My argument is about exposure. Before the Arkham series my brother had never even heard of Solomon Grundy. Then he became one of his favorite Injustice characters and now he's a fan. It's not about propelling to stardom, it's about introducing a character to an audience outside of comics. Many people became fans of Batman through a cartoon, people can become interested, aware, or fans of a character through a game.
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Injustice 2 Roster Discussion & Speculation Thread
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My argument is about exposure. Before the Arkham series my brother had never even heard of Solomon Grundy. Then he became one of his favorite Injustice characters and now he's a fan. It's not about propelling to stardom, it's about introducing a character to an audience outside of comics. Many people became fans of Batman through a cartoon, people can become interested, aware, or fans of a character through a game.
The roster is terrible, but that was to be expected.
NRS is terrible at appealing to anyone ever.
Things that actively upset me though.
Deadshot
Blue Beetle
Cyborg
Damian (if he uses his garbage moveset from I1).
Those characters are terrible.
I could do with out Doctor Fate as well, but i'ts not the worst choice.
NRS is terrible at appealing to anyone ever.
Things that actively upset me though.
Deadshot
Blue Beetle
Cyborg
Damian (if he uses his garbage moveset from I1).
Those characters are terrible.
I could do with out Doctor Fate as well, but i'ts not the worst choice.
Cheetah is no stranger to outside exposure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah_(comics)#In_other_media
I don't think putting her in Injustice 2 will make any real difference.
Red Arremer
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The biggest mistake is not bringing back Deathstroke. And that's not because I particularly care about Deathstroke as a character, but because in IJ1, he is voiced by JG Hertzler who is one of my favourite actors of all time, and I want him to be back.
The unique characters are the ones you don't want in..?
Cyborg was inevitable due to the DCEU, dude.
What did he mean by this?
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Dr. Fate and Swamp Thing deserve the spotlight. Good for them 
NOT MY BLUE BEETLE also he looks hideous.
Cyborg and Damian were in the last game and both have such garbage movesets unless they are significantly changed, they are wasted as playable characters.
Deadshot just sucks because he stole a much better characters spot.
Doctor Fate is just kinda boring compared to other magical characters.
Damian wasn't in the last game with "his" move set. He was a Nightwing skin and used Dick's move set
She was a throwaway villain in nearly all of that. Fighting games put more spotlight on a character as you play over and over with and against them. Regardless, the other media she's in film/tv wise may surmount to a combined 6 hours of screen time and that's probably being generous. She's been around since the 40s and what she has to show for it in non-comic media is 360 minutes.
Catwoman meanwhile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catwoman_in_other_media
You seem to be under the impression that I believe that being in Injustice is an instant ticket to being a household name. It's not about that, it's about building up characters consistently until they become a household name. You accomplish that by being part of a million selling video game, appearing on TV/movies, and the like.
I don't necessarily disagree with you but in this case, how do you know you wouldn't want to play as a character that is new to the game and therefore all preconceived notions of how they would play boil down to speculation? Sure, you might not be a fan of them story wise or comic wise or even appearance wise, but to me the gameplay and mechanics of that character matter more to me than simply the appearance. I guess it just comes down to whether or not to take a chance on a character based on their moves, rather than their comic history. It's not like Street fighter where you can say "I remember Guile played like this so fuck Guile, wish he didn't make the roster". All talk of how characters like Black Canary or Swamp Thing will play is pure conjecture at this point.
I don't expect them to go through the effort of changing it, when he can just continue to be angsty teenage Nightwing. One of the specific points about the game is that it's a legacy game and the movesets are carrying over. At most I can see them merge his two stances and give him a better trait.
Or maybe he is Red Hood in this universe.
Red Arremer
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That said, you can't have those games without the current household names either. A game involving Batman characters and not having Catwoman would be really weird. She's one of the 2 most important female characters in Batman's rogues gallery, only Harley recently overtook her. I'd say she's even more relevant than Wonder Woman, despite DC's decade-old attempts to make WW a mainliner.
What's the matter? AFRAID to try something different?
I think his fear toxins could make for some VERY interesting possibilities.
I never said you couldn't but I don't think it would be weird. Again: Batman, Robin, Joker, Harley, Ivy. That's enough to satiate Batman fans. You get your hero, his most important supporting hero, the main villain, and 2 of the 3 most popular female characters in the Batman Universe.
Relevant to who?
Edit: Mainstream audiences? Not fair. Again, before Batman v. Superman what was the last non-comic thing WoWo "starred" in? Her movie in 2009 I wanna say. In the past 3 decades what has she had? A TV show and third fiddle in a movie.
Muscle Wizard
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Caitlin not being Killer Frost yet is a point against her being in Injustice 2. Cisco is a main character on Flash, but since he hasn't been Vibe the entire time I doubt he'll be in the game either. Snart has been Captain Cold since his first appearance and remains the most prominent Rogue on the show.
He's also
not on any show right now.....technically.
Captain Cold is the best DC villain btw.
Trying something different is more Batman characters?
Kabuki Waq
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Booster Gold would be awesome.
lol
A memorable one, yes, that has connections far outside of just Batman.
He was a member of the Injustice League, Sinestro Corps, and Legion of Doom, after all.
But even by Batman standards, he WAS the primary antagonist of the last major Batman game. Joker doesn't need the spotlight ALL the time as the de facto "face" of Batman's rogue gallery.
It's not like he's Calendar Man or Kite-Man or something either.
That Dude John
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NRS should fuck the whole game up and bring back the Condiment King.
Green Arrow's on the alleged leaked list.
Scarecrow was a part of those groups because he was a Batman rogue. He's always been a Batman rogue. I wouldn't mind so much if Joker wasn't in, but now it's just another space taken up that could've gone to someone like Starfire or Static or Vixen or Beast Boy or Red Tornado or Constantine (I could go on). It shows a lack of diversity. They have a plethora of characters to choose from, there's no excuse to be this underwhelming
Seems like a strange list.
1.) Pretty sure John Stewart is dead in the injustice world
2.) Why all the clones as pointed out before
Its like with every inspired choice (fire storm, scarecrow, swamp thing) you need to ruin it by having multiple clones or lame characters like Cheetah.
1.) Pretty sure John Stewart is dead in the injustice world
2.) Why all the clones as pointed out before
Its like with every inspired choice (fire storm, scarecrow, swamp thing) you need to ruin it by having multiple clones or lame characters like Cheetah.
The clones are not playable characters. You can basically earn their gear and change the appearance of your character to look like them in a way. So for instance, you can equip Power Girl's gear on Supergirl.
What did he mean by this?
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That's a great way to buff up the roster. I hope with every season pass there's more clones included. You'd want them to be fully voiced though, the strike might complicate that
Yeah, I think it's really cool and a creative way to please fans of characters that may never have a legit shot at making the roster. I could be mistaken, but I believe at one point Boon said you could get Black Manta gear for Aquaman. I know they said there would be options for playing without gear power ups, but I really hope they let you keep whatever gear you want and just disable the stat boosts for those modes. It really lets the player be creative and personalize their fighter.
Well, technically Darkseid (much like Goro) wouldn't take a number on the base roster so that would still leave 1 spot open if we are indeed getting a 28 character roster. If Ra's does show up, he could very well be the boss and character number 28, and the list could still be legit.
At this point there is very little chance that list is fake.
It might not match 100% with the console version, but It seems real.
And even if it wasn't, I really doubt Ra's would be the main villain.
A part of the "leak" says that Brainiac is the main villain
He also said the mobile game has a different story then the console game.
Brainiac might not even be in the console game.
Though I kinda hope he is.
So the boss of both Injustice and MVC are super similar.
I honestly can't decide which character would be a better final boss. Not really a big fan of Brainiac, though. They're amping up the PR like there's some massive threat to the universe so I've been wondering what the hell they're planning story wise.
Red Arremer
Member
I hope that if Brainiac is indeed in the game, he has an alt costume turning him into Brainiac 8.
Irishmantis
Member
Hmmm it's more than likely this list is real
There was a leak list going around from the top players that pretty much matches this
The only different is the list had Starfire and Beastboy too
DLC was Spawn, RedHood, SZ and I forget the other person lol
For me personally I look at interesting arch sets which Scarecriw and Ivy can provide
There was a leak list going around from the top players that pretty much matches this
The only different is the list had Starfire and Beastboy too
DLC was Spawn, RedHood, SZ and I forget the other person lol
For me personally I look at interesting arch sets which Scarecriw and Ivy can provide
Constantine, right? The 4th DLC was Constantine?
Or maybe a Watchmen character?And out of curiosity, which pro players were sharing that list?
Irishmantis
Member
It was definitely none of them lolConstantine, right? The 4th DLC was Constantine?
But I'd love for both of them options
Khauz said it here earlier for the DLC he "guesses" somewhere earlier
I'd rather not name names lol
I honestly didn't believe it too much.
It was definitely none of them lol
But I'd love for both of them options
Khauz said it here earlier for the DLC he "guesses" somewhere earlier
I'd rather not name names lol
That's okay, I understand! You don't want eventhubs ousting you, too! Haha. Shame about Constantine not being in, though
. I know he was mentioned in a poll on Ed's Twitter so maybe he still has a chance at DLC. He asked about Watchmen characters also. Maybe he's guaging interest for DLC pack 2, perhaps?Irishmantis
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Well too be honest the list got a lot wrong.That's okay, I understand! You don't want eventhubs ousting you, too! Haha. Shame about Constantine not being in, though
Oh, and is this legit?
BLACK CANARY CONFIRMED
https://mobile.twitter.com/DcComicsUnited/status/819965972467642368
To me it was just safe bets honestly.
That mobile one is definitely a lot more sourceful
I'd say Deathstroke still has a good chance. He's pretty popular now and he's in the Justice League movie. The upcoming Batman movie too, apparently. I'd actually be surprised if he didn't make it.
It's only just hit me that we're totally gonna get Spawn and Sub-Zero.
Man oh man, I just love me some DC Comics.
Hope to God they don't both come in the same pack. I'm so sick and tired of this guest character BS, especially on Injustice games.
If we get four guest characters like MKX I think I'll go insane.
Man oh man, I just love me some DC Comics.
Hope to God they don't both come in the same pack. I'm so sick and tired of this guest character BS, especially on Injustice games.
If we get four guest characters like MKX I think I'll go insane.
They take away an "in-universe" slot. If we get Subzero people will go "that slot could've gone to *insert fan favorite here*". When you have a universe as wide and diverse as the DC one with a limited number of character slots and one is filled up by a, say, Mortal Kombat character it's annoying since, once the final roster is done and your fan didn't make it, you have to wait 2-4 more years for a chance.