For those unaware, one of the most requested features in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot since launch has been the ability to replay previously completed story missions and hit any timed sub-stories players might have missed. Thankfully, the developers heard this and have granted players’ wishes through use of the time machine. Bulma and Dr. Briefs built this time machine originally so that Future Trunks could return and be playable during the end game intermission, but now it has taken on a new use, allowing players to relive their glory days of DBZ: K.

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Use The Time Machine To Play Gotenks

Gotenks fans have reason to celebrate, for they now have the chance to play the fused Saiyan yet again. Gotenks takes part in two battles in total during the main story of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Once as a Super Saiyan versus Super Buu, and a second time against Super Buu, but this time as a Super Saiyan 3. Both of these missions can be replayed, allowing the player a chance, albeit a limited one, to play as Gotenks yet again. Unfortunately, this seems to be the only way currently to replay this character since its unclear if the DBZ: Kakarot’s DLC will feature Gotenks, but it’s definitely a start.

Use The Time Machine To Play Vegito

Likewise, Vegito is once again playable as well, but suffers from similar limits. Vegito only takes part in one battle during the entirety of the main story, but it is a very fun one. Getting to toss Super Buu around like a ragdoll is oh so pleasing after all the destruction he’d caused up to this point. The time machine allows players to go back and replay this battle in all its glory, giving fans access to great moves like the Spirit Sword and Five Finger Blast.

Time Machine Limits

Surprisingly, the time machine doesn’t lower the level of characters or even raise the levels of enemies when travelling back in time. This means that for those players who have reached max level, or done any grinding at all for that matter, that replayed stories are generally a cakewalk. This has some upsides and downsides, of course. For one, it makes getting S Rank on old missions much easier, as it is nearly impossible to finish these fights in less than one hit and very quickly, and difficult to do so while taking any substantial amount of damage. On the flip side, it takes away what little challenge the game had to begin with.

Strangely, that is not the case for the Vegito and Gotenks fights, as since they cannot be played in the post game, they also cannot be leveled up. Many thought at first that Vegito and Gotenks’ level correlated directly to that of Goku and Vegeta’s or Goten and Trunks’ respectively, but it seems instead that they are set at a specific level for these portions of the story. This is a double edged sword in a similar fashion. On the one hand it makes getting S Rank on these missions harder, but on the other hand, it wouldn’t be any fun playing these characters if they one shot Super Buu.

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Other Ways To Play Vegito And Gotenks

Currently, there is no other way to play as these two characters. It is truly unfortunate, as they are two of Dragon Ball’s most popular characters, but that is simply the truth of the matter currently. There are several ways fans have come up with to make these characters playable again, but obviously nothing like that has been implemented yet. Many are hoping that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s upcoming DLC implements a feature like this, but only time will tell.

Gotenks’ fusion is a little easier to justify since it doesn’t rely on the Potara earrings and the two children are keen on fusing at nearly every chance they get. It would be simple enough to add a fusion menu to DBZ: Kakarot’s main menu, allowing the player to sub out Goten and Kid Trunks for Gotenks. Naturally, using Gotenks would make using either Goten or Trunks impossible, but that is not something that many would be too upset about. A time limit of 30 minutes on the fusion and then an hour cooldown just like is canon for the actual fusion dance would insure that this isn’t abused.

It is more of a stretch, but the same could be done for Vegito. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot devs have proven they don’t mind bending the rules a little bit for fan enjoyment as evidenced when Bulma built a time machine so she could hang out with her son from the future, so what difference would this make? In the same fusion menu, Vegito could be added in exchange for Goku and Vegeta, using either Dragon Ball Super’s retcon of a one hour time limit for the potara earrings, the time machine itself, or the dragon balls as a means of defusing back into the two Saiyans.

Although Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s time machine doesn’t solve all of the game’s problems, it is certainly a step in the right direction. Fans should feel good knowing that developers are listening to them at least to an extent, and this update should add some much needed replayability to the game. The chance to replay Vegito and Gotenks has been one fans have been asking for since their first encounter with the two fused warriors, and that day has finally come. It’s up to fans to decide if it is too little, too late.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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