Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is bringing Budokai Tenkaichi back, and Bandai Namco promised it would keep the franchise’s classic spirit alive through enhanced gameplay and a massive roster of playable fighters spanning the entire Dragon Ball series.
Pulling back to the last core release for the franchise in 2007, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, or Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor in Japan, the game featured 98 individual characters you could play as or unlock. When counting the various transformations and alternate forms across the roster, that number expanded to 161—though not every form could be selected outright.
That total makes it the biggest roster in a Dragon Ball game by far, but at a glance, it looks like Sparking! ZERO is going to surpass it when it drops on modern platforms.
Full Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO roster: All confirmed playable characters
While Dragon Ball FighterZ was getting its moment in the spotlight with its 2023 World Tour Finals, Bandai Namco highlighted Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO with a new trailer giving fans a first look at the game’s roster.
When the first gameplay teaser dropped at The Game Awards 2023, we saw a glimpse of a few characters that would be returning. Since then, Bandai Namco has frequently dropped trailers to reveal more of the game’s massive roster, with the most recent being an April 30 showcase for characters who train together like Gohan and Piccolo.
Based on the grid, there are 164 character slots in Sparking! ZERO, three more than in Budokai Tenkaichi 3. This appears to include transformations as separate characters, meaning the actual number of unique characters will be significantly lower than that, barring any future changes or DLC.
All Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO characters
This is a full list of every confirmed playable character in Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO. Bandai Namco stopped numbering its fighters like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate did after a few months since the roster is going to be so massive. As a result, this list is going to, mostly, list characters in order of their reveal with updates being added for each reveal.
| Goku (Z – Early) | Vegeta (Z – Scouter) |
| Goku (Z – Mid) | Great Ape Vegeta |
| Goku (Z – Mid), Super Saiyan | Vegeta (Z – Early) |
| Goku (Z – End) | Vegeta (Z – Early), Super Saiyan |
| Goku (Z – End), Super Saiyan | Super Vegeta |
| Goku (Z – End), Super Saiyan 2 | Vegeta (Z – End) |
| Goku (Z – End), Super Saiyan 3 | Vegeta (Z – End), Super Saiyan |
| Goku (Super) | Vegeta (Z – End), Super Saiyan 2 |
| Goku (Super), Super Saiyan | Majin Vegeta |
| Goku (Super), Super Saiyan God | Vegeta (Super) |
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| Goku (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan | Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan |
| Piccolo | Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan God |
| Krillin | Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan |
| Yamcha | Trunks (Melee), Super Saiyan |
| Tien | Future Trunks, Super Saiyan |
| Frieza (Super) | Cell, Perfect Form |
| Majon Buu | Mr. Satan |
| Android 17 (Super) | Android 18 |
| Super Trunks | Dypso |
| Kakunsa | Master Roshi, Max Power |
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| Nappa | Burter |
| Toppo | Jeice |
| Kale, Super Saiyan (Berserk) | Broly (Super), Super Saiyan Full Power |
| Hit | Beerus |
| Gohan (Adult) | Videl |
| Gohan (Future) | Gohan (Future), Super Saiyan |
| Gohan (Kid) | Master Roshi |
| Trunks (Sword) | Trunks (Sword), Super Saiyan |
| Whis | |
Character reveals for Sparking! ZERO are dropping frequently as Bandai gears up for an eventual release. Considering the size of the roster, we could be in for months of consecutive reveal trailers.
