Magneto and Carnage Join MARVEL Tōkon in Knights of Doom Team
The Knights of Doom team brings together four major Marvel villains as a single playable unit, signaling that the game's roster will emphasize villain teams rather than just hero lineups.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, GAME Watch (Impress), Game Spark.
During Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on June 2, 2026, Arc System Works released a new trailer for the PlayStation 5 fighting game MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. The trailer introduced a new team called Knights of Doom, led by Doctor Doom. The team includes four characters: Doctor Doom, Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage. The game is a 4v4 team battle fighter featuring Marvel heroes and villains. MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is scheduled for release on August 6, 2026 in Japan, with further information expected in the future. The trailer marks the first look at Magneto and Carnage in the game, expanding the roster beyond previously shown characters.
Arc System Works showed the Knights of Doom trailer during the June 2 State of Play broadcast. The team is led by Doctor Doom and includes Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage. These four characters appear together as a single team in the 4v4 format. The trailer is the first gameplay footage for Magneto and Carnage in MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. The game is set for a PlayStation 5 release on August 6, 2026. No other platforms have been announced. The announcement comes roughly two months before the launch date. Further details about additional teams and characters are expected in the lead-up to release.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.