Marvel Rivals Leaks: Hood, Gorr and Dazzler Revealed

Another week, another pile of Marvel Rivals leaks spilled out of the game files, and NetEase once again pretends it didn't happen. This time the mess involves a gun toting cloak thief, a god murdering barbarian, and a woman who apparently turns sound into disco lighting. Grab a snack. This one has lore, betrayal, and a WWE guy doing voice work.

The Hood Is Officially a Season 9.5 Vanguard

The Hood Marvel Rivals speculation is over on one point. NetEase confirmed him as a Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 hero, and leaked internal role data tags him as Tank, which is the game's backstage word for Vanguard. He is expected to land around August 7, 2026, give or take whatever delay the devs decide to invent. His real name is Parker Robbins, and unlike his usual comic partnership with Dormammu or Mephisto, this version draws power from the cosmic entity Oblivion, whose entire life goal is erasing the universe back to nothing. Charming guy to be borrowing magic from.

The lore twist here is the good part. During the Season 9 story event, it turns out The Hood is the one who killed Gambit, because Gambit went hunting for the Tablet of Death and got in the way of Oblivion's actual plan, which was having The Hood steal it first. The bullets themselves are apparently upgraded by Oblivion to obliterate everything they hit, including the bullet, so there is no evidence left behind. Efficient murder weapon. Very tidy.

Do not treat any of this as gospel. These are datamined files and leaker tweets, not a developer press release, and NetEase has a long history of quietly deleting content the moment people start screenshotting it.

The story does soften him up a little. After being cornered by the heroes, The Hood hands the Tablet of Death back, deciding he would rather work with them than get used as Oblivion's errand boy. He makes it clear he took the power but never signed up to take orders. So for now, in Marvel Rivals new heroes terms, he launches less as a villain and more as a walking grudge waiting to happen. And yes, Damian Priest voicing him is a real, confirmed crossover, not a leak, since Priest posted the trailer himself and claimed the role on social media.

Next up in the Marvel Rivals lore dump is the reveal of who actually killed Apocalypse. The answer is Gorr the God Butcher Marvel Rivals fans have been begging for, and he did it with the All-Black Necrosword before Apocalypse could fully ascend. That would already be a strong villain resume, but the files add that the Necrosword still carries traces of the Phoenix Force, meaning Gorr's weapon is now cosmic flavored murder equipment rather than just a big black sword.

• Gorr is rumored for Marvel Rivals Season 10 around September 2026 alongside Nightcrawler.
• He is expected to be built as a Vanguard given his comic sized presence and weapon reach.
• Whether the Phoenix energy actually enters his kit or gets written out as a loose plot thread is still unknown.
• A team up interaction with Phoenix herself is being floated by fans as the obvious next step.

None of this is officially locked in, and the leaker community itself keeps reminding everyone that Season 10 rumors have less backing than Season 9 ones did. Still, a Necrosword wielding god killer squaring off against Nightcrawler's fencing swords is a strong pitch for anyone's marketing team.

Dazzler Gets Name Dropped by Jubilee

Marvel Rivals Dazzler chatter picked up after a New York map poster teased her world tour, but the real evidence is buried in Jubilee's files. A leaker found a pre recorded line where Jubilee needles Alison Blaire about her light show and her pyrotechnics, which is about as clear a confirmation as you get without an actual announcement. Dazzler's power set, converting sound into light, gives her an obvious visual overlap with Jubilee, so expect some awkward kit comparisons if she ever launches. Fans would rather see her as a Duelist or Vanguard than a third Strategist, mostly because the support role is getting crowded.

The Rest of the Ghost Roster and Loki's Ink Problem

Season 9's launch briefly left in voice lines for Captain Marvel, Nightcrawler, and Gorr before the devs yanked them back out, which is basically NetEase confirming characters by accident and then panicking about it. That is standard practice for this leak cycle, so treat any datamined name as a strong hint rather than a release date.

The messier lore belongs to Loki, who is quietly becoming the connective tissue of every season's story. New files reveal he killed Psylocke specifically to harvest her blood as ink, believing her ties to the shattered Warpworld timeline would make it work as the final ingredient for something called the ink of destiny. He already has a Phoenix feather quill and a canvas made from Chronovium sap, and he wants all three to rewrite his own story as the literal god of storytelling. The blood didn't work, so he killed her for nothing, then patched things up by promising to build her a garden in memory of her destroyed timeline. Great guy. Very stable hobby.

Should Anyone Trust These Leaks

Short answer, trust the pattern and doubt the specifics. NetEase has repeatedly confirmed characters that leakers called months in advance, which is why Marvel Rivals leaked heroes lists tend to age well on names and badly on exact dates. The Hood is locked in. Gorr and Dazzler are strong bets. Everything else is a rumor wearing a rumor's jacket, so keep your expectations reasonable and your hype slightly restrained.