{"id":2064173,"date":"2026-07-27T14:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064173"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:23:55","slug":"marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-had-a-magik-al-open-beta-weekend-as-character-popularity-data-reveals-a-surprising-community-favourite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064173","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls had a Magik-al open beta weekend, as character popularity data reveals a surprising community favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls had a Magik-al open beta weekend, as character popularity data reveals a surprising community favourite<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">It&#8217;s a kind of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/marvel-tokon-magik.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Magik in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"marvel-tokon-magik.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Arc System Works.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-27T14:23:55+00:00\">July 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-pc-performance-fix-magik?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"486357ec-c4b4-406e-bac8-8716c9229a0d\" data-name=\"Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" title=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The data is in! Following the weekend open beta for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, one player has done the work and discovered which character was the most popular among enthusiastic players.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting game player and webtoon creator <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlietteFaye\/status\/2081643694894051553?s=20\">AlietteFaye gathered data<\/a> on character usage from players at Vibranium rank and higher, and found that Magik proved the most popular character. In second place came Blade, then Magneto, followed by Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a character guide for Magik in Marvel Tokon.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KAQ_D-HtlYA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Magik was also the most popular character in the leader position in teams (meaning the character you start a match using). Black Panther took the third place spot here, with the second and fourth spot filled by Spider-Man and Blade again.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for the least popular characters, it looks like Danger is down at the bottom. Ms Marvel comes in second-to-last, and then Captain America comes third from the bottom. That itself is surprising, as he is the tutorial character and the closest to a Jack-of-all-trades on the cast.<\/p>\n<p>For clarity, Vibranium rank is the second-highest tier available in the beta, meaning the players whose accounts were analysed would have been especially keen players over the weekend. It&#8217;s entirely possible these figures will be different if all players were looked at, though that&#8217;s probably too much work for a single person given how popular it seemed to be.<\/p>\n<p>These dedicated players would have had to tackle some technical problems, sadly. On PC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-pc-beta-apology\">gameplay and performance problems ran amok for a portion of the playerbase<\/a>, something Arc System Works has apologised for. Meanwhile, PlayStation players had to take a break from the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/psn-network-down-login-failure\">during a PSN outage which kept them from jumping online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Magik coming in at the number one spot is an interesting result, considering the arcane mutant is a relatively unknown character among casual Marvel fans &#8211; especially compared to your Iron Mans and Captain Americas. She&#8217;s proven a fan-favourite among those in the know, however. Still, with a cool new design and a big sword, it looks like there might be\u2026 Magik in the air? Sorry, sorry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The data is in! Following the weekend open beta for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, one player has done the work and discovered which character was the most popular among enthusiastic players.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting game player and webtoon creator <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlietteFaye\/status\/2081643694894051553?s=20\">AlietteFaye gathered data<\/a> on character usage from players at Vibranium rank and higher, and found that Magik proved the most popular character. In second place came Blade, then Magneto, followed by Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a character guide for Magik in Marvel Tokon.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KAQ_D-HtlYA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Magik was also the most popular character in the leader position in teams (meaning the character you start a match using). Black Panther took the third place spot here, with the second and fourth spot filled by Spider-Man and Blade again.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for the least popular characters, it looks like Danger is down at the bottom. Ms Marvel comes in second-to-last, and then Captain America comes third from the bottom. That itself is surprising, as he is the tutorial character and the closest to a Jack-of-all-trades on the cast.<\/p>\n<p>For clarity, Vibranium rank is the second-highest tier available in the beta, meaning the players whose accounts were analysed would have been especially keen players over the weekend. It&#8217;s entirely possible these figures will be different if all players were looked at, though that&#8217;s probably too much work for a single person given how popular it seemed to be.<\/p>\n<p>These dedicated players would have had to tackle some technical problems, sadly. On PC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-pc-beta-apology\">gameplay and performance problems ran amok for a portion of the playerbase<\/a>, something Arc System Works has apologised for. Meanwhile, PlayStation players had to take a break from the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/psn-network-down-login-failure\">during a PSN outage which kept them from jumping online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Magik coming in at the number one spot is an interesting result, considering the arcane mutant is a relatively unknown character among casual Marvel fans &#8211; especially compared to your Iron Mans and Captain Americas. She&#8217;s proven a fan-favourite among those in the know, however. Still, with a cool new design and a big sword, it looks like there might be\u2026 Magik in the air? 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