Will players finally get to see Peeves once Hogwarts Legacy releases later this year?

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Since the release of the reveal trailer back in 2020, fans of Hogwarts Legacy have been speculating about what the game will hold for the players. Given that the title is set far back in the late 1800s, characters from the original saga are highly unlikely to be featured. One then wonders whether any familiar faces will greet the players in-game.

A handful of canonical personalities from the Harry Potter universe may appear in Hogwarts Legacy, including Phineas Nigellus Black and Angus Buchanan. If the game is set in 1890s, players may also get to go to school with Albus Dumbledore.

This article focuses on Peeves, a permanent inhabitant of Hogwarts who has reportedly been living on the premises since the castle's very inception, and whether he will be a part of the game for players to meet.

The developers of Hogwarts Legacy have assured that players will be able to experience the life of a student at the famed school like never before. The promise of a fully-fleshed-out Hogwarts opens up the possibility of having the presence of the castle ghosts in the game, without which Hogwarts will not feel the same.

Unfortunately for the mischievous poltergeist, Peeves has never been featured in the Harry Potter films. But in the books, the poltergeist plays the recurring role of a prankster who is a constant pain to the people in the school, especially the caretakers.

He has been at Hogwarts Castle since its founding in c. 993, referred to as "came with the building." According to the Harry Potter wiki:

The infamous 1876 incident, when the caretaker Rancorous Carpe attempted to trap Peeves in vain and ended up with the mischiefmaker with cutlasses and a blunderbass, was the last disastrous attempt to get rid of Peeves. This event can