Line #14 VideoGame/JumpForce


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Unite to Fight.]]]]
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4	->''There are worlds that exist, separate from our own. Where the impossible is reality, they coexist to both good and evil. These worlds were never meant to meet, but things have changed. Now... they have begun to merge as one, and our last hope are the heroes we could only imagine, uniting to fight for our survival.''
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6	''Jump Force'' is an action-fighting video game developed by Creator/SpikeChunsoft and published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment for the Platform/XboxOne, Platform/PlayStation4, and PC. It is a {{crossover}} of multiple series from ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' bringing in many heroes and villains from their respective stories to battle each other as their universes collide, with present-day Earth caught in the crossfire. The game released on February 15th, 2019.
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8	An UpdatedRerelease, ''Jump Force Deluxe Edition'', for the Platform/NintendoSwitch, was announced on April 16, 2020, and released on August 27 in Japan and August 28 in the West; it includes the first round of DLC characters. A second character pass was announced alongside the Deluxe Edition.
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10	In November 2021, Bandai Namco announced that service for ''Jump Force'' would be ending. The game and its DLC have been [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes removed from digital storefronts]] in February 2022, and [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames most online functionality ceased]] the following August.
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12	[[folder:Playable franchises and characters include]]
13	''Italics'' indicates DLC.
14	* From '''''Manga/BlackClover''''': [[Characters/BlackCloverAsta Asta]]
15	* From '''''Manga/{{Bleach}}''''': [[Characters/BleachIchigoKurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki]], Rukia Kuchiki, Sosuke Aizen, Renji Abarai, ''Toshiro Hitsugaya'', ''Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez'', ''Yoruichi Shihoin''
16	* From '''''Manga/CityHunter''''': Ryo Saeba
17	* From '''''Manga/DragonBall''''': [[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku Son Goku]], [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]], [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]], [[Characters/DragonBallPiccolo Piccolo]], [[Characters/DragonBallCell Cell]], [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Future Trunks]], ''[[Characters/DragonBallMajinBuu Majin Buu]]''
18	* From '''''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai''''': Dai
19	* From '''''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''''': Kenshiro
20	* From '''''Manga/HunterXHunter''''': Gon Freecss, Hisoka Morrow, Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika Kurta, ''Biscuit Krueger'', ''Meruem''
21	* From '''''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''''': [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJotaroKujo Jotaro Kujo]], [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO DIO]], ''[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna Giorno Giovanna]]''
22	* From '''''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''''': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaIzukuMidoriya Izuku Midoriya]], ''[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllMight All Might]]'', ''[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaKatsukiBakugo Katsuki Bakugo]]'', ''[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShotoTodoroki Shoto Todoroki]]''
23	* From '''''Manga/{{Naruto}}''''': [[Characters/NarutoNarutoUzumaki Naruto Uzumaki]], [[Characters/NarutoSasukeUchiha Sasuke Uchiha]], [[Characters/NarutoKakashiHatake Kakashi Hatake]], [[Characters/NarutoGaara Gaara]], Kaguya Otsutsuki, ''[[Characters/NarutoMadaraUchiha Madara Uchiha]]''
24	** From '''''[[Manga/{{Boruto}} Boruto: Naruto Next Generations]]''''': [[Characters/BorutoBorutoUzumaki Boruto Uzumaki]]
25	* From '''''Manga/OnePiece''''': [[Characters/OnePieceMonkeyDLuffy Monkey D. Luffy]], [[Characters/OnePieceRoronoaZoro Roronoa Zoro]], [[Characters/OnePieceSanji Sanji]], Marshal D. Teach (Blackbeard), Sabo, Boa Hancock, ''[[Characters/OnePieceTrafalgarLaw Trafalgar Law]]''
26	* From '''''Manga/RurouniKenshin''''': [[Characters/RurouniKenshinHimuraKenshin Kenshin Himura]], Makoto Shishio
27	* From '''''Manga/SaintSeiya''''': Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryu
28	* From '''''Manga/YuGiOh''''': [[Characters/YuGiOhYamiYugi Yami Yugi]][[note]]With Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Slifer the Sky Dragon/Sky Dragon of Osiris as assists[[/note]], ''[[Characters/YuGiOhSetoKaiba Seto Kaiba]][[note]]With Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Obelisk the Tormentor as assists[[/note]]''
29	* From '''''Manga/YuYuHakusho''''': Yusuke Urameshi, Younger Toguro, ''Hiei''
30	* Original to '''''Jump Force''''': Glover/[[spoiler:Prometheus]], Galena, Kane
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33	[[folder:Stages included]]
34	* New York (featuring the God Tree from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'')
35	* Matterhorn (featuring Frieza's ship from ''Manga/DragonBall'' and the Hokage Rock from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'')
36	* Hong Kong (featuring ships from ''Manga/OnePiece'')
37	* Japan (featuring Thouzer's pyramid from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'')
38	* Mexico (featuring Silbern fortress from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'')
39	* Paris (featuring floating landmasses from ''Manga/SaintSeiya'')
40	* San Francisco (featuring the statues from the Valley of the End from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'')
41	* New Zealand (featuring the Black Whale from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'')
42	* [[Manga/DragonBall Planet Namek]] (featuring the Statue of Liberty)
43	* [[Manga/OnePiece Marineford]] (featuring Tokyo Tower)
44	* [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hidden Leaf Village]] (featuring Big Ben)
45	* [[spoiler:Umbras]]
46	* Los Angeles (featuring the U.A. High School building from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'')[[superscript:Free DLC]]
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49	The E3 2018 reveal trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTlIqVlYFTQ here]].
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51	!!''Jump Force'' contains examples of the following tropes:
52	* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: The Story Mode itself mirrors that of ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' regarding a BigBadDuumvirate that wants to fuse two different worlds in order to rule over the resulting world. Even the [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]] is literally the same. [[spoiler:The only difference is that in ''MVCI'' there was no GreaterScopeVillain to talk about]].
53	* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Prometheus is defeated, and his plan to destroy the worlds of reality and Jump has been thwarted, but the Venoms are still on the loose and the Umbras Cubes still pose a danger (not to mention, Light now has the Black Book). Thus, the PlayerCharacter must continue the good fight as the new leader of Jump Force.]]
54	* AppliedPhlebotinum: The umbras cubes have a wide array of uses, from reviving those near death to bestowing regular humans with the powers of Jump world denizens. In the hands of the villains, they are also used to create a CloneArmy and brainwash others.
55	* BadassNormal: Ryo Saeba, the only fully normal human character of the roster. Kenshin as well, to a slightly lesser degree. He is just a swordsman, with a comparatively down to earth fighting style (Shishio is no more supernatural, but certainly more flashy).
56	* BeyondTheImpossible: The debut trailer discusses how each of the fighters' worlds defy what seems improbable.
57	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Just as all hope seems lost, Light and Kane arrive to give the PlayerCharacter an umbras cube to help them fight back.]]
58	* BittersweetEnding: The GreaterScopeVillain is defeated for good, however [[spoiler:the worlds are still fused, and the Jump villains got away scot-free, meaning that more attacks are coming]].
59	* CharacterCustomization: Players can create their own avatar with customizable appearances and special attacks, not unlike in ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse''.
60	* ClothingDamage: When in battle, the characters' outfits will gradually become torn and dirty as they lose health.
61	* ColorCodedElements: Attaching an element to your avatar's special attacks changes their color: red for fire, blue for lightning, pale blue for ice, green for wind, yellow for light, and purple for darkness.
62	* CrisisCrossover: The trailer showed three heroes of different franchises working together to defeat a great threat. Seeing the ruined cities pretty much explains how dangerous the threat is.
63	* CrossoverAlternateUniverse: The setting takes place where all ''Shōnen Jump'' universes collide
64	* CueTheSun: [[spoiler:After all is said and done, the Venoms disappear, and the sun shined over the still-fused worlds]].
65	* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''VideoGame/JStarsVictoryVs'', this game has a more foreboding atmosphere overall, with SceneryGorn not simply just a consequence of battle, but the cornerstone of the battlefields' aesthetic.
66	* DownerBeginning: The game's story opens to Frieza and his Venoms foot soldiers invading New York, and the PlayerCharacter getting mortally wounded.
67	* DualWielding: Ichigo can pull out his second Zangetsu to attack his enemy.
68	* DubNameChange: The cubes are called ''Umbras Cubes'' in the text and subtitles, but they are clearly called ''Cosmic Cubes'' in the dialog. This is probably because Creator/MarvelComics holds the copyright on the name and the change is meant to circumvent that.
69	* EldritchLocation: [[spoiler:Umbras, where the Jump Force is based, is actually a dimension that sits between reality and the worlds of Jump, where the Keymen convey the histories of the Jump worlds as comic books in the real world. Prometheus's lair resembles a floating metallic platform in space surrounded by panels from Jump manga.]]
70	* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: Loading screens could take up to 3 minutes in early versions of the game. It also has them about as often as ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''.
71	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The various franchises of ''Shonen Jump'' like ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', and ''Manga/OnePiece'' are brought into the real world.
72	* MediumBlending: All of the characters retain the style of their particular models.
73	* MergedReality: The "Real" world is becoming fused with various other worlds collectively known as "Jump". As a result, Frieza's ship has been stranded in the Alps while London's Big Ben clock tower has popped up in the Hidden Leaf Village, to name two examples. [[spoiler:Prometheus's plot is to fully merge reality and the Jump worlds together, destroying them so he can [[InTheirOwnImage remake the universe in his own image]]. By the end of the game, the worlds are still at least partially fused.]]
74	* MysteriousWaif: The heroes find Angela, a mysterious young woman carrying a book. [[spoiler:She later turns out to be a modified Venom replica possessed by Galena.]]
75	* NoGearLevel: [[spoiler:In the penultimate boss battle, Prometheus steals the PlayerCharacter's Umbras Cube, forcing them to fight without any special attacks.]]
76	* NonActionGuy: Fittingly for someone who relies on outwitting his opponents in lieu of fighting, Light Yagami is not a playable character.
77	* PowerCreepPowerSeep:
78	** Inevitable in a game that crosses over the stars of ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' from series with vastly different power levels. {{Physical God}}s like Goku and Vegeta, moon-level busters like Naruto and comparatively lower-level fighters like Luffy and Kenshiro all fight as if they were equals in this game. With characters like Yugi (who "fights" with his ''Duel Monsters'' cards) and Ryo Saeba (a gunman with no powers at all and only relies on his trusty revolver and rifle) fighting with and against the heavy-hitters without a problem, you basically ''need'' to accept this trope to get the full enjoyment out of the experience.
79	** However, this is played straight with no InUniverse [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration excuse in story-mode]], unlike ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' (in that game, the BigBad had [[WorfHadTheFlu synthetic energy waves sapping characters of their power]]).
80	* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Strong attacks can send fighters flying into new arenas.
81	* RealWorldEpisode: Several of the game's battlefields are based on real-world locations, such as New York City and the Alps. This even bleeds into the fictional locations, as the Planet Namek stage has ''the Statue of Liberty'' dropped into it.
82	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Venoms and their thralls have menacing glowing red eyes.
83	* SceneryGorn: Manhattan is looking like the aftermath of a massive battle in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''.
84	* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Though Prometheus is defeated, the worlds are still merged together and the various villains are still on the loose, prompting the Jump Force to nominate the player character as their new leader. Additionally, Light gets his hands on a leftover umbras cube and plans to use it to further his ambitions.]]
85	* SpotlightStealingCrossover: Generally, the more popular and longstanding franchises will have the most reps. The three biggest franchises, ''Dragon Ball'', ''One Piece'' and ''Naruto'', have the most reps with six for each and a stage belonging to their franchises each. The smaller franchises, like ''Fist of the North Star'', ''City Hunter'', and ''Black Clover'', only have one.
86	* SuperMode: Every character is capable of undergoing an "Awakening", which increases their fighting ability and grants them access to their [[LimitBreak Ultimate Skills]]. Many of these Awakenings take the forms of super modes from the characters' respective series, while others access their super forms during their Ultimates:
87	** Goku and Vegeta can transform into Super Saiyans and [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Super Saiyan Blue]].
88	** Frieza can use his 100% Full Power form and his Golden Frieza form.
89	** Naruto can activate Six Paths Sage Mode and transform into Kurama.
90	** Luffy can power up to Gear Fourth for his ultimate attack.
91	** Ichigo can activate his Merged Hollow Form while Rukia can activate her Bankai.
92	** Gon can transform into his [[DeadlyUpgrade adult form]].
93	** Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu can transform into their Gold Cloth forms.
94	** Kenshiro can use ''Musou Tensei''.
95	** Yusuke can transform into his Mazoku form.
96	** Dai can tap into his dragon blood.
97	* TagTeam: Players fight using teams of three characters each, calling in assists and swapping characters throughout the battle.
98	* TruerToTheText: Except for Yugi's Dark Magician, most characters take their appearance and movesets from their more recent manga arcs, as opposed to ''VideoGame/JStarsVictoryVs'', where they took after their anime incarnations.
99	* WalkingShirtlessScene:
100	** Luffy, Zoro, Law, Yusuke, Hiei, Seiya, Shiryu, Kenshiro, Kenshin, Asta and Dai experience the maximum amount of ClothingDamage in the game by losing all of their upper body garments after taking sufficient damage and will remain shirtless for the rest of the fight.
101	** Goku, Deku and Todoroki aren't technically shirtless but as they lose more than half of their shirt after ClothingDamage it's definitely close enough to count. Likewise, Vegeta and Hitsugaya will also expose a considerable amount of skin while Grimmjow becomes a case of NoShirtLongJacket.
102	** For those who don't wish to wait till the battle gets heated, Zoro and Kenshiro are also able to become shirtless upon activating their Awakening. While this is also the case for Yusuke, activating his Awakening will also change him into his Mazoku form for the remainder of the battle with no option to reverse the transformation.
103	** Younger Toguro doesn't wear any upper body clothing to begin with whereas Blackbeard, Luffy and Law wear unbuttoned shirts.
104	** Surprisingly averted however for all characters who wear only tank tops (Gon, Killua and Yugi).
105	* WouldHitAGirl: Vegeta is this.
106	** In one cutscene, Zoro cutting down female Venoms.
107	* WouldNotHitAGirl: [[WouldHitAGirl While any male fighter have no problem with women]], Sanji is an exception. Fighting a woman means he will blow hearts to them.
108	** Seiya, Renji, and Dai are also this, but unlike Sanji, they will fight them when the situation calls for it.
109	* WrongContextMagic: Certain characters would often use terms and concepts from their home universe to explain the powers of characters from another universe. For example, Deku refers to Toshiro's ice powers as a Quirk when it is actually the power of his Zanpakutō, Hyōrinmaru.

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