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Published December 12, 2024

'MARVEL Puzzle Quest' Announces New Character Poll for 2025

Cast your votes before December 20th! Vote now and see your favorite characters join MARVEL Puzzle Quest as 4-Star Characters!

It's time to vote for the community choice for one of next year's 4-Star Characters! Until December 20th at 3PM PST / 10PM BST, pick your top 3 characters to be added to MARVEL Puzzle Quest!

The winning character will be selected using a rank choice system, so be sure to cast all 3 of your votes because they all count towards helping all of your favorite characters. Players can submit their vote at this link: mpq.social/25ncp

1st Choice = 3 Points
2nd Choice = 2 Points
3rd Choice = 1 Point

Not sure who to vote for? Take a look at the candidates below!

WAR (First Horseman)

The Horsemen of Apocalypse are mutants who have given their body and soul to the will of Apocalypse and proudly serve as his advance guard and shock troops. The initial team consisted of Candra, Gideon, War, Death and Sabretooth. Their first mission was to enter Cape Citadel and gain entry into locating all of the U.S. missiles around the world and launch them. When Sabretooth learned what they were planning on doing he began to have second thoughts about completing the mission. When Apocalypse learned about this, he ordered his Horsemen to kill Sabretooth but the arrival of the X-Men prevented this from occurring.

Read all about War (First Horseman) in MARAUDERS (2019) #15: A toast. A dance. A dinner served: Part II!

Typhoid Mary (Mary Alice Walker)

Typhoid Mary is an enemy and former lover of Daredevil with psionic powers, including telekinesis. She is also truly gravely mentally ill, and not entirely responsible for her actions as a result.

Suffering from dissociative identity disorder, Mary Walker has 3 other abnormal personalities in addition to her seemingly healthy one. Her "Mary" personality is a timid, quiet, pacifist; her "Typhoid" personality is adventurous, lustful, and violent; and her "Bloody Mary" persona is brutal, sadistic, and hates all men. Aside from highly developed martial arts skills, Walker also possesses telekinetic powers and, more dangerously, pyrokinesis, the ability to set people or objects in her immediate vicinity aflame.

Read all about Typhoid Mary (Mary Alice Walker) in TYPHOID FEVER: IRON FIST (2018) #1:

Typhoid Mary is stronger than ever, and Spider-Man and the X-Men know that better than anyone as they've been forced to fight among themselves. As her powers grow stronger, it's only a matter of time before Typhoid Mary turns Manhattan into her own personal playground—if not her own personal ashtray. Luckily, Iron Fist is in town and willing to lend a hand? er? fist. But will the Master of Kung Fu be able to stop the flames from spreading, or will he just add fuel to the fire?

Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)

British-born Mortimer Toynbee was abandoned by his parents so early in childhood that he cannot remember them. He was placed in an orphanage where the other children, who regarded him as a freak due to his ugliness, his unusual physique and his leaping ability, continually tormented him. Toynbee was so traumatized by his loneliness and the continual abuse he received that it affected his learning abilities. The teachers and administrators in the orphanage therefore regarded Toynbee as mentally impaired, even though in actuality, he was of normal intelligence. So desperate did Toynbee become for affection that he developed a pathetically subservient personality, and would unquestioningly obey anyone he thought sincerely cared about him.

Real all about Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) in ASTONISHING X-MEN (2017) #3:

SHADOW KING SHOWDOWN! The X-Men continue their fight against the Shadow King! But when Old Man Logan loses himself in the Astral Plane and Shadow King's illusions, will he ever find his way back to his teammates? And what other horrors await our team? Brought to you by the incomparable Ed McGuinness and eXcellent X-Men scribe, Charles Soule, ASTONISHING X-MEN continues to be the X-Book you can't afford to miss.

Supaidaman (Takuya Yamashiro)

Takuya Yamashiro couldn’t be more different from Peter Parker if he tried. He wasn’t a scientist or a photographer, but a motocross racer. He is given his powers by Garia, the last survivor of the planet Spider. Garia’s ship crash-landed on Earth after being attacked by Professor Monster and the Iron Cross Army. The crash also causes the death of Takuya’s father. To help protect the Earth and gain revenge for his father’s death, Takuya takes on the mantle of Spider-Man.

Read all about Supaidaman (Takuya Yamashiro) in SPIDER-MAN (2022) #7:

The First Appearance of Spider-Boy! “The End of the Spider-Verse” is here! Friends became enemies; enemies became friends and now all of the Spider-Verse ENDS! Jessica Drew? Gone. Peter Parker? Gone. They are not the only ones erased by the sacred Sting-Knife. How can Silk and the rest of the Spiders win this Spider-War?!

Razorfist (Douglas Scott)

Douglas Scott initially had his left hand replaced with a steel blade; he presently has two steel blades that he can substitute for prosthetic hands; for a brief period he possesses cybernetic hands that can reshape themselves into his blades. While in prison at the raft, he is outfitted with two double-bladed hooks.

Read all about Razorfist (Douglas Scott) in ELEKTRA (1996) #6:

Blood, death, revenge and madness—who says modern dance is dull? While Elektra opens her off-Broadway show, the being known as Architect, stung by Elektra's refusal to assassinate him, brings the curtain up on his own even more savage performance!

Paste-Pot Pete (Peter Petruski)

Peter Petruski was working as a research chemist in New York City when he invented an extremely adhesive "multi-polymer" liquid. Creating a paste-gun and calling himself Paste-Pot Pete, he decided to use his invention to commit crimes. Each time he was defeated by the Human Torch—from his initial attempt at stealing a top-secret army missile, to joining forces with the Wizard. Finally jailed, he was given a parole when he helped the Avengers with a solvent to free the city from Baron Heinrich Zemo’s Adhesive X. Using his freedom to develop better weaponry, he was still defeated by the Human Torch and the Thing.

For the first time since his unique discovery, Petruski found success as a member of the Frightful Four, which the Wizard founded with Petruski, the Sandman, and Medusa, in order to defeat the Fantastic Four. The Frightful Four attempted to use the Wizard's anti-grav discs to send the Fantastic Four-minus the Torch-into space, but Johnny appeared after being alerted by Alicia Masters, and forced the Wizard to help him save his teammates. Then, together, the Fantastic Four defeated the Frightful Four until the Sandman and the Wizard exploded the Wizard's ship as a distraction, and the four criminals escaped. After this, along with the Wizard’s help on several new projectile weapons and traps, Petruski developed his Trapster codename.

Read all about Paste-Pot Pete (Peter Petruski) in THE HUMAN TORCH (1974) #4!

Lady Bullseye (Maki Matsumoto)

Born in Japan and imprisoned by the Yakuza, Maki Matsumoto witnesses Bullseye defeating her captors and is thusly inspired to a life of an assassin. She may have been inspired by Bullseye, but Lady Bullseye definitely stands on her own.

While she didn’t initially have super powers, she eventually is gifted the ability to turn into gaseous form by the Guild of Assassins. Changing from one state to the other quickly makes her almost undefeatable.

As skilled as she is in combat, she is just as skilled as a lawyer, and her secret identity allows her to be a rival for Daredevil both in the streets and the courtroom.

Read all about Lady Bullseye (Maki Matsumoto) in DAREDEVIL (1998) #111:

Be there when Matt Murdock first encounters a shocking new face—Lady Bullseye! Who is she? Where did she come from? What does she want? And will she be a foe to Daredevil...or a friend? We can't make a peep yet, but it's the perfect jumping-on point as an alarming new chapter begins in the acclaimed DAREDEVIL run by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark!

Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)

Roderick Kingsley was a successful fashion designer and millionaire who had built his empire through underworld ties and unethical practices. One of his criminal associates, George Hill, had stumbled upon one of the secret lairs of the original Green Goblin. He relayed this information to Kingsley, who killed him to ensure the secret would remain hidden. Reading through Norman Osborn's journals and examining the various "goblin" paraphernalia and weaponry, Kingsley found himself enthralled with the idea of becoming a costumed criminal. Therefore he forged a new identity, with an altered costume as the Hobgoblin.

Read all about Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) in PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #85:

Dinner and a Catfight! Spider-Man and Black Cat take on the Hobgoblin. But is the Cat ready for major league crime fighting?

Exodus (Bennet du Paris)

The 12th century warrior Bennet du Paris becomes Exodus, a near omnipotent mutant with vast psionic powers who is righteous and hardheaded in his beliefs. As a self-proclaimed mutant savior, he often goes about it in the worst way.

Frenchman Bennet du Paris fights alongside Eobar Garrington, the Black Knight of the 12th century and warrior in the Crusades. While Bennet and Eobar became close friends, they parted ways when Bennet sets out to explore a legend of a lost pharaoh in Egypt. Bennet finds himself tested by En Sabah Nur, the immortal mutant also known as Apocalypse, who helps unleash Bennet’s own mutant powers. Apocalypse christens him “Exodus” and makes him his servant.

He then tests Exodus by setting him against the time-traveling Avengers Sersi and the Black Knight (Dane Whitman possessing Eobar’s body). The Avengers convince Exodus that he was little more than a pawn to Apocalypse, and he turns on his master. Apocalypse punishes him by placing him in stasis, sealed within a mountain chamber in the Swiss Alps.

Read all about Exodus (Bennet du Paris) in IMMORTAL X-MEN (2022) #5:

THE BOOK OF EXODUS! Bennet du Paris was born in the 12th century. Exodus marched forth with a sword in his hand and a shield in his heart to protect what he believes. It’s now the 21st century. What’s changed? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And the Eternals who dared attack Krakoa are going to discover what that means.

Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)

Dmitri Smerdyakov was the illegitimate son of the patriarch of the Russian Kravinoff family and a servant. His only friend growing up was Joe Cord, an American boy who once saved his life while his half-brother Sergei, the legitimate heir, and his father treated him with contempt and brutality. This scarred Dmitri so deeply that he repressed his very identity and came to believe he had been friends with Sergei instead. His loss of self led him to become a master of disguise and a Soviet spy. Initially without super-powers, the Chameleon relied on his skills and a mixture of costumes and make-up to conceal his identity. He wore a multi-pocket disguise vest in which he kept the materials he would need to mask himself at short notice.

Read all about Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #80: While Peter and Gwen work out their relationship issues, the Chameleon strikes!

Captain Avalon (Brian Braddock)

Captain Avalon is many things. He's the heroic protector of the United Kingdom, an Omniversal guardian. the King of Otherworld, and leader of Europe's premiere Super Hero team Excalibur. No matter what his role, he always defends his people and the family Braddock.

Read all about Captain Avalon (Brian Braddock) in EXCALIBUR (2019) #15: A game abandoned, but a great gamble remains. A Tower answers.

Bullseye Killer (Eliza)

Read all about Bullseye Killer (Eliza) in DAREDEVIL NOIR (2009) #2:

The latest addition to Marvel's red-hot Noir line offers a unique spin on the Man Without Fear! Prohibition-era Hell's Kitchen is no place to be a blind man, but it's tailor-made for a vigilante. On one side, you've got the Kingpin; on the other, Orville Halloran, fresh out of Sing Sing and ready for war. Daredevil has tangled with both of them before, and as temperatures rise in the Kitchen, a third player comes to the table: the Bull's-Eye Killer. Who does he work for—Fisk or Halloran? Murdock needs to find out, and fast, for the sake of the mysterious Eliza. But there's more to her than meets the eye...

The choice is yours! Who will you pick for MARVEL Puzzle Quest's New Character Poll 2025?