Who's Coming Next to Rivals of Aether II?

[@lucinamain6861]

in Alpharad's ORAS egglocke, Dan Fornace submitted a Sandshrew egg with a note saying something along the lines of "It just occurred to me that armadillos are my favorite animal, and we've yet to add one to Rivals" so I think that's a pretty big indicator for possible newcomers

[@Kahmie]

HAMIRRRR

[@adroitws1367]

sandshrew is pangolin

[@Kahmie]

@@adroitws1367 then he probably said pangolin because I think hamir is a pangolin too.

[@adroitws1367]

@@Kahmie yeah hamir is pango, maybe he just didnt know the difference, like most people cuz the animal is kinda similar

[@punkypony5165]

I might be Hamir from Dungeon's of Aether.

[@De_an]

Kinguin is technically not even a Creatures rep; he is a Rivals 1 rep. Back when the game only had 6 characters, people dug into the files and found WIP sprites for a penguin and a polar bear. The Rivals devs noticed this, and decided to do a little trolling. In the next patch, they updated the penguin's sprites but kept the polar bear's sprites the same, so it seemed like the penguin was going to be the next character and the polar bear got scrapped. And the rest is history.

[@DylanGosseye]

I do not believe Mollo will be back so soon, since the fire element has so much representation already. It's either gonna be Absa or Etalus.

[@alexseguin5245]

My money is on Etalus. I think the studio understands that there's a lot of demand for big characters, people love em!

[@TempestKrimps]

my thoughts exactly!! rivals 2 would benefit so much from the movement gimmicks air characters have

[@612minigun]

Etalus already has a Model. Infact his model was one of the first 3D models we ever saw with Clairen, Zetter, and Forsburn. As for Mollo and fire representation, the devs have sad that they don't really mind. It just sorta happened and they weren't going to restrict there options to even out the elements, so I think Mollo being a fire character is not something they are concerned about.

[@DylanGosseye]

@612minigun Really? Where did u see the model? I wanna see it too.

[@dominicarps715]

I'm just looking forward to see how all this speculation ages

[@tekwizwa]

speaking of slade, Im pretty damn convinced that the person speaking in Orcane's reveal trailer was him. If he already has a voice actor thats a huge plus for him

[@lingus1382]

Slade looks really dope I definitely hope we see him in the game. Gotta love a shark character

[@bluebubbee]

@@tekwizwa that’s true! I did see him listed in the credits too 👀

[@techcoyote]

It's 100% Slade, in the Demo he's listed in the credits. In the release credits, he's suspiciously missing. Its likely someone jumped the gun but considering him in Orcane have the same VA, he's likely next

[@supersaltlee7657]

Mollo is not the first insect... Kragg is right there!

[@bluebubbee]

@@supersaltlee7657 I’m dumb and totally forgot he is a beetle lol

[@joshbehr2514]

My poor boy Kragg😢

[@Aperson-62]

If they do have a guest character in the game which is already a Workshop character in the first game it will be interesting to see if the character is at all similar to that Workshop character

[@PopeDope69-420]

I want Hodan with a move that can kill, other than up B

[@dusknoir64]

I want Sandbert to be a secret boss for the single player.

[@hypermoth]

I know that a higher-profile indie game like Hollow Knight will draw more players, but a character from Freedom Planet or Sybil from Pseudoregalia would be perfect in Rivals. It would be cool to get one of the workshop characters in 2025, but it's hard to imagine them not prioritizing Absa and Etalus for the two returning fighters of year one. Hopefully the game gets enough support to port over all the Rivals 1 characters!

[@bluebubbee]

I’m not familiar with Pseudoregalia, but I’ll have to check it out! Freedom planet is a good pick, I didn’t even consider it!

[@hypermoth]

@@bluebubbee It's a short but highly-praised 3D Metroidvania. The way the player character interacts with her weapon and the environment just scream Rivals to me

[@Aperson-62]

@hypermoth Ironically enough I think of the four girls Neera is practically tailor made for Rivals seeing as she already has a Focus gimmick and ice spike traps stage control in her home game. Maybe she would have to differ from the Rivals 1 mod of her though because that shares Etalus' ice floor gimmick.

[@hughjabutt8594]

Sybil would be BADASS

[@Firjiwater]

Psuedoregalia would blow my mind

[@yhamigato9189]

Pomme is also my number 1 choice, and part of it is because she's packing a unique archetype outside of just floater, she's also an "antizoner", or a character possessing elements that CAN be used from long range but are generally there more to force the opponent into close range, with my example of choice being Vince having projectile immunity and chucking enemies to Pomme. I think if they wanted to keep Vince but give her a new forward special, it might be interesting to have Vince act as a grab while retaining his anti-projectile property, and wherever he grabs the opponent is where he tosses them from, and for a special pummel he could probably put a mouse shaped pair of headphones on who he hits that causes her next sound attack to blast them towards her... and if they wanted to give pomme a Zair she could do an aerial maneuver that hucks Vince forward as a suppression tackle.

[@ceramicc]

11:02 that was you??? ggs, that was super fun! It's very funny to see myself in a random video

[@Kahmie]

We need Hamir. We always needed hamir ever since his design was shown in the aether direct for dungeons.

[@StarChargerStudios]

Next they’re gonna add my OC, foranglormin. He’s 4 anglerfish in a trench coat that disguise themselves as different animals. Whoever the next character is, it’s actually just foranglormin in disguise.

[@Keyourasa]

wait so are the anglerfish bulbs buttons on the coat or how do they disguise their individual bulbs i must know

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

I've always imagined Slade's gimmick as something to do with waves

[@evilyoshimaster]

Mina would be basically perfect, she's from a company they already have a good relationship with, fits into rivals style seamlessly and unlike any other guest characters, could be classified under an element, since her burrowing would place her solidly as an earth character.

[@Ergofoobikko]

I think a more forward-looking Toby Fox character than Sans Undertale would be one of the Deltarune protagonists. Susie and Ralsei definitely fit the aesthetic, and I don't think Kris would stick out that much more than Shovel Knight did. I don't think any of them has a singularly unique moveset identity to pull from in their base game, but I think they could have a lot of personality as a PT-style 3-for-1 character, with specials that interact with each other like they do in Deltarune. Now I don't think that's likely in any way based on the Rivals team's current workload, but in general I'd just love to see the Rivals team's spin on a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 character, be it a crossover character or an original design (like identical twins with different elemental alignments or smth). There's so much more you could do with the concept than just "switch your character with Down Special!", especially with the new special options for pummels, ledges and get-up attacks.

[@waffles6527]

I think Susie is probably my most wanted guest character but I'm honestly not sure if Toby Fox would be willing to put her in any crossovers. He's made it a point to not release any specific types of merch of the lightner characters from deltarune and I could see that extending to crossovers.

[@lingus1382]

A twin character with two different elements would be so sick, now I’m hoping the rivals team pulls that off at some point

[@BronzeAgePepper]

​​@@lingus1382 Never realized how much I'd like Ice Climbers if they were actually designed well and the contrasting elements would just add to the flavor. Isn't there a character like that in Rushdown Revolt? Never played it but seeing a bit of them in action left much more of an impression on me than the other characters.

[@Dieselnaut16]

Can't wait to see Elliana in 5-6 years it's a rough life for snake enjoyers

[@DuskLegend]

Yeah I want her Etalus and Shovel Knight back lol

[@ericstrumski9787]

🥲

[@illford]

​@@DuskLegend there is no shovel Knight return

[@sakalaath]

Elliana would make sense with a tether grab like her uptilt.

[@JaCaBrA144]

The character I’m most excited about returning is Olympia and once you said she’s basically mii brawler it made a lot more sense why

[@Bonehead_Paladin]

18:10 Olympia is blatantly inspired by my favorite street fighter character ever, which is Makoto from SF3 3rd strike Makoto may look like a shoto at first glance but she absolutely isn't, neither mechanically or thematically, so your confusion regarding Olympia makes total sense Personally Olympia's my favorite Rivals character and I got no main in Rivals 2 so in my oh so biased eyes her return is a necessity, the sooner the better

[@billable1861]

I like her too I was a little surprised the old ones aren’t back

[@BronzeAgePepper]

Her side B is blatantly Makoto's signature Hayate rush punch, just imagine if they worked Makoto's even more infamous Karakusa grab into her throw game. Even if it's just a reference to include in her normal throw/pummel animations, it'd fit into her overall design of hitting like a truck and having ridiculously damaging combos

[@Jdog-Jdog-Jdog]

They could do a Creatures of Aether character similar to smash bros Pokémon trainer, that would be interesting and pretty unique compared to other Rivals characters

[@WeirdRemora]

I think the Defect from Slay the Spire could be a really cool guest character. Fraymakers added the Watcher, so it doesn't *directly* step on their toes. He's a robot, so non-human which would fit the artstyle. Mechanically they could make it an Olimar-style fighter with the orbs gimmick, which we don't have in Rivals.

[@endmii3912]

Skylanders in Rivals 2 would be insane personally for guests. I've thought about reps and I think it'd be Stealth Elf, Tree Rex, Trigger Happy or Pop Fizz.

[@illford]

But Skylanders isn't a thing anymore and it's controlled by Activision which would probably be a lot harder to work with than the indie companies. Also just feels weird for the guests to not be indie

[@Taktaagic]

WE NEED OLYMPIA BACK, YEAAAAA

[@the_dexman]

i dont know how much you've played dungeons, but i think your interpretation of Artemis is pretty mistaken. Her main gimmick in the game is taking damage and healing, she damages herself to use her strongest move and when played correctly can survive death blows by regenning. There could be a gimmick where certain attacks damage herself kinda like Pichu from smash, with some options for regaining % with high-commitment moves. As well as this, I don't think her weapon is so core to her character that it couldn't be changed - and even if they didn't it IS still a different weapon (halberd). The more important aspect is her rage and aggressiveness as well as her regenerative abilities, which could translate just fine into a unique character. However, she should probably still be a later pick since we've got loads of fire characters.

[@punkypony5165]

Agreed

[@maciejkiepuszewski5475]

This does not mean he is not dude with an axe.

[@seeya_le]

Having Sandbert be a sprite in Rivals 2 would be REALLY funny, but I also think him being designed after the hilarious plushie that got released would be funny too. Have you seen how tall that guy is? He's scary.

[@justinbeal3920]

every single runner up for the contest should be added thatd be so sick

[@ThatOneSawk]

IKRRR those characters are so well designed and fun to play

[@ej2u545]

About Etalis have code for ice and a frozen state in move coding in rivals 2 demo. So ya, Etalis is basically confirmed for the next character. Edit: Also there is a listed 32 character slots in the code. I doubt thats the roster true size and is most likely remanence from a test for slots.

[@stuffstuff3455]

The kicktstarter for rivals 2 says that while they are not developing any guest characters, it is a long term goal. So there is a notable chance Shovel Knight and Ori could come back. Just not on release, of course.

[@SharkWave5100]

Murr is now on wishlist for rivals now, thanks 7:18

[@zachariahanderson4203]

I loved La Reina and I’m hype she won, but Awatsu should’ve gotten in anyway. I absolutely loved the bubble mechanic and and the design was amazing (with how Orcane transferred to 2D, idk how it Awatsu would)

[@gediboy5695]

Wait, I didn’t even think about hornet has a possible character, that would be so awesome. Imagine if we get her before the game comes out xDDD

[@jhoan9728]

In my opinion the fist workshop 4 that will comeback first is Olympia. My fav earth character is Sylvan is, but I think by how her design is, and how popular she is (the most popular of the workshop 4, probably along with Hodan) would make her appear way sooner than any other character, and is my bet for the first post realize Rivals 2 character.

[@BigJambu]

Even though we have had confirmation that La Reina is going to be 15-20, I'm still hoping we get her sooner :D

[@connorjamison4396]

This is a really good, high quality video! If you get a slightly more clear voiceover, I think you’d have a great chance of popping off again :)

[@ReiRei-y8m]

It's confirmed no 3rd party characters will be coming to rivals 2 for the foreseeable future and they will be completing the base roster first before anything, so its gonna be absa, etalus, sylvanos or elliana as the next character

[@adamward5083]

Yeah that wat i thought as well, they were gonna bring back the base roster first except ori and shovel knight then new characters

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

I agree with the obvious take that Absa and Etalus are being added year 1, but honestly I think Olympia and Hodan will be added before Elliana and Sylvanos. Olympia was a major character in Dungeons, and Hodan not only has a stage but also story-relevance to existing characters, having canonically trained Zetterburn and Forsburn when they were younger. The devs stated in a Q&A a while back that more complex characters, with Elliana being their example, will be coming to the game later than many of the other returning veterans. I also think we'll see plenty of completely new characters join the roster before we get guest characters if we ever get any at all.

[@lemason5981]

Olympia was my personal main, so i'm honestly just waiting for her to come back

[@EddyManfredini]

Great video!

[@potato9040]

Slade is my number 1 wanted character! i feel pretty confident that he'll be the next dungeons of Aether character from what you said, and it makes since

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

He's alongside Fleet as the only Dungeons protagonists to appear in Creatures of Aether and is definitely second to Fleet in the game's marketing, so with Fleet already in the game he's very likely a year 1 newcomer. Plus he could fill in some of Shovel Knight's lost niche. His mechanics in Dungeons focus on stealing coins from opponents and using them to power up his kit, and the water themed levels where he first appears have fishing in them which could work like Shovel Knight's down special.

[@Stevious09]

Mina the hollower would be really cool I hope they can make that happen.

[@johnnyspillowfort377]

Mina the Hollower would be INSANE. Do it.

[@rodgermccallister1606]

I think Krill from Another Crab's Treasure has a really good shot at being a guest character since he fits the animal thematic and Aggro Crab Studios has worked with Aether Studios before on the last Rivals Direct

[@Verumex]

Outside of Absa or Etalus, I think an earth newcomer is likely, as I don't see Sylvanos coming back soon. So I do think that either Guadua, Hamir or Murr will be soon.

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

13:53 Have you seen the heavies in this game? Kragg and Loxodont literally take up like an eight of the smaller stages on their own, and Lox ledge special covers half of Tempest Peak.

[@ethanscurlock515]

I recently picked up rivals 2 trying to expand to more platform fighters as a veteran Brawlhalla player. Not sure how viable it would be considering its massive differences to more conventional platform fighters, but it would be awesome to have a crossover character from Brawl be considered for rivals, especially considering how both rivals 1 and brawl have implemented each others' characters as skins. You could also consider making them a stance-changer resembled by the character swapping weapons, staying true to brawlhalla's weapon system. A few ideas I had: Mordex: Trying to balance the pseudo-command grabs from scythe and gauntlets in a game with much different drift and frame data might be a nightmare for the dev team. But if they could pull it off, it would be an awesome character. Also, we don't have an ice-themed character until Etalus gets added. Asuri: She would make a very convincing stance changer, swapping between katars and sword, playing like a rushdown character with the former, and a spacer/swordie with the other. Down-B could swap which weapon was equipped. I imagine katars would be more used at low percent to build quick damage, and sword would be more used at higher percents to fish for kill confirms. The one challenge would be that she doesn't really have an associated element by default. Reno: It's possible he would step on Mollo's toes too much, being a bug that uses guns, but his orb kit flows super smoothly in brawlhalla and I can imagine orb would be one of the easier weapons to translate to rivals, and they could certainly make Reno a different character archetype than a zoner. Mako, Teros, and Munin are also all candidates but would probably overlap too much with orcane, lox, and fleet respectively.

[@notapro6430]

they've recently specified that la reina is year 2, with each year having 2 vets, 1 newcomer that exists in the roa1 universe and 1 newcomer that is entirely new never before seen

[@EddyManfredini]

What? Where they said It? 😱

[@notapro6430]

@@EddyManfredini search up Rivals 2 Deep Dive Q&A, it’s about 2 weeks old now

[@ClarenceSampang]

8:35 The Lamb from Cult of the Lamb

[@notsogeenius]

7:17 Talks about not including human characters but proceeds to show a picture of a ferret 😉

[@silverashrpg0378]

For the Creatures of Aether thing, it'd be kinda interesting (I'm just thinking randomly while watching the video) that maybe we can have like some hooded ambiguous character who has 4 different creatures, one for each element, kinda like Pokemon Trainer in Smash however they'd be the Rivals equivalent to them while also encompassing all 4 of the major elements of the universe. Though...that might be a lot of work maybe so i dunno. 😅

[@kadencagle3806]

10/10

[@HeistGrande]

I don't expect to see any guest characters until we've had all of the other rivals 1 characters Return, but I realized a reprised ori + a newcomer hollow knight could theme arou d each other as light and dark (whether for lore or just trailer theming), and that sounds super cool. I'm cool with whoever they want to add as long as I don't have to wait too long to get any one character out of Sylvanos, Mollo, Eliana, or Pomme (or Ori ideally, but yknow)

[@DarkblooM_IO]

I really hope the devs watch this video

[@Bunchdude]

8:50 I think The Lamb from Cult of the Lamb would be fun as hell

[@SlayerHank]

this video inspired me to make a video talking about 3 guest i wanted to see added. Jingo: from combo devils a samurai gunn 2 rep(they got ranno from rivals in that game) and ultra fishbunjin 3000

[@FaustoRomano9]

yes dude we need slade, especially since he was the voice in orcane's trailer. i need to hear more of that guy, such a nice voice pick

[@ravencg7709]

Idk I think Etalus MIGHT be the most likely one

[@xProErax]

8:31 The funny thing is that Ori is pretty much fully owned by Microsoft with Moon Studios being the ones who made the game series. Cuphead is owned by MDHR fully so they shouldn't have as much of a hassle getting through them versus Microsoft

[@STRONTIumMuffin]

Ultra Fishbujin 3000 is my number 1 pick for rivals 2

[@elemangell2981]

If Artemis gets added she will inevitably have some overlap with Loxodont, which I think is fine given that it'd fit thematically with her serving under him, but I think a great core mechanic to make her unique would be to build off her Dungeons kit and have her play with self-damage. See attacks would deal some % to yourself to deal more damage or gain a new effect, while others would be hard to land but let you recover %. Maybe also give her some kind of anger install that builds up with damage taken? Something like a mix between Void Fiend from Risk of Rain 2 and Lady Geist from Deadlock.

[@punkypony5165]

Giving her a Rage install would be so cool and fitting.

[@xaius4348]

My main was Absa, my secondary was Sylvano. Patiently waiting... Can't decide if I want to just play random for now, or try Orcane. Orcane always seemed super cool to me, but was a little daunting to play when I already had a definite main.

[@Lunchbillion]

Great video

[@ReloSelect]

Niko from Oneshot is my dream pick for a guest character. He says hes not a cat but i dont believe it

[@GeckoGamboli]

Yi from nine sols feel like he would fit perfectly into the rivals of aether world

[@_WiZ420]

One more important factor to keep in account is that the Rivals characters are based off of the four natural elements that we see in things like Airbender; it would be important to categorize and logically see an even amount of characters for each.

[@qualityart4004]

My crossover pick couldn’t be anyone but one of the slugcats from rainworld, and I think theyd have like an item play gimmick where they can pick up stuff that appears on stage to use for creative combos and pressure.

[@billjohns5943]

Guadua has an icon in the bucks shop, so she already is technically in the game. I think she could come officially finally.

[@Randomplaceinruralamerica]

The Beheaded from Dead Cells would be amazing, his huge arsenal of weapons and traps would make him a character with a variety of mixups and potential. Give him the insect claws for his side charge attacks, down special could be the bear trap or blade trap. Down air would be his rune add on, up special his vine, neutral special his flint hammer. Hell give him mushroom boi as a deployable. He’s an icon for roguelikes and would be a great addition to Rivals.

[@leojones1964]

Devs have said the 4 per year will be divided into 2 returning characters, 1 expanded universe charcter, 1 new, Absa and Etalus will definitely the first returning characters. Slade is likely the EU rep. then a new character (possibly Envy, an Abyss rep) My guess is that Pomme and Mollo will be added together as a future-themed expansion since they're both from the future, and my hope is that the other two from that set will be for Earth and Water to even it out. HARD AGREE on guests being animals. If we're going with how they've detailed dlc characters will be divided, we'll have an assured 4 years of new characters coming (because 8 of the returning cast is pending). Maybe the 5th year will be four guests, in which case my choices are: - Ori (he just fits) - Mina the Hollower (new Yacht club rep) - The Knight/Vessel or Hornet - Afi & Galu from Rushdown Revolt

[@illford]

Tbf didn't tge devs also say tge DLC Guests from Rivals 1 are unlikely to return? Even then if they're going to out in Ori SK is most likely also gonna be there

[@GregInTechnicolor]

As a Beowulf player in Skullgirls, it lowkey infuriates me that I have to wait so long for La Reina...

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

1:49 I think this Tweet is a joke. The devs have said in Q&As before that more complex characters such as Elliana will be returning much later down the line than the simpler characters such as those who were prioritized for launch. Mollo is not only very much in the same boat of 'complicated character with a billion projectiles' but also has a laundry list of other factors that'd make him a shocking choice. For one, he's one of the most recent and most divisive characters in Rivals 1. Every character prior to the Workshop 4 has been around for a very large portion of the series' life and is ingrained much deeper with generally far more fans, and Mollo is probably the most hated character in Rivals 1 due to his explosive and outlandish playstyle that many consider too spammy. Secondly, which his niche is very solid and unique in Rivals 1, La Reina is already confirmed to be probably ~1-2 years out in that 15-20 character range, and while she obviously does a lot of very different things, she has a lot of common ground with Mollo in 'bug with a very dynamic projectile they manipulate by hitting it and using many of their other tools'. Thirdly, he has very little story relevancy. We know story mode is a big thing the devs want to work on post-launch, and unfortunately (unless they retcon Tales please please please devs retcon Tales of Aether) Mollo plays almost no role in the current story. He shows up in one fight in Tales as essentially a cameo and all of his lore in his character bio describes him as being in a doomed timeline Clairen left behind. This doesn't give a lot of wiggle room to finagle him into the story mode within the first few chapters, and I think the team are more likely to focus down the more story-relevant characters first. As for the other comments about him joining, I don't think these mean he's joining *soon*. It's already been confirmed that all veteran fighters from Rivals 1 will return eventually so long as development is able to continue, so him being added eventually isn't really news. I'm a huge Mollo fan, and I'd love to be proven wrong, but as it stands I think Mollo is probably not happening within the first 2-3 years.

[@maagic2031]

If we get another indie rep, I really hope they go with Milla from Freedom Planet. She’s not as well known, but still not totally obscure and basically already plays like a rivals character. She’d sort of be like Ranno, this grounded kung fu fighter with random ranged and burst movement options that you always have to be aware of. Also, there are just shockingly few canines in Rivals for it to be “the furry smash game”. Also, if we do get an UTDR rep, I feel like Kris/Ralsei would be so much cooler, I’d love to see how the team would adapt the signature ACT mechanic and pacificism mechanics of UTDR.

[@xProErax]

7:10 I honestly wonder how feasible it would be to have Cuphead in the game. He's not human but he's also not an animal in which shovel knight could be considered I think he has a chance but at the same time I can see how out of place he would seem overall

[@Gastro-enterite-en-imax]

Olympia is the most underrated character in rivals its sad cause shes the only character i like in the roster

[@mrlampy]

I would really like to see yono return honestly. He’s just got such a fun character design

[@Mkactus12]

I hope every characters form rivals 1 get added as long as others. I list love the og cast that much

[@kersingi]

I really hope if there is a 3rd party character, it's Pizza from Chicory! She'd be so fun with all the cool things you could do with the paint brush mechanic.

[@ntp5358]

Another charakter from the workshop I'd be incredibly hyped to see would be iroh, i think he has a cool niche, is fun to play and is also just a sick design I think he, sylvanos and bhadra woulds be so cool to see

[@Lucatrocity]

Honestly i would love if we even got some of the Rivals 1 Workshop favorites that didnt get in with the workshop 4 Ive always loved Iroh and have been wanting him to be a canon character for like, forever A stance change Rivals take on a Shoto would be such a fun idea

[@BlackHero20]

If i remember correctly. The devs said that if the game succeeds and they can support it for a long time, they plan on adding back every single character from rivals 1 (minus the guest characters). Which is gonna take forever ya, but i really hope it does end up happening

[@crossptn]

BHADRA MY GOAT (i love this char, i was so sad that only one character from workshop was chosen, Awatsu and Bhadra were so much fun)

[@andreasmartinez7293]

Just to clarify they say Ori will come but not now so is a optional pick ..

[@boar6615]

My pipe dream is having Yi from Nine Sols and a hollow knight rep as guest characters

[@PeacockLover127]

Guadua has an emote in rivals 2, so they know she exists and thats really awesome i think :)

[@eduardosandoval524]

Brutice from Creatures of Aether looks incredible. I hope he joins the roster at some point.

[@HibbySloth]

For guests, I'd personally want Krill from Another Crab's Treasure!

[@cardboxboard8782]

Kril from “Another Crab’s Treasure” is my top pick for a guest character

[@BendyBoiii]

I would love to see Cuphead, He genuinely has so much potential in a platform fighter, his moves could be a bunch of cartoony slapstick, with different projectiles sounds like a cool character Then theres an absolute pipe dream and somewhat joke character in the form of Turnip Boy from Turnip Boy commits tax evasion, yeah i know its weird but it can work, there are a lot of weapons Turnip Boy uses in just the sequel Turnip Boy robs a bank. And in rivals 1 theres a mod for the turnip only based on the first game and it still works well for a moveset, i doubt its gonna happen but i would love it

[@The_SOB_II]

I have to say I was quite confused by a lot of what you were talking about. I was a casual player of Rivals 1 for a while, so I know about the base roster, Etalus, and Clairen. Everything else, I either had a vague idea from seeing a few times or just had no idea what you were talking about. In the future I think it will be good to explain the characters for those who are uninitiated.

[@Richarrrg]

Slade could have a Shovel Knight inspired mechanic with different moves. Amir would have to separate himself from Krag. Dirt (Earth) could be his element. He could make earthquakes and fling dirt with his attacks- Incidentally or purposefully. Artemis could be a weapons master, switching between exactly three different weapons. She could use the sword, spear, and axe- Straight up the weapon trilogy of Fire Emblem. A character named Artemis should probably be using a bow, so she could use a different set of weapons or use a bow in her move sets.

[@kixx9070]

whoever designed houdan is a genius. A water type with steam/vapor/mist. Who is an artic animal with a towel

[@HirokiPlays]

I hate that you planted the idea in my head of Hornet being a possible character in this game. Now that's all I want... Lol

[@FieryAnubis]

A bit late, BUT, all 3 Dungeons characters could make it over the next 3 years (1 per year along with another newcomer and 2 vets) and they CAN all be unique. Slade - Speed and dodge gimmick. Speedy swordfighter, using his tail and the sword, and a dodge/evade move that could be high risk high reward. Hamir - Shifting defense gimmick. Basically, a way to trick the opponent into becoming "combo food" only to turn it around with super armor offense at the right moment. Artemis - High risk high reward power that hurts her, and a way to heal a bit (the healing being limited of course). Super aggressive and reckless playstyle basically. Those are the basic ideas just based on what they do, but yeah. They plan on adding all the vets, so if they do 2 per year with 2 newcomers, we could see like 4 years of support to bring everyone back, add everyone from Dungeons, and even leave room for stuff like Guadua, the big eagle dude, etc. and the OCs they make. Heck, they can round the roster to 30 and do year 5 with a guest and whatever as a nice little bow to wrap things up as "the definitive version".

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

The devs have said on numerous occasions that they don't currently have any plans to bring in any guest characters to the series.

[@koopakape]

Mina and Hornet would be *P E R F E C T*. They fit the style and concept already, and they'd both be great at co-promoting with two different long-awaited followups to top-tier indie games. I want it so bad, the only problem is that we already have TWO mouse girls on the way so 3 might be a crowd... but still! Also, while an Undertale character would be amazing, Deltarune for more co-promotion would be more likely; Undyne would be perfect, but maybe Susie, Ralsei or Noelle would work... Just hard to imagine Susie not being yet another fire-based axe-wielder lol

[@Wattmelon]

9:13 if an Undertale/Deltarune rep got added to Rivals, I’d put my money more on someone like Undyne, Susie, Noelle, or maybe even someone from the next few Deltarune chapters. Noelle is even already on Rivals 1’s Workshop as a frame of reference for what she can do!

[@iceseal7765]

I sure hope we get the original characters before new ones LMAO. We are missing so many

[@not_really_greg]

I think Slade makes a lot of sense seeing as we only have one water rep so far

[@MarshtompGames]

Hear me out. For an indie guest character, imagine they went with Lilac from the Freedom Planet games.

[@dailydelphox]

I hope Ori gets added in. I know the devs said they don't have plans for it, but I think that was just because any plans for that sorta thing would come later. Ori fits the Rivals 2 art style MUCH more than Rivals 1 too, and I think Microsoft *has* done a crossover with Ori since WotW released? So it might not be impossible even with the series being unlikely to continue?

[@Beastmd]

making the dragon girl unique would be so easy, she can fight more like a staff/spear/poleaxe user rather than battle axe like lox does.he really only has two moves that utilize his reach: fair and ftilt 2. she can be extremely unique and use more sephiroth distance

[@MatiGra32]

I really want Absa to return!!

[@SonicUnderground316]

Personally, if there is indie rep in the game, i would really like Sash Lilac from The Freedom Planet franchise to be in. If not her i can see any of the 4 playable character from freedom planet 2 work very well for RoA2 but i think Mila in particular has a very "RoA like mechanic" already with her green energy cube.