This is meant to be a serious, dedicated roster for the upcoming DBZ game called Dragon Ball: FighterZ so most of the choices are obvious, safe picks but some oddball choices and newcomers to spice things up. Now here's the roster I think that'll please everyone:
How would this do for the final roster?
Goku (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Blue) Gohan (Super Saiyan 2) Vegeta (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Blue) Piccolo Krillin Trunks (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Rage) Yamcha Tien Master Roshi Chi-Chi Hercule Videl Gotenks (Super Saiyan 3) Frieza (True Form, Golden Form) #16 #17 #18 Cell (Perfect Form) Majin Buu Super Buu (Base, ~Gotenks~ Absorbed, ~Gohan~ Absorbed) Kid Buu Beerus Hit Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rose) Broly (Legendary Super Saiyan) Janemba (Final Form)
It's just enough to keep the casuals' eyes without feeling bloated to the hardcore.
>No Cooler because he really has no unique abilities >I would add Vegito but I'd rather him be a tag team install for Goku and Vegeta. Gotenks is on the roster because it's the only way to justify the kids being on the roster. >Have Jiren, Omega Shenron, Bardock, etc. as DLC to keep the base roster at a reasonable size and ArcSystem would make a killing that way. It also gives them time to balance and diversify their movesets especially Caulifla and Jiren. >Roshi, Hercule, Videl, or Chi-Chi are the oddballs here. >Master Roshi is an OG >Hercule is the token joke character (ala Dan Hibiki) >Videl fills the pure melee-based character niche with only one ki-based attack (super move) for pressure and female representation, >Chi-Chi fills the "fast and technical" niche (ala Chun-Li and Ling Xiaoyu) with good zoning thanks to the Bansho Fan (which ties into her Princess Iron Fan influence) and Power Slugger (based on the boomerang blade she used as a kid only made with pure energy). Also, more female and OG Dragon Ball representation.
Chase Wright
Why male kale and not kale? She is better and canon
This roster is based on play-style variety and characters with enough source material to not have to make up moves. Add in a few of your favorites as DLC characters to fill up those last spots for a 24 select screen.
Jason Murphy
add nappa and fused zamasu(boss only)
Christian Reyes
>No Satan, Yamcha or Champa >Broly, Janemba and Black
It's shit.
Mason Lee
>Satan Gotenks or beerus works better as a joke character without just being a joke character
>Yamcha Has almost nothing to offer others don't
>Champ Would be identical to beerus
Oliver Watson
I honestly could give less of a fuck of the roster of a dragon ball z game.
Brayden Garcia
>super saiyan rage
Blake Ortiz
>No Cooler because he really has no unique abilities you're joking? he has more moves than all the joke characters like chichi, hercule, videl or almost anyone from super
Levi Watson
Ryoga Fu fu ken also Spirit Ball
Cooper Moore
>Serious >Caulifa
Don't delude yourself, Caulifag.
Luis Phillips
Autism: The Post
Dragon Ball Z was a mistake.
Jose Powell
>Wolf Fang Fist >Soukidan >Kamehameha That's all he has. His fighting style isn't unique enough, he's really generic except all his punches are fang fists for whatever reason. He's like Mystic Gohan except replace upside down flying with weird finger poses. He has nothing to offer that would warrant him a spot over other more unique characters. He's just a fighter with 2 moves.
>but rekka and spirit ball juggling! >Goku has a rekka already, so that's not unique to Yamcha >Soukidan won't be a juggle move in the sense that you use it for one hit and combo, it's purpose in the serious is completely different and it's more of a cross-up energy ball than one to initiate juggles. And Frieza alreayd has a juggle special and juggle assist, and he's a ki based character. More unique than Yamcha could be in the game.
Aaron Harris
You can still cancel your marvel infinite preorder you know?
Connor Ross
>30 >Bloated
Did you just miss the entire hype train of MvC2? 30+ is standard fare these days and only accepted because its harder to keep porting 3D than copy pasting 2D. Make the majority of the characters unique, a decent sized pool of viable chars, more than 5 recolors, and you can have as many as you want.
Roster wise, do you really need Black and Bardock when you have Goku? And no fucking clue how you got 3 different buus + 16 yet not a single Ginyu force member or person from Frieza's gang. Isn't Chi-Chi the shit dumpster of DBZ+? Is she even playable in the xenoverse games?
Connor Wood
What if Yamacha's MAX meter super is a Saibamen lunging at him from the opposite side of the map, which would be behind the opponent.
If it grabs the opponent, more Saibamen latch on to them and they take severe damage in a catastrophic flashy explosion.
If the opponent dodges by maybe jumping, so that the Saibamen keeps moving forward, it can actually grab Yamacha, exploding, seeing the signature pose we all know and love, and taking some damage from it.
I think it would be fucking sick.
Xavier Hill
>do you really need Black and Bardock when you have Goku >30+ is standard fare! just make them unique! >But you can't have these two characters who fight completely different because they look the same! Uh huh.
Sebastian Diaz
Rate/Hate
James King
>Yamcha and Hercule
Already a 11/10, would make me preorder
David Ross
>GT characters >Mr.Satan >Cooler
3/10
Jack Gray
>Mystic Gohan Goku with faster punches. Nothing special. >Ginyu 1 move and a basic fighting style. >captain commando doesn't exist in DBZ, that's made up and Arcsys are following guidelines with how characters fought in the actual series. >Satan No moves. Did he punch cell more than once? if not then he has no normals either. >Chichi No moves, little normals, can't fly, can't use ki. >Videl No moves, just barely enough normals. Can't shoot ki blasts. >Yamcha lol >Bardock No moves or fighting style aside from brawling. >Gogeta Little moves and little normals. >Cooler Little moves. Meta Cooler is more unique and varied and more likely.
David Davis
pretty great but if this is a srs bizness fighting game then ginyu might ruin it with his gimmick. i'd swap him for super buu or one of friezas other goons
Adam Sullivan
Drop the GT shit and it's perfect
Jeremiah Stewart
>Adult Gohan >Ginyu >Chichi >Videl >PAN Why the fuck would you even include Pan?
James Cox
does Pan actually have enough moves? You didn't list her and I never watched GT, but I assumed she didnt do shit in it.
Racoom or Nappa should replace ginyu since they actually have enough attacks.
Josiah Perez
GT had such bad villains
Zachary Baker
and drop super shit too except maybe beerus
Nathan Rivera
confirmed: ssj goku super vegeta ssj2 gohan ssj trunks piccolo krillin freeza perfect cell majin buu
z fighters: tien yamcha bulma (controlling a robot) launch (switches between 2 forms, blue hair lays traps/heals, yellow hair uses guns)
freeza saga: recoome
cell saga: android 18 android 16
buu saga: super buu kid buu ssj3 gotenks great saiyaman videl or great saiyawoman
movies: lssj broly janemba's final form
super: ssg goku (mid boss) beerus (last boss) ssb goku (secret boss) ssb vegeta (secret boss) ssr black (secret last boss)
dlc: zamasu fused zamasu blue vegeto mystic gohan
Ayden Mitchell
Broly is not only has more unique stuff but he's infinitely more popular and iconic to the franchise.
Hudson Young
I forgot to list her. She has enough normals and she has a kamehameha. But from what I remember that's about it.
Grayson Kelly
>inb4 some idiots says "Broly's reason for hating Goku is so retarded, >m-muh baby crying. Kale is better." >without realizing that Broly doesn't even hate Goku, because they never watched the movie.
Jayden Rivera
the only reason i want ginyu in the game cause knowing what the ginyu force is i'd think they could have some cool "tag team" moves for the specials and ults, ya know that kinda thing kinda thing
Joseph Collins
>caulishit no cancer waifushit allowed
Gabriel Taylor
fuck off retard
Jack Wilson
no waifushit is pure cancer and does not belong in a fighting game
Angel Sanchez
>Bardock >DLC
no thanks
Eli Hernandez
>without feeling bloated to the hardcore. Has: >Chichi >Videl >Satan >17 >Caulifla >not bloated
Nolan Howard
You best not be talking shit about Satan, the greatest fighter in the world!
Bentley Ortiz
Maiden Burst/Blast as well
John Richardson
well that's too bad
Jonathan Robinson
>All this shitposting >MVC:I ends up selling 10x as many copies and stays alive for offline competitive and online play for 5 years plus while DBFZ struggles to get into EVO two times before fading away into obscurity.
You do know that karma is a thing, right?
Also.
>this "roster" >fucking non-fighters and Mr.Satan in a serious fighting game >Videl and Chi-Chi, two girls with absolutely no moves to call their own other than generic punches and kicks >Meanwhile no Nappa and Raditz and the Ginyu Force, characters who actually have their own moveset and could fit into fighting game archetypes easily
Jackson Hill
If they waste character slots on deviantart recolors and Super Saiyan Rage, the game's garbage
Kevin Torres
lol
Jason Phillips
This. If you want Blue as its own character, use Vegito
Andrew Bell
Some fresh OC.
Sebastian Perry
Who's gonna be the zoner of dbz?
Angel Rodriguez
some is is mad that no one gives a shit about MvCI
Andrew Lee
Oops
William King
Pretty big roster. I'd be happy.
Isaac Wood
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Camden Miller
This. If Vegito is in he should be blue. Only character who should get Blue.
Carter Bell
>lol Yeah, I like recolors that bring nothing to the table other than blue hair. Only Trunks got new shit in Super, but sword attack he ripped out of his ass and Vegeta's attacks aren't worth wasting a slot
Joseph Davis
My roster
Goku Vegeta Teen Gohan Piccolo Krillin Trunks Tien Gotenks Frieza 16 17 18 Cell Fat Buu Super Buu Vegito Kid Buu Beerus Broly Bardock
>Super DLC Hit Black Fusion Zamasu (with corrupted install) Kale Jiren
>GT DLC SSJ4 Goku SSJ4 Gogeta Omega Shenron Baby Vegeta Kid Goku
Also do you think PC will get mods like Xenoverse?
Lincoln Wright
>Also do you think PC will get mods lol
Nolan Harris
>MVC:I ends up selling 10x as many copies Marvel 3, across almost ALL releases (Vanilla & Ultimate on both systems, Ultimate Vita, and the PS4/XBone re-release; couldn't find PC sales) sold just barely over 3 million units. Xenoverse 2 between just PS4/XBone (again couldn't find PC sales) has sold 1.41 Million.
Take into account that Marvel 3 had a huge hype train after 10 years of thinking the series ended at 2, Infinite having negative hype in all ways except the solid gameplay base (which doesn't help a crossover fighter that has shit fanservice), and DBFZ having huge hype on top of crossover appeal with fighting game fans that never really touched the annual DBZ releases, and that's 100% bullshit. I literally looked up sales figures for the first time in my life for this.
As for EVO, Capcom is going to put money into their games' scenes (doubly so if Marvel/isney put money into Infinite's scene as well) so of course it'll be at EVO for years. That said, DBFZ has the best chance of any anime fighter in a long, long time to have a consistent tenure at EVO, between the likely scene that is created and Bamco cash.
That OP roster IS kinda bad though, I agree.
Piccolo. At least he's looking pretty mid-range zoning. No full-screen keepaway characters yet, although Krillin seems to have a tool or two like that.
I hope we see their trailers soon.
Brandon Taylor
they could easily design a moveset around blue using the manga and anime though I think an alt costume would be just as well
Josiah Long
>Chi-Chi
Ayden Perry
>(again couldn't find PC sales in the 200k range I believe. xv1 sold 600k.
Christian Sullivan
Xenoverse 2 actually sold less than XV1.
please no.
Grayson Lewis
OP pic was the last unique physical feat ever displayed in DB. everything after this is just repeated action scenes that you have seen from the earlier seasons.
Eventually you run out of ways to make the characters appear stronger.
>OP pic was the last unique physical feat ever displayed in DB Don't forget that Goku put ki into his finger for that trick, his finger is naturally sword proof. Also, there's Goku lifting the 40tons as well as Goku lifting a huge fucking rock in the anime during the boo saga.
Easton Rodriguez
what part of my post mentions manga?
Dominic Wood
no game no buy
Parker Baker
Black has plenty of his own shit and Bardock... at first I didn't consider him but he's just too popular to leave out.
The Buy characters aren't even the same people. They have their own fighting styles and set of moves to work with.
I also think #16 is more unique than the ginyu force or any of Frieza's men.
Ayden Bell
Nah, Recoome was pretty unique. He was the first real Namek villain.
Robert Thomas
Remove Yamcha (been too long since he was relevant), Chi-Chi, Roshi, and Videl (they're never if rarely in any games),#16(was only relevant for 5 minutes), Super Buu and Kid Buu (We don't need more than 1 Buu, just give Fat Buu another form), and make Janemba and Broly DLC because not canon.
Jace Fisher
Agreed heavily on 16. His whole playstyle just screams to me as a combination of Sentinel & Potemkin and I love that idea. Slow, armored heavy with a command grab and one decent mid-range option in Rocket Punch.
I'm also 100% down for a Level 5 Self-Destruct Command Grab Super.
Gavin Campbell
>Boy, I sure hope no Super characters get in!
Bentley Kelly
Relevant doesn't matter to ArcSys beyond the Must-Haves. They're going to gameplay variety. Roshi & 16 have enough uniqueness to them, and Kid Buu is very likely since he fights absolutely nothing like Fat Buu. Yamcha is possible if they figure out something interesting beyond the obvious "Wolf Fang Fist is a rekka".
Samuel Collins
Remember that the mentality some people have of fighting games that clones "waste a spot" isn't how it actually works. Clones get added because they're easy to make.
That being said, Black has a very unique moveset with energy weapons and self-replication. He doesn't do anything that Goku does.
Luis Torres
>He doesn't do anything that Goku does.
Chase Hall
Just a reminder that Roshi is the cutoff point for humans. Anyone weaker needs to fuck off (that means you, bulma-in-a-robot fags)
Ayden Davis
No Pui Pui, no buy
Joseph Cox
holy shit, the animation is terrible the mook who thought he was hot shit for being able to fight in a x10 gravity? for real?
Jonathan Sanchez
Get all that DBS shit out of there. No Chi Chi or Omega Shenron either.
Add Cooler, either final form or metal, Pikkon, Dabura, some or all Ginyus, Nappa, Zarbon (with possible transformation), Majin Vegeta all before any of the DBS stuff or Chi Chi or Omega Shenron.
Jose Smith
>and Bardock... at first I didn't consider him but he's just too popular to leave out. >Implying Bardock doesn't have his own
Are you kidding or have you not played Bardock in any DBZ game before?
Imagine for a second they would make a public announcement for a new character.
Either Broly or Bardock, I guarantee everybody will burst in hype.
Adam Foster
But Broly DOES hate Goku. He doesn't know how to cope with all the hardship he experiences so he latched on to the first negative experience that he remembers, which is Goku's loud crying.
Jackson Ramirez
He killed cell after all!
Wyatt Morris
Bardock has no moves
Gavin Turner
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David Bell
>But Broly DOES hate Goku This isn't stated or implied in the movie. >He doesn't know how to cope with all the hardship he experiences so he latched on to the first negative experience that he remembers, which is Goku's loud crying. Yes, while this is true, it doesn't mean he hates Goku. Goku's crying is the only thing with a strong enough emotional trigger to effect Broly. After Broly breaks free of the mind control he shows no hate towards Goku. He couldn't handle the memory of Goku crying**, that's what through him into a fritz. It's not because Goku himself was physically there, it was because hearing Goku's name and then seeing him again started to trigger those memories. Correlation =/= Causation. It's not him hating Goku, it's him hating the memories of him crying.
**Not really memories. The movie doesn't really imply he remembers what happened, it's just that Broly knows his trauma was caused by Goku, and was told by either paragus or a toei staff member.
Justin Foster
It's great.
Jack Green
>wat if mai, that cool side character from earlier dragon ball, was trunks love interest lol Glad I'm not reading or watching this fanfiction.
Colton Gray
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Ayden Hall
how exactly is that a problem
Kayden Perry
It's convoluted. Just pairing up established characters at random, it'd be like pairing Pan with the Tournament Announcer just because they're both Dragon Ball characters.
Christopher Williams
>Bulma >Chi-Chi >Hercule >Videl If you select any of these characters, fuck off from further discussion. Please stop posting your stupid lists.
Zachary Thompson
>pan is like 4 years old in DBZ and like 10 in GT >Tournament dude is near Goku's age >that's the same as pairing two people who are physically the same age Yeah, Sup Forums is right over there, user.
Evan Ross
if you say so
Jace Perez
Its a good roster, but I'd like to see Kid Goku as a way to represent the OG series outside of Roshi, Chi-Chi and Tien.
I feel if they do DLC, they're going to be characters people want to buy, I feel Broly is perfect as a DLC character.
Super Buu needs to fuck off, he's just a shitty version of Cell.
Evan Adams
No it doesn't matter if they're old enough to be their grandparent, if they wishes they were a baby again it will be okay so my Pan x Tournament Announcer makes lots of sense!
Ryder Powell
>Being this much of a faggot
Eli Watson
Is Super worth watching or should I just rewatch YYH instead
Joseph Cook
Saying no to Bulma makes sense, but the other 3 are perfectly fine. I bet you never even played Super Dragon Ball Z, fucking faggot.
Jackson Harris
YYH
Jackson Price
well it's better than everything in yyh except the dark tournament arc
Kevin Jackson
One is bad and one you've seen before. Read a book called Water Margin.
Nathan Turner
Super is fine. Just skip the RoF arc with the exception of the episode where Goku and Vegeta have to do chores for Whis and Beerus, its pretty good.