Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Hints & Cheats

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Unlockables

Unlock Characters

How to Unlock	Unlockable
Master Roshi + Seriousness	Master Roshi Full Power
Defeat Majin Vegeta	SSJ 2 Goku
Defeat Fat Buu	SSJ 3 Goku
Defeat Freeza as SSJ Goku	SSJ Goku
Defeat Burter & Jeice w/Goku (Frieza Saga)	Burter
Defeat Frieza Final Form w/Goku (Frieza Saga)	Frieza Final Form
Defeat Frieza Final Form w/Piccolo, Krillin & Kid Gohan(Frieza Saga)	Super Saiyan Goku
Defeat Metal Cooler w/ Super Saiyan Goku(Return of Cooler Saga)	Super Saiyan Vegeta
Defeat Perfect Cell w/ Super Trunks(Android Saga)	Super Saiyan Teen Gohan
Defeat Perfect Cell w/ Super Trunks(Android Saga)	Hercule
Defeat Perfect Cell w/Super Vegeta(Android Saga)	Super Trunks
Defeat Cell 2nd Form w/Trunks & Super Saiyan Vegeta(Android Saga)	Cell 2nd Form
Defeat Cell 2nd Form w/Tien(Android Saga)	Super Saiyan Trunks
Defeat Cell 2nd Form w/Tien(Android Saga)	Super Vegeta
Defeat Cell w/17 & Piccolo(Android Saga)	Cell 1st Form
Defeat Dr.Gero w/Krillin(Android Saga)	Dr.Gero
Defeat Recoome w/ Goku & Vegeta (Frieza Saga)	Recoome
Defeat Frieza 3rd Form w/Piccolo, Krillin & Kid Gohan (Frieza Saga)	Frieza 3rd Form
Defeat Frieza 2nd Form w/Vegeta, Krillin & Kid Gohan (Frieza Saga)	Frieza 2nd Form
Defeat Goku(Ginyu) & Jeice w/Vegeta, Krillin & Kid Gohan (Frieza Saga)	Jeice
Defeat Goku(Ginyu) & Jeice w/Vegeta, Krillin & Kid Gohan (Frieza Saga)	Ginyu
Defeat 5x Cell Jr w/Super Saiyan Teen 2 Gohan(Android Saga)	Cell Jr
Survive the Matach against 5x Cell Jr w/Z-fighters.(Android Saga)	Super Saiyan Teen 2 Gohan
Defeat Cell Perfect Form w/Super Saiyan Teen 2 Gohan(Android Saga)	Cell Perfect Form
Defeat Metal Cooler w/ Super Saiyan Goku(Return of Cooler Saga)	Vegeta (Post Namek)
Defeat Adult Gohan w/Future Trunks(History of Trunks Saga)	Super Saiyan Adult Gohan
Defeat Androids 17 & 18 w/Super Saiyan Adult Gohan(History of Trunks Saga)	Super Saiyan Trunks(Sword)
Defeat Guldo w/ Vegeta, Gohan, and Krillin(Frieza Saga)	Guldo
Beat Great Ape Gohan w/Piccolo(Saiyan Saga)	Yajirobe
Defeat Super Namek Lord Slug w/Z-fighters(Lord Slug saga)	Bardock
Defeat Zangya & Bojack w/Piccolo & Teen Gohan(Bojack Unbound Saga)	Videl
Defeat Zangya & Bojack w/Teen Gohan(Bojack Unbound Saga)	Great Saiyaman
Defeat General Tao w/Videl & Great Saiyaman(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan Goten
Defeat General Tao w/Videl & Great Saiyaman(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan Kid Trunks
Defeat Vegeta w/Super Saiyan Teen Trunks(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan Vegeta(2nd form)
Defeat Vegeta w/Super Saiyan Teen Trunks(Buu Saga)	Vegeta(2nd Form)
Defeat Android 18 w/Hercule(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan 2 Adult Gohan
Defeat Android 18 w/Hercule(Buu Saga)	Supreme Kai
Defeat Demon King Dabura w/ Z-Fighters(Buu Saga)	Demon King Dabura
Defeat Majin Buu w/Supreme kai & Adult Gohan(Buu Saga)	Majin Vegeta
Defeat Majin Buu w/Supreme kai & Adult Gohan(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan 2 Goku
Defeat Majin Buu w/Majin Vegeta(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan 3 Goku
Defeat Buu(Pure Evil) w/Majin Buu & Hercule(Buu Saga)	Gotenks
Defeat Buu(Pure Evil) w/Majin Buu & Hercule(Buu Saga)	Super Gotenks
Defeat Super Buu w/ Goten,Kid Trunks, & Piccolo(Buu Saga)	Super Gotenks 3
Defeat Buu w/ Super Gotenks 3 or Piccolo(Buu Saga)	Ultimate Gohan
Defeat Super Buu w/ Ultimate Gohan(Buu Saga)	Super Buu
Defeat Super Buu(Gotenks Absorbed) w/ Goku(Buu Saga)	Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta
Defeat Super Buu(Gohan Absorbed) w/Goku & Vegeta(Buu Saga)	Vegito
Defeat Super Buu(Gohan Absorbed) w/Goku & Vegeta(Buu Saga)	Super Vegetto
Defeat Kid Buu w/Goku & Vegeta(Buu Saga)	Kid Buu
Defeat Omega Shenron w/Super Saiyan 4 Goku & Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta(Evil Dragon Saga)	Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta
Defeat Omega Shenron w/Super Saiyan 4 Goku(Evil Dragon Saga)	Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta
Defeat Super Baby 2 w/Majubb (Baby, The Avenger)	Super Saiyan 4 Goku
Defeat Super Baby 2 w/Pan & Ubb (Baby, The Avenger)	Majuub
Defeat Janemba(Final Form) w/Pikkon(Fusion Reborn)	Super Gogeta
Defeat Hirudengarn w/Tapion & Kid Trunks(2nd Time)(Wrath of The Dragon)	Pan
Defeat Hirudengarn w/Super Saiyan 3 Goku(Wrath of The Dragon)	Uub
Defeat Vegeta w/Goku(Destined Rivals Saga)(last Match)	Great Ape
Defeat Broly w/Goten & Adult Gohan(Broly:2nd Coming)	Great Saiyaman 2(Saiyawoman)
Beat him in Dragon Adventure	Tapion
Beat him in Dragon Adventure	Dodoria
Beat him in Dragon Adventure	Zarbon (normal form)
Beat him in story mode	Frieza
Ultimate Transformation + Bojack	Full Power Bojak
Beat him in Story	Nappa
Cell saga	Perfect Cell
History of trunks	SSJ Adult Gohan
History of trunks	SSJ trunks (with sword)
Metal-cooler movie/android saga	Vegeta (android saga)
Defeat Raditz with Goku	Master Roshi
Super Transformation + Cooler	Final Form Cooler
Demonic Star + Dead Zone	Garlick Jr.
Gohan Absorbed + Evil Buu	Gohan Super Buu
Gotenks Absorbed + Evil Buu	Gotenks Super Buu
Power Ball + Bardock	Great Ape Bardock
Power Ball + Nappa	Great Ape Nappa
Power Ball + Raditz	Great Ape Raditz
Power Ball + Turles	Great Ape Turles
Power Ball + Vegeta (Scouter)	Great Ape Vegeta
Kibito + Supreme Kai	Kibitoshin
Reconstructive Surgery + 100% Full Power Frieza	Mecha Frieza
Big Gete Star + Cooler	Metal Cooler
Giant Form + Garlick Jr.	Super Garlick Jr.
Lower-Class Saiyan Soldier + Fruit of the Tree of Might	Turles
Frieza's Brother + Hatred of Goku	Cooler
Evil Human Cannonball + Majin Buu	Evil Buu
Super Transformation + Final Form Frieza	100% Full Power Frieza
Super Baby 2 + Artificial Blutz Wave	Great Ape Baby
Hildegarn's top half + Hildegarn's lower half	Hirudegarn
Saike demon + People's bad energy	Janemba
Human gunman's gun + Majin Buu	Majin Buu (Pure evil)
Coolers soldier + Armored Cavalry	Salza
Baby Vegeta + Lower class Saiyan	Super Baby 1
Super Baby 1 + Power from lower class	Super Baby 2
Absorb Gohan + Super Buu	Super Buu Gohan absorbed
Absorb Gotenks + Super Buu	Super Buu Gotenks absorbed
Evil dragon + Negative energy	Syn Shenron
The flowers of evil + Galactic Warrior	Zangya
Vegeta's rival + Frieza's soldier	Cui
Self destruction + Cell Perfect Form	Cell Perfect
Broly + Super Saiyan	Broly Super Saiyan
Super Saiyan Broly + Breakthrough limit	Broly Legendary Super Saiyan
Son of Paragus + Hatred of Goku	Broly
Unsealed + Galactic Warrior	Bojack
Baby + Vegeta (second form)	Baby Vegeta
Android 13 + Parts of #14/#15	Android 13 Fusion
Computer + Hatred	Android 13
Beat Grandpa Gohan in the free event in the Destined Rivals Saga when you first take control of Goku.	Kid Goku
Master Roshi's pupil + Fox mask	Grandpa Gohan
HFIL fighter #17 + Android 17	Super Android #17
Janemba + Ultimate transformation	Super Janemba
Bros. of Crane Hermit + Memorial campaign	General Tao
Unsealed + Zarbon	Zarbon Post Transformation
Namekian + Mutation	Lord Slug
Slug + Giant Form	Giant Lord Slug
Syn Shenron + Ultimate Dragon Ball	Omega Shenron
Beat him in Dragon Adventure	Pikkon

What if sagas

Beat the missions with a ???? objective.

How to Unlock	Unlockable
Defeat Raditz with Piccolo in mission 00 of the Saiyan Saga "Mysterious Alien Warrior"	Fateful Brothers
Defeat Dodoria with Gohan and Krillin in mission 01 of the Frieza Saga "A Pursuer Who Calls Death"	Beautiful Treachery
Defeat Gohan with Goten in mission 01 of the Majin Buu Saga "Training With Goten"	Destined Rivals

Easter Eggs

A carry over from Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 1
If you load your Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 1 data in the menu, you receive 100.000 zenny you can only do this once.

Glitches

Double EXP
In Ultimate Battle Z mode, pick any of the Tag Team roads. When asked to choose your characters, pick the character you want to double the EXP gained from the battles you'll fight on the Tag Team road. Make sure to choose custom, and make sure that the character has potaras that can be leveled up with EXP. When asked to pick your second character, just pick the same character again, along with "Custom," just like you chose the first character. Now, when you win a round, you'll get double the EXP!

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type	Name	File Size
Other	Advanced Mechanics FAQ by ZeroAnnihilated	131K
Other	Classic/GameCube Controller Guide by XxLanzoxX	6K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by coolgamehunter	39K
Character Guide	Trunks (Fighter) by Nick_Kazama	48K
Character Guide	Ultimate Gohan by Nick_Kazama	22K
Character Guide	Goku by Nick_Kazama	62K
Other	Costume Guide by Nick_Kazama	41K
Character Guide	Zangya by Nick_Kazama	14K
Other	Password FAQ by The_Krazy_One	23K
Character Guide	Super 17 by FFKonoko	18K
Character Guide	Kid Gohan by zenGOSM	18K
FAQ/Move List	FAQ/Move List by B.lu4R	139K
Character Guide	Pikkon by WingedRegent	8K
Character Guide	Goku by WingedRegent	25K
Character Guide	Super Saiyan Goku by zenGOSM	21K
Character Guide	Hercule by zenGOSM	13K
Character Guide	Goku by zenGOSM	25K
Other	Character/Potara Groups Guide by Frankski	11K
Character Guide	Android 17 by Dvs161	13K
Other	Z Item FAQ by Golden_Gogeta	34K
Other	Combat Guide by Fishbulbhead	119K
Other	Blast/Ultimate Move FAQ by Golden_Gogeta	70K
Character Guide	Frieza by spoontendo	24K
Character Guide	Super 17 by spoontendo	16K
Character Guide	Burter by spoontendo	14K
Character Guide	Pan by spoontendo	14K
Character Guide	Cell by firesnake7810	16K
Character Guide	SS4 Gogeta by spoontendo	14K
Character Guide	Uub by spoontendo	16K
Character Guide	Bardock by spoontendo	14K
Character Guide	Janemba by spoontendo	17K
Character Guide	Tapion by spoontendo	14K
Character Guide	Vegeta by qwvb	16K
FAQ	FAQ by TimJab	29K
Character Guide	Frieza by ray_of_fire	23K
Character Guide	Majin Buu by CRAZIE_GUY	13K
Character Guide	Teen Gohan by ray_of_fire	11K
Character Guide	Majin Buu by CRAZIE_GUY	12K
Character Guide	Broly by spoontendo	22K
Character Guide	Janemba by Die2shoot	14K
FAQ	FAQ by Nitren	258K
Character Guide	Krillin by Vanilla_ice_fan	8K
Character Guide	Cooler by Hunter_R	27K
Other	Move Damage FAQ by Super_Turles	36K
Other	Game Mechanics FAQ by Skryba	45K
Character Guide	Broly by XvFaustvX	17K
Character Guide	Android #18 by sjone013	21K
Other	Character Illustrations Guide by fabio1021	96K
FAQ	FAQ by Tsukikagex	99K
Character Guide	Piccolo by kozaihod	39K
Character Guide	Slug by Litb007	21K

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