Bandai Namco reveals some teaser images for the upcomingDragon Ball Z: KakarotDLC, focused on the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. This DLC is part of the game’s second season pass, where it provides additional story scenarios for the player to experience. Thefirst part ofKakarot’s second season passwas released earlier this year, focusing on The Father of Goku, Bardock. The end of that DLC had given fans a quick look at the next relevant story that it would cover, which is the ending ofDragon Ballbefore transitioning toDragon Ball Z(at least in the anime), the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.TheWorld Tournament DLCportrays many of the events from this iconic arc, this being the first time the audience gets to see Goku grow up from a kid to a young adult, or for those that started fromDragon Ball Z, a slight return to form with a familiar version of Goku. This DLC will also feature slightly younger versions of the cast, including the first appearance of Piccolo Jr. (the character that would become Piccolo that fans know now), where he is competing under the guise of “Majunior” to keep his demonic heritage a secret. As such, fans should expect the big climatic battle of the DLC to be the very first fight between Goku and Piccolo, with Bandai Namco teasing fans with what to expect.RELATED:Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is Making a ComebackThis includes a key visual of the event, whereGoku’s fight against Piccolo from the tournamentis depicted on it. Due to this being an earlier version of Goku, the hero is noticeably younger and slimmer looking, as opposed to the defined muscles he’d gain later in life. With this taking place before the events ofDragon Ball Z, this DLC could be seen as a prequel toKakarot’s own storyline, so players can look forward to pre-Z elements being present.
Some of the screenshots show off what players can expect in the DLC, such as Goku and Piccolo squaring off in the final round in a hand-to-hand contest on even footing to start. It also shows that there will be a fight against Piccolo’s often-forgotten giant form, where he summons a giant energy wave against a smaller Goku. With this sense of scale conveyed, the fight itself might be similar toKakarot’s boss fight against Great Ape Vegeta.
The 23rd World Tournament DLC is the second DLC story of the second season pass and is the fifth DLC overall ofDragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Season Pass 2 will have a sixth and final DLC sometime later, though no release window has been given yet for either episode.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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