonist in the story part of it & he was voiced by Johnny. Vic got booted from FUNimation back in 2019 after they did their internal investigation into him & terminated his contract with them. That's why he tried suing them afterwards & why Johnny replaced him as Super Broly.

Xenoverse has been a non factor for me almost since it came out lol but I just checked it out.. it was okay, JYB doesn’t sound nearly as menacing but it’s w/e. Hopefully he was able to fine tune his performance for this game.

Yeah. Johnny is without a doubt, one of the top 5 best male dub voices, BUT, there's always gonna be roles you don't fit... This is one of them.
I'll admit it's OKAY for Super Broly (specifically)'s BASE form, but the voice doesn't suit the bigger forms.
Maybe I'll be more used to it when his newly acquired controlled SS1 form is animated.
Vic owns this Broly in dub, and this isn't up for debate. Lol

That being said, playing as Z Broly will feel EXTREMELY awkward in this game...

[Bardock God of Time]

So y'alls tellin' me that

Spoiler:

Despite having been seen in the World Tournament menu in a video and being one of the main characters of Daima, there's still no confirmation Kaiōshin is playable? My man's been playable in games since Butōden 3 but is somehow getting shafted so hard this last decade.

At this point:

Spoiler:

He'll probably be DLC in the Daima DLC, alongside his Mini self

[Draconic]

The roster ends up pretty great, with the surprising leaks. However, I really wonder what they're going to do for DLC now, since not much characters left are top sellers.

Guess I might as well post my wishlist for remaining characters:

Spoiler:

Dragon Ball:
Piccolo Daimao
Tambourine
Kami
Kid Krillin
Kid Chi Chi
Adult Chi Chi
Pilaf Machine
Tao Pai Pai
Cyborg Tao
General Blue
Officer Black (Battle Jacket)
Android 8
Devilman
Grandpa Gohan
Bulma
Launch

Dragon Ball Z:
Pikkon
Kaioshin
Kibito
Kibitoshin
Kid Uub
Bardock's Crew
King Vegeta

Movies and OVAs:
Salza
Dore
Neiz
Zangya
Android 14
Android 15
Abo
Kado
Aka
Tarble
Ozotto
Hatchiyack
Paragus
Bio-Broly

Dragon Ball GT:
Vegeta (Base, SSJ, SSJ2)
Rildo (Base, Mega, Metal)
Ledgic
Luud
Super 17
Nouva Shenron
Eis Shenron
Oceanus Shenron

Dragon Ball Super:
Sorbet
Shisami
Tagoma
Champa
Vados
Botamo
Magetta
Frost (1st and Assault Form)
Future Mai
Gine
Fit Buu
All Gods of Destruction
All Angels
Basil
Lavander
Ganos (Base, Chicken)
Damon
Khaseral
Obuni
Katopesla
Saonel
Pirina
Piccolo (Potential Unleashed)
Orange Piccolo
Beast Gohan
Cell Max
Teen Trunks (Base, SSJ) with GT and EoZ alternate
Teen Goten (Base, SSJ) with GT and EoZ alternate

Dragon Ball Super Manga:
Goku Black (SSJ)
Moro (Old, Young, 7-3, Angel)
7-3
Saganbo
Miza
Iwaza
Kikaza
Miza-Iwaza-Kikaza Fusion
Meerus
Granolah
Gas (Young, Full Power)
Ultra Ego Vegeta
Black Frieza

Dragon Ball Heroes / Video Games:
SSJ4 Goku Limit Breaker
SSJ4 Vegeta Limit Breaker
SSJ4 Vegetto
SSJ4 Broly
SSJ4 Gohan
SSJ4 Bardock
SSGod Trunks
Time Kaioshin (Base, Time Unleashed)
Cumber (Restricted, Base, SSJ)
Hearts (Base, Super, World Tree)
Mecha-Zamasu
Lagss
Kamin
Oren
Kamioren (Base, Giant)
Salsa
Shroom
Robelu
Towa (Base, Darkness, Demon God)
Mira (Base, Super, Towa-absorbed)
Fuu (Base, Super, Dark King)
Mechikabura (Youth, Base, Dark King)
Demigra (Base, Monster, Demon God)
Finn (Base, Gogeta-absorbed)
Aios (Base, Time Unleashed)
Goku Black (Rose, Rose 2, Rose 3, Rose 3 FP)
Sealas (Base, Fused)
Android 21 (Base, Majin, Evil)

As you see, except the Super Hero characters (who are pretty much a given, since Gamma 1 and 2 are in) I don't see if any of these guys could carry DLCs. I don't think they'll use Heroes characters, as cool as that would be, so they are out. The best chance for great DLC would be the Manga Super OCs, if they settle the rights issues or whatever. Maybe in Sparking Zero 2!

[Yuji]

Even XV2 hasn't dipped its toes much into Heroes stuff even though Heroes already aped a lot of characters and concepts from it. At best I'd wager we get some other non-Heroes videogame exclusives. #21 should be a given eventually considering she's in 2 games and was designed by Toriyama himself and Vomi was in Superhero. Wouldn't be surprised if she's included in the SH pack straight up. Besides that, the usual suspects from the DB online days: Towa, Mira, TP Trunks and TB Bardock.

[Rinsankajugin]

The roster ends up pretty great, with the surprising leaks. However, I really wonder what they're going to do for DLC now, since not much characters left are top sellers.

Guess I might as well post my wishlist for remaining characters:

Spoiler:

Dragon Ball:
Piccolo Daimao
Tambourine
Kami
Kid Krillin
Kid Chi Chi
Adult Chi Chi
Pilaf Machine
Tao Pai Pai
Cyborg Tao
General Blue
Officer Black (Battle Jacket)
Android 8
Devilman
Grandpa Gohan
Bulma
Launch

Dragon Ball Z:
Pikkon
Kaioshin
Kibito
Kibitoshin
Kid Uub
Bardock's Crew
King Vegeta

Movies and OVAs:
Salza
Dore
Neiz
Zangya
Android 14
Android 15
Abo
Kado
Aka
Tarble
Ozotto
Hatchiyack
Paragus
Bio-Broly

Dragon Ball GT:
Vegeta (Base, SSJ, SSJ2)
Rildo (Base, Mega, Metal)
Ledgic
Luud
Super 17
Nouva Shenron
Eis Shenron
Oceanus Shenron

Dragon Ball Super:
Sorbet
Shisami
Tagoma
Champa
Vados
Botamo
Magetta
Frost (1st and Assault Form)
Future Mai
Gine
Fit Buu
All Gods of Destruction
All Angels
Basil
Lavander
Ganos (Base, Chicken)
Damon
Khaseral
Obuni
Katopesla
Saonel
Pirina
Piccolo (Potential Unleashed)
Orange Piccolo
Beast Gohan
Cell Max
Teen Trunks (Base, SSJ) with GT and EoZ alternate
Teen Goten (Base, SSJ) with GT and EoZ alternate

Dragon Ball Super Manga:
Goku Black (SSJ)
Moro (Old, Young, 7-3, Angel)
7-3
Saganbo
Miza
Iwaza
Kikaza
Miza-Iwaza-Kikaza Fusion
Meerus
Granolah
Gas (Young, Full Power)
Ultra Ego Vegeta
Black Frieza

Dragon Ball Heroes / Video Games:
SSJ4 Goku Limit Breaker
SSJ4 Vegeta Limit Breaker
SSJ4 Vegetto
SSJ4 Broly
SSJ4 Gohan
SSJ4 Bardock
SSGod Trunks
Time Kaioshin (Base, Time Unleashed)
Cumber (Restricted, Base, SSJ)
Hearts (Base, Super, World Tree)
Mecha-Zamasu
Lagss
Kamin
Oren
Kamioren (Base, Giant)
Salsa
Shroom
Robelu
Towa (Base, Darkness, Demon God)
Mira (Base, Super, Towa-absorbed)
Fuu (Base, Super, Dark King)
Mechikabura (Youth, Base, Dark King)
Demigra (Base, Monster, Demon God)
Finn (Base, Gogeta-absorbed)
Aios (Base, Time Unleashed)
Goku Black (Rose, Rose 2, Rose 3, Rose 3 FP)
Sealas (Base, Fused)
Android 21 (Base, Majin, Evil)

As you see, except the Super Hero characters (who are pretty much a given, since Gamma 1 and 2 are in) I don't see if any of these guys could carry DLCs. I don't think they'll use Heroes characters, as cool as that would be, so they are out. The best chance for great DLC would be the Manga Super OCs, if they settle the rights issues or whatever. Maybe in Sparking Zero 2!

I'm sure they can definitely carry their own weight. A season for OG, a season for GT, a season for Super, and so on. Though if they do a DBZ season, they could probably lump the missing Z characters with the movie characters. Also, pretty sure Hatchiyack and Ozotto should be in the games section.

[miguelnuva1]

My DLC prediction

Super Hero 1

1. Gohan
2. SS Gohan
3. Ultimate Gohan
4. Beast Gohan
5. Gamma 1
6. Gamma 2
7. Pan

Super Hero 2

1. Piccolo
2. Ultimate Piccolo
3. Orange Piccolo
4. Giant Orange
5. Cell Max
6. Goten
7. Trunks

Daima

1. SS Mini Goku
2. Daima Piccolo
3. Mini Vegeta
4. SS Mini Vegeta
5. Mini Supreme Kai
6. Villian
7. New character.


These can change once Daima comes out or how the DLC gets broken up.

Goten and Trunks for example could get SS added on or even Fat Gotenks(or what if teen Gotenks).

Daima depends on how many serious villians we get, how many SS forms Goku and the others use or if they get new forms.

If Daima gets a new form they will definitely be in a Dlc pack and if Goku and Vegeta use SS1 and Ss2 enough or Goku even uses SS3 I doubt we're not getting all their forms.

Hopefully they can add forms to existing characters because I would love a pack like this for example

Missing forms pack

1. GT Vegeta
2. SS GT Vegeta
3. Garlic Jr small

Spoiler:

4. 1st form Frost
5. Third Form Frost
6. SS1 Califuia

[GTx10]

182 characters...

laughs in Mugen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ihQfw0ueMs

Okay but real talk this is insane, if the game continues on for years we will reach 300+ in theory

To be fair no fighting game ever beats a Mugen in terms of roster. I didn't know Mugens were still doing their thing. Any good Dragon Ball (content only) Mugens that you know of?

In general news: So using Z era Goku for example his "End of Z" version can go from base to SS1, 2, or 3 during a battle ala BT 3 right? The forms aren't separated are they? (Excluding God and Blue I am assuming)

[Rinsankajugin]

To be fair no fighting game ever beats a Mugen in terms of roster. I didn't know Mugens were still doing their thing. Any good Dragon Ball (content only) Mugens that you know of?

In general news: So using Z era Goku for example his "End of Z" version can go from base to SS1, 2, or 3 during a battle ala BT 3 right? The forms aren't separated are they? (Excluding God and Blue I am assuming)

Tobal 2 has over 200 characters, but I'm sure Sparking Zero will beat it out after Season 1 ends.

Also yeah, Goku (Z - End) can indeed go SS, SS2, and SS3 mid-battle. Goku (Super) is the one who goes SS, SSG, and SSB.

[Koitsukai]

So when will the next trailer come out? Leaks aside, i'd like to see some of UI's moveset, the dodging specially. I'm assuming there will be no base/ssb/sign/UI transition, which kinda sucks.

The Z movie trailer, UI trailer and maybe one more trailer? I've read that there could even more characters left(Piccolo Daimao pleaaase). The leaks shouldn't stop them from releasing the trailers.

[Gt91]

So when will the next trailer come out? Leaks aside, i'd like to see some of UI's moveset, the dodging specially. I'm assuming there will be no base/ssb/sign/UI transition, which kinda sucks.

The Z movie trailer, UI trailer and maybe one more trailer? I've read that there could even more characters left(Piccolo Daimao pleaaase). The leaks shouldn't stop them from releasing the trailers.

Maybe at tokyo game show.

Yes, I agree about the UI.
They could have given Goku (super) the ability to transform into Sign and Perfect UI as well.
The same thing will have to be addressed for Vegeta if they give him the ultra ego.

[Mr Baggins]

For Ultra Instinct, I'm guessing they'll implement something similar to Great Saiyaman by making UI Sign a separate transformation branch from base Goku (Super). That'd eliminate the need to have like 5 different transformations at once and would actually be more canonically accurate to the series as well.

No idea how they're actually gonna do it though.

[Bardock God of Time]

My DLC prediction

Super Hero 1

1. Gohan
2. SS Gohan
3. Ultimate Gohan
4. Beast Gohan
5. Gamma 1
6. Gamma 2
7. Pan

Super Hero 2

1. Piccolo
2. Ultimate Piccolo
3. Orange Piccolo
4. Giant Orange
5. Cell Max
6. Goten
7. Trunks


[/spoiler]

No Fat Gotenks?

[miguelnuva1]

My DLC prediction

Super Hero 1

1. Gohan
2. SS Gohan
3. Ultimate Gohan
4. Beast Gohan
5. Gamma 1
6. Gamma 2
7. Pan

Super Hero 2

1. Piccolo
2. Ultimate Piccolo
3. Orange Piccolo
4. Giant Orange
5. Cell Max
6. Goten
7. Trunks


[/spoiler]

No Fat Gotenks?

I mentioned him. I was being conservative because it said over 20 characters across 3 packs so 7 characters a pack would be over 20.

[Scsigs]

Xenoverse has been a non factor for me almost since it came out lol but I just checked it out...it was okay, JYB doesn’t sound nearly as menacing but it’s w/e. Hopefully he was able to fine tune his performance for this game.

It's mainly due to Johnny still sounding like he did in the 90s due to his voice still sounding so young & on top of that, him sounding very different to Vic. On top of that, he hasn't had a ton of stuff to really cut his teeth on. I think they mainly cast him because they had casted him as Sabo in One Piece to replace Vic & they probably figured he'd be good for Broly as well, which makes sense because if you listen to his work in Bleach as Ichigo, he can definitely project his voice like he needs during yelling scenes. The problem is unless Toei makes a new film or series in the future for him to get more practice on, what he gives us in the games is the best we're gonna get from him as Broly, sadly.
I personally don't think he's bad, just very different to Vic's take on Broly.