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Recent pre-release footage of No More Heroes 2 has been awesome, and it seems that the Shinobu/8-bit work-games videos from a few weeks ago were just the start of it. This new trailer gives us our first close look at the game's third playable character, the one and only Sir Henry. If you haven't finished the original No More Heroes, you may not know who this guy is, but trust me, he's cause for excitement.

Well, I guess I could be wrong about that, so let me ask you first: does a well dressed John Lennon look-a-like with a light saber fighting a pop idol-style happy girl armed with giant (and by giant, I mean five foot long) robot battle gloves sound exciting to you? How about poppies? How about Scottish accents, and poppies? You know what poppies mean right? They mean hallucinations, and anyone who has played through Batman: Arkham Asylum knows how awesome hallucination-enhanced 3D beat 'em ups can be.

Speaking of The Batman, take a close look at frames :34, :35, and :36, and you'll see a bat-a-rang fly across the bottom left side of the screen (see gallery for details). Now I seriously doubt that Batman will end up making a cameo in this game, but if anyone can make that happen, it's Suda51. Even if all we get is a Revenge of Shinobi-style imitation-Batman boss, I'll still be ecstatic. 

What do you guys think? Ready to pre-order yet?

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TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 23:06
TheCleaningGuy
SO.
EXCITE!
After playing this at PAX, I was sold (I meant to do an impressions blog for you, BTW, sorry). This just doubly solidifies the deal!
Harris Hatsworth's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 23:07
Harris Hatsworth
Do want!
sweetchuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 23:44
sweetchuck
I was ready to pre-order during the credits of the first.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 23:57
GohanGVO
I THINK it might be the guy teased in the Shinobu video (and confirmed via Famitsu and other sources). I am not going to spoil it for anyone, though.

Also, Henry's on some of that sticky icky ICKY.
The Cast's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 00:27
The Cast
Herny was a bad ass mofo in 1.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 00:36
Jonathan Holmes
Do tell, GohanGVO!

Do tell!

Or at least, give us the option of clicking a link or something.
SenorDoucheoisie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 01:13
SenorDoucheoisie
I am now officially placing a moratorium on any and all NMH2 info until the game comes out.
Mooks's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 02:16
Mooks
I'd agree with what sweetchuck said, but I was sure then that there wasn't gonna be a sequel. So, from the moment it was announced. That works.
zanthox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 02:57
zanthox
Haha, can't wait to see who has the batarangs!
KoKoO Psy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 03:12
KoKoO Psy
Mecha Suit Girl is WIN!
Henry, welcome back!
PSYCH!
CaptainBright's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 04:37
CaptainBright
Oh how I am so going to love this game............

Can't wait for it!
Dangsterr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 06:04
Dangsterr
This game keeps getting better and better


The wii has a promising future, with games like tatsunoku vs capcom, silent hill, mario galaxy 2 and this .
able_to_think's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 07:23
able_to_think
Playing as Mr. Sir Henry Mother Fucker should be a blast and I'd love to see how Suda parody's The Dark Knight
deaddays's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 10:09
deaddays
This game is just getting to the point of unbelievable. It seems like they're cramming in too much content for one game! Like they crammed in NMH2 and threw in half of NMH3 for good measure. SO AWESOME.
StriderS's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 10:21
StriderS
Both Jeane's as playable plz
Overcrowd's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 10:42
Overcrowd
OH MY FUCK.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 10:53
Rockvillian
I was ready to pre-order during the credits of the first.
Cadtalfryn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 12:11
Cadtalfryn
You're the protagonist. I'm just the cool, handsome foil who happens to be your twin brother
VGFreak1225's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 12:25
VGFreak1225
FAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

@Jonathan Holmes:

A character who looked like the sucessor to Destroyman fought Shinobu in the trailer. Hollywood superhero to make references to Batman? Seems likely. Just a guess though.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 13:29
GohanGVO
OK. Here is what I was talking about. It is not exactly new information, and VGFreak1225 has it sort of right. And who knows if this character even uses that batarang:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/Gohan_Egret/f9hg8qhg98gh98qg8qg9q.png
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 16:44
Jonathan Holmes
@ Gohan and VGFreak- Could be, but the location where Shinobu fought the new Destroyman looks nothing like the TV filled mansion that Henry and Travis are in this vid.

We'll see pretty soon though. Less than three months!

@ Cadtalfryn- OMG SPOILERS WTF

@ Strider S- That would be amazing.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 20:34
GohanGVO
@Jonathan - True enough. But, maybe that's inside the executive office of a movie studio? Ha!

Also, the person in the portrait in that room looks like a male Harley Quinn.

And what about the letters "PB" on top of the bat-symbol above the door?

P.S. - I would rather play as Dark Star so that I can wield his dragon-sized beam katana.

P.P.S. - "Don't be deceived so easily." Damn you, Suda, for breaking the virtual 4th wall of the first game's true ending arggggggggh.
pixelheresy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 21:24
pixelheresy
Yeah... I am so counting the hypothetical days [they still don't have a definite date, although likely January or something right?]... I don't put money down for reserves that often, but already did so at my local GameStop. Like a month or two ago. Dunno what the preorder bonus is, but I am most interested in playing the shit out of it [likely the take a day off from work if it is a weekday] the moment it comes in.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2009 06:57
Jonathan Holmes
@ Gohan- Maybe PB is Destroyman's sexy, male Harley Quinn, armed with Bat-a-rangs?

With Suda, anything goes.
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