Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – Best Hidden Details

The Dragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichi series is back! Now, it echoes its Japanese roots with the new name Sparking Zero. The Sparking series has many references and callbacks to the Dragon Ball anime and manga through its story mode, signature moves like the Final Flash and Spirit Bomb, and some of the most powerful transformations in all of anime.

Now that Sparking Zero is brought to us on current hardware, the series is more lively and full of hidden details that only true fans of the series will notice. We'll take a look at some of the best Easter eggs that show how much the developers have been paying attention to Dragon Ball fans.

10 Unique charge auras

Many charge auras reflect the nature of a character

In the Dragon Ball Sparking series, many characters shared the same charging aura animation. It will only be different if a character is in base or super (blue/white to gold) forms. There were a few unique colors when dealing with villains, such as Frieza's purple aura or Broly's green aura.

With Sparking Zero, it's even more detailed as all fighters have two charge animations that change when they get close to activating the spark mode. Many unique auras have been added, such as Broly's legendary Super Sayian aura, which now surrounds him in a color-changing dome. The other is Hercules, who has no halo and is instead a crowd spotlight.

9 In contrast to specific introductions

These characters have a lot to say

While this hidden detail isn't unique to the series or any other fighting game for that fact, it's still interesting to see a game take on characters that haven't conventionally met over the course of the series. to be With one of the largest rosters in any fighting game, 182 and counting, it's great to see what combinations make for unique interactions.

Many characters who never cross paths have unique interactions with each other, such as Gogeta Blue and Vegito Blue joking about who is actually the strongest. The other is Bardock vs. Goku Black, who challenges Goku Black when he discovers that his son's body has been possessed by a Kai.

8 Sun flare against sunglasses

Not just fashionable, but useful in a battle

Solar Flare is a technique used by many Z-Fighters against their opponents throughout the series. An example was when Goku used it against the Great Vegeta Ape to blind him. Many Dragon Ball video games have implemented this move, causing the opponent to shake or flash the screen with light to stun the player.

In Sparking Zero, if executed correctly, the opponent loses sight of their target, leaving them open to attack. While most of the actors are affected by this technique, only Master Roshi and Saiman the Elder are not affected as they are the only two characters to incorporate sunglasses into their costumes.

7 Select Team Interactions

These interactions promote team experimentation

In battle mode, players can choose up to five characters for each team. As each character is selected, they stand idle next to each other until the player initiates combat. In this inactive page, the characters interact with each other if they match through the relationships in the original source or weird things like choosing all the different versions of Kid Goku.

There are many combinations, such as choosing Goku, Krillin, Yamcha and Master Roshi to start a conversation that solidifies their relationship as the Turtle Hermit School. Another is that Frieza chooses Cooler and King Cold as family, even though Cooler has never interacted with his family before in the series.

6 grabs

Recreate iconic moments from across the series

During a battle, grab characters to use in their arsenal if the opponent blocks too much during the fight. Grab bypasses the block and punches or swings the opponent, opening them up for a combo or special attack.

When two characters who have already fought in the original source are matched up against each other, a standard image is replaced with a special cinematic that highlights moments from the anime/manga. An example would be Super Saiyan 2 Teen Gohan punching Perfect Cell in the stomach and then cutting him. Another one is the God of Destruction Topo, who resumes Frieza (Super) and kicks him while he's down.

5 Broly's super unique move

Four super moves?

In Sparking Zero, players can choose between Z Broly and the original Super Broly, who has been added to the Dragon Ball canon since his debut in Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Like many other characters, Broly's moveset mirrors his cinematic counterpart.

While Super Broly (Super Saiyan) has three ultimate moves, he also gains a fourth move that replaces one of his existing moves. The Gigantic Rage move causes Broly to knock his opponents to the ground, then continue to hit them repeatedly. With Super Goku selected, Super Broly's Gigantic Rage is replaced by Gigantic Crash, which grabs Goku's head, slams his face into a wall, then throws him into the sky.

4 World Championship stage

A precise response to the two planet destroyers that threw it out

While Sparking Zero features many of the iconic stages found in the Dragon Ball medium, a staple returns with the inclusion of the World Martial Arts Tournament stage. In past entries, the tournament stage had certain features, such as if you knock another player or CPU out of the stage, it counts as a ringout, stopping the match and declaring the winner.

While you can still get a ring, unique to tournament mode, the tournament stage doesn't have that limitation during a regular vs. match. Instead, Sparking Zero matches in the fight boxes while the crowd watches until the final strike connects with the opponent. With these requirements met, the announcer asks the crowd to exit, causing a crowd of spectators to exit the area. This opens up the stage further and allows players to explore the city further.

3 Special clothing supers

We hope to see more Super Swap outputs

Super-special costumes were first introduced in Dragon Ball Xenoverse, as each character has multiple costumes spanning different time periods in the series. Each outfit changes the character's super moves, for example Goku without his heavy suit will have a basic moveset that mirrors his fight with Raditz, while Goku wearing the King Kai will gain the Soul Bomb and Kaio Ken.

In Sparking Zero, there are only two characters equipped with special supers. While rare, it's still a first for Sparking! series Android 18 usually has Sadistic 18 as his final version, but when he chooses his Majin Buu Saga costume, he switches to Destructo Disc. Another unique outfit is Super Goku's pre-order bonus, which makes him gain the power pole from when he was a child.

2 Special board poses

Celebrate the ultimate victory

Dragon Ball Fighterz added many details and touches to the Dragon Ball series, from stunning visuals to dramatic endings. A dramatic ending is when two characters fight a special battle, like Gohan vs. Cell or Trunks vs. Frieza. When a certain stage is selected and the correct character destroys the opponent with a special attack, a special victory cinematic will play that references the fight scene in the anime.

Sparking Zero is inspired by the dramatic ending, so that if certain characters are matched and the correct fighter wins with the correct move, a special winning pose will be displayed instead of the normal winning pose. An example is if Goku (Mead) wins against Frieza with his angry Kamehameha, the same regretful expression is shown in the anime/manga. Another is Goku (End) using Dragon Fist against Herodgarn, which shows Goku throwing his fist into the air.

1 Power levels

Reminder: This is not a balanced game

In Sparking Zero, many characters are not like others. Despite being a fighting game, many characters are unbalanced, reflecting their strengths well. So basically, Kid Gohan would have a hard time challenging a legendary Super Sayian.

While Sparking Zero provides stats for all characters, other methods measure power through characters. One way to tell if a character isn't low level is if they can walk through structures. While a human like Videl can't penetrate rocks, Goku can slide through them with ease. Another way to tell is if a character can stun opponents by activating their sparks after the ki gauge is fully charged. A character has explosive power to push an opponent, but if said character is weaker than the opponent, stumbling will not initiate.