While we’ve yet to see the depth of the character roster for upcoming fighting game Invincible VS, art director Dan Eder has confirmed that the game will feature between 15 and 20 playable characters at launch. In an interview with The Gamer, Eder spoke about a number of different subjects, including the title’s character roster.
“We haven’t announced an exact number yet, but I can tell you that it’s going to be probably more than people think,” said Eder. “I can say between 15 and 20 for the launch roster.” He also went on to explain that while the roster will lean towards featuring characters from the Amazon Prime adaptation of Invincible, we will also see characters from the original comics as well.
“We lean more on the show for the most part,” he explained. “But we do have certain elements that have not yet been shown there. Either characters or certain things that are going to be shown in the upcoming seasons. We want them to be represented in our game. We are fully immersed in both the show and the comics.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Eder also spoke about how Invincible VS is being designed from the ground up as being a game for the fighting game community to enjoy. This includes adding in gameplay elements and mechanics that will be appreciated by fighting game players that like to learn about the complexities of a given game.
“We’ve been very clear that the game definitely caters towards an FGC crowd,” he said. “People who really live and breathe fighting games. They’re going to take the time to understand all the intricacies and the complexities of the fighting system. But we always keep the casual gamer in mind.”
While Eder has given us a closer approximation about the kind of roster we can expect from Invincible VS, Invincible creator Robert Kirkman had teased back in July that the fighting game will feature plenty of characters from the series. Without revealing too many details, he said that there was a “99%” chance that whatever character that a player might want to play will be available in the game.
“There’s so much care being put into being true to the Invincible universe,” Kirkman said. “So if you’re a fan of the comics or the show and you’re like, ‘Oh, there’s a fighting game coming, who would I like to be in that fighting game?’ There’s a 99% chance they’re going to be in the game. I’ll just say that. That’s a spoiler. I might get in trouble for that. I don’t know.”
“The lineup is going to be absolutely insane. I’m so glad that we announced Battle Beast. You can’t do an Invincible fighting game without having Battle Beast be one of the playable characters. There are other characters like that that will more than likely be in the game. So, we’ll see. We’ve got a lot of announcements to roll out. There’s a really great team working on this, and I can’t wait for people to see everything that’s going into it.”
Invincible VS is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The title doesn’t yet have a release date, however. For an example of what kind of characters you can expect from the game, check out the Omni-Man trailer from earlier this month.