How to unlock Son Gohan’s Sparking episode in Dragon Ball Sparking!

Son Gohan is one of the main characters in the combat mode of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, which acts as the story mode for this successor to the Budokai Tenkaichi series. This game allows players to delve into alternative paths and non-canonical events from the manga and anime through episodes known as Sparking episodes, often described as ‘what if’ scenarios.

This guide will detail all the requirements, conditions, and steps necessary to unlock the secondary routes in Son Gohan’s narrative. Notably, Son Gohan features only one Sparking episode, titled:

Unlocking the Sparking Episode “The Strongest Warrior”

The first and only Sparking episode available in Son Gohan’s story is titled “The Strongest Warrior”. You can access this episode during the Bills, God of Destruction/Resurrection of Freezer arc, specifically in Chapter 5.

To initiate this episode, you must play the phase called “Defend the Earth from Freezer’s Army!”. In this battle, the secondary condition requires you to give Freezer a tough challenge. This entails defeating both a soldier from Freezer’s army and Freezer himself as quickly as possible and while taking minimal damage.

Successfully achieving this will allow you to complete the battle before Son Gohan acknowledges that his power is insufficient due to lack of training. However, if you take too long or incur too much damage, the story will proceed along the canonical path, which is not the desired outcome in this case.

A solid strategy to meet these requirements is to use the tactic outlined in our guide for overcoming tough foes, as it can also assist you in defeating opponents quickly.

Upon successfully completing the battle as described, you will progress into the path of this Sparking episode, beginning with the phase “Son of Goku.” Overall, this episode is linear and does not offer alternative routes, although it can be quite lengthy and challenging at times.

Remember that once you unlock the episode, you can play its phases on reduced difficulty if you encounter particularly tough combat.