Who's the Strongest Character in Budokai Tenkaichi 3? (Competitive Deep Dive)

[@kadazee]

Use code KADAZEE50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month of orders at bit.ly/3z0YSqi! Today we seek to answer the age-old question! Is Goku(Mid) actually mid?🤔

[@Vegito_blue365]

Please do a face reveal

[@doncinati7644]

This video probably won’t get as much views as your other videos but i just want to appreciate you letting more people know about the GREATNESS of Tenkaichi’s combat

[@Tobi_29-]

Hey KaDazee ! I was wondering how did you get those ultra high quality HUD elements... It's been a while since I first searched about how to do this, without any results... Now, I'm asking you : could you explain from A to Z what you exactly did to get this ? Thank you !

[@Perthro77]

Hey Kadzee will you do a Tierlist for DB budokai tenkaichi 2?

[@alafosca5724]

Hey man! Thanks for this amazing video. I was wondering if you could post a screenshot of the full Tier List with all the rest of the characters?

[@THEGrandMasterHawk]

Thanks for having me for the project. I hope everyone enjoys! I'll try to check here frequently if anyone has any questions.

[@Soap029]

GOAT

[@doncinati7644]

W hawk

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

Goat

[@Pretzel27]

Oh hi hawk

[@Batsyboodlebum123]

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@thevoidshipearthling]

Maybe the most well fleshed out video on competitive BT3 on youtube.

[@vaultboy5492]

foreal tho i been wanting to make a video like this but lack the equipment glad were slowly but surely getting more

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

Globku did a good vid on comp BT3, but this is way more in depth

[@ayrtonjoga]

Pretty much, most of the other videos either focus on a few aspects of the competitive scene, while others have a very shallow overall look of it ( *cough cough* calls itself "deep dive" but the video isn't even 10 minutes long *cough cough* )

[@StevenJones851]

This is pretty good

[@FromAtoZA]

I got a really good one on VHS

[@facundosesta5602]

Studying for five minutes: 😭😴 Watching Kadazee's 50 minutes video about competitive BT3: 🫡🧐

[@Globku]

This video is insane. Awesome work!

[@erans0889]

Globku!?

[@DVDsan]

i love you globku

[@extremelegendsupreme4596]

27:20 There’s a fact about Babidi in Dbz bt3, if you do babidi’s ultimate it will do anywhere from 10-13k damage. But if you do if a grab then do his ultimate the damage increases. You can keep stacking it over and over again until babidi’s ultimate becomes one shot. The same thing will happen if you pick spopovich,do his ult then switch to babidi mid match then do his ult.

[@DominatorLegend]

BT3 is full of secret interactions like this. The game just oozes soul everywhere.

[@xeienar]

lol

[@richarddavis8863]

I also liked Babidi because he was one of the better characters with a B2 freeze

[@Cashiyado]

Jesus I had no idea it works like that with spopovitch

[@spicypepperz]

This work in the sparking zero? Cause that would be hilarious 😂

[@tenshin7495]

9:37 "i was rotating my stick for fun" bro we don't want to know that💀

[@THEGrandMasterHawk]

Or do you?

[@Birb112]

Speak for yourself

[@THEGrandMasterHawk]

@@Birb112 😂😂

[@loku7800]

i want

[@angelis1123]

What i do want to know is the ost used there in the background

[@SmugStick]

I came here looking for a simple ranking and left with the most interesting analysis and explanation of a fighting game

[@lmonkeyguy]

KaDazee is gonna have a lot of work when sparking zero releases

[@Wicker_2]

Budokai tenkaichi 4*

[@alekijr.777]

​@@Wicker_2goes the way you want fool.

[@blueberryfreddy2432]

Nope sparking zero

[@HackedEgg]

@@Wicker_2 The bt4 mod is actually really fun and really well made.

[@ectothermic]

@@HackedEgg He should definitely cover the mod while we wait for Sparking Zero.

[@HiImAiden]

Love that you spent the first 20 minutes explaining all the mechanics in the game so we understand why each character is good or bad. Not a lot of tier lists for old games do that.

[@daafusionman]

my man here is preparing us to what we will see on sparking zero .

[@HackedEgg]

44:03 "His grab attacks have some solid reach." Buu: **takes goku's brain**

[@KyRex1783]

He had one?

[@thymecrafter]

@@KyRex1783gokus dumb but he’s not stupid

[@DAMMITKAKAROT]

​@@KyRex1783 he did, before buu stole it. that's why he's dumb in super

[@mythosinfinite6736]

​@@DAMMITKAKAROT Goku's not dumb in Super, he just has more gags that the internet blows out of proportion because the awful first dub made everyone think he's supposed to talk like Superman. One of my favourite takes from people who never read or watch DB.

[@DM-Oz]

​@@mythosinfinite6736Is not just "gags". He forgot the senzu beans, didn't take the mafuba seal. He is plot relevatly stupid

[@l_Maelstrom]

3:00 the drink at the top!! 🗣🗣💯💯

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

AN S-TIER OF SORTS?

[@MajinFernie]

What?

[@MajinFernie]

@@MaxiemumKarnage okay

[@waffloesh7862]

@@MajinFerniefellas call him the drink

[@BeeBN]

🥷S call him the drink

[@Burgertext]

I really REALLY enjoyed the format of this video. The overwhelming majority of tier list videos discuss the game from a perspective of the audience already fully understanding all in-depth aspects of the gameplay and exclusively discuss interactions between specific matchups, but this video explains the gameplay so that somebody who's new to the game can learn a ton about Tenkaichi 3 and understand the tier list and the reasoning significantly better, while still focusing on the high-level play/mechanics that pushes characters into the top tier. I wish more people who did tier list videos took the time to explain the game like this so that the video is good content for ALL audiences and not exclusively for baby noobs *or* hardcore competitors. Bravo! Also, my friends and siblings always thought I was weird for maining Burter as a kid, but I always thought he felt amazing to play. So it's really funny to see the current competitive meta having him as one of the best characters so many years later. I knew I was on to something, lmao

[@ahritheninetailedfoxnaotos8246]

I never thought that Tenkaichi 3 had a competitive scene the more you learn I suppose.

[@justsolid3201]

Yeah we have an NA server for it where we do tournaments n stuff lol

[@dirkdiggler5581]

@@justsolid3201Is there one for eu aswell?

[@justsolid3201]

@@dirkdiggler5581 Yeah there is an EU discord

[@jayrae2270]

​@@justsolid3201 bro could. You help me out I have a question I'm trying to play it on my laptop but no matter how I change the settings it's lags unbearably do I just need a regular pc?

[@justsolid3201]

@@jayrae2270 It should run on regular laptops. Are you using Dolphin or PCSX2?

[@drakeredgrave6747]

Unrelated to video but potential detail for a future video. In dbfz, all the numbered androids(meaning all but cell) have at least 1 super/ultimate, which has the number of hits equal to their number Edit: additional details the "make me immortal" wish doesn't work on 16(since he's a robot)

[@alafosca5724]

This video was awesome to watch. A full hour, 0 distractions. The information and characters were perfectly well presented. Everything clear. It's just great. I'm definitely subbing. On the other hand, I can't believe how much I missed in my solo bubble when I was playing this game. I would say I was a great player, but things like the dashing pass through, or even more simple things like canceling a super dash with a double up to follow then with a resetted super dash... I had no idea about them. Competitive players are years beyond my grasp. My "fav character" progression went like this: 1. SS Future Trunks 2. SS2 Teen Gohan 3. Mystic Gohan 4. Legendary SS Broly 5. Gohan SS2 (that explosive masenko is broken) 6. Future Gohan SS 7. SS2 Goku 8. Fasha (idk why I just really like the character and how it olayed on melee/supers). Definitely my favorite character is Furure Gohan Super Saiyan. His attitude, his supers, his design... Even his melee is cool. Everything is of my taste and I love it. That one handed Kamehameha will never cease to amaze me. Legendary. Honorable mention to Tapion, Future Trunks, all SS4s, Future Trunks (Sword) SS, Future Gohan, Devilman, SS Vegeta (Mid), another Vegeta (which I can't tell which one it was), Final Form Frieza, Mecha Frieza, Perfect Form Cell (didn't know he was the strongest but he did feel broken lmao), Kid Buu... And... That might be it, maybe. I'm missing many, for sure. It's hard to believe a game so old still holds the gauntlet of best DBZ game ever made. BT2 is my pick for story and OST, but BT3 had a never ending cast of characters and the complexities and nuances of each and every character made this game basically an unending research for new tech and tricks to discover. I'm so glad I hot this game when I was a kid... I hope Sparking Zero gets at least to half of the quality of BT3, and I hope it's as good as BT3, if one can only hope. Love to you all!

[@Heimal]

Right. So NOT all 161 characters and NOT from Worst to Best. Gotcha.

[@juicepouch1]

Yeah this is an interesting video but it's not what the title said lol

[@jmpglol]

Bro didn't watch the full video

[@ZuluJoestar]

@@jmpglol Bro likes being a sheepple and being lied to

[@gohan10000]

48:00

[@kadazee]

Alright fellas, I've updated the title. Would you agree that this one better reflects the topic?

[@Raikaska]

11:05 I saw every high level South American player use this technique when we went to our first DBZBT3 tournaments back in 2013 and 2014.

[@Noobinator_X]

Great video! I've dabbled in the competitive community of BT3 and it's a great that this kind of knowledge is being spread! It really is surprising at times how few people know about so many of the vital things to the game, but I'm all for having these resources be in an easy to digest format that's fun to watch. Good stuff 👍 Also: I'd like to mention the fact that another reason why blaster wave is so good is because it builds a lot of ki upon succesfully hitting, which pairs well with characters like cell with strong 2 bar blasts 2s and is part of the reason why that particular -1 set-up paige showed off in cells segment is so good. As well as that, despite the lack of flight being a downside for arale, it also allows her some really interesting flanks using the drop down that flightless characters have and her dash attack, allowing her to easily and more importantly, quickly flank at close range

[@fomme397]

You know, there's something funny about seeing people justify the lack of balance in Sparking Zero (and even outright claim that balancing the characters would ruin the game for them) by pointing at Tenkaichi 3 and saying the games have always been 'lore accurate'. Why yes, Burter is indeed stronger than SSJ4 Gogeta, how could I forget!

[@StevieMcGregor]

Love the video ! Glad to see you're not limiting yourself to secrets and trivia ! It really shows your love for Dragon Ball and the games that you are willing to do such a deep dive into the competitive scene. I love that you are putting the players and their skills in the forefront. Thank you for all your work

[@BZgA]

This is just what I need, you are awesome 🙏🏻

[@gokuss9999]

"Ranking All 161 Characters in DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3" *only ranks like 70 of them*

[@Cakepants]

right?? Literal clickbait slop

[@Bachobo]

48:00

[@diegodadog14]

​@@Bachobo the tittle is wrong and somehow twice (all 161 and "From Worst to Best") I didnt came for him to say "yeah half the roster mid to low"

[@MilhousFlameblade]

@@diegodadog14also didn’t come for half the video to be explaining techniques that don’t matter to anyone outside of the extremely niche competitive BT3 scene

[@ethanstanis5829]

​@@MilhousFlamebladeBut that's what the video is about lmao

[@user-um1yl9pj1b]

It still amazes me that there's a competitive circuit for this game.I kinda wish I knew about it growing up.

[@anonluxor470]

I wonder if you noticed or not but when piccolo (Early) dose his rush attack he grabbed the opponent and for some reason it dose damage

[@agnostosx241]

piccolo grip strength is unmatched lol

[@phantom8926]

​@@agnostosx241but Namekians don't have penises!

[@Superbox647-o5q]

Wait dose it really?

[@anonluxor470]

Yeah it does and it counts as a hit

[@FidesYT]

​@@anonluxor470I can't believe it dose that

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Amazing video, I really like how you went very in-depth on how each character's skill-sets affects the way they fight against other characters I also really liked to play as Burter when I was a kid and little did I know, I was playing a top-tier character this whole time! There was just something about the way that he controlled that I always loved as a kid; so snappy and fast, I now realize that those are things that make him one of the best in the game!

[@DominatorLegend]

The inconsistency of super armor is so weird. I can't test it now, but I remember King Vegeta BASE having it against King Cold for some weird reason.

[@joury900]

Always played Burter as a kid, I guess I was onto something.

[@ritzcat_]

I literally learned so much from this video that I thought was just a ranking video Didn't expect to leave with so much knowledge, thank you!!

[@Rokushi_ftw]

How dare you slander Goku (Mid) like that

[@TheLazyCoffee]

Nice pfp 🔑

[@godfatherj5293]

mid

[@DreadSlash765]

Goku (peak)

[@rubenmilanrodriguez9079]

2:12 Cell knew what it comes next

[@brandenwebb6232]

No Diddy right tho

[@TheRelinquished2]

These 2 are definitely the ones to listen to for competitive play, nice work guys and Kadazee

[@dylans482]

My favourite thing about playing baby vegeta, is that every transformation maxes out his ki. So you could do use both your blasts, transform. Use your blasts... transform. Use your... you get the gist

[@canaldecasta]

Love "healing" with each Frieza transformation

[@Giriko3490]

... I wonder how the competitive sparking zero scene will be

[@vaultboy5492]

very theres always gonna be sweats

[@darshansooful9559]

Probably even more so because it’s more accessible

[@Shadow82311]

3:47 ‘it’s Futile!” -Gogeta Blue

[@ten7554]

In the Dragon Ball anime, if the moment when Trunks pushes up is your favorite (especially if you're a Japanese game developer), I imagine that giving him increased speed feels correct. He was the second Super Saiyan we met as viewers, the one that killed Freeza and his father with unimaginable speed and finesse, and an all-time iconic character in the series

[@ItsK3k]

love that competitive bt3 is being shined on, didn’t know the metas till now

[@GabrielBorica]

Very nice vid, i loved to play this game as a kid and it's nice to see how strong my favorites are.

[@DevaPein]

35:00 TFS Vegeta : "OH MY GOD HE'S SO GOD! DAMN! COOL!"

[@riftgaming8334]

I use to have the AI fight each other in the hardest difficulty and made a little tournament when I was younger. Every single time no matter who he was paired with great ape baby won I don't know why.

[@federicogou]

This was way more explanatory and entertaining than I thought it would be. Great video.

[@ryleefrazier-mj2nf]

You know how long I been waiting for this

[@saifeddinechahin1288]

Woo I m bout to make a name of myself

[@jackjaunt2043]

Youjustmakesureyouleteveryoneknowwhathappenedhereretoday

[@OmarO_721]

I always loved how Super Trunks weaknesses is very faithful to the anime and manga

[@ashharkausar413]

Amazing video, ty for making this!

[@8393Robertrex]

Golden great ape baby Took me a literal month.

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

Amazing in depth analysis!

[@theflashfan3234]

Love your consistent content for the PS2 titles nowadays, but I have to be honest, the "all characters play the same" segment really only CONFIRMS that notion to the people that actually make that statement, traditional FG players. Yeah the characters have to do different strings for the different enders, and some have unique variations like the power press, but the actual play STYLE and win conditions for all the fighters remains the same; trying to flank and do higher combo damage from the back. It means all the characters are designed with that in mind, and the only thing FUNCTIONALLY differentiating them is how well they can do the most important actions e.g. dash speed, if they have a RRC, if they have a GOOD RRC, if they can get good setups for the -1 bug, or if they can have a cheesy move like Barrage Death Beam or Super Explosive Madan. So the characters do end up being a lot more homogeneous than those in traditional FGs. Which isn't to say that the game isn't fun, there's a reason Sparking Zero is hyped beyond heaven, but there is definite truth to the statement, and it greatly affects the competitive gameplay imo.

[@ladyinwight]

he does say that its partly true. the thing is people definitely don't see some of the nuance in the game, he was just explaining how its not as bad as a lot of people perceive it to be. and its definitely not just fighting game players saying that, everyone has always said that as a main point of criticism of these games, but the core gameplay that the characters share is so fun that people usually look past it

[@557deadpool]

Ok but in traditional fighting games you only have two othersm zoning and grappling...that's it. There's not that much different

[@Mctoaster73]

2:44 all I think is “Princess trunks”

[@GhettoBagel]

I love your vids (including this one), but it should really be named something like "What Can Make or Break a Character in BT3?" cuz the current one is pretty inaccurate lol

[@GuyWithZen459]

49 Minute Dazee Video IM FINNA FEAST

[@derstapel9782]

Finally a DB content creator who doesnt spam Sparking zero gameplays ^^

[@dljennings26]

4:53 do you want to know why he has the highest speed it’s simple actually it’s because HES THE DRINK

[@RougeMephilesClone]

Greatly appreciate the in-depth explanations of all the tech, because I know that many of us wouldn't understand the reasoning here without that.

[@Quepasa11]

LES GOOOO ANOTHER LONG VID BY KADAZEE I LOVE IT!!

[@SiegfriedoExMachina]

It warms my heart to know after all these years that Burter is one of the strongest characters in the competitive scene. He was one of my favorite characters in the game even if he didnt do much in the anime. The undefeated fastest warrior in the universe 💪

[@MeatSnax]

This should be the standard for intro videos to competitive fighters, especially unconventional ones like MvC2 and SSBM. A quick rundown of what makes the game competitively interesting, the modern rule set, and a brief summary of some of the more interesting characters to get people hooked and wanting to learn more. I tried getting into UMvC3 a few weeks ago, and I probably watched 10-15 videos before I really got the gist of why the game is still so beloved 10+ years after release. If someone had said "it's fast and complex with a lot of character gimmicks and comeback mechanics" and then explained a couple S tiers and weird characters like Phoenix, Dante, Phoenix Wright, and Sentinel, that would probably be the go-to video for introducing ppl to the game. I'd love to know more about Nether Realm games too, but there's not really a great beginner community on youtube.

[@dillongeorge5866]

Wait wait wait, are you telling me that BT3 did what no other game did and actually make Burter the fastest thing in the universe?! Hilariously amazing 😂

[@TheRandomElDuderino]

That segue into the sponsor was brilliant.

[@TheOfficialPSI]

More annoying to me.

[@That_DBZ_Kid]

Keep up the good work, you are why im getting the budokai techniki games all of them 1-4,your the best KaDazee.

[@Weebfox]

Baiting me into watching a video explaining competitive BT3 by disguising it in a tierlist was genius and I loved every second of it, what a fantastic video

[@Vegito_blue365]

2:17 Sus🤨(I am sorry I couldn't resist the urge😭🙏)

[@infernaldisdain8051]

Cell smiling for those devious backshots

[@Vegito_blue365]

@@infernaldisdain8051 Exactly you see it😂😂

[@simonecasula2849]

I wanted to make this exact comment myself😂

[@Vegito_blue365]

​@@simonecasula2849😂

[@Mydemelker_]

Brainrot

[@SoraTrace]

Got clickbaited into some real good stuff, keep it up ❤ Just commenting for channel support

[@pezyg]

Turns out that most of the characters I played as as a kid were top tier. What are the chances?

[@jeremiegaming3034]

IDK

[@TheWeakny]

sniff sniff... fire emblem fan?

[@SuperGuldo]

@@TheWeakny cringe ass

[@VaporYTVideo]

Ranking all 161 characters in BT3 and going in depth on the inner workings on how to play them, displaying why they are at the level instead of just slapping in characters based on "Yeah he can do this in the manga/anime so he's S tier". Very useful and informative

[@thedirewolfking2274]

LETS GOOOOOO NEW KADAZEE DROP I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MY BOY

[@CrystalPantherMeanFangs]

Dope video love how the players in the community made cool names for normal fgc things lol like Frame traps, 1 frame links, just frame combos.

[@GoatOfWar]

I find it interesting that you came to the same conclusion i did when i still played this game a solid decade ago. Teen Gohan ssj1 doing more damage and having that SWEET rush attack was too good to not use. The only thing you're missing out on is that kick that turns your opponent around and the little hand palm thing that's unblockable. But you CAN still transform if you REALLY want to utilise those.

[@M7MD-6093]

One of the best tier list videos i have watched Really entertaining that you explained all the mechanics and reasoning and the montage served everything Good job

[@00pium_D3vil]

Amazing video we need more videos like this

[@lasarousi]

I was expecting a character list, not receiving a minors degree course on Budokai tenkaichi 3.

[@noisetv72]

This is very helpful who else agrees

[@kalimvaluci3904]

Awesome video but where is my man Tapion??

[@gdplayer53]

it amazes me how old these games are yet they still get played in 2024 honestly this was my fav game growing up i still like it to this day

[@degariuslozak2169]

I was just craving a new KaDazee video 🎉

[@cartoonvideos5]

I had no idea this game had a competitive scene

[@IshanaDaitensho]

This game is so awesome. Haven't played since I was a kid, even back then without knowing anything about combos or -1 set ups I was trying to test out how how fast some attacks were compared to others so this video really brought me back 20 years. Can't wait for Sparking Zero!!

[@Jermaine2099]

You should make a new video actually ranking them and not talking about the mechanics lol sure you have a slide at the end of this showing the tiers but this title is extremely deceptive

[@RDarthur91]

so cell is one of the top im BT3, T3 and Fighterz Waw

[@kainrich6183]

Excited for sparking zero tier list 😊

[@odanepalmer3082]

Now I need this for Raging Blast 2

[@Iforgotmyusernamedude]

Holy shit I used to do the gogeta RRC all the time back in the day , like i didn't know why i could infinity combo with him till now but used to have that timing for him perfect

[@HudsonKy]

Interesting I didn’t even know the competitive scene and yet here’s my favorites to play list! My mains were, unova, Ssj trunks, majuub, pikkon, and burter.

[@27kingdavid]

Great video bro but I think I missed the part where u ranked all 161 characters

[@miguelhernandezhernandez3175]

My day just got better

[@brimcolton42]

So are we going to talk about BT3 soundtrack being fire af

[@far0oky0u25]

Thanks so much for all the effort and content on my favorite games of all time!!! So entertaining!

[@BackPalSA]

It kind of hurts that some of my favorite characters are obscenely powerful fusions or villains, and characters like SSJ2 gohan. I always feel like I'm getting judged for playing a top tier even if I just play them because they're cool.

[@tlohnwahs5598]

23:58 POOR TRUNKS LOOK WHERE THAT KICK LANDED

[@AstroBros1991]

Always nice to see you upload, KaDazee!

[@GranHastings]

perfect video man thanks great editing

[@CaptainDiagram]

>Disguise BT3 beginner guide as a character Tier List >Trick 300k people into competitive play >Profit Goated Video lmao

[@mathewwatson-FireGem21]

Just seeing Broly doing the Patcha meme just fits so well 😂

[@hmmm-p1g]

I'm pretty sure my friend discovered something like Gogeta's Rush Reset Combo playing on the PS2 back in like 2014. It was basically unblockable unless you fucked up the inputs somehow.

[@IkemObu]

Hey, Kadazee! I just wanted to say that you are my favorite Tenkaichi-tuber and that I wish only the best for you and the people in your life, you are just amazing. That is all

[@samuelemule8599]

TL;DR: Paige is the goat of this game

[@rodthedigger2902]

Great video!

[@xilergmr]

I actually buyed Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for my PS2 and i just LOVE playing as Super Vegeta, i take that phrase "Just have Fun, that would make a good experience for you"

[@lukasplayingroblox7987]

Challenge complete:how did we get here 9:37

[@CrimsoniteSP]

This'll be interesting. Most people kinda just say Perfect Cell and SSJ4 Gogeta are the tops so I wonder whom else are good