Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Sets November 2 For Phoenix Cyclops DLC
Dating the first Year 1 fighter gives the pass a delivery rhythm: one character down and a stage plus three fighters still owed to buyers who paid up front at launch.
Key Facts
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls adds Phoenix Cyclops as its first Year 1 DLC character on November 2.
- Ray Chase, the voice of Cyclops in the X-Men '97 animated series, voices Phoenix Cyclops.
- The Year 1 Character & Stage Pass includes four characters and one stage, with three more fighters and a new stage planned.
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched on August 6 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and on August 7 in Japan.
- The game's 20 launch characters include Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Storm, Magneto, Doctor Doom and Deadpool.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will add Phoenix Cyclops as its first Year 1 DLC character on November 2, with a gameplay trailer published on the game's YouTube channel. Phoenix Cyclops is Cyclops after acquiring the Phoenix Force, and the trailer shows him wreathed in Phoenix flames and firing a heavy Optic Blast, plus a cracked-black alternate form and an arranged classic costume. Ray Chase, who plays Cyclops in the X-Men '97 animated series, voices him. The character is part of the Year 1 Character & Stage Pass, which covers four characters and one stage; three more fighters and a new stage are planned. The 4v4 tag fighter launched on August 6 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, August 7 in Japan. Its 20 launch characters include Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Storm, Magneto, Doctor Doom and Deadpool.
The trailer's other detail is the voice: Ray Chase, Cyclops in the X-Men '97 animated series, reprises the role for Phoenix Cyclops. The character is drawn from the comics version of Cyclops after he takes the Phoenix Force, where he fought alongside the Phoenix Five, and his moveset includes the thick Optic Blast and a transformation in which his skin cracks black and his bare face shows.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a 4v4 tag team fighter from Arc System Works, PlayStation Studios and Marvel Games. It launched on August 6 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, with a Japanese release the following day. The Ultimate Edition ships with pre-order bonuses, five character costumes, animated chromatic colors unlocked across the full 20-character launch roster, and the Year One pass that covers four characters and one stage. A single-player Episode Mode tells its story in motion comic form, with the developers stating a renowned writer from the original Marvel Comics built the world. Daisuke Suzuki directed the opening movie at SANZIGEN, and Keiko Terada of SHOW-YA and mayu of NEMOPHILA perform the theme song "Stronger as One," written by Kanata Okajima and composed and arranged by MEG of MEGMETAL.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.