Summary
A bunch of enthusiasticMarvel Rivalsfans have endorsed Captain America and Winter Soldier to receive a team-up ability and discussed what such a special move could entail. Currently,Marvel Rivalsfeatures quite a few characters that are interlinked with one another, with some of these links even getting a unique team-up move in the game in recognition of the chemistry between the heroes involved.
In a remarkably short time,Marvel Rivalshas significantly grown in popularity since NetEase Games released it in December 2024, becoming one of today’s leading live-service games. As a matter of fact, it has quickly emerged as a major rival toOverwatch 2, another hero shooter that came out more than a year before the Marvel-based title. Among the biggest draws for NetEase’s multiplayer game is its diverse catalog of established Marvel characters, some of whom also work well together and offer buffs and additional abilities via team-ups. However, despiteMarvel Rivalsoffering team-upsfor a few different duos and trios, it still doesn’t have one assigned to one of the more popular Marvel duos in recent years.
On Reddit, severalMarvel Rivalsplayers mentioned that a team-up abilityfor the duo of Captain America and Winter Soldier—two characters who have been depicted as close friends across different Marvel media—was long overdue in the game. Echoing this sentiment, user dubbs_mcgee said, “It’s criminal that they don’t [have a team-up].” Various comments discussed what a potential team-up between the two characters could look like. User Jerowi suggested that the team-up could involve Captain America’s shield throw getting ricocheted off of a nearby Winter Soldier and onto the nearest enemy. Another comment from Greekah-ttv highlighted that if Falcon joined in a future update, there was a potential for a team-up combining all these three characters.
Marvel Rivals Players Want Captain America and Winter Soldier Team-Up Ability
Based on the long history between Captain America and Winter Soldier, it seems only fair for fans to desire aMarvel Rivalsteam-upcentered on them. For the same reason, it also seems more like a matter of time before something like that is brought to the game by NetEase devs. Until that happens,Marvel Rivalsplayers do have an interesting team-up for both Captain America and Winter Soldier. While the First Avenger can pull off a trio team-up with Thor and Storm, Winter Soldier has his own three-person team-up with The Punisher and Rocket Raccoon.
As more superheroes and supervillains from the Marvel lore are introduced in the game, the chances of more team-ups being added to it also increase. In January 2025,Marvel Rivalsincorporated the Fantastic Four into its growing roster of playable characters. And, if rumors are true, characters such as Deadpool, Blade, and Cyclops could be thenext fan-favorite characters to be brought toMarvel Rivalsin the forthcoming updates.
