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The long-awaited Piccolo (Super Hero) variant was added as a part ofDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s DLC 1 Pack. This guide will cover his entire kit, from his combos, skills and special moves, whilst also providing some useful tips along the way.
Once one of Goku’s greatest foes, is now a beloved mentor/babysitter to Pan. Despite his change of heart, he still strives to improve himself and become stronger to protect the people he’s grown to care about. Luckily for him, with just one quick wish from the Dragon Balls awakened what he’s always had inside him… plus a bit extra.
Piccolo (Super Hero)
Here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know about Piccolo (Super Hero), including his combos, skills and special moves, and how to use him in online matches.
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.
Spin Kick
4x Melee Button + Ki Button
Forces the opponent to spin around, making it much more difficult to defend against further melee attacks.
R2/RT + Up on the D-Pad
2 Skill Points
Automatically dodge and counterattack the next melee attack from the opponent.
R2/RT + Left on the D-Pad
R2/RT + Ki Button
3 Ki Gauges
Rush directly at the opponent, dealing moderate damage and slamming them to the ground.
R2/RT + Perception Button
Sparking Mode
Charges up a powerful energy blast that travels at high speed, dealing major damage.
Piccolo (Super Hero) In Versus And Online Matches
In his base form, Piccolo (Super Hero) is on par with his other variants in terms of his stats. ADP cost of only five pointsallows you more options for possible team-ups. Additionally, this form revolves around sustainability, allowing you to stay in the fight longer and is reflected by his kit.
Wild Sense and False Courage both cost a fair two Skill Pointsand are very useful skills in their own ways.
Both skills should always be used before engaging the opponent.
Piccolo has access to bothBlastandRushspecial moves,each costing onlythree Ki Gauges.
Full Power Energy Blast Volleyis avolley ofconsecutive energy blaststhat deal moderate damage. To land this move consistently, you mustlaunch the opponentat the end of your combo orstagger them with a Gut Punch.
Full Power Rush causes Piccolo torush directly at the opponent, dealing moderate damageand slamming the opponent to the ground.Similarly to his prior Blast special move, performing this moveafter a combo launch or a stagger will almost always guarantee it to land.
Light Grenade charges up a powerfulenergy blastthat travels at high speed,dealing major damage. Whilst this move can land after a simplecombo launchorstagger, you may instead perform it at the end of aFull Power Rushtoincrease the overall damage done.
Piccolo (Super Hero) Power Awakening
Here’s our breakdown for Piccolo (Super Hero) in his Awakened Form, as well as tips on how best to utilise his moves.
Melee Button + Ki Button
Increases all damage output and provides a defense buff.
R2/RT + Melee Button
Throws a fast moving boulder towards the opponent, dealing moderate damage.
Rush directly at the opponent, dealing moderate damage and launching the opponent away.
Charges up and fires a powerful beam attack that deals major damage.
Piccolo (Super Hero) Power Awakening In Versus And Online Matches
In his Awakened Form, Piccologains a large boost in stats and an increase in damage. His overall kit remains mostly the same as his base form, withWild Sense remaining as his first skill, as well as having bothone Blast and one Rush special move. Additionally, they allkeep the same costsof two Skill Points and three Ki Gauges.
This Won’t End The Same Wayreplaces False Couragefor his second skill slot and is upgraded drastically. Instead of simply applying a defense buff, it also gives aboost in all forms of damageas well.
Be sure to activate the skill before engaging the opponent to maximize your damage output.
Explosive Ruincreates a large boulderthat is hurled at extreme speed towards the opponent,dealing moderate damage. This move is used asa good combo finisher after a launchto net some more damage or asa poking tool against opponentswho’re trying to charge their Ki.
Chou Magougekiworks similarly toFull Power Rush. The only difference being, instead of slamming the opponent to the ground, Piccolo insteadlaunches the opponent at a downward angle. It alsodeals moderate damageand gives you enough time tocharge your Ki whilst the opponent flies away.
Special Beam Cannon,Piccolo’s iconic technique, fires a hyper-focusedbeam attack that deals massive damage. While in Sparking Mode, itunleashes a flurry of blowsbeforefinishing with his Ultimateto furtherincrease the damage done.
Activating This Won’t End The Same Way will further increase the damage of the Ultimate, so be sure to have some Skill Points saved up before going into Sparking Mode.
Orange Piccolo
It’s time to switch things up a bit, ortransformthings up a bit with Orange Piccolo. Here’s his breakdown of combos and moves and how best to use them.
Fires a beam and deals moderate damage.
Rush directly at the opponent before charging up a powerful beam attack that deals major damage.
Orange Piccolo In Versus And Online Matches
In this transformation, Orange Piccolo stats reach their peak. Not only does he receiveincreased damage, but he alsogains afull health barandfully restores his Ki Gauges.
Piccolo’s skills are swapped out for a more offensive playstyle. Pump Up, a much stronger version of This Won’t End The Same Way,increases all damage outputfor a short duration.
Activating this before engaging the opponent is highly advised to get the most value from it.
That Shenron… will instantly put Piccolo Sparking Modeafter a short animation andcosts four Skill Points. To avoid getting interrupted whilst in the animation, be sure tolaunch the opponent awaywith a combo launch or, if possible,hide behind the environmentsuch as hills or buildings.
Piccolo againretains the Blast and Rush special movesin the form ofExplosive Demon Wave and Fierce Fist. Just like his previous special moves,launching your opponentorstaggeringthem will always confirm the attacks landing.
Special Beam Cannon returns, but it isno longer a Blast Ultimate. Instead, Piccolo willrush directly at the opponent,knocking the opponent into the air before firing the beam anddealing major damage.
To get the most damage output possible, activate Pump Up and combo your opponent before sending them into a launch.
Orange Piccolo Giant Form
And finally, we’ve got Orange Piccolo Giant Form’s breakdown of combos, moves, and tips on how best to utilise him in battle.
Backhand
Melee Button or Perception Button + Ki Button
2x Melee Button or 2x Perception Button+ Ki Button
3x Melee Button or 3x Perception Button + Ki Button
Pressing theMelee Button will attack high, and thePerception Button will attack low. you may alternate between high and low attacks and still perform a combo move.
Creates a shockwave that interrupts the opponent’s melee attacks and knocks them away.
4 Skill Points
Instantly enters Sparking Mode after a short animation. Increase defense and all damage output for the entire duration.
4 Ki Gauges
Winds up a powerful punch, dealing moderate damage and launching the opponent away.
Winds up a powerful uppercut cut deals major damage and launches the opponent away.
Orange Piccolo Giant Form In Versus And Online Matches
In his last transformation, Piccolosacrifices all of his combo potential and speedfor anincrease in damage. As a Giant Character, Piccolo becomesimmune to most special movesas well asall grab attempts.
After turning into a giant, Piccolo is unable to revert to his smaller transformations.
Explosive Waveis a defensive tool that createsa shockwave, knocking an opponent out of their melee offense.Piccolo ismuch slower in this formand, as such, will have trouble countering much smaller and faster opponents.
attempt to save your Skill Points and avoid instantly using them to prevent putting yourself at a disadvantage.
Behave Yourself!works the exact same way as That Shenron…andinstantly activates Sparking Modeandbuffs all damage outputafter a short animation. Despite being a giant, you can still be interrupted while in the animation, so be sure toknock the opponent away with a throw or smash attack.
Chou Makouhoufires abeam of energy that deals moderate damageand is youronly way of confirming damage against smaller opponents. Mighty Fist as well as Apocalyptic Burstaremuch harder to landand run the risk of leaving you wide open for punishment.
Mighty Fist and Apocalyptic Burst are much more effective against Giant Characters.
