History Fridge / DragonBallFighterZ

* Videl fights in her old high school uniforms, both of them. But it's more than just representing her at her best, much like the Turtle School student, she feels more at home with her high school outfits as that was where she was arguably at her peek.

* Android 21 splitting her dark persona away from herself almost seems like it comes out of nowhere; yes, it makes sense that her own horror at killing Android 16 would trigger it, but there's no supernatural element that divides her into her good and evil selves. The answer is in 21's own biology — [[FromASingleCell her cells have the same regenerative capability as Buu]], the dark persona is earlier stated to have arisen from some of 21's own cells being berserk and frenzied, driving her to feed. 21 essentially very literally split in two, her true self remained where it was while her evil self formed from the berserk cells that must have been ejected by 21's despair.

* Goku Black's theme is noted by some to sound like it belongs less to a villain, but instead, an Anti-Hero. Black views himself not as a true villain but rather a HeroAntagonist who is bringing [[KillEmAll "peace and justice"]] to the multiverse.

** It's even more brutal with how his moveset has evolved over time. Players have found out how to get more damage out of his combos, he gained more ways to continue them, his starting normal attacks and specials have minor armor to them, his ki blast is one of the best zoning tools (even better than Freeza, ''the zoner of the game''), he has access to a strong anti-air grab and a barrier that blocks everything but physical hits (including assists)... His moveset is almost tailor made to power through the opposition and drain hope away from his opponents. Perfect for the sadist that he is.

** It also makes sense when you consider his options are running out and his frustration with himself is likely growing. More allies down means less reason to hold back.

* Broly's damage being subpar despite him being the most powerful Saiyan around, game balancing issues notwithstanding. He's still plenty strong, as evidenced by how he can armor through everything his opponents can throw at him to smash them into the dirt, but he's also a {{Sadist}}. He doesn't ''want'' a fight to end with a few power hits, so he holds back on the raw damage...all the better to slowly beat you to death with his brutish moveset. Broly even says so in one of his intro quotes:

* Nappa playing as a GradualGrinder character who focuses on locking down the enemy and controlling the pace of the fight despite him possessing the bulk that would normally be indicative of a MightyGlacier isn't just hilarious as a gameplay aspect; it makes sense in the context of the story. The rest of the cast has improved immensely in both power levels and fighting abilities since the last time Nappa was around in ''Z'' and the characters that were brought back from the dead were already very powerful at their time of death. Nappa, meanwhile, [[VillainForgotToLevelGrind has shown no signs of having improved since then]] as evidenced by the fact that he can't go Super Saiyan. He's still able to put up a decent fight due to being a Saiyan and [[ConfusionFu employing]] [[SchmuckBait tactics]] that can throw off the opponent's timing, but now he has to work even harder to get his wins.

* YMMV, but Android 21 post-split seems too good to be true; she's kind, self deprecating to a fault, and everyone else tends to fawn over her, or like Buu even break character for her. Such traits, in conjunction with her backstory, would normally have her labelled as a MarySue in this cynical day and age. But think about it; [[IncorruptiblePurePureness she cast out all her negative traits as a completely seperate being]], [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth so of course she's like that]]!

* Android 21's backstory is rife with this. Knowing she's the mother of the man Android 16 was based off of, and thus, presumably Dr. Gero's wife, creates the upsetting implication that Gero turned her into an android so he wouldn't lose her like they lost their son, and gave her the ability to perpetually regenerate so long as she's able to feed — notably she has no compulsion or programmed desire to kill Goku, so it seems like this was just a genuine attempt to keep her alive. Then he died, and when she was eventually activated, she was alone with [[IdentityAmnesia no memory of who she was]] before she was an android. She was able to find out her connection to Android 16, but whatever files Gero left neglected to mention either of their connections to Android 20. And, unfortunately, 21's biological compulsion to feed was worsened by her having Buu's cells added to her during her development, becoming a case of GoneHorriblyRight as Buu's appetite drove her need to feed so berserk it manifested as another personality that eventually drives her completely insane.

* This isn't unusual considering it's what Majin Buu did at one point (basically expelling all the evil in him), though as time went by his personality remained a bit childishly selfish.

* [[spoiler:Android 21 splitting her dark persona away from herself almost seems like it comes out of nowhere; yes, it makes sense that her own horror at killing Android 16 would trigger it, but there's no supernatural element that divides her into her good and evil selves. The answer is in 21's own biology — [[FromASingleCell her cells have the same regenerative capability as Buu]], the dark persona is earlier stated to have arisen from some of 21's own cells being berserk and frenzied, driving her to feed. 21 essentially very literally split in two, her true self remained where it was while her evil self formed from the berserk cells that must have been ejected by 21's despair.]]

** In addition to this, Kid Buu is the only clone shown to have any kind of personality. [[spoiler:This is because Buu is an EldritchAbomination that Gero's technology would have no way of being able to control, and actually serves as subtle foreshadowing for Android 21's instability.]]
** As far as the "how" wherein [[spoiler: Buu's cells could result in instability when not outright shown, how to prove such a thing? We've ''already seen it'' in the series proper. Even when blown to bits, those tiny pieces in themselves can become a ''complete Majin Buu''. Unfortunately, assuming the same drones that gathered DNA for Cell were used for 21, they almost certainly weren't equipped to discern the danger from simply a powerful source of material.]]

* YMMV, but [[spoiler: Android 21 post-split seems too good to be true; she's kind, self deprecating to a fault, and everyone else tends to fawn over her, or like Buu even break character for her. Such traits, in conjunction with her backstory, would normally have her labelled as a MarySue in this cynical day and age. But think about it; [[IncorruptiblePurePureness she cast out all her negative traits as a completely seperate being]], [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth so of course she's like that]]!]]
** [[spoiler:Though it's noted that she isn't so much splitting off her negative traits as she is splitting off the evil personality that formed as a result of her HorrorHunger, and that another one will likely arise given enough time or that she'll eventually give in to her hunger, which is why she sacrifices herself rather than continue being a danger. As her personality is only a few years old due to her [[IdentityAmnesia not remembering her past as a human]], her goodness may be a case of her just being [[YoungerThanTheyLook young]] and innocent.]]

* Broly (super)'s playstyle is based on a mix of not knowing the finer points of combat (thus an emphasis on powerful blows and grapples and only a select number of ki specials) and tapping into his full power (hence why he only momentarily goes Super Saiyan in some supers, with only one having a lasting buff), making for an intimidating yet fair opponent. Out of the two brolys, he's the one who is most fitting of being called a berserker.

* [[spoiler: Goku suggesting the Good Android 21 should be reincarnated instead of brought back with the Dragon Balls makes some sense if you consider not just her HorrorHunger, but the fact that 21 has only been able to manage it with help from linking with the Earthling Soul and even that is implied to have its limits. Even if the Soul Link could suppress the HorrorHunger indefinitely, both the Z Fighters and 21 likely already figured it'd be unfair to The Soul to make them stay in 21's body for what, at worst, could be forever.]]

* [[spoiler: Goku suggesting the Good Android 21 should be reincarnated instead of brought back with The Dragon Balls makes some sense if you consider not just her HorrorHunger, but the fact that 21 has only been able to manage it with help from linking with the Earthling Soul and even that is implied to have its limits. Even if the Soul Link could suppress the HorrorHunger indefinitely, Both the Z Fighters and 21 likely already figured it'd be unfair to The Soul to make them stay in 21's body for what, at worst, could be forever.]]