Zork is the hero we need in FromSoftware's The Duskbloods.

You've seen the GTA 6 leak, but have you seen Zork? No, it's not a text adventure. I'm talking about the surprisingly bizarre boat-shaped diver in FromSoftware's upcoming Switch 2 exclusive, The Duskbloods.

In a recent network test reveal, we got a look at six playable characters called Bloodsworn, and one of them stood out like a sore thumb. Or should I say, like a beak-shaped mask. Zork is a man in a boat-shaped diving suit who swings around a lump of undersea cable as his weapon of choice. He howls, fires a cannon strapped to his back, and slams into enemies with his whole body to push them off the map in the ultimate humiliation move.

I love making weird characters, but I often end up with a generic Commander Shepard clone, so seeing a premade character like Zork is refreshing. Usually premade characters are safe, mass-market white bread. But Zork is definitely not cool in the traditional sense, and that's exactly why he's so cool.

The other Bloodsworn names are a mix of simple and absurd. There's Albert, and then there's Senator Samir Patres. I refuse to shorten that name. According to director Hidetaka Miyazaki, it's that chaotic energy that makes The Duskbloods feel like a festival.

When Jake Dekker asked Miyazaki about Zork, he said: "Especially in a vampire-like game, there will always be traditional characters. There are traditional Victorian Gothic characters, and there are other characters that lean a little further away from Asian influences. I think Zork is basically far removed from those kinds of characters. He's as far as you can get, and he's a bit of a wild card."

Miyazaki also revealed that Zork's beak-shaped mask is actually for drinking blood. Of course it is. "If you win as Zork, you'll probably get a cutscene that reveals that a little more," he said. "His beak extends like a straw and sucks blood like a mosquito. That's probably some kind of Ultraman reference."

Miyazaki himself admitted that Zork is one of his favorite characters from the network test, and judging by the internet's reaction so far, he's not alone. So, will you pick Zork when The Duskbloods comes out? Or are you a Senator Samir Patres fan? Let us know in the comments!