Marvel Rivals fans just got access to a new roster of characters in the Season 1 update, which kicked off a new storyline and added the Fantastic 4 to the roster. But of course, amid complaints about how overpowered the new characters are in their current form, fans are already eager to know which heroes and villains will join the game next. Thanks to a recent leak, they might just have some answers as to what happens next in the superhero shooter.
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Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, invisible woman, and The Thing joined the roster at the start of Season 1, which features a vampire-themed storyline involving Dracula, the Darkhold, and Dr. Doom. With the vampiness of it all, rumors are already swirling Blade on his way to the game in the near future to help fight with Dracula. In fact, he’s all but confirmed thanks to story art that includes his character… although we’ve yet to see Blade in action with an official trailer.
However, Blade isn’t the only new addition rumored to be on the way Marvel Rivals in the near future. Thanks to recent leaks, it looks like a few more of the X-Men and a handful of other lesser-known heroes will be entering the fray soon enough.
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According to leaker XOX_Leak, who shared information from KodingKev, there are at least five new characters already planned for the future Marvel Rivals updates. It’s also highly likely that a sixth character is already on the way. The leaked additions are:
- Professor X – Support
- Jia Jing – Support
- Paste Pot Pete aka The Trapster – Damage
- Colossus – Tank
- Locus – Support
In addition to the above list of rumored characters, XOX_Leak also shared an image of Cyclops, captioned “Scott Summers.” While not an outright confirmation, this seems to indicate that Cyclops may join the rest of the X-Men characters coming to Marvel Rivals in the near future.
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While most of these new additions are from the X-men universe, Paste Pot Pete is a villain from the Fantastic Four universe. Given the recent addition of the hero family themselves, this certainly makes sense as an extension of their story. That also continues the trend Marvel Rivals bringing in some of the lesser known villains and heroes from the comics rather than focusing on the big name characters known via the MCU (and X-Men movies before it).
One detail to note is that the list contains three wildcards, adding the options for healing and polishing team. Given people’s frustration with the sudden interest in supports via Invisible Woman, it will be interesting to see how things shake out with more supports on the way. That Colossus is a tank is zero percent surprising given his mutated ability to literally cover his body in metal armor.
Currently, the rumors do not include timing for when Marvel Rivals fans can see these new characters coming into the game. Most suspect that Blade will be coming soon, given the plot of Season 1, but it’s anyone’s guess when the game might lean further into the X-Men universe and add another villain for the Fantastic Four to contend with.
