If two people know a secret, that is usually one too many to keep it quiet. With the number of people who know intricate details about video games, there are infinite chances for something to leak somewhere. Two of Marvel Rivals Season 3 characters have apparently leaked through Twitch. If the rumors are true, we're getting Blade and Phoenix soon.
Blade has been teased for a while now, since Marvel Rivals' first season was all about battling the most famous vampire of them all, Count Dracula. There's also a Blade movie coming someday. Wesley Snipes' version of Blade was one of the films that showed an enthusiastic demand for Marvel heroes on the big screen. He returned to say goodbye to his version of the Daywalker in Deadpool 2024's Deadpool and Wolverine. Can you tell I'm stoked about this news?
I would expect the sword and gun wielding vampire hunter to be a damage dealer, but NetEase Games has confirmed none of this stuff. Phoenix could go a number of ways, including some sort of hybrid. I'd be shocked if she doesn't get an ability to resurrect either herself or a teammate, since cheating death is kind of Jean Grey's thing.
If we are to believe the leaks, Season 3 will be titled "The Abyss Awakens." Hopefully some of the Season 3 additions will help reverse the dwindling player count. After hitting an all-time concurrent player high of 644,269 players in January on Steam, it has steadily dropped since then. Of course, we don't get those numbers from PlayStation or Xbox, so it may be healthier there.