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Dragon Ball: Sparking Zeroshows many interesting What If scenarios. “What if Vegeta fought and defeated Buu?” or “What if Frieza killed Goku on Namek?” and many more. However, there is one “What if” that is left unanswered that many fans wish to see. “What if Tien was betrayed and locked in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for 1000 years and was immortal?”
Though this question remains unresolved, this guide will take an in-depth look at Tien’s entire kit. This will include all of his skills, special moves, and combos while offering tips to help you become the ultimate Tien player.
Bicycle Kick
2x Melee Button + Ki Button
Delivers a flurry of kicks in quick succession, dealing moderate damage.
Gut Punch
3x Melee Button + Ki Button
A quick attack that will stun the opponent for a short moment and prevent them from countering follow-up attacks.
4x Melee Button + Ki Button
R2/RT + Up on the D-Pad
2 Skill Points
Fire a bright light that stuns and blinds the opponent for a few moments.
R2/RT + Left on the D-Pad
Automatically dodge and counterattack the next melee attack from the opponent.
R2/RT + Melee Button
2 Ki Gauges
Fire a quick beam attack that tracks the opponent and deals moderate damage.
R2/RT + Perception Button
Sparking Mode/Health
Charge an enhanced version of Tri-Beam that can be continuously fired at the cost of Health and deals major damage.
Tien in Versus and Online Matches
Overall, Tien’s stats aren’t something to write home about as they are pretty basic. This does come as a benefit, however, as the low stats also come witha low DP cost of four. What he makes up for his low stats are hislow Skill costandhighly versatile Special Moves.
For starters, Solar Flare is an amazing tool against highly aggressive opponents. Upon activation, it willmomentarily stun and blind the opponent, leaving them open to receiving a lot of damage. Be mindful when activating Solar Flare, asit can be avoidedand leave you completely open to the opponent.
Solar Flare has super armor upon activation and can only be interrupted by more powerful attacks. You will still be able to receive damage.
Wild Sense willautomatically avoid the next melee attackthe opponent throws at you, countering it with your own. This can beused both defensively and offensively, as it can bepreemptively activatedand held until the first opponent’s attack.
Dodon Ray fires a beam attack that willtravel extremely quicklyanddeal moderate damage. It is effective as botha combo finisher after a launchor aranged poking toolagainst opponents attempting to charge Ki. Its sheer speed andextremely low costmake it the most effective tool in his kit.
Tri-Beam also firesa quick projectile, though with less tracking, anddeals slightly more damagethan Dodon Ray. Though there is a slight damage increase compared to Dodon Ray,the cost isan extra Ki Gaugeand may not be worth it in the long run.
Neo Tri-Beam is Tien’s ultimate attack that comes with its own unique effect. Whilst asingle blast does quite low damage, the move can becontinuously fired up to 10 times, drasticallyincreasing its damageat the cost ofdraining your health after each subsequent shot. This should be usedat the end of a comboand is onlytruly worth it when the opponent is low on health.
Neo Tri-Beam is unable to kill you should you waste all of your health.
