Summary
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerotakes you through iconic story arcs from the Dragon Ball series, letting you relive some of the most legendary battles and moments. Each character’s story mode offers a unique experience, from recreating classic sagas to exploring “What If” scenarios that introduce fresh twists to the series’ lore.
Some modes stay faithful to the original plotlines, while others add new dynamics to fan-favorite events. Whether you’re looking to relive the past or experience something entirely new, here’s a ranking of all the story modes in Sparking Zero based on their excitement and depth.
8Vegeta
Too Short
The story of Dragon Ball Z has been told and retold countless times, so it is understandable when Sparking Zero skips over several moments from the classic sagas. What isn’t so understandable, however, is why Vegeta’s story mode ends at the Buu saga, when he is so central to the events of Super.
For most of the story in Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta is just as powerful as Goku, contributing plenty in the fights against Golden Frieza, Goku Black, and the Tournament of Power. The tournament in particular is strange to be missing, sinceToppo is in the game’s roster, making it a waste not to have the fight between Vegeta and Toppo represented in the game.
7Jiren
Dull But Functional
The furthest in the timeline any of the story modes go is the Tournament of Power, making Jiren the ultimate rival. Once you beat that tournament with Goku, you get to play it from Jiren’s perspective, and you even get to have him win the tournament in a what if scenario.
While Broly and Gogeta Blue are in the game, no story mode covers their antics.
The only issue with Jiren is that he is a bit dull. He lacks the charisma or motivation of the series’ best antagonists, so playing as him, while somewhat interesting, is something most players would have skipped over, since all other characters in the roster are far more compelling.
6Piccolo
Short And Sweet
Piccolo’s story is even shorter than Vegeta’s, but in the case of our favorite Namekian, it at least makes sense. The story ends at the Cell Saga, which was the last time Piccolo fought seriously during the Z era, being more of a mentor during the events of the Buu arc.
It’s not like he didn’t do anything during the Super Saga, but none of his key opponents made it to the game. The one exception is Frost, but since no story covers the Tournament of Destroyers, we can’t expect Piccolo to have an exclusive episode there, especially since he lost that fight.
5Goku Black
Rose Is The New Blue
Goku Black’s story isn’t all that long, which is understandable because he appeared in only one arc, but he is a character that is incredibly entertaining to play as. Unlike Jiren, he is charismatic and unapologetically evil, even though his storyline made little sense.
You even get a what if scenario where the zero mortals plan worked, and the Zamasu duo clean their timeline of all troublesome Saiyans. It is a somber story, but that is exactly what sets it apart from all other stories: the bad guy wins, no one being able to rise up and stop them.
4Goku
The Full Package
With Goku, you get to play a little bit of every single story arc, with the only exception being the Tournament of Destroyers. This makes it the longest story by far, with a particular focus on all major fights in the Tournament of Power, not just the final fight with Jiren.
The Goku story should be the first thing you focus on, not only so you get to unlock all other stories, but also for the reward at the end. For winning the Tournament of Power, you get all the Dragon Balls to summon Super Shenron, something keyto getting to max level fast.
3Future Trunks
Helping The Past Back
The Future Trunks story only covers the events detailed in Super, even though he is technically the same Trunks that helped the Z fighters with the Androids and Cell. Still, much like Goku Black, he is a fun character to use, and makes the most out of the short time he is present.
The best part, however, is his what if scenario where he aids Universe 7 during the Tournament of Power. This alliance makes more sense than reviving Frieza, except for the part where Trunks is swinging a sword around; weapons were banned from the tournament after all.
2Frieza
The Golden Years
The Frieza story covers basically all the important moments of the tyrant’s life, skipping over only his previous forms. You get to use him during the Namek fights, his demise against Trunks and his eventual revival; you even get to relive the final fight of the Tournament of Power from his perspective.
The best part of his story mode, not unlike Trunks, is how he deals with the Tournament of Power in a what if scenario. There, if he was able to defeat Goku and Vegeta before, he has to gather new allies for this tournament, reviving his old army and even calling his brother for help.
1Gohan
Nearly As Complete As Goku
The only part the Gohan story skips ishis time as a kid, namely the whole Saiyan and Frieza arcs. After that, you play everything from Cell to the Tournament of Power, making his story far more complete than what Vegeta got, even if he did far less in most arcs.
He can even appear in the Goku Black arc, during a what if scenario. There, Zamasu takes Gohan’s body instead of Goku’s, becoming Gohan Black and terrorizing the future; in this version, Gohan is the one that helps the most when fighting Zamasu, foreshadowing his immense strength that he soon earns as Gohan Beast.
