With heroes like Jeff the Land Shark inMarvel Rivals, the potential for anyone to join the fight is there, and even some of the more obscure heroes have a chance for a spot in theMarvel Rivalsroster. However, there are some heroes that might be too obscure or have a power set so absurd that even they might not make it to thefinal hero selection.
While anything is truly possible, some heroes might not make a lot of sense when it comes to joining theMarvel Rivalsroster, and whether it’s due to how their powers would interrupt gameplay, or how silly their move set can be, these Marvel characters are unlikely to be invited, but who knows what the future has in store?
Tales to Astonish #44 (March, 1963)
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Stan Lee, Ernest Hart, Jack Kirby
A superhero who can both fly and shrink to become incredibly small, the Wasp just isn’t a practical hero to add toMarvel Rivalsas her power set is too much to compete against. How would it be fair to fight a hero who can literally shrink herself to avoid a fight, or fly away when things get too tough?
There’s too much experience and power in the Wasp’s move set that seems like she would be a true nightmare to try and bring to the game. The same can be said for Ant-Man, as shrinking powers just aren’t fair in terms of a mechanic that would make this hero shooterneed a ton of nerfs.
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Nick Fury is the often director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is responsible for keeping the many heroes across Earth in line with his battle plans for the Avengers. His importance cannot be understated, but on top of his strategic position as a hero trying to save the world, he’s still just a guy with a cool leather jacket and an even cooler eyepatch.
Nick Fury would simply be a boring addition to theMarvel Rivalsselection of heroes, as he would just play likea standard soldier with a gunand not much else. There are no powers to make Nick Fury stand out, so maybe he can just watch the fight from a helicarrier instead.
Roy Thomas, Gil Kane
Once an incredible doctor, Michael Morbius’ selfish experiments saw him fuse himself with vampire bat DNA to mutate himself into Morbius the Living Vampire. With an insatiable thirst for blood, and a desire to cure his condition, Morbius stalks the night as an occasional anti-hero.
While Morbius might be able to Morb and enjoy the heights of Morbing Time (not really), he’s also utterly useless in aMarvel Rivalssetting. How would he work in sunny maps? Would he need suncream, a hat, or some other magic McGuffin to keep him alive?
The brother of the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver would be a great character to add toMarvel Rivalsfor a few reasons. Not only would it complete Magneto’s family of mutants with his two children present in the fight, but it would also be an opportunity to add a speedster tothe ranks of the game. Yet, that seems like a very tough ask.
Speedsters are notoriously overpowered thanks to the fact that they have rapid reflexes to dodge every attack and can use their speed to be everywhere all at once. Quicksilver’s powers are so good that it makes him practically impossible to add to the roster unless there’s some restrictive speed cap.
The legendary leader of the Inhumans, Black Bolt has immense potential with his genius mind and incredible powers. However, those powers are the very thing that makes Black Bolt a rather tough choice to add inMarvel Rivals, due to the fact that his voice isutterly lethal.
Despite Black Bolt’s iconic presence in the Marvel Universe, his voice is a curse, but one with great power. How would Black Bolt be implemented intoMarvel Rivalswhen a grunt could destroy the map, or an actual voice line could cause the world to explode?
Jonathan Hickman, Jorge Molina, Lucas Werneck
Mutants sometimes aren’t as blessed as Storm to have incredible powers, which is exactly what Explodey Boy represents. Explodey Boy was just a normal kid until he found out that he was a Mutant. Despite knowing his powers could make things explode, he wasn’t exactly immune to the explosions themselves, so essentially Explodey Boy is just a permanent ticking time bomb until he feels like detonating it.
This isn’t exactly a hero that could work inMarvel Rivals, as what’s a normal boy supposed to do in combat other than sit back and try and secure the objectives without getting killed or exploding himself? It’s a silly character, with quite a lot of heart, but not much gameplay potential.
Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik
A humanoid duck that shouldn’t even be in Earth-616, this Duckworld-originating Howard was a literal good egg before being pulled into the mainline universe. As a flightless bird, Howard the Duck can’t exactly offer his team much support, unless said support comes from spoken words and a constant mix-up with Donald Duck.
While Howard the Duck isn’t out of the question for a hero inMarvel Rivalsdue toJeff the Land Shark, it’s still extremely unlikely, as there’s not really much he can offer his allies outside of a bad temper and a subtle act for Quak Fu.
Mike Carey, Simon Spurrier, Christon N. Gage
ForgetMeNot is one of the more tragic heroes in Marvel, as thismember of the X-Mencan’t offer his team much of anything, and they know that… before they forget that, since ForgetMeNot’s ability has everyone who comes into contact with him, immediately forget him the moment they are not talking to him. This makes it impossible for ForgetMeNot to form connections, and even more impossible for him to joinMarvel Rivals.
How would this hero even work? Allies feel sad about his existence before forgetting he even exists.Who is going to heal him, or who is even going to attack him? Having the powers to make people forget you exist isn’t exactly super, and it’s probably for the best this poor Mutant stays forgotten and off the roster.
