Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotfans are looking forward to the release of the third and final DLC detailing the events of Future Trunks' timeline, but some are already looking past that. Since Bandai Namco confirmed this is the last DLC, the next logical step would be for a sequel. There’s plenty of merit to thetheory thatDragon Ball Superwill be the primary focusof this theoretical sequel, but that comes with its own host of problems. This is especially true when considering what the first two DLC stories for the game were.
The base game ofDragon Ball Z: Kakarotrecreates the story ofDragon Ball Zwith surprising detail. Players run through nearly every moment of the original show as Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, and Future Trunks, all the way up through the Buu Saga. In order to extend the game’s lifetime a bit, DLC was released as well. The first two DLC in the season pass introduced content from theDragon Ball ZmoviesBattle of GodsandResurrection F, granting players the power of a Super Saiyan God and the Super Saiyan Blue form as a result. While these are technically adaptations ofDragon Ball Zmovies, they overlap withDragon Ball Super.
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot DLC 1 and 2
Thefirst DLC forDragon Ball Z: Kakarotintroduces players to Beerus and Whis. Rather than adapting the story one for one like the base game does with most of its story arcs, fans are instead treated to a heavily condensed version. Essentially, players can train with Whis in order to level up their characters and unlock the Super Saiyan God form before fighting Beerus in a difficult boss battle. While this does summarize the events ofDragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, it is hardly a comprehensive experience.
The second DLC forDragon Ball Z: Kakarotis similar to this in many ways. This time, Frieza comes back seeking vengeance on Goku, but now he’s got access to his powerful Golden form. Since Frieza had already been revived by Goku with the Dragon Balls inKakarot’s version of the story, there are some slight changes to how things play out. This was also a condensed version of the story, with certain fan favorite scenes likeMaster Roshi fighting the Frieza Forcebeing cut out and instead represented by the horde battles.
Dragon Ball Super: Kakarot
Although there hasn’t been any kind of official announcement, fans speculate that a sequel to the game would be calledDragon Ball Super: Kakarot. In this theoretical adventure, CyberConnect2 could recreate the story of theDragon Ball Superanime and manga from scratch, creating a faithful retelling of the newer story. Some fans say thatDragon Ball Z: Kakarotis a good replacement for watching the entirety ofDragon Ball Zitself, and if the sequel were to be as good, the same could be said forDragon Ball Super.
Just likeDragon Ball Z,Dragon Ball Superis split up into several sagas. The God of Destruction Saga comes first, and is the anime’s adaptation ofBattle of Gods. This is followed by theGolden Frieza Saga, a direct translation ofResurrection F. Moving on from there, the Universe 6 Saga introduces players to the multiverse, and the Future Trunks Saga takes players back to the fan favorite character’s bleak timeline. Finally, the Tournament of Power rounds out the first season. Outside of this, there is also theDragon Ball Super: Brolymovie and two more arcs currently ongoing in theDragon Ball Supermanga.
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Dragon Ball Super Overlay With Dragon Ball Z
Fans ofDragon Ball Zwere thrilled when it was revealed thatGoku and company would star in a newDragon Ball ZmoviecalledBattle of Godsin 2014, but a somewhat confusing situation arose from this. After the twoDragon Ball Zmovies, the franchise opted to create an entirely new sequel anime. WhileDragon Ball Superis beloved by many fans, one major criticism that is often levied against it is the overlap it has with theseDragon Ball Zmovies. The first two sagas of the anime are just retreading the events that already happened in the movies.
Since this is a TV show, there are a few benefits to doing this. The most obvious one is that it allows for more exploration of the story and characters.Battle of Godscrammed every interaction between Beerus and the Z Warriors into just an hour and 45 minutes, while the anime spreads this out over 18 episodes. With each episode being around 25 minutes, that’s about 7.5 hours in stead of 1.75 hours. Choosing to retell these stories also helps the anime stand on its own, meaning viewers don’t have to watch the twoDragon Ball Zmoviesbeforehand in order to make sense of what’s going on.
Dragon Ball Super: Kakarot Overlay With Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Likewise, aDragon Ball Super: Kakarotgamewould suffer from the same issues. It would be necessary to include both the God of Destruction arc and the Golden Frieza arc or else the game wouldn’t be able to stand on its own, but this would also require players to go through something they already have. Just like the previous example, though, there are some major benefits to doing this. The DLC version ofBattle of GodsinDragon Ball Z: Kakarotis incredibly short, so this could be expanded on a bunch for example.
Even so, fans have already seen this story in theDragon Ball Zmovie, theDragon Ball Superanime, theDragon Ball Supermanga, and as aDLC forDragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Each version of the events are slightly different from one another as well, leading to a somewhat muddled understanding of what’s canon and what isn’tDragon Ball Super: Kakarotwould no doubt make some minor changes of its own as well, further adding to the confusion.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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