The Joker is coming to MultiVersus as a part of the preventing sport’s relaunch later this month, and actor Mark Hamill will reprise his position because the Clown Prince of Crime for the event. Developer Participant First Video games and Warner Bros. Video games confirmed off Joker in a brand new gameplay trailer that comprises one other enjoyable shock: The Powerpuff Ladies are coming to MultiVersus as nicely.
Whereas we don’t get to see Buttercup, Blossom, and Bubbles in motion, the Powerpuff Ladies are teased throughout the first few seconds of Monday’s trailer for Joker. Presumably, they’ll combat as a crew, à la MultiVersus’ intelligent tackle Tom and Jerry, however we’ll have to attend for the women’ full disclose to know for positive.
The Joker’s a Mage-class character in MultiVersus phrases, which means he’s extra of a ranged fighter who depends on weapons and devices to deal injury. In Joker’s case, he’ll be part of the roster armed with a pogo stick, spring-loaded boxing gloves, a rocket launcher, balloons, and cartoonish cannons. His first gameplay trailer additionally reveals off some alternate seems to be, together with Darkish Prince Charming and the Batman Who Laughs.
Hamill’s return to the Joker position reunites him together with his Batman: The Animated Sequence co-star Kevin Conroy, who voiced MultiVersus’ model of the Caped Crusader. Hamill by no means actually stepped away from his model of Joker, voicing him in latest animated options and video video games like Batman: The Killing Joke and Lego DC Tremendous-Villains. (Hamill didn’t present the voice for the brand new, youthful, alternate-universe Joker within the latest Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League replace.)
MultiVersus will return on Might 28. The sport has been offline for near a 12 months as developer Participant First labored to retool the Smash Bros.-inspired brawler and create new content material for it.
Joker will be part of a roster that additionally consists of DC’s Batman, Superman, Surprise Girl, Harley Quinn, and Black Adam; Scooby-Doo’s Shaggy and Velma; Looney Tunes’ Bugs Bunny, Tasmanian Satan, and Marvin the Martian; Sport of Thrones’ Arya Stark; Tom and Jerry; Journey Time’s Finn the Human and Jake the Canine; Steven Universe and Garnet; Iron Large; Area Jam: A New Legacy’s LeBron James; Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith; Gremlins’ Gizmo and Stripe; and MultiVersus’ unique character Reindog.