Key Takeaways
- DC: Dark Legion already boasts over 50 Champion characters, promising over 60 for the full release, including top heroes and some lesser-known characters.
- The hero roster includes popular characters from different DC media, with the Justice League heavily represented, while the villain roster features Harley Quinn and several Joker goons.
- The game’s inclusion of The Batman Who Laughs as the main villain is a bold-but-interesting move by DC.
DC: Dark Legion won’t be released until later this year, but its early access period still shows off a great number of playable characters for its full release to house. What’s more, the characters fans know to be releasing in DC: Dark Legion say a lot about the brand’s current priorities.
The upcoming DC: Dark Legion, developed by FunPlus, will again see DC throw its hat into the mobile ring. Fans will be able to play a variety of heroes and villains from across the canon of DC Comics, battling an incursion from the Dark Multiverse via strategy and RPG elements. The use of the Dark Multiverse is somewhat new for DC games, with the inclusion of The Batman Who Laughs as the main villain being a highlight for fans. An evil variant of Batman from a universe wasted by his hand, this fusion of Joker and Batman is divisive among fans, but his appearance alone is bold enough to see him creep his way into gaming. He’s been included as a skin in MultiVersus and Fortnite, but his story role here is really a marked shift.
All Champion Characters Confirmed For DC: Dark Legion
In the fight against The Batman Who Laughs, over 50 Champion characters (with more than 60 promised for the full release) can be called upon for battle. With the world at stake, both heroes and villains are available as Champions—characters that can be brought into the player’s party. The roster is mostly made up of big names, but it also includes some lower-level henchmen and police officers.
Heroes
• Batman
• Superman
• Wonder Woman
• Cyborg
• Green Arrow
• Flash (Barry Allen
• Aquaman
• Mera
• Batgirl
• Robin (Damian Wayne)
• Red Robin
• Nightwing
• Red Hood
• Black Canary
• Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
• Constantine
• Hawkgirl
• Martian Manhunter
• Shazam
• Roy Harper
• Zatanna
• Blue Beetle
• Doctor Fate
• Raven
• Starfire
• Patrolman
• Shield Squad
The hero list here will be familiar to fans of shows like Justice League Unlimited, though it also sprinkles in some faces from Teen Titans and other media. All in all, it’s a roster that will be easy to welcome for many. It doesn’t lean into the multiverse as much as marketing might suggest—but given fan reaction to media like Kill the Justice League and The Flash, that might be for the best.
An extended bat-family is a hallmark of modern Batman comics, and this is seen here to a degree; Tim Drake wears his Red Robin persona, while Damian Wayne takes up the Robin mantle. However, big parts of the modern bat-family (such as the heroes Orphan, Spoiler, and Signal) haven’t been included.
Villains
• The Joker
• Harley Quinn
• Catwoman
• Poison Ivy
• Black Adam
• The Penguin
• Scarecrow
• Two-Face
• Bane
• Lex Luthor
• Deathstroke
• Sinestro
• Deadshot
• Captain Cold
• The Riddler
• Killer Croc
• Good Day AK
• Chop Chop
• Bazooka Bro
• Bang Bang
• Gatling Gal
• Home Fun
• Cross Bar
• Big Boy
There are a few more heroes than villains in DC: Dark Legion as of now, and eight of them are generic Joker goons. This is something of a surprise, considering heroes are typically outnumbered by their villains, but what’s offered as of now is a good selection. Interestingly, despite all the Joker henchmen, Harley Quinn takes a precedent in most marketing over the Clown Prince of Crime—a reflection of her incredible popularity in recent times.
On the subject of modern interpretations, Black Adam’s design includes DCEU elements. He also took a marketing precedent over Shazam, appearing in the game’s trailer despite its Justice League focus.
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