Meet Zork, The Unlikely Breakout Star of FromSoftware's The Duskbloods
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Following its initial network test, FromSoftware's The Duskbloods has found an unexpected breakout star in Zork, a heavy fighter wearing an industrial diving suit who has quickly dominated community memes and player discussions.
FromSoftware has always loved a striking character design, but the studio may have outdone itself with Zork, the breakout favorite from the recent network test for the upcoming Switch 2 exclusive, The Duskbloods. While the game features a wildly diverse roster of Bloodsworn spanning multiple historical eras, Zork immediately stands out by looking like he wandered in from an entirely different franchise. Clad in a bulky early industrial diving suit, armed with deep-sea equipment, and capable of launching back-mounted missiles or rocketing across the arena, he cuts a silhouette that is impossible to ignore.
That striking visual design has turned Zork into an overnight internet phenomenon. Community spaces across Twitter and Reddit are currently flooded with fan art, memes, and affectionate inside jokes about the character, effectively making him the unofficial mascot of the game before launch. Even director Hidetaka Miyazaki has thrown his weight behind the character, revealing that Zork was inspired by classic tokusatsu monsters from properties like Ultraman rising from the ocean. Miyazaki also noted that Zork is genuinely one of his favorite characters to play, confirming that the bulky fighter is much more than just a running joke.
Beneath the internet hype and the absurdity of a mechanical diving suit equipped with a blood-drinking straw, Zork is a functional and dangerous combatant in multiplayer matches. He plays as a heavy, slow-moving bruiser whose strong close-range melee options and unique Human Rocket mobility give him surprising utility. Even as players debate the merits of other fighters like Sniper Layla and Senator Samir Patres, Zork has already secured his place in community history, proving once again that a great character design can carry a game's social momentum long before release. Game Rant originally reported these details from the recent network test.
Tags: The Duskbloods, FromSoftware, Nintendo Switch 2, Multiplayer, Gaming News
Original article: Game Rant