MARVEL Tōkon Characters — Full Launch Roster of 20 Fighters & All 5 Teams
Every character in MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls at launch — all 20 fighters across the Fighting Avengers, Unbreakable X-Men, Amazing Guardians, Knights of Doom and Samurai Outriders, with team leaders, archetypes and voice actors.
MARVEL Tōkon Characters — Full Launch Roster of 20 Fighters & All 5 Teams
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches with 20 playable characters organised into five fixed teams of four, each led by a captain and built around the Episode Mode storyline. Arc System Works deliberately spread the roster across gameplay archetypes — rushdown, zoner, grappler, setplay — and reached deeper into Marvel's bench than any previous Marvel fighter, including characters who have never appeared in a Marvel fighting game before. Here's the complete launch roster.
The Five Teams and Their Leaders
Fighting Avengers (Leader: Captain America)
The frontline team built around Captain America's shield-based neutral game:
| Character | Archetype | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Captain America | All-rounder | Shield throws angle his combo game; the team's anchor |
| Iron Man | Zoner/Keep-away | Repulsor pressure; mecha-anime inspired armour redesign |
| Hulk | Grappler | Slow but absurd damage; builds the unlock meter fast |
| Shuri | Rushdown | Black Panther-style claws; quickest female rushdown in the base game |
Unbreakable X-Men (Leader: Storm)
The rebuilt X-Men squad, all-new to the tag-fighter scene in this exact combination:
| Character | Archetype | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Storm | All-rounder/Zoner | Weather-based specials; the team captain |
| Wolverine | Rushdown | The game's premier pressure character |
| Magik | Setplay/Teleport mix | Summons and teleport mix-ups; high execution ceiling |
| Danger | Zoner (unique) | Sentinel holograms; first playable appearance in a Marvel fighter |
Amazing Guardians (Leader: Spider-Man)
Spider-Man leads the cosmic-flavoured team:
| Character | Archetype | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man | Rushdown/Mobility | Web-swing mix-ups; top-tier movement |
| Star-Lord | Zoner | Blaster pressure and traps |
| Ms. Marvel | Rushdown/Stretch | Long-range normals via stretchy limbs; big eyes anime redesign |
| Peni Parker | Setplay | Spider-mech zoning; another Marvel-fighter first |
Knights of Doom (Leader: Doctor Doom)
Doctor Doom's villain team — the roster's antagonist squad. At the time of writing, the three non-Doom members were confirmed at launch by coverage but several pre-release trackers still listed them as "to be revealed" until days before release; check the in-game character select for the definitive list.
| Character | Archetype | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Doom | Zoner/Setplay | The classic MVC-style Doom; missiles and positioning |
| +3 | (verify in-game) | Confirmed at launch; tracked as TBD in some coverage |
Samurai Outriders (Leader: Ghost Rider)
The fifth and final team, revealed late in the pre-release cycle:
| Character | Archetype | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) | All-rounder | Hellfire chains; team captain |
| Blade | Rushdown | Daywalker pressure; confirmed for the open beta |
| Deadpool | Trickster/Rushdown | Meta commentary; one of the most-loved movesets in the game |
| Loki | Illusion/Feint | High-risk deceptive playstyle — official character guide exists |
What the Roster Tells You About the Game
The roster choices reveal the design philosophy. There's no Roster-Filler trap of 12 Spider-People — instead Arc picked one representative per playstyle and leaned into obscure picks (Danger, Peni Parker, Shuri) that have never been playable in a Marvel fighter. Producer Takeshi Yamanaka said the team had "in-depth discussions" with Sony and Marvel over the roster, and Marvel gave the developers freedom to interpret each character's guidelines as they saw fit, subject to Marvel's final approval.
This matters for your tier list and team-building decisions: with one clear representative per archetype, matchup knowledge transfers across the roster far better than in a 40-character game.
The "five teams" framing is baked into the story, but online play lets you build any four-character squad, and the Team Generation system auto-names your customs. The meta team compositions differ significantly from the canonical five — see the best teams guide.
Voice Cast
Confirmed voice actors (per the Marvel Database and launch coverage):
- Brian Bloom as Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Josh Keaton as Iron Man (Tony Stark) / Spider-Man (Peter Parker) / Gabe Reyes
- Erica Luttrell as Black Panther / Shuri
A full voice cast listing will be added to the story & lore guide as the game's credits data becomes reliably indexed.
DLC Characters: The Year 1 Pass
The roster doesn't stop at 20. The Year 1 Characters and Stage Pass (bundled in Digital Deluxe and Ultimate editions, sold separately too) adds four DLC characters and one stage after launch, with the full pass delivered by December 31, 2027. The first confirmed Year 1 character is Phoenix Cyclops. More in the price & editions guide.
FAQ
How many characters are in MARVEL Tōkon at launch? 20 playable characters, split into five teams of four: Fighting Avengers, Unbreakable X-Men, Amazing Guardians, Knights of Doom, and Samurai Outriders.
What are the five teams in MARVEL Tōkon? Fighting Avengers (Captain America), Unbreakable X-Men (Storm), Amazing Guardians (Spider-Man), Knights of Doom (Doctor Doom), and Samurai Outriders (Ghost Rider). Each team was built around the Episode Mode story, which you can play from any of the five perspectives — full route in the Episode Mode walkthrough.
Who is the leader of each team in MARVEL Tōkon? Captain America leads the Fighting Avengers, Storm the Unbreakable X-Men, Spider-Man the Amazing Guardians, Doctor Doom the Knights of Doom, and Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) the Samurai Outriders. The leader is your starting fighter in matches and the anchor of the team's assist setup.
Are there DLC characters in MARVEL Tōkon? Yes — four characters plus one stage arrive post-launch through the Year 1 Characters and Stage Pass, with Phoenix Cyclops confirmed as the first. The pass is included in the Digital Deluxe ($84.99) and Ultimate ($99.99) editions.
Who voices Captain America and Iron Man in MARVEL Tōkon? Brian Bloom voices Captain America; Josh Keaton voices Iron Man (and also Spider-Man/Peter Parker and Gabe Reyes). Erica Luttrell voices Black Panther and Shuri.
Related Guides
- MARVEL Tōkon Guide — Full Game Explained
- Tier List — Best Characters Ranked
- Best Teams & Team Composition Guide
- Episode Mode Walkthrough — Full Story Route
- MARVEL Tōkon Beginner's Guide
Official resources: Steam store page · Marvel.com game page · Wikipedia · IGN game page
Last Updated: August 12, 2026