{"rewrite":{"id":"r_929b09b836bd278d4ed19fce","clusterId":"c_405399c056ad154f454adb9a","slug":"marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-adds-phoenix-cyclops-as-first-dlc-character","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Adds Phoenix Cyclops as First DLC Character","summary":"During a San Diego Comic-Con panel on Thursday, PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games announced that Phoenix Cyclops will join Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls as the first DLC character in the Year 1 Character \u0026 Stage Pass. The character, inspired by the Phoenix Five from the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, debuts this fall. Ray Chase, who voices Cyclops in X-Men '97, provides the voice. The panel also unveiled the game's opening movie, directed by Daisuke Suzuki at Studio Sanzigen. The theme song \"Stronger as One\" is performed by Keiko Terada of SHOW-YA and mayu of NEMOPHILA. The game launches for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on August 6 (August 7 in Japan). An open beta for PS5 and PC runs July 24-26 (July 24-27 in Japan). The Ultimate Edition includes pre-order bonuses, five character costumes, animated chromatic colors for all 20 launch characters, and the Year One pass with four characters and one stage. Launch characters include Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Storm, Wolverine, Doctor Doom, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Panther, Magneto, and Deadpool, among others. Episode Mode will feature a story in motion comic format, with a writer from Marvel Comics contributing.","whyItMatters":"The involvement of Studio Sanzigen for the opening movie and a Marvel Comics writer for Episode Mode signals a production investment that aims to distinguish this 4v4 tag-team fighter from other Marvel games through anime-style presentation and narrative depth.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePhoenix Cyclops is inspired by the \u0026#34;Phoenix Five\u0026#34; from the \u0026#34;Avengers vs. X-Men\u0026#34; storyline, wielding the Phoenix Force.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn addition to his Optic Blast, the character has strong close-combat abilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe opening movie aims to fuse the charm and energy of early 2000s anime openings, per the developers.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKanata Okajima wrote the lyrics for the theme song \u0026#34;Stronger as One,\u0026#34; and MEG (MEGMETAL) composed and arranged it.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe open beta runs July 24-27 on PS5 and PC, with no PlayStation Plus subscription required.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOf the 20 launch characters, 15 will be playable in the open beta, along with the first three chapters of Episode Mode.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLaunch characters include Peni Parker, Star-Lord, Magik, Danger, Captain America, Goblin, Carnage, Ghost Rider, Blade, and Loki, in addition to the previously named roster.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game launches on August 7 in Japan (August 6 globally) for PS5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Phoenix Cyclops joins Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls as the first Year 1 DLC character, voiced by X-Men '97's Ray Chase. The opening movie, animated by Studio Sanzigen, channels early 2000s anime energy.","twitterPost":"Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls' opening movie is by Studio Sanzigen (director Daisuke Suzuki), with a theme song by Keiko Terada and mayu. The game launches August 6 on PS5 and PC.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls revealed Phoenix Cyclops as its first DLC character at San Diego Comic-Con, voiced by Ray Chase. The game also showed its opening movie, animated by Studio Sanzigen, and announced an open beta starting July 24. The full game launches August 6 on PS5 and PC.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-23/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-reveals-phoenix-cyclops-dlc-opening-movie-animated-by-studio-sanzigen/.239914\",\"title\":\"Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Reveals Phoenix Cyclops DLC, Opening Movie Animated by Studio Sanzigen\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/24/169676.html\",\"title\":\"『MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls』Year 1 DLC #1 is Phoenix Cyclops! 2000s-style passionate Japanese lyrics OP also released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9104,"outputTokens":1482,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785046188,"createdAt":"2026-07-26T06:03:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-26T06:05:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-26T06:03:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_405399c056ad154f454adb9a","canonicalTitle":"News\nMarvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Reveals Phoenix Cyclops DLC, Opening Movie Animated by Studio Sanzigen","representativeArticleId":"a_23ca64cd549d17f889852010","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls\"],\"studios\":[\"Studio Sanzigen\"],\"people\":[\"Ray Chase\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-23T20:05:15.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-24T00:24:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-26T06:05:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-23/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-reveals-phoenix-cyclops-dlc-opening-movie-animated-by-studio-sanzigen/.239914","title":"News\nMarvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Reveals Phoenix Cyclops DLC, Opening Movie Animated by Studio Sanzigen"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/24/169676.html","title":"『MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls』Year 1のDLC第1弾はフェニックス・サイクロプス！2000年代風の熱い日本語歌詞OPも公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls"],"studios":["Studio Sanzigen"],"people":["Ray Chase"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Phoenix Cyclops is the first DLC character in the Year 1 Character \u0026 Stage Pass for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, debuting in fall 2026.","The game launches for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on August 6, 2026 (August 7 in Japan).","An open beta for PS5 and PC runs from July 24 to July 26 (July 24 to July 27 in Japan), with 15 of the 20 launch characters playable.","The opening movie was directed by Daisuke Suzuki at Studio Sanzigen, with the theme song \"Stronger as One\" performed by Keiko Terada and mayu.","The Ultimate Edition includes the Year One pass for four characters and one stage, plus five character costumes and animated chromatic colors for all 20 launch characters."]}