4) Loki
So we’ve known since before it was even announced that the heroes and villains on Marvel’s side of the fence had a higher chance of being picked if they were a current part of the MCU and, as expected, the usual suspects have already been confirmed to return, but what about the new blood?
An entirely new generation of moviegoers and non-comic book fans have been introduced to the likes of Black Panther (who’s confirmed to be coming as DLC), Ant-Man and Thanos (again, already confirmed), but one so-called newcomer is noticeably missing. Mention of Thor’s estranged brother Loki has, so far, been alarmingly lacking, both in terms of his absence from leaked lists and as teasers from Capcom’s PR machine.
You’d think, given his role as the primary antagonist in The Avengers and, indeed, his upcoming appearance in Thor: Ragnarok, that the Asgardian would be a shoo-in for Infinite, but alas, Capcom and Marvel obviously have other ideas.
There’s every chance, of course, that both parties are holding fire on such an announcement in order to have it coincide with Ragnarok‘s launch later this year. There’s roughly a gap of two months between the launch of Infinite and Thor’s third solo outing, after all, which is the perfect amount of time for Capcom to hammer Loki into shape for his series debut.