After a lengthy downtime, Warner Bros. Games' is set to release with a seemingly larger roster than was present in the beta. pits some of the most popular characters from the company's franchises together in a fighting game for the ages. First shown off in a beta test during 2022 and 2023, the beta ended in June 2023, so the development team could turn a full focus on polishing the game, which already seemed to have a great starting point.
follows a similar formula that other popular fighting games like does. Battles take place in evolving arenas that usually have multiple vertical layers, and players accumulate damage that will eventually blast them away. Each character has a unique skill set to utilize and items can periodically drop around the arena to give temporary advantages. Overall, while didn't change much from others in the genre, the intriguing gameplay and excellent design of fan-favorite characters helped generate interest.
Currently, only two characters that weren't present in the betahave been confirmed for launch. These are DC Comics' Joker with Mark Hamill returning returning to voice the archnemesis of Batman, and Banana Guard from. Though the chances are more new characters will be released along with the game, those are currently unknown.
New MultiVersus Character
Franchise
Role
Banana Guard
Bruiser
The Joker
DC Comics
Ranged
The characters from the beta, along with the two new additions, that players can expect to see at launch are as follows:
MultiVersus Launch Character
Franchise
Role
Arya Stark
Assassin
Finn the Human
Assassin
Harley Quinn
DC Comics
Assassin
Marvin the Martian
Assassin
Stripe
Assassin
Batman
DC Comics
Bruiser
Banana Guard
Bruiser
Black Adam
DC Comics
Bruiser
Garnet
Bruiser
Jake the Dog
Bruiser
LeBron James
Bruiser
Morty
Bruiser
Shaggy
Bruiser
Taz
Bruisers
Bugs Bunny
Ranged
Rick
Ranged
The Joker
DC Comics
Ranged
Tom & Jerry
Ranged
Gizmo
Support
Reindog
Support
Steven Universe
Support
Velma
Support
Iron Giant
Tank
Superman
DC Comics
Tank
Wonder Woman
DC Comics
Tank
Every character in is grouped into one of five roles that dictate how their kit plays. Assassins focus on combo attacks meant to raise damage counters quickly. Bruisers are a hybrid mix of heavy attacks with more tankiness than standard characters. Ranged characters are the most fragile, but make up for it with kits based on keeping distance and attacking repeatedly from afar. Supports are tanky like Bruisers but with abilities meant to enable teammates rather than outright damage the enemy. Lastly, Tanks have heavy defenses meant to absorb as much damage as possible while doing moderate damage.
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