Why Everybody Loves Zork, The Duskbloods' Weirdest Character and Miyazaki's Favorite

Key Points:

• Zork is a unique character in FromSoftware’s multiplayer game The Duskbloods, inspired by Ultraman and Ultra Seven, featuring a deep-sea diving suit, a worm-like sword, a jetpack, and a rocket launcher backpack, offering a wild card playstyle distinct from the game's dark fantasy roster.
• Director Hidetaka Miyazaki explained that Zork represents the far end of the game's era-spanning design, which goes beyond the Victorian Gothic and Industrial Revolution settings typical of FromSoftware titles.
• Zork’s abilities include a jetpack charge attack causing knockback and a rocket mortar-like weapon, adding a mechanical twist reminiscent of Armored Core, and his vampiric mechanic involves a beak-like straw that sucks blood from staggered enemies.
• The Duskbloods features unlockable story cutscenes and character interactions in the hub area, including unique content for Zork players revealed through gameplay achievements, despite the game being multiplayer-only.
• Miyazaki expressed a personal fondness for Zork, calling him one of his favorite characters in the network test version of The Duskbloods.