History YMMV / DragonBallXenoverse

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Expanding TheMultiverse and making ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' one of the Alternate Universes. ''GT'' wasn't a particularly popular adaptation, though it has its fans, and with the [[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods new]] [[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF films]] essentially making it CanonDiscontinuity, this works out for the best.

For tropes related to the sequel, see ''YMMV/DragonballXenoverse2''

** The "change the future" idea ends up majorly underutilized in the main story, as it seems Towa and Mira can't come up with anything more creative than "give a villain a powerboost" (who the protagonist then beats up), and we're given little to no opportunity to see [[TheButterflyEffect the sort of changes that might be made]] by their efforts. There's also never a case where, say, the player might need to beat up one of the good guys to keep the timeline on track (for instance, a good guy winning when they're not supposed to). Some more creative situations happen [[spoiler: once Demigra gets involved, but, it unfortunately comes at the expense of the plot's pacing.]]

* UncannyValley: Unfortunately the in-game models can seem like this at times. Especially when they smile, which looks incredibly forced.
** Doubly worse for the female Majin custom characters, which look downright skull-like when they grin.

** Blue Hurricane needs more love. Make a Saiyan. Level him/her up to level 45 – 50 (easy enough with a few runs of Parallel Quest 53). Equip Super Saiyan and Blue Hurricane. Congratulations. You now have everything you need to solo [[NintendoHard Super]] [[HarderThanHard Super]] [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard Ultimate]] [[ZergRush Series of]] [[SecretAIMoves Battles]] without Tien’s Z-Soul, and perhaps even get to the [[UpToEleven Ultimate Finish!]]

** SquishyWizard builds (particularly when made on a Saiyan with Super Saiyan equipped) can be powerful enough to tear through endgame bosses about as easily as cutting through butter with a flaming, lightsaber chainsaw. UpToEleven if you spam the bigger, more cool attacks.

* EvilIsCool: The mentor mechanic gives players the option of becoming Cell's apprentice or Frieza's right-hand man, both of which come with their... ah, ''perks'' (Cell's being the FoeYay detailed just below and Frieza turning out to be a surprisingly BenevolentBoss towards your character). It doesn't hurt that they both come across as AffablyEvil in their respective PQ end lines, unlike the other mentor characters who are mostly SternTeacher types that berate your character for getting anything less than a Z rank.

* FoeYay: Cell comes off as this regarding the Hero, finding them ''[[VillainTakesAnInterest interesting]]'', willing to train them despite them ''supposedly'' being beneath him, coming across more like a {{Tsundere}} than a {{Jerkass}}, and his comments towards them sound between his usual MemeticMolester tone to even {{Adorkable}}. Especially if he's their [[EvilMentor mentor]].

* MemeticLoser: Yamcha if his "Death Pose" super is any indication. Also, Mr.Satan per usual.

* AccidentalInnuendo: After completing your first Time Patrol assignment, you get this little tidbit...
--> '''Trunks:''' "Thank you so much. That was wonderful. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything I didn't think it was your first time!]]"

*** Oh no, Blue Hurricane needs more love. Make a Saiyan. Level him/her up to level 45 – 50 (easy enough with a few runs of Parallel Quest 53). Equip Super Saiyan and Blue Hurricane. Congratulations. You now have everything you need to solo [[NintendoHard Super]] [[HarderThanHard Super]] [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard Ultimate]] [[ZergRush Series of]] [[SecretAIMoves Battles]] without Tien’s Z-Soul, and perhaps even get to the [[UpToEleven Ultimate Finish!]]

-->"''Ah'', when i'm '''Super Saiyan... ''FOUR''''', even the '''scorching''' ''hot'' '''6000 degree heat''' won't hurt me."

-->Tokitoki: KIIIIIII!

** Dragon Ball fetching missions can easily be this if you're only interested in getting the Dragon Balls and know your way around the map. Even in later missions where you're getting chased down by swarms of flying brick enemies, you're still only obligated to grab three Dragon Balls and the the duck out of fodge ASAP to clear the mission.

* {{Adorkable}}: Fu is a teenager who is way overexcited about changing history and taking samples from your body. He is practically adorable despite how mischievous he is.

** The story builds up Mira as a dangerous, unstoppable force and a worthy rival for the Time Patroller. The ''gameplay'' tends to make him a bit too fond of standing around getting lasered instead of fighting back, and he's often less difficult than the end-of-chapter bosses he inevitably precedes. In fact, it is entirely possible to just stand back and keep hitting him with Super Ki Blasts the first time you fight him on Namek, and can easily get a Z rank on the mission from not taking any damage.
** The final battle with Demigra is a walk in the park after the hell the last few battles put you through. Demigra powers up to his final form, but while his strikes hit like a truck, he telegraphs them from a mile away making them easy to block or dodge. Not only that but Super Saiyan 3 Goku will show up to help you after a certain amount of time has passed. Overall, despite being built up as such a significant threat and even boasting that no one has seen his final form and lived, the Demon God goes down pretty easily.
** Invoked whenever Hercule shows up in a Parallel Quest. He gets the fanfare of any intruding fighter [[ZeroEffortBoss only to be swatted away like nothing.]]

** '''Cruel Androids of the Future:''' If you had trouble getting through the Cell Games, then this mission will stop you ''dead in your tracks''. It requires fighting both Android 17 and 18 at the same time while keeping Trunks alive. Both are stupidly fast and strong and 17 has an attack that he loves to spam, is nearly impossible to avoid if you're anywhere in front of him, and will kill you instantly if your health is low enough. Since AI partners also have the habit of rushing right into the action, this will kill Trunks ''far'' more often than any of the androids' other attacks unless you take out 17 first. But even then, you'll probably have way more trouble with this mission than you should unless you're a higher level.

*** Oh no, Blue Hurricane needs more love. Make a Saiyan. Level him/her up to level 45 – 50 (easy enough with a few runs of Parallel Quest 53). Equip Super Saiyan and Blue Hurricane. Congratulations. You now have everything you need to solo [[NintendoHard Super]] [[HarderThanHard Super]] [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard Ultimate]] [[ZergRush Series of]] [[SecretAIMoves Battles]] without Tien’s Z-Soul, and perhaps even get to the [[UpToEleven Ultimate Finish!]]

* HolyShitQuotient:
** The amount of customization and battle options as well as the new story has made most of the fandom surprised and pleased.
** Many of the Supers and Ultimates impressed many fans, especially the melee ones which have quick and complex combos and can be chained, leading to even more insane combos.
** This was pretty much the reaction when it was revealed that [[Creator/TeamFourStar Takahata101]] would be using his Nappa voice as a voice option for a Future Warrior.

** There is also [[spoiler:Mindcontroled Trunks]]'s dialog after hits are blown.
--> '''[[spoiler:Trunks]]: It's ok... Just... hit me more'''

* TierInducedScrappy: Male Saiyans have the lowest stats in every category except for basic attack damage, but their melee combo potential is near-nonexistence compared to every other race/gender combination. For these reasons, the fandom dislikes the Male Saiyan.

** "Spaceship Sneak Mission as Ginyu", the third story mission of the ''Ginyu Force Saga''. In this mission you have to defeat 20 Frieza Solders while keeping Gohan and Krillin safe. The problem? You are playing as Ginyu [[spoiler: due to him switching bodies with your character during the last battle]]. Now Ginyu himself has a decent moveset, but the problem is with protecting Gohan and Krillin, who often get separated from you and ganged up on by the Frieza Soldiers. Another problem comes from the fact that you cannot control the camera when locking-on, as the camera controls changes who you lock onto. This normally isn't a problem... when you're out in the open. This level has you in a cramped circular hallway with one room in the center. And you can't cheese this by bringing All-Energy Capsules, since they don't work on your allies, [[FridgeBrilliance since, as Ginyu, they aren't YOUR allies.]] A couple of effective strategies include luring enemies into the large, round central room of the ship (which makes it easier to keep an eye on your allies) and making extensive use of the Milky Cannon, which causes a large explosion and thus can hit multiple enemies at once.
** Following this level is another really tough one. Right after that you have a three stage battle against Ginyu in your body with Goku. Like in canon he switches with Goku when his HP gets low. The problem? Your HP starts off at half, and Goku is simply inept at this moment. Ginyu has extremely powerful attacks and once his HP gets low he calls in Guldo. While Vegeta shows up, Guldo can and will paralyze you and allow Ginyu to attack you. If you didn't bring any healing capsules, get ready to die alot.

--> '''[[spoiler:Trunks]]:It's ok... Just... hit me more'''

* AntiClimaxBoss: The story builds up Mira as a dangerous, unstoppable force and a worthy rival for the Time Patroller. The ''gameplay'' tends to make him a bit too fond of standing around getting lasered instead of fighting back, and he's often less difficult than the end-of-chapter bosses he inevitably precedes. In fact, it is entirely possible to just stand back and keep hitting him with Super Ki Blasts the first time you fight him on Namek, and can easily get a Z rank on the mission from not taking any damage.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Expanding TheMultiverse and making ''[[Anime/DragonBallGT GT]]'' one of the Alternate Universes. ''GT'' wasn't a particularly popular adaptation, though it has its fans, and with the [[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods new]] [[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF films]] essentially making it CanonDiscontinuity, this works out for the best.

** No beam struggles. Many people saw beam struggles as a ScrappyMechanic that only promoted button mashing, while many other Dragon Ball fans saw beam struggles as one of the best features in Dragon Ball games by Dimps.

** Some people don't like Eric Vale having a noticeable rasp in his Trunks voice compared with his earlier portrayals of the character. Some don't mind. It most likely came from his years of voicing Sanji in ''One Piece'' with a modified version of his Trunks voice, featuring a notable rasp. This problem persists with these fans for ''Xenoverse 2'' and ''Super,'' as he still has the noticeable rasp (though it's toned down for ''Super'').

** Cell is considered one of the most popular mentors, particularly because he gives [[InfinityPlusOneSword one of the best Ultimates]], and because of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQjuaS2cFh4 this line]].

* EvilIsCool: The mentor mechanic gives players the option of becoming Cell's apprentice or Frieza's right-hand man, both of which come with their... ah, ''perks'' (Cell's being the FoeYay detailed just below and Frieza turning out to be a surprisingly BenevolentBoss towards your character). It doesn't hurt that they both come across as AffablyEvil in their respective [=PQ=] end lines, unlike the other mentor characters who are mostly SternTeacher types that berate your character for getting anything less than a Z rank.
* EvilIsSexy: Towa, [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140921172003/dragonball/images/b/bd/B33Mr4X.jpg most definitely]].

** A better mission to grind is Parallel Quest 43, where you have to collect three Dragon Balls while avoiding Freeza, Cell, and Kid Buu. You have two characters join you to be your meatshields while you search for the Dragon Balls. Yes, it's possible to fail this a couple times, but the reward is worth it. After collecting all of the three Dragon Balls, the mission ends and you get about 30,000 EXP as a reward. If the character you're using is level one, they will level up to LEVEL 15.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mira and Demigra in a sense, as both characters were intended as playable at one point [[DummiedOut and the special quotes they would have had with specific characters]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Eli_ivQh4 still exist in the game's code]]. Demigra in particular has distinctive quotes for both his normal form and his [[OneWingedAngel final form]], some of which would have been quite cool to play out from a story sense (such as Piccolo challenging him as payback for controlling him in the Story Mode).

* MostAnnoyingSound:
** Even if you are a fan of Android 17, you will learn to hate his CatchPhrase (at least in this game) "I'll beat you like a rug!" which announces his [[ThatOneAttack Super Electric Strike]] ultimate. You will hear this phrase '''a lot''', as the AI spams said ultimate like it's going out of style and it's very hard to dodge if you don't see it coming. His sister 18 is also fond of spamming the attack, at least in the [=PQs=], but at least she doesn't spam a bad one-liner along with it.
** There's also Frieza's "You're the one... who will die!" phrase when he uses his Death Ball, an ultimate so powerful Dimps had to nerf it. It's not ''quite'' as bad as 17's line, if only because Frieza usually has the good grace to go down quickly in [=PQs=], but for new players going through the Frieza Saga story mode for the first time it becomes almost as insufferable.
** Speaking of Frieza, Golden Frieza has "This may kill you! HA!" whenever he uses his Evasion Skill, which - like 17's "I'll beat you like a rug!" above - the AI just loves to spam. If you intend to try and get [[GameBreaker Emperor's Death Beam]], be prepared to hear this a LOT.

*** Similarly, on the English side for the Time Patroller's voices, Creator/CaitlinGlass would eventually voice Vados, Creator/ClifforChapin would play Cabba, Creator/PatrickSeitz would voice Jiren, and Creator/ElizabethMaxwell would voice Caulifla.

*** Similarly, Time Patroller voice actress Creator/CaitlinGlass would eventually voice Vados later on.

** The legendary, fearsome, unstoppable Great Ape Vegeta. Way too slow, way too clumsy, way too massive a target to be a a threat in any sense, much like Demigra's final form mentioned above. He doesn't even mitigate it with high defense or anything beyond an easily-emptied secondary health gauge you need to chew through to get to his actual health. Emptying said gauge forces him to a complete halt, allowing you to wail on him with everything you've got before rounding it out by grabbing his tail: all in all, a single use of that combo will reduce the big lug's health by at least half right on the spot.

* TheScrappy: Time Patrol Trunks is seen as this by some people. He serves as your mission control, which is all well and good, until he starts giving unreasonable demands in the middle of a mission. The most notable are during the Dragon Ball missions where he tells you to find ''four more''....when you've got like a minute, and then more enemies show up. Also many don't like him during the story when he decides to challenge with you, ''both'' [[PhysicalGod Beerus and Whis]] [[spoiler: to convince Beerus not to fight Demigra, which would most likely cause the Time Nest, and by extension Time itself, to be destroyed]]. See ThatOneLevel below.

** The "change the future" idea ends up majorly underutilized in the main story, as it seems Towa and Mira can't come up with anything more creative than "give a villain a powerboost" (who the protagonist then beats up), and we're given little to no opportunity to see [[TheButterflyEffect the sort of changes that might be made]] by their efforts. There's also never a case where, say, the player might need to beat up one of the good guys to keep the timeline on track (for instance, a good guy winning when they're not supposed to). Some more creative situations happen [[spoiler: once Demigra gets involved, but as said above, it unfortunately comes at the expense of the plot's pacing.]]

* MagnificentBastard: Demigra can make a claim to this due to being TheChessmaster and FauxAffablyEvil both at once. Specifically, despite being sealed in the Crack of Time, he's nevertheless learned how to exploit it to become a LeakingCanOfEvil TimeMaster.

** With Kaioken X20 and an only moderate stamina investment, Tien's Neo Tri-Beam becomes every other race's answer to the Super Saiyan transformation. The Neo Tri-Beam has huge range, great hitstun, and amazing tracking that conspire to make it very difficult to avoid without [[TakeCover indestructible obstacles to hide behind]] and [[CycleOfHurting very difficult to escape once initiated]], hits hard and repeatedly with decent knockback (stripping away [[ImmmuneToFlinching Super Armor]] while protecting the user's), and the player can [[SpamAttack spam it]] by spending stamina. It's normally balanced by the steep stamina cost of each blast, but the Kaioken X20 transformation does for stamina what the Super Saiyan transformations do for ki (making it unlimited to use while slowly draining it), allowing for ludicrous single-target damage that tears through anything short of an enemy with full double-health bars, and even then deals significant damage. The only downsides are the long vulnerable period after the attack and the length of time stamina takes to regenerate compared to ki, both of which can be mitigated with the right Z-souls, builds, and tactics, and the fact that, since it distributes out its damage into [[DeathOfAThousandCuts lots of smaller pieces]], damage mitigation abilities are disproportionately effective against it.

*** Rather than in ''Super'', Creator/HoukoKuwashima provides the voice of [[OriginalGeneration Android #21]] in ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ''. Although to her credit, she'd already had some prior involvement with Dragon Ball in the past, providing voice work for the Episode of Bardock special and ''Anime/DragonBallZKai''.

*** Rather than in ''Super'', Creator/HoukoKuwashima provides the voice of [[OriginalGeneration Android #21]] in ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ''.

** With Kaioken X20 and an only moderate stamina investment, Tien's Neo Tri-Beam becomes every other race's answer to the Super Saiyan transformation. The Neo Tri-Beam has huge range, great hitstun, and amazing tracking that conspire to make it very difficult to avoid without [[TakeCover indestructible obstacles to hide behind]] and [[CycleOfHurting very difficult to escape once initiated]], hits hard and repeatedly with decent knockback (stripping away SuperArmor while protecting the user's), and the player can [[SpamAttack spam it]] by spending stamina. It's normally balanced by the steep stamina cost of each blast, but the Kaioken X20 transformation does for stamina what the Super Saiyan transformations do for ki (making it unlimited to use while slowly draining it), allowing for ludicrous single-target damage that tears through anything short of an enemy with full double-health bars, and even then deals significant damage. The only downsides are the long vulnerable period after the attack and the length of time stamina takes to regenerate compared to ki, both of which can be mitigated with the right Z-souls, builds, and tactics, and the fact that, since it distributes out its damage into [[DeathOfAThousandCuts lots of smaller pieces]], damage mitigation abilities are disproportionately effective against it.

** Grappling in general, especially for players who've invested in physical strikes. It deals plenty of damage, while offering minimal chances for the enemy to recover between getting up and getting grabbed again, making it ideal for cheesing past tough boss fights... as long as they lack SuperArmor and aren't ImmuneToFlinching.
** SquishyWizard builds (particularly when made on a Saiyan with Super Saiyan equipped) can be powerful enough to tear through endgame bosses about as easily as cutting though butter with a flaming, lightsaber chainsaw. UpToEleven if you spam the bigger, more cool attacks.

** [[spoiler: Supreme Kai of Time tells Trunks that altering the past is a sin, and he joined her to make up those mistakes, even though it was a lie]]. In ''Super'', time traveling ''is'' a serious crime according to Whis and is limited to the Supreme Kais. Beerus actually considers destroying the Earth as punishment. Even more, [[spoiler: part of the reason why Goku Black chose Future Trunks' timeline to attack is because he was angry at the Earthlings for violating the time law by creating a time machine, which created new Time Rings. Goku Black and Future Zamasu calls Trunks a sinner who killed the Earthlings because of his selfish time-traveling. They also blame him for creating Goku Black since if Goku had died to the heart virus like he was supposed to, Present Zamasu would have never taking an interest in Goku's body and used the Super Dragon Balls to take it]].

** Vegeta's amazement towards Kid Trunks being a Super Saiyan while thinking anyone can do it now becomes this with Saiyan created characters can now do this.
** Bardock and Broly are the both canon and non-canon characters respectively to become EnsembleDarkhorse in the franchise, more points by the fact that they appeared in ''every'' Dragon Ball Z game since ''Budokai 3''. And the Secret Mission? Help Bardock defeat a powered up Broly in 2 missions.

** Similar to whats said in the Trivia section, Whis and Mira have a special intro with each other during vs.mode in which [[PhysicalGod Whis]] says Mira is looking quite pale. What makes this a little humorous is that Mira was called the "pale man" in [[VideoGame/DragonBallOnline DragonBall Online]].[[note]] Whis calls Mira pale even though he is clearly blue skinned.[[/note]]

** When Beerus suggests killing Demigra personally, Supreme Kai of Time panics when he made the suggestion, thinking if he does fight him, he'd wound up destroying the Time Nest. The hilarious part is that Beerus in ''Super'' can kill someone just by saying "Hakai"[[note]] meaning "destroy"[[/note]], completely atomizing someone without any significant damage to his surroundings.

** There is also [[https://youtu.be/boiYgRgKGUk?t=423 "Super Saiyan...Four"]]. [[note]]Said by Super Saiyan 4 Goku during his intros against some characters such as Gohan, Vegeta and Nouva Shenron. Multiple comments have pointed this out. It's like he's trying to sound sexy & intimidating at the same time.[[/note]]This continues in [[VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse2 Xenoverse 2]] by the way, even though it's the same intros.