How To Unlock All Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Characters

How to unlock all Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z characters? That question will be answered in this guide that shows you who to unlock to get the full roster; and how to achieve that in the Xbox 360, PS3 & PS Vita versus fighting game.

Below we’ve listed the playable characters. Take the following steps to unlock each one, so that all unlockable characters in the game will be available to you.

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How To Unlock All Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Characters

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Roster
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Roster

At the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z launch on January 24th in Europe/Australia and January 28th, 2014 in America/Canada; 75 characters will be available in the roster. 3 of those will be pre-order DLC exclusive characters, and 5 of them are boss characters (who may or may not become available).

How To Unlock Characters: As you play through the game’s Story Mode, you’ll unlock one or more new playable characters as you complete each Mission. Using our Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Walkthrough you’ll unlock all of the Good & Evil Route characters from the Saiyan, Frieza, Cell & Majin Buu Sagas. Upon completing those you’ll have unlocked Extra Missions to play. You can go ahead play to clear all (up to #60) Missions in Another Age, Extra Age, and Special Age. Completing these Missions on A to S rank will unlock the most desirable and hard-to-get characters in the game. Good luck and remember to consult our Walkthrough page’s videos (linked above) to find out how to get A & S ranks!

Best Method To Unlock All Characters In Story Mode:
STEP #1: Unlock Legendary Super Saiyan Broly by clearing Mission 49 with at least an S rank. (This unlocks Mission 50 as well.)
STEP #2: Equip LSS Broly with 2 Cards to turn him into a tank, since he’s basically a Cyborg-Guard auto-guard with good resistance. Note that the higher the Card Level the better.
Card 1 = Broly Berserker Card level 1-3: As HP is Reduced, damage from Specials moves is Increased.
Card 2 = Krillin Potential Card level 1-3: As HP is Reduced, Defense is Increased.
STEP #3: Give LSS Broly 3 Supports, specifically 2 Android #18’s and 1 Fat Buu. Equip Support with Cyborg Guard & Yakkon Ki Absorb.
STEP #4: Start the fight by immediately telling your Support what to do. On your controller press on D-Pad Down so they Defend, Share Energy & Evade Attacks; OR alternatively you can press on D-Pad Right so they Focus & Attack on the Closest Enemy(s). Especially with the D-Pad Down “Defense” you’ll receive almost endless energy through the whole match to help you win missions the easy way with high S, SS & Z ranks! 😀

The total of confirmed playable characters sits at 70. Here’s the alphabetical list:

  1. Adult Gohan (Super Saiyan)
    How To Unlock Adult Gohan (Super Saiyan): Complete Mission 32 with an S rank or higher.
  2. Android 16
    How To Unlock Android #16: Complete Mission 25 with an S rank or higher.
  3. Android 17
    How To Unlock Android #17: Complete Mission 29 with an A rank or higher.
  4. Android 18
  5. Android 19
  6. Bardock (Normal, Great Ape Bardock Boss **)
    How To Unlock Bardock: Complete Mission 44 with an A rank or higher.
  7. Beerus AKA The God of Destruction Bills
    How To Unlock Beerus: Complete Mission 59 with an S rank or higher.
  8. Broly (Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Broly: Complete Mission 49 with an A rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Legendary Super Saiyan Broly: Complete Mission 49 with an S rank or higher.
  9. Burter
  10. Captain Ginyu
    How To Unlock Captain Ginyu: Complete Mission 43 with an S rank or higher.
  11. Cell (Imperfect Form, Semi-Perfect Form, Perfect Form, Super Perfect Form)
    How To Unlock Cell Perfect Form: Complete Mission 26 with an S rank or higher.
  12. Cell Jr.
    How To Unlock Cell Jr.: Complete Mission 58 with an A rank or higher.
  13. Cooler (Normal, Final Form)
    How To Unlock Cooler Final Form: Complete Mission 47 with an S rank or higher.
  14. Dabura
    How To Unlock Dabura: Complete Mission 32 with an S rank or higher.
  15. Dr. Gero
  16. Frieza (1st Form, 2nd Form, 3rd Form, Final Form, 100% Power)
    How To Unlock Frieza 2nd Form: Complete Mission 18 with an A rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Frieza Final Form: Complete Mission 17 with an S rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Frieza 100% Power: Complete Mission 20 with an S rank or higher.
  17. Frieza Soldier
  18. Future Trunks (Super Saiyan, Super Trunks AKA Ultra Super Saiyan)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Future Trunks: Complete Mission 27 with an S rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Super Trunks: Complete Mission 30 with an S rank or higher.
  19. Future Trunks with Sword (Normal, Super Saiyan)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Future Trunks with Sword: Complete Mission 21 with an A rank or higher.
  20. Goku (Normal, Super Saiyan Goku, Super Saiyan 2 Goku, Super Saiyan 3 Goku, Goku Super Saiyan God)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan 2 Goku: Complete Mission 36 with an S rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan 3 Goku: Complete Mission 39 with an S rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan God Goku: Complete Mission 60 with an S rank or higher.
  21. Goten (Normal, Super Saiyan)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Goten: Complete Mission 57 with an A rank or higher.
  22. Gotenks (Normal, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
    How To Unlock Gotenks: Complete Mission 37.
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Gotenks: Complete Mission 37 with an A rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks: Complete Mission 37 with an S rank or higher.
  23. Guldo
  24. Hirudegarn (Final Form) Boss **
  25. Jeice
  26. Kid Buu
    How To Unlock Kid Buu: Complete Mission 35 with an S rank or higher.
  27. Kid Gohan (Normal, Great Ape Gohan Boss **)
  28. Krillin
  29. Majin Buu
  30. Majin Buu Evil (Normal, Super Buu AKA Gohan Absorbed Form)
    How To Unlock Super Buu: Complete Mission 54 with an S rank or higher.
  31. Meta-Cooler
    How To Unlock Meta-Cooler: Complete Mission 48 with an A rank or higher.
  32. Metal Cooler (Nucleus) Boss **
  33. Nappa
  34. Piccolo
  35. Raditz
  36. Recoome
    How To Unlock Recoome: Complete Mission 12 with an A rank or higher.
  37. Saibaman
  38. Super Saiyan Bardock *
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Bardock: Only available as a pre-order bonus downloadable character.
  39. Super Saiyan Goku (Naruto Sage Mode Costume) *
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Goku (Naruto Sage Mode Costume): Only available as a launch day bonus downloadable character.
  40. Super Vegito *
    How To Unlock Super Vegito: Only available as a pre-order bonus downloadable character.
  41. Teen Gohan (Normal, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan 2 Teen Gohan: Complete Mission 26 with an S rank or higher.
  42. Tien Shinhan
  43. Trunks AKA Kid Trunks (Normal, Super Saiyan)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Kid Trunks: Complete Mission 56 with an A rank or higher.
  44. Ultimate Gohan
    How To Unlock Ultimate Gohan: Complete Mission 38 with an S rank or higher.
  45. Vegeta (Normal, Great Ape Vegeta Boss **, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Majin)
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan Vegeta: Complete Mission 21 with an S rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta: Complete Mission 39 with an S rank or higher.
    How To Unlock Majin Vegeta: Complete Mission 33 with an S rank or higher.
  46. Whis
    How To Unlock Whis: Complete Mission 59 with an S rank or higher.
  47. Yamcha

[Work-In-Progress: We’ll add more unlock requirements & tips behind names once available!]

* Exclusive Pre-order DLC Characters:
— Worldwide: The Day 1 Edition includes a code for this bonus DLC character: Super Saiyan Goku in Naruto Uzumaki Sage Mode costume.
— America: The DLC bonus character offered depend on which store the game is pre-ordered: Super Saiyan Bardock if you pre-ordered at Gamestop, and Super Vegito if you pre-ordered at Bestbuy.
— Europe: The pre-order bonus for European countries comes with both of the two other exclusive in-game DLC characters: Super Vegito AND Super Saiyan Bardock. As always, check with your local/online retailer to confirm they will guarantee to give you the 3 download codes.

** Boss Characters Explanation: It’s unclear if these boss characters will become available to play. As the roster screenshot above shows, they are listed separately on the character select screen. All that’s been confirmed so far is that Great Ape Bardock, Great Ape Gohan, Great Ape Vegeta, Hirudegarn (Final Form) & Metal Cooler (Nucleus) DO appear in boss fights as enemies you must defeat.

Take a look at the full character select screen roster — where each form has gotten its own slot — in this video…

The Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z screenshots gallery video shows all 75 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z characters in-game:

Strongest Characters Tip: To help you find out who the strongest characters in the game’s single player and co-op modes are when using cards, fans have made the following stats overview. If you want to figure out the power level with “Fruit from the Tree of Might”, then you can use a calculator…
The favorites for best character so far seem to be: Super Saijan God Goku, Bills AKA Beerus, Whis, Legendary Super Saiyan Broly, Meta-Cooler, Kid Buu, Fat Buu, Super Vegito, Teen Gohan, and Gotenks.

The Card Slots only include the 6 stats that change between characters. Fruit from the Tree of Might adds about 33% to all Stats.

Key = Character Name (Cards Available) – Max Power Level Without Fruit from the Tree of Might (Stats With Fruit from the Tree of Might, for which the order is: Energy, Speed, Health, Melee, Ki Blast, Special)

1. Super Saiyan God Goku (17) – 2580 (990, 999, 968, 999, 506, 660)
2. Bills AKA Beerus (19) – 2780 (990, 836, 999, 999, 770, 999)
3. Whis (18) – 2680 (999, 770, 999, 968, 836, 880)
4. Legendary Super Saiyan Broly (17) – 2570 (550, 792, 999, 999, 352, 880)
5. Super Saiyan Broly (14) – 2030 (880, 660, 660, 508, 990, 770)
6. Meta-Cooler (16) – 2230 (880, 440, 999, 286, 999, 770)
7. Final Form Cooler (12) – 2000 (484, 924, 770, 999, 330, 836)
8. Cooler (16) – 2010 (792, 792, 550, 508, 999, 572)
9. Super Saiyan Bardock (14) – 1835 (660, 506, 792, 999, 726, 297)
10. Bardock (18) – 2015 (880, 506, 737, 671, 946, 693)
11. Kid Buu (17) – 2580 (770, 880, 999, 999, 726, 880)
12. Buu (Gohan) (14) – 2590 (726, 946, 770, 616, 999, 880)
13. Super Buu (17) – 2500 (999, 704, 999, 616, 999, 814)
14. Fat Buu (19) – 2530 (999, 836, 616, 999, 999, 770)
15. Dabura (17) – 2330 (999, 660, 880, 506, 999, 770)
16. Super Vegito (16) – 2510 (990, 990, 990, 572, 999,880)
17. Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks (17) – 2580 (999, 880, 660, 286, 999, 999)
18. Super Saiyan Gotenks (18) – 2440 (999, 990, 572, 506, 999, 990)
19. Gotenks (19) – 2170 (770, 836, 726, 946, 704, 792)
20. Super Saiyan Goten (15) – 1915 (946, 990, 506, 880, 451, 440)
21. Goten (18) – 2005 (924, 999, 231, 671, 891, 638)
22. Super Saiyan Kid Trunks (15) – 1915 (946, 550, 726, 451, 999, 440)
23. Kid Trunks (19) – 2105 (999, 999, 231, 451, 999, 660)
24. Majin Vegeta (19) – 2540 (999, 990, 792, 999, 726, 770)
25. Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta (18) – 2430 (880, 880, 880, 506, 999, 770)
26. Ultimate Gohan (16) – 2480 (999, 770, 924, 999, 726, 660)
27. Super Saiyan Adult Gohan (20) – 2620 (999, 999, 999, 792, 792, 770)
28. Super Saiyan 3 Goku (16) – 2480 (770, 990, 770, 999, 506, 880)
29. Super Saiyan 2 Goku (17) – 2330 (880, 880, 880, 999, 726, 550)
30. Super Perfect Cell (15) – 2300 (990, 924, 770, 616, 990, 770)
31. Perfect Cell (18) – 2440 (880, 880, 880, 999, 792, 770)
32. Second Form Cell (19) – 2350 (506, 572, 999, 999, 946, 660)
33. First Form Cell (18) – 2230 (946, 792, 836, 616, 999, 660)
34. Cell Jr. (21) – 2490 (946, 770, 726, 999, 946, 770)
35. Android 16 (17) – 2130 (726, 231, 999, 999, 671, 352)
36. Android 18 (18) – 2220 (999, 990, 506, 506, 968, 594)
37. Android 17 (18) – 2220 (999, 770, 726, 999, 682, 594)
38. Dr. Gero (17) – 2110 (440, 748, 990, 999, 792, 660)
39. Android 19 (18) – 2205 (660, 891, 616, 999, 792, 880)
40. Super Saiyan 2 Teen Gohan (15) – 2300 (990, 836, 880, 999, 550, 572)
41. Super Saiyan Teen Gohan (17) – 2135 (902, 924, 506, 999, 671, 682)
42. Teen Gohan (19) – 2130 (999, 726, 726, 671, 891, 660)
43. Super Saiyan Vegeta (17) – 2135 (999, 770, 572, 495, 999, 660)
44. Super Trunks (16) – 2210 (880, 451, 990, 999, 451, 770)
45. Super Saiyan Fighting (16) – 2000 (792, 440, 792, 484, 999, 572)
46. Super Saiyan Sword Trunks (16) – 2000 (572, 660, 792, 999, 704, 572)
47. Sword Trunks (18) – 2005 (726, 726, 748, 968, 671, 572)
48. 100% Frieza (14) – 2010 (660, 616, 924, 990, 572, 660)
49. Final Form Frieza (16) – 2030 (792, 572, 770, 550, 999, 572)
50. Third Form Frieza (17) – 2100 (792, 572, 550, 550, 999, 792)
51. Second Form Frieza (16) – 2000 (572, 792, 550, 999, 550, 572)
52. First Form Frieza (18) – 2020 (726, 726, 726, 682, 999, 506)
53. Ginyu (19) – 2115 (999, 726, 726, 671, 999, 506)
54. Burter (18) – 2010 (451, 999, 671, 682, 451, 726)
55. Jeice (18) – 2010 (946, 792, 506, 726, 726, 726)
56. Recoome (17) – 1910 (451, 451, 999, 792, 671, 484)
57. Guldo (17) – 1905 (999, 726, 451, 671, 451, 572)
58. Frieza Soldier (15) – 1635 (451, 726, 726, 451, 792, 451)
59. Super Saiyan Goku/Naruto (16) – 2035 (792, 792, 792, 999, 451, 440)
60. Vegeta Scouter (18) – 2015 (946, 704, 726, 473, 999, 572)
61. Nappa (16) – 1810 (451, 451, 999, 999, 451, 462)
62. Raditz (16) – 1805 (935, 726, 550, 462, 792, 506)
63. Saibaman (16) – 1735 (462, 506, 726, 726, 726, 671)
64. Piccolo (19) – 2110 (946, 726, 726, 726, 999, 506)
65. Yamcha (16) – 1780 (726, 726, 286, 693, 693, 726)
66. Tien (18) – 1980 (946,726, 726, 726, 726, 506)
67. Krillin (19) – 2080 (999, 726, 726, 693, 913, 506)
68. Kid Gohan (18) – 2005 (946, 999, 231, 761, 891, 660)
69. Goku (18) – 2015 (726, 726, 726, 999, 671, 572)

Here’s an overview where the complete Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z cards collection is unlocked:

Note: Another reason to unlock all characters (excluding downloadable characters) is because that will unlock the “Gathering Of The Super Fighters” Silver Trophy on PS3 or PS Vita or the 30 Gamerscore Achievement on Xbox 360.

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