Capcom Adds Resident Evil, Street Fighter Pawns to Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen

Capcom has released official Pawns modeled on characters from its other series for Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, according to gamespark.jp. The lineup includes Leon (Toy Leon) from the Resident Evil series, Ryu (Knockoff Ryu) from the Street Fighter series, and Rudy (Real Rudy) from Monster Hunter Stories 3.

The Pawns were distributed as part of Capcom's official goods-themed video series, The Capcom Collectibles.

In a related promotional stunt, overseas Capcom X accounts were taken over by Real Rudy and Toy Leon.

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is available now for PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, priced at 5,990 yen for both download and packaged versions. The packaged version is available only for PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2. An expansion DLC, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Expansion, is available for 2,990 yen on PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Background

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is an expanded version of Dragon's Dogma 2, in which the player as the Arisen adventures with up to three AI-controlled Pawns. Players can hire support Pawns, including those created by other players and official Capcom Pawns. Dragon's Dogma 2 was directed by Hideaki Itsuno, while Kento Kinoshita took over as director for Dark Arisen.