MultiVersus Datamine Hints at Two More New Characters

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While platform fighting games must have strong core elements with tight gameplay and engaging maps, a lot of what makes a title like Super Smash Bros. or MultiVersus popular with gamers is the ability to play as a wide variety of characters. Even with only 17 characters available at the time of writing, MultiVersus' roster already proves to be wacky, with characters like Jake the Dog and Steven Universe able to fight against the Iron Giant, Superman, and plenty of other unexpected opponents.

With so many characters from the multitude of Warner Bros IPs to choose from, fans are often wondering which fighter will be the latest to join MultiVersus' roster. Already, players know who the next four additions to the game will be, as Rick and Morty were confirmed to be coming to MultiVersus back during the game's closed beta and more recently Black Adam and Stripe were shown off on the platform fighter's login screen, celebrating the launch of Season 1 and a new battle pass.

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Now, fans may have discovered two more new characters planned for MultiVersus through data added to the game as part of its first major patch. The dataminers believe that the Wicked Witch of the West and Beetlejuice are coming to MultiVersus after finding voice lines for the latter and some announcer lines for the former. The Wicked Witch of the West was previously found in a list of potential leaked MultiVersus characters, but Beetlejuice's inclusion comes as somewhat of a surprise.

While the Wicked Witch being an announcer doesn't necessarily mean she will be playable in-game, some of Beetlejuice's voice lines appear to be speaking directly to the witch, implying he is fighting alongside her. Both characters