Developer Spike Chunsoft and publisher Bandai Namco have announced new DLC for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO. Dubbed Super Limit-Breaking NEO, the DLC will bring a massive update to the roster, with more than 30 new characters, as well as new customization options and stages, among other things. The DLC will be coming out alongside a free update that will bring with it an entirely new battle system. Check out the trailer showcasing the new DLC below.
Among the new playable characters coming to Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO in Super Limit-Breaking NEO is Super 17, Bardock (Super Saiyan), Champa, Demon King Piccolo, Bardock Super Saiyan, Pikkon, Nam, Tora, Supreme Kai, Uub (Kid), King Vegeta, and Vegeta (GT). While there will be several returning characters, there will also be a few that will be making their first appearance in a Budokai Tenkaichi series game.
When it comes to customization options, the DLC will bring more than 20 new things with it, ranging from costumes to skills. This will allow players to change up how their favorite characters play in new ways, while also giving them the ability to create iconic scenes from Dragon Ball, thanks in large part to the new roster additions.
Four new stages are joining the line-up of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, including iconic locations like Kami’s Palace, and Stratosphere (Planet Vegeta), the latter as seen in the classic 1990 TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku.
Solo players will also have plenty to look forward to with the addition of a brand new game mode – Limit Breaker Journey. The single-player experience revolves around players “deepening” their “connection” with the game’s various characters. It will involve players taking on a variety of branching scenarios where they can fight, train, and partake in major events from the characters’ stories. Partaking in the game mode will reward players with unique items, and any progression built up here can be carried over into online multiplayer.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO was originally released back in October 2024, and since then has seen quite a bit of post-launch support. In October 2025, Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft celebrated the game’s massive roster of at the time 208 characters with a trailer. While it had originally launched with 182 playable characters, DLC releases brought in even more from projects like Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and Dragon Ball Daima. Dragon Ball Legends‘ Shallot also came to the game at one point.
In other Dragon Ball-related news, October 2025 also saw the announcement of Dragon Ball FighterZ seeing an expansion to its roster. The fighting game will see the addition of Super Saiyan 4 Goku as depicted in Dragon Ball Daima. At the same time, it also got a balance patch which brought in quite a few changes, including the addition of the Z Reflect mechanic for all characters except Videl. The mechanic allows players to “parry” an opponent by perfectly timing a block for a physical strike, which then triggers a “screen freeze”, giving the player the chance to use Vanish.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and the Switch 2.
