Another SEGA Baddie Has Been Revealed for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance’s Villain DLC

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a great revival of the classic SEGA series, and next year a DLC pack will bring fresh reasons to hop back in.

Announced back in August, the side-scrolling action game is set to receive the SEGA Villains Stage DLC, which will bring a trio of iconic bad guys to fight from across different SEGA franchises.

We already know about Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog, and now, the publisher has announced the second villain that’ll challenge Joe Musashi: Death Adder from Golden Axe.

Death Adder is a mainstay of the old school beat-’em-up series, a giant who wields the titular golden axe in his quest for power.

There’s a third and final villain included in the DLC yet to be revealed; given that both baddies so far have their origins on the Mega Drive/Genesis, we’re willing to bet it’ll be another old school inclusion.

Golden Axe is one of several franchises SEGA has pledged to bring back; Shinobi: Art of Vengeance was the first of these to be released.

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