Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" Title Screen
ドラゴンボールZ　カカロット Doragon Bōru Zetto Kakarotto Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Release Date	16 January 2020 (JP) 17 January 2020 (US, EU)
Genre	"Goku Experience Action RPG"
Price	¥7,800 + tax (JP) 17 January 2020 (US, EU)
Developer	CyberConnect2

'Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot' is a "Goku Experience Action RPG", first released 16 January 2020 in Japan, with an international release the following day. The game's story takes players through the "Z" portion of the Dragon Ball storyline, beginning with Raditz and concluding with Boo, with various side quests and missions available along the way.

TBD

Game Modes

• TBD

Playable Characters

TBD

Story

TBD

Stages

TBD; consult finalized world map

Codes & Secrets

TBD

Merchandise

Guide Book

Cover of the Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot World Traversal Guide book

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot World Traversal Guide (ドラゴンボールZ KAKAROT ワールドトラバースガイド Doragon Bōru Zetto KAKAROT Wārudo Torabāsu Gaido), a guide book released under the V-Jump Books line, was released 16 January 2020 alongside the game's release, spanning 208 pages and retailing for ¥1,350.

Pre-order/Reservation Bonus

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Japanese pre-order bonus items.

Those who pre-ordered Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot for its original release in Japan received access to... These same items were made available internationally through the same pre-order method...

Releases

Domestic Releases

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was originally released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Japan 16 January 2020.

International Releases

International localizations of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot were released across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam) 17 January 2020.

Domestic Media Coverage

• TBD

Commercials & Trailers

• TBD

International Media Coverage

• TBD

Expanded Lore

Beyond retelling major portions of the original storyline as serialized in the manga and showcased in the television series adaptation, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot incorporates expanded Dragon World lore previously revealed in guide books, video games, interviews, etc. Additionally, new information which appears for the first time is also included within the game's story modes and supplemental menus.

From Previous Sources

• Lapis and Lazuli

Towa and Mira

After the player defeats their first "Super Villainous" group, Towa appears, stating that her calculations were correct. She encourages the player to continue to fight to help revive Mira. Once the player clears all of the Super Villainous encounters across the Dragon World, Mira is reborn for one of the game's highest-level encounters. After defeating Mira, Towa suggests that they move to another timeline to collect more energy. Towa and Mira made their debut in Dragon Ball Online, and have appeared in other subsequent titles such as Dragon Ball Heroes, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, and Dragon Ball Fusions.

Namekian Lifespans

The in-game "Z Daizenshuu" entry for Namekian denotes that the species has a lifespan of approximately 200 years, but that those with special abilities (specifically Demon King Piccolo and The Eldest Namekian) may live well past 500. According to prior guidebook timelines, the natural disaster on Planet Namek during which the son of Katatz was sent to Earth occurred in Age 261, making God at least 506 years of age by the time he reunites with Piccolo in Age 767.

Artificial Human No. 21

In preparation for the arrival of the Artificial Humans, Doctor Brief recruits a new researcher to help him upgrade Vegeta's training room. This researcher looks just like No. 21's human appearance from Dragon Ball FighterZ, though in this game she is only referred to as "Female Researcher." After her first appearance, she appears throughout the world as she gathers material for her research at Berl Village (tracking reports of a Great Ape sighting), the Karin Holy Land (seeking Karin himself), outside Doctor Gero's laboratory after its destruction, near Grandpa Gohan's house seeking the martial artist himself, FIXME: LOCATIONS. Outside of allowing the player access to various training programs, she bears no impact on the main plot or any substories.

Dr. Gero's Son

The in-game "Z Daizenshuu" entry for Artificial Human No. 16 describes his design as taking after Dr. Gero's son, Gebo, an courageous and elite warrior within the Red Ribbon Army who held the codename "Gold". In a substory involving Artificial Human No. 8, Goku comes across some burnt files which mention No. 16's resemblance to Gebo. No. 16 later conveys to Son Gohan that Gero once told him about his resemblance to Gebo. Toriyama first introduced the concept of No. 16 being modeled after Gero's son in a Q&A from Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume 3, though Gebo's name and military history are unique to Kakarot.

Original

• Saibaimen who eat Senzu become Super Saibaimen
• Dende revamping RoSaT to accommodate more people,
• Moon
• Suikka/Melone
• Namekian child (Necke) who eats, and Ramu
• Tao Paipai and Tsuru-sen'nin side stories
• Gohan's "Purple" (Blue) gi as a nod to Piccolo
• Tenka'ichi Budōkai Announcer is a temple monk
• Cell suggests the story about the core in his head was a lie
• How Yamcha and Pu'er met

Bonyu

After resurrecting the Ginyu Special Force, Gurd mentions that there used to be a sixth member of the team, Bonyu, who was considered the brains of the force. Reacoom explains that she quit because they thought their special poses were lame, and Butta states that she had no sense of style.

• Training machine

Animaline

Animaline is a serum developed by Magical Pharmaceuticals that allows humans to turn into animal-people, and the core subject of a substory in which Karin enlists Son Goku's help to gather ingredients for his mushroom tea. According to Bulma and the two animal-people encountered in the substory who ask for Goku's help, Animaline was a popular drug (taken even by the King of Earth) back when Bulma was around ten years old, though by Age 767 no one takes it anymore. Artificial Human No. 16 reveals that the Red Ribbon Army once sold knockoff Animaline to finance their operations, which may have resulted in some users being unable to revert back to their human forms. Together, Bulma and Mister Popo concoct an antidote to reverse the faulty Animaline's effects.

The introduction of Animaline and its waning popularity since Bulma was young appears to address the declining numbers of animal people in the background art of Dragon Ball over the course of its run, though Toriyama admits that he'd probably just "forgotten by the end to include them."

Planet Namek's Elders

The in-game "Z Daizenshuu" entry for The Eldest Namekian states that after he survived Planet Namek's cataclysmic weather event that wiped out most of his race, his first six children (such as Muri and Tsuno) became the village leaders to whom he entrusts six of the Namekian Dragon Balls.

Bulma's Mother

The in-game "Z Daizenshuu" entry for Doctor Brief and his own dialogue during a substory refer to Bulma's mother as "Bikini". Previously, in the 2004 Dragon Ball Forever guide book, Toriyama notes that had he given a name to Bulma's mother, it probably would have been "Panchy".

The Meshikiya Kingdom

In an early substory, Mai refers to Pilaf as the prince of the Meshikiya tribe, who once flourished in a small part of a certain region long ago. His "Z Daizenshuu" entry further explains that his father, the king, attacked a neighboring tribe in his quest for world domination, but was overwhelmingly defeated. Pilaf fled his father's kingdom with his father's treasure in tow, and sold it to finance his castle and various machinery. メシキヤ (meshikiya) is a rearrangement of 焼き飯 (やきめし; yakimeshi), meaning “fried rice", which matches the pun scheme of Pilaf's crew.

Saiyan Tail Regrowth

In his quest to understand why his tail has not grown back after returning from Planet Namek, Son Gohan seeks out the wisdom of Vegeta regarding Saiyan physiology. After Vegeta shrugs him off and proclaims that he no long has any interest in becoming a Great Ape, and is solely focused on achieving the Super Saiyan transformation, Gohan comes to the conclusion that Saiyans no longer need tails once they become stronger than a Great Ape.

Legacy

Free Updates

• Time Machine
• Dragon Ball Card Warriors (ドラゴンボール カードウォリーアズ; doragon bōru cādo worīazu)

Paid Downloadable Content

After the initial release of Kakarot, the game received multiple paid content additions which can be purchased separately, in smaller bundles, or as part of a larger "Season Pass". The Season Pass includes access to three different story packs, which retell the events of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', and FIXME: whatever the third DLC will be. Not included as part of the Season Pass is an "Anime Song & Background Music Pack" (アニソン＆BGMパック; anison & BGM pakku), which contains multiple songs and tracks from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Kai that can be listened to during the game. Additionally, content originally included as part of Kakarot's pre-order campaign was made available to purchase separately, as well as smaller "Platinum Coin" microtransactions for the game's "Dragon Ball Card Warriors" mode.

Season Pass

A New Awakening

The first two content packs, each titled as part of "A New Awakening" (新たなる覚醒; aratanaru kakusei), retells and adapts the stories of Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F' within the confines of the continuity presented by the game.

Anime Song & Background Music Pack

The following songs and background music can be purchased to play in battle or while traversing the world of Kakarot.

• Mystical Adventure!, sung by Hiroki Takahashi
• I'll Give You Romance!, sung by Ushio Hashimoto
• WE GOTTA POWER, sung by Hironobu Kageyama
• Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!, sung by MANNA
• We Were Angels, sung by Hironobu Kageyama
• Dragon Soul, sung by Takayoshi Tanimoto
• Day of Destiny: Spirit vs. Spirit, sung by Hironobu Kageyama
• M811, composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi
• M816, composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi
• M1703, composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi

Game Credits

• TBD