Marvel Rivals is off to an absolute flyer, with a whopping 10 million players in 72 hours, but developer NetEase will need to keep them invested - here are the upcoming characters we're expecting
14:17, 11 Dec 2024
Marvel Rivals characters
Ready for some new faces to join the fray?
Who'd have thought bringing together the world's most recognisable heroes and a genre built on unique characters would be so successful?
Marvel Rivals is here, and it's already pulled 10 million players into the game across PC and console. Its mix of heroes and villains, a slick art style, and a "one more match" pull have seen it start very indeed, but as we've seen in the genre, fans will always want more.
In that regard, developer NetEase is lucky enough to be able to pull from the full might of the Marvel universe, with even Marvel Cinematic Universe skins right from the jump, but who's next? Here's what we know about leaked characters.
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Marvel Rivals leaked characters so far
Marvel Rivals characters
Wolverine was one of the last additions to the roster
Despite the game only just launching, there are already accounts dedicated to uncovering fresh new heroes and villains to add to Marvel Rivals. Miller Ross, who has been covering superhero games for years across Marvel and DC, spotted that the Fantastic Four logo is tucked into the game's Season 0 trailer.
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Rumours persist that The Thing could be one of the first DLC characters added, and this would certainly feed into that, while another name that keeps cropping up is Ultron.
Marvel Rivals – Leaks, an account that's been datamining, even found images for Ultron, as well as Blade.
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Here's the full list of leaked characters:
Angela
Blade
Captain Marvel
Emma Frost
Hit-Monkey
Jean Grey/ The Phoenix
Johnny Storm as Human Torch
Knull
Mister Fantastic
Susan Storm as Invisible Woman
The Thing
Ultron
There's definitely a big focus on the Fantastic Four, which has seen players expecting Season 1 of the game to be based around Marvel's first family.
Marvel Rivals current roster
Marvel Rivals art
Marvel Rivals could be adding more characters very soon
As a reminder, here's who you can play as in the game already.
Adam Warlock
Black Panther
Black Widow
Captain America
Cloak and Dagger
Doctor Strange
Groot
Hawkeye
Hela
Hulk
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Jeff the Land Shark
Loki
Luna Snow
Magik
Magneto
Mantis
Moon Knight
Namor
Peni Parker
Psylocke
Punisher
Rocket Raccoon
Scarlet Witch
Spider-Man
Squirrel Girl
Star-Lord
Storm
Thor
Venom
Winter Soldier
Wolverine
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