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Dragon Ball Heroes (ドラゴンボール ヒーローズ) is a Japanese arcade video game developed by Dimps, as the sixth Dragon Ball Z: Data Carddass game. Announced on October 21, 2010, and released on November 11, 2010, the game allows the usage of several characters from the Dragon Ball series, as well as characters new to the series.

Overview[]

Card sets[]

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Inserting the personal data card in the machine

There are general themes for each set of cards. Typically each set introduces a new theme and includes cards from the previous theme; the first set of cards features the Red Ribbon Androids, while the second set features the Red Ribbon Androids and the Galaxy Soldiers, the third set features the Galaxy Soldiers and Majin Buu, the fourth set features Majin Buu and the Planet trade organization, the fifth set features the Planet trade organization and Lord Slug's clan, the sixth set features Lord Slug's clan and Super Buu, the seventh set features Super Buu and Broly, the eighth set features Broly and Tapion, and the ninth set features Dragon Ball GT characters.

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The game board

Each set of card, except the first, includes one or two secret ULTIMATE-RARE cards. Those ULTIMATE-RARE cards are Hatchiyack in the second set, Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks in the third set, Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta in the fourth set, Super Saiyan Bardock in the fifth set, Chilled in the sixth set, Bio-Broly and a transformation card for Broly in the seventh set, and Super Saiyan 3 Broly in the eighth set.

The game offers missions to complete based on the themes from each set.

Story[]

A series of short trailers featuring new animation have been released to promote the game. Each one offers a very short, standalone plot with the main promotional character featured as a protagonist in these commercials.

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The main promotional character

The first trailer for Dragon Ball Heroes shows a human boy running to the nearest arcade game and inserting a Capsule Corporation card into it, soon getting sucked into the game. Upon arriving, to the protagonist's surprise, he has become a Dragon Ball character, having grown a Saiyan tail. Here, he meets Future Trunks, Super Saiyan Goku, and two other mysterious characters also with Saiyan tails (the Saiyan "Elite" and the Saiyan "Berserker"), who are all busy fighting Perfect Cell and his Cell Juniors. Goku does battle with Cell, but gets blasted away, so boy cautiously attacks Cell, but is thrown aside. Then, Goku and the boy join forces and launch a Kamehameha at the over-confident Cell.

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Super Saiyan 3 Trunks at the end of the 2nd movie

In the second trailer, the boy and a Majin "Hero" help Future Trunks during his battle against Majin Buu. It begins in a city where Majin Buu finds the Four-Star Dragon Ball and turns the city's population into candy. He tries to eat them, but is stopped by the boy and Future Trunks. When Buu gets angry, a part of him comes to life on its own and forms the Majin "Hero", who tries to stop Buu. Buu attacks the group and Trunks tries to blast him with a Buster Cannon, only to just get knocked back and have Buu land on his companions from the sky. Buu begins to eat the candies from earlier, which angers Trunks who powers up to a new level and transforms into a Super Saiyan 3. Ready to end the battle, Trunks step between Buu and the Majin "Hero", and uses his sword to send the Majin skyward. Up above, the boy powers up an attack in one hand while holding the Four-Star Dragon Ball in the other and from below, Trunks powers up a Heat Dome Attack before launching their attacks at Buu at the same time.

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Saiyan Hero and Saiyan Heroine

The third trailer has Super Saiyan Goku doing battle with Frieza, as Frieza's spaceship hovers in the sky behind them. The boy and a similar looking Female Heroine arrive using Time Machines (similar to the one used by Future Trunks), and ignore the battle to infiltrate Frieza's ship. They two make their way through the ship's corridors and defeat all of Frieza's soldiers remaining inside the ship. Once they arrive at the control room, they attempt to destroy it, but are interrupted by Frieza who just smashed in the ceiling. Frieza takes aim at the children, but is faced with Goku once again when he steps between them. The kids get back up and take out the two soldiers that were in the control room, before charging the angered Frieza himself along with their Super Saiyan savior.

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The Frieza's race "Hero" stops Wings

The fourth trailer takes placed on an unnamed planet that is home to purple mushroom-headed aliens. One of the mushroom kids throws a rock at the Frieza's race "Hero", having confused him with the tyrant himself. The "Hero" ignores this and continues walking as the screen changes to Lord Slug and his minions. They begin to attack the planet and its people, with Slug going as far as transforming into his Great Namek form and trashing the city. Goku and the boy arrive, and begin to combat the threat, with Goku taking care of Angila on his way to fight the giant and the boy defeating Medamatcha. Wings defeats a mushroom father, and starts attacking the mushroom kid who threw the rock earlier when the Freeza's race "Hero" steps in and dispatches of Wings and his soldiers. Goku and the boy team up to blind Slug with Ki Blasts, and the member of Frieza's race brings Slug to his knees with a Death Wave.

The fifth trailer features the characters facing off against Super Buu after he has absorbed Gohan. Goku and Vegeta are forced to resort to fusing with the Potara in order to stand a chance against the pink demon. The two Saiyan warriors are forcibly drawn towards each other, and after a brief flash of light, Vegito is born and immediately transforms into Super Saiyan, ready to go head to head with Super Buu.

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Broly vs. the Hero transformed into a Super Saiyan

In the sixth trailer, the boy and Goku confront the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly. Broly only focuses on Goku and, after a few minor clashes, he manages to grab Goku's head and slam him into the side of a building. The boy, seeing Goku trapped, tries to attack Broly but is swatted aside. Broly pummels Goku and manages to knock him out of his Super Saiyan transformation. As the boy attempts to return to the battle, Goku yells at him, telling him to stay back. Unable to stand watching the beating, the young hero becomes enraged and becomes a Super Saiyan. The newly transformed Super Saiyan charges Broly, but he is unable to land an effective blow. He is easily swatted aside again and sent hurling towards the ground by a ki blast. With Broly distracted, Goku teleports to the ground below and catches the kid before the impact. Goku puts the child back down on his feet and they both power up as Super Saiyans, and they charge at Broly. The three Saiyans clash, and the landscape is blown away by a huge explosions.

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Hirudegarn and Broly

In the seventh trailer, the young hero and Goku fight Hirudegarn and Super Saiyan 3 Broly. During the battle, the Namekian hero arrives and helps them.

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Chilled in Dragon Ball Heroes

As part of a promotional tie-in with V-Jump, Frieza's ancestor Chilled and his henchman Toobi can be fought in a special mission that mirrors the plot of the spin-off manga Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock. In this manga, Bardock survives Frieza's attack on Planet Vegeta and gets thrown into the past on Planet Plant, where he fights Chilled and becomes a Super Saiyan.

Gameplay[]

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How to transform a character

Dragon Ball Heroes uses a turn based card battle system in five rounds or less, which offers 5 on 5 battles with only one health bar for a team of characters. The cards featuring characters from the Dragon Ball franchise are given specific powers and abilities that allow for unique and strategic combat experiences.

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The way to fuse

The player has to move the cards on the game board. Depending on the conditions of the match, up to five cards can be placed on the machine's game mat and are then moved on the playing field in an attempt to gain an advantage against the opponent. Characters further back on the field receive less damage than those in the front, but they also deal less damage as well. During both the attack and defense phases of battle, timing meters will appear on the screen and force the player into a mini-game to determine the amount of damage dealt. The goal is to press the button on the machine with precise timing to fill the timing meter gauge more than the opponent in order to gain the advantage in the exchange and perform either an effective attack or defense depending on the phase. Special attacks can only be if the advantage is gained during the attack phase.

During a battle, the player can use cards which allow him to transform, fuse, or summon one of the bosses of the game, including the giant characters Great Ape Vegeta, Great Namek Lord Slug, Hirudegarn, as well as Frieza's spaceship.

Characters[]

Player Avatars[]

  • Saiyan "Hero" (A boy who looks like Goku from Dragon Ball GT and hairstyle is like Super Saiyan Goten but hair is black) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super saiyan 2)
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Saiyan Heroes

  • Saiyan "Elite" (A boy who looks like Android 17) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
  • Saiyan "Berserker" (A boy who looks like Vegeta, with Raditz's hair, and outfit similar to Broly's) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
  • Saiyan "Heroine" (A Pan (GT) looking girl with a pony tail and bow wearing the Saiyan Hero's style outfit) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super saiyan 2)
  • Female Saiyan "Elite" (A girl who looks like Android 18 in GT, but with black hair) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
  • Female Saiyan "Berserker" (A girl with Battle Armor) (Base, Super Saiyan,  Super Saiyan 2)
  • Akina (A Female "Heroine" based on the famous model and spokewoman of Sakiyomi Jan Bang!, Akina Minami)
  • Majin "Hero" (A small Majin Buu-type creature)
  • Majin "Elite" (A fancy looking Majin Buu with a monocle and a "crown")
  • Majin "Berserker" (A Kid Buu-type creature)
  • Frieza's race "Hero"
  • Frieza's race "Elite"
  • Frieza's race "Berserker"
  • Namekian "Hero" (A young Namekian who looks like Piccolo)
  • Namekian "Elite" (A Dragon Clan member who looks like Dende)
  • Namekian "Berserker" (A Warrior-type Namekian who looks like Nail, with pants similar to that of Tambourine)
  • Android Hero
  • Android Elite
  • Android Beserker

Playable characters[]

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Super Saiyan 3 Future Trunks in-game

  • Kid Goku (Base, Great Ape)
  • Goku (Base, Kaio-ken, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan God)
  • Goku (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Golden Great Ape, Super Saiyan 4)
  • Kid Gohan (Base, Great Ape, Unlock Potential)
  • Teen Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
  • Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Ultimate Gohan)
  • Great Saiyaman
  • Gohan (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Baby Gohan)
  • Future Gohan (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3)
  • Videl
  • Great Saiyawoman
  • Kid Pan
  • Teen Pan
  • Kid Goten (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Goten (Base, Super Saiyan, Baby Goten)
  • Mr. Satan
  • Mr. Satan (GT)
  • Kid Vegeta
  • Vegeta (Base, Great Ape, Super Saiyan, Super Vegeta, Super Saiyan 2, Majin Vegeta, Super Saiyan 3)
  • Vegeta (GT) (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3)
  • Teen Future Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Future Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan, Super Trunks 2, Super Saiyan 3)
  • Kid Trunks (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Trunks (Base, Super saiyan, Super Saiyan 3, Baby Trunks)  
  • Piccolo (Base, Sync with Nail, Fuse with Kami)
  • Kid Krillin
  • Krillin (Base, Unlock Potential)
  • Yamcha
  • Tien Shinhan
  • Chiaotzu
  • Master Roshi (Base, Max Power)
  • Nail
  • Pikkon
  • Eastern Supreme Kai
  • Mighty Mask (Base, Super Saiyan)
  • Tapion
  • Kid Uub
  • Uub (Base, Majuub)
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Super Saiyan Bardock in-game

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Frieza's Elite

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Lord Slug's clan

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Piccolo, Gohan, and Gotenks vs. Super Buu

  • Super Mega Cannon Sigma
  • General Rilldo (Base, Hyper Metal Rilldo, Meta Rlldo)
  • Baby (Base, Baby Vegeta, Super Baby Vegeta, Super Baby Vegeta 2, Golden Great Ape Baby Vegeta, Baby Janemba)
  • Hell Fighter 17
  • Super Android 17 (Base, Android 16 Absorbed, Cell Absorbed)
  • Oceanus Shenron (Princess Oto Form, Dragon Form)
  • Haze Shenron

Bosses:[]

  • Amepai (A Male "Saiyan" based on the Sakiyomi Jan Bang! character Yanagihara Tetsuya)
  • Zaripai (A Male "Saiyan" based on the Sakiyomi Jan Bang! character Hirai Yoshiyuki)
  • Great Ape Kid Goku*
  • Golden Great Ape Goku *
  • Great Ape Vegeta*
  • Great Ape Kid Gohan*
  • Great Namek Lord Slug*
  • Meta Cooler (Core)*
  • Hirudegarn (Final Form)
  • Luud (Full Power)
  • Golden Great Ape Baby Vegeta*
  • Black Smoke Shenron

Battle Stages[]

Trivia[]

  • Dragon Ball Heroes is the first game to feature Tora, Shugesh, Borgos, Kid Vegeta, Chilled, Toobi, Medamatcha, Wings, Angila, CommanderZeeun, Bido, Bujin, Kogu, Paragus, Bio-Broly, Super Mega Cannon Sigma, General Rilldo, Baby, Salt, Mustard, Vinegar, Spice, Bills, Whis, Kid Pan, and Dr. Myuu.
  • Also, for the first time in a video game, Future Trunks can become a Super Saiyan 3 and Bardock can become a Super Saiyan.

References[]

Dragon Ball video games
Action-adventure games
Origins series OriginsOrigins 2
Super Gokuden series Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-HenSuper Gokuden: Kakusei-Hen
The Legacy of Goku series The Legacy of GokuThe Legacy of Goku IIBuu's FuryGT: Transformation
Other Dragon DaihikyouShenron no NazoAdvanced AdventureSagasRevenge of King Piccolo
Role-playing games
Gokuden series Daimaō Fukkatsu3: Gokuden (Dragon Ball on WonderSwan Color)Kyōshū! SaiyanII: Gekishin FreezaSuper Saiya DensetsuIII: Ressen JinzōningenGaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans series Shin Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku: Chikyū-HenShin Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku: Uchū-Hen
Other Goku HishōdenGoku GekitōdenLegendary Super WarriorsCollectible Card GameHarukanaru DensetsuAttack of the SaiyansDragon Ball Online
Fighting games
DBZ Arcade series Dragon Ball ZV.R.V.S.DBZ 2: Super Battle
Butōden series 'Super ButōdenSuper Butōden 2Buyū RetsudenSuper Butōden 3Ultimate Battle 22Shin ButōdenHyper DimensionFinal BoutUltimate Butōden
Budokai series BudokaiBudokai 2 (Dragon Ball Z 2 V)Budokai 3Shin BudokaiShin Budokai: Another RoadBurst LimitInfinite WorldDragonball EvolutionBudokai HD Collection
Budokai Tenkaichi series Budokai TenkaichiBudokai Tenkaichi 2Budokai Tenkaichi 3Raging BlastTenkaichi Tag TeamRaging Blast 2Zenkai Battle RoyaleUltimate TenkaichiDragon Ball Z For Kinect
Data Carddass series Data Carddass Dragon Ball ZData Carddass Dragon Ball Z 2Bakuretsu ImpactW Bakuretsu ImpactDragon BattlersDragon Ball Heroes
Let's! TV Play games Battle Taikan KamehamehaBattle Taikan Kamehameha 2Scouter Battle Taikan KamehamehaDragon Ball Z × One Piece
Supersonic Warriors series Supersonic WarriorsSupersonic Warriors 2
Other Gekitō Tenkaichi BudōkaiIdainaru Son Goku DensetsuThe LegendTaiketsuSuper Dragon Ball ZDragon Ball Z: Trilogy
Related
Shonen Jump games Famicom JumpFamicom Jump IIJump Super StarsJump Ultimate StarsBattle Stadium D.O.NDr. Slump: Arale-ChanJumpland
Other Atsumare! Gokū WārudoAnime Designer: Dragon Ball ZDragon Ball Z TV GamesDragon Ball Handheld GamesManga KasettoTaisen Kata Game KasettoDragonradar MobileDragon Ball Z Quizz
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