Invincible VS Shows First Glimpse of Universa Gameplay

Just a few days ago Invincible VS started to get the hype rolling for their upcoming update, promissing not only substantial changes, but also two new characters that will drop on the same day.

First among them is Universa, a green alien woman who came to Earth for a simple but important reason – drain our planet's power to save her own. An arguably noble cause, but one that would doom Earth in the process, making her a character that's not necessarily evil, but not good either.

In terms of gameplay, Staff of Leadership plays an important role in Universa's gameplay. Outside of simply giving her a bit of range, it serves as a source of fairly distinct projectile attacks, with pillars or lightning and lightning orbs that can materialize in tricky positions.

It's hard to tell from the combo-heavy gameplay trailer, but it's possible that Universa will be a bit of an area control character who has some interesting projectile attacks that don't quite resemble or serve the same functions as traditional fireball. Although one of her attacks does seem to travel in a more conventional fashion.

What really stands out about her is the unique meter drain mechanic. It's hard to tell if there are any special conditions in play, but we see Universa reach out the staff and drain roughly half a bar of boost meter. Though it seems like it has a downside of doing very little damage.