It may have been delayed, but Marvel's Midnight Suns is still one of the most anticipated upcoming games, with XCOM dev Firaxis getting ready to deliver a Marvel strategy game seemingly like no other. Marvel's Midnight Suns has already confirmed its starting roster of playable heroes, and the cast is stacked with iconic faces like Iron Man, Captain America, Blade, Ghost Rider, and Scarlet Witch. To make it even better, Firaxis just announced Midnight Suns' first wave of post-launch DLC characters, and there are plenty of additions that could follow them.
Midnight Suns' first wave of DLC characters in early 2023 includes Venom, Storm, Morbius, and the fourth wall-breaking merc with a mouth, Deadpool. With their own set of unique abilities, these DLC characters add even more variety to Midnight Suns' impressive roster. However, there's always room for more, and this DLC should add some new Marvel villains for its new heroes to fight.
Marvel Villains Who Should Come to Midnight Suns with the DLC
Right now, a good few characters on Midnight Suns' launch roster have a corresponding villain on the opposing team. Spider-Man has Venom, Wolverine has Sabretooth, the Hunter has Lilith, and while they may not usually be foes, recent media has portrayed Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch as magical rivals. With these DLC characters, it only makes sense for Firaxis to follow suit with new villains for the heroes to take down, ones that correspond with each new addition.
For Storm, any of the Brotherhood of Mutants would do the trick. Magneto would be an obvious pick as the leader of the Brotherhood, but Mystique would also work quite well. Some of the Brotherhood's lesser-known characters would be fun to see in Midnight Suns, such as Multiple Man, Lady Deathstrike, or Fatale. Midnight Suns already seems to be giving recognition to some more obscure characters, such as Magik and The Runaways' Nico, so it would great to see Firaxis continue that trend in its DLC. Alternatively, Firaxis could lean into meme culture and bring Toad to the game, referencing Halle Berry's infamous line in the first X-Men movie.
The most likely counterpart to Venom would be another symbiote character. The most obvious option is Carnage, with the two having faced off recently in Venom 2. But there are plenty of other symbiotes to pick from, ranging from Toxin, Scream, Phage, Lasher, or Agony. Firaxis could go above and beyond and include the whole symbiote family, but that might be over-the-top for just one DLC character.
Coming hot off the trail of his infamously awful movie, Morbius is a tricky character to predict a villain for, being primarily a Spider-Man and Blade villain. However, Morbius has come up against plenty of adversaries over the years, some of which would make great additions to Midnight Suns' roster. Nightmare is one of Morbius' most powerful foes, using interdimensional travel to influence dreams and cause great suffering. The awkard-named Vic Slaughter is also a lethal adversary, being a ruthless mercenary who Morbius accidentally turned into a vampire.
Last up is Deadpool, who has no shortage of enemies throughout the Marvel universe. Often considered Deadpool's nemesis, T-Ray could be a good fit for Midnight Suns, with his ability to read ancient symbols and summon mystical creatures. Taskmaster, a mercenary with a photographic memory, has also crossed swords with Deadpool in the past. But the most powerful of Deadpool's foes, and the one best-suited for Marvel's Midnight Suns, is Mister Sinister: an iconic evil scientist with the power of molecular manipulation, telepathy, telekinesis, and superhuman strength.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns launches December 2 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with PS4, Switch, and Xbox One versions coming later.
