Crisis Moon (series)

Crisis Moon III EVOLVE is the revision of Crisis Moon III. Released for Arcades (System 202: ENDYMION), PC, PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita (as Crisis Moon III EVOLVE Portable Edition/3D) and the Samsung Zeo.

A futher expansion, Crisis Moon III EVOLVE -into-, was released exclusively for Japanese arcades, which featured

Changes from vanilla version

 * Gameplay balances.
 * Three new characters: Vanessa Shimazaki, Friedrich Stridelfeld and Aileen
 * DLC characters, Mordecai and Yuno, are now playable from the start, complete with rebalances.
 * Five new stages
 * An extended story mode, with Mordecai and Yuuno, as well as the new characters getting their own routes.
 * Additional game modes.

Characters
See also: List of characters in the Crisis Moon series

Returning
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (JP), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN) Voiced by: Emiri Kato (JP), Erin Fitzgerald (EN) Voiced by: Kana Asumi (JP), Carrie Keranen (EN) Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto (JP), Travis Willingham (EN) Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (JP), David Vincent (EN) Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (JP), Tara Platt (EN) Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (JP), Jamieson Price (EN) Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (JP, human), Patrick Seitz (EN, human), Pre-recorded howls (wolf) Voiced by: Yuko Sanpei (JP), Brina Palencia (EN) Voiced by: Kanae Ito (JP), Christine Marie Cabanos (EN) Voiced by: "TAKA" (noises) Voiced by: Mugihito (JP), Michael McConnohie (EN) Voiced by: Yasunori Masutani (JP), Crispin Freeman (EN) Voiced by: Akira Ishida (JP), Yuri Lowenthal (EN) Voiced by: Yuko Goto (JP), Cristina Valenzuela (EN) Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (JP), Kirk Thornton (EN) Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Laura Bailey (EN) Voiced by: None Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (JP), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN) Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (JP), Todd Haberkorn (EN) Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN) Voiced by: Robotic noises Voiced by: Yuki Matsuoka (JP), Hynden Walch (EN) Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (JP), Spike Spencer (EN) Voiced by: ??? Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (JP), Bryce Papenbrook (EN) Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (JP), Wendee Lee (EN)
 * Kiyo Kamiya
 * Twilight
 * Motoko Tsukagami
 * Abel of the Light
 * Kagetsu
 * Mida Curtis
 * Prisoner No. 405
 * Roman Black
 * Terence Reid
 * Shekinah
 * Mr. X
 * The Red Knight
 * Count Godfried Dominus
 * Dawn
 * Shiori Yumizuka
 * Lao Shun-Wang
 * Ermingarde Lenne Stridelfeld
 * Doppelganger
 * Kira Kamiya
 * Reisuke Kamiya
 * Mitsuru Himezawa
 * HADES Unit-001
 * Thea Millford
 * Jeremy Knives
 * Lilith
 * Mordecai Evans
 * Yuuno Kirisaki

New
Voiced by: Show Hayami (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)
 * Friedrich Stridelfeld

Head of the Stridelfeld family and Ermingarde's father. Fights with a long rapier. Voiced by: Rina Sato (JP), Cassandra Lee (EN)
 * Aileen

A British Hunter who seeks to find the truth behind her dreams. Fights with her schyte. Voiced by:  (JP),  (EN)
 * Vanessa Shimazaki

A renowned scientist who injected herself with insect pheromones. Fights with various insects. Voiced by: Ryo Hirohashi (JP), Cindy Robinson (EN)
 * Ringo Narumi

A young, feminine-looking young boy who assists his best friend Motoko in slaying vampires. Fights with a naginata.

Console/EVOLVE into Exclusive
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (JP), Liam O'Brien (EN)
 * Drake Rowley

Thea's police partner who is pursuing Jeremy Knives for his own personal reasons. Fights with his revolver gauntlets. Voiced by: Izumi Kitta (JP), Amanda Celine Miller (EN)
 * Shelby Copeland

A former circus contortionist who turned against humanity and joined the vampires after her circus was burned down. Fights by contorting her body into various shapes. Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (JP), Karen Strassman (EN)
 * Valeria Laine

A wanted delinquent who fights for her own amusement. Fights with various martial arts. (Guest fighter from VSRFX)

New Stages

 * Empty Playground
 * Royal Ball
 * Research Laboratory
 * Alchemia Academy
 * Alchemia Academy

Trivia

 * The Japan and US versions of the game will receive different songs in its intro: "Sakura Mitsutsuki" by Spyair in the Japanese version, and "Face Everything and Rise" by Papa Roach for the US version. The music videos for both Sakura Mitsutsuki and Face Everything and Rise (as seen above) are available as unlockable items in the game's Gallery mode.
 * Most of the dialogue in story mode is re-recorded to match the additional elements in the story. However, Miyu Matsuki's voice samples as Mitsuki was left intact, and the credits feature a dedication to her.
 * The new characters gain their own reference palettes: