This article contains spoilers forDragon Ball: Daima.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zerois the latestDragon Ballfighting game. Released in 2024, it has a massive roster with 182 characters from across theDragon Ballfranchise. With a brand-new series being aired,Dragon Ball Daima, comes the opportunity to add new characters and adventures toDragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s roster, particularly because ofDaima’s emerging importance toDragon Ball’s lore.
With so many characters already occupyingDragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s roster, adding more characters from an ongoing saga may seem pointless. ButDaimaincludes characters that have become pivotal toDragon Ball’s lore, and their inclusion in one of the franchise’s biggest fighting games would be a great addition to its roster, in terms of fighting abilities and reactivity for the characters, as well as episodes to explain the new story and lore.
Dragon Ball: Daima’s Contributions to Dragon Ball’s Lore
Akira Toriyama’s Final Story
Dragon Ball Daimabegan airing in 2024, and has brought with it some significant lore changes toDragon Balldespite its seemingly casual premise of the main characters being miniaturized. One indicator thatDaimawould become a major part ofDragon Ball’slorewas Akira Toriyama’s involvement inDragon Ball Daima, with it being the last major project he was heavily involved in before his tragic passing in 2024.Daimagives more context to the origin of the universe ofDragon Ball, as well as introducing characters and beings who challenge the core characters like never before.
Dragon Ball: Superintroduced the concept of the multiverse, with 12 different realms, all with their ownSupreme Kaisand Gods of Destruction.Dragon Ball Daimaexpands on this concept with the lore of the Demon Realm, which has been revealed to be the first and most ancient of all the realms in existence. The creator of the multiverse was revealed to be a being known as Maijin Rymus, who oversaw the ancient demons move from the Demon Realm to other realms.
How Daima Can Be Included in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
With howDragon Ball Daimahas expanded uponDragon Ball’s core lore and worldbuilding, its characters should make an appearance onDragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s roster. This could include theDaimaversions of characters who already appear inDragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, such as Vegeta, and Piccolo, as well as including new characters who were first introduced inDragon Ball Daima, such as Rymus, Degesu, Dr. Arinsu, andthe Tamagami. Bringing in characters fromDaimawould be a nod to the new lore the story introduces, pay homage to the last characters that Akira Toriyama created, and also introduce the world ofDaimato players who haven’t watched the series.
The Future of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zerohas already recently added Goku (Mini)as a new character to its roster. This version of Goku is taken fromDragon Ball Daima, and could indicate that he’ll soon be joined by the other Z-fighters who appear inDaima. Aside from the Z-fighters who appear inDaima, the new characters introduced inDaimawho have contributed toDragon Ball’s lore should also be included inDragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s roster in an update, preferably whenDaima’s story arc concludes. The best option would be to include the characters alongside episodes that explain the events of theDaimasaga.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
WHERE TO PLAY
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