Hello all. Longtime lurker, first time poster, but I figure I would get in on this speculation action and try to compile everything we know up this point so we have a reference going forward. Below is my attempt:
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heroes: Aquaman, Batman, Cyborg, Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Nightwing, Raven, Shazam, Superman, Wonder Woman.
DLC: Batgirl, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna.
Villians: Ares, Bane, Black Adam, Catwoman, Deathstroke, Doomsday, Harley Quinn, Joker, Killer Frost, Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Solomon Grundy.
DLC: Lobo, Scorpion, Zod.
12 Heroes + 12 Villains = 24 playable characters at launch.
15 Heroes + 15 Villains = 30 playable characters by the end of the DLC cycle.
INJUSTICE 2 - POTENTIAL LEAK -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heroes: Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Cyborg, Doctor Fate, Firestorm, Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jon Stewart, Powergirl, Robin, Swamp Thing.
Villains: Bane, Black Adam, Brainiac, Captain Cold, Catwoman, Cheetah, Joker, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Reverse Flash, Scarecrow.
IIRC, none of the characters that had been officially revealed up to the Harley and Deadshot reveal were included in the leak (Aquaman, Atrocitus, Batman, Deadshot, Gorilla Grodd, Harley Quinn, Supergirl, & Superman), as they had already been revealed. Darkseid was also not included in the list. As can be seen, each of the confirmed premium skins (Jon Stewart, Powergirl, and Reverse Flash) were listed as separate characters. This leaves open the possibility that some of the villains listed are actually premium skins (most likely Cheetah (Catwoman) and Mr. Freeze (Captain Cold)).
Importantly, this leak was purportedly for the roster of the Injustice 2 Mobile Game, the leaker hypothesizing that the initial release roster for that game would match the roster of the main game. I did not play the Mobile version of Injustice 1, but I do know that it ended up with a much larger roster of characters by the end of its development cycle. I don’t know if its roster matched that of the main game at launch. If this leak is accurate, then all of the premium skin characters will, most likely, be unique characters on that platform.
Including Darkseid, this results in 15 heroes + 15 villains = 30 playable characters (assuming Cheetah and Mr. Freeze are unique characters and not a premium skins, 28 playable characters otherwise).
Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Injustice 1 launched with an equal number of Heroes and Villains (12 and 12), and ended with an equal amount of each (15 and 15). The leak seems to follow this pattern, unless both or either Cheetah and Mr. Freeze are premium skins, as that would result in there being more Heroes than Villains (15 Heroes to either 13 or 14 Villains).
- If the leak is correct, these characters will not be returning as unique, launch characters: Heroes: Hawkgirl, Nightwing, Raven, Shazam, Batgirl, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna. Villians: Ares, Deathstroke, Killer Frost, Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Solomon Grundy, Lobo, Scorpion.
- There has already been speculation that some of these characters may return as premium skins (Nightwing as a skin for Robin being the main one I’ve seen so far).
- The official Injustice 2 website appears to have 31 character profile spots, suggesting there will be 31 characters at launch. This assumes the 9 DLC characters promised by the ultimate edition advertisements are not included in this 31 character total, which seems to be a safe assumption based on the launch size of the MKX roster size paired with comments made by Ed Boon and others re: Injustice 2’s roster size. If the 31 number is accurate and the 9 DLC spots are not included, we have at least 1 unannounced, un-leaked launch characters (Up to 3 characters if Cheetah and Mr. Freeze are premium skins)
- If the leak is accurate, folks who thought Injustice 1 was a “Bat Brawler” will not be pleased, as almost a full 3rd of the launch roster will be Batman Heroes or Rogues (Bane, Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Joker, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Robin and Scarecrow).
- If the leak is accurate, there are a larger number of returning Heroes compared to Villains, 8 of the original 15 Heroes are returning, while only 5 of the original 15 Villains are back. Also worth noting is that slightly less than half of the original roster will be returning.
Did I miss anything?
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