History YMMV / DragonballFighterz

** The Cell Yell/[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhsoYtkk4WE AAAAAAAAAH!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Cell screaming loudly in his intro (provided by renowned LargeHam Creator/NorioWakamoto in the default Japanese), which has now been imitated by comentators and audience members in tournaments that the game has featured in since its release.[[/labelnote]]

** Similarly, one parody video by Shoyoumomo had Cooler pointing a gun at his opponent (while inadvertantly sporting two left hands.) This in itself led to a spate of images of Cooler wielding various amounts of firearms. Sometimes DualWielding, other times outright triple-wielding (with one gun held in his tail.)
** It could happen to you.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A warning used by fans in Season 3 whenever someone is facing anchor Limit Break Z Broly. Broly's general buffs and the changing meta have made him the best he's ever been since his release, and he's more than capable of taking down an entire team by himself in the right hands, especially if he's got Limit Break which nullfies once of his few weaknesses, low damage output.[[/labelnote]]

** Ultra Instinct Goku. As early as his reveal, his reception was already somewhat mixed, as he was the ''third'' version of Goku sold as DLC, and thus the fifth Goku overall. But Ultra Instinct is also one of the most popular and iconic elements introduced in modern Dragon Ball, and the unique aspects of the technique seemed to make for a distinct and interesting moveset. Viewpoints would be split even further following the character's release, and the subsequent exploration of his extremely potent and loaded kit. UI Goku would prove to have tools that were easy to throw out, annoying to punish, snuff out many options, and able to force the opponent to respect him in ways no other character could. Many players found him to be blast to play with his flashy animations and powerful tools, which quickly made UI Goku one of the most commonly used characters by beginners and pros alike. However, many found him downright infuriating to fight and tedious to constantly see, as well as enabling to reckless playstyles and overcentralizing the meta.

** Android 17 has had this status since this game's inception. When the characters were all being unveiled, he ended up relegated to being part of his sister Android 18's moveset, him being the only Android who didn't even get a character slot in the initial roster. When he finally did become a playable character in the first wave of DLC on September 28, 2018, he was regarded as the lowest tier character in the game, and while he has been buffed since he was introduced, it only made him around low-mid tier at best. All of this lead to many fans to joking that poor 17 was conspired against by ''Creator/ArcSystemWorks''.

** Android 17 has had this status since this game's inception. When the characters were all being unveiled, he ended up relegated to being part of his sister Android 18's moveset, him being the only Android who didn't even get a character slot in the initial roster. When he finally did become a playable character in the first wave of DLC on September 28, 2018, he was regarded as the lowest tier character in the game, and while he has been buffed since he was introduced, it only made him around low-mid tier at best, leading many fans to joke that poor 17 was conspired against by ''Creator/ArkSystemWorks''.

** Android 17 has had this status since this game's inception. When the characters were all being unveiled, he ended relegated to being part of his sister Android 18's moveset, being the only Android who didn't even get a character slot in the initial roster. When he finally did become a playable character in the first wave of DLC on September 28, 2018, he was regarded as the lowest tier character in the game, and while he has been buffed since he was introduced, it only made him around low-mid tier at best, leading many fans to joke that poor 17 was be conspired against by ''Creator/ArkSystemWorks''.

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven:
** The developers put in an incredible amount of work to make everyone's animations look like they were ripped straight out of the manga. [[https://twitter.com/tamoorh/status/880035689915711489 Best shown off here.]]
** They could've made Gotenks' intro animation the fusion into Super Saiyan 3. Instead, along with the Goten and Trunks models, [=ArcSys=] created models of Gotenks himself in his normal form, and as a Super Saiyan as well.
** [=ArcSys=] went the extra mile by adding Dramatic Finishes, which will play a SignatureScene if you manage to recreate the canon battles. They went even further in the cases of Yamcha and Bardock, who received ''original'' Dramatic Finishes that invert their canonical deaths at the hands of a Saibaman and Frieza, [[RussianReversal instead ending with the deaths of their tormentors]].

** [[spoiler:The good version of Android 21 in both of her [[HotScientist researcher]] and Android/[[CuteMonsterGirl Majin]] forms has received just as much if not more love than her evil self for being an exceptionally [[CuteBruiser Cute]] GeniusBruiser with a [[{{Adorkable}} dorky and pleasant]] personality. Which makes her in-story death all the more bittersweet and sad to some. Some wish Good 21 can come back in actual ''Dragon Ball'' canon, and stays alive this time, hopefully not as a reincarnation like Uub.]]

** Android 21 (Lab Coat) is a veritable MasterOfAll with great and mostly safe normals, an unpunishable beam, an amazing anti-projectile and air-to-air special, an off-the-ground attack that allows her to convert any knockdown into a full combo, and has the command grab from her standard version except that it heals her. What absolutely seals her spot as this trope is her command grab super that [[StatusBuff increases her own damage]] but also '''''decreases the opponent's damage by 21%''''' for the rest of the game and also doubles as an excellent reversal. The result was that she became almost mandatory for any top-player's team, and serious discussions began to ban her from competitive play that resulted in her being [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/jun/01/lab-coat-banned-ceo-dbfz/ banned from CEO 2022]]. Shortly afterwards her command grab super would get severely nerfed so that it couldn’t be used in combos.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** In the open beta, Goku's victory quote when paired with Adult Gohan had him saying, "You've gotten a lot stronger, Gohan! I'm proud of you...finally" in both the captions and the English version. There was a significant backlash against the line since fans felt they were taking the "Goku is a terrible father" meme too far.[[note]]Creator/AkiraToriyama's [[WordOfGod stance]] is that Goku ''does'' care about his wife and sons, but due to his upbringing and Saiyan instincts, his concept of "family" is essentially "friends but more so."[[/note]] In the final version, the "...finally" line was removed, making it match up with the Japanese version where Goku just says, "I'm proud of you"--until it mysteriously reappeared for unknown reasons.
** The reception in the West to Base Goku and Vegeta was, as noted above, not the best overall. Likely in response to that, the reveal for Cooler happened before even Base Goku and Vegeta were released officially, likely as a way to address complaints at how boring the two were.
** The majority of players wishing for Kid Goku from the original ''Manga/DragonBall'' were let down by the announced of Goku (GT) taking his place. This was somewhat alleviated by the presence of his 2nd colour scheme, which dresses him up in his original colours.
** A major complaint directed at the game was that every character only had one assist, whereas team fighters like ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' gave each fighter multiple assists. Season 3 was kicked off with the announcement that each character would be receiving 3 assists to choose from.
** Those who disliked that UI Goku was the character used to tease Season 3 were ecstatic when it was revealed that [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Kefla]] was announced immediately after, ''and'' is the very first character to be released in the season.
** The inclusion of Gogeta as a Super Saiyan 4 presumably was done to please the fans who wanted to play as a Super Saiyan 4, much more than GT Goku (where the transformation is merely a special attack) and Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta (who while fairly well-liked, doesn't have the transformation).
** As part of the final planned update to the game to end its support cycle, Bandai Namco announced something at EVO 2022 that the playerbase had been clamoring for since the launch of the game - '''rollback netcode'''.

** Android 21 (Lab Coat) is a veritable MasterOfAll with great and mostly safe normals, an unpunishable beam, an amazing anti-projectile and air-to-air special, an off-the-ground attack that allows her to convert any knockdown into a full combo, and has the command grab from her standard version except that it heals her. What absolutely seals her spot as this trope is her command grab super that [[StatusBuff increases her own damage]] but also '''''decreases the opponent's damage by 21%''''' for the rest of the game and also doubles as an excellent reversal. The result was that she became almost mandatory for any top-player's team, and serious discussions began to ban her from competitive play that resulted in her being [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/jun/01/lab-coat-banned-ceo-dbfz/ banned from CEO 2022]].

** Downplayed with [[ComebackMechanic Sparking Blast]]. On the surface, the mechanic is frequently compared to the still-controversial X-Factor from ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' due to bestowing a passive boost to damage values and meter gain while [[RegeneratingHealth restoring the user's health]], though the effects of Sparking Blast are not as potent as X-Factor's (such as the character only being able to recover Blue Life while it's active) and Sparking Blast also grants [[https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonballfighterz/comments/7r026p/sparking_blast_list_of_advantages/ a variety of more subtle]] [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2018/feb/02/dragon-ball-fighterzs-sparking-blast-mechanic-adds-nuanced-properties-many-attacks-beyond-damage-and-regeneration/ yet still effective advantages]] [[labelnote:(such as...)]]the ability to jump cancel blocked normals, the ability to jump or air dash cancel aerials (universal overheads included), the ability to special cancel out of universal overheads, Vanish feints by holding down the medium and heavy attack buttons, and eliminating pushback from a blocked Super Dash (allowing for continued pressure from the incoming fighter immediately afterward)[[/labelnote]] that aren't derided to the same extent.\\
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On the other hand, while its activation can blow away opposing fighters, Sparking Blast is ''not'' a true ComboBreaker in the manner of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' and ''Franchise/BlazBlue''[='s=] Bursts, with its only other use being a mid-combo relauncher a la the Gold Bursts of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger'' and ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]''. Given that ''[=FighterZ=]'' features the same hyperkinetic, offense-heavy tempo found in [=ArcSys=]' other fighters (if not more so due to the [=3v3=] format) mixed in with the aformentioned issues with Assists + Super Dashing in competent tandem, and only has [[AttackReflector Reflects]] and [[SwitchOutMove Guard Cancel Super Dash tag-ins]] as dedicated defensive options (both of which are not without their own drawbacks), the lack of a staple and efficient countermeasure in perhaps the one ASW game that would've benefitted from it the most has garnered a significant amount of confusion and criticism; it seems that playing offensively and/or waiting for someone to drop a combo are the only way(s) to do well in the game.\\
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This is also a reason why normally defensive-play-type characters and/or anyone with a focus on zoning and neutral game that aren't named Hit aren't too good in their niche, with Beerus suffering from this the worst. Despite him not being a bad character by any means, his unique orbs gimmick is impossible to safely utilize without the consideration of his opponent's Assist and their Super Dash being ready. Thus, Beerus is often forced to play just as offensively as possible. Most of the characters who are even viable in maintaining neutral game either work great with Vegeta's Assist, or have a beam attack; both of which can easily blow through a non-expertly-planned Beerus orb or two with ease and once again, effectively neuters his gimmick.

** While Baby was a surprising yet welcomed inclusion to the cast, he is easily the most wasted character out of any DLC character, having absolutely ''no'' interactions with the cast outside his own lines, he won't be acknowledged by anyone in-universe, making it feel that despite having a very unique ability and a defined moveset with a fair share of MythologyGag, it is confined entirely to Baby. Even Cooler, who is limited in both appearances and motivation, has a significant amount of lore and interactions with characters that came before and after him, where Baby does not. One of the biggest and notable ones is the lack of interactions between Baby and Goku Black, both villains who performed [[GrandTheftMe Grand Theft Mes]] to both the strongest main protagonists, Vegeta and Goku, respectively.

** Goku Black and Fused Zamasu slowly drifted into this territory until they finally reached it in Season 3. While considered to be impressive in Season 1, the changing meta combined with a lack of buffs from the devs have left them far behind in the dust and at the bottom of most tier lists. Fans wryly joke that someone high up at [=ArcSys=] must hate the Zamasus because of the lack of tweaks they've received over the years.

** Android 21 (Lab Coat) is a veritable MasterOfAll with great and mostly safe normals, an unpunishable beam, an amazing anti-projectile and air-to-air special, an off-the-ground attack that allows her to convert any knockdown into a full combo, and has the command grab from her standard version except that it heals her. What absolutely seals her spot as this trope is her command grab super that [[StatusBuff increases her own damage]] but also '''''decreases the opponent's damage by 21%''''' for the rest of the match and also doubles as an excellent reversal. The result was that she became almost mandatory for any top-player's team, and serious discussions began to ban her from competitive play that resulted in her being [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/jun/01/lab-coat-banned-ceo-dbfz/ banned from CEO 2022]].

** [=ArcSys=] went the extra mile by adding Dramatic Finishes, which will play a SignatureScene if you manage to recreate the canon battles. They went [[UpToEleven even further]] in the cases of Yamcha and Bardock, who received ''original'' Dramatic Finishes that invert their canonical deaths at the hands of a Saibaman and Frieza, [[RussianReversal instead ending with the deaths of their tormentors]].

** Android 21 (Lab Coat) is a veritable MasterOfAll with great and mostly safe normals, an unpunishable beam, an amazing anti-projectile and air-to-air special, an off-the-ground attack that allows her to convert any knockdown into a full combo, and has the command grab from her standard version except that it heals her. What absolutely seals her spot as this trope is her command grab super that [[StatusBuff slightly increases her own damage]] but also '''''decreases the opponent's character's damage by 21%''''' for the rest of the match and also doubles as an excellent reversal. The result was that she became almost mandatory for any top-player's team, and serious discussions began to ban her from competitive play that resulted in her being [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/jun/01/lab-coat-banned-ceo-dbfz/ banned from CEO 2022]].

** Android 21 (Lab Coat) is a veritable MasterOfAll with great and mostly safe normals, an unpunishable beam, an amazing anti-projectile and air-to-air special, an off-the-ground attack that allows her to convert any knockdown into a full combo, the command grab from her standard version except that it heals her. What absolutely seals her spot as this trope is her command grab super that [[StatusBuff slightly increases her own damage]] but also '''''decreases the opponent's character's damage by 21%''''' for the rest of the match and also doubles as an excellent reversal. The result was that she became almost mandatory for any top-player's team, and serious discussions began to ban her from competitive play that resulted in her being [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/jun/01/lab-coat-banned-ceo-dbfz/ banned from CEO 2022]].

** Android 21 (Lab Coat) is a veritable MasterOfAll with great and mostly safe normals, an unpunishable beam, an amazing anti-projectile and air-to-air special, an off-the-ground attack that allows her to convert any knockdown into a full combo, the command grab from her standard version except that it heals her, and excellent reversal. What absolutely seals her spot as this trope is her command grab super that [[StatusBuff slightly increases her own damage]] but also '''''decreases the opponent's character's damage by 21%''''' for the rest of the match. The result was that she became almost mandatory for any top-player's team, and serious discussions began to ban her from competitive play that resulted in her being [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/jun/01/lab-coat-banned-ceo-dbfz/ banned from CEO 2022]].

* GameBreaker: After the March 2019 update, a zero-to-death glitch was found that involves Android 17 or Cooler, Hit, and Future Trunks where all you have to do is land 2 supers and then Future Trunks' Meteor Attack, and it's a guaranteed dead character. Yep, a thing that usually takes a [[ComebackMechanic sparking blast]], several assists, and/or 7 bars of meter suddenly became possible just by landing a super attack. Naturally, many players have started abusing these teams online for some cheap wins, and most everybody is expecting it to get patched ASAP.

** Gotenks' Swag Walk [[labelnote:explanation]]Like many fighting game characters before him, Gotenk's [[https://media1.tenor.com/images/bc459ab349524643fa4b35a65614810c/tenor.gif walking animation]] quickly became a meme for how over the top it was. The fact that he's the shortest charcter in the game with such a blatant power walk ended up winning him over with fans.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhsoYtkk4WE AAAAAAAAAH!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Cell screaming loudly in his intro (provided by renowned LargeHam Creator/NorioWakamoto in the default Japanese), which has now been imitated by comentators and audience members in tournaments that the game has featured in since its release.[[/labelnote]]

* FriendlyFandoms: Bizarrely, with ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' ''Dragon Ball'' and classic Nintendo games already had quite a bit of fandom overlap, and ''[=FighterZ=]'' has attracted a host of fans who are also fans of ''Smash'' and Nintendo in general, which is only helped by the frequent {{memetic|Mutation}} requests to include Goku as a character in a ''Smash'' game. Many professional ''Smash'' players have also entered the ''[=FighterZ=]'' competitive scene, and quite a few Nintendo-centric [=YouTubers=] have also done ''[=FighterZ=]'' coverage.

** SSB Vegeta's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4zixlK6C9w "On a scale of one to ten, I'll give you a three!"]] line. Most of the time he won't even get to finish the line before he starts up a new one as he continues his combo or he's rudely cut off by a fist to his face.

** Blue Vegito versus Fused Zamasu is another Dramatic Finish that is visually cool, but has some problems with it. After his defeat, one of the things Zamasu says is "A god losing to a mortal... This cannot happen...!" But there's no pause in between both sentences despite the subtitles suggesting as much, causing him to shift between tones rather suddenly and awkwardly. And after the Dramatic Finish card pops up, Vegito tells Zamasu "Come on! Get serious already!" even though he just obliterated Zamasu with Final Kamehameha a few seconds ago.

** Super Saiyan Goku's defeat sound has him make an oddly childish and silly whining sound, befitting more of a kid who doesn't want to go to school.