After three seasons, Dragon Ball FighterZ is now content-complete, and the final roster includes pretty much any reasonably important fighter from the anime and movies that you can think of (though there are a few who are sadly still missing). When the game was released in 2018, three different character slots were occupied by three variations of Goku. Post-launch, Arc System Works then went and added six further versions of the Dragon Ball icon.

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They managed to make each one look, feel, and play totally different, though, and that's an achievement worth celebrating. How do they compare against each other, however? Note that these rankings are based on their overall presentation in Dragon Ball FighterZ: aesthetics, animations, visual flair, and playstyle; almost everything except their strengths as actual fighting game characters in a competitive meta. This is not a fighting game tier list.

9 GT Goku: Innocent-Looking, But Deadly

GT Goku smiling and riding Shenron from Dragon Ball FighterZ

GT Goku is certainly a tricky character to fight. He's the smallest member of the cast (even smaller than Krillin and Kid Buu), so matches involving him usually resemble those featuring the equally-pesky Pichu in the Super Smash Bros. titles. Dealing with this terror was an absolute nightmare for the first several months of his existence.

The developers crammed as many GT references into his moveset as possible, including a Super Saiyan 4 transformation, but you only get to watch it as part of a flashy cutscene. Even his version of the Spirit Bomb is underwhelming. A very strong character, but perhaps not a fun or inspired one.

8 Super Saiyan Goku: The Not-So-Golden Boy

Super Saiyan Goku standing upright and staring down his opponent in Dragon Ball FighterZ

He's the "cover athlete" of Dragon Ball FighterZ for a reason: those golden spikes are what comes to almost everybody's minds when they think of Dragon Ball. Once you get past the marketing and into the game, though, Super Saiyan Goku is more than a little bit dry.

He's got a standard Kamehameha beam, a slightly more powerful Kamehameha beam, and a level three super where he goes Super Saiyan 3 and ... fires a really big Kamehameha beam. Simple and effective, but lacking in variety. Also, as with GT Goku and the his transformation, the team put some form of Super Saiyan 3 in the game and then never let you actually control it. Another missed opportunity.

7 Goku Black: Only Reaching The Edge Of His Potential

Goku Black smiling and getting ready to turn his ki into a scythe in Dragon Ball FighterZ

To the character's credit, Goku Black is aesthetically distinct from the rest of the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster, not just the Goku variants. He's even the only Goku that sounds unique (he is still voiced by Masako Nozawa or Sean Schemmel, but with some villainous regal flair to set him apart).

No other Gokus can form scythes out of their ki, but more could have been done to diversify his moveset. His super attack that actually utilizes the scythe is rather disappointing. It gives you the impression that he's about to slice his opponent in half, but the scythe just launches an energy blast. Such blasts aren't exactly uncommon in this title.

6 Super Saiyan Blue Vegito: Vegeta's Influence Is Clear To See

Super Saiyan Blue Vegito smiling and taunting his opponent in Dragon Ball FighterZ

There is one other Goku in Dragon Ball FighterZ who has blades made of ki in his arsenal, though, and he makes much more stylish use of them. Vegito has just enough swagger in his animations to make him stand out. He's swift, brash, cocky, and everything else that goes along with sharing a body with Vegeta.

Unfortunately, his level three super is yet another giant Kamehameha beam, differentiated only by some yellow sparks and the word "Final" in front of the name. Still, Vegito only has one fight with Buu and barely even a scuffle with Zamasu to work with as source material, so there was only so much Arc System Works could to do make him interesting.

5 Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta: The Supercharged Simian

Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta charging a Kamehameha from Dragon Ball FighterZ DBFZ

No other character was created with such blatant disregard for competitive balance. He has a way to collect Shenron-summoning Dragon Balls that no one else does, and he can charge up his level three super to outright destroy an opponent from full health. He's all the Dragon Ball anime cast's absurd power, embodied in a single character.

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In terms of visual presentation, though, he's not all that impressive. He suffers from the same issue as Blue Vegito: not enough source material to work with. His level 1 super in particular just shows him dashing across the screen before delivering a simple punch or kick, and it lacks substance. Still, Arc System Works managed to make playing as Dragon Ball FighterZ's final DLC character an absolute power trip.

4 Base Form Goku: The (Extra)Ordinary Guy

Regular Base Form Goku performing a Spirit Bomb from Dragon Ball FighterZ

Making the (canonically) weakest version of the character feel great to play is quite an accomplishment. The team made excellent choices for some of his basic attacks, like the ki blasts rising from the ground followed up by a two-legged dropkick (a move straight out of the Frieza saga).

The way his hair looks like it's being blown back by the force of the Kamehameha ender of the Kaioken sequence, combined with his primal scream, is sure to be appreciated by Dragon Ball fans. His Spirit Bomb super is a screen-filling orb of absolute destruction that puts GT Goku's to shame, too. Standard Goku's flashy moves certainly help Dragon Ball FighterZ's case for being one of the best-looking fighting games ever.

3 Super Saiyan Blue Goku: Relentless Rushdown

Super Saiyan Blue Goku using Kaioken from Dragon Ball FighterZ

This version of Goku uses the same model and animation template as Base Form and SSJ Goku, but he is by far the flashiest and most impressive-looking of the three. Everything he does just looks and feels more aggressive than his counterparts, so he brings more hype and energy to the screen than Base Form Goku.

His unique command grab is one of the best and most brutal-looking in any fighting game, and it never fails to get a reaction out of spectators. The red glow of the Kaioken aura layered on top of his blue aura also makes for one of the most formidable level three supers, too, and it's probably the best choice they could have made for an ultimate attack that is exclusive to this specific Goku transformation.

2 Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta: The Fiercest Of The Fusions

Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta charging up in Dragon Ball FighterZ

The Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie is among the greatest single pieces of Dragon Ball media ever, and Dragon Ball FighterZ captures the Gogeta from its climax in an incredible level of detail. It even replicates the hand-drawn scribbles in his eyes during his level three super, just to capture that same feeling of unbridled fury.

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The attention to detail is astounding. In his Dramatic Finish against Janemba, he powers down from Blue back to SSJ1 before delivering the final blow, because that's how it happened in the movie. The game didn't have to go to those lengths, but it did. Unlike SSJ4 Gogeta, Arc System Works spared no expense in the visual department for this imposing warrior.

1 Ultra Instinct Goku: The Warrior's UItimate Transformation

Ultra Instinct Goku throwing a punch in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Ultra Instinct may well be the most incredible version of Goku ever. It was a transformation he pulled out of nowhere at the last minute, but the way it completely alters his personality into a no-nonsense, silent, unstoppable force more than makes up for it. He can't be touched, and he knows it.

This Dragon Ball FighterZ incarnation perfects the essence of what makes Ultra Instinct so captivating, outfitting Goku with a plethora of counters and reversals. He even automatically deflects basic ki blasts just by walking forward. Plus, of all the level three supers that are just a really big Kamehameha, Ultra Instinct Goku's is at least twice as large as any other. Whether you're just watching him or playing as him, no other Goku in Dragon Ball FighterZ conveys the aura of essentially limitless power quite as well.

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