Wrestling Bug Wins Rivals 2 Character Contest
The Rivals 2 dev team has announced the winner of its character contest. La Reina, the Crowd Magnet, a WWE-style wrestler ant will join the official Rivals 2 roster.
Rivals of Aether received a second life on Steam with the launch of its Workshop mode, which allowed players to create their own characters. Eventually, four fan-made characters (Olympia, Pomme, Mollo, and Hodan) made their way onto the game's official roster.
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During the development of the game's sequel, the development team announced a contest where gamers could submit a workshop character that would eventually be re-created to be part of the Rivals 2 cast. Today, the winner was revealed.
It's time to reveal the winner of our Workshop Character Creation Contest, plus our four honorable mentions! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/ya1rxoYM4w
— Rivals of Aether // Rivals 2 (@RivalsOfAether) July 3, 2024
While the Rivals 2 team showed off some early concept work for La Reina's 3D remake, the announcement video states that it will be some time before she joins the roster as other characters will take precedence.
Rivals 2 is set to release later this year.
Trent has covered esports since the birth of the LCS. He also led content strategy and served as Senior Writer for The Esports Observer and Sports Business Journal, and worked on the development team for Rushdown Revolt.