At the Brazil Games Show 2018 event, Jump Force Saint Seiya characters were revealed for the game. The title pits many of the iconic characters from various manga series’ from the historic magazine’s pages in an arena fighting game. It will be releasing on PC, the PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in February 2019.
At the showcase, Seiya and Shiru from Saint Seiya were revealed to be part of the Jump Force roster. These two combatants come from the manga which ran from 1986 to 1990. Seiya will have access to the silver Pegasus Cloth and gold Saggitarius Cloth armors. Shiru, on the other hand, will have the Dragon Bronze Cloth and the Libra Gold Cloth accessible to him. The two upgraded armors seem to be available to the characters as final modes or super moves. In addition to this, a trailer for the reveal shows the two in an armorless form.
You can see the trailer for the reveal below. The ResetEra thread on this reveal also mentions that Golden Frieza and Blue Vegeta are also available in the game via transformation.
The battle for Earth reaches the Cosmos! The Knights of the Zodiac will now join the fight. Get ready for Pegasus Saint Seiya and Dragon Saint Shiryū!
Unite to fight when #JUMPFORCE launches in February 2019. Pre-order today: https://t.co/2aJpkJ6b9F pic.twitter.com/uxYyEbl3TM
— Bandai Namco US (@BandaiNamcoUS) October 11, 2018
Jump Force will be developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. As mentioned before it gathers many Shonen Jump charachters into a three-on-three tag team arena fighting game. The previous character reveals for the game has included Yugi Moto from Yu-Gi-Oh, as well as Yusuke Urameshi and Toguro from Yu Yu Hakusho mangas. The closed beta for the game is coming soon and we have a guide on how to take part in it.
