Twisted Metal showrunner confirms introduction of fan-favorite character in season 2, as he teases game-accurate "deep dive" for She-Hulk standout's new Raven for "hardcore" fans

Twisted Metal season 2
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Michael Jonathan Smith says we can expect to see some game-accurate backstory for Raven, whose mysterious and powerful character takes an important turn in season 2.

"Patty Guggenheim plays Raven. And look, after season one, you get a sense that Raven is like a master puppeteer. And we really want to push that going into season two. So we had this idea in the writers room that Raven like, what if, how does Raven control all of San Francisco?" Smith told the crowd at SDCC during the Twisted Metal season 2 panel. "Well, what if there were multiple ravens, and what if the Raven that we met in season one was actually like just one of those multiple Ravens? So we had to have a boss Raven, and Patty plays this, like overseer Raven, the real Raven, even – incredible. And it allowed us to, you know, bring in this new character."

Continued Smith: "And what's so amazing is that this also allowed us to dive deeper into Raven's backstory and pull from the game. So you get to understand very good backstory. We get to choose – if you're a hardcore instrumental fan, you get to see a little glimpse of Kelly, which is great. And I'm really excited to kind of dive deeper into these characters and kind of understand why all of them are kind of entering the tournament."

Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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