The list of Marvel Rivals upcoming characters continues to change with the release of each season and as the roster continues to grow. Most recently, the launch of Season 4 and some leaks and datamining have provided potential glimpses into the future and who could be next, expanding the now 42 strong roster of Marvel Rivals characters.
Angela has flown into the fray, with Daredevil also confirmed to not be too far away in Marvel Rivals. While he’s not ready to join the roster just yet, Daredevil will be coming soon in the 4.5 update as the game's 43rd hero. Having been one of the most requested characters for the game, he’s sure to be a crowd favorite.
Beyond Season 4, however, it's unclear who to expect, though there are some hints. By corroborating all sorts of leaks and official information from NetEase, we've laid out a comprehensive list of all the confirmed and rumored upcoming Marvel Rivals characters below.
When is the next Marvel Rivals hero coming out?
Season 4 has kicked off, which saw new Vanguard Angela join the game. She offers an aerial threat on the role, which is a first, giving players a good option to compact the numerous flyers that have come to populate the game.
Next, we know Daredevil will be joining in the Season 4.5 patch, which is slated to launch on October 10, 2025. It’s been confirmed Marvel Rivals 43rd hero will be a Duelist, so if you were hoping for a Specialist to join later this season, unfortunately, you’ll have to turn your eyes towards Season 5.
Full list of leaked upcoming Marvel Rivals characters
Here's a list of all the possible Marvel Rivals upcoming characters based on leaks and datamined information from in-game files.
- Beast
- Captain Marvel
- Colossus
- Crystal
- Cyclops
- Daredevil (CONFIRMED FOR SEASON 4.5)
- Deadpool
- Gambit
- Hit-Monkey
- The Hood (maybe Ghost Rider)
- Jia Jing (Now believed to be Rogue)
- Jubilee
- Locus
- MODOK
- Nightcrawler
- Paste Pot Pete (Now believed to be Else Bloodstone)
- Professor X
- Quicksilver
- Rogue
Take this list with a BIG pinch of salt. There is no guarantee all of these characters come out as it would take years for NetEase to get through, even with Marvel Rivals' speedy release schedule of one new character every month in seasons that last only two months.
It’s also very likely that the upcoming roster will change based on NetEase's plans, the game’s needs, and Marvel’s own trajectory. As evidenced by some major confusion, we've gone into more detail further down, some of these characters could also be red herrings hidden by the developer, which wouldn't be the first time a game developer has done this. In fact, in the leaks below, you’ll see that it might already be in practice.
Below, you'll find more information and sources for the most notable leaks, but this quick list gives you a good idea of the range of heroes to expect in the future. Be sure to check back with us here as we'll update this article with new information when we get it.
Leaked upcoming Marvel Rivals characters
Due to the datamining of in-game files, several leakers have found references to many Marvel characters that are seemingly being worked on. Obviously, with all of these, it’s mostly speculation based on information found in the files. That means these could be early concepts that are dropped or even red herrings.
It’s also possible for some characters to appear in-game but not be fully fledged playable characters. For example, in Season 1, Dracula is in the game, but merely as a map and narrative fixture.
But to get an idea of who could be next, here's what we know about potential upcoming Marvel Rivals characters from leaks.
As of the launch of Season 4, prolific Marvel Rivals leakers XOXLEAK put out a list of heroes whose abilities appear to be in active development. That list includes:
- Professor X
- Gambit (previously rumored as Jia Jing)
- Elsa Bloodstone
- Colossus
- Locus
- Rogue
On this list, Professor X, Gambit, and Rogue have been on it longest, which might suggest they are closer to completion than the other three. XOXLEAKS has also suggested that maybe Gambit and Rogue are closest and set to be a duo.
Plenty of other names have turned up in Marvel Rivals' game files, with dataminer Matfacio uncovering references to Captain Marvel, Hit-Monkey, and Angela, the latter now being in the game.
Miller Ross has also teased The Hood for Marvel Rivals too. For those unaware, the Hood is a Marvel villain who recently took on the Ghost Rider mantle. Whether this would be The Hood pre or post-Ghost Rider isn’t clear though as information seems limited.
Matfacio also mentions that there are references to Deadpool potentially being a playable character in the game files, but has cautioned about potential misdirection due to some irregularities with the files, saying, “I don't want to fall into their trap”.
X0XLEAK, a team of dataminers, has corroborated several of the above leaked characters and has found references to MODOK too.
An update for the game on January 22, prior to the launch of the Fortune and Colors event where you can earn Marvel Rivals Danqing for rewards, also turned up more information, however much of it could be false.
In the same update, X0XLEAK claimed to have also found references to many more X-Men characters, including Professor X, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Gambit, and Rogue, using machine translation. Shortly after, a post in a Marvel Rivals leaks Discord server said that NetEase had set up fake characters to catch leakers, ruling out the majority of the leaked X-Men characters as legitimate. However, as IGN reports, many of the dataminers reckon the amount of work needed to lay these traps would be a lot for the developer, so they could be real characters after all.
Here's the list of heroes and villains that the now-deleted Discord server post accused of being plants, bearing in mind that, rather confusingly, that they may not actually be plants after all:
- Beast
- Colossus
- Crystal
- Cyclops
- Gambit
- Jia Jing
- Jubilee
- Locus
- Nightcrawler
- Professor X
- Paste Pot Pete
- Quicksilver
- Rogue
Well, that's a lot to digest. In short, it certainly seems like a lot of major X-Men characters are on the horizon. Of course, we've already got Marvel Rivals Emma Frost ready to choke-slam to victory, but plenty more could join.
New heroes means a whole new set of Marvel Rivals Team Ups to use, but you'll have to wait and see who joins the fray and what benefits they bring to their allies.
© GamesRadar+. Not to be reproduced without permission.
You must confirm your public display name before commenting
Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
