In Bleeding Edge, you get to pick one of the 12 characters (2 who are as of right now unknown/have yet to be announced). Each character has a different moveset and different abilities to use. Most of these characters, with the exception of Gizmo, have a prominent focus on melee combat with added ranged abilities. There are three classes in Bleeding Edge: Assassins, Heavy and Supports.
Here is a list of all the known characters with added info on abilities and backstories:
Assassin:
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Life packs punches. And native New Yorker Damon John Banks took a lot of hits.
Raised alone by a loving and artistic mom, Damon's childhood would abandon him, when his mother died from corporate complications.
Under the new name Daemon, graffiti would be his guide, while the system would relentlessly oppose him. But the fight would give him purpose. He would become a gifted coder, a master of martial arts, and would seek redemption against a system and corporate society that failed him.
He would form a gang of digital misfits called the Bleeding Edge, and unleash the biggest corporate data breach in history. He had his taste of revenge, and now seeks redemption, as he builds an army of the augmented amidst the underworld fighting circuits.
Life packs punches. And native New Yorker Damon John Banks took a lot of hits.
Raised alone by a loving and artistic mom, Damon's childhood would abandon him, when his mother died from corporate complications.
Under the new name Daemon, graffiti would be his guide, while the system would relentlessly oppose him. But the fight would give him purpose. He would become a gifted coder, a master of martial arts, and would seek redemption against a system and corporate society that failed him.
He would form a gang of digital misfits called the Bleeding Edge, and unleash the biggest corporate data breach in history. He had his taste of revenge, and now seeks redemption, as he builds an army of the augmented amidst the underworld fighting circuits.
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On the edge of Australia, in a sweltering mining township, a father's heart melted when young Molly Gibson was born.
He would call her Gizmo, and walk the earth for her, and she would follow each footstep. The happy and curious Molly would soon emulate his engineering and construction skills, scavenging junk-tech to invent and build endlessly, with sometimes silly but highly functional designs.
At 13 she would win a prestigious bot-battle competition, thanks to the Skeleton Key. And then came the self-augments, along with her Father's unbreakable realisation: Gizmo was destined for greater things. And so he sent her to New York, the tech mecca, to build her legend and find the Bleeding Edge.
On the edge of Australia, in a sweltering mining township, a father's heart melted when young Molly Gibson was born.
He would call her Gizmo, and walk the earth for her, and she would follow each footstep. The happy and curious Molly would soon emulate his engineering and construction skills, scavenging junk-tech to invent and build endlessly, with sometimes silly but highly functional designs.
At 13 she would win a prestigious bot-battle competition, thanks to the Skeleton Key. And then came the self-augments, along with her Father's unbreakable realisation: Gizmo was destined for greater things. And so he sent her to New York, the tech mecca, to build her legend and find the Bleeding Edge.
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As a baby, little Maeve Murphy became transfixed in Ireland's nature. As a child, she would be dazzled by the land's history and mythos. The stories of witches and magic and mysticism, minus the nastiness.
As a woman, Granny Maeve would spend her entire life in Ireland, and as old age crept in so did her sense of adventure. Carried by a hovering bauble, Maeve would float across the world. The beauty and the horror, all that is life. And there she'd find her mission in life. To fight for what is right, and she'd find that in the Bleeding Edge.
As a baby, little Maeve Murphy became transfixed in Ireland's nature. As a child, she would be dazzled by the land's history and mythos. The stories of witches and magic and mysticism, minus the nastiness.
As a woman, Granny Maeve would spend her entire life in Ireland, and as old age crept in so did her sense of adventure. Carried by a hovering bauble, Maeve would float across the world. The beauty and the horror, all that is life. And there she'd find her mission in life. To fight for what is right, and she'd find that in the Bleeding Edge.
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When a musically gifted child named Steiner Foss grew tired of classical music and the world around, his sombre state would guide him to greatness.
At an accidental discovery of an illegal concert, buried deep under a rotting cannery district in a corner of Norway, the young Steiner became beautifully horrified. It was here that his journey to international fame and success would begin, as the Black Metal icon now known as Níðhöggr.
Now a modified man, rich in anti-authoritative motives, this beacon of blackness and musically driven augmentations bombards the ears of the world with the anthems of empirical end.
When a musically gifted child named Steiner Foss grew tired of classical music and the world around, his sombre state would guide him to greatness.
At an accidental discovery of an illegal concert, buried deep under a rotting cannery district in a corner of Norway, the young Steiner became beautifully horrified. It was here that his journey to international fame and success would begin, as the Black Metal icon now known as Níðhöggr.
Now a modified man, rich in anti-authoritative motives, this beacon of blackness and musically driven augmentations bombards the ears of the world with the anthems of empirical end.
Heavy:
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No one knows the dark past of the embittered, grim warrior called El Bastardo. Only fragments of this lone wolf's story, half-truths and rumours, exist.
Some say he was the illegitimate son of a Cartel Sicario, others that he stalked Mexico's underworld as a one-man vigilante militia, or that he was once a decorated soldier left for dead by his own commanders and is now out for revenge.
Only one thing is certain: those who cross him in the arena must face a lethal whirlwind of blades and an unstoppable fighter who acts without mercy.
No one knows the dark past of the embittered, grim warrior called El Bastardo. Only fragments of this lone wolf's story, half-truths and rumours, exist.
Some say he was the illegitimate son of a Cartel Sicario, others that he stalked Mexico's underworld as a one-man vigilante militia, or that he was once a decorated soldier left for dead by his own commanders and is now out for revenge.
Only one thing is certain: those who cross him in the arena must face a lethal whirlwind of blades and an unstoppable fighter who acts without mercy.
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As Angelica Butters soared through gridlock atop her motorcycle, the sassy Cajun knew she had found her calling. It was her 19th birthday, life was good, and also the last day she would walk again.
After the crash, life would change for the one they called Buttercup, but love would rule. The religious community that raised her, the biking community, and friends and family would rally around her. But she still couldn't ride.
So when she learned of black market augmentations that could put her atop a chopper once again, she moved fast. But such augments were not accepted in the religious community, and so she fled atop her rubber wheel.
She would live life on the southern road, doing crime to survive, fighting the foolish to make money to advance her makeshift augments. When the Skeleton Key was released, her modifications blossomed, and she knew she had to meet the stranger in New York City who had released it.
As Angelica Butters soared through gridlock atop her motorcycle, the sassy Cajun knew she had found her calling. It was her 19th birthday, life was good, and also the last day she would walk again.
After the crash, life would change for the one they called Buttercup, but love would rule. The religious community that raised her, the biking community, and friends and family would rally around her. But she still couldn't ride.
So when she learned of black market augmentations that could put her atop a chopper once again, she moved fast. But such augments were not accepted in the religious community, and so she fled atop her rubber wheel.
She would live life on the southern road, doing crime to survive, fighting the foolish to make money to advance her makeshift augments. When the Skeleton Key was released, her modifications blossomed, and she knew she had to meet the stranger in New York City who had released it.
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As the only child of his mum's second marriage and the youngest of 7 step brothers and sisters, Makutu always felt a little bit left out. Not because they didn't love him to bits, but because while they were all tall, strong and athletic, he was so very small.
He loved to train in meditation with his dad, and he could school them all at fighting games or ping-pong, but all he really wanted was to be big, and tough, and play rugby, like his siblings. So at age 16, with the support of his family Makutu underwent augmentation. Makutu loved his new body. He felt like it finally matched his inner self. He'd go to the gym to pump iron, help out in the community, and of course, play rugby. But he always felt himself holding back, worried about hurting his friends or teammates. He needed a new way to test himself. A place to unleash his full unbridled strength.
As the only child of his mum's second marriage and the youngest of 7 step brothers and sisters, Makutu always felt a little bit left out. Not because they didn't love him to bits, but because while they were all tall, strong and athletic, he was so very small.
He loved to train in meditation with his dad, and he could school them all at fighting games or ping-pong, but all he really wanted was to be big, and tough, and play rugby, like his siblings. So at age 16, with the support of his family Makutu underwent augmentation. Makutu loved his new body. He felt like it finally matched his inner self. He'd go to the gym to pump iron, help out in the community, and of course, play rugby. But he always felt himself holding back, worried about hurting his friends or teammates. He needed a new way to test himself. A place to unleash his full unbridled strength.
Support:
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Despite being born into harsh conditions and relative poverty, Miko grew up happy, in a loving extended family unit, rich with their Xhosa ancestral heritage.
As a young girl, she mastered her clan's ruthless fighting techniques under her grandfather's guidance. She would endlessly educate herself in her people's traditions and rituals.
But when Miko was diagnosed with a deadly new plague virus, she reluctantly left her family for the chance of a cure via experimental nanobot treatment. Little did she know what she was signing up for. They would augment and encage her, torment and enrage her, but genetic resiliency would soon fuel a spirited Miko. She would have her freedom, and on escaping the H.A. facilities would be whisked to safety by a young man in a demon mask.
Despite being born into harsh conditions and relative poverty, Miko grew up happy, in a loving extended family unit, rich with their Xhosa ancestral heritage.
As a young girl, she mastered her clan's ruthless fighting techniques under her grandfather's guidance. She would endlessly educate herself in her people's traditions and rituals.
But when Miko was diagnosed with a deadly new plague virus, she reluctantly left her family for the chance of a cure via experimental nanobot treatment. Little did she know what she was signing up for. They would augment and encage her, torment and enrage her, but genetic resiliency would soon fuel a spirited Miko. She would have her freedom, and on escaping the H.A. facilities would be whisked to safety by a young man in a demon mask.
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The eccentric Dr. Ignatius Wright was a renowned professor of history at Cambridge University.
Pushed by his passion in the culture of Voodoo, Dr. Wright would travel the world, absorbing the lore, perfecting the practices, and chasing immortality. And it worked, until age 120.
In accordance with Wright's last Will and Testimony, his subconscious was granted to friend and maverick computer scientist, Sterling Taylor, for experimentation. And it worked.
His soul was digitized, reborn into data, and configured into an oddity. An automated snake that clumsily parades the mummified cadaver of Dr. Wright to feign inconspicuousness. It does not work. Officially considered "deceased", and ejected from his lifetime employment with the university, Kulev now seeks the services of kindred spirit Daemon, to join their common forces, and extend the life and plight of humanity.
The eccentric Dr. Ignatius Wright was a renowned professor of history at Cambridge University.
Pushed by his passion in the culture of Voodoo, Dr. Wright would travel the world, absorbing the lore, perfecting the practices, and chasing immortality. And it worked, until age 120.
In accordance with Wright's last Will and Testimony, his subconscious was granted to friend and maverick computer scientist, Sterling Taylor, for experimentation. And it worked.
His soul was digitized, reborn into data, and configured into an oddity. An automated snake that clumsily parades the mummified cadaver of Dr. Wright to feign inconspicuousness. It does not work. Officially considered "deceased", and ejected from his lifetime employment with the university, Kulev now seeks the services of kindred spirit Daemon, to join their common forces, and extend the life and plight of humanity.
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Under the rusted roofs of Rio's ruins, a dust covered toddler with endless energy named Musaazi Zelev lost himself in his first video game and saw into his future.
A life that would grow him into a tech prodigy, a phenom hacker, and finally a famed pro gamer under the mnemonic moniker of ZeroCool. With success at his fingertips, ZeroCool's newfound wealth feeds his impoverished friends and family, while his insatiable ego over-eats off the super-sized celebrity. Armed with self-designed augments, looking for a new game to dominate, the outspoken teenager wants more. And he'll find it at the Bleeding Edge.
Under the rusted roofs of Rio's ruins, a dust covered toddler with endless energy named Musaazi Zelev lost himself in his first video game and saw into his future.
A life that would grow him into a tech prodigy, a phenom hacker, and finally a famed pro gamer under the mnemonic moniker of ZeroCool. With success at his fingertips, ZeroCool's newfound wealth feeds his impoverished friends and family, while his insatiable ego over-eats off the super-sized celebrity. Armed with self-designed augments, looking for a new game to dominate, the outspoken teenager wants more. And he'll find it at the Bleeding Edge.
How can i join the Technical Alpha?
- Important: Sign up for the Tech Alpha here: https://www.bleedingedge.com/en/signup
- Wait until you get a "You are invited!" mail. This mail means that you have access to the technical alpha.
How do i install the Technical Alpha?
You must have received an email from Ninja Theory confirming you have access to the Technical Alpha before proceeding to download the game via the Xbox Insider Hub. If you haven't received an email, double-check that it was sent to the email address associated with your gamertag, or that it isn't in your junk folder.
You will also need to have downloaded and installed the Xbox Insider Hub on your console before proceeding with the following steps:
- From My games & apps, open Xbox Insider Hub.
- Select Insider content.
- Select the Bleeding Edge Technical Alpha.
- Select Join and then begin downloading the game.
- When the game has finished downloading you can access it in My games & apps.
When is the Technical Alpha going live?
The next test will be on Thursday October 24th, and stay tuned for further info!
Can i only play when the servers are online?
The next test will be on Thursday October 24th, and stay tuned for further info!
Can i only play when the servers are online?
Nope! You can play the game in the Dojo mode which is the game's additional practice mode where you can select any of the available characters and try them out against an AI enemy. However if you want to play against other actual human beings via online play, you will have to wait until the next technical test.
You can play Dojo mode as soon as you have access to the technical alpha!
Is there a NDA?
You can NOT post images/videos/gifs or stream gameplay footage from the technical alpha.
...but you are free to talk or write about the game :D
What platforms is the Technical Alpha on?
As of right now, the technical tests will only happen on Xbox One. PC might come at a later point.
What will be available in the Technical Alpha?
Game Mode: Objective ControlYou can NOT post images/videos/gifs or stream gameplay footage from the technical alpha.
...but you are free to talk or write about the game :D
What platforms is the Technical Alpha on?
As of right now, the technical tests will only happen on Xbox One. PC might come at a later point.
What will be available in the Technical Alpha?
During Objective Control, teams earn points by owning Objectives, and killing enemies (+10pts). Objectives turn on and off in phases, so check the mini-map to see which objectives are active at any given time. To capture an Objective, stand on it till it turns blue. Note that you can't capture an Objective while an enemy is standing on it as well!
First to 600 points wins!
Game Mode: Powercells
Power Cells is a collect and deliver game mode. In the collection phase, find and destroy Cannisters to collect Power Cells (yellow dots on mini-map). In the delivery phase, take your Power Cells to an active Drop Zone and hand them in.
Note that not all Drop Zones are active at once, so check the mini-map. Make sure you stand still on Drop Zones to deliver Cells, and beware that taking damage interrupts hand-in. Killing an enemy carrying power cells will earn you 1 point, and you can steal their dropped cells! Cells are also dropped if you try to return to base.
First to 50 points wins!
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