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Bandai Namco has announce that Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho will be added to the Jump Force roster.

One of the main characters in Yu Yu Hakusho, Hiei is a male fire demon born to a clan of female ice demons. He made his debut on Episode 6 as a villain before joining forces with Yusuke Urameshi. In the game, he casts a fearsome shadow that far exceeds his physical stature.

Hiei is part of the Jump Force Character Pass 2, which was released starting on May 26th 2020. He will be made available sometime in the Fall for all consoles and the PC. Other characters that are now available include Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia and Meruem from Hunter X Hunter. More characters will be announced in the future.

Jump Force has players battle it out as an iconic characters from the Weekly Shōnen Jump. The game was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC back in 2019. It was released in honor of the publications 50th Anniversary. The Nintendo Switch version was released in August 2020.

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