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Injustice 2: Two new characters to be unveiled at Comic-Con (July 22nd).

SpaceWolf

Banned
From Ed Boon's Twitter.

Come see our Injustice 2 panel @ SD ComicCon Friday July 22 with 2 more character reveals! https://comiccon2016.sched.org/event/7fn2

Additionally....

NetherRealm Studios is gearing up for a big Injustice 2 announcement at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. With two new characters set to be revealed, Creative Director Ed Boon may have just pointed us in the direction of where we might find them in EPNdotTV's recent interview.

During their chat, Ed Boon was asked which comic book series fans should read for information on future Injustice 2 characters. Boon was quick to recommend comic book classic The Killing Joke and 2011's Flashpoint.

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Throw my wife and unborn child into outer-space if old.
 

SpaceWolf

Banned
Power Girl pls.

I love Power-Girl, but I think it would be incredibly hard for the developers to come up with a really unique and distinctive move-set for that character, especially with the recent addition of Supergirl, considering the two characters are fairly indistinguishable. It's hard to see her bringing anything new to the table.

Now, John Constantine....
 

ZeroX03

Banned
What if we're getting Citizen Cold? Actually considering how the first Injustice played out, that seems pretty likely.
 
Yeah, the Flashpoint recommendation pretty much makes Thawne a lock, huh?

Either that or (Citizen?) Cold, anyhow.

Edit: Oh, goddamnit, Zero.
 

SpaceWolf

Banned
Knowing how much Ed Boon likes to toy with people, I can see the Killing Joke recommendation being a confirmation of Two-Face being in the game or something. Joker would seem to obvious. Then again, I guess it's obvious Joker's going to be in the game anyway as the most iconic supervillain in comic book history.
 

ZeroX03

Banned
What if the two hints were actually for one character?

The Killing Joke + Flashpoint =
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Knowing how much Ed Boon likes to toy with people, I can see the Killing Joke recommendation being a confirmation of Two-Face being in the game or something. Joker would seem to obvious. Then again, I guess it's obvious Joker's going to be in the game anyway as the most iconic supervillain in comic book history.

Joker and Harley (not Killing Joke alum, just saying) are 100% in. Super popular, in GAU and Suicide Squad to boot, they're so guaranteed a big reveal would be wasted on them.
 

SpaceWolf

Banned
Joker and Harley are 100% in.

Yep. Suicide Squad's upcoming release basically cemented it anyway.

Although, I guess The Joker has long since died in the Regime Universe. And given how there seems to be a distinct lack of inter-dimensional shenanigans for the sequel, finding a way to bring him back might prove tricky.
 

ZeroX03

Banned
Yep. Suicide Squad's upcoming release basically cemented it anyway.

Although, I guess The Joker has long since died in the Regime Universe. And given how there seems to be a distinct lack of inter-dimensional shenanigans for the sequel, finding a way to bring him back might prove trick.

Seeing how there seems to be a strong Flash focus - three, maybe four reps - I would be very surprised if time travel shenanigans weren't a thing.
 

Some Nobody

Junior Member
I'll accept Harley, but if Joker's in it I might just chuck the nearest thing in reach into a wall. He's boring, and far more importantly, he's fucking dead in the Injustice universe. That's in fact the point of the Injustice universe.
 

ZeroX03

Banned
He's boring, and far more importantly, he's fucking dead in the Injustice universe. That's in fact the point of the Injustice universe.

If you want logical and consistent plots, then you've come to the right place with comic books and fighting games combined.
 

Rambler

Member
I want them to be oddball characters that nobody ever heard of that the devs picked because they could provide really unique gameplay.

Kind of like what Shuma Gorath and Blackheart were to the Marvel games.
 

bunkitz

Member
Funny, I was just about to say something along the lines of "I hope none of the two new characters will be a Batman character." Seeing The Killing Joke be recommended, though, then I suppose that would mean... wait, that actually wouldn't make sense. As far as I know, all the possible playable characters present in The Killing Joke were already in the first game, right? Ehh, whatever. Would be excited just to see new characters, I suppose. I'd be even more excited to see Superman's face look better, though.

As for Flashpoint... Well, gotta be Thawne, right? Would be a great choice, considering Flash's popularity right now, etc. Plus, a twisted, lethal version of Flash, gameplay-wise, would be really cool.
 
Zoom seems redundant (and I'd be fine if they just kept him as a flash costume) unless it's Zolomon, whose powers are much different from Flash, and I don't care about Joker.
 

Khezu

Member
I will still be shocked if Thawne is in as anything other then gear for Flash.

Flash already has 2 Villains in the game and he ain't Batman.
 
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