Bandai Namco announced a free Dragon Ball FighterZ update that adds more content for Bardock vs Frieza fights, and the patch is live now. There’s also a trailer highlighting that addition. This comes after it confirmed at EVO France 2025 that a balance patch would show up on October 12, 2025, followed by more paid DLC based on Dragon Ball Daima in Spring 2026. Another patch is also confirmed to fix issues that came up in the one that appeared earlier this week.
The video begins by showing the new introduction to a Dragon Ball FighterZ match in which Bardock and Frieza are facing off. Frieza taunts him, then Bardock ties Tora’s bloodstained armband around his head like a bandana and vows revenge. There are also clips taken from later in the fight, with one referencing Bardock’s vision of Goku preparing to face Frieza.
As for the next patch, Bandai Namco included a list of some of the things that will be repaired in that update. Here’s what we can expect, taken from the official X announcement:
- Cooldown time for Z Assist (Type A, Type B)
- Hit: Instant Blow
- Goku (Ultra Instinct): Unrestrained Will (Sparking! state only)
- Gohan (Teen): Super Dragon Flight (Heavy)
- Goku Black: Fierce God Kick (Heavy)
- Zamasu (Fused): Wall of Light
And in case you missed the next DLC announcement, Goku SS4 Daima is on the way. It will show up in Spring 2026. That will be the seventh version of the character in the game. (Ninth, if you count Gogeta SSGSS and Gogeta SS4.)
Dragon Ball FighterZ is available on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Bardock vs Frieza update and balancing patch are live now. Goku SS4 Daima DLC launches in Spring 2026.