intentions for the title to be a stepping stone on the path to a proper numbered entry. The ending of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes included a playable portion where Travis Touchdown was controlled in third-person, similarly to previous No More Heroes titles, with a comment from Travis suggesting that development on a mainline sequel had properly commenced. Suda explained in an interview following the release of the game that the playable segment was a prototype they used in development, and that the intention behind its inclusion was to evoke a similar feeling that viewers get from the post-credits teasers in Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Suda also confirmed that he would be attending that year's E3, and suggested he would be making an announcement at the event. During the lead-up to Travis Strikes Again'''s release, Suda detailed an outline for No More Heroes III and expressed his desire to feature assassin battles at a scale similar to that of The Avengers, comparing the game's adversaries to the supervillain Thanos. He also explained that the Death Glove from Travis Strikes Again would carry over into the new game, as its original purposed implementation was to make Travis' skills more distinct as a video game protagonist, and to bolster his ability to contend with the greater enemies planned for No More Heroes III. The reveal trailer for the game shows Travis battling an invading alien armada and using the Death Glove to don powered armor, utilizing the signature catchphrase of Kamen Rider. Travis is once again voiced by Robin Atkin Downes, while Paula Tiso reprises her role as Sylvia Christel, Travis' wife who has abandoned the assassin world and is now an internet celebrity and influencer. At the time of reveal, Suda wouldn't confirm whether series mainstay Shinobu Jacobs would return, though he stressed that he wanted Kimberly Brooks to reprise the role in the event that she does. While Yūsuke Kozaki returns to the game as lead character designer, No More Heroes III features a range of character guest designers such as pop illustrator Masanori Ushiki, who is responsible for designing the game's alien cast of characters. Suda would confirm that Kimmy Howell from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle would be returning and had been redesigned by Ōkami and Bayonetta character designer Mari Shimazaki. It was also confirmed that series recurring boss character Destroyman would make a return in