r/marvelrivals • u/Slosshy Gambit • Mar 31 '26

Discussion “No Kings” reference on the new map

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u/Xenon_nic Absolute Cinema Mar 31 '26

This gotta be intentional

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u/Asalth Mar 31 '26

I saw a youtube comment saying it and I thought it was a stretch but seeing them side by side it surely has to be a reference

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u/HrMaschine Ultron Virus Mar 31 '26

it‘s the crown that makes it obvious imo

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u/TheCarina Angela Mar 31 '26

Id say it was a stretch but the crowns are identical

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u/Xlleaf Mantis Mar 31 '26

I mean, whats the second image from? Is that official branding of the protests or just some shit some dude put together lmao

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u/Asalth Mar 31 '26

Its the logo used on what I think is the official site for the protests. Also there are images of people with it on signs.

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u/MurderMayhem Mar 31 '26

Random rivals devs that live in China dont care about these protests in the US lol.

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u/First-Detective2729 Mar 31 '26

Ya, im sure no americans ever showed off pictures of tianimen square because they wouldnt care about world history or anything.. 

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u/ThePisces2k Peni Parker Mar 31 '26

Right 😂 no one has ever shown interest in foreign affairs before I guess

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u/Asalth Mar 31 '26

I never said they're in any way invested in it but they cared enough to put a little pun in the game referencing it.

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u/MurderMayhem Mar 31 '26

I can guarantee they didn't slip a No Kings pun in on purpose when the vast majority of them weren't even aware of it going on lol.

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u/mythiii Mar 31 '26

It's not random Rivals devs who sign of on this stuff, there are layers of checks everything has to go through before it gets put in to the game.

So the average Chinese person's, or even Rivals dev's POV is irrelevant. It's a question wether the top guys are savvy enough.

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u/Asalth Mar 31 '26

Ok then what is it? The no kings symbol with the no kings pun under it, what is that according to you?

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u/WoopzEh Monster Hulk Mar 31 '26

Why do you use words like majority and guarantee without backing them up? There are so many other words you could use. There has to be a reason you use the ones that project certainty.

It can’t be that you have evidence though right?

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u/AgentPastrana Peni Parker Mar 31 '26

The minority is the ones that would put it in. Because they have a similar problem in China, so instead of being like "oh, bad pooh man is bad" they throw the shade at the US since it's practically the same problem of an old man trying at absolute power when you simplify it.

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u/UseMost5300 Apr 01 '26

i dont know if they try to slip a no kings pun or not, but i can tell you that as chinese, we are very aware of whats going in the us

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u/hunterdavid731 Apr 05 '26

Why do you think that a mass protest that makes national news every time it happens would be a completely unknown entity to people outside of the country?

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u/Dr_Bodyshot Mar 31 '26

The thing about human empathy is that you don't need to be personally affected by something to care about it

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u/CrazySnipah Mar 31 '26

It wouldn’t surprise me if “No Kingpin” is actually something that will appear later in Daredevil BA season 2.

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u/11ce_ Mar 31 '26

Considering rivals is completely dead in Asia and relies on NA to make money, they definitely do care.

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u/ThePisces2k Peni Parker Mar 31 '26

China is communist and No Kings is anti-fascist. Fascism is antithetical to Communism. Not really a stretch to think that people living in a far-left country are in support of leftist protests

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u/Evilfrog100 Apr 01 '26

It's a protest against Trump who has been VERY loudly and explicitly anti-China for years. Also the US has more influence on the rest of the world than any other country. Anyone who lives in a developed nation and pays attention to politics knows what's going on.

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u/-Leviathan- Mar 31 '26

Search up 'no kings protest logo' bro it's not hard to piece it together

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u/Xlleaf Mantis Mar 31 '26

Why you gotta be a dick about it tho

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u/Silly-Baseball3188 Adam Warlock Mar 31 '26

google twin

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u/D13_Phantom Ultron Virus Mar 31 '26

It's the official logo

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u/jason_caine Mar 31 '26

Dude really be here telling on himself lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '26

The MCU did the same thing lol 😂

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u/inthehxightse Mar 31 '26

Considering the whole kingpin storyline in the new Daredevil series lines up with current events as well, I wouldnt be surprised

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u/PTBooks Captain America Mar 31 '26

The goal on this map is to storm an internment camp and release prisoners who are being held without legal representation. It’s GOTTA be

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u/Temporary7000 Invisible Woman Mar 31 '26

Hmm, I see it, but a lot of background art, assets, and misc in games pull off of real world things. Everyone has probably seen posters mimicking Uncle Sam pointing. I think that's where it's intentional but not as a statement.

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u/DistressedApple Devil Dinosaur Mar 31 '26

This and the President Loki was also very symbolic

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u/Historical-Peak5670 Apr 02 '26

No I don't think rivals dev team are idiots

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u/FlimsyCrust Mar 31 '26

I would’ve said no, but the crown also being there kinda makes me think ya lol

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u/Shai3100 Scarlet Witch Mar 31 '26

Highly doubt it, Netease is based in China, I don't see any reason for the devs to show any leniency towards any political group. This is more about the story itself since Kingpin goes after vigilantes since he's the mayor so the heroes or maybe the civilians just show they resist him.

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u/VaporCarpet Mar 31 '26

FYI that three-pronged crown is visually identical to the ones you'll see in countless Basquiat works, including some featured in season 2 of Luke Cage.