Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising today adds Nier Automata 2B as a guest character

Nier Automata protagonist 2B joined the playable roster of skyfarers today in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Ascension.

Arriving in the game after her initial announcement during last year’s Granblue Fantasy Fes showcase, she follows Lucilius as the second DLC character to be added to one of the best fighting games. Season pass owners will have 2B unlocked automatically, but those without it will be able to purchase it separately for $7.99/£6.49.

A full breakdown of 2B’s entire moves has been shared via the official website. Cygames YouTube Channel. Lasting almost 10 minutes, the showcase demonstrates that 2B will likely be a very difficult character to learn. She features a wide range of special moves with unique use cases and lacks the otherwise universal “dash light” attack that all other characters have access to.

Additionally, instead of his special moves being tied to cooldowns, 2B has a special meter that governs all of his abilities. This depletes in increments, with stronger specials generally costing more meters.

The character guide is narrated by his faithful companion Pod. However, it’s also worth noting that 2B’s voice actors, Yui Ishikawa and Kira Buckland, reprise their roles as the iconic android in the Japanese and English dubs respectively.

2B joins Granblue Fantasy Versus: Ascension in tandem with the game‘s 1.21 update. The patch adds some welcome features such as the ability to display collected weapon cutouts for avatars in online lobbies and new weekly challenges allowing players to earn more in-game currency. It also brings several quality of life additions, such as an online connection quality indicator before joining matches and reduced input lag for the PlayStation 5 version of the game.

It has been confirmed that 2B will be the only guest character to join us. Granblue Fantasy Versus: Ascension during this year’s season. Granblue Fantasy characters Vane and Beatrix have also been announced, and two more unannounced fighters will join the roster before the end of the year.

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