Marvel Rivals has posted a short teaser showing Jeff the Land Shark being rescued by someone who never fully appears on screen. The 17-second clip, shared by NetEase Games yesterday with the caption "Not this time! Looks like Jeff has someone watching over him," has passed 28,000 likes and 2.1 million views. The rescuer teleports in and out in a cloud of purple smoke, the same signature effect as the X-Men's Nightcrawler. Check out the official post down below:
What Happens In The Teaser
The clip opens on a nighttime city street, with Jeff in a purple and gold costume grinning at the camera. A bolt of lightning cracks down nearby and Jeff is thrown into the air. Before he lands, a cloud of purple smoke wraps around him with a dark figure inside it, and both disappear. All that is left on the road is a starburst-shaped mark next to a crosswalk and a manhole cover.
Jeff then pops out of another puff of purple smoke in a tiled corridor. The wall behind him is lined with posters, including 2 for The Tomb of Dracula, Marvel's classic 1970s horror comic. Jeff shakes off the trip, does a little dance and the clip ends on the Marvel Rivals "Play Free Now" key art.
NetEase has not named the rescuer or attached the clip to an announcement. The caption, with its shushing emoji, is the only text that came with it.
Nightcrawler's Teleport In The Comics
Nightcrawler, real name Kurt Wagner, teleports by passing through another dimension, and in the comics each jump leaves behind a puff of smoke, a smell of brimstone and a "BAMF" sound effect. He can carry passengers with him when he teleports, which matches the way the figure in the clip grabs Jeff and vanishes. Nightcrawler has not been added to the Marvel Rivals roster, so a new X-Men hero would join a lineup that already includes Wolverine, Storm, Magneto, Psylocke, Rogue and Emma Frost.
Jeff is a Strategist, the game's healing role, and has been on the roster since launch. He first appeared in West Coast Avengers #1 in 2018 as Kate Bishop and Clint Barton's land shark, and Marvel Rivals has leaned on him for jokes and costumes ever since, including the Dream Eater and Superstar Search costumes that arrived on September 18.
Where Marvel Rivals Stands In Season 10
The teaser lands late in Season 10, Butcher's Blasphemy, which began on September 11 with Gorr the God Butcher as its only new hero. NetEase has not announced a start date or a new hero for Season 11 yet.
Recent updates have focused on cosmetics and events. The 20261105 patch added the Worthy Spider-Man bundle, with its own emoji and Ultimate Ability effects, and The Thing's Cosmic Cook bundle, inspired by Fantastic Five #3 from 1999. Gamefragger covered that drop in Marvel Rivals Adds Worthy Spider-Man And Cosmic Cook Thing Costumes This Week.
The 20261029 patch opened Night of Illusions, an Elsa Bloodstone puzzle event that runs until December 31. Players explore 5 rooms in a strange house and earn Gallery Cards, Units and Sprays. That patch also brought Winter Soldier's Celestial Soldier bundle, on sale until November 27, plus Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls costumes for Storm and Iron Man.
About Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play 6v6 hero shooter from NetEase Games and Marvel Games, available on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Heroes are split into Vanguard, Duelist and Strategist roles, and certain pairs gain Team-Up abilities when they play together. Season 10's launch details are in Marvel Rivals Season 10 Drops Gorr The God Butcher And A God Quarry Map This Week.
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