Marvel Rivals Season 6.5 Update Brings New Skins and Major Hero Teases

It looks like Marvel Rivals will have a big week this week. Lots of new videos, skins, and information about future heroes are getting people very excited. In response to player feedback, the developers have shown sneak peeks of the New Marauders outfits and given hints about new bad guys you'll be able to play as. Another popular figure is Thanos.

The Green Goblin, who is the bad guy from Spider-Man, is also very popular. New skins from a series called "New Marauders" are among the first things that are coming out this week. This is the group that went on the yacht that Iron Man fixed up for Emma Frost to save Deadpool, Gambit, Rogue, and the creatures that the Collector freed.

In this group were Cosmo the Space Dog and Howard the Duck.

The first outfit shown is Iron Mariner, an Iron Man-themed pirate outfit. Not much can be done with Iron Man in competitive play since the 6.5 patch didn't improve things, but at least they can dress in style. Emma Frost is going to go with him. She looks like she will be Iron Man's wife in Marvel Rivals.

People who like her will love her new outfit, which is called "Black Queen of the Marauders." The first time you can get both skins in-game is Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. They'll sell well because they look good and tie into the story. People are most excited about the new heroes that Danny, the executive director of Marvel Games and the author of Luna Snow, has been hinting at.

The team working on the game has used polls to find out what players want. The first ones were on Discord before the game started, and the most current ones are on social media. Before, many heroes that were already being made were shown off in votes. The most current movie to join that list is Deadpool.

There were hints about eight more heroes last month. Nico from "The Runaways," Wiccan, Bishop, and "Dr. Voodoo" were some of these. There should be more bad guys, though, and the most recent poll, which was about Friday the 13th-themed horror movies, gave them just that. With 9% of the vote, Shadow King came in fourth.

He is one of the most powerful bad guys in the X-Men movies and has been Professor X's enemy for a long time. 

Shadow King is a strong mental being that needs a body to live in the real world. He may have come from the first fear people had. The host will live forever as long as he guides it. Since he is physically strong and can't be hurt, he could play any of the three main roles in Marvel Rivals. This lets the makers do many different things.

Third place went to Satana Hellstrom. She was raised in hell and is connected to a powerful monster named the Basilisk. Satana has been both a bad guy and a hero. He has done things like work with Doctor Strange and join the Thunderbolts. As a member of the Spirits of Vengeance, along with Blade and Ghost Rider, she faced magical threats with bullets that killed demons.

She had a lot of powers, like the Penance Stare, hellfire, soul absorption, flight, and magic. This made her behave a lot like Scarlet Witch. Lilith, another bad guy with ties to Ghost Rider, came in second. Lilith joined the fight against heaven and turned into the Mother of Demons. She is often shown as Lucifer's wife, Samael.

She just recently became the main bad guy in Midnight Suns. The Lilin, her evil child, can be called upon when she needs help. She is very strong and durable, with magical defenses. Being near the things she made makes her stronger, and she can fix herself by absorbing their energy. This gives her a lot of skills that could help her be a tank or a planner.

Green Goblin won with a huge 64% of the votes.

He was in both the first Discord poll and this one, which is a strong sign that he is already planned for a later season. Because it's Halloween, it would be a great time to let him go. Most people think it will be Norman Osborn instead of Harry, and people are already excited about the different ways his kit can look.

With Marvel Rivals' fast-paced battles, it makes sense for a flying duelist to glide across the field and drop pumpkin bombs on enemy lines. They might even try making new ones, like a Red Goblin that has the Carnage symbiote added to it. On the other hand, the standard Goblin that uses Oscorp tech looks like the most likely pick.

Fans are getting more and more excited about what will happen next now that they know Black Cat and White Fox will be in Season 7. Not only heroes, but also well-known bad guys are being added to Marvel Rivals, and you can feel the buzz building. It's clear from these polls that the developers care a lot about what players want. In the coming years, the lineup will get darker, messier, and a lot more fun.