Bandai Namco confirmed the first 24 characters for Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero, which includes fan favorites like early Z Goku, mid Z Goku, end Z Goku, and Vegeta with a scouter.
While we write that jokingly, all 24 characters are a version of either Goku, or Vegeta. This is a common practice for Dragon Ball games to do, which should come as no surprise given this is part of the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series, but still an amusing way to reveal a batch of characters.
Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero Characters Revealed:
Bandai Namco Blog Post
- Goku (Z – Early)
- Goku (Z – Mid)
- Goku (Z – Mid), Super Saiyan
- Goku (Z – End)
- Goku (Z – End), Super Saiyan
- Goku (Z – End), Super Saiyan 2
- Goku (Z – End), Super Saiyan 3
- Goku (Super)
- Goku (Z – Mid), Super Saiyan
- Goku (Super), Super Saiyan God
- Goku (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
- Vegeta (Z – Scouter)
- Great Ape Vegeta
- Vegeta (Z – Early)
- Vegeta (Z – Early), Super Saiyan
- Super Vegeta
- Vegeta (Z – End)
- Vegeta (Z – End), Super Saiyan
- Vegeta (Z – End), Super Saiyan 2
- Majin Vegeta
- Vegeta (Super)
- Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan
- Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan God
- Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
Despite having so many versions of the same characters, Bandai Namco confirms “each character brings a unique blend of techniques and abilities.” How different is hard to say, though previous iterations have done a fairly good job of making each version feel unique.
The official overview for Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero can be found below.
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Learn and master an incredible roster of playable characters, each with signature abilities, transformations, and techniques. Unleash the fighting spirit within you and take the fight to arenas that crumble and react to your power as the battle rages on.
Shake the earth. Break the heavens. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in DRAGON BALL!
Engage in heart-pounding, high-speed 3D battles that stay true to the anime and video game series, with breathtaking visuals and authentic combat moves like beam clashes, rush attacks, movements too quick for the eyes to see, and planet-razing ultimate attacks.
Step into an arena that reacts to your every action. As you transform or unleash your most devastating attacks, watch the environment respond with stunning realism. Leave a trail of destruction in your wake as you battle to your heart’s content.
Steam Listing
Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero is currently in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.