Here’s a crossover we didn’t expect. Garena’s popular mobile battle royale game Free Fire is adding Joe Taslim as a playable character.
Taslim is a former member of the national Judo team, and now a martial artist famous for roles in The Raid, Fast & Furious 6 and Star Trek Beyond. He’s also set to play Sub-Zero in the upcoming new Mortal Kombat movie in 2021.
In Free Fire, Taslim lends his likeness to the new character Jota. Jota is a movie stuntman (but actually a military spy). Specialised in parkour, he gets the Sustained Raid skill, where killing anyone with an SMG or Shotgun grants him immediate 40HP recovery, with a 5-second cooldown.
“After witnessing the popularity of Free Fire locally and globally, I am delighted to be involved as a character in the game,” said Taslim. “It is also a source of pride for me to be the game’s first Indonesian character.
“Hopefully like me, all Free Fire players in Indonesia will be proud of the presence of a local character in Free Fire”.
Joe Taslim as Jota will be available in Free Fire on March 18th. Free Fire is available now for free on iOS and Android.