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Neptune's Beard!!!
Well, not exactly. We know that Injustice 2 will take place in the alternate universe, and the primary universe won't really be a focus.

Shazam is dead in the alternate universe, but Black Adam is not. So it's entirely possible that we get him without also getting Shazam. The same thing goes for Green Arrow and Black Canary -- Since GA is dead, we may not get him but still get Canary.

To be fair though, Lex and The Joker are dead too but they will most likely still be in the game. In the announcement trailer an unknown character is narrating and mentions being revived in the Lazarus Pit. People think it's Ra's Al Ghul, but I actually think it's Lex Luthor and that's how they are going to bring some of these important characters back -- by reviving them in the Lazarus Pit.

If that's the case, it is possible that Shazam and Green Arrow are revived as well. But I personally think that if they do this, they will limit the amount of characters they bring back for multiple reasons:

  1. To clear up some space for new characters.
  2. To keep some of the death impacts last game.
Lex Luthor and The Joker are characters that make since to bring back, but I can totally see them giving Shazam and Green Arrow a rest so they don't have to worry about them and instead do more new characters. After all, Ed did say that there was going to be "LOTS" of new characters in the game.

But I guess we'll have to wait and see. At the very least, if Shazam doesn't make it in the game, I'm sure he will either show up as DLC or a special gear set for Black Adam. They have already said that certain characters will get special gear pieces that make them look like other characters (a Power Girl set for Supergirl was given as an example).
Tbh, I think anyone with a TV show and/or upcoming movie is pretty likely to make the cast. I'm 100% sure both Shazam & Green Arrow will be back.
 

trufenix

bye felicia
Well, not exactly. We know that Injustice 2 will take place in the alternate universe, and the primary universe won't really be a focus.
You make some excellent points. I love Shazam, so admittedly I will bend my better judgement as necessary to facilitate his return even though story wise it makes little sense. I'm currently operating on the logic that the dude has forty siblings, any one of them could be written into the new "Shazam" with minimal effort.

As for the other deaths, similar "mk style" logic could be facilitated, I mean in MKX Jax literally just wakes up and walks out of hell and starts a family. That's canon. An ex-dead man retired, unretired and and is now smoking cigars and cracking wise with ninjas. That fucking happened.

As for INJ, Dick Grayson Nightwing is in the game even though he is dead (and almost entirely unmentioned in story mode, for that matter), No shortage of archery flavored family or friends of Oliver Queen could take the mantle, canary would be tough but if Fate is coming (And he is) it would not be tough for him to re-recruit the displaced Arrow and Canary for help in the obviously unexpected Injustice 2 conflict. Its not like retiring to a happy family has ever kept a super hero out of the game, Batman can't do it, Superman can't do it, Wolverine can't do it. Marvel unretired Hawkeye like 15 minutes later, just so they could run the ant-man on an arrow gag in a movie.

Lex's suit could be worn by mercy (She's already referenced), or they could write some nonsensical lex clone plot. They have options. Joker would be tough, but if there's anyone in the DCU a writer will bend the fucking rules for its the joker. Dude doesn't even have a backstory because they were tired of retconning it. That's legendarily shit writing, but we're all on board now.

I just want someone who powerbombs people into lightning bolts. It's all I've ever wanted from a dc fighting game. Well, that and the question but i'll take what I can get.
 

Wetdoba

All too easy...
Seriously though when is the next real reveal its been like 3 months and I need Bane

Cmon NRS I know you love Bane, who the fuck would replace him?