Rogue and Gambit Are Coming To Marvel Rivals Season 5 and They’re Getting Married

Good news for fans of X-Men ’97 and Marvel Rivals: not only are Rogue and Gambit coming to the game alongside their voice actors from the animated show, but they’re also tying the knot!

NetEase revealed details about the fifth season of Marvel Rivals yesterday via a trailer and a developer commentary video. In the trailer, we see snippets of Rogue and Gambit’s wedding day, as their fellow mutant pals wish them the best—notably, there’s a Cyclops cameo, which is a big deal because he hasn’t been added to the game yet. We see stills of the two sticking together against the odds, Gambit very cutely being a wife guy. Then, as they’re about to exchange vows, bad stuff happens, as it tends to do.

The new season, fittingly titled “Love is a Battlefield,” will introduce Gambit when it drops this Friday, with Rogue presumably joining halfway through the season (in about a month). Both characters’ designs seem heavily inspired by their appearances in X-Men ’97, which makes sense because those designs are very good.

We also got a gameplay trailer for Gambit, who quite surprisingly is a Strategist (aka a healer/support)—I imagine most players are happy about this because the game has far more damage dealers than supports at the moment. He uses his cards to heal allies and dish out anti-heal debuffs on foes, utilizes his staff to bonk people, and has a dash for mobility. Meanwhile, his ultimate seems to provide a buff effect on allies.