Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Adds Phoenix Cyclops as First DLC Character
The involvement of Studio Sanzigen for the opening movie and a Marvel Comics writer for Episode Mode signals a production investment that aims to distinguish this 4v4 tag-team fighter from other Marvel games through anime-style presentation and narrative depth.
Key Facts
- Phoenix Cyclops is the first DLC character in the Year 1 Character & Stage Pass for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, debuting in fall 2026.
- The game launches for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on August 6, 2026 (August 7 in Japan).
- An open beta for PS5 and PC runs from July 24 to July 26 (July 24 to July 27 in Japan), with 15 of the 20 launch characters playable.
- The opening movie was directed by Daisuke Suzuki at Studio Sanzigen, with the theme song "Stronger as One" performed by Keiko Terada and mayu.
- The Ultimate Edition includes the Year One pass for four characters and one stage, plus five character costumes and animated chromatic colors for all 20 launch characters.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Game Spark.
During a San Diego Comic-Con panel on Thursday, PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games announced that Phoenix Cyclops will join Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls as the first DLC character in the Year 1 Character & Stage Pass. The character, inspired by the Phoenix Five from the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, debuts this fall. Ray Chase, who voices Cyclops in X-Men '97, provides the voice. The panel also unveiled the game's opening movie, directed by Daisuke Suzuki at Studio Sanzigen. The theme song "Stronger as One" is performed by Keiko Terada of SHOW-YA and mayu of NEMOPHILA. The game launches for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on August 6 (August 7 in Japan). An open beta for PS5 and PC runs July 24-26 (July 24-27 in Japan). The Ultimate Edition includes pre-order bonuses, five character costumes, animated chromatic colors for all 20 launch characters, and the Year One pass with four characters and one stage. Launch characters include Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Storm, Wolverine, Doctor Doom, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Panther, Magneto, and Deadpool, among others. Episode Mode will feature a story in motion comic format, with a writer from Marvel Comics contributing.
- Phoenix Cyclops is inspired by the "Phoenix Five" from the "Avengers vs. X-Men" storyline, wielding the Phoenix Force.
- In addition to his Optic Blast, the character has strong close-combat abilities.
- The opening movie aims to fuse the charm and energy of early 2000s anime openings, per the developers.
- Kanata Okajima wrote the lyrics for the theme song "Stronger as One," and MEG (MEGMETAL) composed and arranged it.
- The open beta runs July 24-27 on PS5 and PC, with no PlayStation Plus subscription required.
- Of the 20 launch characters, 15 will be playable in the open beta, along with the first three chapters of Episode Mode.
- Launch characters include Peni Parker, Star-Lord, Magik, Danger, Captain America, Goblin, Carnage, Ghost Rider, Blade, and Loki, in addition to the previously named roster.
- The game launches on August 7 in Japan (August 6 globally) for PS5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.