2XKO 2026 Characters Theory (UPDATE 2)

Unconkable, a.k.a. Shaun Rivera, has given us a heads up that became quite a bombshell. Despite the layoffs, 2XKO is definetely here to stay with a commitment to the 2026 Competitive Series and supporting it and I am very relieved of that. To make it more groundbreaking, we have a preview of two upcoming characters coming to 2XKO, and one of them is apparently someone I hadn't mentioned in any of my 2XKO posts. Let's jump right in.

I'm back with another update regarding my theory of what characters coming to 2XKO this year that left me quite satisfied and relieved. In the previous update, I talked about Caitlyn coming to 2XKO and she's the character I theorized and wanted. In this update, I'm going to talk about the two upcoming characters Shaun has given us a preview of. They are two fan favorites, Akali, the Rogue Assassin, and Senna, the Redeemer. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, Akali and Senna are coming to 2XKO and it's real. I'm gonna talk about the two female characters and how would they play in 2XKO.

First off, let's talk about Akali. She is a stylish and agile kunoichi that cuts opponents down with precision. You may not know this, but Akali is an Ionian Champion, the third one to come to 2XKO. She strikes alone and makes a pledge to defend Ionia with one kill at a time as she would abandon the Kinkou Order and leave behind the Fist of Shadow title, though she holds onto all learned from Shen, her master.

See, Akali is the character I wanted and theorized. Looked at her abilities weird enough and she also looks savage. Her kit in 2XKO comes with a lot of fluidity her kit in League of Legends has a little bit of. She has aesthetics that are exclusive to 2XKO like teleporting and spinning with a kicking dunk.

Now let's move on to another character. Senna is cursed from her childhood to be haunted by the supernatural Black Mist that she joined the sacred order known as the Sentinels of Light and fiercely fought back--only to be killed and let her soul imprisoned in a lantern by Thresh. That given her the ability to wield the power of the Black Mist. Everything has changed since Thresh came along just to humiliate the likes of Senna with imprisoning her soul in a lantern without a scintilla of retaliation. That's when one man comes in to avenge his wife. That man is Lucian, who is Senna's husband.

In League of Legends, Senna draws the Mist into her Relic Cannon to transform into a wraith, while in 2XKO, she turns into a wraith when she collects enough Mist for a brief duration, meaning that she'll come with a circular gauge that fills up when collecting Mist. Since Senna is a Marksman, she'll have the same treatment as Caitlyn, with swinging her Relic Cannon, kicking, shooting projectiles with S1 and fluid combos.

The only thing about this is that we're gonna have a roster that has an even gender composition. When Vi was announced, the roster had an even gender composition of four males and four females in the roster, until Blitzcrank, Teemo and Warwick came along to break it, making it seven male characters. Caitlyn debuted as the fifth female character to increase the chances of witnessing an all-female match to have two teams of different female characters. To increase the chances even further, Akali and Senna are the two female characters coming to 2XKO, thus establishing an even gender composition of seven males and seven females. The roster needed more female characters this year anyway, especially when girls and women need to have the same level attention as boys and men, especially in sports and esports leagues.

2026 Character Roadmap:

Caitlyn ✅
Akali ✅
Senna
???
???

Caitlyn and Akali are the two charcters I have theorized while Senna isn't. I have already said in the post that the characters I talked about are hypothetical. Senna is not the hypothetical character that I hadn't mentioned her in the past. The character roadmap is independent from 2XKO's ingame seasons since it has shifted from having five seasons to three seasons, generally meaning that each season will come with stage, so Senna will launch in Season 2 along with a new stage and the final character of the year will launch in Season 3 with a new stage.

Characters so far:

Ahri
Akali
Blitzcrank
Braum
Caitlyn
Darius
Ekko
Illaoi
Jinx

Senna
Teemo
Vi
Warwick

Yasuo

I'm gonna take the 14-character roster and divide it into the SEGA and Capcom sides across the board. Since 2XKO is moving to have three ingame seasons, the 14-character roster will last until the fourth character launches after Senna within Season 2. I'm leaving out the 15th character until the 16th character is revealed. Let's get to dividing the roster by both sides. We'll start with the SEGA side.

Ahri, Teemo and Warwick remain, Blitzcrank, Caitlyn, Ekko and Jinx move with Ahri, Teemo and Warwick. The SEGA side has Ahri, Blitzcrank, Caitlyn, Ekko, Jinx, Teemo and Warwick.

Vi and Yasuo remain, Braum, Darius and Illaoi move with Vi and Yasuo, leaving it open for Akali and Senna. The Capcom side has Akali, Braum, Darius, Illaoi, Senna, Vi and Yasuo.

SEGA side:

Ahri

Blitzcrank

Caitlyn

Ekko

Jinx
Teemo
Warwick

Capcom side:

Akali
Braum
Darius
Illaoi
Senna
Vi
Yasuo

So we now have seven characters on each side, with Akali and Senna both on the Capcom side. I find it ironic that these two new characters would both be on the Capcom side. Every time a new character launches, they go on the Capcom side at the moment. Well, except Vi, who was on the SEGA side at the moment when the game's demo was showcased at Evo 2025. But here.

Key points:

Ahri on the SEGA side - NiGHTS
Blitzcrank on the SEGA side - Vectorman
Caitlyn on the SEGA side - Gain Ground

Warwick on the SEGA side - Altered Beast
Akali on the Capcom side - Onimusha
Darius on the Capcom side - Knights of the Round
Senna on the Capcom side - Darkstalkers

I am excited for both Akali and Senna coming to 2XKO, so why would I be mad about that like I was when a cringe and annoying character to play against like Teemo had to make his debut? We have Yasuo, the samurai of the wind, so we're getting Akali, the ninja of the shadow because let me tell you something, samurai and ninja are Japan's two greatest warriors and they are willing to have a duo of Yasuo and Akali, who will likely to have intro dialogues between each other.

The statements were then amped up when Senna is announced as the first independent character coming to 2XKO with a unique resource that fills up when collecting Mist. And by independent, I mean that she is not in a specific region in Runeterra like Annie, Aatrox, Alistar, Smolder, Aurelion Sol, Evelynn, Zaahen and more. When characters are not in a specific region, they have the Runeterra label on them. Senna may be a Marksman character like Jinx, Teemo and Caitlyn before her, but I don't think that she's gonna be a zoner like them. But I do think that this could give us the Buena Vista effect she could have.

I have countless testimonies telling me of many players who played 2XKO would try out League of Legends and play as few characters players want. Take Leffen, Smash legend, for example. He played Akali in League of Legends to indicate that he wanted the character in 2XKO and his wish is being fulfilled. Akali is officially coming to 2XKO along with Senna to be coming soon.

With an update regarding two upcoming new characters that are both female following the layoffs, good golly, I'm happy and relieved that 2XKO is definetely not going anywhere... I thank God for this blessing. And most importantly, I thank God that we didn't take an L like we did with MultiVersus. How did we take that L, you ask? It's deciding to shut down the game after five seasons with the intention of bringing characters across the Warner Bros. portfolio and brand to Fortnite as skins. There are a lot of characters just itching to be in the roster like Daffy Duck, Godzilla, Scorpion, Harry Potter, Green Lantern, Kong, Gandalf, Connie, the Flash, Furiosa and even Barbie. That's the L I'm referring to. In fact, the game's launch became so lackluster, it was reported that Player First Games, the team behind MultiVersus, was a large team when WB Games acquired the whole team. That's how they ignored players' feedback and made monetization so aggressive when the game launched.

See, since the 2XKO team is now smaller, they are now avoiding this practice. They knew that a smaller and focused team is better than a bigger and distracting team that laying off half of the 2XKO team would benefit ensuring a long-term sustainability. Leaner teams have the tendency to do things larger teams wouldn't dare do, including having enough momentum to support a leaner team long term, focusing on the core gameplay, driving a larger player base and avoiding making monetization aggressive. Like, for example, look at Overwatch. The game is being universally liked because the team behind it polished it well and have avoided making monetization predatory.

The 2XKO team has laser-focused in on what made the Alpha Lab playtests so appealing. Instead of fragmenting and trying drastic new things, they polished and multiplied on what made them so appealing. The game resonated well with a core passionate audience because of the fact that honored the Alpha Lab playtests with one butt to kick, but nevertheless, momentum hadn't reached that level needed to support a team long-term.

They're remaining committed to supporting 2XKO, especially when they are fan favorite characters just begging to be in the roster. Akali and Senna are two fan favorites on the docket, so others like Katarina, Riven, Talon, Bard, Gragas, Garen, Sona, Zed, Lee Sin, Annie, Gangplank, Miss Fortune, Graves, Thresh, Lucian, Tryndamere, Ashe, Ezreal, Jayce and Viktor will always have a chance since they have a lot of characters planned and locked in under their belt. That's a big W for us 2XKO fans.

The copium is indeed palpable as Keef said when he was talking about Naruto fans getting Naruto X Boruto: Ninja Storm Connections instead of Naruto: Ninja Storm 5 because Ninja Storm 4 is the final game of the franchise to be a bookend of the Naruto story and Ninja Storm Connections has the whole Naruto story and a brand new Boruto story. The copium is palpable that we're getting Akali and the first Runeterra character being Senna. Surely, Akali's debut could mean that Katarina can have more of a chance and not just Katarina, but Shen as well. Surely, Senna could be the Nubia of 2XKO, counter with Malcolm Graves when he debuts and her debut could mean that her husband and Thresh are likely to debut, right?

Well, either way, we got rewarded for our diligence of letting 2XKO thrive as loyal fans of this game. MultiVersus fans were waiting for Daffy Duck, Godzilla and Harry Potter and they have taken that L after hearing that the game is going to be shut down and end support at 35 characters with the intention of bringing characters to Fortnite as skins. See, wanting Harry Potter in MultiVersus is basically like wanting Katarina in 2XKO.

While Senna is none of the characters I mentioned, the final update regarding my theory for the 2026 character roadmap is coming once the last two new characters of the year are revealed, so stay tuned for that, along with the future post where I'm gonna list the five characters that I think could potentially come to 2XKO in 2027, which is the time League of Legends is having a huge graphics and technology overhaul. I hope you understand that the characters I'll be listing are hypothetical. Spoiler alert: it'll have one Arcane character since they're done with Arcane characters for now.