After plenty of rumors and leaks, Emma Frost is Marvel Rivals as a tank (called Vanguards), and everyone was excited when she was finally announced for Season 2.
Emma's iconic aesthetic is present in the game, but the reveal for Marvel Rivals had fans turning heads at how her body features were particularly thick compared to most comic iterations.
While players have been used to women in Marvel Rivals to have a slim figure, they were shocked to see just how voluptuous Emma Frost is in the game.
Though some have pointed out that Frost hadn’t been depicted as this large before, some fans think that it was the right choice for the character visually—seeing that she’s supposed to be a tank; kind of like the same design philosophy with Overwatch’s Junker Queen who is also a tall, muscular lady.
Other comments on Emma’s thickness say she has “Thighs thicker than a [bowl] of oatmeal.” Some of the tamer comments include, “I’m drooling like a f*cking idiot,” plus the edit of the meme where Adam Levine reacts to Emma with “Holy f*ck. Holy f*cking f*ck. That body of yours is absurd.”
With most of the women in the game having a thin frame, Emma Frost is gladly welcomed into the roster with her unique body type. The only other woman who looked different from the rest so far has been Squirrel Girl; I guess Doreen has now been dethroned as the ‘Thicc Queen’ of Marvel Rivals now that Emma’s in the roster.
We Can’t Have Everything
Despite the positive reactions to Frost, some fans do think that a major flaw in her design is that she’s another blonde lady in white and blue. They already did this with Invisible Woman and Dagger, and with Frost the game now has a total of three characters that look virtually the same; the only difference is that Emma looks huge.
Some suggest that they simply change Emma’s color scheme for the game, but with all the reveals out now, it could be too late for that at this point.
With every release of a new character, Emma is also expected to have a special skin available, but it’s not clear what that outfit could be yet. Being one of the more fashionable members of the mutant community, Emma does have a lot of different looks for the devs to choose from. Heck they can fill an entire library of skins just with Emma’s wardrobe.
Season 2 of Marvel Rivals launches on April 11. Marvel Rivals is now available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.