So Day 1 of Evo 2026 has wrapped up and I am on site and a lot of fun things have happened! Avatar Legends the fighting game making big DLC announcements? Dead or Alive gets new characters? A Tekken cartoon? BLAZBLUE IS BACK!? All that and a lot more so lets dig into it and ill continue coverage on site as best that I can! Keep in mind the big “home run” announcements are all gonna be on Sunday so stay tuned for that!
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0:00 Intro & FGC Sponsor
1:36 – Blazblue Returns!?
2:42 – New Life in Dead or Alive
4:10 – Avatar Legends makes its mark!
7:53 – A Tekken Cartoon?
8:23 – The Newest Under Night Character
9:02 – Rivals of Aether 2 Content Roadmap
9:36 – More to come!
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If I sound like I am losing my voice, that's only because I probably am! Anyways Here is a bunch of news that happened in and around Day 1 of Evo 2026! From Avatar Legends DLC announcements to the apparent return of Blazblue, a lot is going on so lets dig it, and thank you Battle Arena Melbourne for sponsoring the video
I want the majority of the cast of avatar to be earthbenders.
Oh shit Pokken is back??? Lets gooo
Whalecummmm🎉
I want Kuvira so bad, like… so so bad, she fights so cool. It wont win… Bumi or Amon will.
BUT, I'm happy to think that she'll probably be considered for the next round of DLCs!
Where is Mako?
Bumi (and bear) for an actual grappler finally or Tenzin for me :O
Otherwise that is a lot of LoK charcters, which is . . . fine. Where is the cabbage merchant though?
Need Bumi
BOOMIE !
Appreciate your attempt at Melbourne, much better than most people in the northern hemisphere would pronounce it.
7:36 whyyyyyyyyy man
I want more korra characters
Amon is the favourite and most likely ppl will pick him some may pick either tenzin or kuvira
My girl Asami is the least favourite of the bunch to the community
And then there is king bumi
Side note: im really glad bolin is in the game "prolly the 1st dlc char and so glad he made and not mako"
I'm personally voting for Asami not just cause we need more LOK characters but also non benders which I can bet Asami will be like C. Viper using tech in her fights.
So we’re all voting Asami………right?
Entropy effect is an amazing dead cells like game that happens to be branded as blazblue. Hey i take my captain hazama where i can get him!
I saw you on the EVO TikTok! That was so cool! And congrats on the sponsorship for the video🐨
I have to choose between Bumi and Kuvira? God, why is life so difficult all of a sudden?
Iroh needs his buff form as one of the variants
He's a hell of a long shot with Bolin, but my vote for Avatar goes to Ghazan. I'm a sucker for Bajiquan characters and lavabending is the coolest shit. I think out of the listed characters Asumi would be the most interesting though. Amon would be hard to make into a character that's fun to play against.
Sucks that DOA6 has no rollback! One of the features I really need. Delay in my case really hits. Have a good internet connection but sitll.. . u.u
Happy EVO weekend to EACH & EVERYONE in the FGC🩶
I want Tenzin, but I doubt he' gonna win
I'm really happy with the Avatar DLC lineup. I'll probably vote for Asami but all the choices are great, can't go wrong with any of them.
minecraft mob vote and its consequences
ASAMI?!?!? im definitely preordering just to vote asami
BlazBlue CF getting a new character is mega-hype for me! I don't even care who it is (though I have guesses), I'll buy them just to show support for the series that got me into this wild and crazy genre. And if it's a prelude to them bringing the series back proper with a true new game, then that'd just be a dream come true.
Also very happy with the Avatar DLC lineup – called 3/4 of them in advance myself, and getting Lin instead of Asami is about the best way to be wrong I'd say. I'll be voting for Asami for the fifth; would also be happy with Kuvira or Bumi.
Can't wait for the Tokon announcement on Sunday too. C'mon, open beta!
Don’t need to vote to know Bimini coming this season pass 😂
A little sad there was no mention of the invincible vs characters coming out, maybe once they come out
I love the voting aspect something we should recommend for MK,Tekken,SF,DOA,VF,GGST,
I thought roofle purposely just showed minato upper body, but no it’s just how the trailer presents her 😂😂😂
I was surprised to hear that Blazblue is getting a new character after all these years. Who could it be though? Someone from Entropy Effect, or dare I mention Dark War? 🤔
I'm excited for Avatar Legends' DLC lineup! We all knew Iroh had to be there, but Lin Beifong, Ty Lee, and Bolin will be cool additions as well. If I could pre order the game, I'd vote for Bumi, but Amon could be very interesting for the game.
Is there a chance that the final team for Marvel Tokon could be reveal this weekend at Evo USA???
I think Shovel Knight is being used there as the silhouette because he was the first guest character in Rivals 1, not that he's nessecarily coming to the game. If I had to put money on it, I'd imagine the protagonist of Yacht Club's newest game, Mina, will be a new Yacht Club Rep instead.
So, no real news…
The Avatar vote thing is a great idea, because the winner gets to end S1, but I expect that anyone who places well will also end up in S2, and anyone who places really poorly, they just know "maybe hold off on this one."
Just for reference:
BBCF is now older than ST was when Hyper SF2 released.
I dunno about you, but that makes me feel very old.
I don't even know if I'll like Avatar fighting legends. It looks cool but it seems so much faster and zippier than games I play like Tekken, MK, SF and COTW. But it's only 30 idk 😅
god bless the ape man
But also, I feel like your mix has been clipping like crazy in recent videos, but maybe it's just me (obviously hotel videos are a bit special though, lol 😅)
Asami is going to play like C. Viper.. i feel it
I can't possibly see how people are excited on DOA6 based off of what they're doing with the game rn, I cannot possibly imagine giving money to KOEI. They literally added nothing new to the game and are making you spend 2x the money for the same dlc you had previously.
Seeing Avatar characters in a fighters pass is so damn surreal haha.
Bro…literally all 5 of the vote characters deserve to be in 😭 They can't just let the other 4 never make it in the game. Year 1 means more are coming, right? Literally all of them have showcased some sort of cool technique that would be SO fun to utilize in a fighting game. No Amon and Asami in the base roster is kinda bizarre now that I think about it too.
I didn't see to stream Day 1 of Evo *sad face*. But the stuff I saw on Twitter was pure gold. And the TEKKEN! Cartoon? Wasn't on my bingo list. But like I said. This Evo is gonna be huge. And sets the stage for The Game Awards later this year. So stoked!
Thank you, don't know who you are but I googled for any game announcements from Evo and you were the only one. I'll make sure to check back each day
Blazblue needs to just merge with Guilty Gear.