A Deeper Dive into Double Dragon Gaiden’s 13 Playable Characters

Today, Secret Base and Modus Games have brought the iconic Double Dragon franchise back with Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S with support for Smart Delivery and Optimized for Xbox Series X|S — you can pick it up now on the Xbox Store!

We’ve introduced a few new features to the series and one of these new features is the ability to play as 13 different characters, each with their own unique moves and special attacks. Our goal was to ensure that no two characters would play the same. This means that not only does each character have different stats, but they also have diverse moves that change your playstyle and combat strategies. I’m going to give you a rundown of these fighters and their moves, which you can see in action in the launch trailer below.

Initial Characters

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There are four characters that you can play as when you start the game, including the acclaimed Lee brothers, Billy and Jimmy. Billy is swift and flexible with his kick attacks, but deals less damage than his brother Jimmy, who has strong fist attacks but moves slower.

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons Asset

Joining them is a familiar face in Marian, who uses long-range attacks to wreak havoc thanks to the glass cannon from her police days. She struggles in close combat, but thankfully our fourth playable character, Uncle Matin, can step in with his shield. A former military man, Matin unleashes massive damage with shield attacks, and once the battle is over, enjoys a nice cup of tea.

As mentioned before, every character has three special moves that can be triggered once you have enough SP in your meter. These attacks wield heavy damage and can help when surrounded by a hoard of enemies. An example is shown here with Uncle Matin’s special move list.

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Sub-Bosses

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In Double Dragon Gaiden, there are nine unlockable characters that you can purchase from the token shop with the cash you earn from playing. The first of these unlockable characters are the game’s sub-bosses. These include:

• A master with batons and fast as lightning, Chin Tai Mei attacks with spins, rolls and somersaults.
• Abobo gets in close to pound, slam and punch his enemies with his massive strength.
• Using the skills he learned during his wrestling days, Burnov has moves such as smack downs and Bad Breath.
• Linda is great at attacking enemies from afar thanks to her deadly whip, which she uses to thwack foes and pull them in closer for pummeling.
• A master with batons and fast as lightning, Chin Tai Mei attacks with spins, rolls and somersaults.
• Abobo gets in close to pound, slam and punch his enemies with his massive strength.

Abobo gets in close to pound, slam and punch his enemies with his massive strength.

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Bosses

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The next unlockable characters that you can play as are the game’s bosses, including:

• Wielding a powerful staff, Anubis prefers to strike enemies from a distance. With his staff, the cult leader can teleport, confuse foes, and perform lightning strikes.
• A master with the katana, Lady Okada slices, gashes and slashes her enemies down. She is difficult to defeat thanks to her close-range attacks such as Tornado that sucks people in, as well as distance strikes with her piercing blade.
• Unlike other characters, Duke doesn’t hide his animalistic side and performs moves such as the Charging Cougar and Vanishing Condor. He is a formidable rush down fighter that is fast and aggressive thanks to his martial arts background.
• You don’t get the name M.G. Willy for no reason. Willy shoots and hits with his trusty machine gun, but he has other tricks up his sleeves with the vast military equipment at his disposal.
• Wielding a powerful staff, Anubis prefers to strike enemies from a distance. With his staff, the cult leader can teleport, confuse foes, and perform lightning strikes.
• A master with the katana, Lady Okada slices, gashes and slashes her enemies down. She is difficult to defeat thanks to her close-range attacks such as Tornado that sucks people in, as well as distance strikes with her piercing blade.

A master with the katana, Lady Okada slices, gashes and slashes her enemies down. She is difficult to defeat thanks to her close-range attacks such as Tornado that sucks people in, as well as distance strikes with her piercing blade.

The 13^th Character

Finally, we come to our last playable character. But…if I tell you who it is, it will spoil the secret. You’ll just have to play Double Dragon Gaiden to learn about this mysterious person firsthand.