Summary
RAID: Shadow Legendsannounced a limited-time collaboration withMonster Hunterthat’s adding a handful of new characters to the hit role-playing game. The crossover is yet another step in the RPG’s content strategy that previously sawRAID: Shadow Legendsexpand its character roster with real-life celebrities like Ninja.
The latest such update arrives in the form of a Capcom collaboration that adds five new Legendary Champions with unique weapons and armor crafted from parts of someMonster Hunterstaples such as Zinogre, as well as the imposing dragons Fatalis and Rathalos. One of them is the Rathalos Blademaster Champion, who is obtainable for free by logging into the game for seven days over the course of the event, which runs from January 9 through March 5. The remaining four characters will be made available as part of limited-timeRAID: Shadow Legendsevents in the coming weeks.
RAID: Shadow Legends Monster Hunter Legendary Champions
The new characters won’t be mere reskins, with Plarium confirming that their unique weapons and armor sets will provide them with fighting skills that “mirror” some iconicMonster Hunterabilities. Capcom had an active role in designing the crossover content, helping Plarium create an expansion that will satisfy both sets of fans, the Tel Aviv-based studio said.
The five Champions based on the Monster Hunter franchise have skills that mirror some of the abilities available to characters who equip the same weapons and armor when playing the Monster Hunter games.
Aside fromadding new playable characters toRAID: Shadow Legends, this collaboration will also include a number of themed in-game activities. Additionally, Plarium is planning to release multiple trailers over the course of the event that will expand on its game’s lore and offer an in-universe explanation for how theMonster Huntercreatures made their way to Teleria, the world ofRAID: Shadow Legends.
A New Monster Hunter Collab Begins As Another Is About To End
This collaboration with Capcom kicks off mere weeks before the Japanese gaming giant is set toend a differentMonster Huntercrossover. Specifically, the company recently revealed thatMonster Hunter Risewill be removing the DLC content resulting from its collaborations with Universal Studios Japan and Sega’sSonic the Hedgehogon January 21. Players who claim the content by that date will be able to continue using it indefinitely.
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter is an action role-playing franchise from Capcom that, as the name suggests, tasks players with tracking down and killing enormous monsters of various species.The main series games are often big hits with critics, particularly thanks to how enjoyable the games are with friends.
