With 40 years worth of manga and anime narrative, Bandai Namco has no shortage of Easter egg and reference potential when to the brand new Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. YouTuber Kadazee has already found 14 hidden details peppered throughout the Sparking Zero experience, some of which are quite surprising.
Alternate Ultimate animations, incongruent abilities, varying effects on moves based on what an opponent is wearing, and other such details are just waiting to be discovered. That said, perhaps our favorite of the bunch is also the most naughty.
It was during his bout with Vegito that Majin Buu (while technically in Super Buu form) flipped the bird to his opponent. This duel was particularly taunt-filled, actually, as Vegito proved quick with the one-liners, and Buu at this point had a double dose of pre-teen sass thanks to his absorbing of both Goten and Trunks.
It’s not all that uncommon for characters to flip one another off in Dragon Ball bouts, though such gestures were often edited out when the show was on more family-friendly mediums. I don’t recall seeing Super Buu flip Vegito the bird when watching as a child, but that’s probably because I was watching on Toonami.
In any case, Buu is capable of offering an “F-U” in Sparking Zero, and it’s not all that hard to get him to do. Simply land his Super Kamehameha wave and pay close attention to the character during the resolution. He’ll quickly perform a bras d’honneur gesture reminiscent of his taunt from the source material.
Unlike in the source material, Buu does not raise his middle finger in Sparking Zero, but the message is still sent loud and clear.
This is just one of 14 hidden details that Kadazee covers. Others include how only certain characters can break through inanimate objects while flying about on the battlefield, what happens when you use the Solar Flare technique on characters wearing sunglasses, what happens when you charge up underwater and plenty more.