Dragon Ball: The Breakers is bringing the A-list of villains to its asymmetrical multiplayer. There have been many different Dragon Ball anime series, but Z remains the most popular, and provides every villain confirmed for The Breakers. Players will have the chance to terrorize their opponents as Frieza, Cell, and Kid Buu, the anime's biggest and best villains.
With its one-versus-seven gameplay, basically, Dragon Ball: The Breakers is Dead by Daylight or akin to the now-defunct Evolve. Dragon Ball: The Breakers aims to put players in a situation taking place before the Z-Fighters come to save the day from some of the universe's greatest threats. The seven Survivors will need to run, hide, and pester the one Raider while they try to make their escape with the Super Time Machine. Players who are put on the Survivor team will be given the role of average Dragon Ball citizens, caught in Frieza, Cell, or Kid Buu's path of destruction.
So far, Cell is the only Raider to be featured in Dragon Ball: The Breakers gameplay clips and screenshots. He can be seen stalking the streets of Ginger Town looking for its residents to absorb, much like he does at the beginning of the Dragon Ball Z Cell Sagas. Frieza and Kid Buu have only so far appeared on promotional images for the game, though their placement next to Cell seems to confirm that they'll be playable.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers Uses A DBZ Villain Trope
Outside of the main cast (of which Buu becomes a part in Dragon Ball Super), Frieza, Cell, and Kid Buu are some of the longest-running Dragon Ball characters. Each of their respective sagas span many episodes, but outside of their popularity, their abilities make them important to the gameplay of The Breakers. The asymmetrical multiplayer seems to take advantage of a trope seen repeatedly throughout the series - enemies going through numerous transformations. The trailer shows Cell beginning the game in his larval stage, with the Raider player able to go through many different forms as the match progresses, apparently in part due to absorbing the Survivors.
Frieza and Kid Buu will likely do the same with multiple character models, since the Dragon Ball official site mentions the Raider "fulfilling certain conditions" to grow stronger and "reach their final form." Dragon Ball games like Kakarot and Fighter Z have long relied on the more popular aspects of the anime to attract players, often having them play through an adaption of DBZ's storyline, but Dragon Ball: The Breakers leverages some of the anime's best villains for what may be a refreshing new experience. Many Dragon Ball fans will likely be excited to have an opportunity to play through the transformations of Cell, Frieza, and Kid Buu.
Source: Dragon Ball Official