By the time Marvel’s Avengers from Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics releases, the film Avengers: Endgame will be over a year old. That movie was a farewell to some of the characters made famous by the 2012 original film, with a sense of closure. But this upcoming and long-hyped video game is asking us to get excited for Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, and Natasha Romanoff yet again, leading me to believe that this new game was in need of new blood. Square Enix and Marvel Games responded to that worry today at New York Comic-Con 2019, announcing that Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, would be the sixth playable character in the game.
Not only is she playable, but the developers have stated that Khan is essentially the protagonist of the game.
Khan is portrayed by actress Sandra Saad, who appeared in Rage 2 and Fallout 76. If you recall in the initial trailers showcasing the “A-Day” disaster, there was a young girl providing narration; she was presented as a fan of the Avengers, and when all went awry, she barely escaped the Helicarrier with her life after it crashed from a Terrigen crystal-related explosion. For those in the know of Marvel lore, those crystals are what lead to Terrigenesis, a process in which Inhumans unlock their genetically-inherited powers.
As a result, Khan becomes a polymorph, gaining the ability to stretch her limbs and change her size and shape. Within the narrative of the game, Khan keeps her powers a secret for the most part during the long time gap after A-Day; she springs into action, however, when she discovers a possible conspiracy involving the true nature of A-Day and Advanced Idea Mechanics, A.I.M., the anti-superhero science organization. Still believing in the Avengers, she sets out to reunite the scattered team members, starting with Bruce Banner and Tony Stark.
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