How to play as Cooler in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero

Many cinematic villains from Dragon Ball history have entered Dragon Ball: Sparking Zeroand few are as iconic as Frieza's older brother, Cooler. The power of this alien fighter is not only enough to rival his brother, but he also has an additional final form and a metallic version.

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Since the movesets of each Cooler variant are so similar, we've grouped them all together in one guide. Keep in mind that Metal Cooler is a distinct character with his own mechanics and nuances, so you should learn the different Cooler options before deciding who to main.

Cooler

Move name	Entrance	Cost	Effect
Psychokinesis	R2/RT + Up on the D-Pad	2 Skill counting	Paralyzes the target for 3 seconds.
Afterimage	R2/RT + Left on the D-Pad	2 Skill counting	Automatically dodge the next attack.
Full power energy wave	R2/RT + Square/X	3 Ki Bars	Fires a super beam that deals nearly one bar of damage.
Eye ray of darkness	R2/RT + Triangle/Y	2 Ki Bars	Deals just over half a bar of damage in a horizontal line when targeting the enemy.
Death ball	R2/RT + Circle/B (in Sparking mode)	Full Ki Bar	Projectile Super that deals almost two bars of damage.

Cooler in versus and online matches

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero image showing Cooler throwing Death Ball.

Cooler's overall moveset is similar to Frieza's, mainly due to the same body structure. However, his Psychokinesis can be chained together, creating a nice potential combo loop once you catch the enemy by surprise; although with his skill count rising to four, you can only do this twice.

Darkness Eye Beam is a great harassing tool for dealing with opponents who tend to dodge your special moves rather than block them, but it's not a projectile type, so you can be easily countered. To cause fights between beams, it is best to use the energy wave at full power.

The Death Ball is the basic decisive move of the Frieza race, sharing the move's main weakness: the way it is executed. Since you start with the Death Ball on top of you, many beams or even quick Rush Supers can interrupt it, causing you to waste your Sparking Mode.

Cooler (final form)

Image from Dragon Ball Sparking Zero showing Cooler in his final form..

Move name	Entrance	Cost	Effect
Psychokinesis	R2/RT + Up on the D-Pad	2 Skill counting	Paralyzes the target for 3 seconds.
Psychological barrier	R2/RT + Left on the D-Pad	3 Skill counting	Emits an explosive wave that knocks enemies back.
Death ray	R2/RT + Square/X	2 Ki Bars	Fires a quick Super Beam that deals nearly a bar of damage.
Death Hunter	R2/RT + Triangle/Y	3 Ki Bars	Activates a Super Rush that deals a bar of damage.
Supernova	R2/RT + Circle/B (in Sparking mode)	Full Ki Bar	Fires a super beam that deals nearly two bars of damage.

Cooler (final form) in Versus and online matches

Image from Dragon Ball Sparking Zero showing Cooler in his final form fighting.

Cooler in his final form is a far superior version of the character, having all the strengths of the previous form and covering almost all the weaknesses. The main point in choosing Cooler's base form is to save on DP, as the base form is six points while the final form is seven.

Transforming into Cooler's final form costs 2 skill counts and you gain an extra half health bar.

You can still chain one Psychokinesis after another, but you also have the Psycho Barrier ability which interrupts combos and can save you when you're in trouble. It's not as effective as the Blast Wave ability found on most Vegeta characters, but it's still useful.

As for Supers, he now has a healthy mix of Rush and Beam Supers, with Death Beam being his best. It costs only two Ki Bars and is one of the fastest beams in the game, capable of interrupting most throws as they happen.

His ultimate move, Supernova, starts as fast as a normal Beam Super, making it easier to connect than most characters from Frieza's races. Once connected, Cooler still launches a large ball of energy at his opponent, but he does so during a cutscene.

Image of Dragon Ball Sparking Zero showing Metal Cooler.

Move name	Entrance	Cost	Effect
Instant transmission	R2/RT + Up on the D-Pad	2 Skill counting	Teleport behind the target.
Regeneration	R2/RT + Left on the D-Pad	4 Skill count	Recovers one and a half bars of health.
Block Buster	R2/RT + Square/X	4 Ki Bars	Fires a super unblockable beam that deals nearly one bar of damage.
Finger Blitz Barrage	R2/RT + Triangle/Y	2 Ki Bars	Fires a series of rapid Beam Supers that can deal a bar of damage if they all connect.
Supernova	R2/RT + Circle/B (in Sparking mode)	Full Ki Bar	Fires a super projectile that deals nearly two bars of damage.

Metal Cooler in Versus and online matches

Image from Dragon Ball Sparking Zero showing a close-up of Metal Cooler.

Metal Cooler has many of Cooler's moves, but works very differently. For starters, he counts as an Android character, meaning he can't charge Ki (except to enter Sparking Mode), but is passively charged as the match progresses.

He's also a character that can be picked multiple times, making him a good character to master if you're faced with a team battle. In DP battles, however, you may only take two Metal Coolers (as they cost seven DP each), so keep that in mind.

His abilities are completely different from those of all other members of the Frieza race as he possesses Instant Transmission and Regeneration. Since Metal Cooler can't transform, it's best to save your skill count for regeneration, using Instant Trans only when you need to close the game.

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero image showing Metal Cooler launching Supernova.

Finger Blitz Barrage is your harassment tool, best used to interrupt whatever your opponent is trying to do or to expend their Afterimage charges. Lock-On Buster is a little expensive for the damage it does, but since it's unblockable, it's yet another tool for closing out games with surprising speed.

Metal Cooler's ultimate move is Supernova, and while it shares the same name as the ultimate move for Cooler's final form, it functions exactly like the base form's Death Ball. This makes him an average Ultimate overall, but with all the other tools at Metal Cooler's disposal, he's probably the best character form to master.