Dragon Ball FighterZ producer “debated about adding Videl a lot”

Videl is one playable character for Dragon Ball FighterZ who wasn’t originally a surefire inclusion. Tomoko Hiroki, the game’s producer, originally had some skepticism.

In a recent interview, Hiroki pointed to Videl as a character that was hard to decide on. Ultimately the uncertainty came down to whether “it was right to have her fight on the same level as other more canonically powerful characters.” But after talking with different people involved with the project and coming up with the idea of having Great Saiyaman to assist her in battle, she was able to make the cut.

Here’s what Hiroki had to say about Videl in Dragon Ball FighterZ:

“I actually debated about adding Videl a lot, since I wasn’t sure if it was right to have her fight on the same level as other more canonically powerful characters. The Videl fans on our marketing team and over on the Arc System Works development team ended up changing my mind, though. In the end, I decided that she wouldn’t be out of place if we included Great Saiyaman to support her and help her fight. That led to the debut of a new 2-in-1 fighter on the fighting game scene, and I’m happy with the result.”

Between all of its DLC, Dragon Ball FighterZ has nearly fifty playable characters on its roster. Videl was included in FighterZ Pass 2.

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