{"id":116444,"date":"2020-08-07T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week"},"modified":"2020-08-07T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:00:00","slug":"exclusive-meet-the-crew-of-volta-x-the-rts-mech-battler-hitting-switch-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/exclusive-meet-the-crew-of-volta-x-the-rts-mech-battler-hitting-switch-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Meet The Crew Of Volta-X, The RTS Mech-Battler Hitting Switch Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2b32d1ea1a5e8\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2b32d1ea1a5e8\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resize\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q37uSTMwuXU?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mech-battling real-time strategy game <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/volta-x\">Volta-X<\/a><\/strong> launches on Switch on 12th August, and GungHo has provided us some exclusive screens showcasing the ragtag cast of characters you&#8217;ll unlock as you play through its PvE and PvP kaiju battles.<\/p>\n<p>Every Volta (the titular giant robots you&#8217;ll be taking control of and fighting) needs a crew, and below you&#8217;ll find a short bio on each one, along with an in-depth look at their unlockable talent trees which enable you to customise abilities and respec the crew to make them as efficient as possible in battle.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t been following Volta-X, which comes from veteran <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/metal_gear_solid_v_the_phantom_pain\" class=\"external\">Metal Gear Solid<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/final_fantasy_crystal_chronicles_my_life_as_a_king\">Final Fantasy<\/a><\/strong> developer Fumiaki Shiraishi, we highly recommend checking out out the trailer above before browsing the roster below. The game features cross-play between Switch and PC. If you own a PC, you can also check out the special preview event taking place from today (Friday 7th August, 5 p.m. PT) until Saturday 8th August (9 p.m. PT).<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<nav role=\"navigation\" class=\"table-of-contents\">\n<h2>On this page:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#volta-x-character-gallery\">Volta-X Character Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#repair\">Repair<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#sheldon-ray-elephant\">Sheldon Ray (elephant)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#briana-murphy-platypus\">Briana Murphy (platypus)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#oscar-barr-dog\">Oscar Barr (dog)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#artillery\">Artillery<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#ian-woods-fox\">Ian Woods (fox)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#lisa-hunt-tiger\">Lisa Hunt (tiger)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#frederik-friis-polar-bear\">Frederik Friis (polar bear)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#grant-hornsby-hawk\">Grant Hornsby (hawk)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#irma-williams-armadillo\">Irma Williams (armadillo)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#melee\">Melee<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#benjamin-benny-miller-monkey\">Benjamin &#8216;Benny&#8217; Miller (monkey)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#elena-silvestri-rabbit\">Elena Silvestri (rabbit)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/08\/exclusive_meet_the_crew_of_volta-x_the_rts_mech-battler_hitting_switch_next_week#susan-barnes-pig\">Susan Barnes (pig)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p>The characters you unlock while playing are split into three groups according to their roles: Repair, Artillery, and Melee. Let&#8217;s kick things off with the Repair crew:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"volta-x-character-gallery\">Volta-X Character Gallery<\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"repair\">Repair<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"sheldon-ray-elephant\">Sheldon Ray (elephant)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Sheldon Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5b3225d72e6bc\/sheldon-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5b3225d72e6bc\/sheldon-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Sheldon Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Sheldon Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c4f5aba817130\/sheldon-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c4f5aba817130\/sheldon-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Sheldon Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"briana-murphy-platypus\">Briana Murphy (platypus)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Briana Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6e368799652ec\/briana-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6e368799652ec\/briana-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Briana Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Briana Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/243ee5fc75e5e\/briana-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/243ee5fc75e5e\/briana-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Briana Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"oscar-barr-dog\">Oscar Barr (dog)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Oscar Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dc8b00d305b19\/oscar-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/dc8b00d305b19\/oscar-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Oscar Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/aa9b0eb0f096b\/oscar-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/aa9b0eb0f096b\/oscar-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"artillery\">Artillery<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"ian-woods-fox\">Ian Woods (fox)<\/h3>\n<p>(One of the two characters players can choose at the beginning of the game.)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ian Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/375b2dc1b9cad\/ian-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/375b2dc1b9cad\/ian-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Ian Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cede4a81de5ae\/ian-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/cede4a81de5ae\/ian-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"lisa-hunt-tiger\">Lisa Hunt (tiger)<\/h3>\n<p>(One of the two characters players can choose to be at the beginning of the game.)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Lisa Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b59269da1994\/lisa-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b59269da1994\/lisa-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Lisa Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d54e95d09943a\/lisa-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d54e95d09943a\/lisa-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"frederik-friis-polar-bear\">Frederik Friis (polar bear)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Frederik Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f7b58a15b2576\/frederik-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f7b58a15b2576\/frederik-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Frederik Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Frederik Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7c475c3e0b97c\/frederik-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7c475c3e0b97c\/frederik-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Frederik Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"grant-hornsby-hawk\">Grant Hornsby (hawk)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Grant Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/398b2117dec37\/grant-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/398b2117dec37\/grant-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Grant Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f3d8d05b93c80\/grant-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f3d8d05b93c80\/grant-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"irma-williams-armadillo\">Irma Williams (armadillo)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Irma Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f9d79a4915a72\/irma-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f9d79a4915a72\/irma-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Irma Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Irma Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c45f4853d9771\/irma-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c45f4853d9771\/irma-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Irma Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"melee\">Melee<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"benjamin-benny-miller-monkey\">Benjamin &#8216;Benny&#8217; Miller (monkey)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Benny Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1ece6114ab113\/benny-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1ece6114ab113\/benny-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Benny Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Benny Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/464948f2d984f\/benny-tree.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/464948f2d984f\/benny-tree.original.jpg\" alt=\"Benny Tree\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"elena-silvestri-rabbit\">Elena Silvestri (rabbit)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Susan Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/37b64e657d4ef\/susan-bio.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/37b64e657d4ef\/susan-bio.original.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Bio\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Susan Costumes\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9fa88db2f5df9\/susan-costumes.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9fa88db2f5df9\/susan-costumes.original.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Costumes\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"susan-barnes-pig\">Susan Barnes (pig)<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>Looking forward to getting stuck into some strategic mech combat? Will you be previewing the game on PC? Who&#8217;s your early favourite from the lineup? Let us know below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Mech-battling real-time strategy game Volta-X launches on Switch on 12th August, and GungHo has provided us some exclusive screens showcasing the ragtag cast of characters you&#8217;ll unlock as you play through its PvE and PvP kaiju battles. 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