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Injustice 2 Roster Discussion & Speculation Thread
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GrayFoxPL
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They got you covered!
I kinda agree with you. And I love those characters (Red Hood, Starfire and Booster Gold) but they are kinda vanilla and don't really offer anything wildly different from characters already on the roster.
Booster Gold can be unique though if Skeets is part of his moveset, instead of as a trait. We both know the latter option would be used however.
As for characters I want to see as DLC, my list is similar to yours, but mine would also have Larfleeze and Jonah Hex.
EDIT: Oh another popular one I see that I don't care for...Rorschach. He's my favorite Watchmen character, but he doesn't offer much in terms of unique gameplay potential. He's like Batman, but can do less. The idea of adding him as a premier costume for the Question is a neat idea though. The Question has the same problem though. Boring moveset potential.
Troubled Bat
Member
Guests:
- Spawn
- Hellboy
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New Characters:
- Constantine
- Static
- Vixen
- Rorschach
Old Characters:
- Grundy
- Lex
Here's my shitty list. May it make you eye roll.
- Spawn
- Hellboy
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Marvel Character
New Characters:
- Constantine
- Static
- Vixen
- Rorschach
Old Characters:
- Grundy
- Lex
Here's my shitty list. May it make you eye roll.
[You know damn well guests are happening.
I know I can always count on Boon to have my back.
Also Constantaine is such a weird choice. I don't really need to see that dude punching or kicking people.
I think it would be neat if he was a non playable cutscene character, just so he can show up for the story since he played a big role. I just don't need to see him fight.
LordOfLore
Banned
We've seen her in the Year 3 Annual before she got sent to the Phantom Zone with Superboy, Wonder Girl and Red Robin:
pock3tmonster
Banned
Maybe we'll fight against non-playable characters in story mode, not unlike Mortal Kombat X (Rain, Sindel, etc). There could be other Green Lanterns.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Edit: Double-post.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Does Ronnie-Firestorm have different powers and/or abilities to Jason-Firestorm? I don't have a preference, but I'd love to see a Deathstorm Premier Skin.
I remember an interview on a Mortal Kombat fan site with someone who recently left NRS, and apparently the backlash against NPCs in MKX's story mode upset Ed Boon so much that he vowed to leave them out of future games. Instead of being grateful for the cameos that NRS put a lot of work into, people complained that NRS was intentionally withholding characters like Rain and Sindel to be DLC (which was not case). Does anyone else remember this interview? I forget where I read it.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
No. They share the same abilities.
I am still salty they didnt make them playable atleast for single player modes.Or a little neat mode . They are unfinished but still playable on PC
pock3tmonster
Banned
Was the backlash that severe? I understand that fans of those characters might have been upset, but I was under the impression that the NPCs were using move lists unchanged from Mortal Kombat 9. As you said, Rain and Sindel were more realised cameos. I can honestly say that I'd be happy to see more such cameos if it meant that characters from the first game, who didn't make the playable roster of the second, could still return somehow. Zatanna, Martian Manhunter and Batgirl come to mind as characters who could play a significant role within the story mode.
Count me as another who doesn't give a shiiiiit about guest characters. I'm a DC fan. I want as many DC characters in there as I can get. If I want to play Sub Zero, I'll go play Mortal Kombat.
I'd prefer not to see Red Hood (I don't care for the character at all and am mystified by his popularity) or any guest characters unless it's Hellboy.
I'd love to see Etrigan, King Shark, Constantine, Larfleeze, and Big Barda as DLC though.
Schweinehund
Member
Pretty much any more Batman characters. Red hood, Deathstroke and Deadshot all seem derivative of each other, really only one of them should make it in and the rest should be premium skins. In this case it looks like Deadshot won.
If there are any more titans it should be Beast Boy, I think he'd be real cool visually and gameplay/gear wise. J'onn should have made it in the base roster... Shazam I want at least as a premier skin. Etrigan would be soooo awesome. Sinestro really needs to be back in. Long shot
star girl.
If they have guests they should stick to comic based characters. No Mk. Spawn or a marvel character (pipe dream, love to see Spider-man or Thor).
pock3tmonster
Banned
It goes without saying that we are in the minority. Given the vast numbers of unique heroes and villains within the DC universe, I'd much rather we didn't have guest characters either. Especially when those characters don't move forward. Why spend so much time learning the ins and outs of a guest character, when the next game in the series won't feature them?
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Honestly i'd take Deathstroke, Red Hood and/or Wild Dog as Deadshot reskins.
Hopefully they go with the current mature instructor Starfire
pock3tmonster
Banned
If NRS do include another Lantern, I'd love to see a summons-based Larfleeze. His powers, if translated well, could make for an interesting play style relatively uncommon within the genre. His character dialogue could imitate Finding Nemo's seagulls.
flaxknuckles
Member
Honestly i'd take Deathstroke, Red Hood and/or Wild Dog as Deadshot reskins.
Hopefully they go with the current mature instructor Starfire
It doesn't matter, she would still be Slutfire after a few equipment changes.
What did he mean by this?
Member
I wonder which Firestorm theyrr going with...
Will Cybreh be the only borg on the roster...?
Will Cybreh be the only borg on the roster...?
pock3tmonster
Banned
I swear to Christ, if Larfleeze made it, I would never play anyone else.
I want to cover him in such a ridiculous amount of gear that it physically weighs him down and he can barely fight. Because that's what would happen.
Also, he'd need a Christmas hat.
It wouldn't be Larfleeze without an assortment of Christmas themed head gear. I definitely see him as a summoner though; a play style that has upmost potential for delivering a wholly unique character.
Ronnie's been the most prominent Firestorm for decades, so probably him. But I could definitely see Jax as a premier skin.
pock3tmonster
Banned
I'd love Deathstorm and Firehawk Premier Skins.
Schweinehund
Member
I'd be surprised if it wasn't jason, that's who it is on LoT and it's another slot for diversity which is admittedly lacking. Probably get skins for both.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
The dude on LoT is named Jax and is some knock off combination between Ronnie and Jason. I don't want him.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Jason did appear on The Flash briefly; I'm not sure why a new character was created to replace Ronnie.
I swear to Christ, if Larfleeze made it, I would never play anyone else.
I want to cover him in such a ridiculous amount of gear that it physically weighs him down and he can barely fight. Because that's what would happen.
Also, he'd need a Christmas hat.
Larfleeze would instantly become my third behind Superman and Captain Cold. I would put so much work into him.
I'm overwhelmed online too, but I'm glad there is no practice mode for a closed beta. It would suck for those not getting a code if everyone was just practicing rather than playing matches which was the point of the test.
I don't either for the same reasons, but I would't care as long as they put in Black Manta. He's the only one I really want to see who is not on the rumored roster.
I think it's official and I'm finally getting burnt out on the beta too lol. I might take a break from the game today and go back into VR world, still haven't finished RE7. That said I'm not burnt out on keeping the mega post alive so keep your unlocks coming!
I would like Constantine in the game as well. People say he's not really a fighter and how would he even fight, but this is a serious that allows you to fight Harley Quinn versus Superman haha. Those damn magic pills. I mean, he could have limited physical attacks and rely on spells/demons/etc to assist him. I wish I was good at creating art because I would do some concept stuff for his move list.
Think of B3 as like burning knuckle (lol) but a summoned demon claps his wings and sends the opponent flying for a wall bounce. Punch strings could be shitty backhanded brass knuckles bar fighting, kicks could be dick kicks and foot stomps. Explosive cigarette tosses causes ground bounce and he could teleport between dimensions (hell on earth) mid fight. I know how ridiculous this all sounds but man it would be fun(ny) haha.
I would like Constantine in the game as well. People say he's not really a fighter and how would he even fight, but this is a serious that allows you to fight Harley Quinn versus Superman haha. Those damn magic pills. I mean, he could have limited physical attacks and rely on spells/demons/etc to assist him. I wish I was good at creating art because I would do some concept stuff for his move list.
Think of B3 as like burning knuckle (lol) but a summoned demon claps his wings and sends the opponent flying for a wall bounce. Punch strings could be shitty backhanded brass knuckles bar fighting, kicks could be dick kicks and foot stomps. Explosive cigarette tosses causes ground bounce and he could teleport between dimensions (hell on earth) mid fight. I know how ridiculous this all sounds but man it would be fun(ny) haha.
pock3tmonster
Banned
We could almost have DC's best bromance; Blue (Beetle) and Gold. I'm still waiting for that "buddy cop" film.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Here's another gear set for the megapost, Sinkfla.
Blue Beetle
The Reach
Set Bonus
[3/5] Interaction Boost: Increases Environmental Interaction damage by 25.00%.
[3/5] Heavy Throw: Increase Thrown Environmental Interaction damage by 50.00%.
[5/5] Fury of the Scarab: For every 25.00% of Super Meter above 25.00%, Blue Beetle gains 5.00% increases damage.
Blue Beetle
The Reach
Set Bonus
[3/5] Interaction Boost: Increases Environmental Interaction damage by 25.00%.
[3/5] Heavy Throw: Increase Thrown Environmental Interaction damage by 50.00%.
[5/5] Fury of the Scarab: For every 25.00% of Super Meter above 25.00%, Blue Beetle gains 5.00% increases damage.
Awesome, I'm going to add it to the megapost now! Not much longer now and I guess we will see... firestorm? I was wondering about the mobile leak. With the premium skins factored in (and assuming that freeze is a skin for Captain Cold), would the confirmed characters added with the leaked list bring our roster to 28 or are we in for more surprises?
pock3tmonster
Banned
I think we're going to be looking at a starting roster of 31 characters, including Darkseid. The 9 DLC characters/Season Pass will bring the roster up to 40 characters. I don't believe that Darkseid is part of the Season Pass, given he is advertised as a pre-order bonus separate from the DLC characters offered by the Season Pass.
I so badly hope so. I really like the leaked list of newcomers, but the veteran side is lacking. Just adding Lex Luthor and Sinestro to the leaked roster (bumping it up from 28 to 30) would improve it tenfold in my mind.
See, that's what I was thinking too because the official page had 31 "?" slots. But didn't they just add on to that as Ivy, Bane, and Robin were added? I'm hoping for 31 but I'm worried were in for a 29* slot roster
.*Counting Darkseid.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
See, that's what I was thinking too because the official page had 31 "?" slots. But didn't they just add on to that as Ivy, Bane, and Robin were added? I'm hoping for 31 but I'm worried were in for a 29 slot roster
I remember them saying that the roster will start out in the low 30's, so we'll definitely have more than 29.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Between the leaked roster and the officially announced characters, we're sitting at possibly 29 total so far. That's 15 "heroes" and 14 "villains," based on their comic book backgrounds, not their Injustice allegiances. So we might have at least another villain to be announced, bringing it to an even split.
*If Cheetah is a unique character, not a Premier Skin. Given Wonder Woman doesn't have a villain on the roster outside of Cheetah, I think she's more likely to be a unique character. A more frenzied, physical counterpart to Catwoman.
Darkseid is DLC, though. It's 28 without him. Boon specifically said biggest initial roster and biggest DLC roster.
pock3tmonster
Banned
He's DLC, but based on previous pre-order characters, he'll be in every launch copy. So effectively it's a 29 character "launch" roster. If you don't count Darkseid, we have 15 heroes to 13 villains. It seems likely that NRS want an even split, not unlike the first roster (not counting DLC characters).
For like the fifth time, she's unique. I've seen some private test stuff.
pock3tmonster
Banned
I didn't say she wasn't. If you read my post I said I think she is. I have just seen much debate over her status as a unique character vs Premier Skin, so it was worth explaining.
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