Marvel Rivals features a huge roster of iconic heroes and villains, and the lineup is only going to grow over time, but which characters are yet to be released?
In many ways, Marvel Rivals is the multiplayer shooter that comic book fans have been calling for, taking the structure and format of Overwatch and sprinkling in popular heroes and villains from across the Marvel multiverse.
But, although there are already 33 characters at launch and the Fantastic Four confirmed for Season 1, there are plenty of other familiar faces that players would love to see. So, here’s a look at all the leaked Marvel Rivals characters we know about so far.
Leaked characters for Marvel Rivals
- Emma Frost
- Blade
- Ultron
- Jean Grey
- Hit Monkey
- Deadpool
- Captain Marvel
- M.O.D.O.K.
- Angela
- Professor X
- Cyclops
- Colossus
- Locus
- Jia Jing
- Paste-Pot Pete
Emma Frost and Jean Grey could be set for an X-Men update in the future, joining the likes of Magneto, Storm, and Wolverine, but it’s not clear when they could arrive.
Dataminer X0XLEAK has also claimed X-Men’s Professor X, Colossus, and Jia Jing will eventually debut as well. Blade and Ultron are outliers so they could arrive at any point. There’s no telling when Locus and Paste-Pot Pete will land either.
Locus’ history with the New Mutants and X-Force suggests she could launch alongside any future X-Men updates. Meanwhile, the villainous Paste-Pot Pete, otherwise known as Trapster, has faced off with the Fantastic Four in the past, so perhaps a Season 1 debut isn’t beyond the realm of possibility given the January 2025 addition of Mr Fantastic and Sue Storm.
Later datamining from X0X indicates that Deadpool, Captain Marvel, Hit Monkey, M.O.D.O.K., and Angela are set to arrive as well, with no indication as to when they’ll actually be released. With 2 heroes releasing per season, it’s hard to say when we’ll see these heroes in action.
There’s a healthy mix of popular and lesser known heroes across all these leaks, making it clear the dev team wants to play the hits just as much as they want to bring lesser known Marvel heroes and villains into the spotlight.
Is Doctor Doom coming to Marvel Rivals?
Doctor Doom is in Marvel Rivals, but he won’t be a playable character – at least to begin with. Instead, he’s the main antagonist of Season 0 which started on the same day as the game’s worldwide launch.
But while the legendary villain will play a key role in the first few months of Marvel Rivals, he isn’t joining the fight himself as far as we know. It’s too early to rule him out as a playable character in the future, but given that he hasn’t featured in any of the leaks, he’s unlikely to arrive anytime soon.
We’ll be sure to update this page with details on other heroes joining the character roster in the future as soon as we know.
In the meantime, check out our tier list of the best characters to use, how to get the Twitch Drop rewards, and the best controller settings.