Seven Unhinged Characters That Would Make Tōkon A Marvel Fighter For The Ages
Marvel Comics While Tōkon producer Michael Francisco says character popularity wasn’t the deciding factor in the new fighting game’s roster, it’s hard to overlook how closely it aligns with hits like Marvel Rivals. When Capcom’s Marvel brawlers first hit arcades, it was at the tail end of the superhero comics gold rush. Their 2D crossover fighters reflected this wild west era, giving slots to out of pocket choices like Spiral, Blackheart and Shuma-Gorath years ahead of Thor or Iron Man.
- ▪Marvel Comics While Tōkon producer Michael Francisco says character popularity wasn’t the deciding factor in the new fighting game’s roster, it’s hard to overlook how closely it aligns with hits like Marvel Rivals.
- ▪When Capcom’s Marvel brawlers first hit arcades, it was at the tail end of the superhero comics gold rush.
- ▪Their 2D crossover fighters reflected this wild west era, giving slots to out of pocket choices like Spiral, Blackheart and Shuma-Gorath years ahead of Thor or Iron Man.
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Seven Unhinged Characters That Would Make Tōkon A Marvel Fighter For The Ages A crossover fighter is only as good as its roster is out of pocket, with these traditions in mind here are a few mutants and monster that could balance out ArcSys' largely safe roster Arc System WorksFighting GamesMarvelMarvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls By Zack Kotzer Published August 9, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! Marvel Comics While Tōkon producer Michael Francisco says character popularity wasn’t the deciding factor in the new fighting game’s roster, it’s hard to overlook how closely it aligns with hits like Marvel Rivals. When Capcom’s Marvel brawlers first hit arcades, it was at the tail end of the superhero comics gold rush. All new, all xtreme debuts. Prismatic collectible covers.
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