Marvel Rivals released a first glimpse at Blade’s Ultimate ability, and the reactions have been all over the place. Some gamers are excited; some call it mid, and a few even wasted no time in comparing it to Vergil from Devil May Cry—because, of course, they had to. @RivalsInfo gave the leak, showing Blade doing his high-speed slashing move without any audio or polish; so one cannot really know the full impact. However, that hasn’t really stopped people from throwing their opinions out there.
The Vergil stans came in first and fastest. One gamer, @LChurch814 said, “They gave Blade Judgement Cut End are you shitting me?” referring to an iconic move from Devil May Cry Meanwhile, @randommferz called him “Dollar tree Vergil,” which is kind of harsh. But hey, if Blade’s Ultimate turns out to be half as busted as Vergil’s in Marvel vs. Capcom, we might have a new meta contender.
@ChicagoMadeThis’s take was, “Weak shit,” and @Incredible3ddy added to this with, “Ult kinda lame.” @amirmykel defended it though: “Anybody saying this is mid, def finna get cooked by me w blade, SIMPLE.” The division is real, and honestly? That is how you know a character design is working because if no one is mad, did you even make a fighting game character?
Next, there is the crowd happy to see Blade in-game. @kienobifilms stated, “Vampires fear it. Villains respect it. Players abuse it. Blade supremacy confirmed ✅,” while @somekindofankh shared a hype clip captioned, “THIS…IS….POWER.” Even @Taoking16 had to chime in with a “Very nice.” Sometimes, no explanation is needed when a good sword move is appreciated.
A leak without consequences? That cannot happen! @JXSEPHMUSTDIE puts it in perspective: “The video’s got no audio and this is probably an older version of Blade.” To which @sukunasyandere replies, “We gotta trust that the devs are gonna make him fire in the final product.” Fair enough; the early look does rarely display any polish. Remember the OFF-stage clips of Overwatch 2? Yeah, exactly.
The real question is going to be how Blade’s Ultimate stacks up against the rest of the casts. @Zenyan_0 throws shade at Wanda, “Better than Wanda’s,” while @grmpystrwberry smirks, “Welcome back Genji blade.” And lest we forget the speculations about Deadpool, @onlyongames goes full theory mode about how Deadpool’s kit would be different from Blade’s if he ever got in the roster. (Spoiler: guns and fourth-wall breaks, obviously.)
Some players are locking in their mains already. @AuraBlue2792 posts a hype clip with the caption, “I’m sure once everything is fully made and polished we will all be like this once we get those team kills.” Meanwhile, @JayRicanGames dreams about an Ultimate plus hype soundtrack: “Dude imagine ult and this song came up I will cream.” Same here.
So, these leaks are just teasing the fan base—a little honeymoon period for what is to come. Whatever the value of Blade’s Ultimate, whether broken, mid, or somewhere in between is a status the Marvel Rivals fans are fixated upon. Another big reveal lies in wait, so the hype train has no plans to slow down. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we are over here training on sword combos in anticipation.
