Line #58 VideoGame/DragonballHeroes


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3	''Dragon Ball Heroes'' is a Japanese arcade [[CardBattleGame carddass game]] developed by Creator/{{Dimps}}, released on November 11, 2010.
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5	The game allows the usage of many characters from the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise, as well as new characters and transformations, in 5-on-5 turn-based battles by using special trading cards made for the carddass arcade machines. It also lets you choose one of 21 avatar characters from 7 different character types (Male Saiyan, Female Saiyan, Majin, Namekian, Freeza Race, Android, Supreme Kai and Dark Demon God). The game has undergone several name changes over time, including ''Galaxy Mission'' (covering the first half of ''Anime/DragonBallGT''), ''Jakku Mission'' (focusing on the Shadow Dragon Saga from GT), ''God Mission'' (which seems to be mostly drawing from ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'', ''VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''), ''Dark Demon Realm Mission'' (A new storyline feature characters from ''Xenoverse'' searching for Dark Dragon Balls), ''Universe Mission'' (a sequel to Future Trunks story from ''Dragon Ball Super'' that introduces Fu as a major antagonist, and continues the Dark Demon Realm storyline) and most recently ''Big Bang Mission'' (that continues the storyline with Fu). The game has been ported thrice to the Platform/Nintendo3DS as the ''Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission'' series and has four spin-off manga, ''Victory Mission'', ''Charisma Mission'', ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission'' and ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission''.
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7	There has also been numerous openings and gameplay trailers for the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhMAWqnYfR0Gmss71y3vFw that are posted to the game's YouTube channel]].
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9	In late 2016, the game was updated to "Super Dragon Ball Heroes", which increased the size of battles to 7-vs-7, updated the graphics and added a lower touch screen for more input. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHAmFMzx3m4 Here is the first trailer of Super DBH]]. And as of April 2019, ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'' has also been ported over to the Platform/NintendoSwitch and Platform/{{Steam}} with the subtitle ''World Mission'', and was released worldwide.
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11	On July 1, 2018, [[Anime/SuperDragonBallHeroes a promotional anime to commemorate the game]] was released, adapting the events of the ''Universe Mission'' story arc.
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13	!!This video game contains examples of:
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15	* AdaptedOut:
16	** Despite the game adapting everything under the sun in the franchise, Goku Jr. and Vegeta Jr. are not in the game yet. It took until Ultra God Mission 3, which was after the game's 11th anniversary, for them to be added.
17	** The manga adaptions of ''Dark Demon Realm Mission'' and ''Universe Mission'' ignore Beat and Note and instead makes Xeno Trunks the protagonist.
18	** The vast majority of the participants introduced in the Tournament of Power have yet to appear; currently, only Bergamo, Ganos, Obuni, Ribrianne, Katopesia, Anilaza, Dyspo, Toppo, Jiren, Caulifa, Kale, and Kefla are playable.
19	* AdaptationalBadass: Invoked as this is a fanservice game: Many characters get transformations they did not have in canon, such as almost every Saiyan character getting Super Saiyan 3, Gohan and Broly getting Super Saiyan 4, Cooler getting a Golden Form (a gold version of his ''fifth'' form, no less, as his CoolMask is just too iconic to pass up), Dabura and Towa becoming Demon Gods... The list goes on.
20	* AlternateSelf: The Time Patrol versions of the ''DBZ'' cast are this, coming from timelines other than the ones seen in the anime. For example, Xeno Goku's timeline includes ''Dragon Ball GT'' and some of the ''DBZ'' movies, but pointedly doesn't include ''Dragon Ball Super''.
21	* AmplifierArtifact: In ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'', Towa crafts a set of Dark Dragon Balls that have the power to embed themselves in the bodies of evil beings and give them a substantial power-up. The villains who benefit from this are Frieza, Cell, Kid Buu, Turles, Janemba, Lord Slug, and Broly.
22	* AnimeHair: As a ''Franchise/DragonBall''-related game, lots of characters have crazy hair.
23	* AssistCharacter:
24	** ''Super DBH'' added a fourth class of character, Special, who don't participate directly in combat but buff the rest of the team. These characters are generally non-combatants like Teen Bulma, Gine, and Zen-Oh.
25	** A second class of Special applies to giant characters who take their own turn fighting. This list includes all Great Apes, Hirudegarn, Anilaza, and Dr. Wheelo.
26	* BadassLongcoat: Seems to be part of the Time Patrol's standard uniform, as Xeno Trunks, Gohan, and Goten all sport these. Goku and Vegeta don't at first, but add them to their normal Xeno outfits[[note]]A martial arts outfit with a long robe for Goku and the Time Breaker version of the Saiyan armor for Vegeta[[/note]] during Universe Mission 3 -- ironically, Gohan and Goten ''stop'' wearing the coats at the same time.
27	* BlownAcrossTheRoom: Whenever a strong attack hits the opponent.
28	* CallingYourAttacks
29	* CannibalismSuperpower: Majin Ozotto can gain abilities by absorbing people, revealed in UM 11 when he absorbs Lagss.
30	* CardBattleGame: The game uses cards to summon characters into the battlefield, similarly to most Carddass arcade games.
31	* CelShading: Borrowed from the ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai Budokai]]'' series.
32	* CollectibleCardGame: The cards used for the game can also be used as for normal card games.
33	* CombinationAttack: Certain combinations of characters can use Super Unit Attacks that are expensive to activate, but deal massive damage to the enemy team.
34	* CombinedEnergyAttack: The Spirit Bomb and some of the team attacks.
35	* CompositeCharacter: The ''Dark Demon Realm Mission'' and ''Universe Mission'' manga series makes Xeno Trunks take over the roles of Note and Beat.
36	%%* ContinuityPorn
37	* ContractualBossImmunity: Most bosses have the "Adrenaline Rush" ability, which prevents them from being stunned and gives them a number of other abilities exclusive to bosses.
38	* {{Crossover}}: Luffy and Tesoro from ''Franchise/OnePiece'' were added to the game for a limited time as special bosses to help promote ''Anime/OnePieceFilmGold''.
39	* DemonicPossession: Oren and Kamin, as Machine Mutants, have the power to liquify and take over peoples' bodies from the inside. They take over Caulifla and Kale, then later Oren possesses Vegeta and assumes a form similar to Super Baby.
40	* {{Dualvertisement}}:
41	** Evil Dragon Mission 6 introduces Time Patrol Trunks under the name "Trunks ([[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Xeno]])".
42	** God Mission 10 had Future Gohanks and EX Gohanks as a cross-promotion for ''VideoGame/DragonBallFusions''.
43	** Super DBH Mission 5 added a temporary boss mission with God Broly from the ''Super Tenkaichi Budokai'' 4D movie.
44	** Universe Mission 2 introduced Android 21 and the Clone Fighters from ''VideoGame/DragonballFighterz''.
45	* EnemyMine: Demigra joins forces with the Time Patrol during the Dark King Mechikabura Saga to defeat Mechikabura.
46	* EvilCounterpart: ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'' sees Towa getting a set of Dark Dragon Balls thanks to a mind-controlled Dende. They're blood red with black stars, scatter throughout time rather than space, and can merge with evil beings to make them more powerful. Naturally they come with a Dark Shenron.
47	* FanService: The game's huge cast of characters, including many obscure picks even the most dedicated fan would forget.
48	* GuestFighter:
49	** [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Jaco]] and the Neko Majins as playable characters, plus [[Manga/DoctorSlump Arale]] and the V-Jump mascot as support characters.
50	** [[Franchise/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy]] was briefly added to promote ''Anime/OnePieceFilmGold'', along with the movie's BigBad Tesoro.
51	* GottaCatchThemAll: There's currently over 3000 cards made for the game so far, with many of them being variations for the same character or transformation with slight differences in appearance and abilities.
52	** In the game, there's the Dragon Balls to collect to summon a dragon for a wish, either of the Earth, Namekian, Black Star, and Super varieties.
53	** The Dark Empire Saga has the Time Breakers trying to recover the Dark Dragon Balls so Mechikabura can restore his youth and power, while the Time Patrol tries to stop them. The Prison Planet Saga has the heroes trying to gather Fu's seven Dragon Balls to escape the Prison Planet.
54	* JokeCharacter: ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'' added "Society Survival Saga" versions of the cast, from the 2017 AprilFoolsDay joke claiming the next saga of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' would be about the ''DB'' crew as white-collar office workers. {{Averted\|trope}} however since these versions of the characters are just as effective in combat as the canon versions, making them [[BadassInANiceSuit Badasses in Nice Suits]].
55	* KamehameHadouken: As always.
56	* KiManipulation
57	* KillTheGod: The goal of the Core Area Warriors (the villains from the Universal Conflict Saga) is to kill Zen-Oh.
58	* LegionOfDoom: Fu creates one in the Universe Creation Saga consisting of Towa, Turles, Bojack, Super 17 and [[OriginalGeneration Dr. W]], with the common goal of creating a new universe.
59	* LifeMeter: All characters on a team share the same lifebar.
60	* LimitBreak: Any character's super or team attack.
61	* LivingShadow: Black Smoke Shenron creates one of GT Goku to fight in his stead.
62	* LuckBasedMission: Successfully attacking often devolves into this when the Charge Impact speed is raised enough.
63	* ManaMeter: Hero Energy, used to unleash Super Attacks and activate Unit abilities.
64	* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Special-type characters cannot be attacked and don't require Hero Energy, but can't act without allies.
65	* MightyGlacier: Any of the giant characters and forms.
66	* OneHitKill: Certain bosses during Round 3 of their battle will change their Super Attack to one which, if successful, automatically deals max damage to the player.
67	* OriginalGeneration: The player avatars, which can be Saiyan (male or female), Namekian, Frieza Race, Majin, Android, Shinjin[[note]]the race of the Kais[[/note]], or Dark Demon God[[note]]the race of Demigra and his allies[[/note]].
68	** A good deal of the content following ''Online'' is this, including Gravy and Putine (Demigra's allies during his previous attempt to conquer the Heavenly Realm), Mechikabura (the original King of the Demon Realm, and a former candidate for Supreme Kai of Time), Salsa and Shroom (other inhabitants of the Demon Realm), Fin (a Majin Buu-like entity created by Towa), Time Patrol versions of the main Saiyan heroes, and Dark Dragon Balls which have the ability to merge with evil beings and power them up.
69	** The Prison Planet Saga introduced Kanba/Cumber, an evil Saiyan so powerful that he can hold off the Super Saiyan Blues even in his base form [[WithMyHandsTied while in a metal straitjacket]].
70	*** The end of the Prison Planet Saga introduces the Core Area Warriors: Hearts, Lagss, and twin siblings Oren and Kamin (who are Machine Mutants like Baby from ''GT'').
71	* OverlyLongFightingAnimation: The team attacks.
72	* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Having [[Manga/DragonBall Kid Goku]] fight against Beerus seems ridiculous, but it's possible!
73	** Some characters are also far more powerful than they normally would be. Any character with a form that multiplies their power falls under this, especially Frieza.
74	* PromotedToPlayable: Goku's mother Gine was first added to the game as a support character in [=SH2=], then made a fully playable character in [=UM5=] thanks to her appearance in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''.
75	* RuleOfCool: A lot of things in Heroes simply flat out don't make sense, but are otherwise pretty cool. For example, several fused characters get accessories to their outfits beyond the standard "vest and parachute pants" costume granted by Metamoran Fusion.
76	* SelfDuplication: Certain bosses, such as Hatchiyack and Whis, form a team out of themself.
77	* StatusBuffDispel: Certain bosses have the "Power Tuning" ability, which prevents the player's cards from gaining any damage increases during the battle.
78	* SuperMode: Any character's transformation.
79	** GoldenSuperMode: The Super Saiyan and Golden Frieza forms, as well as Ultimate Hearts.
80	* SuperSentaiStance: The Ginyu Force, both Great Saiyamen and Jaco.
81	* TacticalRockPaperScissors: The luck-based gameplay is based on this tactic, mostly through the use of Hero, Elite, and Berserker-type characters on your team.
82	** As of Super Dragon Ball Heroes, new Special-type characters have been added, who act as supporters.
83	* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Whenever a team-attack is executed, the current theme song of ''Dragon Ball Heroes'' or ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' usually pops up during it.
84	* TimeStandsStill: Members of the Time Patrol can summon the Supreme Kai of Time to interrupt an enemy's attack by freezing them, leaving them open to a flurry of punches.
85	* TookALevelInBadass: Towa starts off as a NonActionBigBad, letting Mira and her other allies fight the Time Patrol and being killed by the heroes when backed into a corner. After resurrecting and gaining her Dark form she is able to keep up with the heroes, and only grows stronger after becoming a Demon Goddess.
86	* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: Besides all the gameplay examples, ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'' starts off by pitting [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super Saiyan 4]] Xeno Goku against [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Super Saiyan Blue]] ''DBS'' Goku. [[spoiler:In the arcade game, it's close and he holds his own for awhile, but Xeno Goku tires out first and concedes that Blue is more powerful than him. In the anime, they're evenly matched and call off the fight when they realize the other isn't the enemy. In the manga, the fight gets interrupted but both were evenly matched. And now, during the story mission of ''World Mission'' Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta easily defeat their ''DBS'' counterparts, forcing them to fuse into Vegito Blue to avoid losing]].
87	* WakeUpCallBoss: If one follows the recommended arcade mode order in World Missions, Merged Zamasu is certainly this. While Beerus and Champa could be overcome with a sufficiently powerful deck, Zamasu will destroy those who go in unprepared as his CI speed debuff combined with his triple-turn buff and ability to power himself up every time you mess up a clash makes short work of smaller units, which he tries to force you into having by devastating your stamina once the second round starts.
88	* WhamEpisode:
89	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw1-fcBwBT4 One of the latest trailers recaps the last 8 updates of the game,]] which were all ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' related. The trailer then ends on Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta confronting Time Breaker Bardock, which revealed that the next batch of updates would be ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'' related.
90	** The God Mission 9 trailer revealing ''Xeno Goku'' and ''Xeno Vegeta''!
91	** The final cutscene of God Mission 10 reveals that the Time Breakers have successfully revived their founder, Mechikabura.
92	** SDBH 7 ends with Mechikabura assembling all seven Dark Dragon Balls and summoning Dark Shenron.
93	** SDBH 8 ends with Mechikabura successfully wishing for eternal youth. The Supreme Kai of Time sacrifices herself to seal away the entire Demon Realm.
94	** The 3D trailer for Universe Mission features Super Saiyan Blue Goku fighting Super Saiyan 4 Xeno Goku, Beat turning into Super Saiyan Blue, and Future Trunks in prison.
95	** UM 10 ends with the Time Patrol failing to stop Mechikabura from destroying space-time, with only his tower and the Time Nest left remaining.
96	* WhatIf: A large part of the game's appeal (especially to Western fans who can't play it) is how much it indulges in this trope:
97	** Most common is giving canon characters new levels of power. As of ''Big Bang Mission'' Set 2 (June 2020)...
98	*** Gohan (normal and Xeno), Broly, and Bardock (normal and Xeno) have all achieved Super Saiyan 4.
99	*** Vegeta (Saiyan Saga, Majin, GT and Xeno), Trunks (Future, GT, and Xeno), Gogeta (regular and Xeno), Vegito, Raditz, and Nappa have all achieved Super Saiyan 3[[note]]Xeno Vegeta and Gogeta have also been given Super Saiyan 4 forms, but they already achieved those in ''GT''[[/note]].
100	*** Xeno Vegito can use Kaioken and Super Saiyan at the same time, something which ''Super'' said should be impossible. He differs from his canon counterpart by using Super Saiyan 4, since his component forms never achieved the godly transformations.
101	*** Xeno Goten gets his potential unlocked by Elder Kai.
102	*** Xeno Trunks gains Super Saiyan God after performing the ritual with his allies.
103	*** Oceanus Shenron, Haze Shenron, Nuova Shenron and Eis Shenron all get "Super" forms. Oceanus grows into a giant, and the others grow spikes on their bodies.
104	*** Most of the ''DBZ'' movie villains (Garlic Jr., Turles, Lord Slug, Super Android 13, Hatchiyack, Bojack, Super Janemba, Broly, Hirudegarn and most of their henchmen) get Majin power-ups from Babidi and become "Kings of Destruction".
105	*** Pikkon has a "Super Pikkon" form in which he wears clothing like the South Kai.
106	*** Demigra has a "Transcended" form, resembling his normal self with elements of his monstrous final form from the first ''Xenoverse''.
107	*** Mira has a "Rampaging" state and an equivalent to Super Saiyan, as well as his Towa absorbed "Final Form" from ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2'' and a form having absorbed Fin.
108	*** Towa has a "Dark" form and (along with her brother Dabura) got upgraded to Demon Gods by Mechikabura.
109	*** Dr. Gero perfected his control over the Androids, letting him mind control them into obedience.
110	*** The Dark Dragon Balls conferred transformations upon the villains bonded with them: Cell became Cell X from ''Online'', Turles went berserk, Janemba became an Evil Demon, and Lord Slug became giant and merged with the Earth itself.
111	*** The Supreme Kai of Time has a "Power of Time Unleashed" form, where she [[DualAgeModes becomes an adult]] and gains a halo like Fused Zamasu.
112	*** Cooler gaining a Golden form just like his brother. Likewise Metal Cooler gets a Golden form, but his artificial body has a harder time controlling it.
113	*** Goku is temporarily driven insane by Cumber's aura and gains a "Berserk" version of Super Saiyan.
114	** Also common are new fusions/combinations:
115	*** Gotenks is given an adult form[[note]]Goten and Trunks discussed fusing in ''GT'', but never went through with it[[/note]]. Their Time Patrol versions can also fuse into Xeno Gotenks.
116	*** Gohan and Trunks can fuse into Gohanks; this includes the normal Future incarnations and the Time Patrol versions. As a CrossPromotion with ''VideoGame/DragonBallFusions'', EX Gohanks was added to the game[[note]]EX Gohanks is a little different, since he's the result of Kid Gohan fusing with Kid Trunks, rather than their adult counterparts[[/note]].
117	*** Xeno Trunks and Vegeta can Potara fuse into Xeno Vegeks.
118	*** Kid Buu can absorb Kibito Kai and Babidi; his Xeno incarnation can absorb Dabura and Xeno Janemba.
119	*** Super 17 can absorb Android 16, Cell, or Android 18 (the latter with Towa's help).
120	*** Demon King Piccolo can forcibly absorb Kami to achieve his full power.
121	*** Baby can merge with Janemba, GT Trunks or Hatchiyack.
122	** "Xeno" versions of canon characters. For the good guys (Goku, Gohan, Goten, Vegeta, Bardock, Pan) this means joining the Time Patrol alongside Trunks and the Supreme Kai of Time; naturally this also extends to their fused forms like Vegito and Gotenks. For the bad guys, this means joining Towa's Time Breakers, either willingly (Dabura, Paragus) or via brainwashing (Bardock, Xeno Vegeta, Dende, and King Vegeta). ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'' added a new spin on this with the Dark Dragon Balls scattering throughout time and merging with villains (Frieza, Cell, Kid Buu, Turles, Janemba, Lord Slug and Broly).

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