{"id":75020,"date":"2026-08-09T02:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75020"},"modified":"2026-08-09T02:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:18:42","slug":"marvel-tokons-roster-should-add-these-10-characters-you-forgot-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75020","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Tokon’s Roster Should Add These 10 Characters You Forgot About"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<\/em> is out, and reactions to the new tag fighter have proven to be a mixed bag so far. Windows PC players have had it the worst thanks to poor optimization, but PC and PlayStation 5 players alike have also had to deal with sluggish fighter movement and wonky hitboxes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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I\u2019ve enjoyed my time with Marvel Tokon<\/em> so far, those frustrations aside. Superheroes have been in my life since I was a kid, and seeing anime-styled versions of them duking it out Dragon Ball-style is enough to fill this old man with glee.<\/p>\n

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That said, Marvel Tokon<\/em>\u2019s meager roster of only 20 playable characters is a bit of a bummer. More will be added via post-launch DLC. Ever since the Phoenix version of Cyclops was revealed as the first DLC fighter, I haven\u2019t been able to stop thinking about what other highly specific versions of my favorite characters could get added. It certainly seems like the first DLC lineup will be of a cosmic scale, but there\u2019s room for developer Arc System Works to get weird and surprising with Marvel\u2019s stable of characters down the line. Here are 10 unique fighters I want to see suit up in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n Silver Surfer with Thor\u2019s hammer
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\"SIlver\n <\/picture>Image: Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw\/Marvel Comics<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Norrin Radd, the Silver Surfer, has fought Thanos a handful of times throughout their comics history. But none of those brawls were as jaw-dropping as when they went head-to-head in Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw’s Thanos<\/em> run. Set in an alternate future, the Surfer shows up decked out in black and wielding Mj\u00f6lnir, Thor\u2019s hammer. He harnesses both the Power Cosmic and Thor\u2019s God of Thunder abilities in the brawl, which would give him quite the varied moveset in Marvel Tokon<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n Unworthy Thor
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\"Unworthy\n <\/picture>Image: Olivier Coipel\/Marvel Comics<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Classic Avenger Thor is a head-scratching omission from Marvel Tokon<\/em>\u2019s roster, and hopefully he joins the lineup at some point. If we\u2019re giving the Silver Surfer Mj\u00f6lnir, then a hammer-less version of Thor would work well: the Unworthy Thor. The Odinson becomes unworthy during Original Sin<\/em>, setting up Jane Foster\u2019s run as Thor. The Odinson eventually jets off into space (after losing his arm and replacing it with one made from black Uru metal) and stars in the miniseries The Unworthy Thor<\/em>. It\u2019s a unique take on the character, but if Arc System Works wants a hammer-wielding Thor, the King Thor version would be a worthy<\/em> addition too.<\/p>\n

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\n Thanos as the Punisher
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Tired: Thanos chasing the Infinity Gems. Wired: Thanos as the Punisher.<\/p>\n

In Cates and Shaw\u2019s Thanos Wins<\/em> storyline, Frank Castle is revealed to be the Cosmic Ghost Rider. (Comics are nothing if not filled to the brim with wonky ideas.) He stars in Cates\u2019 aptly titled Cosmic Ghost Rider<\/em> miniseries, where he contends with an alternate-future Thanos whom Castle raised\u2026 and who eventually became the Punisher, essentially. This would be an interesting way for Arc Systems Works to include a fresh take on Thanos and give him an unexpected, gauntlet-less moveset.<\/p>\n

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\n Shadowkat
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\"Kitty\n <\/picture>Image: Joshua Cassara\/Marvel Comics<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Kitty Pryde has worn many hats in her 46-year comics history, from being Star-Lord to the pirate captain of the Marauders. Notably, Kitty Pryde was once trained as a ninja, and that\u2019s exactly the version of her that would be a great fit alongside other sword-wielding heroes in Marvel Tokon<\/em> (minus the brainwashing, however). Combined with her phasing powers, she\u2019s a ruthless and highly deadly ninja. Of course, a Shadowkat playable character wouldn\u2019t be complete without her dragon companion Lockheed along for the ride.<\/p>\n

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\n Orson Randall as Iron Fist
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\"Iron\n <\/picture>Image:\u00a0Kaare Andrews\/Marvel Comics<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

While Iron Fist is typically Danny Rand, the hero is a lot like the Avatar, in that there\u2019s been many different incarnations throughout history. One such is Orson Randall, a World War 1 veteran. He\u2026 wasn\u2019t the best Iron Fist, spending most of his tenure in hiding, but he\u2019s certainly a unique Iron Fist in the way he wields twin handguns and uses them in tandem with his martial arts techniques.<\/p>\n

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\n Elektra as Daredevil
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\"Elektra\n <\/picture>Image: Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto\/Marvel Comics<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Like Thor, Daredevil is another surprising omission from Marvel Tokon<\/em>\u2019s roster; he just starred in a Disney Plus show, after all. Instead of bringing Matt Murdock to the roster, I think it\u2019d be cool to have Elektra wear the red devil horns in the 4v4 tag fighter, just like she did in Chip Zdarsky\u2019s Daredevil<\/em> run. Having trained under the same master as Matt (Stick), she\u2019d play similarly to how\u2019d you expect Matt to, except she\u2019d wield deadly sai instead of billy clubs.<\/p>\n

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\n Agent Venom
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Surprisingly, Carnage made the base roster instead of Venom. As Spider-Man\u2019s symbiote frenemy is a pretty bankable and popular character at this point, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if he\u2019s eventually added to Marvel Tokon<\/em>. However, Arc System Works could surprise players by bringing Flash Thompson\u2019s Agent Venom to the game, instead of Eddie Brock. Thompson is a soldier, and as such uses military weapons in conjunction with his symbiote powers, which would make for a unique Venom moveset.<\/p>\n

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\n Juggernaut Colossus
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Colossus hangs out in the background when fighting on the X-Men\u2019s mansion map alongside other mutants like Rogue and Psylocke. I say, why not put him in the game as a playable character? During the Fear Itself<\/em> event, Colossus finds himself as the avatar of the Juggernaut with newfound \u2014 and dangerous \u2014 strength. While his moveset may just end up being various ways to punch people, that\u2019s never stopped the Hulk from being in fighting games. Plus, he could transform into a creepy monstrous form in the game, not unlike how his sister Magik can transform into the Darkchilde.<\/p>\n

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\n Valkyrie Dani Moonstar
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As I say on the daily, you can never have too many mutants in a Marvel fighting game, so let\u2019s add one more to the list: Dani Moonstar, a member of the New Mutants and friend to Magik. She\u2019s a psychic who uses illusions to trick her foes (and even goes by the moniker Mirage at points). During her comics history, she\u2019s been a Valkyrie, the badass warriors of Asgard who ride into battle on winged horses. Dani became a Valkyrie after saving one of those horses, and gained magical powers to complement her mutant abilities in the process. With those powers combined, Dani could be one of the roster\u2019s standout characters.<\/p>\n

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\n Sorcerer Supreme Clea
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Marvel Tokon<\/em> has a distinct lack of a Sorcerer Supreme on its roster, despite Doctor Strange\u2019s growing Marvel Cinematic Universe popularity. It should change that, but mix things up by throwing Clea into the mix. She\u2019s Stephen Strange\u2019s ally and eventual wife, and she briefly takes over as Sorcerer Supreme in the comics after Strange dies. (Don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s not much of a spoiler, because the miniseries is literally called Death of Doctor Strange<\/em>.) Hailing from the Dark Dimension, she\u2019s one of the most powerful magic wielders around, making her a formidable foe to Marvel Tokon<\/em>\u2019s heroes and villains.<\/p>\n