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Injustice 2 director Ed Boon hints at Ares as potential DLC character

Ares as seen in Injustice: Gods Among Us
Ares as seen in Injustice: Gods Among Us (Warner Bros.)

UPDATE 8:45AM PST: Ed Boon took to Twitter to let Injustice 2 fans know DLC information is forthcoming. He does not specify any characters nor address the potential for Ares.

The original story follows below.

Injustice 2 director Ed Boon may have hinted at the possibility of a returning character from the first game.

In an interview with Yahoo Esports, Boon talks about Ares, among other characters, being “left on the cutting room floor.” Ares was a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us and was one of a few that has not been confirmed for Injustice 2 yet.

“There’s a couple. In Injustice 1, we had a character called Ares, which was one of Wonder Woman’s villains. For the sake of new characters, we decided not to have him in the main roster to start,” Boon said.

Those that know Boon, know that he is constantly teasing announcements and reveals for NetherRealm Studios’ games, including Mortal Kombat X. His comment about Ares seems much more innocent than his usual social media teases.


“It’s always a tough thing. Our big thing is we really want to have as many new characters for people to not have people feel like it’s the first game, Injustice 1, with new backgrounds,” Boon said.

“We always want a significant amount of new characters,” Boon said. “We really want to have people feel like there is a lot of newness to the game. Unfortunately that means a couple of the characters from the last game, there’s always hope with DLC.”

You can watch the full interview below:


In related news, The Joker was officially revealed for Injustice 2 last week after an achievement list appeared to leak his appearance in the game.

You can check out our gallery of every confirmed Injustice 2 character so far.

Injustice 2 is slated to release on May 16 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Michael Martin covers the FGC. Follow him on Twitter @Bizarro_Mike.