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Table of contents
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I. Introduction
II. Gotenks' history
III. Controls
IV. Acquiring Gotenks
V. Evolving Koma
VI. General strategy
VII. Gotenks' move set
VIII. Legal stuff
IX. Contact information
X. Credits
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I. Introduction
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Welcome, and thanks for choosing this as your Gotenks guide. This is my
first attempt at a FAQ so it may not exactly be the best, but I think
it can provide the information you're looking for. And please, if you
see anything wrong, or have advice to give, don't hesitate to contact
me; I'll work it into this FAQ and give you credit.

II. Gotenks' history
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Gotenks is a character from the popular anime/manga, Dragon Ball Z. He
is the half-Saiyan children Goten and Trunks, made one by the Fusion
Dance. Gotenks first appeared when Majin Buu threatened the Earth.
After two failed attempts at fusion, Goten and Trunks finally succeeded
in fusing perfectly (four Koma Gotenks). Feeling overconfident with his
new power, Gotenks rushed off to fight Buu, only to return a short time
later after getting his ass handed to him. After a suggestion from
Piccolo, Goten and Trunks re-fused as Super Saiyans, giving birth to
Super Saiyan Gotenks (five Koma Gotenks).

III. Controls
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A = Jump
B = Weak Attack
Y = Strong Attack
X = Special Attack A
Up + X = Special Attack B
Down = Guard
A, A = Double Jump
Down + A = Get off platform, or fast-fall if you're in the air
<- <- or -> -> = Dash
<- + B/Y or -> + B/Y = Side Attack
Down + B = Forced Change (Makes your opponent change characters)
Down + Y = Guard Break
Down + X = Push Attack
Select = Ultimate Action
L/R = Character Hot Keys

IV. Acquiring Gotenks
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Credits to Genroh for the mission objectives
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MISSION 1
1. Collect more Stars than your opponent before time runs out

2. Clear with 3 Stars

3. Clear with 4 Stars

4. Don't let any Stars be taken from you

5. Clear within 40 seconds

SP: Clear within 20 seconds
Unlock: Jiraiya (Naruto)


MISSION 2
1. KO all opponents
2. KO with a Special Attack

3. Don't get KOed

4. KO 2 times with a Special Attack
Unlock: Shishio (Rurouni Kenshin)

5. KO 2 times by ring out
Unlock: Gotenks (Dragon Ball)


MISSION 3
1. KO and get the most points

2. KO with a Special Attack

3. KO with a Support Attack

4. KO with a better attribute then your opponent
(This case would be to use Knowledge; ie Allen)

5. Don't get hit by a Special Attack
Unlock: Ashuraman (Kinnikuman)

SP Clear with at least 8 points
Unlock: Sadaharu (Gintama)


MISSION 4
1. Collect more Stars than your opponent before time runs out

2. Win with at least 3 Stars

3. Win with at least 4 Stars

4. Don't let any Stars be taken from you

5. Clear within 40 seconds

V. Evolving Koma
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Now you have Gotenks. I'm sorry to say this, but you can't fight as him
just yet. Like almost every Koma in the game, you have to evolve him.

2 Koma support: 20 red, 30 yellow, and 5 white
3 Koma support: 100 red, 100 yellow, and 10 white
4 Koma battle: 100 red, 100 yellow, and 20 white
5 Koma battle (Laughter): 200 red, 200 yellow, and 20 white
5 Koma battle (Power): 300 Red, 300 yellow, and 40 blue

Total: 720 red, 730 yellow, 55 white, and 40 blue.

Help Koma: Increase SP Gauge when using multiple Special Attacks in a
short time.

Support:
(2 Koma)
Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks appears and fires a beam of energy from his
mouth. Pretty much identical to his five Koma X special.

Damage:
32 to Knowledge/Laughter
48 to Power

(3 Koma)
An overall great support, Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks jumps and fires eight blasts
of energy diagonally down. This can be used in the air.

32 to Knowledge/Laughter
48 to Power

VI. General strategy
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While Gotenks is fun to use, he's not exactly the best character
around. Only his four Koma can combo into a special without a counterhit, so
there won't be any long, flashy combos. If you want long and flashy, try
Kenshin or Sasuke. However, his basic combos are pretty strong.

One good thing about Gotenks is that he has multiple natures, meaning
he can choose which nature is best for the battle. Since a lot of
people use Power characters, it helps to use his five Koma Laughter
nature, since his attacks will deal more damage to them.

Although this may seem strange for a character like Gotenks, it's best
not to press your attack. He can't link the basic B, forward+B, Y,
forward+Y combo, which is a slight disadvantage in a game like this.

Since he doesn't have long combos, you can only get off a few hits
before your opponent retaliates. And if your opponent blocks, then
that's even worse, since you won't be able to build up SP too much,
considering that his combos are short.

However, if you're playing a four-player game, Gotenks can be very fun
to use. Just run and hide and send your little Kamikaze Ghosts at
people. Some people may consider this cheap, but I consider it funny
^_^

VII. Gotenks' move set
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*Please note that the damage is using the Laughter Gotenks. If you're
using the Power Gotenks, just switch the higher damage to Knowledge
characters and the lower damage to Power and Laughter characters.

*Gotenks gets a boost from Goku, Vegeta, Vegetto, and Bobobo.*

B: A standard jab. Not particularly fast or strong, but a useful combo
starter.

Damage:
10 to Knowledge/Laughter
15 to Power
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Forward+B: Gotenks flies headfirst into the opponent. He doesn't travel
too far, but it has pretty good priority.

Damage:
10 to Knowledge/Laughter
15 to Power
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Y: A flurry of quick punches; you can tap Y to do more hits.

Damage:
9 to Knowledge/Laughter
13 to Power
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Forward+Y: Galactic Donuts. Gotenks makes a golden ring over his head
and throws it forward. If it hits the opponent, it temporarily stuns
them for about one second. Unfortunately, you can't repeatedly hit them
with this for an infinite combo...

Damage:
10 to Knowledge/Laughter
15 to Power
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Down+B: Gotenks' Forced Change. He winds up and delivers a left punch
that hits three times and changes their current battle character.

Damage:
10 to Knowledge/Laughter
15 to Power
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Down+Y: Gotenks' Guard Break. He takes a deep breath and yells
something in scratchy Hiragana letters.

Damage:
20 to Knowledge/Laughter
30 to Power
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Up+B: Gotenks jumps diagonally up/forward and delivers a kick at the
peak of his jump.

Damage:
10 to Knowledge/Laughter
15 to Power
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Up+Y: Gotenks does a back flip and launches himself diagonally
up/forward in the same animation as his Forward+B attack.

Damage:
20 to Knowledge/Laughter
30 to Power
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Aerial+B: Gotenks uses his fist to knock the opponent back to the
ground. It’s a great spike in terms of speed, but it has pretty bad range. It
will also knock standing opponents through platforms that you can drop
through.

Damage:
10 to Knowledge/Laughter
15 to Power
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Aerial+Y: Basically an aerial version of his Forward+B attack, except
you can control its path by holding a direction on the D-Pad. This can
also be used as a third jump for recovery if your double jump is used.
Speaking of recovery, you can use this move to surprise an opponent who’s
waiting to EG you while you’re hanging on the ledge. Let go, and immediately
use this move upwards to hit your opponent. That should knock them down and
give you just enough time to climb back on the stage.

Damage:
18 to Knowledge/Laughter
27 to Power
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Select: Gotenks' Ultimate Action. He powers up in the traditional DBZ
style, slowly gaining SP while you hold Select.
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Specials

4 Koma Gotenks:

X: Galactic Donuts

Gotenks goes Super Saiyan and fires five rings forward. If they all
hit, the opponent is temporarily immobile in a little golden ball. A good
thing about this is that the ball remains off the ground, which stops them
from combo breaking with most supports.

Damage:
30 to Knowledge/Laughter
45 to Power
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Up+X: Super Hitsusawazafurukosu

What a name... Gotenks does an eleven-hit combo, yelling stuff along the
way. It starts up pretty quickly, and is stronger than his Galactic
Donuts. However, there’s no way to cancel the move one you start it, so if
you miss, you’ll be wide open for a beating.

Damage:
35 to Knowledge/Laughter
52 to Power
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5 Koma Gotenks:

X: Saiko No Kogeki (AKA Victory Cannon)

Gotenks turns Super Saiyan 3, opens his mouth and lets out a blast of
energy. Pretty much a standard beam special, this is my X-move to use
in most matches because of its fast start and good knock back.

Damage:
36 to Knowledge/Laughter
54 to Power
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Up+X: Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack

I love this move. Gotenks will turn Super Saiyan 3 and yell "Super
Ghost Kamikaze Attack!!!" (In Japanese, of course), and spit out a
little ghost that looks just like him. He will then yell something else
in Japanese and point forward, sending his crazy little clone away.

You can hold X to have Gotenks spit out up to three more ghosts. Each
ghost will stay by each other and search out an opponent. When they
come into contact with an opponent, the ghosts will blow themselves up.
Due to the long start up time, it's nothing short of insane to use this
attack at close range.

Just a little something to note: watch how many times Gotenks' cheeks
expand if you hold X to make more ghosts.

If you release X...
..immediately - 1 ghost will come out
..after his cheeks expand once - 2 ghosts will come out
..after his cheeks expand 2-5 times - 3 ghosts will come out
Or, if you don't let go of X, Gotenks will automatically release 4
ghosts when he's done charging.

Damage:
12-48 to Knowledge/Laughter
18-72 to Power

VIII. Legal stuff
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Copyright 2007 fuzzylittlbunny

IX. Contact information
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As I said in the intro, if you see anything wrong with this FAQ,
whether it's constructive criticism, wrong or missing information, or
just a helpful piece of advice, you may contact me and I'll work it in.
Please leave your screen name or whatever you would like to be called
so I can properly give you credit.

X. Credits
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Thanks to:

Genroh: for making that extremely useful guide that helped me
throughout the game.

GameFAQs: for having all those FAQs along with a message board for more
in-depth questions.

My older brother: for introducing me to Dragon Ball when I was young.

My friend: who showed me JSS, which sparked my interest in this game.
He also translated one of the specials.

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