The Raven Crest - VSRFX

"Valeria, despite you claim that you're just born to fight, you're still my sister."

- Claude to Valeria in the game.

The Raven Crest - VSRFX (Formerly referred as Project Diamond) is an upcoming Video game by In-Verse, a new entry of the VSRFX series in two years, is an Action-Adventure game centered in Martial arts and melee action. With High emphasis in the Single and Multiplayer elements. The game is set to be released into the PS4, Xbox One and Wii U in December 5, 2016 in North America, Australia and Europe, with a Japan Release confirmed for April 14, 2017.

Is the first in the series that receives ESRB M of Mature, PEGI 18 and the second that has CERO D (17+) for the 'excessive realistic violence' factor. A Nintendo Switch port with several improvements and additions titled Director's Cut, confirmed for the console's debut year.

As the Fifth Anniversary game. Is a reboot and retelling of the original VSRFX game with additional story of Fighter's Road - VSRFX2.

Confirmation/Teaser
"Better to fight for Something than live for Nothing."

- George S. Patton

Only a poster was seen: With a white background and a Red Diamond is seen with a black belt used for karate and a black feather above the diamond and many gears in the ground. And Pauly-kun did not do further explication until September 8, 2015 that is a new VSRFX game and was at least in development as of that day since Awakening was done.

Gameplay
The game is set in an open world 3D environment with third person camera perspective, similar to the Yakuza Series, mainly focused in action and eliminating enemies. Each character has different movesets. As the seventh installment of the series, this game will have seven playable characters.

Story/Summary
Set in 2010, this story relates the youth life of a woman named Valeria Lane, converted in a killing machine by an organization called Phantom Phoenix alongside her brother, one day, she betrayed the organization because she was cloned and revealed her true colors, saves her brother from being brainwashed, starts to form bonds with new people, and learns that there are stronger opponents than her.

Valeria Lane
"I am a fighting demon before a sister or a daughter"

- Valeria when rescued from the Clones

Valeria returns as the main character of this game, a fighter in heart, doesn't consider herself an heroine but cares about others, she is rude, aggressive and with a very tomboy-like style in many moments. Infamous for her street fights. She has one VSRFX-Infused red eye while the other is green.
 * Fictitious voice list: Karen Strassman (EN), Mitsuki Saiga (JP)
 * Age: 17 years old.
 * BD: December 5, 1993
 * Height: 177cm (5’ 9”)
 * Weight: 54kg (119lbs)
 * Blood Type: A

Claude Lindbergh
Valeria's brother, aside of being a sidekick, his role is more or less a friendly rival of hers. He desires to protect his sister despite her own independence, and Valeria accepts Claude's affection despite her rude and battle hungry demeanor. He prefers to be called his fake surname.
 * Fictitious voice list: David Earnest (EN), Yuto Kazama (JP)
 * Age: 19 years old.
 * BD: August 17, 1991
 * Height: 180cm (5’ 11”)
 * Weight: 65kg (143 lbs)
 * Blood Type: A+

Elisa Delgado
Elisa is a young police cadet, and practices Capoeira, she found Valeria trapped in a massive clone trap and saved her. She becomes easy friends with the protagonist. But in the other half, she is supposed to arrest her by being a criminal.
 * Fictitious voice list: Julie Ann Taylor (EN), Rie Tanaka (JP)
 * Age: 23 years old.
 * BD: December 27, 1987
 * Height: 175cm (5’ 9”)
 * Weight: 55kg (121lbs)
 * Blood Type: B

Nagi Hisame
A martial artist who trains mainly any type of Karate, he's aiming to be the successor of his family's dojo and his ideals of Justice are eliminating all "evil", that's why he stands against Valeria previously even if they're friends sometimes.
 * Fictitious voice list: Erik Davies (EN), Yuichi Nakamura (JP)
 * Age: 16 years old.
 * BD: September 8, 1994
 * Height: 165cm (5’ 5”)
 * Weight: 57kg (126lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB

Charlie Vernon
Charlie is a young student that got in the jail because of solely name confusion, he is a genius yet a coward, but he knows some moves as watching eastern action movies, the comic relief and knows Haizea as a friend since childhood.
 * Fictitious voice list: Sam Regal (EN), Daisuke Namikawa (JP)
 * Age: 15 years old.
 * BD: September 30, 1995 (Formerly 1994 in the original)
 * Height: 163cm (5’ 4”)
 * Weight: 53kg (117lbs)
 * Blood Type: B

Haizea Velano
She's from a very ancient heritage, a college student whose aspiration is being a great scientist (at first), she knows many subjects and is friends with Charlie, her junior, and Claude, her future boyfriend. She fights with skills involving meditation.
 * Fictitious voice list: Michelle Ruff (EN), Akemi Okamura (JP)
 * Age: 21 years old.
 * BD: August 31, 1989
 * Height: 175cm (5’ 9”)
 * Weight: 58kg (128lbs)
 * Blood Type: A (Formerly O in the original)

Ran Howard
She's a fellow student of the same school as Valeria. She has a particularity that she has Crimson Flame powers and uses it with caution, but fears them. Ran is a shy, kind hearted and normally scared of fighting, trained in boxing as her father before her.
 * Fictitious voice list: Jennifer Sekiguchi (EN), Ryo Hirohashi (JP)
 * Age: 16 years old.
 * BD: November 24, 1994
 * Height: 174cm (5’ 8”)
 * Weight: 52kg (115lbs)
 * Blood Type: O

Allen Lane
Valeria and Claude's father, a professional fighter in many levels, he went missing for a while searching his sons. He lives pacifically alongside his wife and he's shown to be a serious man, Valeria states that he's not easy to beat in a hand in hand fight.
 * Fictitious voice list: Dan Woren (EN), Unsho Ishizuka (JP)
 * Age: 45 years old.
 * BD: March 30, 1965
 * Height: 200cm (6’ 6”)
 * Weight: 100kg (220lbs)
 * Blood Type: A

Meiko Yuki (May Lindbergh)
Valeria and Claude's mother, she's a kind hearted woman and she also happened to be a former martial arts teacher. She has a motherly instinct in when she respects everyone, she was pretty disilusioned when her sons got captured.
 * Fictitious voice list: Wendee Lee (EN), Eiko Yamada (JP)
 * Age: 39 years old. (Denies age)
 * BD: December 14, 1971
 * Height: 170cm (5’ 7”)
 * Weight: 55kg (121lbs)
 * Blood Type: B

Mina Lane
Valeria and Claude's cousin from father's side, a cheerful woman who does her best in giving a great impression to the other family members, she despite being older than her cousins, she's a bit immature and more upbeat.
 * Fictitious voice list: Cassandra Lee Morris (EN), Omi Minami (JP)
 * Age: 22 years old.
 * BD: July 25, 1988
 * Height: 178cm (5’ 10”)
 * Weight: 62kg (137lbs)
 * Blood Type: O

Mister Big/Falcone
Mina's bodyguard and a weapon fighter that he uses a nunchaku and bo, he's strong and makes wise decisions very often, however, he's not very rude at first and seems for the most part harmless, but later, he can fight back.
 * Fictitious voice list: Taylor Henry (EN), Tessho Genda (JP)
 * Age: 41 years old.
 * BD: November 1, 1969
 * Height: 189cm (6’ 2”)
 * Weight: 85kg (187lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB

Kira Ilias
A student who goes in the same school as Valeria and Ran, nobody knows but her that she belongs to a clan that is skilled in fighting, tries to have a relatively normal life, she's more closer to Valeria due to her admiration.
 * Fictitious voice list: Brina Palencia (EN), Hoko Kuwashima (JP)
 * Age: 14 years old.
 * BD: June 6, 1996
 * Height: 165cm (5’ 5”)
 * Weight: 45.5kg (100lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB

Dante Hamilton
Ran's martial arts instructor and fellow friend, he comes from a rich family and is isolated to the others due to his demeanor, but with Ran he shows kindness and even wants to protect her at all costs.
 * Fictitious voice list: Steve Staley (EN), Kisho Taniyama (JP)
 * Age: 18 years old.
 * BD: April 30, 1992
 * Height: 179cm (5’ 10”)
 * Weight: 64kg (141lbs)
 * Blood Type: O

Maya Hamill
A young girl raised in a ninja clan, but she's still too young to train, she's a very curious girl and looks to her mentors, despite her being a kid, she shows concern about wanting to be strong as the older ones.
 * Fictitious voice list: Christine Marie Cabanos (EN), Mikako Takahashi (JP)
 * Age: 10 years old.
 * BD: January 22, 2000
 * Height: 145cm (4' 9”)
 * Weight: 37kg (82lbs)
 * Blood Type: B

Ryo Hisame
He's Nagi's younger brother, a friendly, a little spoiled and curious boy who wants to be the next in line to the succession to be to Dojo master to compete for his brother's affection, but he loves his brother Nagi.
 * Fictitious voice list: Mona Marshall (EN), Mikako Komatsu (JP)
 * Age: 11 years old.
 * BD: March 3, 1999
 * Height: 150cm (4' 11”)
 * Weight: 44kg (97lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB

Ash Velano
He's Haizea's younger brother, he's quite stubborn at times. But is a good boy, and knows to make experiments well and aims to be strong.
 * Fictitious voice list: Brianne Siddall (EN), Miyuki Sawashiro (JP)
 * Age: 11 years old.
 * BD: February 2, 1999
 * Height: 155cm (5' 1”)
 * Weight: 46kg (101lbs)
 * Blood Type: A

Emil Westfield
One of the duo, alongside Christina, he's the body to the first's brain in the Theft duo. He's not well known for his success, but he tries to be more open to other members.
 * Fictitious voice list: Brian Beacock (EN), Tetsuya Iwanaga (JP)
 * Age: 18 years old.
 * BD: October 11, 1992
 * Height: 167cm (5' 5”)
 * Weight: 59kg (130lbs)
 * Blood Type: A

Christina Rhodes
She's from the Theft duo, acting as the brains of the team. She wants money in the form of stealing before using Violence. (She was a male in the original)
 * Fictitious voice list: Cindy Robinson (EN), Akemi Satou (JP)
 * Age: 20 years old.
 * BD: April 1, 1990
 * Height: 162cm (5' 3”)
 * Weight: 49kg (108lbs)
 * Blood Type: O

Kírova Twins (Francesca/Luciana)
These two assassins are members and low tier leaders of Phantom Phoenix, an evil organization. Francesca is the cold, aloof younger sister were as Luciana is the sultry, happy older sister. They're twins but both deny their age.
 * Fictitious voice list: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Gina Grad (EN), Rikako Aikawa and Atsuko Yuya (JP)
 * Age: 45 years old
 * BD: November 15, 1965
 * Height: 168cm (5' 6"), 167cm (5' 5.8").
 * Weight: 57kg (126lbs), 58kg (128lbs).
 * Blood Type: A- and A+

Jack Burton
Another member and mid tier leader of the Phantom Phoenix organization, he's focused in the weapon designing, as he uses guns and pistols in his fights.
 * Fictitous Voice List: Peter Beckman (EN), Yasuhiro Mamiya (JP)
 * Age: 37 years old
 * BD: February 20, 1973
 * Height: 183cm (6' 0")
 * Weight: 76kg (168lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB+

Mao Chung
She's focused in the strategical part of the Phantom Phoenix Organization as a high tier leader, and she's probably the brains of the group, she hates being called old, and she's an expert kung-fu master.
 * Fictitous Voice List: Dorothy Fahn (EN), Ryouka Yuzuki (JP)
 * Age: 40 years old
 * BD: May 19, 1970
 * Height: 170cm (5' 7")
 * Weight: 52kg (115lbs)
 * Blood Type: O+

Nicholas "Nick" Howard
Ran's father, a professional boxer who is in fact the enforcer and high tier leader of Phantom Phoenix and right-hand man of Marcel, intelligent, strong willed, and he has joined the organization to help to prevent more people harming his daughter Ran.
 * Fictitous Voice List: D.C. Douglas (EN), Kunihiko Yasui (JP)
 * Age: 46 years old
 * BD: January 6, 1964
 * Height: 191cm (6' 3")
 * Weight: 102kg (225lbs)
 * Blood Type: O-

Marcel Adler
The Phantom Phoenix's boss, a top tier member, the main antagonist. And one of the main responsible of the child capturing to killing machines. Brave, evil and ambitious for power. He has a secret that involves fighting a lot, his muscles grow as a result of his battle thirst, he's the strongest of the organization and was never defeated in a fight, the very first user of the Device. He was once student of Allen and Ellen's younger brother.
 * Fictitous Voice List: Patrick Seitz (EN), Takeshi Kusao (JP)
 * Age: 33 years old
 * BD: October 27, 1977
 * Height: 188cm (6' 2")
 * Weight: 94kg (204lbs)
 * Blood Type: A

Caleb "Caius" Della Rovere
He's a young man who happens to have wind based powers, however, he's notable for his non-sense and stoic attitude over everything and anything. He's Ran Howard's fiercest rival and a prestigious physician and priest.
 * Fictitous Voice List: Roger Craig Smith (EN), Kazuya Nakai (JP)
 * Age: 22 years old
 * BD: September 16, 1988
 * Height: 182cm (5' 11")
 * Weight: 64kg (139lbs)
 * Blood Type: B

Zephyra Spedicato
A young orphan who escaped from the Phantom Phoenix Prison, she is a serious and analytical girl, and is considered a adoptive daughter to Nicholas Howard, which makes Ran her adoptive sister, known for her heterochromia.
 * Fictitious Voice List: Eden Riegel (EN), Kumi Tanaka (JP)
 * Age: 12 years old
 * BD: March 28, 1998
 * Height: 157cm (5' 2")
 * Weight: 44kg (97lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB+

Ellen 'Nelly' Adler
Marcel Adler's deceased older sister, she was experimented since young age, passed away as a victim of the test of the early Virtua System twenty years ago, and the starter of her brother Marcel's path to have more power and losing his humanity. Used to be friends with Meiko and knew Allen and Falcone.
 * Fictitious Voice List: Karen Strassman (EN), Mamiko Noto (JP)
 * Age: 18 years old (at her death)
 * BD: August 24, 1972 - Died in 1990
 * Height: 163cm (5' 4")
 * Weight: 49kg (108lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB-

Valeria Clones
Major mooks of the game, they are all physically the same except the fact that they have different clothes and voices. But some of them are created with other humanoid blood and genes.

Limited Edition
TBA

Images
Credits to Rinmaru Games and its Artists.

Trivia

 * This game is light-hearted at first (but later gets dark) retelling to the first VSRFX game, with some of the characters of Fighter's Road, Awakening, Gaiden and Origins.
 * This game is the goriest of the series, but doesn't mean that bones and blood are shown, as the creator tries to maintain "moral" things.
 * This game was formerly exclusive for the PlayStation Brand, Until In-Verse changed plans and Cancelled the PS3 and the PSV versions in favor of the Xbox One and Wii U versions.
 * There's a blue butterfly at the end of the newest teaser, this is in allusion to another In-Verse IP The Adventures of Vanessa, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017. However, this series is represented by a Yellow Butterfly.
 * Ellen Adler was mentioned originally in the VSRFX Origins video game, and she is the only new character in this retelling, albeit another, similar character also named Ellen was in VSRFX2, was an unknown 'Deus ex machina' until this game.
 * The game is censored in Japan, without any blood.
 * There is going to be an Anime Adaptation and a Limited Edition to be announced soon.