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Travis Touchdown ‘Will Definitely Be Back’ for No More Heroes 20th Anniversary
Goichi Suda, known as Suda51, says Grasshopper Manufacture and publisher Marvelous are planning something special for the No More Heroes series’ 20th anniversary in 2027. He also says Travis Touchdown will “definitely be back”, raising expectations of a new appearance for the series’ protagonist.
Suda gave no details about what is planned, and the quoted remarks were machine translated. The original game was released in Japan in December 2007 and reached Western audiences in 2008; the latest entry, No More Heroes 3, came to PS5 and PS4 in 2022.
In short
- No More Heroes turns 20 in 2027.
- Suda51 promises something special with Marvelous.
- Travis Touchdown is set to return.
Explained simply
No More Heroes is an action game series created by Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture. Its central character, Travis Touchdown, is a would-be assassin who fights his way through a ranked list of opponents.
The first game was released in Japan in 2007 and in Western markets in 2008. The latest main entry, No More Heroes 3, arrived on PlayStation 4 and 5 in 2022.
The series’ 20th anniversary falls in 2027, when developer Grasshopper Manufacture and publisher Marvelous may mark the occasion. Any plans remain unspecified, so it is not yet clear what form Travis’s return might take.
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