Bandai Namco revealed more playable characters for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. While the company listed 24 characters in this announcement, multiple versions of Goku and Vegeta throughout Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super will be appearing as separate characters. The Sparking Zero roster will also include unique variations, such as the gigantic Great Ape Vegeta that appeared in the early parts of Dragon Ball Z.
The list of newly announced characters in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is as follows:
Playable Goku Versions in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
- DBZ early stage – Regular
- DBZ middle stage – Regular
- DBZ middle stage – Super Saiyan
- DBZ late stage – Regular
- DBZ late stage – Super Saiyan
- DBZ late stage – Super Saiyan 2
- DBZ late stage – Super Saiyan 3
- DB Super – Regular
- DB Super – Super Saiyan
- DB Super – Super Saiyan God
- DB Super – Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
Playable Vegeta Versions in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
- DBZ early stage – with Scouter
- DBZ early stage – Regular
- DBZ early stage – Super Saiyan
- DBZ late stage – Regular
- DBZ late stage – Super Saiyan
- DBZ late stage – Super Saiyan 2
- Great Ape Vegeta
- Super Vegeta
- Majin Vegeta
- DB Super – Regular
- DB Super – Super Saiyan
- DB Super – Super Saiyan God
- DB Super – Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
The game’s Japanese official website provided more context to the character roster. Prior to this announcement, only the regular and Super Saiyan Blue versions of Goku and Vegeta from Dragon Ball Super were confirmed.
The Japanese page includes Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, and Yamcha who were confirmed to join the roster in late December 2023. It also boasts that Sparking Zero will have the highest roster scale in the series previously known in the West as Budokai Tenkaichi, with the following characters also listed:
- Super Saiyan Trunks (Fighter)
- Super Saiyan Future Trunks
- Frieza (DB Super)
- Perfect Cell
- Majin Buu
- Mr. Satan
- Android 17 (DB Super)
- Android 18
- Broly
- Super Saiyan Broly
- Jiren
- Bergamo
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will be available worldwide on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.