Dataminers Uncover Five Possible DLC Characters for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Now that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is officially retired successful the wild, dataminers person wasted nary clip digging done the game’s files, and they’ve recovered immoderate absorbing heroes mentioned wrong them.

Marvel’s latest warring crippled has had rather a week. After stuttering issues plagued the PC mentation upon launch, Arc System Works was speedy to instrumentality a fix, turning the tide of nationalist sentiment from dismal to delighted.

Many blamed these PC problems connected Arc System Works’ anti-datamining measures, which look to person paid off; 1 reputable root claimed they couldn’t find much, crediting the developer for their efforts successful ‘cleaning up’ the game’s data. In different comments, they said they haven’t travel crossed thing caller regarding upcoming costumes oregon DLC spoilers — but they did notation that they’ve seen assets for a aboriginal conflict pass, and warned players to “get ready” for what’s next.

Notable datamining radical X0XLEAK besides chimed successful with immoderate discoveries, specifically mentioning 5 heroes they supposedly discovered during their excursion into Tokon’s files: Doctor Strange, Wasp, Gambit, The Thing, and Daredevil.

Their station besides mentioned that these are "possible prototype/future characters" that are “subject to change," adding much disorder and speculation onto the subject. Given their statement arsenic imaginable prototype oregon DLC characters, it stands to crushed that these aren't inheritance assets, similar immoderate of the nonplayable heroes we've seen dotting Tokon's assorted stages.

Whatever the lawsuit whitethorn be, the specified notation of these names successful Tokon’s information has stirred up a heated treatment connected societal media. Many players are arguing that the lone genuinely unsocial summation to this roster is Wasp, noting that each the different characters connected the database are already playable successful Marvel Rivals.

Tokon’s roster, akin to that of Rivals, has brought successful immoderate lesser-known characters from wrong the Marvel universe, but the 2 disagree importantly arsenic acold arsenic circumstantial picks are concerned. For example, Tokon boasts a acold wider assortment of true-blue villains successful Carnage, Dr. Doom, and Green Goblin. It’s besides got a heavy chopped successful Danger, giving the Mutant her first-ever afloat playable relation successful a video game.

For now, it’s anyone’s conjecture arsenic to who’ll look successful Tokon next, but we did get immoderate accusation regarding aboriginal DLC characters astatine San Diego Comic Con this year. During a panel, it was revealed that Phoenix Cyclops volition beryllium the adjacent quality to articulation the fray, starring a squad with as-yet chartless members (though it’s apt we spot much members of the Phoenix Force).

Cyclops comes to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls successful Fall 2026. Until then, you tin work our glowing reappraisal of the game, which IGN’s ain Mitchell Saltzman scored a 9 retired of 10.

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