{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cb52eee71931336940766707","clusterId":"c_bc02711a5cfa080b765085dc","slug":"marvel-tokon-launches-on-ps5-and-pc-with-20-character-roster","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Launches With 20 Characters and Deadpool Parody Moves","summary":"Sony Interactive Entertainment released MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls on August 7, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The 4v4 tag fighting game, developed by Arc System Works in cooperation with PlayStation Studios and Marvel Games, launched with 20 playable Marvel heroes and villains, including Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Magneto. Players form teams of four and battle with real-time character switching, starting as 2v2 and escalating to an Assembled state when all four characters are on the field. The game is designed so that players can focus on a single character, with a skill button that triggers special moves with one press. Three editions are available: the Standard Edition at 7,980 yen, the Digital Deluxe Edition at 10,480 yen, and the Ultimate Edition at 11,980 yen. The Digital Deluxe includes a Year 1 Character \u0026 Stage Pass for four additional characters and one stage, while the Ultimate adds costumes for Spider-Man, Storm, Iron Man, Captain America, and Doctor Doom. Episode Mode presents an original story as motion comics, with full voice support in 10 languages. In-store trial events for the PS5 version begin August 8.","whyItMatters":"Deadpool's hidden commands, based on classic fighting game moves like Shun Goku Satsu, show Arc System Works leaning into parody as a core feature, a detail that sets this Marvel fighting game apart from more straightforward licensed fighters.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDeadpool\u0026#39;s hidden move is called \u0026#34;Fever Dream: Ten,\u0026#34; a variant of his standard Super Skill \u0026#34;Fever Dream.\u0026#34; The game\u0026#39;s official English X account posted that Deadpool \u0026#34;breaks the fourth wall, finds a guide, and steals legendary fighting game moves.\u0026#34; His in-game setting states he obtained a strategy magazine from beyond the fourth wall and mastered attacks as if from a legendary fighting game. The hidden command is not displayed by default, but once discovered it appears in the command list.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe move can be triggered with inputs based on Ryuko Ranbu, Hououkyaku, and Shun Goku Satsu. The three commands do not change the move itself, only the initial motion, which is conscious of the original fighting games. The rampage presentation includes \u0026#34;I have no choice but to use Deppu Dream,\u0026#34; a parody of \u0026#34;I have no choice but to use Haoh Shokoken\u0026#34; from Art of Fighting, and motions like Akuma\u0026#39;s Shun Goku Satsu from Street Fighter.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA character guide video released August 6 showed more parody moves. One closely resembles \u0026#34;Gokusatsu Jibakujin,\u0026#34; commonly known as Harakiri, by Captain Sawada from the live-action film Street Fighter: Real Battle on Film, and cancels opponent projectiles like the original. Another is similar to Balrog\u0026#39;s Flying Barcelona Attack, with a shout of \u0026#34;Yororeihi~.\u0026#34; A move where Deadpool mounts the opponent, bends their back, and causes an explosion is likely from Hotaru Futaba\u0026#39;s super move Tenshou Ran Ki in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. He also has an uppercut resembling the Wind God Fist from Tekken.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Deadpool in MARVEL Tokon can pull off Shun Goku Satsu. Hidden commands turn his Fever Dream into a parody of Akuma's classic move, and the game hides the command until you discover it.","twitterPost":"MARVEL Tokon is out, and Deadpool is stealing moves from Street Fighter, Garou, and Tekken. Steam reviews are Mixed over PC performance, but the PS5 version is sitting at 4.49 out of 5.","threadsPost":"MARVEL Tōkon's skill button is the design tell. Arc System Works built a 4v4 fighter where one-button specials let you focus on a single character, which is a real departure from their usual depth-first approach.","newsletterBlurb":"MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls is out now on PS5 and PC, bringing 20 Marvel characters into a 4v4 tag fighter from Arc System Works. Deadpool's hidden moves parody classic fighting games, while PC performance has drawn Mixed reviews on Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2129845.html\",\"title\":\"Versus Fighting Game \\\"MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls\\\" Released Today; Marvel's Iconic Heroes and Villains Appear\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/916/G091625/20260807008/\",\"title\":\"Fighting game \\\"MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls\\\" released today. 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