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Avengers, assemble! Well, sort of. Marvel Rivals, the free-to-play hero shooter from Marvel Games and NetEase, has unveiled its final few characters leading up to its release on 6 December — Black Widow, Wolverine, Squirrel Girl, Cloak and Dagger, and Iron Fist.
These additions join other iconic Marvel faces like Iron Man, Groot, Scarlet Witch, and Captain America, with players able to access the entire roster from day one. Villains and anti-heroes are also included, as seen from the full list below:
- Adam Warlock
- Black Panther
- Black Widow
- Captain America
- Cloak and Dagger
- Doctor Strange
- Groot
- Hawkeye
- Hela
- Hulk
- Iron Fist
- Iron Man
- Jeff the Land Shark
- Loki
- Luna Snow
- Magik
- Magneto
- Mantis
- Moon Knight
- Namor
- Peni Parker
- Psylocke
- Punisher
- Rocket Raccoon
- Scarlet Witch
- Spider-Man
- Squirrel Girl
- Star-Lord
- Storm
- Thor
- Venom
- Winter Soldier
- Wolverine
Notably, Squirrel Girl is voiced by Milana Vayntrub, who was once tapped to play the live-action version of the superheroine. As a ranged Duellist, players can look forward to using a slingshot to fire at enemies, throwing giant, exploding acorns for additional damage, and calling upon the character’s squirrel friends to charge at opponents.
Iron Fist, meanwhile, comes armed with martial arts attacks like flying kicks and rapid punches, dragon-charged physical and projectile attacks, as well as the ability to run along walls and meditate to restore health.
Teasing an Overwatch-like experience, Marvel Rivals pits teams of six against each other as they duke it out across a series of destructible maps inspired by the Marvel Multiverse, such as the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda. The game’s launch on 6 December will mark the beginning of Season 0, which centres on Doctor Doom and his attempts to control the multiverse through his “Time Experiments”.
Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth’s theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia’s greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really.
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