- Arc System Works has revealed the full Year 1 DLC roster for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, confirming Phoenix Cyclops, Thor (Jane Foster), Venom, and Jubilee as the four post-launch characters.
- Phoenix Cyclops is the first DLC character and arrives on November 2, 2026, alongside his Classic and Legacy DLC costumes.
- Phoenix Cyclops is voiced by Ray Chase and features a Solar Shard mechanic that builds toward a Dark Phoenix transformation.
- The Year 1 Character and Stage Pass also includes one additional stage and a set of result-screen poses for all 20 base roster characters, priced at $34.99.
- The remaining three DLC characters — Thor (Jane Foster), Venom, and Jubilee — are scheduled to arrive throughout 2027.
- Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launched on August 6, 2026 on PS5 and PC with a base roster of 20 characters across five teams.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has been one of the most talked-about fighting games since its launch in August, and Arc System Works has now laid out exactly what the post-launch roadmap looks like. The full Year 1 DLC roster has been revealed, confirming four new fighters that will expand the game’s roster through 2026 and 2027. And the first one arrives sooner than expected.
Full Marvel Tōkon Year 1 DLC Roster
The four characters coming to Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls through the Year 1 Character and Stage Pass are:
- Phoenix Cyclops — November 2, 2026
- Thor (Jane Foster) — January to March 2027
- Venom — April to June 2027
- Jubilee — July to September 2027
The artwork for the full Year 1 reveal was handled by celebrated Marvel artist Peach Momoko, which is a fitting choice given the game’s bold anime-inspired visual style. All four characters will be included with the Year 1 Pass, priced at $34.99, which also includes one additional stage and a set of result-screen character poses for the entire 20-character base roster.
Phoenix Cyclops — Why This Version of Cyclops?
The first DLC character is a somewhat surprising but genuinely compelling choice. Rather than the classic, visor-wearing X-Men field leader that most players would expect, Arc System Works is going with Phoenix Cyclops — the version of Scott Summers from the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, where he became one of the Phoenix Five before absorbing the full power of the Phoenix Force and becoming Dark Phoenix.
Producer Takeshi Yamanaka explained the reasoning in a PlayStation blog post. Cyclops was actually one of the leading candidates to join the base roster early in development as part of the Unbreakable X-Men team. The challenge was Cyclops’ long history in Marvel fighting games — the team felt they needed to bring something genuinely new to the character rather than just repeating his established fighting game identity. The Phoenix Five version provided exactly that: a distinct visual design, a fresh mechanical hook, and a narrative connection that made the character feel like a worthy DLC addition.
In terms of gameplay, Phoenix Cyclops is designed as an all-rounder who excels at both long-range combat and close-range pressure. His core tool is the Optic Blast, which he uses in a wide variety of forms — standard projectiles, rushing attacks, setup techniques, and aerial angles. What makes him mechanically unique is the Solar Shard system: using Optic Blast attacks builds up Phoenix Force energy in the form of Solar Shards, and once four have been collected, Cyclops can transform into his Dark Phoenix form, dramatically amplifying his power. It’s a transformation mechanic that rewards patient, methodical play — build your energy, survive long enough to transform, then go for the win.
Phoenix Cyclops is voiced by Ray Chase in English and Toshiyuki Morikawa in Japanese. Two additional DLC costumes — Classic and Legacy — will also be available on November 2 for players who prefer a more traditional Cyclops look while still using his new moveset.
Thor (Jane Foster), Venom, and Jubilee
The rest of the Year 1 lineup covers a genuinely interesting range of characters. Thor (Jane Foster) brings a version of Thor to the game separate from the Odinson who could potentially be on the base roster — Jane Foster’s Thor carries her own distinct story from the comics and offers a different take on the character’s lightning and hammer-based combat. Venom is one of Marvel’s most popular anti-hero characters and has a rich fighting game history to draw from, with symbiote-based stretching and aggressive close-range attacks being natural fits for Arc System Works’ combo-heavy style. Jubilee is the most interesting deep cut — the X-Men member who fires plasma fireworks is rarely a top-pick for Marvel fighting game rosters, and her inclusion suggests Arc System Works is leaning into its tendency to give love to characters who don’t always make the cut elsewhere.
Release dates for the final three characters haven’t been pinned down beyond the quarterly windows listed above. All Year 1 Pass content is expected to be fully available by December 31, 2027.
What Is Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls?
For anyone coming in without the full context: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a 4v4 tag-team fighting game developed by Arc System Works — the studio behind Dragon Ball FighterZ, Guilty Gear Strive, and BlazBlue — and published by PlayStation Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment. It launched on August 6, 2026 for PS5 and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store).
The game’s defining mechanical hook is its shared health bar system. Rather than each character having their own life, all four members of your team share a single Vital Gauge that expands as more of your roster becomes accessible during a match. This creates a fundamentally different risk-reward calculation compared to traditional tag fighters — losing a character doesn’t just cost you a teammate, it shrinks the overall health pool available to your remaining fighters.
The base roster launched with 20 characters divided across five pre-set teams. The teams are the Amazing Guardians (Ms. Marvel, Peni Parker, Spider-Man, Star-Lord), the Fighting Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther as Shuri, Hulk), the Knights of Doom, the Unbreakable X-Men, and the Samurai Outriders (Blade, Deadpool, Loki, Ghost Rider). The game includes cross-play between PS5 and PC, and with all four Year 1 DLC characters added, the roster will reach 24 fighters plus an eighth stage.
With Phoenix Cyclops landing November 2, fighting game fans have a busy final stretch of 2026. If you’re looking at the rest of the gaming calendar around that same window, our coverage of the Best Buy midnight launch for Zelda: Ocarina of Time is worth a read — that drops November 5, just three days later. And for fans of Marvel content across more than just games, the MTG x Marvel reveals from NYCC 2026, including the History of Heroes Secret Lair and the Darkhold Destiny expansion, have plenty to dig into as well. For the Xbox side of the gaming conversation, our breakdown of Clockwork Revolution as Xbox’s next permanent console exclusive covers what the platform has lined up for 2027.
