Marvel Fighter Villains Revealed
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Adds Iconic Villains Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage to Roster
Sony and developer Arc System Works used the June 2026 State of Play to reveal three new playable villain characters—Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage—joining Doctor Doom in the Knights of Doom team for MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. Gameplay footage highlights distinct playstyles for each fighter, while the full team backstory will be explored through the game’s Episode Mode. The reveal also included a new nighttime variant of Marvel’s New York stage, described as a home arena for the Knights of Doom and packed with hidden Easter eggs. With the game scheduled to launch August 6, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PC, outlets noted it as a tag-fighter positioned to capture the energy of the Marvel vs. Capcom-style era, as additional roster reveals continue and only one more initial team is expected to be unveiled. Across the coverage, the characters’ inclusion is framed as both a surprise and a near-complete picture of the main roster ahead of launch, with further details still pending for remaining characters and Year 1 DLC.
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Sony/Arc confirmed the voice cast for the Knights of Doom: Doctor Doom is voiced by SungWon Cho, Magneto by James Arnold Taylor, Green Goblin by Steve Blum, and Carnage by Kellen Goff.
Magneto’s kit is described with specific mechanics: he turns the battlefield into a weapon by hurling surrounding objects, which shatter into debris that remains onstage and can be used to enhance his abilities.
EventHubs reported that the game is “just over two months away” and that almost every character on the main roster is now known—citing 14 previously revealed heroes and villains—while noting that three more characters are still left to be announced and that Year 1 DLC remains. It also said the remaining character(s) are “at least likely” to arrive later this month at Evo 2026.
Eurogamer framed MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls as a spiritual successor to Marvel vs. Capcom and tied renewed interest in 3v3 tag fighters to contemporary releases, naming Riot Games’ 2XKO and Quarter Up’s Invincible Vs as sparking excitement for the subgenre.
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