Arkane Apocalypse

Arkane Apocalypse is a 2.5D fighting game developed by SBE Tokyo and Orange Soft and published by SBEntertainment and ACS. It is the sequel to Arkane Ascension and the final installment of the Arkane trilogy. Released for Arcades (ACS nex² System), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Picking up where its predecessor had left off, the game establishes the return of the previous 17 fighters, while also introducing 2 new characters designed by both companies' lead designers, all of which are based on the Major Arcana. Like its predecessor, it utilizes Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4, allowing for crisp high-resolution graphics.

Story
It's been one year since the incident at the Tokyo Tower, where Takuma revealed himself and the Overseers to the world before starting a rampage as demonstration of his powers. And even though the heroes managed to prevent more casualties, the cost was still too high, with Cody being one of the victims. For that, Junko became strained and distant from his friends, and especially from Soma for leading her to her death.

Everything looked idle with any new sightings from Takuma and the Overseers until Kiichi had a chance encounter with hermit known as Shelton Diamond, who knows the current location of the group. Knowing their next chance, Kiichi reunited the heroes once more in order to find the next course of action from the Overseers, but with Junko's mind still boggled with anger, such a matter can be complicated.

But it's not just the discovery of the Overseer's plan, there's also the matter of Shelton's companion, a young girl, who may be the inheritor of the Goddess of Peace. And just in time as the Overseers reach a step closer for the return of Multute, God of Chaos.

Soon, the clock strikes midnight in time for the final battle, the final apocalypse...

Returning

 * Junko Tsukasa

Arkane: Astra (The Star)

Voice Actors:


 * Junko: Miyuki Sawashiro (JP), Erica Lindbeck (EN)
 * Astra: Miyuki Sawashiro (JP), Erica Lindbeck (EN)


 * Reiji Ookami

Arkane: Fenrir (The Moon)

Voice Actors:


 * Ookami: Yuichi Nakamura (JP), Alejandro Saab (EN)
 * Fenrir: None


 * Yuta Kawakami

Arkane: Sola (The Sun)

Voice Actors:


 * Yuta: Daiki Yamashita (JP), Lucien Dodge (EN)
 * Sola: Kazuyuki Okiysu (JP) Sean Chiplock (EN)


 * Soma Ishtar

Arkane: Harriet (The Magician)

Voice Actors:


 * Soma: Kouki Uchiyama (JP), Khoi Dao (EN)
 * Harriet: Kana Asumi (JP), Faye Mata (EN)


 * Thadde Torrien

Arkane: Trueno (The Chariot)

Voice Actors:


 * Thadde: Jun Fukuyama (JP), Joe Zieja (EN)
 * Trueno: None


 * Kiichi Kominatsu

Arkane: Yousef (The Hierophant)

Voice Actors:


 * Kiichi: Yuichiro Umehara (JP), Ray Chase (EN)
 * Yousef: None


 * Stella Andrews

Arkane: Magdaryne (The High Priestess)

Voice Actors:


 * Stella: Lynn (JP), Reba Buhr (EN)
 * Magdaryne: None


 * Ysabella De Leon

Arkane: Guerrero (Strength)

Voice Actors:


 * Ysabella: Miki Ito (JP), Nicole Karrer (EN)
 * Guerrero: None


 * Aika Sakakibara

Arkane: Simpatico (The Lovers)

Voice Actors:


 * Aika: Risa Taneda (JP), Cristina Valenzuela (EN)
 * Simpatico: Tomokazu Sugita (JP), Kyle Hebert (EN)


 * Sachiko Yumiya

Arkane: Roulette (The Wheel of Fortune)

Voice Actors:


 * Sachiko: Azumi Asakura (JP), Cassandra Lee (EN)
 * Roulette: Azumi Asakura (JP), Cassandra Lee (EN)


 * Abnu Dimtu

Arkane: Abnu Dimtu (The Tower)

Voice Actors:


 * Abnu: Ryota Takeuchi (JP), Jamieson Price (EN)


 * Arvid "Graveren" Steensen

Arkane: Mayhem (Death)

Voice Actors:


 * Graveren: Wataru Hatano (JP), Andrew Russell (EN)
 * Mayhem: Sayaka Ohara (JP), Katelyn Gault (EN)


 * Itsuko "KOGA" Koga

Arkane: Kushinada (The Empress)

Voice Actors:


 * KOGA: Sumire Uesaka (JP), Jeannie Tirado (EN)
 * Kushinada: Sumire Uesaka (JP), Jeannie Tirado (EN)


 * Takuma Asahara

Arkane: Multute (The Devil)

Voice Actors:


 * Takuma Asahara: Ayumu Murase (JP), Kyle McCarley (EN)
 * Multute: Hiroki Tochi (JP), Xander Mobus (EN)


 * Mikado

Arkane: Susano'o (The Emperor)

Voice Actors:


 * Mikado: Show Hayami (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)
 * Susano'o: Show Hayami (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)


 * Hana Sun

Arkane: Justina (Justice)

Voice actors:


 * Hana: Yo Taichi (JP), Erika Ishii (EN)
 * Justina: None

New

 * Mari Shiraha

Arkane: Direno (The World)

Voice actors:


 * Mari: Maria Naganawa (JP)/Lizzie Freeman (EN)
 * Direno: Yuu Kobayashi (JP)/Laura Post (EN)

Mari is the young companion of the enigmatic Shelton Diamond, an 11 year old girl who possesses a big curiosity yet still unbelievable amount of wisdom for someone of her age. And for a good reason, for as she's blessed as the inheritor of the Goddess of Peace herself, Direno. Her first demonstration of her seemingly supernatural luck came as a result of a train crash back in Japan, where most passengers where killed, yet miraculously, especially when she was a newborn baby, she survived, and her adopted father, Shelton, gave her the name of "Mari Shiraha" due to the feather that was found near the wreckage. From there, she was raised in his unorthodox ways, which in the long-term, meant preparation for the day that her "guardian" inside of her may come out to change the world forever, and even though it may mean losing her "father", she would gladly accept her fate if it means the world can be safe. It is through her "guardian" where she takes her fighting skills in the open, using her range and strength to defend the child by every means necessary while she's unaware of the power Direno holds through her.

Trivia

 * Due to Billy Kametz's passing on June of 2022, Reiji was replaced by Alejandro Saab in the English dub.
 * Due to the time-skip, Lucien Dodge now voices Yuta instead of Erica Mendez.