Marvel Rivals: All Upcoming Heroes, Villains & Anti-Heroes

Marvel Rivals lets players take control of their favorite heroes, villains, and anti-heroes from the comics. Playing each character feels unique thanks to their distinctive abilities. As part of its live-service model, the game plans to introduce at least four new heroes each season. With numerous leaks and speculations swirling, we give you this list of leaked information and potential characters set to join the roster in Marvel Rivals Season 2 or future updates.

Related: Marvel Rivals Heroes Tier List

List of All Confirmed Characters That Will Release in Marvel Rivals

At the start of Season 1, NetEase officially announced the Fantastic Four characters to join the roster in Marvel Rivals. We now have Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman made available to the players already at the start of the season. This leaves us with the following two characters from Season 1 only:

• The Thing
• Johnny Storm

List of Leaked Characters for Marvel Rivals

Here is a complete list of the leaked characters that are to make an appearance in the game at some point in the future:

• Ultron
• Blade
• Angela
• Captain Marvel
• Colossus
• Cyclops
• Deadpool
• Emma Frost
• Hit Monkey
• Jia Jing
• Jean Grey
• Locus
• M.O.D.O.K
• Trickster
• Professor X
• The Hood
• Valkyrie

Ultron

We recently published the detailed leaked abilities of Ultron guide and how this character’s introduction could redefine the Strategist class in Marvel Rivals. According to data mined from scraped game files, Ultron may have an active ability that allows him to launch himself into the air.

While it is too early to confirm whether Ultron will be added to Season 2 of Marvel Rivals, his potential inclusion is exciting. If introduced, he would be the first Strategist-class character with the ability to fly.

Beyond his aerial advantage, his leaked kit seems well-balanced between offensive capabilities and healing support, making him a promising addition. We will have to wait for an official announcement from NetEase to see how Ultron performs in action.

Here are the leaked abilities that Ultron could get:

• Encephalo-Ray (Primary Attack): Fires a burning energy beam (left-click to use).
• Rage of Ultron (Ultimate): Summons drones that fire Encephalo-Rays to damage enemies and heal allies (Q to activate).
• Dynamic Flight (Movement): Enables flight for healing or attacking from the air (hold Shift).
• Imperative: Patch (Healing): Commands a healing drone to follow an ally and heal others in its radius (E to activate).
• Imperative: Firewall (Healing): Summons drones to grant Bonus Health to allies nearby (Right-click).
• Algorithm Correction (Passive): Allows Ultron to descend slowly when airborne (Space to hold)

Blade

Leaked files suggest that Blade may join the roster in Marvel Rivals in the future. With Season 1: Eternal Night Falls well underway, a recent official artwork features Blade being grabbed by Dracula, sparking speculation among the players.

While this does not confirm Blade as a playable character just yet, the artwork strongly hints that he could be added to the lineup in an upcoming season

According to the leaked information, Blade may get the following abilities:

• Ultimate – New Moon: Blade transforms into a vampire, boosting stats and unlocking stronger abilities for enhanced damage and survivability.
• Ability 1 – Stomp and Slash: A melee combo with his katana, delivering high burst damage in close combat.
• Ability 2 – The Dark Knight Attack: A dash or strike move for quick engagements or repositioning.
• Ability 3 – Fang Deflect: Deflects incoming attacks, providing defensive utility.
• Passive – Bloodline Liberation: Blade gains a tracking ability to spot enemies through walls, aiding ambushes and strategic play.

Angela

If and when Angela comes to Marvel Rivals, it will make her the fourth Asgardian addition to the roster in Marvel Rivals. She is the sister of Thor, Loki, and Hela so it is safe to assume she will be a menace in combat.

Lore-wise, Angela is an Asgardian-trained warrior with enhanced strength, speed, and survivability. Her weapon of choice is twin blades and a divine ribbon capable of slicing through enemies and defending against attacks.

We believe Angela could fit in as a great Duelist character in Marvel Rivals, excelling in mid-range combat. Her divine ribbon could provide crowd-control abilities, while her offensive prowess would make her effective at eliminating priority targets and dividing the enemy team’s formation.

Captain Marvel

In the comics, Captain Marvel has superhuman strength, speed, and endurance. She can absorb and manipulate energy, projecting powerful photon blasts. Her binary form enhances her abilities, allowing flight and cosmic-level power. She is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant.

If you ask us, we think Captain Marvel would likely be a Vanguard character in Marvel Rivals, with a focus on high burst damage and tanking. Her energy projection and flight abilities could allow for ranged attacks while providing frontline support and disrupting enemies.

Colossus

Colossus is another character with little to no abilities or other information leaked so far. However, from comics we know that he has the ability to transform his body into organic steel, granting immense strength, durability, and resistance to damage. This form makes him nearly invulnerable to physical attacks, allowing him to overpower enemies in close combat.

So based on the comics, we believe Colossus would likely excel as a tank character in Marvel Rivals. His ability to withstand heavy damage and protect teammates would make him an ideal frontliner, able to soak a lot of damage easily and control zones. Or he could be a hybrid like Mister Fantastic.

Cyclops

Cyclops, known for his ability to release powerful optic blast beams from his eyes, can control the power and direction of these blasts with precision.

We strongly believe that, in Marvel Rivals, Cyclops could serve as a ranged DPS (damage per second) hero, utilizing his blasts to target enemies from a distance. His playstyle would likely revolve around positioning and timing, focusing on dealing consistent damage at enemy tanks from a distance or backline healers while avoiding close-quarters combat.

His ultimate ability could enhance his blast power, giving him a strong offensive edge in team fights. All of these are speculations as of now since we do not have leaked information on his abilities just yet.

Deadpool

Deadpool is a unique and unpredictable character with enhanced agility, healing factor, and expertise in hand-to-hand combat and firearms.

Looking at DP’s lore, it is safe to assume that he could serve as a Duelist, capable of both ranged and close combat. We may get to play him as a flanker like Psylocke and Black Panther, using his healing factor to outlast enemies in extended fights.

Like most characters in this list, we do not know much about Deadpool’s abilities at the moment so the speculation would do for now.

Emma Frost

Fumo Leaks in a tweet leaked ability ID for Emma Frost called Diamond Form. She is a prominent X-Men member who possesses dual mutant abilities: powerful telepathy and the ability to transform her body into an organic diamond form.

As a telepath, Emma Frost can read minds, control thoughts, and project illusions. In diamond form, she becomes nearly invulnerable, gaining enhanced durability but losing access to telepathic powers. Based on her mutant powers, it will be interesting to see Emma Frost as a Vanguard character in Marvel Rivals.

While not much is known about Emma at this point we know that she is one of the mutant telepath with the following list of abilities:

• Psychic Blast
• Psychic Ray (Human Form)
• Psychic Ray 2
• Psychic Barrier
• Diamond Form
• Diamond Shock
• Diamond Kick
• Diamond Back Slam
• Soul Control
• Mind Control
• Mind Connection
• Piercing Spikes

Jean Grey

Besides Emma Frost, the Fumo Leaks post on ‘X’ also revealed a Jean Grey ability ID called Phoenix Ray.

Lore-wise, Jean Grey is an Omega-level mutant who possesses unparalleled telepathic and telekinetic abilities. She can manipulate minds, create mental shields, project thoughts, and lift objects with precision. When imbued with the Phoenix Force, her powers grow cosmic, enabling energy manipulation, molecular alteration, and resurrection, making her one of the most powerful beings in the universe

We believe Jean Grey could shine as an excellent midline strategist in Marvel Rivals, offering powerful crowd control with telepathic stuns and telekinetic barriers. Her Phoenix Force abilities could serve as a powerful ultimate, dealing massive AoE damage and healing allies.

Similar to Emma, at the moment the leaked abilities only have the names of Jean’s kit and not what each one does. Here is the list of abilities:

• Phoenix Shadow
• Phoenix Ray
• Phoenix Punishment
• Psychic Explosion
• Telekinetic Explosion
• Phoenix Wings Flying
• Telekinetic Transfer
• Psychokinetic Transfer Shattered Star Impact
• Phoenix Elegy

Hit Monkey

Hit Monkey is a skilled assassin who is mostly seen with dual-wielded guns, and with this in mind, it is easy to assume that he could be a fast and stealthy flanker, excelling at quick strikes and darting in and out of combat.

His playstyle would likely focus on agility and precision similar to Black Panther, using stealth to avoid detection while dealing high burst damage with his signature weapons. Hit Monkey’s ultimate ability could unleash a flurry of rapid, powerful attacks, making him a deadly presence in team fights.

While a lot is unknown about Hit Monkey at the moment, some of the leaked abilities are listed here:

• Kitten Howling
• Endless Rage
• Fear Hunt
• Dual Gun Shooting

Jia Jing

If we are to see Jia Jing based on her lore, then she is a skilled martial artist with remarkable agility and strength, often utilizing her speed and precision in combat.

With such a remarkable skill set, we believe Jia Jing could fit as a duelist in Marvel Rivals, who can outplay opponents with quick attacks and dodges. Her playstyle would likely revolve around hit-and-run tactics, applying pressure with fast, precise strikes.

Besides that, Jia Jing’s abilities might focus on crowd control and escape like Psylocke. She could be an excellent flanker who will be a nuisance for the enemy team’s healers at the back.

Locus

Locus, known for her sharp precision and deadly efficiency, would be a strong addition to Marvel Rivals as a stealthy, high-damage Duelist. Her lore-accurate powers, including invisibility and teleportation, would allow her to engage enemies from unexpected angles, creating chaos in the backline.

As a team player, Locus could excel in picking off key targets, distracting support characters, and disabling opponents, providing crucial crowd control. If she is done right by NetEase, her kit could combine mobility and burst damage, making her an ideal flanker for tactical strikes.

Professor X

Professor X is a sought-after character in Marvel Rivals after we have seen powerful mutants like Magneto and Storm in the game already. As one of the most gifted telepaths in the Marvel Universe, his psychic abilities in Marvel Rivlas could control combat by disabling enemies in close range or providing mind shields to protect allies.

His ultimate ability could be Telepathy, where Professor X could disable opponents similar to Doctor Strange’s ULT. As a team player, we believe Professor X would excel in crowd control and support, and perhaps be released as a hybrid character between Duelists and Strategists in Marvel Rivlas. Although the leaks make him a Strategist character so let us wait for the official announcement.

Valkyrie

We know from her lore that Valkyrie has superhuman strength, agility, and endurance, which makes her a powerful Asgardian warrior. She wields the enchanted Dragonfang sword and rides a winged steed, Aragorn. Other than that, Valkyrie can also sense impending death and guide souls to the afterlife, which symbolizes her role as a mystical guardian.

While her role is not revealed from the leaks as of yet, Valkyrie could serve as an excellent midline Duelist in Marvel Rivals, excelling at both damage and support. Her death-sensing abilities could identify weakened enemies, while Dragonfang and crowd-control skills would enable her to disrupt opponents and defend allies effectively.

That is everything you need to know about all characters coming to Marvel Rivals. For more news and tips about the game, we recommend you check out our the Best Duelists, and the best Vanguard Heroes in Marvel Rivals articles.

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