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By L0STHER0, in Marvel Champions: The Card Game

Our best guesses from the Discord thread:

Zemo (there’s a very convincingly similar picture of Zemo, and you can make out the ridges of the crown of his mask.

Couch-lounger. Not a martial artist. Looks extremely like a TV remote in one hand and a drink in the other. Could be any number of people, but Danny remains a good possibility (Martial-arts based Heroes wouldn’t likely be in a martial-arts pose in Alter-Ego anyways)

Looks bald. Miles Morales isn’t a bad option (crew cut), but I personally lean towards Vision, because:

Quicksilver. It could be Matt Murdock, or really any number of people, but that hair just screams Quicksilver to me. Especially since:

Scarlett Witch. Wanda is one of very few Heroes with such curly hair as a part of their normal aesthetic, and most of the rest don’t seem likely to be chilling in heels. Add in the fact that she’s got a show coming out around that time... it’s not a done deal, but it seems most likely to me.

I hope you're right about Scarlet Witch. I so want a Scarlet Witch deck.

10 minutes ago, SpiderMana said:

Our best guesses from the Discord thread:

Zemo (there’s a very convincingly similar picture of Zemo, and you can make out the ridges of the crown of his mask.

Couch-lounger. Not a martial artist. Looks extremely like a TV remote in one hand and a drink in the other. Could be any number of people, but Danny remains a good possibility (Martial-arts based Heroes wouldn’t likely be in a martial-arts pose in Alter-Ego anyways)

Looks bald. Miles Morales isn’t a bad option (crew cut), but I personally lean towards Vision, because:

Quicksilver. It could be Matt Murdock, or really any number of people, but that hair just screams Quicksilver to me. Especially since:

Scarlett Witch. Wanda is one of very few Heroes with such curly hair as a part of their normal aesthetic, and most of the rest don’t seem likely to be chilling in heels. Add in the fact that she’s got a show coming out around that time... it’s not a done deal, but it seems most likely to me.

The thin wrists and forearms on the top-right still make me think it's a woman (likely with straight hair, not bald), but Miles is very thin so I could see that.

12 minutes ago, maniakmedic said:

I hope you're right about Scarlet Witch. I so want a Scarlet Witch deck.

That seems to be the consensus across BGG, Discord, and here, so you may just get your wish.

I also think it's lined up with the Marvel shows to ride the hype, so Zemo, Iron Fist, Vision, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.

If you look at scenario silhouette it seems maybe a vest? Kraven? Spider Man has the biggest rogue of villains next to XMen. We have had so many Spider Man villains already so who knows.

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1 minute ago, OttRod said:

If you look at scenario silhouette it seems maybe a vest? Kraven? Spider Man has the biggest rogue of villains next to XMen. We have had so many Spider Man villains already so who knows.

I would think Kraven would have his big, furry collar... which is definitely not present in that pic.

11 minutes ago, General_Grievous said:

I also think it's lined up with the Marvel shows to ride the hype, so Zemo, Iron Fist, Vision, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.

That was also the hype on Black Widow, Doctor Strange, Hulk, and the story box, but it didn’t pan out then either. I’m thinking there’s zero linkage.

29 minutes ago, SpiderMana said:

Our best guesses from the Discord thread:

Zemo (there’s a very convincingly similar picture of Zemo, and you can make out the ridges of the crown of his mask.

Couch-lounger. Not a martial artist. Looks extremely like a TV remote in one hand and a drink in the other. Could be any number of people, but Danny remains a good possibility (Martial-arts based Heroes wouldn’t likely be in a martial-arts pose in Alter-Ego anyways)

Looks bald. Miles Morales isn’t a bad option (crew cut), but I personally lean towards Vision, because:

Quicksilver. It could be Matt Murdock, or really any number of people, but that hair just screams Quicksilver to me. Especially since:

Scarlett Witch. Wanda is one of very few Heroes with such curly hair as a part of their normal aesthetic, and most of the rest don’t seem likely to be chilling in heels. Add in the fact that she’s got a show coming out around that time... it’s not a done deal, but it seems most likely to me.

Couch lounger (now that I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it) has a lick of hair on their top right.

2 hours ago, L0STHER0 said:

I keep seeing Danny Rand for the second sihouette.

If it is X-Men then left to right Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Shadow Cat, Wolverine, Rogue

I think the bottom left's right arm is too skinny to be wolverine. Gambit?

If it's not x-men then I think the 2nd silhouette is Iron Fist

37 minutes ago, SpiderMana said:

Looks bald. Miles Morales isn’t a bad option (crew cut), but I personally lean towards Vision, because:

Why would Vision be sitting in front of a computer, though...? He IS a computer. 🙂

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I think the real question everyone here really wants answered is: Can we get some of that sweet Winter Soldier art for these new heroes?

I'm not convinced we'll see X-Men related characters yet, but if we do, could the couch lounger be Deadpool? Sitting on a couch with a beer and a remote (probably staring straight at the 'camera') fits him to a tee. It does look like there's hair there, but I suppose it could just be his bumpy tumors showing without his mask on.

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50 minutes ago, SpiderMana said:

Our best guesses from the Discord thread:

Zemo (there’s a very convincingly similar picture of Zemo, and you can make out the ridges of the crown of his mask.

Couch-lounger. Not a martial artist. Looks extremely like a TV remote in one hand and a drink in the other. Could be any number of people, but Danny remains a good possibility (Martial-arts based Heroes wouldn’t likely be in a martial-arts pose in Alter-Ego anyways)

Looks bald. Miles Morales isn’t a bad option (crew cut), but I personally lean towards Vision, because:

Quicksilver. It could be Matt Murdock, or really any number of people, but that hair just screams Quicksilver to me. Especially since:

Scarlett Witch. Wanda is one of very few Heroes with such curly hair as a part of their normal aesthetic, and most of the rest don’t seem likely to be chilling in heels. Add in the fact that she’s got a show coming out around that time... it’s not a done deal, but it seems most likely to me.

Couch lounger for sure! I’m thinking Scott Lang, sitting on house arrest.

I’m starting to think another cycle of Avengers maybe Antman, Wasp, Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch.

Scenario pack looks a lot like Kang.

2 minutes ago, KimJoshIl said:

Couch lounger for sure! I’m thinking Scott Lang, sitting on house arrest.

I’m starting to think another cycle of Avengers maybe Antman, Wasp, Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch.

Scenario pack looks a lot like Kang.

Makes a ton of sense.

I'm going High-Evolutionary

Shang-Chi

Vision

Quicksilver

Scarlet Witch

Edit: Kang makes a ton of sense too... but none of this deviates from the Avengers at all...

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I'm guessing;

Baron Zemo

Scott Lang / Ant Man

Miles Morales / Spider Man

Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver

Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

51 minutes ago, KBlumhardt said:

Why would Vision be sitting in front of a computer, though...? He IS a computer. 🙂

Shhhh don't think about it too hard 😜

1 minute ago, SpiderMana said:

Shhhh don't think about it too hard 😜

He wants some downtime obviously. A little Netflix, or maybe playing something on Steam...

It is someone on a couch. That's why I couldn't figure out why everyone kept saying iron fist or shang Chi.

could the figure on the laptop be nick fury

My guesses:

Kang

Ant-man (Scott Lang)

Squirrel Girl

Angel

Storm? Black Cat?

2 hours ago, KimJoshIl said:

Couch lounger for sure! I’m thinking Scott Lang, sitting on house arrest.

I’m starting to think another cycle of Avengers maybe Antman, Wasp, Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch.

Scenario pack looks a lot like Kang.

I am fully on board for this. Plus it rounds out the founders for the Avengers and provides a launching point into Mutants.

How about this:

Ben Grimm

Johnny Storm

Reed Richards

Susan Richards

38 minutes ago, smickletz said:

How about this:

Ben Grimm

Johnny Storm

Reed Richards

Susan Richards

Sue doesn’t have curly hair that I’ve found anywhere, Reed doesn’t have pointed hair (nor is he portrayed as a couch potato) and Ben is, well, the Thing.

I really want it to be Ant Man and Squirrel Girl, just I can get those two on the table! 🤪