Marvel Rivals’ Remaining Launch Heroes Named, Release Times and Pre-Load Info Revealed

Just a few weeks ago, NetEase announced that there would be 33 heroes in total available at launch for Marvel Rivals — the free-to-play hero shooter set for release next week.

Today, the studio revealed the last five undisclosed characters to round up the entire cast for the game’s launch before more heroes are added in Season 1. The new faces confirmed to be in the roster were revealed as part of the game’s launch trailer that has band Against The Current’s vocalist Chrissy Costanza singing the theme song.

Marvel Rivals’ Launch Trailer Confirms Wolverine Will Be in the Game

The final five characters that were revealed today are: Black Widow, Cloak & Dagger, Iron Fist, Squirrel Girl and Wolverine! Yes, everyone’s favorite mutant is part of the launch lineup, and is sure to be one of the top picks in any Quick Play matches.

Check out each character’s art style in the game below:

The Final 5 characters have been revealed!
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Marvel Rivals Complete Launch Hero Lineup:

• 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

The five new characters revealed today will have their chance to be on the spotlight this coming week, as NetEase has confirmed that each one will be revealed per day leading up to launch,

Speaking of launch, the global release times are as follows:

Pre-load on Steam begins on December 4 at 12:00 UTC/4 pm ET/7 pm PT.

NetEase also announced that they are doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) for fans on December 4 at 7 am PST/10 am EST/11 pm HKT on the official Marvel Rivals Discord channel. Before you ask anything there, make sure it’s not a question the devs answered in our Q&A that got published recently.

Marvel Rivals will be available on December 6 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

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