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The cast of Virtua Fighter Crossroads mixes brand-new leads with familiar series veterans, set against the four-perspective structure described on the The Four Protagonists page. Only a portion of the roster has been shown so far, and full details on most fighters remain under wraps.
Cielo headlines the reveal as the new face of the series, a Paraguayan-American outsider newly arrived in Vilasapara who fights in a grounded, mixed-martial-arts style. Alongside him, returning veterans and new faces have appeared in early footage, and the first competitive Versus Mode gameplay showed three fighters in action, and a masked newcomer, the Bakunawa Killer, was revealed at Evo 2026.
Revealed Characters
Character | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
New protagonist | Paraguayan-American outsider and the new face of the series; fights in a mixed-martial-arts style built on takedowns | |
Stella Bridge | New protagonist | An American kickboxer who at first glance resembles a classic series fighter, but has been confirmed as an entirely new character; counted among the four leads |
Pai Chan | Returning veteran | Reimagined with a more seasoned look; in competitive play she leans on whiff punishing and launchers that lead into juggles. She appears in the story as a veteran who crosses paths with Cielo. |
Wolf Hawkfield | Returning veteran | A returning heavyweight grappler who uses his size and devastating throw combinations up close |
Akira Yuki | Returning veteran | Franchise mainstay; led the project's first teaser before the spotlight shifted to Cielo |
New antagonist | A masked fighter targeting the city's martial artists; fights in a Shaolin kung fu style of butterfly kicks and palm strikes, and appears in Cielo's arc as well as the Versus roster |
Beyond Cielo, the studio has said each of the four protagonists carries a different thematic tone that colors their stretch of the story, with one of them framed around a film-noir mood that contrasts with Cielo's brighter, more conventional hero arc. Two of the four leads have now been named, Cielo and Stella Bridge, while the remaining two are confirmed but not yet revealed.
The first teaser for the project, released under its earlier name, was led by a redesigned version of franchise mainstay Akira Yuki. With Crossroads, that spotlight has shifted to Cielo, and the studio has not yet laid out the complete fighter list. Additional characters, including the other two protagonists, are expected to be revealed ahead of the 2027 launch.