Wavedash Games have been quite tight lipped as of late, keeping information about their platform fighter to a minimum over the past month or two. Luckily, they have finally broken their silence by revealing Xana, their grappler character.
Xana had been teased in previous developer videos but we finally have some artwork of her, showing her off to be a famous celebrity on her homeworld, famous for her lovable personality and fighting prowess. Her long reach allows her to grab opponents and set up “crushing combos,” according to this teaser, with her special moves giving her the ability to armor through projectiles and get out of danger when faced with quick opponents.
As with the other fighters revealed by Wavedash, the design is fairly generic, without nothing about Xana’s costume showing off her vivacious personality or fighting skill. For a socialite/fighter, you’d expect her to be wearing some kind of outlandish wrestling belt or bright colors to show off to her adoring fans but this could just be a very early stage of her design. Without seeing her in action, these trailers do not act as the best way to display just how fun and memorable these fighters are–which is kind of what’s needed when you’re going up against the likes of Super Smash Bros., with its cast of Nintendo mainstays.
Wavedash Games do say that actual gameplay footage is planned to be released in 2017, so let’s hope for a trailer at Genesis 4, where they will no doubt be showing off an early build of the game to certain lucky people.
Source: Wavedash Games