Author: Zavian "mushin_Z" Sildra

The results are in: who’s on your Dragon Ball FighterZ team?

Just over a week since launch, our first DBFZ reader poll shows which “FighterZ” have most quickly earned regular placement on your teams. It seems Emperors, Princes, and nihilistic gods hold a lot of sway: as Goku Black, Vegeta (Super Saiyan), and Frieza are the most-picked based on your responses!

If you aren’t running these deadly fighters on your own team, you may do well to prepare yourself for the match-up! You can see the full results below; interestingly, the SSGSS versions of Goku and Vegeta aren’t drawing as much interest yet, but being locked behind Story mode has not prevented Android 21 from seeing more use than much of the roster. It will be interesting to see how this list evolves as the game’s meta deepens. Thanks to everyone who responded!

Percentage breakdown:

• Goku Black: 23.50%
• Vegeta (Super Saiyan): 21.91%
• Frieza: 18.20%
• Android 18: 17.14%
• Android 16: 16.78%
• Cell: 16.78%
• Yamcha: 15.37%
• Trunks: 14.31%
• Android 21: 13.96%
• Gohan (Adult): 13.78%
• Tien: 13.43%
• Beerus: 13.07%
• Goku (Super Saiyan): 12.37%
• Hit: 11.84%
• Piccolo: 11.13%
• Vegeta (SSGSS): 11.13%
• Kid Buu: 10.25%
• Gotenks: 8.13%
• Gohan (Teen): 6.89%
• Krillin: 6.71%
• Captain Ginyu: 6.36%
• Majin Buu: 6.18%
• Nappa: 5.65%
• Goku (SSGSS): 5.12%

What heroes — or villians — do you take into the fight?

Dragon Ball FighterZ has dropped a spirit bomb on the FGC — if you’re reading this, it’s probably only because you’re just killing a bit of time between jumping into Casual or Ranked online battles, crafting combos in Practice, or grinding Story Mode to unlock Android 21!

So which three fighters do you choose to take into battle? Do you pick your favorites from the manga and anime? Have you carefully tuned three warriors into one perfect assist-powered mechanism? Do you just get a laugh from making Vegeta fight with Frieza? Or is your selection process refined to the single question: “Are they Goku?” Let us know who you like to use the most by picking your three fighters from the cast in our reader poll below!

Poll closes on Sunday, February 4th, at midnight PT. If you’re having trouble viewing the embedded survey pane below, try this link instead.

Create your own user feedback survey

What heroes — or villians — do you take into the fight?

Dragon Ball FighterZ has dropped a spirit bomb on the FGC — if you’re reading this, it’s probably only because you’re just killing a bit of time between jumping into Casual or Ranked online battles, crafting combos in Practice, or grinding Story Mode to unlock Android 21!

So which three fighters do you choose to take into battle? Do you pick your favorites from the manga and anime? Have you carefully tuned three warriors into one perfect assist-powered mechanism? Do you just get a laugh from making Vegeta fight with Frieza? Or is your selection process refined to the single question: “Are they Goku?” Let us know who you like to use the most by picking your three fighters from the cast in our reader poll below!

Poll closes on Sunday, February 4th, at midnight PT. If you’re having trouble viewing the embedded survey pane below, try this link instead.

Create your own user feedback survey

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from January 26 to February 1, 2018!

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Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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TEKKEN TRAINING: Electric Wind God Vids — Executing the Electric Wind God Fist

Huh — considering the show’s title, it did take us a while to get to this! Learn how to execute Tekken’s trademark attack with help from this video.

Frame 2:
Reflections on Evo Japan, from a first-time Evo attendee

d3v opens up about his first trip to an Evo event as a longtime member of the FGC, and what it means to have an Evo option on the other side of the Pacific!

Frame 3:
The increasingly important opportunity of Dragon Ball FighterZ

We welcome Frabisaur to our team with this editorial on why we should be paying close attention to what Dragon Ball FighterZ offers the FGC. He makes a strong point — let us know if you agree!

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Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:

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The line-up for Evo 2018 will be revealed on February 6th!

Bingo cards at the ready! The official Evo 2018 line-up will be revealed this coming Tuesday. What would be your ideal Evo games line-up?

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More Dragon Ball FighterZ datamining reveals details on additional modes and DLC characters

Following leaks of potential lobby avatars, dataminers have found announcer voice-clips that look to confirm that Frieza’s older brother Cooler will feature in Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s first DLC pack. Let’s hope for official confirmation soon!

Frame 3:
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 patch notes for version 2.1 have been released

A loketest has just concluded for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 version 2.1, and Arc System Works have helpfully released all the patch notes. Thanks to the work of translators, you can now read the upcoming changes in English.

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Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:

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Andre “OMGItzAndre” Howard banned from multiple events following allegations of sexual assault

Although it’s tempting to just be pleased at this news and move one, I’m pulling it out of the weeks news because I think it’s important, and shouldn’t be buried. The FGC are making a statement about the safety of their community, and it’s good to see.

Frame 2:
Check out 30 minutes of SoulCalibur VI gameplay, courtesy of Game Informer

On a lighter note, I could watch SoulCalibur in motion forever. 30 minutes just doesn’t feel like enough. Don’t believe me? See for yourself.

Frame 3:
Shoryuken review: Dragon Ball FighterZ is the perfect entry point into the FGC

It’s entirely possible that last week saw one of the most important fighting games of the modern era released. Here’s what we thought of Dragon Ball FighterZ.

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Extra Frame:
Relive the spectacular action of the Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition top 8 at Evo Japan

Some of the absolute best SFV action ever seen went down at Evo Japan in Tokyo last weekend. Make sure you don’t miss out!

Because you need all the Fight Money you can get your hands on!

The introduction of the weekly missions in Street Fighter V were a welcome means to pad our virtual wallets with more precious Fight Money; included in these missions, alongside the obvious “play X mode” or “win X Ranked matches” sort of stuff, were the somewhat cryptic “special” missions: worth 5000 FM each, and lacking a clear description of the task you need to complete to earn your FM, only a mysterious hint scrolling along the bottom of your screen. Many of them can easily be figured out based on their title, that hint, or a combination of both — and some are just outright bizarre.

With the upgrade to Arcade Edition, these tasks remain as part of the weekly missions — and while they have been seemingly nerfed to providing only 2500 FM for completion, the completion objectives are the same — and they even appear to be cycling in the same order they were during Season 2. Some require a quick jump into a character’s Story mode, while most can be completed in either offline Versus (against another player, or just the CPU) or by meeting the same conditions in an online Casual/Ranked/Battle Lounge match. Refer to the list below to see what each mission requires for completion, and get that Fight Money! (Check the links in the mission titles for helpful YouTube videos.)

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• Sleeping Dog – Wake up the dog in the background of Apprentice Alley via multiple knockdowns on the left side of the stage.
• Datta’s Wish – Play a match in which Dhalsim wins on Apprentice Alley.
• You Toucan Be Friends – Cause the toucan on the fruit cart on Hillside Plaza to fly away with some fallen fruit via multiple knockdowns on the right side of the stage.
• A Game of Push and Pull – Make the statue fall from the back of the truck on the right side of City in Chaos via multiple knockdowns on the right side of the stage.
• All Work and No Play – Cause the fire hydrant to break open on the right side of City in Chaos via multiple knockdowns on the right side of the stage.
• It’s Only Missile Disarmament – Cause the missiles resting on the ground in Shadaloo Base to fire via multiple knockdowns on the right side of the stage.
• We Salute Thee, Four Kings – Win on Shadaloo Base with M. Bison, Vega, F.A.N.G, or Balrog.
• The Rumored Four Kings Statue – Fight M. Bison in F.A.N.G’s Character Story.
• Sakura’s Urgent Errand – Play Karin’s Character Story, part 4 (epilogue).
• Come One, Come All – On Bustling Side Street, after the noodle shop doors on the left side of the stage have been broken by a player being knocked through them, dump a bowl of noodles on your opponent’s head by knocking them against the far wall on the extended left side of the stage.
• Shibasaki’s First Request – Play Dhalsim’s Character Story, part 2.
• Safety Measures – Destroy the hanging street signs on Bustling Side Street.
• Remember That Dress? – Play Ken’s Character Story, part 4 (epilogue).
• Blunder Bus – Get a K.O. on Bustling Side Street on the right side, knocking the opponent onto the bus.
• Funny Guy – Cause the janitor in Union Station to fall over and get his bucket stuck on his head via repeated knockdowns on the left side of the stage.
• A Short-Tailed Bat Colony – Cause bats to fly out of the cave on the right side of Forgotten Waterfall via multiple knockdowns on the right side of the stage.
• Ishazaki’s Appeal – Cause the maid to strike the over-excited Ishazaki with her tray on the right side of Kanzuki Estate via multiple knockdowns on the right side of the stage.
• Special Move Sensation – Play at least three rounds (and win the fight) on Kanzuki Estate, while triggering the animations of the two background ninjas in the center and left side of the stage with knockdowns.
• Respectful Spectating – Cause the bear in the background of the Underground Arena to sit down, triggered by hard knockdowns.

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Will we see different missions like this in the future? Capcom has promised new weekly missions will be added at some point, so we’ll see…

Additional sources: ElChakotay; FiVEL PEREZ; cammyplayer; Hercu1es; Rush G; MrHoward123; FredChuckDave