Jump Force is a highly anticipated 3 on 3 tag team fighting game that will be released
in 2019, and it features characters from the various manga series in Weekly Shonen Jump.
It’s kind of a big deal!
While Jump Force is a fighting game, there have been a few theories circulating about
what the game will entail, and how all of these characters and their stories will tie
into one another.
A lot about the game is still unknown; what we do know is that the worlds of all these
franchises are merging together for mysterious reasons, and the heroes of these worlds must
work together to stop it from happening.
That left us with a lot of questions.
So today, we’re jumping into hypothetical answers and counting down the top 10 Jump
Force Fan Theories!
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Alright, fan theory time!
10 The Emperor of the Universe One fan theory speculates that the big baddie
of the game with be Dragon Ball Z villain Frieza.
If you’re unfamiliar with the character, Frieza was the emperor of Universe 7, which
is the universe in which the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z stories take place.
He had a whole imperial army and he’s the one responsible for almost exterminating the
Saiyan race.
He’s also technically the catalyst of the entire series’ narrative; it’s because
of Frieza’s actions that Goku ended up on Earth in the first place, and it’s the battle
between the two of them that leads to Goku first transforming into his Super saiyan form.
So this theory suggests that Frieza will be up to no good in Jump Force; why would he
not?
He’s never not been an antagonist.
Even at the end of Dragon Ball Super he still sticks to being evil.
In the trailer we see him stirring up some trouble too, and in the trailer, we see Goku,
Naruto, and Luffy fight back against him.
This has led some to believe that he’ll be the main villain in the story mode, and
that he’ll recruit other forces of evil to take on the heroes of these universes.
He also declares himself as being the Emperor of the Universe, so hey, maybe he has a scheme
to attempt to really achieve that title once and for all.
9 The Characters While this isn’t a theory per se, it’s
one of the most discussed topics when it comes to Jump force.
Who else will be in the game?
Fans are hoping that characters from My Hero Academia and Assassination Classroom will
be involved, and many many more.
Some believe that Asta from Black Clover will appear since its currently running in Shonen
Jump and would be a popular choice.
There’s also been talk about whether or not any characters from Yu-Gi-Oh would appear
in the game, although that might be tough to integrate into the gameplay, with Yami
Yugi likely following suit with the way that the Pokemon Trainer is depicted in super smash
bros.
I mean, the Blue Eyes White Dragons would be pretty dope to see make a cameo at least.
8 Other Planets The newest trailer for Jump Force depicted
a new stage on the planet Namek.
This has led some fans to speculate that the action won’t just take place on Earth; that
we’ll see the characters travelling through dimensions to one another’s worlds.
But does that serve a narrative purpose?
Do our heroes need to collect resources from their own worlds as part of a plan to stop
the merging of their universes.
Either that, or these are simply just the arenas that the game boasts, and aren’t
necessarily tied in narratively.
7 Sports Characters In an interview with the game’s producer
Koji Nakajima, it was revealed that there is a small likelihood that sports manga characters
will appear in the game.
He said, I quote, “the story is set in New York, so adding in sports manga characters
is a bit difficult.
It’s mainly battle manga characters.”
But he also threw in this statement at the end of his answer, too.
I quote.
“I can guarantee there will be characters that will surprise everyone.”
So naturally, this led to some speculation as to how some of the more popular sports
manga characters from Weekly Shonen Jump will be integrated.
From brief cameos to comic relief, it seems that most people think their role will be
minimal and not really impact the main storyline, but rather, will be more so support characters
throughout the game’s plot.
Which sports characters do you think may weasel their way in?
6 Is Goku Boruto?
He’s not.
But oh the lulz!
For those of you not getting the joke here, Boruto is the son of Naruto, who came to be
when a spin off was requested of the hit show and manga.
And what did they decide to call his kid?
Boruto.
The laziest LAZIEST name they could’ve chosen.
We know that Naruto is pre-Boruto in the game, so maybe we’ll get a mega twist here and
it’ll be revealed that the franchises actually have ties!
But they won’t.
If they do, it’ll be way more subtle than Boruto.
5 The Villain As we mentioned in the Emperor of the Universe
theory, it’s a little unclear who the main villain of the game will be.
There’s been a lot of speculation as to who could fit that role based on who the biggest
bads are across these various Shonen Jump universes.
But this theory suggests that it’ll be none of them.
Instead, it’ll actually be a brand new villain, created solely to bridge these franchises
together.
It doesn’t seem like an impossible idea, but it’s a risky move if it proves to be
true.
If done poorly, the reaction from fans could be savage.
4 Death Note When Jump Force was first announced, many
a fan wondered if Death Note characters would be playable in the game.
The trailer featured a shot of Light and Ryuk looking out over the battle torn city in the
trailer.
Considering what Light Yagami is capable of doing with his abilities, it didn’t seem
like there would be a way to include that character into the fighting aspect of the
game.
But in terms of story, the game’s producer Koji Nakajima has actually hinted to Light
playing a significant role, teasing that the plot thickens when they become involved.
I quote, “Ryuk from Death Note isn’t a playable character, because if he writes names
into the Death Note, people die, right?
He’d be too strong.
The background of the story is that the real world and Jump’s world is merging together
for unknown reasons, and the heroes need to stop this from happening.
The Death Note characters have to do with the background, which also means they will
show up in the story.”
Some people have speculated that they’ll be manipulating events, all based off of that
one shot; as if them looking over the city is some sort of sign of them having power
over what’s going on.
Considering Light is an intellectual, it’s not totally impossible, and in Death Note
he’s shown he’s capable of manipulating and tricking others, including cooking up
an elaborate plan to force the death god to sacrifice herself so he could take down his
rival.
There’s also the 23 day rule; when someone writes down their names, committing them to
their doom, Light is capable of manipulating their actions in the 23 days leading up to
their death., meaning he may use this trick in order to sacrifice others to save the planet,
and the various dimensions that have been pulled into it.
Some have even speculated that he’ll actually be the villain of the game.
3 Someone Will Die This theory ties in with our last theory concerning
Death Note.
It speculates that because of Death Note’s involvement, we’ll see the death of one
of the iconic characters featured in the game.
It makes sense; death is sort of their whole schtick, isn’t it.
That being said, it seems more plausible that it’ll ber a villain who bites the dust rather
than a hero, unless the game will attempt to tug on our heart strings.
Plus, we’ve seen characters who are included in the game die before; death isn’t really
a big deal for our pal Goku, now is it?
So, who do you think risks the chance of getting dead?
Give us a shout in those comments below and let us know your thoughts!
2 God Tree In Naruto, there’s something called a God
Tree.
It’s a gigantic tree that grows by absorbing blood soaked into the ground over the course
of time.
Humans worship it as a sacred pillar that extended into the heavens and remains ambivalent
to all conflict.
In the Jump Force trailer, there are tree roots that appear to be bursting through the
city landscape.
This has spawned a theory that a God Tree seed is somehow planeted on Earth and is sapping
energy from earth’s inhabitants, and that perhaps one of the villains in the game will
go around and slaughter humans in order to feed it for some grander purpose.
But as some have pointed out, humans and planet Earth would likely not satisfy the tree’s
charka cravings, hence why there’s been a ploy to transport all of the various Shonen
Jump heroes to Earth and kill them so that the tree will be worthwhile.
A little dark, but totally believable.
1 The Otsutsuki Clan This theory is conjoined with our last one
concerning the God Tree roots.
In the Jump force trailer, we can see the amalgamation of various items from the different
Shonen Jump franchises, including Frieza’s space ship and the Thousand Sunny ship from
One Piece.
But there’s something interesting that these two ships have in common that got some fans
thinking.
They both appear as if they’ve crashed landed, rather than if they arrived to invade the
planet, or intentional got to Earth via their own devices.
So what if someone opened up portals between the dimensions and pulled all of these characters
in?
Who has the ability to do that?
In Naruto, there’s an ancient clan called the Otsutsuki Clan, who are horned celestial
beings.
One of them arrived on Earth a millennium ago, which lead to a lasting influence over
human kind, including being the catalyst of the shinobi.
The members of the clan travel throughout dimensions seeking worlds cultivated with
the God Tree, harvesting the god trees’ fruit in order to use its chakra to gain power
and feed their own life force.
So could it be that a member of the clan has settled on Earth to harvest a tree?
It’s worth noting that Nartuo uses the Six Paths Sage mode in the trailer, which was
essential in defeating Kaguya, so it seems likely that the clan will at least make an
appearance in the game, even if they aren’t the main antagonist.
There we have it friends!
Which of these theories do you think has a chance of being real?
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