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A roster of 10 characters only?! Create it!

Post by Cold Skin » Tue May 09, 2023 1:15 pm

It might seem absurd by nowadays standards, but back in the SNES era, a roster of only 10 characters in a fighting game was usual.

It would never happen in a fighting game today, but for the sake of imagination, imagine a new fighting game can - for some reason - afford to come out with only 10 characters available and nobody to be added with later updates/DLC.

Who would you include as the "10 chosen ones"? (with the franchise having so much content to offer nowadays!)

As a reminder, those are 10-characters rosters they chose back then.

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Post by Yuji » Tue May 09, 2023 1:22 pm

For the BoG and RF movies:

- Goku
- Vegeta
- Beerus
- Whis
- Freeza
- Gohan
- Boo
- Gotenks
- Piccolo
- Jaco

For U6 and Zamasu:

- Goku
- Vegeta
- Trunks
- Black
- Zamasu
- Hit
- Vegetto
- Merged Zamasu
- Cabba
- Frost

For ToP

- Goku
- Vegeta
- Gohan
- Freeza
- Jiren
- Toppo
- Kefla
- Hit
- Ribrianne
- #17

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Post by nineko » Tue May 09, 2023 10:16 pm

Yeah, it depends on the setting, there've been many arcs in DBS so far. If we try to mix and match...
  1. Goku (Ultra Instinct)
  2. Vegeta (Ultra Ego)
  3. Merus (mortal)
  4. Golden Freeza
  5. Granolah
  6. Hit
  7. Broly
  8. Jiren
  9. Beast Gohan
  10. Orange Piccolo
  11. Monaka
10 indeed is such a small number, it would have been nice to include Android 17 and Moro, maybe Gas and the Gammas, too, and why not Toppo? As I said above, there've been just too many arcs.

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Post by Modern_Dingus » Wed May 10, 2023 1:51 am

23rd Budokai Tenkaichi

1. Goku
2. Piccolo
3. Tenshinhan
4. Krillin
5. Yamcha
6. Tao Pai Pai
7. Chi Chi
8. Shen / Hero / Kami
9. Master Roshi / Jackie Chun ( Secret Unlock )
10. Grandpa Gohan ( Secret Unlock )
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Post by Almighty Majin » Mon May 15, 2023 5:22 pm

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Post by FoolsGil » Thu May 18, 2023 12:53 pm

Goku
Krillin
Piccolo
Freeza
Cell
Beerus
Hit
Zamasu
Jiren
Moro

I chose who would represent their race the best (Saiyan, Human, Namekian) and main villain or antagonist of their arc.

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Post by FPSSJ4_Goku » Mon May 22, 2023 10:06 am

To represent all of DB Super (NO MANGA, IT'S NOT LIKELY):

SS Blue Goku
SS Blue Vegeta
UI Goku
Golden Freeza
Gogeta Blue
Vegetto Blue
Beast Gohan
Orange Piccolo
Cell Max
FPSSJ Broly
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Post by Zephyr » Tue May 23, 2023 11:34 am

The 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai and Saiyan arc represent my favorite section of the story, in terms of which martial artists were the big players, what rivalries and grudges were on display, how the characters looked, and so on. So the main fighters from both arcs would be the core of my roster:

1. Son Goku
2. Yamcha
3. Kuririn
4. Tenshinhan
5. Piccolo

From there, I'd add an additional antagonist from each arc, and the movie which takes place between them:

6. Tao Pai Pai
7. Garlic Jr.
8. Vegeta

I also want to add Freeza. He forms part of a group alongside Tenshinhan, Piccolo, and Vegeta as my 'dream team' of "Goku's rivals/frienemies who also (ought to) have longstanding grudges against each other"; although Goku is the only one he has any particular grudge towards, both Piccolo and Vegeta would have every reason to seek a rematch with him. Also the Namek arc is almost basically a "part 2" of the Saiyan arc, so he also sorta squeezes into this "era".

9. Freeza

From there it's kind of a toss-up. Chichi and God were in the finals of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, while Chaozu and Yajirobe were both fighters during the Saiyan arc, as was Son Gohan. So far this is also conveniently doubling as a list of my favorite characters in the series, and such a list would exclude Gohan (outside of his Cell Games and Super Hero appearances), but I think he's the obvious final inclusion.

10. Son Gohan

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Post by LoganForkHands73 » Wed May 24, 2023 8:04 pm

Heh, ever since I got a super cool wallpaper art of the Hyper Dimension roster, I've occasionally imagined more modernised versions of it. I do like how old school rosters really had to boil down the character selections to only the barest basics (with maybe one wild card pick), so you appreciate them a little more than you would in a massive, sprawling roster like the Budokai Tenkaichi games.

Dragon Ball Super manga
1. Son Goku (Transformations: SS1, SS2, SS3, SS God, SS Blue, Ultra Instinct Sign, Perfected Ultra Instinct) — Duh.
2. Vegeta (Transformations: SS1, SS2, SS God, SS Blue, SS Blue Evolved, Ultra Ego) — Also duh.
3. Freeza (Transformations: Final, Golden, Black) — His new Centurion card lookin' ass form won him a spot.
4. Beerus — Although he doesn't get up to much in the manga, he has always been listed alongside Goku and Vegeta as a main character in the volumes.
5. Whis — He deserves more playable appearances, separate from Beerus! I'd almost be tempted to include Whis alone, but he and Beerus are too inseparable.
6. Zamasu — A tough call, but the amazing Toriyama panel of Zamasu was my profile picture for a while, so he gets in. Since they're technically the same person, would it be cheating to squeeze Goku Black in as a tag partner or special transformation...?
7. Jiren — Toyotaro's interpretation of Jiren is a huge improvement from the anime, so this flawed hero is a shoe-in.
8. Moro — The first major Toyotaro original villain deserves a slot, even if he's as deep as a puddle.
9. Granolah — He has an entire arc named after him. Another no-brainer.
10. Gas — As much as I moan about him, he does have a memorable look, unique powers, and a large enough role in the story to justify a slot.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes
1. Son Goku (Transformations: SS1, SS2, SS3, SS God, SS Blue, Ultra Instinct Sign, Perfected Ultra Instinct... I know he has loads more but cba to list them) — No Vegeta this time, cause in Heroes, he only exists to be either a punching bag or a Fusion partner.
2. Dr. Wheelo (Transformations: Human Disguise, True Form) — A classic enemy reimagined in quite a cool way. Plus, I totally called his true identity.
3. Tullece (Transformations: Oozaru, Evil Saiyan) — Another golden oldie with a new and improved look.
4. Xeno Bardock / Warrior in Black (Transformations: Oozaru, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4) — Bardock might as well be the face of Dragon Ball Heroes, so a no-brainer.
5. Xeno Trunks (Transformations: SS1, SS2, SS Rage, SS God) — Give him a tag team super with Dark Future Gohan.
6. Xeno Goku Black / Crimson-Masked Saiyan (Transformations: SS Rose, Rose 2, Rose 3, Rose Full Power) — I can't deny that Black looked slick as hell in the Towa mask.
7. Jiren — It's worth having at least one "unaltered" Super era character and Jiren's been in a few arcs at this point.
8. Hearts (Transformations: Super, Godslayer) — Probably the only new character introduced in Heroes who can almost rival the "canon" characters. Design, powers, personality, motivation; he ranks highly in all these categories.
9. Aeos (Transformations: Time Power Unleashed) — Would've been decent final boss material.
10. Vidro — Surprisingly, I quite enjoy this character, she's definitely an improvement on Lagss. Of course, Yamcha has to be her tag partner.

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Post by budokaifanatic007 » Sat May 27, 2023 1:51 pm

Goku(SS1)
Vegeta(SS1)
Gohan(SS2)
Trunks(SS1)
Krillin
Piccolo
Frieza(Final Form)
Super Perfect Cell
Bardock
Bojack
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Post by Ashur » Sat May 27, 2023 3:47 pm

I think that if a game was made today with a 10 character limit in the same vein as the old games, they would have to be the most current versions having the most powerful transformations as supers:

1- SSB Goku - Becomes UI in ultimates
2- SSB Vegeta - Becomes UE in ultimates
3- Piccolo (power unlocked) - Becomes Orange in ultimates
4- Frieza (Final Form) - Becomes Black Frieza in ultimates.
5- Ultimate Gohan - Becomes Beast in ultimates.
6- Hit
7- Jiren
8- Fused Zamasu
9- Moro (73 absorbed) - turns UI with ultimates.
10- Granolah

I ultimately decided to put Hit instead of Beerus because he has more potential for fighting games and because we actually saw his full power, and this way we have stuff from all DBS arcs.

I decided to have Final Form Frieza instead of Golden because in the manga against Gas it looks like he doesn't use Golden anymore, just Final + Black, also because it makes for less yellow characters since Piccolo is also yellow, i also chose Granolah instead of Gas because he is more iconic.

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Post by Kazuya Mishima » Sat May 27, 2023 11:01 pm

That would be tricky. I suppose it would have to come down to the characters who are popular as well as who are bit diverse in appearance and ability.

Goku
Vegeta
Gohan
Piccolo
Frieza

You can't not have those.

Cell
Buu
Beerus
Broly
Jiren

I suppose that covers the first most popular and important protagonists. The three main antagonists from Dragon Ball Z. Broly is way too popular to not have. Beerus is the most important and active character that's debuted since 2013.

Jiren could probably be switched out for someone else. Maybe Merged Zamasu.

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Post by Dbzfan94 » Sun May 28, 2023 10:28 am

1. SSJ Goku
2. Ultimate Gohan
3. Piccolo
4. Z Future Trunks
5. SSJ Vegeta
6. Final Form Freeza
7. Perfect Cell
8. Kid Buu
9. Z Broly
10. Gogeta / Vegetto

Transformations is something else. If I had to choose, only one I'd give transformations too would be SSJ3 for Goku.

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Post by nineko » Sun May 28, 2023 10:50 am

What about a roster of 10 "B side", human characters? It might be interesting as a spin-off.
  1. General Blue
  2. Nam
  3. Bora
  4. Mister Satan
  5. OG Spopovitch
  6. King Chappa
  7. OG Tao Pai Pai
  8. Mutaito
  9. Yajirobe
  10. Murasaki

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Post by Dbzfan94 » Sun May 28, 2023 10:52 am

nineko wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 10:50 am What about a roster of 10 "B side", human characters? It might be interesting as a spin-off.
  1. General Blue
  2. Nam
  3. Bora
  4. Mister Satan
  5. OG Spopovitch
  6. King Chappa
  7. OG Tao Pai Pai
  8. Mutaito
  9. Yajirobe
  10. Murasaki
This sounds fun as hell.

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Post by songohan619 » Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:39 pm

Ooooh, let`s see....

Honestly? I`d love a Dragon Ball fighting game, with a little twist!

1 - Kid Goku
2 - Kid Krillin
3 - Master Roshi
4 - Yamcha
5 - Tenshinhan
6 - Chaotzu
7 - Chi Chi
8 - Grandpa Gohan
9 - Tao Pai Pai
10 - Demon King Piccolo

But, as a bonus "what-if", Goku gets a super-saiyan transformation when you complete the game, with a what-if-cutscene showing when it happened!

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Post by ZeroNeonix » Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:39 am

I would focus on the new stuff from Super, and I'd have the roster evenly split between heroes and villains/antagonists.

1. Ultra Instinct Goku

2. Ultra Ego Vegeta

3. Beast Gohan

4. Orange Piccolo

5. Granolah

6. Gamma 2

7. Fused Zamasu

8. Moro

9. Gas (gets more skeletal the more damage he takes)

10. Secret character from beating the story mode: Black Frieza

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Post by eavansdee » Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:18 am

If I had to choose a 10-character roster for Super Smash Bros ,I would choose the following:
Mario
Donkey Kong
Link
Samus
Yoshi
Kirby
Fox
Pikachu
Luigi
Ness
Captain Falcon
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Post by SonTao » Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:28 pm

songohan619 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:39 pm Ooooh, let`s see....

Honestly? I`d love a Dragon Ball fighting game, with a little twist!

1 - Kid Goku
2 - Kid Krillin
3 - Master Roshi
4 - Yamcha
5 - Tenshinhan
6 - Chaotzu
7 - Chi Chi
8 - Grandpa Gohan
9 - Tao Pai Pai
10 - Demon King Piccolo

But, as a bonus "what-if", Goku gets a super-saiyan transformation when you complete the game, with a what-if-cutscene showing when it happened!
Dude, this sounds so sick! But I feel like you could do something with Tenshinhan having Chiaotzu act as a part of his moveset to kinda cut down on the characters--unfortunately Chiaotzu is kind of a dinky little guy. Instead, I raise you...

Kid Raditz (Secret Unlock)

Building on your what if scenario a bit. Like in the Supersonic Warriors, it can be like how there are story modes that change based on who's perspective you're playing in! Kid Raditz shows up way earlier than in canon, and forces Goku to come down from Kami's Lookout mid-training to join up with his pals and take on Kid Raditz. Kid Goku's ultimates in this scenario include Kid Goku's SSJ state.
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Post by ZeroNeonix » Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:47 pm

SonTao wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:28 pm
songohan619 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:39 pm Ooooh, let`s see....

Honestly? I`d love a Dragon Ball fighting game, with a little twist!

1 - Kid Goku
2 - Kid Krillin
3 - Master Roshi
4 - Yamcha
5 - Tenshinhan
6 - Chaotzu
7 - Chi Chi
8 - Grandpa Gohan
9 - Tao Pai Pai
10 - Demon King Piccolo

But, as a bonus "what-if", Goku gets a super-saiyan transformation when you complete the game, with a what-if-cutscene showing when it happened!
Dude, this sounds so sick! But I feel like you could do something with Tenshinhan having Chiaotzu act as a part of his moveset to kinda cut down on the characters--unfortunately Chiaotzu is kind of a dinky little guy. Instead, I raise you...

Kid Raditz (Secret Unlock)

Building on your what if scenario a bit. Like in the Supersonic Warriors, it can be like how there are story modes that change based on who's perspective you're playing in! Kid Raditz shows up way earlier than in canon, and forces Goku to come down from Kami's Lookout mid-training to join up with his pals and take on Kid Raditz. Kid Goku's ultimates in this scenario include Kid Goku's SSJ state.
Considering the new Daima series that was announced, a game with this kind of a roster might not be so farfetched.

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