Masters - Life of an Apprentice

UPDATED with DLC Masters: A guide explaining what you need to know about the Master System.

What does your Master do for you?

Your Master will teach your character specific abilities at various levels of the friendship bar.

Masters will reward you with a Skill

• When you accept them as a Master and complete the first trial
  
• At the friendship bar being 25% filled, and completion of the second trial
  
• At the friendship bar being 75% filled, and completion of the third trial
  
• At a full friendship bar, and completion of their fourth trial

Masters will reward you with a Z-Soul

• Tier 4 Z-Soul upon completion of their final trial
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul when they offer to spar you, which has a chance to drop along with the Tier 4 Z-Soul during the sparring match and successful completion of the spar.

Masters also have a chance to give you an item reward when you speak to them after every PQ or storyline completion. I highly recommend you speak to your Master at least three times after each PQ because once I was given an item reward, the next conversation gave me a fetch quest, and the third conversation was a trial.

As mentioned, some Masters will also ask you to do a fetch quest, typically using the mixing station to make something or to bring them a reward from a PQ.

Furthermore, your current Master has a chance to show up during a PQ to assist you in battle.

Finally, you can freely switch Masters whenever you wish, all gains and progress is saved, but this does not mean they will appear in Toki Toki city when you want them. Only two Masters can spawn in Toki Toki city at a time, your current Master and a potential Master.

Unlocking Masters

Please note
Masters can appear before you meet the level requirements, when you speak to them they will say to come back when you meet that level requirement. Goku, requires level 70, he can still appear in Toki Toki city upon completion of the Demigra Saga, but he will not accept you as an apprentice.

• Goku - Beat Demigra Saga - Level 70 Required
  
• Piccolo - Beat Saiyan Saga - Level 5 Required
  
• Krillin - Beat the Saiyan Saga - No Level Requirement
  
• Vegeta - Beat Saiyan Saga - Level 8 Required
  
• Gohan & Videl - Beat Buu Saga - Level 40 Required
  
• Captain Ginyu - Beat Freiza Saga - Level 15 Required
  
• Frieza (1st Form) - Requires Completion of Captain Ginyu's Training - Level 20
  
• Android 18 - Beat Android Saga - Level 34 Required
  
• Cell (Perfect) - Beat the Cell Saga - Level 30 Required
  
• Hercule - Beat the Cell Saga
  
• Gotenks - Beat Buu Saga - Level 40 Required
  
• God of Destruction Beerus - Requires Completion of Goku's Training - Greater than Level 70
  
• Tien - DLC Pack #1
  
• Yamcha - DLC Pack #1

Z-Assist

Z-Assist is when you use your Master's Ultimate ability in battle while they are your current Master. It will boost your damage with that ability and add a special effect to the Ultimate animation.

The Friendship Bar

To view the Friendship bar you will have to:

Open your Menu and select Play Data


Then turn the page until you find the below window


The Four Bubbles to the left of each Master's portrait indicate the ranking of each of the trials that you have completed for that specific Master.

The vertical bar to the right of each Master's portrait shows their current Friendship level.

How do I fill the Friendship bar?

• Complete PQ's
  
• Additionally completing PQ's with one of their character specific skills
  
• Completing Storyline Missions
  
• Participate in PQ's that feature the Master or the Master's enemies
  
• In Offline PQ's bring your Master along as a part of your team

After working on completing all of the Master's friendship bars, I have found the quickest way to fill the bar is by equipping one of their skills on my custom character, adding two versions of my Master to my team, and completing PQ01 as it only takes 25-45 seconds to complete.

Your progress saves even if you switch your Master, so do not be afraid to try a different Master.

Spawn Locations for Potential Masters

After the completion of any PQ, Battle, Storyline Mode, Game Restart, or Master Trial there is a chance that a potential Master will spawn in one of the below areas.

Please note

• The locations shown are potential spawn points for a potential Master
  
• Only one potential Master can spawn at a time in Toki Toki City
  
• Any Masters shown in the below screenshots are not limited to those spots
  
• All Spawn locations can have any potential Master spawn
  
• There is not a set location a specific Master will spawn, the location and who spawns is all random
  
• If you accept a potential Master as your new Master, he/she/them will not move to the Current Master location until you refresh Toki Toki City via PQ/Battle/Story/Game Restart

Your Current Master will be located at the below location upon completion of a PQ, Battle, Story, Game Restart, or Master Trial.

Spar Details

Requirements to unlock the sparring session with your Master

• Filled Friendship Bar
  
• Completion of Final Trial

Your Master will then have a chance to offer you a sparring session after every completion of a PQ or another completion of one of their trials through the Train one more time option.

When they are ready to spar you, they will have a green question mark above their head.


They will then offer you three options


These options are

• Spar - Initiates the Sparring Session
  
• Train one more time. - Allows you to replay one of the trials for the item / EXP / Z rewards.
  
• Maybe another time. - Closes the dialogue.

When you select the Spar option you will be shown the PQ window with an attached reward window.


This shows that there is a chance for the Sparring session to reward the Tier 5 and Tier 4 Z-souls, items, EXP and Z. The Z-Souls can drop during the sparring session, upon completion, and sometimes the Master will give you another one during the conversation at the end of the sparring session.

Sometimes you will have to spar your Master multiple times to get the Tier 5 Z-soul to drop.

Master Rewards

Master Name

• Trial One Reward
  
• Trial Two Reward
  
• Trial Three Reward
  
• Trial Four Reward (Ultimate)
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - From Trial Four Reward and Sparring Session
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - From Sparring Session Only

Goku

• Afterimage Strike
  
• Spirit Bomb
  
• Kamehameha x10
  
• Super Kamehameha
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I'm all psyched up now!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - I hope that you get reborn as someone good someday

Piccolo

• Evil Explosion
  
• Super Explosive Wave
  
• Light Grenade
  
• Special Beam Cannon
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I'll make you a fine demon!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - I can't believe I shielded the brat...

Krillin

• Orion Combo
  
• Destructo Disc
  
• Spread Shot Retreat
  
• Scatter Kamehameha
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - Release your Ki!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Why is it always ME?!

Vegeta

• Gallick Gun
  
• Finish Breaker
  
• Shine Shot
  
• Final Flash
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I...I'm a super Elite...!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Heh! What dirty fireworks.

Gohan & Videl

• Eagle Kick
  
• Hawk Charge
  
• Ki Blast Combination
  
• Justice Combination
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - That's it! That's Ki!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - I won't forgive you, scum!
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - Videl's Z-Soul - An ally of justice in Hercule City!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Videl's Z-Soul - No way I'll give up...

Captain Ginyu

• Fighting Pose F
  
• Fighting Pose A
  
• Milky Cannon
  
• Body Change
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - Let me show you how it's done...
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Aren't I nice?!

Frieza (1st Form)

• Death Beam
  
• Death Crasher
  
• Emperor's Sign
  
• Supernova
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - My power is 530,000.
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - That offer's expired...

Android 18

• Power Blitz
  
• Endless Shoot
  
• Deadly Dance
  
• Dual Destructo Disc
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - 17 and I are twins!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - I can't get serious here.

Cell (Perfect)

• All Clear
  
• Gravity Impact
  
• Perfect Shot
  
• Perfect Kamehameha
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - Get mad and show your true power!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - A power-biased transformation...

Hercule

• Dynamite Kick
  
• Present for You
  
• Rolling Hercule Punch
  
• Savior Has Arrived
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - That was just as fierce as I expected!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Eek! Waaaah! What'll I do?!

Gotenks

• Galactic Donuts
  
• Die Die Missle Barrage
  
• Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack
  
• Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack (Ultimate Version)
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I'll beat you hollow!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Now you've made me mad!

God of Destruction Beerus

• Headshot
  
• No Skill Reward - Got a Tier-1 Z-Soul reward called The fight starts now!
  
• God of Destruction's Anger
  
• Sphere of Destruction
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - Maybe I'll just destroy you...
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Before creation...comes destruction...

DLC Pack #1

Tien

• Volleyball Fist
  
• Dodon Ray
  
• Tri-Beam
  
• Neo Tri-Beam
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I don't want to be a killer...
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Haaaaaaaaaaaah!!
  
• Tien's Potential Item rewards from a completed PQ include his Tier 1 clothing, the Master Shen's Hat accessory, and standard mixing station items.

Yamcha

• Ki Blast Thrust
  
• Fake Death
  
• Wolf Fang Fist
  
• Spirit Ball
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I'll show you something special!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Get lost before I send you flying.
  
• Yamcha's Potential Item rewards from a completed PQ include his Tier 3 clothing, Tier 3 Z-Soul I'll finish up here!, the Yamcha's Sword accessory, and the standard mixing station items.

DLC Pack #1 Master Additions

Masters added with DLC Pack #1

• Tien
  
  
• Yamcha
  

The new Time Patrol missions can be accessed by speaking to the robot named Culina near the Supreme Kai of Time. I do not believe completing these new Time Patrol missions is required to unlock Yamcha or Tien.


Master Rewards added with this DLC Pack

Tien

• Volleyball Fist
  
• Dodon Ray
  
• Tri-Beam
  
• Neo Tri-Beam
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I don't want to be a killer...
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Haaaaaaaaaaaah!!
  
• Tien's Potential Item rewards from a completed PQ include his Tier 1 clothing, the Master Shen's Hat accessory, and standard mixing station items.

Yamcha

• Ki Blast Thrust
  
• Fake Death
  
• Wolf Fang Fist
  
• Spirit Ball
  
• Tier 4 Z-Soul - I'll show you something special!
  
• Tier 5 Z-Soul - Get lost before I send you flying.
  
• Yamcha's Potential Item rewards from a completed PQ include his Tier 3 clothing, Tier 3 Z-Soul I'll finish up here!, the Yamcha's Sword accessory, and the standard mixing station items.

Change Log

15-March-2015

• Master Rewards Section - corrected Hercule skill order from trials.

13-March-2015

• DLC Pack #1 Master Additions Section added to reflect additional content from DLC Pack #1
  
• Master Rewards Section updated to reflect DLC Pack #1
  
• Unlocking Masters Section updated to reflect DLC Pack #1
  
• The Friendship Bar Section updated with my method to quickly complete the friendship bar, and some minor corrections/additions to content.

08-March-2015

• Added a note in the Unlocking Masters section.
  
• Added missing information in What does your Master do for you? regarding your current Master assisting in PQs. My regards to Loony Tewn for discovering my mistake.

07-March-2015

• Adjusted wording in a few sections, corrected some spelling errors, and general corrections to polish the guide

06-March-2015

• Addition of the section Spawn Locations for Potential Masters
  
• Adjusted the wording of the Basic Guide Information

05-March-2015

• Adjusted order of Hercule's Reward list.

03-March-2015

• Publishing of Guide
  
• Addition: Goku's Z-Soul information. Credit to Zerginallday
  
• Addition: Mentor Unlocking Requirements. Credit to Damianade
  
• Corrected the usage of Mentor to Master to reflect Game terminology.
  
• Corrected some wording in the Spar Details section.
  
• Correction of a spelling error in the Friendship Bar section.
  
• Addition of Captain Ginyu's Tier-5 Z-Soul. Credit to Redundancy Dept. of Redundancy
  
• Addition of God of Destruction Beerus' Trial rewards.
  
• Added some format changes to the Friendship bar section to make topics easier to notice.

[fish]

I go with zeno

[Salvator]

My Vegeta Friendship is full but when ever i talk to him he doesnt offer me a trial for a skill. Please help been trying to do everything cuase i really want final flash ;-;

[zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

Update?

[Tai-nin Itzalak]

Please add Pan, Jaco, and Elder Kai to the list

[Rolando Zolo]

done and done, founf my issue though, i was playing offline. discovered another guide and did some tests to proove it that if you are not playing online anymore it no longer increases rank with mentors.

[happy bake oven]

@Hellfire
You have to make sure you have completed Gohan & Videl's fetch quests before they will advance to the final trial. If you have already completed the fetch quests, please make sure you are bringing along gohan/videl on PQ's and have at least one of their abilities equipped.

[Rolando Zolo]

is there a trick after maxing friendship to get last quest from master? been doing alot of quests and gohan will nto give me his last one.

[happy bake oven]

@Yureina
@zeromaveric

Going to quote the guide

"After working on completing all of the Master's friendship bars, I have found the quickest way to fill the bar is by equipping one of their skills on my custom character, adding two versions of my Master to my team, and completing PQ01 as it only takes 25-45 seconds to complete."

It is just completion of a PQ with a Z rating that moves the bar quickest. Thank you for your information.

[zeromaveric]

@Yureina: i've read in message boards that the quickest way to level up masters is the quantity of quests you complete with them in your party. most people just bring their master along on the 2nd pq since it's one of the fastest missions to complete, even though it's mainly used for farming dragonballs

[Yureina]

...continued

My new characters are bringing the masters with them to the PQ's everytime (Gohan/Videl, Goku/Goku, Gotenks/Gotenks), but are not using any of their skills. It' still a grind, but it has noticeably quicker than how it was before.

It may also help that I am getting high ratings on these PQ's (A, S, Z) as well. This is all really nebulous to me, as is much of how this game works regarding item drop rates. But... I think I might have hit upon something. :D