Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Gets Lore Accurate With Whis by Making Him Extremely Unfair to Fight

The concept of power levels may have been one that Dragon Ball has long moved away from, but the series has still maintained a hierarchy of power amongst characters. In fact, ever since Dragon Ball Super introduced the idea of Gods of Destruction, Angels, and Omni King, the series has set a high bar of power, which became clear that it would be impossible to achieve even by the main protagonists. However, when it has come to video games, they’ve typically kept them somewhat balanced and fair between all the characters so any of them could be viable. Well, that seems to not be the case with Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, as developer Spike Chunsoft seems to be going lore-accurate with one of the series’ most powerful characters, Whis.

Now, to be clear, Whis isn’t the strongest character in the Dragon Ball universe. No, that title belongs to Zeno, the Omni King of the multiverse, who literally has the power to wipe out entire universes at the flick of his wrist.

Luckily, he’s not in the game (yet), but we do have another character who essentially comes right after Zeno in terms of power. He belongs to a whole group of beings known as the Angels, and though they have no ill intent or seek out conflicts, they still possess an insane amount of power that not even a God of Destruction can match. We’re talking about Whis, who initially appeared to be a servant under Beerus but was actually his mentor. It’s no surprise, considering all his abilities, though there’s one that Goku did manage to learn, which is Ultra Instinct, an ability that allows the user to automatically move without even thinking.

But even then, Ultra Instinct takes a heavy toll, draining the user of their energy when used for a long duration. In Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, Goku can use this ability, but it comes at the cost of ki being drained. However, that’s not an issue for Whis, as he can use it freely with zero ki cost, as shown in this video.

Confirmed Whis’ ultra instinct DOES NOT drain ki even outside training mode, Whis has lore accurate Angelic Ultra Instinct, training mode was not why he had no ki drain
clip via @DeathDaddy__
source video via @CerealkillerzAT#SparkingZero pic.twitter.com/BUqL2vi4OT

— Sparking! ZERO News (@DBSparkingNews) September 21, 2024

At first, fans thought his ki wasn’t draining because earlier videos showed players fighting against him in training mode. However, with the video above, we now have confirmation that the character can use Ultra Instinct without any of the drawbacks that Ultra Instinct Goku suffers from. If that sounds unfair, it’s because it is, and though no one has yet to come out with exactly how we can counter this (which we’re sure we can), it’s pretty funny to see Bandai go to such great lengths with how these characters act in Sparking Zero. I have no doubt that there are some ways to counter this, but if there aren’t, it does beg the question of whether Whis will be playable during online matches. On the one hand, I love the idea that he may be completely broken because it’s so accurate to the series’ lore. On the other hand, I get where some in the community are coming from and how the character shouldn’t be allowed in ranks and tournaments due to how busted they may be.

I’m sure we aren’t getting the whole picture behind the character, as most clips are just small snippets of gameplay. Thankfully, we won’t have long to wait, as Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is set to arrive on consoles and PC on October 11.

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