The second half of Season 1 is getting closer and closer, and the devs have made lots of exciting announcements. The Fantastic Four will be complete, as The Thing and Human Torch are coming, there will be a new redemption system for Chrono Tokens, and a new map has just been announced. Yes, the Marvel Rivals devs announced the Central Park map and casually dropped a teaser for a fan-favorite character.
What Awaits in Central Park?
On February 18, the official Marvel Rivals account on X announced the new map. The announcement read: “Take the battle to Dracula’s Castle in Central Park on February 21! When the Timestream Entanglement swept over New York City, Dracula seized the opportunity with Doctor Doom’s gift, stopping the moon and declaring an eternal night with the power of Chronovium! Now, the heroes are ready to take the battle to his gothic headquarters within Central Park… Traverse into complete darkness to discover the imprisoned powers on the path to Dracula’s Castle”.
Of course, NetEase released a teaser trailer for the new map. It’s titled Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park. Dracula’s Castle in the middle of Central Park? Sign us up! Gothic architecture and eternal night? It looks amazing, and the devs paid attention to all the details.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs_pMBXSr9Y
In a true Marvel fashion, NetEase left a teaser at the end of the video. It seems that Dracula should watch out, as someone might be coming for him. Yes, the final seconds of the Central Park map trailer showed none other than Blade.
Marvel Fans Are Excited for the Central Park Map and Blade
As you may have expected, this map reveal raised the hype in the community to the max. Marvel Rivals players can’t wait to run around Dracula’s Castle in Central Park. That sounds like a surreal experience on its own, add Blade, and it’s a party.
One player, discipleofdoom, stated: “Pleasantly surprised how much recent lore this game is adapting (Krakoa etc.). The whole Empire of the Eternal Night story seems to be a twist on the Blood Hunt crossover from last year and one of the statues is of Bloodstorm One who was a new character introduced during that event”.
Supergirlfan7358 noted: “That statue holding the heart with blood dripping at 0:20 looks so cool. Dracula also looks so fine, even his portrait and statue look so handsome and mysterious”.
Of course, many players were obsessed with Blade’s cameo. MarvelRivalsGuides exclaimed: “There’s only one Blade. There’s only gonna’ BE one Blade”. The community also tried to guess if Blade would be a surprise addition at the start of the second half of the Season, or if he would be added at a later date. What do you think?
One thing is for sure – Dracula’s Castle will be extremely fun. So, start coming up with strategies, as the map drops on February 21. The devs have been delivering lately, so we can’t wait to see how this map will play. In the meantime, enjoy, and see you out there.
