Last week, WB Games announced that The Jokerâvoiced by Mark Hamillâis going to appear in its franchise-mash-up platform fighter, MultiVersus, when it re-launches later this month. And now, via a new gameplay trailer for The Joker, it seems the Powerpuff Girls could also be a part of WBâs fighting game.
First launched in 2022âas part of an extended betaâMultiVersus was taken offline in March 2023 with the promise that it would return in 2024 with new content and improvements. And thatâs still the plan, with the Smash Bros-like fighter returning to all platforms on May 28. As part of this big return, the game will include at least one new character: Batman villain The Joker. In a new gameplay trailer showing off the evil mastermindâand giving us more of Hamillâs iconic performance as the criminal clownâthereâs a blink-and-youâll-miss-it hint that the adored Powerpuff Girls will soon arrive in MultiVersus, too.
Released on May 13, the Jokerâs âSend in the Clowns!â trailer is ostensibly about the Batman villain and his various moves and abilities. But at the very start of video, on a large computer you can spot numerous other characters that are set to appear.
In the top right corner, at the :08 second mark, you can spot the Powerpuff Girls, characters who havenât been officially confirmed by WBâŠyet.
The trio of superheros were the stars of a extremely popular â90s-era animated show on Cartoon Network called The Powerpuff Girls. Since the showâs debut, the three charactersâBlossom, Bubbles, and Buttercupâhave become beloved heroes and have appeared in numerous games, books, and even a rebooted animated TV show. So they seem like a perfect fit for WBâs massive IP-clusterfuck that is MultiVersus
Unofficially, references to the Powerpuff Girls have been spotted in datamined files and content. So it seems very likely that their showing up in this trailer is no accident, but rather a carefully calculated move meant to get fans excited and help the gameâs hype train keep on rolling. Looking online, where the Powerpuff Girls are now trending on Twitter, it seems that WB Games got what they wanted. Heck, I even wrote over 300 words about it. Bravo.
MultiVersus returns, after its extended beta, on May 28 for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
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