14 DAY TRIAL // Developer Iron Galaxy Studios has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming release of Omen, Herald of Gargos, a brand new fighter foreshadowing a grim future for Killer Instinct.
The warrior is a Season 2 bonus character, joining the cast of brawlers already available in Killer Instinct, the Xbox One exclusive fighting game. The game is a reboot of the classic SNES Killer Instinct, available as a free-to-play title for owners of Microsoft's console.
Omen, Herald of Gargos was in possession of Jago, and after accumulating enough power through his battles as Shadow Jago, the monster was able to manifest in the physical plane, as the sign of the darkness that is to come.
His move set is based on Jago's, but he also has a number of tricks of his own, with his specials being inspired by the ones used by the boss version of Shadow Jago.
The video below shows Omen in action, delivering some of his most powerful moves, and ending with a tease for the next fighter joining the cast of Killer Instinct, Golem.
For the time being, there isn't too much information on Golem, apart from the fact that he has an impressive stature, as can be seen in the shot where he knocks down the wall in the trailer.
Omen is an exclusive offer from Microsoft
Omen will become available for free for owners of Killer Instinct Ultra Edition, starting January 30, and to Combo Breaker Edition owners starting February 5.
He is a bonus character, separate from the eight characters that Season 2 will deliver, and Microsoft has mentioned that it has no plans to sell him individually and that he will only be available to those who bought the Season 2 pack.
Iron Galaxy Studios has been in charge of the development of Killer Instinct ever since original developer Double Helix was acquired by Amazon last year. Double Helix was lauded for having done a good job rebooting the classic fighting game franchise, and so far, Iron Galaxy has been performing pretty well as far as expanding the game is concerned.
