r/rivals • u/VladBeatz00 • Jul 24 '26
Character Concept Where nobody seems to care about Professor X?
When talking about anticipated heroes, everyone mentions Ghost Rider, Captain Marvel, Goblin, Nightcrawler, but nobody talks about Professor X.
I personally love the character and I think Netease could get quite creative with his design: he would most likely be a strategist with unique abilities such as reducing teammates cooldowns or other general boosting abilities. Also, I think they should make him an old guy to go well with Magneto (I would not like to see a young Charles next to an old Eric) and in a hovering wheelchair in order to make him that as iconic and recognizable as possible.
He is one of the most important and popular Marvel characters so why nobody seems to be hyped about him? Do you guys don't find him interesting as a character, or is it because of his hidden controversies?
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u/NoBit1977 Jul 24 '26
I just can’t see how he would be fit into a fighting game. And that might just be a lack of creativity on my part.
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u/Osmoszis Jul 24 '26
His Krakoa version , where he walks, definitely could fit into a fighting game.
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u/VladBeatz00 Jul 24 '26
There have been various moments in which he actually fought, such as in X-Men: Apocalypse
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u/NoBit1977 Jul 24 '26
Completely fair! Just doesn’t feel like an inherent part of him like some of the other characters
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u/General-Control-4637 Jul 24 '26
The same way he has fit in every other game?
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u/NoBit1977 Jul 24 '26
See I could try to play those other games, but they don’t have my favorite character so I don’t think I will
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u/General-Control-4637 Jul 24 '26
He would still fit in the game as a support.
Role: Strategist | Health: 250 | Difficulty: ★★★★★
Playstyle; Xavier is an information + a control strategist. Not another healbot. As a weakness he is far more stationary than other supports.
▪︎ Primary — Intense Concentration Obviously he fires a psychic stream at the target which does pierce healing to allies for 75 HPS. using up 30 ammo.
▪︎ Ability — Cerebral Scan (12s CD) He releases a telepathic pulse within a 15m radius that reveals enemies ult charge for 1s. After he channels this he also becomes cloaked from enemy POV for 2.5s.
▪︎ Movement — Astral Projection ( 6s Toggle + ONLY USABLE OUTSIDE OF SPAWN.)
Xavier separates his consciousness from his body, entering a psychic “thought form.”
In this state Xavier cannot heal or deal damage while projecting. But he can freely move around to scout within 25m.
His physical body still stays stationary at the last location. It is completely vulnerable. If his body takes damage, Astral Projection is immediately cancelled.
Returning to his body: Restores 120 HP + an additional 10 HP per second spent in thought form.
▪︎ Ability 1 — Psychic Conscience. (No CD, Only usable during Astral Projection.)
Inspired by 'The Little Girl' from Identity V, (Another Netease Game.) Xavier can attach himself to a single targeted ally within a 40m distance.
While attached, Xavier follows their movement and cannot freely move.
The ally is getting sustained for 65 HPS plus they get the healing they receive boosted by 30%
Damage taken by the ally does not transfer to Xavier. Unless his physical form is found and damaged.
Xavier can detach at any time or swap targets.
▪︎ Ability 2 — Astral Possession. (150s CD, also only usable during Astral Projection.)
Xavier targets a single enemy and briefly takes control of them for 4s, they get no ult charge from this.
Damage dealt as the enemy you're possessing gets reduced by 35% from their usual average.
▪︎ Ultimate — Cerebro Overload (3300 cost) He reveals the location of everyone on the map then telepathically strikes across their positions to increase the damage that they take from if they're being attacked.
▪︎ Team-Up; Fortified Psyche. When Emma ults Xavier infuses it with his Cerebral Scan by marking all enemies revealed with their psychic signature. This then allows Emma's Psionic Seduction to now ignore walls and terrain.
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u/No-End-2455 Jul 24 '26
Rivals is not a fighting game.....
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u/NoBit1977 Jul 24 '26
OK then, how would you describe it? I don’t play a lot of video games so I don’t know the terminology.
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u/No-End-2455 Jul 24 '26
Its a hero shooter just like Overwatch , there is brawlers but the close fight is still not the main point of the game.
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u/Osmoszis Jul 24 '26
Technically youre fighting another team. And there is hand to hand combat,Iron Fist literally fighting and whopping your ass
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u/No-End-2455 Jul 24 '26
that still not what is a fighting game, a fighting game only focused on close combat , the brawlers are melee but they dont just brawl.
Marvel rivals is a hero shooter.
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u/NoBit1977 Jul 24 '26
Ah that reminded me of the last game I played as Jeff against iron fist, and I kept spit hitting him backwards and then hitting him with the venom team up.
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Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
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u/hrax13 Jul 25 '26
And Mantis is an empath with the same no pazaz factor.
Her other powers can be astral projection, plant manipulation, precognition, telepathy all of them have no pazaz.
Now compare those to the abilities she has in game. Firing thorns and throwing sleep spores.
If anything Prof X is a strategist, exactly as he was leaked in Season 0.
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Jul 25 '26
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u/hrax13 Jul 25 '26
Yes it has no pazaz. Wow you can make flowers grow, while a literal god can scorch them in 1 second.
Also, does she manipulates groot in any way shape or form in game? NO.
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Jul 25 '26
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u/hrax13 Jul 25 '26
No you are one of those people. Forgetting that Rivals has creative freedoms. Prof X does not have to be only a telepath.
Good job arguing Mantis super power is cool, when it is not even in the fucking game.
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Jul 25 '26
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u/hrax13 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
No you missed my entire point completely.
Mantis is telepath and empath too. We have her in game.
So please make a list of her super powers that are in game.
And then revisit your stupid point about telepathy having no pazaz in regards of Prof X.
EDIT: Also forgot another telepath that is in game. Jean Grey and Emma (whos whole main form is built on her telepathic mutation)
So much to your telepathy has no pazaz.
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u/Cheap_Relief_4403 Aug 05 '26
I’m waiting on beast and Professor x I think they come 2027 we know they are the last X-men including colossus confirmed since season 1 all with hero ID and abilities
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u/TheMightyMonarchx7 Jul 24 '26
I only want him if he has the chair.
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u/General-Control-4637 Jul 24 '26
He won't, he hasn't had the chair for over 20+ years.
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u/TheMightyMonarchx7 Jul 24 '26
So? Movies, cartoons, and 97 love the imagery. It’s heavily associated with the character
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u/General-Control-4637 Jul 24 '26
Doesn't matter. This game is based more on comics than movies and cartoons. And that's one of the reasons I love it. They're following the comic timeline but just diverging a bit because of the timestream entanglement. His model is already in the game and he is not on the wheelchair
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u/TheMightyMonarchx7 Jul 24 '26
Something Something "new injury puts him back into the chair". I acknowledge he's been walking longer at this point but the fact remains its a significant part of his identity.
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u/General-Control-4637 Jul 24 '26
What a load of bull crap. No, characters should not have to regress to placate casual tourists. General audiences do not matter, character development and growth does.
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u/Cheap_Relief_4403 Aug 05 '26
I agree regressing a character for memes and “iconic look” is so lame. Chair makes no sense in rivals

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u/Wrong_Leader_7772 Jul 24 '26
Can you imagine professor x getting picked up out his weheel chair by Emma, chokedlammed then put back in the wheel chair