Now that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is formally out within the wild, dataminers have wasted no time digging by means of the sport’s information, and so they’ve discovered some attention-grabbing heroes talked about inside them.
Marvel’s newest combating recreation has had fairly every week. After stuttering points plagued the PC model upon launch, Arc System Works was fast to implement a fix, turning the tide of public opinion from dismal to delighted.
Many blamed these PC issues on Arc System Works’ anti-datamining measures, which appear to have paid off; one reputable source claimed they couldn’t discover a lot, crediting the developer for his or her efforts in ‘cleansing up’ the sport’s information. In different feedback, they stated they haven’t come throughout something new concerning upcoming costumes or DLC spoilers — however they did point out that they’ve seen belongings for a future battle cross, and warned gamers to “prepare” for what’s subsequent.
btw, there’s not a lot to datamine out of tokon when it comes to unreleased content material (thank god). arcsys has gotten actually good about cleansing up in the previous few years
the one factor i did discover is battle cross belongings, so uh. prepare lol
— Ryn 🏳️⚧️ (@WistfulHopes) August 11, 2026
Notable datamining group X0XLEAK additionally chimed in with some discoveries, particularly mentioning five heroes they supposedly found throughout their tour into Tokon’s information: Physician Unusual, Wasp, Gambit, The Factor, and Daredevil.
Their put up additionally talked about that these are “doable prototype/future characters” which are “topic to alter,” including extra confusion and hypothesis onto the topic. Given their description as potential prototype or DLC characters, it stands to cause that these aren’t background belongings, like a few of the nonplayable heroes we have seen dotting Tokon’s numerous phases.
Regardless of the case could also be, the mere point out of those names in Tokon’s information has stirred up a heated dialogue on social media. Many gamers are arguing that the one really distinctive addition to this roster is Wasp, noting that each one the opposite characters on the record are already playable in Marvel Rivals.
MARVEL TOKON
Potential prototype/Future characters talked about in informationPhysician Unusual
Wasp
Gambit
The Factor
Daredevil(Topic to alter)#MARVELTokon pic.twitter.com/SqjYfsIR7w
— X0XLEAK (@X0X_LEAK) August 12, 2026
Tokon’s roster, just like that of Rivals, has introduced in some lesser-known characters from throughout the Marvel universe, however the two differ considerably so far as particular picks are involved. For instance, Tokon boasts a far wider number of true-blue villains in Carnage, Dr. Doom, and Inexperienced Goblin. It’s additionally received a deep lower in Hazard, giving the Mutant her first-ever absolutely playable function in a online game.
For now, it’s anybody’s guess as to who’ll seem in Tokon subsequent, however we did get some data concerning future DLC characters at San Diego Comedian Con this yr. Throughout a panel, it was revealed that Phoenix Cyclops would be the subsequent character to affix the fray, main a staff with as-yet unknown members (although it’s probably we see extra members of the Phoenix Power).
Cyclops involves Marvel Tokon: Combating Souls in Fall 2026. Till then, you possibly can learn our glowing assessment of the sport, which IGN’s personal Mitchell Saltzman scored a 9 out of 10.
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