On May 15, Marvel Rivals launches its Season 8, Sins of Alchemax. The plot focuses on the fight against the Alchemax corporation, which is causing a temporal plague in Lower Manhattan. The update brings two new playable characters: Cyclops, with a central narrative role, and Devil Dinosaur, a vanguard-type hero. The city will be the battlefield.
Temporal mechanics and Devil Dinosaur's design 🦖
Alchemax's temporal plague introduces distortions on the map that alter the flow of matches. Devil Dinosaur functions as a vanguard with area attacks and high damage absorption capacity, ideal for breaking through. Cyclops, on the other hand, uses his visor to generate mid-range optic energy blasts. The development team has adjusted skill cooldown times to balance indoor combat.
Cyclops: the mutant leader who didn't ask for permission ⚡
Cyclops arrives with his ruby quartz visor and an attitude of someone who has seen enough trouble not to ask for opinions. Meanwhile, Devil Dinosaur strolls through Lower Manhattan like a giant dog looking for a radioactive bone. Alchemax wanted to control time, but now they have a red tyrannosaur wrecking their labs. Science fiction is sometimes just a dinosaur problem.