Marvel Rivals Leaks Prove NetEase Wants To Bring Characters Missing From The MCU Into The Spotlight

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Thanks to its popularity that seems to continue growing, has been suffering from leaks that are revealing NetEase's plans potentially a year from now, if Season 1's length is anything to go by. Leaks have been a problem for even before the game came out, but after an incredibly successful launch and a seemingly constant increase in the player base, there doesn't seem to be any way to stop the constant stream of leaks. Characters from seasons far beyond the first are already common knowledge, and it is becoming a question of when, not who.

The who in question has always been incredibly interesting, since NetEase isn't always making the obvious picks for its golden goose. Despite the popularity of the Marvel IP and many of its characters, has a fair number of reasonably obscure characters in its roster. Of course, comic fans will know who these characters are, but to the wide audience that only knows superheroes from the biggest films, could be the introduction to these characters, such as Jeff the Land Shark, Luna Snow, and Cloak and Dagger, and it seems like NetEase knows this.

As reported by X0XLeak on X, who has been a reliable source for leaks since the game's release, Professor X, Jia Jiang, Paste Pot Pete, Colossus, and Locus will join the roster at some point. While Professor X and Colossus are famous figures in the comics and used in numerous films in the 20th Century Fox franchise, most probably won't have heard of Jia Jiang, Locus, and the ridiculously named Paste Pot Pete. This continues a trend of adding obscure characters purely based on what NetEase thinks it can do with them.

Jia Jiang, likely referring to Jiang Li, is a relatively new character added in the 2021 run, while Locus is a member of the Mutant Liberation front, who had run-ins with X-Force. The strangest of the additions is Paste Pot Pete, also known as Trapster, which was made by Stan Lee back in 1962. He was originally called Paste Pot Pete in his appearance in the , but was known as