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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Will Get 2B from Nier Automata As a DLC Character

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have announced that the DLC character pass for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will include the characters Vane, Beatrix, and 2B from NieR: Automata. Additionally, the publisher announced that the previously announced DLC character Lucilius will launch on January 16, 2024 via update 1.10. 2B will launch in late February 2024, Vane will launch in April, and will be followed by Beatrix in May. Trailers for 2B and Lucilius were also released. Lastly, the publisher announced that two DLC characters will launch also in August and October and detailed the game’s update schedule, new lobby characters, in-game items, and more. Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is available now for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.

 

The full details via the publisher:

New Lobby Avatars

Yukichi (voiced by Mitsuhiro Ichiki)

A voice actor and honorary skyfarer known for his legendary anti-air reactions. He’s no stranger to the grind and has arrived to take on new challengers in Grand Bruise Legends!

He also voices Icarus in the original Granblue Fantasy mobile / browser game.

Coming to the in-game Rupie Shop on December 25!

More Tie-In Premium Avatars Coming!

 

Character Pass 1: Character Reveal

Lucilius (voiced by Sean Chiplock in English, Takahiro Sakurai in Japanese)

A powerful attacker that boasts superior offensive capabilities in exchange for longer cooldowns. Use skills to raise his Blade Level, reducing the cooldown time between them and allowing him to take control of the endgame to dominate his foes.

 

Playable on January 16, 2024!

2B (from NieR: Automata) (voiced by Kira Buckland in English, Yui Ishikawa in Japanese)

 

Playable in late February 2024!

Vane and Beatrix

 

Update Schedule

January 16 – New Character #1: Lucilius

Late February – New Character #2: 2B

 

From January to February

New Stage

 

New In-Game Features

Online Lobby Update

April – New Character #3: Vane

May – New Character #4: Beatrix

August – New Character #5: ???

October – New Character #6: ???

 

From April to October

  • New Grand Bruise! Game Mode
  • New Online Lobby Minigame
  • New Bonus Story
  • New Game Mode
  • Vane (voiced by Zeno Robinson in English, Takuya Eguchi in Japanese) and Beatrix (voiced by Jennifer Losi in English, Aya Hirano in Japanese)

 

Version 1.10 Coming January 16, 2024

  • New Playable DLC Character: Lucilius
  • New Stage: Feendrache
  • Battle Pass Round 1
  • Quality-of-Life Update for Spectating Lobby Matches
  • In-battle Bug Fixes (No Balance Adjustments)
  • Other Minor Tweaks and Additions

 

■ Bonus Outfits

The Black Butterfly

Obtainable as a Premium Battle Pass reward!

 

■ New Lobby Avatar

  • Bloody-Blood Stabby Man (voiced by Howard Wang in English, Jun Fukuyama in Japanese)
  • Additional In-game Items Coming!
  • Weapon Skin
  • Character Color
  • Character Illustration
  • Background Music
  • Stickers, Badges, and More

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Abdul Saad

Abdul Saad is a seasoned entertainment journalist and critic and has been writing for five years on multiple gaming sites. When he isn't writing or playing the latest JRPG, he can be found coding games of his own or tinkering with something electrical.

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