Invincible VS Roster Expands With Cecil, Story Mode Teases Arrival of Brand-New Character Who Hasn’t Yet Appeared Anywhere in the Invincible Universe

Invincible VS conscionable announced its eighth playable character: Cecil.

Quarter Up, developer of the 3v3 tag warring crippled based connected Robert Kirkman’s Invincible, revealed quality cause Cecil Stedman with a gameplay video, below. Check retired IGN's interrogation with Kirkman and the developers astatine Quarter Up to find retired much astir however Cecil works and the Invincible VS communicative mode.

Cecil’s announcement means we present cognize of 8 playable characters successful Invincible VS, voiced by the actors who play those characters successful the hugely fashionable Prime Video animated series. They are Mark Grayson (Invincible), Atom Eve, Bulletproof, Thula, Rex Splode, Battle Beast, Omni-Man, and present besides Cecil.

Here’s the authoritative blurb connected Cecil:

A fan-favorite from the Invincible TV bid and comic books, Cecil has been 1 of the astir requested playable characters. Most often heard arsenic a dependable successful Mark’s earpiece, Cecil enters the combat successful Invincible VS with specialized weapons, including plasma pistols, projectile launchers and grenades to support opponents astatine a distance. His ranged gameplay benignant is paired with tactical combat, allowing him to play feline and rodent with enemies. Want more? Cecil tin besides summon a limitless proviso of Reanimen for backup; with entree to The Hammer — a monolithic orbital laser — helium is simply a devastating unit connected the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Quarter Up talked much astir the Invincible VS Story Mode, which is simply a standalone communicative acceptable successful the Invincible universe. It’s written by Invincible TV amusement co-executive shaper and writer Helen Leigh and Invincible VS communicative manager Mike Rogers, successful collaboration with Kirkman. Expect implicit 25 minutes of bespoke animation successful the Story Mode, which “plays similar a peculiar extended occurrence of the show,” featuring each announced playable quality truthful far.

Interestingly, the Story Mode teases the accomplishment of a brand-new quality who hasn’t yet appeared anyplace successful the Invincible Universe. Quarter Up wouldn’t accidental who, but did corroborate Cecil plays a pivotal relation successful the story.

“Invincible has ever been arsenic overmuch astir compelling storytelling arsenic it is astir bloody beatdowns and fights you can’t teardrop your eyes from,” said Kirkman.

“It was truly important to maine that we seizure the essence of some the comic and tv series, and bring cardinal characters into the game. With Story Mode, our anticipation is that fans consciousness similar they are close backmost successful the show, but experiencing the beingness successful a full caller way.”

Invincible VS volition motorboat successful 2026 connected Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Players tin registry for an upcoming Invincible VS Closed Alpha aboriginal this twelvemonth here.

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