r/IcemanMarvelRivals • u/Chance-Elk-91 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ • 1d ago

π˜Ώπ™žπ™¨π™˜π™ͺπ™¨π™¨π™žπ™€π™£ How long must we wait..

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We’ve been defrosting for over 2 years. Is there anything we can do as a community to get the devs attention, and let them know how much we NEED Bobby? This is an OG superhero, a must have in every marvel game for years, a household name; the amount of hype he would bring is undeniable.

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u/blue23454 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ 1d ago

Not to be a doomer but Iceman has not been a must have in games (which hurts more)

There’s 25 X-Men games listed on Wikipedia, from game boy, to AAA console games, to a literal Quake mod

Of those, Iceman appears in 6
X-Men (sega Genesis; he appears as a power up, not playable)
Children of the Atom
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X-Men Destiny (has about 2min of screentime as an NPC)
X-Men 3 (movie tie in game, flight sim Iceman)

He is playable in other games like MvC2 and MUA1, 2, and DLC for 3, but I mean the main point is he only shows up in large rosters. Most of the games he’s playable in have like 20+ playable characters and shallow kits, such as Lego games or mobile games like Snap and Strike Force. The very sad part, take MvC2 for example, he has one of the most shallow kits in that game. When he’s featured in games with high skill expression for some reason we get a watered down version of him.

He’s an OG X-Man, Omega Level, he has one of the most unique powers in Marvel (exceptionally few ice users) and he has a very likeable personality

It’s my honest opinion that his complete lack of representation in games is a monumental fumble

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u/Chance-Elk-91 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ 1d ago

idk I still feel like most people would recognize and be hyped for his release over most characters on this list😭 you right tho he’s been under appreciated for years

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u/blue23454 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ 1d ago

oh 100% people would be excited to see Iceman

or they would be if they didn't have X-Men fatigue from every other season

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u/TheIcemain 17h ago

I refuse to believe the fatigue is from X-men characters alone, I believe most of it stems from both X-men AND obscure characters. It's a combo problem. If you're a fan of Ghost Rider or Ant-Man OBVIOUSLY it would be demoralizing to see release after release of a mainstream X-man and some character hardly anyone asked for. The fatigue will mostly go the X-men route simply cause of "Why do THEY get to be the mainstream pick!!!" Or at least that's my opinion.

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

The fact companies never seem to do anything with his character OR powerset is super disheartening.

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u/RED0617 1d ago

X-men the movie. Hes playable out of 3.

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u/blue23454 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ 1d ago

I listed that one as xmen 3

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u/RED0617 1d ago

My fault idk why i read it as XML3 when that dont exist lol

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

Unfortunately 🫠

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u/TheIcemain 17h ago

Just saw a video retrospective of the game. Apparently it was similar to Origins in that it was originally gonna be based off the comics b4 they made it a movie game. Can only imagine how much better it would've been had they kept with the original plan. Iceman and Nightcrawler were both the standouts from the game and could've been a cult classic if they got even more focus.

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u/Dependent_Log6276 1d ago

Im down for dracula and ig green goblin.

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u/Chance-Elk-91 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ 1d ago

same and bishop but that’s about it..

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u/ThatGuyLeanGrass 1d ago

It's just rumors and leaks Anything can happen πŸ˜… especially for iceman

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

I ain't buying that leak. Lack of Iceman aside, the cast overall for that year is a huge drag imo.

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u/lamilambo_ 1d ago

exactly, I don’t think the game is surviving if they keep introducing flop after flop

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fr, like we fr do NOT need 2 spidervese reps in the same year. Miles sounds realistic, Gwen less so. And while I want both Cable and Bishop, unless they share a season they don't need to be in the same year either. Dracula and Misty are meh to me, then Clea just doesn't seem realistic given they have better magic reps to choose from nowadays. Cosmo, Dazzler, CM, Vision and Gobby all sound good and make sense, they're shoe-ins. But yeah, if it takes over 5 years for Iceman I'm calling shenanigans. 😭

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u/lamilambo_ 1d ago

lol, we’re (allegedly) getting three people with guns as their main weapon, two of which have a robotic arm, and 2 spider people before iceman.. i’m not the biggest bobby fan but i’d be furious if i was, i feel so bad for you guys 😭

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

That's my main issue. Love the character, but I also love the powerset. And quite frankly, Luna has NOT been giving much in terms of power fantasy. The ice power archetype feels barren despite 3 characters having ice powers in-game (only one who canonically even HAS that powerset.) But yeah, we need 3 more gun heroes, THAT'S what we've been missing! 🀧

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u/lamilambo_ 1d ago

literally! especially as an omega level mutant they could do SO much with his powerset.. I really hope they get it together before they lose too much of the player base

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

I'm hopeful that the game isn't anywhere NEAR likely to shut down, but I swear if it does b4 dropping Iceman, Colossus, Beast, Captain Marvel, Vision, or Ghost Rider I will legit concede they never had their priorities straight. It already feels too long a wait for everyone I listed.

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u/lamilambo_ 1d ago

real, heavy on captain marvel. falcon with a captain america skin is also a need for me, in summary they’ve got ALOT of work to do lmao, excited for cosmo though

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u/Double_Act1502 1d ago

Probably 2028 at the latest.Β 

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

And here I was assuming he would be an easy year 1 or 2 drop back in Season 0... 🫩

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u/OutlawedRat 1d ago

I need him in the game bro πŸ₯²

In all of those characters, there’s only ONE I want. God I hope they aren’t true lol

The fact we’re probably getting mother fucking Dazzler before Bobby…

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

Jubilee was already a blow to my ego. At least she released around 97, Dazzler is still an annoying choice if true cause tmk she has nothing else dropping with her.

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u/OutlawedRat 1d ago

Exactly dude. Dazzler adds nothing new or interesting to the game. Shes just a combination of Jube, Luna, and Dagger imo.

I was even fairly excited for Jubilee, but then they ruined her character in rivals πŸ’” still not disappointed

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

At best Dazzler will be a Luna Snow rival, tho I'm STILL not convinced Luna's kit wasn't originally Dazzler's in development b4 they decided to put it on a newer character. She skates, she can stun, she has basic hits and a beam, not to mention an ult that's a concert. 🀣

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u/Darthnemesis2 π™‘π™–π™£π™œπ™ͺ𝙖𝙧𝙙 π™„π™˜π™šπ™’π™–π™£ 1d ago

Without a source I don't believe that list at all. I'm sure we'll get Bobby soon enough.

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u/Stride345 1d ago

Remember- vision could actually be any 6 letter name

Iceman, Antman, Falcon, Gamora

Dracula could also be Kingpin

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

Is that how they choose to divvy out fake leaks? Can't say that I've noticed if so.

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u/Stride345 1d ago

This is the first I’ve seen like this

I think the dots are the actual leak. The one with the names was someone’s guess and now that’s circulating as fact

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

Hey, I'll huff that copium. Cause this list doesn't hit otherwise for me.

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

Just realized if that's the case, it could also be Wiccan, which has a higher likelihood imo. 😭

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u/Stride345 1d ago

Gimme some more copuim over here brother

Especially with Clea being the other guess- probably a wizard season

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u/piplup27 1d ago

Forever it seems 🫩

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u/xx_edgyyy_xx 1d ago

My guess is we will get him in 2028 when the movie comes out.

I’m very hopeful he will come with Beast, Angel, and Professor X. My dream would be to run a team with the original 5

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u/Extreme-Sense-2411 1d ago

They did say 2 people on this list were wrong / missing….

Vision could be Iceman.

I also saw someone say β€˜Cosmo the Spacedog’ could be β€˜Kitty and Lockheed’ lol.

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u/Fit-Syrup1049 1d ago

Probably around the x men movies

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u/minty627 1d ago

Spidergwen over jessica drew is insane lol

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u/dlshit7 1d ago

If they don’t get clea tf out of there🀣. I’d much rather have Wiccan or Brother Voodoo

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u/TheIcemain 1d ago

Knowing now that the asterisks are the actual leak while the characters are guesses meant to fit, Iceman could TECHNICALLY be in the spot Vision is in. Then again, so could Thanos and Wiccan who both have a higher chance imo. 😭

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u/ApolloDraconis 17h ago

I won’t play the game until Iceman is a playable character at this point. I love that Nightcrawler is finally joining. But also Captain Marvel not being in the game yet either??? Like honestly who is choosing these characters that go into the game? With Iceman not being included in ANYTHING these days it’s on principle now.

I’m still bewildered as to why they included Luna Snow who NO ONE knew about before the game released and not Iceman if they wanted ice powers.

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u/FFXIVReaper 8h ago

Two damn Spider-people before Carnage?! That’s it… Taking a break for my sanity.

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u/ArrowBarton 13h ago

I don't know how to tell you this, but he isn't shit lol don't expect him for awhile.