If you didn’t catch this year’s E3 event, you’d be forgiven for not even knowing about Jump Force. However, for many anime fans, it’s going to be a dream come true.
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Now, although the announcement trailer shows Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ryuk, the game’s producers have confirmed that neither character will actually be playable. The reason? They’re simply too powerful. It’s understandable: of the current cast, there are just a few fighters who don’t use their real name.
Everyone's favorite hunter (Photo credit: Viz Media, 1999)[/caption]
So who are the new additions? Well, One Piece and Hunter X Hunter fans, you’re in luck: Jump Force will let you play as Marshall D. Teach (AKA Blackbeard), Sanji, Gon, and Hisoka. It’s worth bearing in mind that more characters will likely be announced as we get closer to the game’s release in 2019. In the meantime, however, we’ve compiled a list of every confirmed character in the game so far. Take a look:
What is Jump Force?
Developed by Spike Chunsoft, the company behind the phenomenal Danganronpa series, Jump Force is a fighting game that lets you answer all those “what if” questions. Players can choose from a selection of wildly popular Shonen Jump characters and get right into the business of proving once and for all who the strongest shonen hero is.
Now, although the announcement trailer shows Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ryuk, the game’s producers have confirmed that neither character will actually be playable. The reason? They’re simply too powerful. It’s understandable: of the current cast, there are just a few fighters who don’t use their real name.
Full Jump Force Character List
[caption id="attachment_9495" align="alignnone" width="848"] Everyone's favorite hunter (Photo credit: Viz Media, 1999)[/caption]
So who are the new additions? Well, One Piece and Hunter X Hunter fans, you’re in luck: Jump Force will let you play as Marshall D. Teach (AKA Blackbeard), Sanji, Gon, and Hisoka. It’s worth bearing in mind that more characters will likely be announced as we get closer to the game’s release in 2019. In the meantime, however, we’ve compiled a list of every confirmed character in the game so far. Take a look:
- Aizen (Bleach)
- Ichigo (Bleach)
- Rukia (Bleach)
- Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
- Goku (Dragon Ball Z)
- Gon (Hunter X Hunter)
- Hisoka Hunter X Hunter)
- Naruto (Naruto)
- Sasuke (Naruto)
- Blackbeard (One Piece)
- Sanji (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Zoro (One Piece)