Character directory
The roster is the STORM 4 cast plus everything the mod has ported in from earlier and later Storm games: Part One characters, Storm Connections fighters, Lars from Tekken 6, and awakened or alternate forms. Connections ports and their stages need the Next Generations DLC.
Evolution's roster is not a list you can read off one release note. It has grown in layers, and knowing the layers is what lets you tell a missing character from a character you have not unlocked.
The layers
| Layer | What it is | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| STORM 4 base | Everything the retail game ships | Unchanged selection, reworked movesets |
| Part One | Pre-time-skip versions of the original genin and their sensei | Added in 1.10, with their own support types |
| Storm Connections ports | Kawaki, Jigen, Delta, Boro, Isshiki, Kashin Koji and others | Need the Next Generations DLC |
| Series ports | Lars (Tekken 6), Baryon Mode Naruto, Sasuke (Supporting Kage), EMS Sasuke, Momoshiki variants | Landed across 1.07 onwards |
| Awakenings | Ported awakening forms such as Mitsuki (Sage Mode), Choji (Super Expansion) | Selected the same way as base awakenings |
| Mod originals | Nanashi Uchiha | Added in 1.11 |
Reading the roster correctly
Two rules avoid most confusion:
- Alternate versions are separate characters. "Naruto (Part One)" and "Naruto (Sage of Six Paths)" are different selectable slots with different movesets. Counting "Naruto" once wildly undercounts the roster.
- DLC gates a whole block. If the Connections fighters are missing, the DLC is the first thing to check, not the install — see missing characters.
What changed most recently
- 1.11 added Nanashi Uchiha as a new playable character, plus a Custom Kara stage.
- 1.10 added fifteen characters in one release, including the whole Part One set and Kurenai — detailed on added in 1.10.
- 1.10 also reworked how supports are assigned, which changed the support type of dozens of existing characters — see Dash Cut and support types.
The character pages
- Added in 1.10 — every character that build introduced.
- Nanashi Uchiha — the newest addition.
- Part One roster — who got a pre-time-skip version, and their support roles.
- Costumes and skins and Curse Mark outfits.
- Naruto and Sasuke forms — the two casts with the most variants.
- Konan costumes — a good example of how a single outfit can come and go between builds.
Using the roster in practice
If you are picking a character for the first time in a while, note that the mod rebalances aggressively: hitsphere sizes, damage, tracking and start-up frames move between builds. A character that felt unusable two updates ago may be reworked now, and the mechanic changes page tracks what moved.
