GAME · 2024 · JAPAN
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
- Original title
- Doragon Bôru Supâkingu! Zero
11 archived facts 1 topic
A collection of fan what-if scenarios set in the Dragon Ball universe, from Gohan defeating Freeza to Future Trunks joining Universe 7's team.
11 Interesting Facts About Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
- #001
In the character encyclopedia, Bulma and Videl get mildly exasperated whenever Chi-Chi brings up Super Saiyan, since Chi-Chi insists on linking blonde hair with delinquency. The joke works on its own because that stereotype has faded in the real world since the original manga came out. It's twice as funny given how often Chi-Chi misses the point: her whole family are genuinely good people, and hair color has nothing to do with it.
- #002
In a what-if, Beerus, a lover of Earth's food, persuades Freeza to spare the planet in exchange for reviving King Cold, Cooler, Zarbon, Dodoria and the Ginyu Force. Freeza then picks members of Universe 7's team from among them, and Beerus agrees, reasoning that greater skill and power improve their odds.
- #003
In one what-if, Trunks shows Vegeta his bulky form during training, so the two spend extra time balancing power against speed. As a result, Vegeta becomes nearly an equal match for Perfect Cell, who gives him 10 days to train and grow stronger. Vegeta and Trunks then kill Cell with a combined Final Flash.
- #004
- #005
In a what-if scenario, Goku dodges the Special Beam Cannon and unlocks Super Saiyan during his fight with Vegeta. Vegeta then reaches the form earlier and kills Freeza. By the end the two respect each other enough to spar despite their different paths. Trunks and Bulla are probably erased from this timeline too, since Vegeta has no reason to be with Bulma.
- #006
- #007
Kyle Hebert shows his range voicing lower-pitched takes on Gohan, never sounding like his Bleach character Sosuke Aizen. Gohan Beast speaks in a softer tone in all his match openings, except against his younger self or Cell, when he sounds amused. Gohan Black speaks in an almost emotionless, icy manner, the opposite of the more bombastic Goku Black.
- #008
For years, fans debated a theory that Future Trunks would fill the 10th slot on Universe 7's team. In this what-if, he stays longer to train and gets to meet Bulla. On learning about the limitless power of the Super Dragon Balls, Trunks briefly considers wishing back everyone killed in his timeline by the evil 17 and 18, which would have restored Piccolo and Kami and given his Earth its Dragon Ball safety net again. Vegeta talks him out of the idea and pushes him to move on.
- #009
In a what-if, Goku sets out to rescue Piccolo before Cell can absorb 17, and he teams up with the androids to kill Cell. Afterward, 16 tries to kill Goku as his programming dictates, but both are too damaged for it to be a fair fight. Goku persuades 16 against self-destructing to take him out, arguing it would be unfair to 17 and 18, who would lose their friend; instead, they come to see Goku as a sparring rival to test their strength against. 17 and 18 agree, since even they would find it distasteful to kill Goku when they had not worn him down themselves.
- #010
Contains a major spoiler — show
In one possible timeline, Piccolo stops Goku from fighting 19 and trains Gohan instead, so Gohan faces Cell in Goku's place. This splits into two paths. In one, Gohan canonically loses control of his ego as a Super Saiyan 2. In the other, Piccolo trains Gohan to discipline his mind and master his emotions, letting Gohan kill Cell and keep Goku alive.
- #011
Contains a major spoiler — show
In an alternate timeline, Gohan regains his dormant Ultimate power and beats Freeza during the Resurrection F Saga. He then returns to training and takes Buu's place in the Universe 6 tournament, which means Goku never gets to use Super Saiyan Blue combined with Kaioken against Hit. As a result, Zamasu picks Gohan's body instead, giving rise to Gohan Black. Unlike canon, Fused Zamasu is sealed with the Evil Containment Wave and handed to Whis for safekeeping.