Since its release early last year,the anime crossover fighting gameJump Forcehas gradually been introducing new characters from beloved franchises through DLC. So far, that has included new characters from beloved anime properties such asDragon Ball,Naruto,One Piece, and many more, with a new wave of fighters set to join the game in the coming months.
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment hasofficially revealed the first character to be joining the fightin the second Characters Pass forJump Force, which will beMy Hero Academia’s Shoto Todoroki. you’re able to check out the full trailer below for a look at his moveset and abilities, including some of his signature powers fromMy Hero Academia:
According to Bandai Namco, Shoto will be available this spring on PS4, Xbox One, and PC as part of the second Characters Pass with new DLC fighters. Bandai also highlighted that Shoto (and presumably other fighters from Characters Pass 2) will be available as DLC forJump Force: Deluxe Editionon Nintendo Switch, which will arrive later this year.
Alongside the reveal of Shoto as the first new DLC fighter in the second Characters Pass, the end of the trailer also gave a look at the remaining four characters that will joinJump Force’s new wave of DLC. So far, the new characters are confirmed to be representatives fromHunter x Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,andBleach.
For anime fans, JumpForcehas already had a pretty substantial roster of characters to choose from, and the new wave of DLC fighters is sure to only expand on that. While we don’t exactly know just yet which characters are joining the fighting game, we hopefully won’t have too much longer to wait to find out more.
Jump Forceis available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with theDeluxe Editionof the game to arrive sometime later this year on Nintendo Switch.
