We’re following an intriguing rumour today: Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls may have just given fans a peek at part of its post-launch roster — not through a developer blog or leak, but via an official tie-in comic. Take this with a pinch of salt, but the details outlined by Push Square are specific enough that fans have already started connecting dots.
What Was Reported
According to Push Square, a new official Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls comic book "is out today", and some readers think elements of its cast point to the remaining fighters slated for the game's Year 1 DLC. Push Square notes we already know Phoenix Cyclops will be part of the roster, and that three more fighters are supposed to be confirmed as part of the title’s first year of post-release support.
Within the comic, Push Square highlights three characters who aren’t currently announced for the game: Thor, Nova, and Shalla Bal Silver Surfer. Fans have seized on that trio as the likely bones of a DLC lineup. If true, Push Square suggests the team would carry a "cosmic" theme, which aligns with the earlier tease around Phoenix Cyclops.
The Source & Credibility
Who Reported It
Push Square is the outlet breaking this lead, and the story is presented by Sammy, the Editor of Push Square. Per the site, Sammy has over 15 years of experience covering PlayStation-related topics.
Why You Should Be Skeptical
- Push Square itself acknowledges this is not confirmation — the comic’s writers may simply have included characters for narrative reasons rather than as hints at DLC.
- The presence of characters in tie-in media does not inherently equal a roadmap for post-release content; Push Square advises treating the comic as a potentially suggestive but inconclusive source.
- A community comment highlighted in the report points out that in the comics, Nova and Shalla Bal Silver Surfer “aren’t really known as ‘Brawlers’,” which raises questions about how, if added, they’d be adapted for a brawler fighter.
So while the inclusion of these characters in an official comic is interesting, Push Square warns readers to “take this with a pinch of salt.”
What It Could Mean
If the comic’s roster choices do reflect DLC plans — and that’s a big if — then several implications follow. First, a three-character DLC pack with a cosmic bent would follow the thematic direction fans suspected when Phoenix Cyclops was announced. Second, adding characters like Thor, Nova, and Shalla Bal Silver Surfer would present interesting design challenges; as noted by a reader comment highlighted in the report, some of these characters aren’t obvious fits for a brawler-style moveset.
Push Square also speculates that Arc System Works might prefer to reveal DLC slowly over the coming year rather than announcing everything at launch. The site points out there’s "no real rush to reveal the lineup right now" given the game is "due out tomorrow" per their reporting, so any official confirmation may come as staggered teases from the developer.
Why This Matters
For fans of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the potential leak matters for three reasons. One: it shapes expectations around the game’s first-year support and the thematic direction of its DLC. Two: if these characters are genuinely planned, developers will need to translate non-brawler comic archetypes into a balanced fighting game toolkit — and that’s a creative conversation the community is already having. Three: from a marketing standpoint, a slow drip of DLC reveals would keep the game in the spotlight across its post-launch year.
We’re treating Push Square’s scoop as an intriguing lead rather than confirmed fact. Allegedly, the comic contains suggestive character appearances; if true, the lineup would lean cosmic and include Thor, Nova, and Shalla Bal Silver Surfer alongside the already-known Phoenix Cyclops. For now, we’ll wait for official word from Arc System Works or publisher announcements — and Push Square says it will bring official updates once more DLC is announced.
