Community conversations aboutMarvel’s Avengershave lately been focused on the game’s cosmetic outfits. Indeed,Marvel’s Avengers' MCU-inspired skins have been prolific since launch. While this has sated fans of the Avengers' theatrical iterations, otherfans believe thatMarvel’s Avengersshould prioritize MCU skins less.
An argument could be made that these skins are intended to tide players over while new content for the live-service title is developed. However, there are many comics-inspired suits and appearances that fans would also enjoy donning inMarvel’s Avengers. Recently, it seems as ifMarvel’s Avengershas heard this plea. In a rare occurrence,Marvel’s Avengershas announced that its newest cosmetic skin is in fact inspired by a popular comic book run.
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On Thursday, March 3,Marvel’s Avengers' Marketplacewill feature Iron Man’s Uru Armor that first debuted inFear Itself #7. The armor was canonically made when Tony Stark, wearing the Bleeding Edge armor, submerged into a vat of molten, Asgardian Uru metal. Thus, with Uru, the same metal that composed Thor’s hammer Mjolnir, Iron Man’s new armor was magically enchanted. The armor’s grey-and-orange palette and bodily spikes resemble Odin’s Destroyer, which was also made from the mystical metal.
Marvel’s Avengers' latest Iron Man cosmeticfulfills this inspiration with an almost one-to-one approach. ButFear Itselfis only one of many influential comic runs thatMarvel’s Avengerscould draw from for its current roster.Marvel’s Avengershas previously added other comics-inspired skins for its characters, but it may be easy for players to overlook them with the abundance of MCU adaptations that has followed.
Outfits derived from their comic book source material could also provide fans with a look atauthentic designs for their favoriteMarvel’s Avengerscharactersas each arc from the comics portrays a different development or story for the character. Iron Man’s Uru Armor is indicative of that with a unique story to tell, and fans' admiration for that story can now be expressed as they wear it inMarvel’s Avengers.
Whether this is an infrequent one-off for comics-inspired outfits, or ifMarvel’s Avengersplans to contribute more to comics as its inspiration, is undetermined. Further,Marvel’s Avengershas started to create ways for players to earn these skins, such asIron Man’s Mark 42 armor fromIron Man 3, rather than purchase them solely. These are steps in the direction that fans would like to seeMarvel’s Avengersmove toward in the future.
Marvel’s Avengersis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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