Now that we have Broly and Goku Black/Zamasu all in the game...whose even next???

[Legion716]

Serious question. We got the most requested characters possible for Raiders.

Cell
Frieza
Majin Buu
Nappa/Vegeta + Great Ape Vegeta
Ginyu Force
Broly (Super)
Zamasu/Goku Black.

Who else can at this point fit the Raider role effectively and what mechanics can they bring to the table? Assuming we get a season 6 at least.

[iC0RE_ESP]

I would want Towa and Miira. Phase 1: Towa. Phase 2: Base Miira Phase 3: Miira Spuer villain (That form that he gets in xenoverse 2) Phase 4: Fused Miira

[Dragotech]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Legion716:

All VERY valid choices...in some capacity or format. Just gonna throw my own hat in the ring that i made and see how it goes

Androids Raider; Personally, the Raider choice i'd probably expect from the devs is to go with Androids. If they go with non-canon options, that makes Androids 13, 14 and 15 possible to add in with 16, 17, 18, 19 and Gero/Android 20. I can't see them making an Android Raider work in any possible manner unless 17 and 18 get their own evolution.

Downside to an Androids Raider: The main problem imo is that it's entirely not possible to get this going. It's not like 16 to start murdering anything that doesn't have Goku in the name, transpheres not withstanding. Broly (Super) at least has the excuse that since he's gone berserk, he will kill innocent civilians. 16 doesn't. Now, it IS possible 16 can still be a hostile Raider in some capacity, but it can't be with the Androids we know, especially present Androids. I'll get to that later.
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Majin resurrection group: I can POSSIBLY see them doing something with Babidi's group, like Babidi, Pui Pui, Yakon and Dabura for a Level 4.

Downside to a Majin resurrection group: It's only possible if they really think its worth a raider slot. From a popularity standpoint, they simply do not. I don't think they are and as popular as Dabura is, his only chance of being implemented is if they did that.
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Baby (GT) Raider: Now THIS is someone everyone here should be hopeful for. Baby has multiple evolutions leading up to another potential Great Ape form, something people praise (and despise) Vegeta for. If Baby is added, this not only opens the floodgates for more GT content, but also NON-CANON content in general for DB The Breakers.

Downside to Baby (GT) Raider: The obvious downside is that he's GT. Hence he's non-canon, hence a very big sad day for all players. If the devs choose not to add Baby then that sets a benchmark that GT villains has no place, meaning no Shadow Dragons either. It'd however be fairly hypocritical to add Pan (GT) and all the Super Saiyan 4 transpheres without adding ANY of the villains that ran counter to them. If FighterZ thought Baby was worth having, why not Breakers. He's perfect for this style of game.
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Demon King Piccolo Raider: Now THIS is someone we can probably expect in the future at some point. Original Dragon Ball content is already in the game, especially for Survivor skins. King Piccolo has all his little goblin underlings and there's a small chance for the Pilaf gang to make their debut. Can't see that trio being a Raider themselves, but Demon King Piccolo has 2 forms for a level 3 and 4, older and younger self, the first 2 possibly Tambourine and another one of those creatures (can't remember them all but you get the point)

Downside to a Demon King Piccolo Raider: This isn't a massive downside other than the fact it's original Dragon Ball content and it just comes down to the potential for the fanbase to moan that they didn't get someone from GT or Super. Granted, I'd prefer someone from GT first before DKP, but that's a matter of personal opinion. He'd still be a great addition to the list of Raiders.
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Android 21 Raider: Now THIS is definitely more of a personal choice from me rather than the community as a whole. She has multiple evolutions (Lab coat, good/innocent 21, Base evil 21 and Cell absorbed 21), her Human version is already in canon thanks to 'Dragon Ball: Super Hero', and if Android 18 doesn't get added in first, 21 would be the very first female Raider. If 18 does before her, then she's the first solely female Raider.

To add on, she has a multitude of attacks to take from FighterZ/XV2 and what is shown in Dokkan/Legends (I think she's in them not sure). Her popularity within the fandom is very high, for better or for worst in regards to HOW that popularity is spread. She can easily fit into Breakers if designed well. I'd also come back to 16 here, since he was very much present through her run in FighterZ and was a bit more antagonist than his previous iteration, if just to protect 21, so Android 16 here could actually be a decent level 1 or 2, depending on where Lab coat 21 would go.

Downside to an Android 21 Raider: Oh there's so many unfortunately. For one, 21's Android self has still not seen appearance in canon, just her Human form. Without Baby, Omega Shenron or another non-canon Raider (let's say Cooler and his armoured squadron for example) to break past the non-canon Raider barrier, she won't ever be realised in Breakers. A non-canon Raider imo is vital before her introduction.
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Cooler Raider: Possibly going to get the most requests now that Broly and Black/Zamasu are in the game now. And for good reason, his design, especially his latter form, is absolutely fantastic. And he can fit the bill here despite only have 2 forms + Metal Cooler should they add that into his Raider format. His armoured Squadron can fit in the first or second level, his 3 and 4th being Cooler himself of course. He has a number of attacks to differ from Frieza as well, can act as a more rush/chase focused Raider rather than just Ki blast supers ala Black/Zamasu and Frieza. He'd be a great addition.

Downside to Cooler Raider: Once again it's that pesky non-canon issue. If GT Raiders are swept under the rug which would be utterly criminal, Cooler is the next best option. If the devs do not implement Cooler or another non-canon character just as popular, it'd be a deeply regrettable hole we'll find ourselves in
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This is the list of characters I'd fully expect to get Raider status. Honorable mentions go to:

Beerus: COULD have some potential, but the downside is Whis probably can't be a level due to the fact he's not once seen committing something malevolent as killing a civillian. So he'd be more of a support character like Zarbon/Dodoria + A.I Zamasu + Yamu (not in killing animations though)

Towa/Mira/Masked Saiyan Bardock/Demigra??: Breakers is tied to Xenoverse after all, it makes sense.

Janemba: To continue the rule of cool, even if he only has 2 evolutions to work with sadly. I don't know how you'd make him work but he'd be a cool addition regardless.

Dr Wheelo: Surprisingly not as far fetched as it'd seem with the little not-Saibamen guys, the weird freaks that stalled Goku early in 'World's strongest', Dr Kochin and of course Wheelo who would be an excellent Giant character that isn't just another Great Ape.

Pride Troopers (Dyspo, Toppo and Jiren + Jiren full power): This to me seems the least likely option, but given enough popularity who knows. They'd be great for Transpheres. But would have to completely change the nature of the gameplay like for example; 'Save Civillians' instead of downright murdering. And executing survivors would have to be changed to 'throwing justice breaking asshats back to then hub world' kind of execution, I don't know lmfao.

Hirudegarn: Another giant potentially, and a giant throughout that can taken damage across the board instead of just to the tail. Downside to this is obvious: HOW CAN YOU BALANCE THIS?! Also non-canon, that's a major issue.

Cell Max: Highly requested, yet questionable to add into the context of Breakers. Can probably go with the same Pride troopers concept of saving civilians, especially since Gammas 1 and 2 would have to be in the evolutions somewhere. But if they don't do that, I can't see Cell Max working.

Pilaf Gang WITHOUT DKP: Sure. If you like memes. And being destroyed by transpheres much more powerful than any of those bots they got lmfao

Probably too long of a post, I don't expect anyone to read the full thing, but I hope that gives people some ideas of what we can hope for and expect. Lots of copium was inhaled in the making of this post.

EDIT: AND I FORGOT MORO AND GRANOLAH, those are also highly potential...if it weren't for the fact they were still Manga only characters. We might seem them, never know!

Not gonna lie, I'd love to have 21 as a raider... I have my reasons.

[eGregious]

There's a lot of people who wanna use past "patterns" to predict the raider like chronological order or whatever but I think they should just add raiders based on what'd be cool for the game and I think that's what they're doing.

So any kind of "prediction/pattern logic" aside, my favourites to see would be Baby, Cooler and Garlic Jr. Those I can actually see having unique mechanics amongst the other DB villains. Also shoutout to Shadow dragons and Pilaf.

Not to yuk anyone's yum but is anyone actually EXCITED to play as "androids" or like Babidi crew? Babidi that doesn't end in Buu, androids that don't end in Cell.... Hey each to their own.

Past a certain point they'll be out of obvious inspirations for cool mechanics so they'll probably just have to get weird and creative. Pilaf would be a good candidate for that.

Honestly I'd love to see them go even further with breaking (eyo) the core expectations and mechanics of the game. A tournament of power raider with Jiren as the "final boss" for instance. Strip out civs and dragon balls, put a ton of NPC fighters around that you have to fight, full elimination style. Might be too far but I appreciate that so far at least they don't feel locked to the core mechanics established by the core game raiders. Honestly very impressed with the designers coming up with new raider mechanics, they could have pumped out boring raiders with the same mechanics but they opted to take the cool new route wherever possible.

[ReZisT Lust]

Diposting pertama kali oleh eGregious:

There's a lot of people who wanna use past "patterns" to predict the raider like chronological order or whatever but I think they should just add raiders based on what'd be cool for the game and I think that's what they're doing.

So any kind of "prediction/pattern logic" aside, my favourites to see would be Baby, Cooler and Garlic Jr. Those I can actually see having unique mechanics amongst the other DB villains. Also shoutout to Shadow dragons and Pilaf.

Not to yuk anyone's yum but is anyone actually EXCITED to play as "androids" or like Babidi crew? Babidi that doesn't end in Buu, androids that don't end in Cell.... Hey each to their own.

Past a certain point they'll be out of obvious inspirations for cool mechanics so they'll probably just have to get weird and creative. Pilaf would be a good candidate for that.

Honestly I'd love to see them go even further with breaking (eyo) the core expectations and mechanics of the game. A tournament of power raider with Jiren as the "final boss" for instance. Strip out civs and dragon balls, put a ton of NPC fighters around that you have to fight, full elimination style. Might be too far but I appreciate that so far at least they don't feel locked to the core mechanics established by the core game raiders. Honestly very impressed with the designers coming up with new raider mechanics, they could have pumped out boring raiders with the same mechanics but they opted to take the cool new route wherever possible.

Imagine Tao Pai and his fly is Kakarots throw pillar mechanic lmao.

[TyranntX]

Diposting pertama kali oleh eGregious:

Not to yuk anyone's yum but is anyone actually EXCITED to play as "androids" or like Babidi crew? Babidi that doesn't end in Buu, androids that don't end in Cell.... Hey each to their own.

and yet we still got the Ginyu Force... and they didn't end in Frieza's Saga...

[The Flipper™]

gt villans, jiren/universe 6

[flashboy284]

Diposting pertama kali oleh The Flipper™:

gt villans, jiren/universe 6

Baby would be cool, but the pride troopers don't make much sense as they aren't really evil. Why would they be attacking and killing random civilians?

[Beast]

Pilaf Gang Robos Phase 1-3, destroy the Robo and the pilot is ejected like Immortal Champion and last chance to hunt players without the Robo defending them, then Super Combined Robo Phase 4 where how strong it is is determined by how damaged the Robo's combined in it were before the merger.

Red Ribbon Army and Mercenary Tao

King Piccolo and his mutated Namekian spawn

Future Trunks timeline Androids: 18, 17 and Cell, can throw Dabura into the mix as well technically at the end

Present time Androids: 19, Gero, 17+18, 16

Babadi baddies: Pui Pui, Yakon, Dabura, and Buu, unless you want to exclude Buu and add Babidi as Phase 1

Entire GT untouched

Any Universe Team including Universe 7 with the Tournament of Power ruined stage and the Zeno's overseeing it