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Despite ''Heroes'' adapting story lines and characters from ''XENOVERSE''<ref name="newworldtwo"></ref>, staff discussion published in the ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide'' indicates that the broad use of the term "Xeno" is not intended to draw a connection to the game, instead trading on its real-world usage of signifying differences to act as a unique branding for ''Heroes''-specific characters: | Despite ''Heroes'' adapting story lines and characters from ''XENOVERSE''<ref name="newworldtwo"></ref>, staff discussion published in the ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide'' indicates that the broad use of the term "Xeno" is not intended to draw a connection to the game, instead trading on its real-world usage of signifying differences to act as a unique branding for ''Heroes''-specific characters: | ||
{{quotation|'''「ゼノ」初登場から3年経過 ファンにも浸透しつつある！'''「暗黒帝国編」などに登場するキャラクターは「ゼノ」と呼ばれているが、これは「異質な物、異なるもの」という意味。樋口P（プロヂューサー）としては暗黒魔界に関わるキャラクターを独立させ、さらに「Z戦士」のようにブランド化を狙ったのこと。「ゼノバース」が由来ではなく「ヒーローズ」の独自ルールなので、他の作品では今のところ出ていない。ユーザーへの浸透も進んでおり「ヒーローズ」をプレイしない層にも玩具などで知られつつある。<br><br><hr /><br>'''Three years after the introduction of "Xeno," it's becoming a mainstay with fans!''' Characters who | {{quotation|'''「ゼノ」初登場から3年経過 ファンにも浸透しつつある！'''「暗黒帝国編」などに登場するキャラクターは「ゼノ」と呼ばれているが、これは「異質な物、異なるもの」という意味。樋口P（プロヂューサー）としては暗黒魔界に関わるキャラクターを独立させ、さらに「Z戦士」のようにブランド化を狙ったのこと。「ゼノバース」が由来ではなく「ヒーローズ」の独自ルールなので、他の作品では今のところ出ていない。ユーザーへの浸透も進んでおり「ヒーローズ」をプレイしない層にも玩具などで知られつつある。<br><br><hr /><br>'''Three years after the introduction of "Xeno," it's becoming a mainstay with fans!''' Characters who debuted in the Dark Empire arc, etc. are called "Xeno," but this simply means "something different," or "something changed." To producer Higuchi, the term distinguishes characters who are connected to the Dark Demon Realm, and was also aimed at providing a branding along the lines of "Z Warriors." Since it doesn't stem from ''XENOVERSE'', but is a unique rule of ''Heroes'', at this point it hasn't appeared in any other products. It's continuing to gain traction with users and is even starting to be known by people who don't play ''Heroes'', through toys and other merchandise.<ref name="newworldone"></ref> | ||
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"Xeno" is a suffix appended to multiple characters in the Dragon Ball Heroes and Super Dragon Ball Heroes arcade games, home ports, collectible data cards, and related media. It is used to distinguish versions of established characters whose histories are unique to the fiction of Dragon Ball Heroes, and who are in some way connected to the games' version of the Dark Demon Realm. Characters bearing this suffix are sometimes referred to by both staff and official media as "Xeno characters."
Use
The suffix "Xeno" is appended to a number of card titles and subsequently character names in the Dragon Ball Heroes and Super Dragon Ball Heroes data card games and related fiction, always appearing after a semi-colon and the character's usual name.
The Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide notes that "xeno" signifies, as a prefix, "something different, or something changed," drawing a distinction between "Xeno" characters and their main-series versions. The same guide notes that Dragon Ball Heroes producer Wataru Higuchi, intended for the phrase to distinguish characters connected to the Dark Demon Realm in Dragon Ball Heroes fiction."[1] Accordingly, all characters currently bearing the "Xeno" designation maintain some connection to the Demon Realm, either being seen fighting against it—primarily but not exclusively as members of the Dragon Ball Heroes incarnation of the Time Patrol—fighting for it, or somehow running afoul of its schemes.
In all cases, both the arcade games and related media present "Xeno" characters as being versions of pre-established characters whose histories are unique to the fiction of Dragon Ball Heroes. The origin of these different histories may be given no in-fiction explanation—as is the case with most members of the Heroes incarnation of the Time Patrol—or be the result of in-fiction time-travel unique to Dragon Ball Heroes story lines, as is the case with various "Xeno" versions of main-series villains who appear in the SDBH1-SDBH6 and the Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission manga.
Use of the "Xeno" suffix currently applies only to characters with main-series counterparts, rather than all Demon Realm-related characters who are from timelines unique to the fiction of Dragon Ball Heroes. To that extent, Dabra: Xeno is given the suffix uniquely among the series' Demon Realm cast due to his prominent role in the main series, while all other Demon Realm characters lack the suffix due to appearing only in Dragon Ball Heroes and other ancillary media.
Despite its existence as a meta-fictional term, "Xeno" is occasionally used by characters within Heroes-related fiction themselves, without in-universe explanation.
The use of suffixes to distinguish different versions of core characters within the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade games is not unique to "Xeno" characters. In addition to separating different areas or transformations of select characters, the games and cards also employ suffixes such as "GT" to distinguish version of characters as they appeared in the Dragon Ball GT TV series or new scenarios using its story as a foundation, "BR" to distinguish versions of characters specific to their appearances in Dragon Ball Super: Broly, and so on.
In some cases, a character meeting the criteria for the "Xeno" designation may be branded with an alternate title instead, such as Broli Dark, who is nevertheless implied to share a history with his father, Paragus: Xeno.
Origin and Staff Commentary
The term "Xeno" debuted in Dragon Ball Heroes on 11 September 2014[2] with the release of HJ6-63, Trunks: Xeno, in the sixth set of Evil Dragon Mission cards. This version of Trunks featured a design based on the Trunks of the then-upcoming Dragon Ball XENOVERSE—whose own Trunks is based on the character's role in the defunct Korean MMORPG Dragon Ball Online[3]—and was intended to preview the direction of the upcoming God Mission update while gradually introducing elements from Online into Heroes.
暗黒帝国編は時間をかけて展開！ 新たな世界をどう就てるかに苦心！！「ヒーローズ」で「オンライン」の設定や世界観を取り込むにあたり、難しいのは「何をきっかけに物語を見せれば興味を持ってもらえるのか」という部分だと語る樋口P(プロデューサー）。突然ミラやトワが出てきても、子供たちは混乱してしまう。そこで白羽の矢が立ったのが仮面のサイヤジンで、設定は変えず見せかたや扱いかたを工夫したという。また、「ゼノバース」で先に登場していたトランクス：ゼノを予告的に邪悪龍M（ミッション）でリリースするなど、少しずつ展開したそうだ。
The Dark Empire Arc is a story that leaps through time! Figuring out how to communicate a new world was tough!! In preparing to introduce the world of Online to Heroes, the difficult part according to producer Higuchi was, "How can we introduce this story in a way that will garner interest?" Even if Mira and Towa appeared suddenly, children would only be confused. So the Masked Saiyan was singled out among other characters and, without changing anything, the team set about finding ways to work him into the story. In addition, by doing things like releasing Trunks: Xeno, based on the design of the Trunks who had previously appeared in XENOVERSE, as a preview during the Evil Dragon Mission, they were able to introduce new developments a little bit at a time.[3]
(Though Trunks: Xeno predates the release of XENOVERSE by some months, it is likely that the reference above refers to the characters' appearance in advertisements and press material.)
Despite Heroes adapting story lines and characters from XENOVERSE[3], staff discussion published in the Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide indicates that the broad use of the term "Xeno" is not intended to draw a connection to the game, instead trading on its real-world usage of signifying differences to act as a unique branding for Heroes-specific characters:
「ゼノ」初登場から3年経過 ファンにも浸透しつつある！「暗黒帝国編」などに登場するキャラクターは「ゼノ」と呼ばれているが、これは「異質な物、異なるもの」という意味。樋口P（プロヂューサー）としては暗黒魔界に関わるキャラクターを独立させ、さらに「Z戦士」のようにブランド化を狙ったのこと。「ゼノバース」が由来ではなく「ヒーローズ」の独自ルールなので、他の作品では今のところ出ていない。ユーザーへの浸透も進んでおり「ヒーローズ」をプレイしない層にも玩具などで知られつつある。
Three years after the introduction of "Xeno," it's becoming a mainstay with fans! Characters who debuted in the Dark Empire arc, etc. are called "Xeno," but this simply means "something different," or "something changed." To producer Higuchi, the term distinguishes characters who are connected to the Dark Demon Realm, and was also aimed at providing a branding along the lines of "Z Warriors." Since it doesn't stem from XENOVERSE, but is a unique rule of Heroes, at this point it hasn't appeared in any other products. It's continuing to gain traction with users and is even starting to be known by people who don't play Heroes, through toys and other merchandise.[1]
According to XENOVERSE producer Masayuki Hirano, demand for Xeno characters to appear in future XENOVERSE games is significant:
ゼノキャラクターは「ゼノバース」にも登場希望の声がたくさん届くんです
We get a lot of requests for Xeno characters to appear in XENOVERSE.[1]
Higuchi has also been surprised by the degree of Xeno characters' success:
すごい勢いでゼノ戦士の商品が出ていていつも日物を見てから驚いてます（笑）
Merchandise of Xeno warrior merchandise is coming out at an absolutely incredible rate. I'm always surprised when I see the real thing. (laughs)[1]
Xeno Characters and Terminology In Fiction
List of Xeno Characters
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “Approaching a New Dragon Ball World!!” Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide, Shueisha, 2018, p. 21.
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ドラゴンボールヒーローズ
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “Approaching a New Dragon Ball World!!” Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide, Shueisha, 2018, p. 19.