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Galacta has gone from being a mere character in Marvel Rivals to the cosmic voice directing every match. She narrates the battles with an energetic and authoritative tone, introducing objectives, highlighting important events, and even signaling the conclusion of bouts with her distinctive voice lines.
However, in the comic lore, Galacta is the daughter of the notorious Galactus, making her narration crucial since it guides players through the mayhem of multiversal clashes, whereby Marvel heroes and villains from all over the cosmos square off.
Having said that, Rivals players have expressed their frustration with her monotone voice lines, particularly after losses. Online communities have spoken, describing her comments as tilting and annoying, and many have asked for a way to silence her or choose an alternate announcer. But something that’s even more amusing is that a similar dislike towards the character has been expressed by Marvel’s Senior Vice President Tom Brevoort who revealed her fate in comics.
Marvel SVP shuts down mainstream Galacta appearance due to Marvel Rivals
Marvel Executive Editor, Senior Vice President, and X-Men Group Editor Tom Brevoort has mentioned a bunch of things in one of his recent Substacks where he mentions he’s “ill-motivated” to write up a new newsletter and hopes his mood to pass. However, as Bleeding Cool reports, Tom has also offered his thoughts about his motivations for Galacta’s treatment in the comics, and where he sees her as a character.
Tom stated, “Jordan D. White has been waiting for his chance to do more Galacta ever since he helped to innovate that character years ago. But as the Fantastic Four editor, I have to say that I don’t like what the existence of that character does to Galactus, so I am very much in favor of refraining from more Galacta content, at least within the mainstream Marvel Universe.”
Regarding the rising prominence of Psylocke and Magik in comic books, coupled with their growing popularity in the Marvel Rivals scene, Tom Brevoort provides some clarity on the matter. He says, “Marvel Rivals didn’t have any influence in our decision to do Psylocke and Magik projects right at this time, though it’s a happy accident that the characters are so prominent in the game at a similar moment.”
While Galacta isn’t your ideally favorable Marvel Rivals character, two much-awaited Fantastic Four members, Human Torch and The Thing are all set to join the hero roster in the first mid-season update of Season 1.
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Marvel Rivals
- Platform(s): macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s): Fighting, Shooter
