Marvel Rivals: 10 Characters We Need To See

How to create the ULTIMATE roster.

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The free-to-play hero shooter Marvel Rivals took the world by storm Christmas 2024, starting with 33 playable heroes from across the entire Marvel Universe, from Groot to The Punisher and even Jeff the Land Shark, with many more on the horizon.

A free-to-play game of the world's most famous IP was always going to be a surefire product, but what made Rivals' success so easy to attain was the void left by Blizzard when they ruined the rollout of Overwatch 2. 

Some players may have noticed Marvel Rivals characters are just Overwatch characters thrown in a blender with a Marvel skin, but damn it, it works so well. Captain America is Brigitte, Rocket Raccoon is Baptiste, Star-Lord is Tracer and Soldier-76 at once. It makes the game instantly playable for veterans of the genre and interesting to pick up for novices.

But why stop with what we've got? 

Developer, NetEase, has promised two heroes a season or one character approximately every month and a half, and here, based on Overwatch hero abilities, are the first ten we're dying to see.

10. Nightcrawler

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Kurt Wagner, the Nightcrawler, is a fan favourite to many many people, mainly after the amazing opening of the second X-Men movie, and he would be an amazing addition to the hero shooter roster. His teleporting would make him a swift Duelist as he could teleport to the back line, melee damage with his sword, and teleport back out. 

Given a limited amount of teleports at a time with a bit of cooldown similar to Magik's teleport dash, he would be easy to balance. Another much-wanted ability would be to teleport in to rescue an ally low on health - a solid combination of Kiriko's Swift Step and Lifeweaver's Life Grip. Not to mention a long range teleport akin to Reaper's Shadow Step, and his friendship with Wolverine would make for a solid blade damage team-up ability. 

Just don't forget a skin that includes his beard from the Krakoan era!

 
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