Marvel’s shooter Marvel Rivals is finally here and features many fan-favorite characters. Spiderman, Black Widow and more have joined the game’s lineup, but lesser-known characters like Namor and Squirrel Girl are also taking the spotlight. Now, new data leaks have revealed several hidden heroes who may appear in future updates – here’s everything we know about all of Marvel Rival’s leaked upcoming heroes.

Marvel Rivals is a PvP hero shooter. Marvel developed the game and it will be released on December 6, 2024. The title features familiar faces from the Marvel franchise such as: Black Widow, Captain America, Spiderman and Iron Man. Each playable hero has a different class (there are three classes available: Duelist, Vanguard and Strategist) and unique abilities. In the game, the heroes battle each other after a critical Timestream Entanglement event and fight to prevent supervillains Doctor Doom before conquering the world.

On December 4, 2024, a reputable leaker on X.com (Matfacio @Facio_Leaks) published a list of Marvel Rivals characters he had identified through datamining code. These heroes are coded into the game and have abilities, but are “currently disabled by the game’s configurations.” Completeness varies, some are fully fleshed out and ready to play, while others appear to be in a “prototype” or “test” state. Here are all the leaked Marvel Rivals heroes:

The Human Torch, also known as Johnny Stormis American from Long Island, New York and a superhuman with fire-based abilities. He is Sue Storm’s younger brother and gained his flame powers after space radiation mutated him. He is part of the Fantastic four along with Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic and The Thing.

Ultron is a Supervillain with artificial intelligence famous for opposing it Avenger.
Marvel fans may remember him from the 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the film, Iron Man, Hulk and Thor join the rest of the Avengers in fighting Ultron after he unexpectedly becomes sentient. Ultron has a cybernetic body with superhuman strength and intelligence.

Reed “Mr. “Fantastic” Richards is another member of the Fantastic four alongside the Human Torch, the Invisible Woman and the Thing. Originally from California, he became friends with Doctor Doom when he was still “Victor von Doom” in college. Richards is married to “Invisible woman“Sue Storm. Mr. Fantastic’s main ability is “Plasticity”, and he can manipulate his body to change its shape at will. He became a superhuman after stealing the Marvel-1 rocket with his classmates Sue Storm, Benjamin Grimm and Jonathan Storm and encountering cosmic radiation.

Eric Brooksalso known as Blade, is a superhero and SHIELD employee formerly from London. He is the son of Lucas Cross, who became half-human, half-vampire at birth when a vampire killed his mother. Blade later joined the Nightstalkers where he fought against Hydra. Working with Spiderman, he becomes a “Daywalker” who can withstand sunlight but develops an unquenchable thirst for blood. Blade later joined Vanguard and worked with the Avengers.

“Invisible Woman” Sue Storm is from Long Island, New York and is a member of Marvel’s Fantastic four. Sue can manipulate lightbecome transparent at will and create psionic force fields. Her psionic powers can trigger explosions, create projectiles, and detect nearby presences. She has a doctorate in archeology and is married to Mr. Fantastic. During her rocket incident, she became a superhuman along with the other members of the Fantastic Four.

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The thing was originally named an astronaut and pilot from Manhattan Benjamin Grimm. He became a superhuman after being exposed to cosmic radiation in the Marvel-1 rocket. Grimm is a member of the Fantastic four and is Mr. Fantastic’s best friend. He has impenetrable, stony skin and superhuman strength. Grimm is known for his kind heart and compassionate personality.

Emma Frost is a member of the X Men. She is an heiress from Boston and was originally one of the X-Men’s enemies, but decided to join the group after students at her school for young mutants were massacred. has frost telepathic powers and can hide their presence from others. She can also create illusions and transform into an unbreakable diamond form using a secondary mutation. When she’s not fighting for justice, Frost is the headmistress of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.

Jean Grey is also one X Men member and a mutant. Gray’s powers awakened after she witnessed the death of her best friend as a child. She is connected to the Phoenixa powerful cosmic being who grants her the power of death and resurrection. Gray joined the X-Men to protect other mutants and fight for justice. She is one of the most powerful mutants in the MCU and can use telekinesis, telepathy and energy manipulation.

In the original leak post, Matfacio mentions that several other numbered characters exist without sprites or specific names. These characters include #1053, #1054, #4015 and #9,200. Jean Gray and Emma Frost are likely two of these characters, as Matfacio has identified files related to them in the game, although we don’t know which ones. Matfacio also points out that No. 4015 is a “test phase” hero and No. 9,200 is a “prototype.”

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