Jump Force looks to combine all the various heroes from Shonen Jump franchises into one explosive fighting game. However, there’s plenty of folks who aren’t intimately familiar with this stable of characters, especially in America. Unless you grew up watching Toonami, you’re probably not clear on the differences between a Urameshi and an Uzumaki. Thankfully, we’re here to help with a quick rundown of all the major players stepping onto the battlefield in this new fighting game.
Some additional background. A shonen hero is generally a young man at the start of the adventure. While the subject matter can be everything from martial arts and detective work to the spirit realm and card games, there’s still a pretty basic formula. The hero picks up friends along the way, converts some enemies into unlikely allies, and usually saves the world at least once. Also, a lot of these dudes are hungry. They could probably clear out a Golden Corral themselves if they needed to.
While we’ve covered 10 of the more popular characters above, the Jump Force roster is seemingly growing by the day. With characters from more recent anime like My Hero Academia and Dragon Quest also joining the battle, who knows who could still be waiting in the wings. With its recent resurgence on Toonami, it only makes sense that Jotaro from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is heavily rumored.
We won’t have long to wait to find out the full roster, as Jump Force premieres on February 15. The story mode will see all these desperate heroes and their most hated foes fighting together for some common purpose. In addition to the roster of famous characters, there are also several brand-new characters. With designs by Dragon Ball‘s own Akira Toriyama, they’re sure to be memorable additions to this very shonen lineup.
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Every Jump Force Hero Explained
So, you're new the world of anime? You can't tell the difference between a Goku and a Gon, but you're still interested in the bombastic combat of Jump Force? No worries! Just page through this quick guide to get up to speed on the basics of every heroic character in the game. -
Goku
Goku is a Saiyan warrior from the legendary Dragon Ball series. His hair-raising Super Saiyan form changes his hair color and greatly enhances his power. While he's a proficient martial artist, he has been known unleashes energy blasts from time to time. He's also probably the inspiration for half of the rest of this list. -
Piccolo
Goku's alien ally, Piccolo, was originally the son of a demon king come to kill the Saiyan warrior. He eventually discovered that he was from another planet and ventured to his homeworld to discover his roots. His defining traits in later years is his fatherly instinct, providing a good role model to Goku's sons. -
Naruto Uzumaki
Over the course of his adventure, we see ninja extraordinaire Naruto Uzumaki grow from a teen with big dreams to a powerful ruler of his people. He has the power of the nine-tailed fox sealed within him, which eventually lets him transform into various powerful forms as he defends the Leaf Village. -
Monkey D Luffy
Luffy is a pirate captain who ate the "Devil Fruit" and gained the ability to stretch his limbs at the cost of losing the ability to swim. Despite this setback, he ventured out to become a pirate captain and gain the One Piece, a legendary treasure hidden on the Grand Line. -
Yugi Moto
Yugi Moto is a high school student who solved the Millenium Puzzle. That awakened the spirit of an Egyptian pharaoh within him and let him become really good at children's card games. While he doesn't have any innate fighting abilities, he'll be able to summon his Dark Magician monster card in battle. -
Yusuke Urameshi
Yusuke is a 14-year-old street brawler who dies while saving a child from oncoming traffic. In return for his altruism, he becomes a Spirit Detective, gaining the ability to blast his spirit energy in both fist and finger gun forms. Despite being a detective, he's generally more prone to speaking with his fists. -
Ichigo Kurosaki
Ichigo befriends Rukia, a Soul Reaper patrolling the city next to his mother's grave. Rukia gives him reaper powers and a huge sword, and he's off fighting Hallows and defending the recently deceased. His travels eventually take him to the spirit world to fight the corrupt elements of Heaven's hierarchy. -
Kenshin Himura
Living in the Meiji period of Japanese history, Kenshin is a wandering samurai with an X shaped scar who aims to help those in need. Because of his bloody past as a dog of the military, he wields a reverse blade sword, which limits him to only injuring his opponents. -
Gon Freecss
Stepping into the world to seek the whereabouts of his father, Gon is a rookie Hunter looking to prove himself. In his world, Hunters are elite members of society who seek out lost treasures and individuals. Gon is extremely confident and possesses inhuman senses, but he's not great at math. -
Asta
Asta is an orphan left under the care of a church. They raise him to be a Magic Knight, a mystic warrior who protects the Clover Kingdom. He eventually gains the Black Asta form, which covers one of his arms in black magic and gives him a stylish one-winged angel look.
