Today Bandai Namco revealed the first DLC character coming to its anime fighting game JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R.
The new character is Risotto Nero from the fifth arc Vento Aureo.
The leader of the “Squadra Esecuzioni” will join the cast this fall with more information and a trailer promised at a later date. In the meanwhile, we do get a screenshot.
Interestingly, we learn that the Season Pass includes four characters, with three still unannounced. All of them will be released by December 31, 2023.
If you buy the Season Pass (you can also purchase the characters separately) you get an exclusive pair of DLC, Rohan Kishibe’s debut costume and Muhammad Avdol’s father disguise.
You can check them out in the images below alongside Risotto Nero.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R releases is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. You can read our review if you want to know whether it’s good.
Speaking of characters, you can check out trailers for Jotaro Kujo, another focusing on Jonathan Joestar, one showcasing Dio Brando, one starring Johnny Joestar, one featuring Noriaki Kakyoin, one starring Mohammed Avdol, one showcasing Ikuro Hashizawa, one revealing Robert E. O. Speedwagon, one starring Jean Pierre Polnareff, one featuring Lisa Lisa, one showcasing Vanilla Ice, one featuring Mariah, two showing off Kars & Wamuu, one featuring Will Anthonio Zeppeli, one showcasing Pet Shop, one focusing on Iggy, two showcasing Jolyne Cujoh and F.F., one focusing on Ermes Costello, one starring Josuke Higashikata, one focusing on Yukako Yamagishi, one introducing Koichi Hirose, one focusing on old Joseph Joestar, one showing Kosaku Kawajiri, one showcasing Father Pucchi, and one focusing on Narciso Anastasia.
If you’re unfamiliar with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, it’s a remaster of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, which was originally released for PlayStation 3 in 2013 in Japan and in 2014 in the west.
The game is an adaptation of the ultra-popular manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki, which debuted in Weekly Shounen Jump all the way back in 1987, featuring characters from most of its many story arcs.
