{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3ccd347ee9f5a08e735254ae","clusterId":"c_ebe35419973867a7a7c00e5f","slug":"ravenswatch-adds-kintaro-as-a-playable-character-on-october-12","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ravenswatch Adds Kintaro As A Playable Character On October 12","summary":"Passtech Games announced on September 22 a character DLC named Kintaro for the roguelike action game Ravenswatch, set to release on October 12. Kintaro fights alongside a bear: he rides the bear for claw attacks and a roar that blocks incoming hits, dismounts to swing a giant axe while the bear assists on its own, and shares a health gauge with the animal.","whyItMatters":"Kintaro is the folklore roster's turn toward Japan, and his shared-health bear mechanic is a different shape of co-op than the existing heroes offer.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKintaro does not fight alone. He rides a bear, and while mounted he can land claw attacks and use a roar to block enemy hits. When he dismounts, he swings a giant axe himself and the bear keeps attacking automatically.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pair share one health gauge. Damage the bear absorbs transfers to Kintaro as internal damage, and riding the bear again gradually heals those wounds. Ravenswatch is out on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, and supports Japanese display.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kintaro's shared health bar with his bear means every roar that blocks a hit costs the animal too. Passtech Games built a co-op unit inside a solo pick, not another second health pool.","twitterPost":"Kintaro's health gauge is shared with his bear, so Passtech Games made every block and axe swing cost two bodies, not one.","threadsPost":"Kintaro and his bear share one health gauge in Ravenswatch. Passtech Games tied the mount, the roar block, and the axe swing to the same bar, so a defensive bear move trades the rider's survivability for it. That is a co-op unit packed into a single pick.","newsletterBlurb":"Passtech Games announced a character DLC for Ravenswatch: Kintaro arrives October 12. He fights with a companion bear, riding it for claw attacks and a blocking roar, dismounting for a giant axe while the bear assists on its own. The two share one health gauge, so damage the bear absorbs comes back to Kintaro as internal damage that riding again heals.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260922-469306/\",\"title\":\"Co-op Multiplayer Roguelite 'Ravenswatch' Somehow Adds 'Kintaro' on October 12. That Kintaro\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4538,"outputTokens":598,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791127764,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T15:24:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T15:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T15:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ebe35419973867a7a7c00e5f","canonicalTitle":"協力マルチ対応ローグライト『Ravenswatch』にて、なぜか「金太郎」が10月12日参戦へ。あの金太郎","representativeArticleId":"a_86a9feadaf5f8d272c016774","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ravenswatch\"],\"studios\":[\"Passtech Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T03:52:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T03:52:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T15:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260922-469306/","title":"協力マルチ対応ローグライト『Ravenswatch』にて、なぜか「金太郎」が10月12日参戦へ。あの金太郎"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ravenswatch"],"studios":["Passtech Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}