Announced during day 1 of Granblue Fantasy Fes 2023, publisher Cygames & developer Arc System Works have announced 3 new characters as part of the Character Pass 1 for Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. 2B from Nier: Automata, Vane, & Beatrix, as well as confirmed that the previously announced Lucilius (the games current boss / main antagonist character) will launch alongside the game’s ver 1.10 update on January 16, 2024. 2B will follow in late February 2024, then Vane in April and Beatrix in May. Two unannounced characters will follow in August and October, respectively.
– New Lobby Avatars
A voice actor and honorary skyfarer known for his legendary anti-air reactions. He’s no stranger to the grind and has arrived to take on new challengers in Grand Bruise Legends!
He also voices Icarus in the original Granblue Fantasy mobile/browser game.
Yukichi will be comign to the in-game Rupie Shop on December 25.
More Tie-In Premium Avatars Incoming!
– Character Pass 1: Character Reveal
Lucilius (Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai for Japanese, Sean Chiplock for English)
A powerful attacker that boasts superior offensive capabilities in exchange for longer cooldowns. Uses skills to raise his Blade Level, reducing the cooldown time between them and allowing him to take control of the endgame to dominate his foes.
Playable on January 16, 2024!
2B (from Nier: Automata) (Yui Ishikawa in Japanese, Kira Buckland in English)
Playable in late February 2024!
– Downloadable Content Bonus Tie-in Outfit for Granblue Fantasy
This outfit is for the original Granblue Fantasy mobile/browser game.
– Premium Avatars included with Each Character
Vane and Beatrix
Vane (voiced by Takuya Eguchi in Japanese, Zeno Robinson in English)
Beatrix (voiced by Aya Hirano in Japanese, Jennifer Losi in English)
– Update Schedule
- January 16 – New Character #1: Lucilius
- Late February – New Character #2: 2B
- From January to February
– New Stage
– New In-Game Features
– Online Lobby Update - April – New Character #3: Vane
- May – New Character #4: Beatrix
- August – New Character #5: ???
- October – New Character #6: ???
- From April to October
– New Grand Bruise! Game Mode
– New Online Lobby Minigame
– New Bonus Story
– New Game Mode
Version 1.10 Coming January 16, 2024
- New playable DLC Character: Lucilius
- New Stage: Feendrache
- Battle Pass Round 01
- Quality-of-Life Update for Spectating Lobby Matches
- In-Battle Bug Fixes (No Balance Adjustments)
- Other Minor Tweaks and Additions
– Bonus Outfits
The Black Butterfly
Obtainable as a Premium Battle Pass reward!
– New Lobby Avatar
Bloody-Blood Stabby Man (Voiced by Jun Fukuyama in Japanese, Howard Wang in English)
Additional In-game Items Incoming!
- Weapon Skins
- Character Colors
- Character Illustration
- Background Music
- Stickers, Badges, & More!
– Tournament Information
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is available now for Playstation 5, Playstation 4, & PC via Steam.
DLC CHARACTER 2B TEASER
English
Japanese
DLC CHARACTER LUCILIUS GAMEPLAY TRAILER
English
Japanese
YUKICHI LOBBY AVATAR TRAILER
English
Japanese
Sources: Granblue Fantasy FES 2023, Gematsu
