The official Steam description says MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls has an expanding roster of 20 iconic Marvel characters at launch. This page treats that number as the verified headline and treats the individual roster as a lookup project that must be checked against the live character-select screen or an official announcement. The fetched store copy does not enumerate the 20 names, so this guide deliberately avoids filling the index with memory, trailer guesses, or characters from another Marvel fighter.
What the launch count means
The count describes the launch scope of the base product, AppID 3787240. It is not a promise that every later character belongs to the same 20, and it is not evidence that a costume, lobby avatar, or story appearance is a playable slot. Keep the count in the hub introduction with the check date and maintain the name list as a separate verified field.
The Characters hub explains why launch and post-launch content are split. The Year 1 pass tracks four future character slots described by the store page. Do not add those slots to this page’s launch count until the product boundary changes through an official update.
How to verify a character entry
Use a four-step check. First, find the name in an official roster announcement or the game’s live character-select menu. Second, confirm whether the entry is playable in the base game or tied to AppID 4848500. Third, open the character guide or command list and record the visible move names. Fourth, test one simple action in Training Mode and record the current platform and date.
If a name appears only in artwork, a review, or a community post, place it in a review note rather than the canonical roster. If two sources use different spellings, keep the official spelling and note the alternate as a search alias only after confirming the identity. Never count a costume as a second character.
Fields that make the index useful
Each verified row should show the character name, scope, source, last checked date, and link to a detailed page. Add team affiliation only when the official or in-game source uses that relationship. Add move-set, assist, resource, and role fields only after they are visible and reproducible. Leave unknown fields blank; an empty field is more trustworthy than a guessed role.
A good index also distinguishes confirmed, announced, and unverified states. A confirmed entry is playable or formally listed. An announced entry has a first-party source but is not yet playable. An unverified mention has no acceptable source and should not be indexable. This makes the roster useful to a player who wants to know what is available now.
Character and team context
The store page says characters are members of unique teams and invites team-composition experiments. Link each verified entry to Teams when a player needs a four-character plan, and to Combat when a player needs general control or tag practice. Do not put a team-lore relationship in a combat role column unless the live game confirms that it changes play.
Episode Mode is another source of context: Steam says it lets players learn more about team dynamics and lore. Story presence can help a reader find a character or understand a group, but it does not establish a tier ranking. Keep narrative and competitive evidence in separate fields.
When a character page is ready
A detailed page is ready only when it answers a real lookup question: how to select the character, which product grants access, what the visible command list contains, how one repeatable action behaves in Training Mode, and which team or mode question it helps answer. Avoid a page that only repeats the character’s name, a biography, or marketing artwork.
If the roster is not yet enumerated by a reliable source, keep this index as an evidence ledger and direct players to the official store and live game. This is preferable to a polished but false 20-card gallery. The Updates hub should announce when a first-party roster reveal makes the next set of entries publishable.
Roster FAQ
Is the roster list complete here?
The official count is 20 launch characters, but the fetched store text does not list all names. A complete index requires the live character select or official roster source.
Are Year 1 characters launch characters?
No assumption should be made. The Year 1 pass is a separate related product and must remain separately labeled.
Can a trailer prove a character is playable?
No. A trailer can show story, costume, or promotional content. Confirm playability in the official roster or live menu.