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The longtime actor for Goku, Sean Schemmel, reveals that he did over 60 hours of voice acting work for Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft’s upcoming release ofDragon Ball: Sparking Zero. WhileDragon Ball: Sparking Zerocontains a number of fan favorite and obscure picks in its roster, it wouldn’t be a Dragon Ball game if it didn’t feature the face of its franchise, Son Goku. The hero of the long-running franchise was one of the first characters confirmed forSparking Zero, and several of his forms will be represented in the game, separated by sagas. For example, Goku fromDBZ’s Saiyan Saga is known as Goku (Z - Early), while the Goku with access to the Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue transformations are represented as Goku (Super).
Sean Schemmel will be reprising his role as Goku inSparking Zero.Sean Schemmel has played adult GokuinDragon Ball’s English dub for over 25 years, after Funimation switched over to Texas-based cast since 1999. Schemmel has been one of the most consistent English dub voices for Son Goku, and he continues to play him to this day, so it’s likely no surprise fans are hearing him inSparking Zero. Schemmel has recently revealed how much work he has done for the upcoming video game, which has gotten fans very excited.
In a recent Q&A livestream from Sean Schemmel’s Twitch channel, one of the questions he was asked was how much he could say aboutSparking Zero. According to Schemmel, he put in around 60–80 hours of voice acting into it, maybe even longer, saying fans are “going to love it.” He notes that while he is under NDA and can’t share too much, he feels fans are really going to enjoy it, and that he would be streaming the gamewhenSparking Zerois released.
Goku Actor Did “60-80 Hours” of Voice Work For Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
Fans are speculating about the correlation between Schemmel’s estimate of voice acting and the game’s content. Schemmel isn’t just voicingSparking Zero’s multiple variants of Goku, but also other characters inDragon Ball, including the fusion forms of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta and Vegito, supporting characters like King Kai and Nail, and the villainous Goku Black fromDragon Ball Super. While these characters haven’t been confirmed yet, their popularity makes it likely for them to show up.
Based on Schemmel’s estimate, along with the multiple roles he likely will play in the game, fans theorize that eitherSparking Zero’s single player campaignwill be extensive, or that Schemmel has recorded several different pre-fight dialogue interactions between Goku and other members of the roster. Regardless, both the fans and the voice of Son Goku are very excited aboutSparking Zero.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
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The fourth mainline entry of theBudokai Tenkachiseries,Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zerois an in-development arena fighter developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco.
