{"id":37476,"date":"2024-09-25T13:14:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T04:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37476"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T04:14:57","slug":"marvel-rivals-psylocke-looks-more-japanese-than-in-the-comics-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-rivals-psylocke-looks-more-japanese-than-in-the-comics-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals&#8217; Psylocke looks more Japanese than in the comics &#8211; here&#8217;s why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Psylocke\u2019s character design in <strong>Marvel Rivals<\/strong> looks more Japanese than her regular appearances in comics \u2013 and with good reason. NetEase Games and comic artist\/writer Peach Momoko have confirmed that Marvel Rivals\u2019 Psylocke design is based on her appearance in the Marvel Demon Days comic run.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">X-MEN\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3067\u63cf\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305fdemon days\u306e\u30b5\u30a4\u304c\u3001\u30de\u30fc\u30d9\u30eb\u30e9\u30a4\u30d0\u30eb\u30ba\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\ud83e\udd8b\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u306d\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarvelRivals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarvelRivals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2KEPsdxIw\">pic.twitter.com\/y2KEPsdxIw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; peach MoMoKo \u6843\u6843\u5b50 (@peachmomoko60) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peachmomoko60\/status\/1838482890784674245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>The Psylocke I drew for the X-MEN series Demon Days will appear in Marvel Rivals. Look forward to it!<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Teasers for Psylocke began on September 22 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jJBJBrLuTH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Marvel Rivals Discord channel<\/a>, where a new hero trivia challenge was posted. While hints about an ancient Japanese demon hunter, a samurai blade, a red and purple color scheme, and the character\u2019s affiliation with the X-Men led people in the right direction, it was the Demon Days: X-Men hint that confirmed NetEase Games is using Peach Momoko\u2019s unique take on Psylocke as the basis for their version of the character.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"624\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37476-001.jpg\" alt=\"Psylocke in Demon Days: X-Men\" class=\"wp-image-37481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37476-001.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37476-001-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240925-37476-001-768x427.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Demon Days is a comic series that reimagines Marvel characters within the setting of Japanese folktales. In the series, Psylocke is a Japanese warrior known as Sai who fights alongside her loyal dog, Logan. She has fought the strong human bodyguard Juggernaut (known in the series as \u201cJaga\u201d), a massive oni Hulk (known as \u201cHalbo\u201d), and a Yamata no Orochi Venom. Other Marvel characters such as Black Widow and Ghost-Spider have also been reimagined in their own Demon Days stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psylocke: Mutant Yokai Slayer | Character Reveal | Marvel Rivals\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzGcJm15XgI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as gameplay goes, Psylocke looks to implement hit-and-run tactics like those of Black Panther and Spider-Man. Her dash ability allows her to get to places faster and cross gaps while an invisible skill lets her pass unseen through enemy lines. In this manner, she most certainly plays like the ninja Peach Momoko envisioned her as.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psylocke\u2019s design in Marvel Rivals looks more Japanese than her regular appearances in comics &#8211; here&#8217;s why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":37479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-37476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marvel Rivals&#039; Psylocke looks more Japanese than in the comics - here&#039;s why - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Psylocke\u2019s design in Marvel Rivals looks more Japanese than her regular appearances in comics - here&#039;s why.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/marvel-rivals-psylocke-looks-more-japanese-than-in-the-comics-heres-why\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marvel Rivals&#039; 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