Girl from Stellar Blade ad turned out to be too beautiful — activists thought she was AI-generated

The Stellar Blade promo turned out to be very successful.

In early November, studio Shift Up delighted Stellar Blade fans with a new content update. The game received a collaboration with Bayonetta, adding various costumes and accessories styled after the franchise's characters.

In addition, the developers announced the release of Stellar Blade Complete Edition on the Nintendo Switch 2 console. This edition includes all previously released DLCs, including content based on NieR: Automata.

To celebrate the launch on Nintendo Switch 2, a special live-action trailer was presented, in which a girl dressed as Eve from Stellar Blade accompanies players in various situations. Activists took notice of this promo video and raised objections.

Earlier, studio Shift Up had already been involved in a scandal over a video that used artificial intelligence. Therefore, some people decided that this video was also created using AI technologies:

The problem is that this beautiful girl is real — model jademin_kr (Jade J), meaning the AI critics were mistaken:

There is no information yet regarding plans for a Stellar Blade release on Xbox Series X|S.

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