Datamining Reveals 20 New Possible Playable Characters for Marvel Rivals: Hawkeye, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and More, Bringing Total to 39
The Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Test wrapped up this week after a solid 10 days of player testing. Without an NDA in place, plenty of gameplay footage surfaced online, not without some accompanying drama.
During the Closed Alpha Test, players got a glimpse of the game’s potential with 19 playable characters across three game modes and three maps. Developer NetEase has promised more content at launch, and it appears some of this content has already been leaked.
Miller Ross, a prominent industry source known for superhero video game leaks, datamined the Closed Alpha Test build and uncovered a total of 20 new characters not yet featured in the game. The datamine revealed characters including Hawkeye, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Venom, Thor, and more. Here is the full list of leaked characters:
- Human Torch
- Hawkeye
- Captain America
- Cloak and Dagger
- Ultron
- Moon Knight
- Squirrel Girl
- Black Widow
- Venom
- Thor
- Mr. Fantastic
- Winter Soldier
- Blade
- Adam Warlock
- Jeff the Landshark
- Psylocke
- Wolverine
- Invisible Woman
- The Thing
- Iron Fist (Lin Lie)
However, it’s important to note that just because these characters were found in the game’s files, it doesn’t necessarily mean they will be available at launch. Miller noted:
“Most of the latter have skills and flavor text present and fully translated. Haven’t compared to the CPAT build to see what else is here but there may be images…From a development perspective, they seem to be numbered in order of when development on that character started. There’s a very old tutorial laying around that centers exclusively around Hulk, and Lin Lie seems to have only just begun development in the last month or two.”
Assuming all these characters make it into the game at some point, Marvel Rivals would boast an impressive roster of 39 total playable heroes and villains.
So far, these 19 characters have already been confirmed to be playable on launch day:
- Spider-Man
- Hulk
- Iron Man
- Doctor Strange
- Black Panther
- Loki
- Star-Lord
- Rocket Raccoon
- Groot
- Mantis
- Namor
- Peni Parker
- Magik
- Luna Snow
- Storm
- Magneto
- The Punisher
- Scarlet Witch
- Hela
Marvel Rivals is an online team-based PvP shooter that has drawn comparisons to Blizzard’s Overwatch. The game features fast-paced, 6v6 team-based combat across maps based on iconic locations, with dynamic environmental destruction.
Although Marvel Rivals does not yet have a release date and has only been announced for PC, there is speculation that it could also be released on additional platforms such as PlayStation and Xbox.
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