already has an impressive roster of heroes, and leaks show an exciting plethora of later additions. The 6v6 hero shooter has received plenty of excitement with its backing franchise and an overall positive closed beta preview. This excitement was only aided by the recent announcement of a December 6, 2024, release date.
As of now, 25 characters from across the franchise are confirmed for the roster at launch. These heroes are split up into three roles: tank (Vanguard), DPS (Duelist), and support (Strategist). Proper balance is important when picking a team, but the lack of required roles helps the fluidity of the hero-shooter in comparison to 's more rigid team structure. is also avoiding a major problem of the genre by making all heroes free to unlock.
The largest leak of comes from Miller Ross on X (formerly Twitter. This leak was back in May and holds weight due to the characters listed that did end up in the closed alpha and beta. Most recently, the announcement trailer confirmed two more leaks, Captain America and Winter Soldier. The following are the leaked characters who have not shown up yet and the roles they could have:
Character
Possible Role
Human Torch
Duelist
Hawkeye
Duelist
Cloak & Dagger
Duelist/Strategist
Ultron
Vanguard/Duelist
Moon Knight
Duelist
Squirrel Girl
Strategist
Black Widow
Duelist
Mr Fantastic
Strategist
Blade
Duelist
Psylocke
Duelist/Strategist
Wolverine
Vanguard/Duelist
Invisible Woman
Strategist
The Thing
Vanguard
Iron Fist
Vanguard/Duelist
Doctor Doom
Vanguard/Duelist
Besides Doom, who has been teased in trailers,all of these were in the code for the closed alpha. There is a chance some of these have been scrapped, but it would likely be a missed opportunity to not include them. It will also be interesting to see if any of these are added to the launch roster, or how new heroes will be released once the game is out.
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