Lucy, a supporting character from the Netflix show Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, is now available as a guest character in the fighting game Guilty Gear Strive.
There isn’t much backstory as to how Lucy wound up in the Guilty Gear universe other than that she was in a deep dive on the net and wound up somewhere else. Lucy is a high-mobility character with ranged attacks thanks to her whip (called a monowire, familiar to cyberpunk veterans). Her hacker’s toolkit allows her to apply debuffs to her opponents and hack them when making certain special moves. She has strong aerial mobility, as well. Arc System Works released a guide video showing off her moves.
Fighting games have been around since the arcades. In the past, new characters were only made available via sequels and other iterations. Thanks to the internet, however, games now behave like a service, with expansions and new characters available for those who pay up for extras.
Like Street Fighter VI, Fortnite and Overwatch 2, Guilty Gear uses season passes to give players new content and features. Lucy is the final character for season 4. Creating that trickle of content not only keeps players engaged for longer, it also offsets development costs and adds to publishers’ bottom line.
The latest update to Guilty Gear Strive introduces a new online mode called Ranked Match. Here, players can battle opponents of similar rank with the goal of reaching the highest rank, vanquisher. The newest update also brings balance adjustments.
The season 4 pass costs $25 and is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC. Lucy can also be bought individually for $9. Guilty Gear Strive was released on Nintendo Switch earlier this year, but the season 4 character pass won’t arrive until fall. There’s no word on a Switch 2 version.
