The 2024 GOTY winner at The Sport Awards has delighted PlayStation followers for over eight months, partly, with rescuing over 300 bots. After a wave of post-launch content material drops, this quantity at the moment reaches 195 VIP bots particularly dressed up as numerous online game characters from franchises equivalent to Road Fighter, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro The Dragon, and Murderer’s Creed.
After this yr’s newest post-launch content material drops ended on March 13 (by way of the PlayStation Weblog), there has not been but been any official phrase on if there’ll nonetheless be any extra drops coming later this yr. Whereas we wait and see for any doable additional drops, let’s think about what it will be like if these recreation characters have been to be added as VIP Bots in Astro Bot, together with their potential Gatcha objects.
Galen Marek – Star Wars: The Drive Unleashed
Although this character and the Drive Unleashed video games are not a part of official canon below Disney, why not have a throwback to Legends/Expanded Universe Star Wars now and again? Galen Marek (AKA Starkiller) was Darth Vader’s secret apprentice he had between the occasions of Episode 3 and Episode 4. Although he in the end sacrificed himself to save lots of the lifetime of the Revolt’s founders, a clone of himself was created for the sport’s sequel in 2010. Even Aspyr Media created a port of The Drive Unleashed for the Nintendo Swap, primarily based on the unique recreation’s Nintendo Wii port.
Maybe if Galen Marek have been to be added as a VIP Bot in Astro Bot, he could possibly be primarily based on his Coaching Gear outfit or his Jedi Adventurer Gown. It may also be doable that his lightsaber (both as a Jedi or Sith) could possibly be his merchandise from the Gatcha machine.
Cal Kestis – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order/Survivor
Very similar to Galen Marek and The Drive Unleashed, Cal Kestis is the principle character and face of the continued Star Wars: Jedi collection by EA and Respawn. Some may say that Cal could possibly be the Jedi and Disney canon equal to Galen these days, albeit each video games have totally different gameplay kinds.
If he have been to change into a VIP Bot, I may simply think about his trusty and devoted droid sidekick BD-1 being his unlockable Gatcha merchandise. Or alternatively, a therapeutic gem could be the Gatcha merchandise.
Jin Kazama – Tekken 3
He has arguably been the face of the Tekken franchise for the reason that third installment again in 1997. Jin Kazama is the son of Kazuya Mishima and the long-lost Jun Kazama, and like his father, Jin has additionally been identified for his Satan kind. To be trustworthy, I actually wished to see Jin be a VIP bot since each his father in addition to his grandfather Heihachi Mishima already cameo’d in Astro Bot and Astro’s Playroom.
Jack Cooper – Titanfall 2
Followers of the Titanfall franchise witnessed the pairing of Rifleman Jack Cooper with the Titan BT-7274 in 2016 for the Titanfall sequel. Additionally ceaselessly known as “The Pilot” particularly by the sport’s enemies, Jack Cooper took over the position as BT’s designated human pilot from Captain Tai Lastimosa after the Captain saved Jack’s life from Apex Predators throughout one fateful day on the planet Typhon. Although, if BT was the VIP Bot as an alternative, perhaps Jack Cooper could possibly be his Gatcha unlockable.
Takanuva – Bionicle: The Sport
Alright, this character just isn’t essentially a online game character (a minimum of, initially). Regardless, my thoughts can be completely blown if Sony/Workforce Asobi received along with each Lego and EA to deliver this 2003 Bionicle character to Astro Bot (contemplating that EA themselves revealed this explicit Bionicle recreation). Takanuva was the Toa of Mild from the Lego Bionicle franchise and made his recreation look in 2003’s Bionicle: The Sport, which served as a tie-in to the franchise’s first direct-to-DVD film – Bionicle: Masks of Mild.
Takanuva was as soon as a crimson Ta-Matoran (secretly a Matoran of Mild) named Takua, earlier than he in the end donned the film’s titular Kanohi masks. Fast enjoyable truth: the devs of the sport really left a typo of Takanuva’s title in-game as “Takua Nuva”. I can virtually think about what Takanuva would appear like as a VIP Bot, and might see the Employees of Mild because the Toa’s Gatcha merchandise. Alternatively, if Takua was the VIP Bot, the Masks of Mild itself could possibly be his Gatcha merchandise.
Bonus – Sparx the Dragonfly (Spyro the Dragon)
When Astro Bot was first launched and Spyro the Dragon was finally unlocked comparatively early within the recreation, it was nothing wanting a bit disappointing that Spyro received an space all for himself. He had no unlockable Gatcha merchandise, not even a crystal dragon statue or some dragon treasure/gems. Granted, it doesn’t appear to trouble him that he’s solo, whereas Okami nonetheless has Issun and Rachet and Rivet nonetheless have Clank (however no Equipment). So, a no brainer transfer can be to have Sparx accompany Spyro, whilst a Gatcha merchandise this time.
Positive, each Crash and Spyro as IPs at the moment are owned by Xbox, and if that could be a concern about bringing Sparx and another Spyro characters to Astro Bot, then I’d a minimum of go along with Sparx’s design from the traditional PS1 trilogy if his Reignited Trilogy design wouldn’t do. In spite of everything, Sony certainly nonetheless has rights to the PS1 Spyro trilogy (and Crash Bandicoot‘s traditional PS1 video games too).
What do you suppose? Do you may have another characters you’d wish to see added as VIP Bots in Astro Bot? Tell us under!
