Bloody Roar (2013)

Bloody Roar (2013) is a upcoming reboot of the Bloody Roar franchise set to be released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One. A release date has yet to be confirmed due to it being in development. Recent interviews and sources have indicated that this is a complete reboot of the Bloody Roar franchise resulting in several key characters from past Bloody Roars games being replaced as well as a entirely different storyline. This has been met with a mix of positive and negative feedback from fans around the world.

Plot
Zoanthropes, the result of natural genetic mutations which gives these gifted humans the power to transform into a wide spectrum of beasts from the animal kingdom. Zoanthropes have existed since recorded time and has always had a hot and cold relationship with their ancestors, human beings. Often villainized and discriminated against, Zoanthropes suffered a great deal of hardships throughout their long history. The Crusades against the first Zoanthrope kingdom, the Zoanthrope enslavement in the American south, the Zoanthrope Holocaust by Nazi Germany, and mandatory registration of every Zoanthrope on Earth which allowed governments to monitor them secretly. However, they have also attacked against the human race such as the fire that destroyed part of New York, the great Tokyo earthquake, the start of World War I, and 9/11. Some were terrorist acts carried out by radical cell groups or a certain individual. Zoanthropes are fighters and survivors; constantly defeating the odds between extermination and existence.

The year is 2145 and the world is on the verge of war between the human nations and the Zoanthropia Kingdom, a recently created governmental state largely comprised of Zoanthropes. Eighty years prior to the war, the ZoantrhopiaKingdom was established in a joint effort by the Zoanthrope Liberation Movement and the United Nations as a way to foster peace between the two races and form a sense of friendship and unity. The Zoanthropia Kingdom received a influx of Zoanthropian immigrants and refugees. With this sudden surge of immigrants as well as skilled workers and artisans, the kingdom entered into a era of prosperity named the "The Zoanthropia Golden Age". Within a few years, the Zoanthropia Kingdom bypassed more advanced nations such as Brazil and South Africa in almost every category and was growing close to the United States of America.

In the spirit of good will and friendship, the Zoanthropia Kingdom lent out there most skilled individuals to aid in other countries in addition to making break troughs in medicine, technology, bio-engineering, and space exploration. In a period of twenty years, the Zoanthropia Kingdom became a world superpower and surpassed the United States of America. The Zoanthropia Kingdom was given a permanent seat within the United Nations council and became a extremely influential member of global politics.

However, during this time, the Zoanthropia Kingdom began to expand its military and poured numerous resources into military spending and weapons manufacturing as well as cyber warfare and security systems. While other human nations were alarmed, they deemed the successful kingdom as a non-threat to human interests.

In 2133, the global economy experienced a devastating recession with resulted in a global depression. Several nations became bankrupt overnight while other smaller nations were erased completely; negated to non-sovereign status. However, the Zoanthropia Kingdom remained untouched by the depression and, from the outside, seemed to be profiting from the situation. Nations scrambled as resources which was largely held by Zoantrhopian companies and, in time, war erupted between the human nations. Thus World War III began which saw the rise of the Zoanthropia Kingdom.

In a fairly controversial move, the kingdom began to invade and absorb the defunct nations into its kingdom. It also began to provide resources, weapons, technology, and even Zoanthropian mercenaries to rivaling countries. Within a year of the war, the Zoanthropia Kingdom had its hands in the war, supplying both sides of the conflict and, eventually, controlling the war. Finally, in 2142, the Zoanthropia Kingdom announced to the world its intentions of establishing its dominant rule over all of the nations thus rendering them all vassal states. The human nations, poor and war ravaged had no way to reply and soon all fell to the might of the Zoanthropia Kingdom.

However, in 2144, several of the human nations, naming themselves the "Hortum Edenis" were able to launch a counter-offensive strike against the kingdom and entered into a war of attrition. However, in the shadows, a third force entered into the conflict, the Zoanthropia Liberation Front (Z.L.F), a ghost from prior to the formation of the Zoanthropia Kingdom. The Z.L.F. dedicated itself in fighting against the leaders of the kingdom, seeing them corrupt and unconcerned about the true issues of Zoanthropes as well as instigating anti-human sentiment within the kingdom. In addition, many of the Z.L.F. members felt the higher echelons of the government were participating in inhuman experimentation and unethical genocides in the name of Zoanthropes. Thus, the world finds itself locked in on-going war with humans and Zoanthropes caught in the middle.

Game Modes
Bloody Roar has 4 distinct games modes.

1. Arcade Mode Arcade Mode is much like in previous installments. The player faces ten fighters (the last three being either Haepharos or Lyseni, Lupin, and finally Uriko) with the difficulty increasing the closer the player reaches to the end.

2. Story Mode The Story Mode is a new addition to the Bloody Roar franchise. The player can control various characters including: Kenji, Alice, Jordan, Electra, and Lupin. The player progresses from chapter to chapter which furthers the storyline. It also opens up a free-ranging mode where the player can control the character to converse with NPC's, buy items, complete various missions, and fight against enemies. During a battle, the camera is a over-head 3rd person view. The control remain mostly the same during the fight. However, during a boss battle, it resumes its side-camera view that is used in the Arcade and Vs. mode. However, once the enemy reaches his or her Hyper Beast mode, the camera switches back. Players are granted experience points for finishing missions, defeating enemies and bosses, and finishing chapters as well as money to purchase items and upgrades. Mass Battles pits the player up against a large number of enemies while Hyper Boss Battles is against a single boss; enlarged by the Hyper Beast Mode.

This is a unique way of telling the story while immersing the player into the Bloody Roar world. The player will see both sides of the conflict as well as see a never-before-seen character development within the Bloody Roar world.

3. Vs. Mode Players can choose between 1p vs Com., Com. vs 2p, 1p vs 2p, and com. vs com.

4. Online Mode Players can venture online and fight against opponents. There is also a ranking system and a spectacle options.

5. Practice Players can practice both Story Mode game play as well as Arcade and Vs. mode game play.

Game Play
This reboot of the Bloody Roar franchise plays much like the old installments.

There is a now enhanced combo system that, upon pressing certain button combinations, the player will perform a combo.

Characters can counter an attack when performed correctly.

Characters now roll to evade or back-flip to evade backwards.

Characters can now perform air-throws.

There is a Beast Gauge that has three levels. Each characters has three types of Beast Break, a cinematic attack that does a large amount of damage. Attacking and being hit/blocking fills up this gauge. However, going into beast mode will gradually drain the gauge if the player is unresponsive.

The Hyper Beast Mode will cause the player to be charged with energy, enhancing stats by double or triple. It will drain the gauge to the very end when performed and most be completely full to unlock.

In the Story Mode, the controls remain the same however, during the Mass Battle and Hyper Boss battle, air throws are not available.

Characters
This reiteration of Bloody Roar features 23 characters, eight previous characters and fifteen new characters

Kenji Ogama (Kenji the Mole)
 * Male
 * Age: 19
 * Zoanthrope: Mole
 * Nationality: Japanese
 * Occupation: Student
 * Fighting Style: Ninjutsu
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Kenji is a young Zoanthrope who firmly believes in justice and honor and has a strong bonds with his friends. He is the childhood friend of Alice, Jordan, and the missing Yugo. Kenji is currently searching for Yugo; his friend and teacher. Soon after the depression hit, Yugo vanished and was never heard of again thus prompting the search. Kenji, unable to get past the lost of his friend, continues to search for him but, in the process, uncovers horrific secrets of the Zoanthropia Kingdom thus prompting him to join the Z.L.F.

Kenji's beast form is a mole. He uses his long claws, speed, and ability to travel underground to fight against opponents. However, he is not as powerful as some of the other fighters but, his lack in power is made up in speed

Alice Nonomura (Alice the Rabbit)
 * Female
 * Age: 22
 * Zoanthrope: Rabbit
 * Nationality: Japanese-Italian
 * Fighting Style: Judo
 * Occupation: Nurse
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Alice is a former nurse of the Royal Medical Institute and was widely considered a rising star in the field of medicine. However, due to certain circumstances, she withdrew from the field and went into hiding. She is a childhood friend of Kenji, Jordan, and the currently missing Yugo who was her old boyfriend. She has since joined the Z.L.F. and fills her capacity as a medic for the organization.

Alice's beast form is a rabbit. While fairly weak physically, she has one of the highest speed, evade, and jumping stats in the game. She blends a mixture of kicks, hops, and sneak attacks to defeat opponents.

Alan Gado (Gado the Lion)
 * Male
 * Age: 50
 * Zoanthrope: Lion
 * Nationality: French
 * Fighting Style: Close combat
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Gado is the Kingdom's ambassador to the human nations though, in the recently, his job has become information collecting, counting enemy resources, and behind enemy lines missions. He is one of the leaders of the Kingdom and is an old member of the Royalty. He is a ruthless and determined individual who never backs down from a fight. While he is the ambassador to the human nations, he views them with contempt and anger.

Gado's beast form is a lion. Gado is a very strong character who lacks in speed and control. He is weak in defense and can easily be pressured by quick attacks. Being a boss character, he has a unique boss fight. He has savage attacks that focus on slashing, biting, and pouncing as well as destroying guards and defenses. When in hyper beast mode, all of his stats as well as form is enhanced - giving him the appearances of a large, ravaging lion with horns and sharp claws. Any sense of humanity seems to vanish in this form.

Hajime Busuzima (Busuzima the Chameleon)
 * Male
 * Age: 35
 * Zoanthrope: Chameleon
 * Nationality: Japanese
 * Fighting Style: Deceptive, sneak attacks
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Busuzima is one of the members of the Research and Development branch of the Kingdom and a underling of Lyseni. Due to her experiments on Busuzima, he has an unstable body that causes him to descend into madness. Despite this, he prefers it this way. He seems to have worship Lyseni, viewing her as perfection but, despite that, wishes to kill her.

Busuzima's beast form is a Chameleon. He uses deceptive attacks combined with the ability to render himself invisible. Due to being a boss, he has an unique boss fight. While in hyper beats mode, all of his stats are enhanced as well as his form. This form makes him much larger and the appearance of a monstrous chameleon.

Mitsuko Nonomura (Mitsuko the Boar)
 * Female
 * Age: 39
 * Zoanthrope: Boar
 * Nationality: Japanese
 * Fighting Style: Mixture of offensive and defensive
 * Occupation: Adoptive Mother/Shopkeeper
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Mitsuko is the adoptive mother of Alice as well as a second mother figure to Yugo, Kenji, and Jordan. She has strong motherly instincts and is proud of her "children". She is strict, determined, and strong-headed but caring to those she loves. She went looking for Yugo and was never heard from again - thus prompting Alice to search for her along with Yugo. She was shown that she was brainwashed by Lyseni and underwent forced experimentations.

Mitsuko's beast form is a boar. In battle, she has powerful charge attacks as well as high defensive and offensive stats but is weak against faster characters. Since she is a boss, she has a unique boss battle. While in hyper beast form, her stats and form are all enhanced. She takes the form of a monstrous boar covered in a multitude of scars.

Reiji (Reiji the Crow)
 * Male
 * Age: 20
 * Zoanthrope: Crow
 * Nationality: Japanese
 * Fighting Style: Ninjutsu
 * Occupation: Prize fighter/assassin
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F./Zoanthropia Kingdom

Reiji is a member of the Z.L.F. and is considered a squad leader. He is known for his apparent hatred for the Zoanthropia Kingdom. However, he reveals that he is a spy under Haephos and proceeds to destroy the Z.l.F. headquarters. He becomes their enemy and desires to make Electra is dying bride.

Reiji's beast form is a crow. He has strong jump and air attacks but is weaker on the ground. He also lacks good defensive stats. Since he is a boss, he has a unique boss battle. In his hyper beast form, his stats and form is enhanced. His form changes into a monstrous four-winged crow made out of shadows.

Gregory Jones (Greg the Gorilla)
 * Male
 * Age: 41
 * Zoanthrope: Gorilla
 * Nationality: American
 * Fighting Style: Wrestling
 * Occupation: Wrestler/Squad Leader
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Gregory is a member of the Z.l.F. and is a squad member. He joined the Z.L.F. after the death of his family. He is a jovial man that enjoys his life yet burdened by the thoughts of his family. He is a dependable man and held in high esteem by Electra. His beast form is a Gorilla.

Jordan Miles (Jordan the Shark)
 * Male
 * Age: 21
 * Zoanthrope: Shark
 * Nationality: Australian
 * Fighting Style: Military Boxing
 * Occupation: Former Soldier
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Jordan is a former soldier in the Zoanthropia military and now a member of the Z.L.F. While he is extremely proud and patriotic of his home, he has witnessed the brutality of its leaders and racism it has shown towards non-Zoanthropians. He firmly believes in Zoanthropian ideals but not his governments stance on anti-human sentiment. He is the childhood friend of Kenji, Alice, and the missing Yugo and is currently aiding in their search of him.

Jordan's beast form is a shark. He is purely physical and can dominate weaker opponents though he is weak to guard breaks and combos. His bite attacks in particular are devastating and can cripple opponents guards easily.

Electra Holes (Electra the Cheetah)
 * Female
 * Age: 25
 * Zoanthrope: Cheetah
 * Nationality: American
 * Fighting Style: Muay Thai/Savate
 * Occupation: Olympian/Spokesperson
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Electra is the current leader of the Z.L.F. She was previously an Olympian and participated in the Zoanthropian Olympics. As well, she was the spokesperson for the Zoanthropia Kingdom concerning global athletics. Disgusted by her nation and unwilling to promote genocide, she escaped and fled to the shadows to form the Z.L.F. She has a an intense hatred for the royalty and leaders but also holds a particular distrust for humans as well; commenting that they are equally capable of genocide. She is a capable leader but rather aggressive in her tactics.

Electra's beast form is a cheetah. She is the fastest character in the game and has the best charge attacks thought her strength and power stats are lower than most. She combines blinding speed with quick jabs and slashes. She is weak to blocks and counters.

Gustavo Eberstark (Gustavo the Rhino)
 * Male
 * Age: 39
 * Zoanthrope: Rhinoceros
 * Nationality: Mexican-German
 * Fighting Style: Mexican Wrestling/Brawling
 * Occupation: Wrestler/Bodyguard
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Gustavo was a former wrestling superstar who was quite popular among human and Zoanthropian fans; mostly due to his brutality and over-sensalization. He was also known for his Zoanthropian extremist ideals and love for the Zoantrhopia Kingdom. After the invasion of the human nations by the kingdom, Gustavo was pulled from wrestling and became the royal families personal bodyguard. He is extreme and brutal in his actions and quick to anger though a bit dim-witted.

Gustavo's beast form is a rhinoceros. He combines both strength and defense; able to take punishment and then dish it back out. However, he can easily be overtaken by quick and precise attacks that wear down his guard. In addition, he is noticeably slow and one of the slowest characters in the game.

Felix Tan (Felix the Frog)


 * Male
 * Age: 13
 * Zoanthrope: Frog
 * Nationality: Singapore
 * Fighting Style: Mixture of Karate and self-taught
 * Occupation: Courier
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Felix is an orphan who used to do odd jobs in and around the Zoanthropia Kingdom's capital city; often around the underworld sections. He is known for is ability to infiltrate and collect information without being seen as well as his ability to fit in spaces where many people can not. He has joined the Z.L.F. out of necessity though he may be driven by a deeper emotion rather than sustenance.

Felix's beast form is a frog. Felix focuses on flexible and far-hitting attacks. Felix has weak attack power but high speed and jumps combined with his ability to stretch out his limbs. He is a pressure and hit/run fighter.

Kennedy Buckley (Kennedy the Bighorn)
 * Male
 * Age: 26
 * Zoanthrope: Bighorn Goat
 * Nationality: Ireland
 * Fighting Style: Assassination/Bare Knuckled
 * Occupation: Assassin
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Kennedy is one of the kingdom's top assassins and, after the resurgence of the Z.L.F, has been tasked with the royal family is finding its leader and eliminating her. He has seen active duty in various countries; working as a spy, informant, or another similar capacity. He has an intense hatred of humans or human sympathizers. He has a very cold and ruthless method of assassination and is professional in how he carries them out.

Kennedy's beast form is a bighorn goat. He can pulverize and break guards with quick and powerful attacks that focus on wearing down the opponent. He has decent speed but poor defenses; often being taken down by combos. He is also weak in the air. However, one hit from him is enough to stagger an opponent.

Amina Nazef (Amina the Mantis)
 * Female
 * Age: 29
 * Zoanthrope: Praying Mantis
 * Nationality: Algeria
 * Fighting Style: French fencing
 * Occupation: Captain
 * Affiliation:Zoanthropia Kingdom

Amina is an esteemed and respected captain in the Zoanthropia Kingdom military. She is a hardened captain who takes her job extremely seriously. She fervently believes in ideals put out by the royal family and is willing to die for them. While she has shown a connection with her inferiors, she treats disobedience and failure harshly - even executing those who do not live up to her expectations.

Amina's beast form is a praying mantis. Being the only character with a weapon, she has far reaching attacks as well as an impressive guard. While her attacks lack in strength, they are quick and deceptive. This also translates into her beast form where she performs wide-sweeping attacks that cuts opponents in a flurry of slashing moves.

Sergio Damascus (Sergio the Scorpion)
 * Male
 * Age: 39
 * Zoanthrope: Scorpion
 * Nationality: Sweden
 * Fighting Style: Reserved, deceptive
 * Occupation: Information Broker
 * Affiliation: None

Sergio is an information broker that commands a wide network of spies, agents, and scouts that collect, record, and sell information and data. He also operates in arms manufacturing and the drug trade. He does not support the human nations, the kingdom, or the Z.L.F. and only sees this war as a chance to make a profit. He is only concerned about money and will do anything to get it. However, despite this, he is prideful in his Zoanthropian heritage and loves the Kingdom - albeit views the leadership needs to be dethroned.

Sergio's beast form is a scorpion. He utilizes quick, deceptive, and dirty tactics to attack opponents. He has a reserved nature about his which reflects. He is extremely talented in counters and fake-outs but lacks a good offense and moving speed. However, his attacks are particularly quick. As well, he is the only character that has a side-effect status when using his stinger in beast mode.

Ononosuke Kumamoto (Ononosuke the Kodiak)
 * Male
 * Age: 59
 * Zoanthrope: Grizzly Bear
 * Nationality: Japan
 * Fighting Style: Bear wrestling, brawling
 * Occupation: Commander of the Royalty's armies
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Ononosuke was previously the Commander General of the Kingdom's military. He is renowned for being an esteemed solider as well as being far and level headed. When the leadership began to steer towards radicalism, doubt began to grow on his mind. However, the final push was his honorable discharge from service and forced into retirement while the new commander general, Lupin the Fenrir, took his place. Enraged and disillusioned by the royalty, he joined up with the Z.L.F. and has provided them a wealth of information.

Ononosuke's beast form is a Kodiak Bear. Ononosuke focuses purely on offense with lunging and impressive attacks. While his defense stats are fairly poor, she has impressive speed stats for a fighter his size. His attacks do not often leave him open for attack and are meant to put down the opponent in his place.

Burg Olsten (Burg the Salamander)
 * Male
 * Age: 40
 * Zoanthrope: Salamander
 * Nationality: German
 * Fighting Style: Boxing, fire based
 * Occupation: Captain
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Burg is a Captain in the Zoanthropia Kingdom's military, alongside Amina. He is a blood-thirsty individual who is constantly filled with rage. He loves to destroy and seems be unable to differentiate between friend and foe. He constantly remarks to Amina how, some day, he intends to rape her and then set her body on fire. He loves women but loves burning them alive even more.

Burg has tremendous offensive capabilities that focus on both long-range and close-range attacks. However, he lacks defense and speed while having horrible evasive and blocking options. Due to being a boss, he has a unique boss battle. When in hyper beast mode, his stats and form are greatly enhanced. His hyper beast form becomes a massive burning salamander that spews flames.

M-0 (M-0 the Liger)
 * Male
 * Age: Unknown
 * Zoanthrope: Liger
 * Nationality: Unknown
 * Fighting Style: Tae-kwon Do
 * Occupation: Killing machine
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

M-O is a artificially created being caused by the melding of two distinct Zoanthropian genes into one person. He is robot like, emotion-less, and lacks any empathy. He is a killing machine and only responds to his programmer. He does not have any cognitive functions beyond search and destroy.

M-0 has a rigid and robotic fighting style. He is a balance of many stats and does not have have an actual weak point. Since he is a boss, he has a unique boss battle. While in hyper beast mode, his stats and form is enhanced. His hyper beast form becomes a large, monstrous liger seething with electricity.

Dia Laher (Dia the Mouse)
 * Male
 * Age: 18
 * Zoanthrope: Mouse
 * Nationality: British
 * Fighting Style: Quick and evasive
 * Occupation: Information/scout
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Dia is one of the members of the Z.L.F. and is in charge of the information/espionage section. He is has a relaxing personality and tends to shrug off duties. However, he is very talented at his job. Sadly, during the course of the game, he ends of being killed by the Zoanthropia Kingdom and becomes a martyr for the Z.L.F.

Kim Jon Song (Kim the Butterfly)
 * Female
 * Age: 25
 * Zoanthrope: Butterfly
 * Nationality: Korean
 * Fighting Style: Acrobatics
 * Occupation: Chef/First response Squad Leader
 * Affiliation: Z.L.F.

Kim is the First Response Squad Leader of the Z.L.F. and a rescue/medic professional. She has a adventurous and curious individual. However, she takes her job very seriously. She views the Z.L.F. as her family and has a large amount of respect for Electra.

Haepharos Aman (Haepharos the Centaur)
 * Male
 * Age: Unknown
 * Zoanthrope: Centaur
 * Nationality: Greece
 * Fighting Style: Brutal, Offensive
 * Occupation: Defense Minister
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Haepharos is the Defense Minister for the Zoanthropia Kingdom and one of the leaders of the Kingdom. He oversees protecting the Kingdom both domestically as well as outside. He is brutal in his methods and considered one of the most cruel leaders of the Kingdom. He has a network of spies and saboteurs that partake in a variety of missions. He has a undying zeal for the Kingdom and will lay down his life to protect it.

Haepharos' beast form is a centaur. He excels in the areas of speed, offense, and defense but has the worst evade, jumping, and size stats. His large size makes him a target for combos and is weak to juggling/chain attacks. As well, his jump is non-existent and has poor evade options.

Lyseni Giavinnci (Lyseni the Kraken)
 * Female
 * Age: Unknown
 * Zoanthrope: Giant Squid
 * Nationality:　Italy
 * Fighting Style: Close-combat, deceptive
 * Occupation: Head of the Research and Development
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Lyseni is the head of the Research and Development branch, a secretive and controversial section that is rumored to perform unethical and inhumane experiments on humans and Zoanthropes alike Lyseni has no interest in the well-being of her patients and is only interested in the procedure and results. She is know for eccentricism as well as her perversion behavior.

Lyseni's beast from is a large squid. She is a pressure fighter that can direct various attacks at the opponent to overwhelm and lower down his or her guard. However, she has a low speed stat as well as defense attack. Her attacks are also noted for being great in grappling and throwing opponents and has the most throws of any character.

Lupin the Fenrir


 * Male
 * Age: Unknown
 * Zoanthrope: Wolf
 * Nationality: Unknown
 * Fighting Style: Mixture of offense and defense, devoid of emotion
 * Occupation: Commander General of the Zoanthropia Military
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Lupin the Fenrir is the cold, mysterious leader of the military and considered one of the most dangerous leaders of the Kingdom. He is known for committing crimes against humanity and does so with precise and cruel efficiency. He has little care for his underlings and sees his troops as cannon fodder. He is extremely powerful in both his human and Zoanthrope state and can change the tide of a battle.

Lupin's form is the wolf or, a Fenrir which is a much larger wolf. Lupin excels in offense, defense, speed, as well as jump but lacks attacks that can pressure opponents as well as being weak in combos. He is a easy target due to his size. As well, many of his attacks are focused on being close-combat but lack is length. His attacks focus on ice and darkness.

Queen Uriko (Uriko the Angelborn)
 * Female
 * Age: Unknown
 * Zoanthrope: Angelborn
 * Nationality: Unknown
 * Fighting Style: Omnipotent, godly powers
 * Occupation: Queen Regent of the Zoanthropia Kingdom
 * Affiliation: Zoanthropia Kingdom

Queen Uriko is the Queen Regent and ruler of the Zoanthropia Kingdom. Not much is known about her besides the fact she ascended the throne after the death of her gather. She is noted for her cruelty and obsession with power as well as beginning the war against the human nations. She views the citizens of the Kingdom merely as foundations for the strong and powerful; commenting that their deaths is barely worth a thought.

Uriko's beast form is the Angelborn, an angelic-alien like construct of great power. It excels in projectile damage, dealing death from a distance as well as pressuring opponents. She is weak in close-combat situations though. However, she has an impressive evade ability that allows herself to teleport to another part of the stage. She has above average offensive and defensive stats as well as speed.

Stages
1. Zoanthropia Palace 2. Zoanthropia Market (Day/Night) 3. Zoanthropia Garden (Day/Night) 4. Zoanthropia Underground 5. Abandoned Factory 6. Habour (Day/Night) 7. Highway (Day/Night) 8. Refugee Center (Day/Night) 9. Z.L.F. Headquarters 10. Rooftop (Day/Night) 11. Casino 12. Sewers 13. Palace of Dreaming Beasts 14. Research Laboratories 15. Throne Room

Reception and Reactions
Despite it still being in development, fan reactions have been greatly diverse from extremely positive to extremely negative. Positive reactions have remarked on the freshness of the reboot, the Story Mode, the diversity of characters, and re-invention of old characters. However, negative reactions from fans have criticized the new characters as well as the non-inclusion of fan-favorites such as Long, Stun, and Shina while taking characters such as Gado and Mitsuko and making them enemies.

The developers have listened and read the criticism from readers and reacted to them in various interviews.

Masaki Takihara claimed "We wanted to bring a freshness to the franchise. This is not a sequel to Bloody Roar 4 but a reinvention of the franchise as a whole. That was our goal in creating this reboot. While this may disappoint some fans, it is our hope that within time, fans will see the love and devotion that we poured into this product and the world of Bloody Roar."

Another developer, Masahiro Ushijima, remarked "While staple characters such as Stun, Xion, the cute version of Uriko, and Shina may be absent, that is not to say that won't make an appearance in later installments. This is just the re-telling of the Bloody Roar story...as if it was in a alternate reality."

He then added "Don't worry, Yugo still lives."

Trivia
Despite being the first game of its respective series, Bloody Roar has more character than Bloody Roar 1, Bloody Roar 2, Bloody Roar 3, Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme and Bloody Roar 4.

Some fans have commented/criticized that the Story Mode is similar to that found in Naruto Shippuden Storm's story modes; in particular the boss battles. While the developers have not wholly commented on this, Takihara commented that "we have played the Storm series extensively."

This Bloody Roar has the largest amount of non-mammal Zoanthropes. This is due to the fact that it was never stated that a non-mammal Zoanthrope is the result of experimentation or blood lines as it did previously. Ushijima remarked that "We thought of keeping it the same...making non-mammal Zoanthropes a rarity but we decided against it. We wanted a more vibrant and diversified feel for this Bloody Roar. Plus, I really wanted to see a Shark Zoanthrope. Sharks are awesome."