Since Square-Enix and Crystal Dynamics first revealed the first footage of Marvel’s Avengers at E3 2019, one of the biggest questions from the fandom about the upcoming game was, “What will the game do with Avengers characters besides the main five from the MCU will be playable in the game?”
Today the game’s developer has given a partial answer to that question.
In a twenty-five minute, YouTube update on the status of Marvel’s Avengers, the game’s developer Crystal Dynamics showed off details about the game’s story, customization, co-op, and single-player details. As part of the story section of the update, the video revealed Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, as a playable avenger and M.O.D.O.K. as the game’s main antagonist. Since her first appearance in Captain Marvel #14 in 2019, Kamala Khan has become one of the most popular characters in the Marvel canon. As a Muslim character of Pakistani descent, she also represents a huge step forward for representation in superhero comics. Her superpower, which is similar to that of the Fantastic Four’s Mr. Fantastic or the X-men villain Apocalypse, is particularly well suited to the adaptation to video games.
M.O.D.O.K., on the other hand, has been a part of the Avengers rogues gallery since the 1960s. Many fans of the MCU will be unaware of the villain since he has not appeared outside of comics terribly often. As the leader of Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.) M.O.D.O.K. often acts as a foil for Iron Man and Stark Industries and, sometimes presents the type of worldwide threat that requires an Avengers team-up.
The update also showed off some new gameplay scenes featuring Thor, mostly, as the player character as well as small bits of Kamala Khan in action. The scenes were taken from new points in the game that had not been shown before and featured different enemies from previous updates.
A brief section of the video was devoted to in-game customization options, showcasing costumes that nod to iconic moments in comics history. The video did state that some cosmetics would need to be earned by completing specific quests in the game. Now that Kamala’s in the game we can demand they put in the other Champions, right?