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Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds Tien and Yamcha To Its Roster, Reveals New Story Mode Character Android 21
Update: The original story featured scans of an issue of V-Jump in the body of the article. We have updated the article to remove those scans.
Original Story:
The latest issue of Japanese magazine V-Jump has revealed three new characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ, including a new character designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.
According to scans of the magazine by Shonen Games, Tien and Yamcha are the two latest playable fighters in the game. Yamcha will have access to his famous Spirit Ball and Neo Wolf Fang Fist attacks as super, while Tien Shinhan will have his Tri-Beam attack. Tien will also sport Chiaotzu as a character he can call in for certain attacks.
Finally, the magazine revealed Android 21, new character exclusive to FighterZ. According to translations from Siliconera, Android 21 will play a large role in the game's story mode, and has an intellect similar to Dr. Gero (the creator of the Androids). The magazine does not say whether Android 21 will be playable or just a part of the story mode, however.
[Source: V-Jump via Siliconera]
Our Take
I'm hoping Android 21 ends up being a playable character, since FighterZ's roster could use a few more women (right now, Android 18 is the only one). She also looks pretty cool, and I'm a big fan of the look of the Androids in general.
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