Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Ris a remaster of the PS3 original which is based on the long-running manga series by Hirohiko Araki. It was first revealed at PlayStation’s March 2022 State of Play event, where it showcased its large cast of characters as well as a number of changes that were made to the originalAll Star Battlegame. This includes updating many of the characters' looks and voices, making them more faithful to their latest appearances in the anime and manga. A fewnew characters will be coming toJojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Battle Ras well, such as the dependable side character Speedwagon and antagonists like Diego Brando.
The originalroster ofJojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battlehad 41 characters, with this remaster promising that over 50 characters will be coming to the game. Out of the original 41, nine of them were DLC, which included iconic characters like Old Joseph Joestar, Yoshikage Kira, Lisa Lisa, and Pannacotta Fugo. One DLC character for this game, however, didn’t originate fromJojo’s Bizarre Adventure, that being Baoh.
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Speculation arose from the fanbase when thefirst trailer forAll Star Battle Rwas revealed, where fans noticed a character known as Baoh was not shown in the character layout of the playable roster. A recent character trailer confirms that Baoh won’t be cut from the roster and will be joining the anime fighter. This trailer features all of Baoh’s unique quirks, such as the narrator announcing some of his special moves. This character also features a number of characteristics that would become iconic traits of other Jojo protagonists, such as Baoh shouting his name every time he attacks.
Baohwas a short serialized manga that was created by Hirohiko Araki in 1984, before the release ofJojo’s Bizarre Adventure.A teenager named Ikuro Hashizawa was transformed into a bioweapon known as Baoh. As a tribute to the manga,All Star Battlefeatured Hashizawa in his Baoh form as DLC, complete with a moveset that took inspiration from the manga.
Many fans were overjoyed to see him return toAll Star Battle Rwhere he is one of Araki’s older works to be represented in this game. There are still six newcharacters coming toAll Star Battle Rthat have yet to be revealed, but this lineup is looking impressive with every character from the original PS3 release looking to return.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Rwill launch onSeptember 2, for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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