Which heroes and villains will be appearing in ‘Marvel Rivals?’

28.03.2024 - 15:33 / wegotthiscovered.com / Peter Parker / Robert Downey-Junior / Tony Stark / Tom Hiddleston / Netease Games

With the announcement of Marvel Rivals, Marvel extends its reach to competitive squad-based shooters like Overwatch, Team Fortress, and Valorant. Set in an alternate dimension where Doctor Doom became a dictator, the game will have two teams of six players fighting for the fate of the Multiverse.

Since alternate realities are involved, there is no clear distinction between villains and heroes; there are only Marvel characters to choose from to face your adversaries in arenas inspired by classic Marvel locations, such as Asgard and the Tokyo of 2099. As a live-service game, Marvel Rivals will continue to add new arenas and characters in the months following its release; however, 18 heroes and villains have already been confirmed as part of its launch roster.

Every hero and villain confirmed for Marvel Rivals

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Iron Man

No introduction is needed for Iron Man, the monicker of genius engineer Tony Stark. Thanks to the MCU, wherein the character was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man became a fan-favorite and could thus only be expected to be part of any Multiversal narrative Marvel created outside of its movies and shows.

Hulk

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The Hulk is one of the most beloved Marvel characters of all time, and while he might seem like an odd choice for a shooter game, as he’s all about smashing his enemies with his bare fists, the Marvel Rivals trailer already shows him shooting beams of gamma energy out of his hands. Hulk can even use the gamma radiation to power up Iron Man, working together to get the upper hand.

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is arguably the most beloved Marvel character ever and the most profitable superhero in history. Unsurprisingly, the Web Crawler gets a lot of screen time in the Marvel Rivals trailer. By the uniform alone, we can tell that this Spidey is Peter Parker, but he’s not the only spider-hero in the game.

Peni Parker

Peni Parker comes from an alternated dimension inspired by Evangelion. The heroine has a psychic link with a radioactive spider that helps her control a powerful mecha. While Peni is a somewhat obscure comic book character, fans know her as one of the main Spider-People of Sony’s hit Spider-verse trilogy.

Loki

Asgard’s King of Mischief began his MCU career as a villain in multiple movies. Since then, he’s gone through a touching redemption arc that resulted in his own MCU show. Thanks to Tom Hiddleston’s magnetic performance, Loki has garnered a cult following, which explains why he’s part of this game while Thor is nowhere to be seen.

Black Panther

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Black Panther appears in the trailer summoning the spirit of Panther goddess Bast. Black Panther is another