You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereMarvel Rivals features a huge pool of 37 Marvel heroes, merging legendary heavyweights with surprise underdogs. While Spider-Man and Iron Man have received a lot of attention, the game has also featured lesser-known heroes like Squirrel Girl and Cloak & Dagger, which has delighted fans and piqued their interest in the developers selections.Squirrel Girl, a quirky heroine with the ability to command squirrels, unleashes unexpected chaos with her slingshot and ultimate ability demonstrating that even the most modest characters can shine. Similarly, Cloak & Dagger, an often-overlooked combo in Marvels enormous world, provides diverse tactical gameplay, incorporating massive damage and healing into the battlefield with a unique twist.The inclusion of underdog characters is not a coincidence. In a recent interview, Marvel Rivals executive producer Danny Koo revealed the teams methodology, stating why they live to throw some curve ball characters into the rich roster of iconic heroes.Marvel Rivals producer hints at more underdog heroes like Jeff may arrive in the futureIn an interview with PC Gamer at GDC 2025, Marvel Games Executive Producer Danny Koo revealed why the team loves to throw some unknown characters into the roster packed with iconic heroes like Captain America, Thor, and so on. He said, Roughly 70% [of the roster] is made up of your greatest hits, like well-known heroes: Iron Man, Cap, etc. And then we throw in some curve balls; you might not even know who they are, to make the roster more interesting.Lesser-known heroes like Cloak and Dagger are taking over the meta. Image by VideoGamer.While there are superstar heroes like Wolverine, Winter Soldier, and Hulk, Koo revealed even the newer unknown heroes like Jeff or Luna undergo the same development process, What we do is, whenever we have a character, well come up with a character background, who they are, and the comic references that appear in what they do, and well hand it over to the design team. Then theyll come up with some ideas, and well both agree on what their baseline is. When we feel good about [the hero], we go into production. Then the marketing team is like, Okay, how do we present this to new players that might not know whose world this is? Do we need to explain it? We have a comic historian come in.However, as NetEase revealed earlier that with every season they will add two new heroes and two more in mid-season patches, its a high possibility the games roster may see more such additions in future seasons, starting with the upcoming Season 2. When asked about such a possibility, Koo revealed, Nothing is out of the question for now. But we focus on making sure the characters are distinct from each other. For example, Hulk and Red Hulk roughly have the same silhouette, so we may not want to do that one. Their [abilities] have to be as distinct as well because we have all kinds of players. Some players love to be Strategists. Some players like to dive into the action. Some players just like to watch other people play. So we have to tailor it to every kind of player.Since Marvel Rivals is already nearing the end of Season 1: Eternal Night Falls on April 11, the leaks surrounding Season 2 hint towards a more recognizable hero roster full of X-Men characters that players are extremely thrilled about. However, a few more curve balls like Paste Pot Pete and Angela are also major frontrunners to be introduced in a future Marvel Rivals patch.Marvel RivalsPlatform(s):macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Fighting, ShooterRelated TopicsMarvel Rivals Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share