{"id":1083865,"date":"2026-01-23T19:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7RhUdZqjLVRoPYEerSsGZb"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:05:09","slug":"clobberin-time-is-confirmed-the-fantastic-four-is-coming-to-marvel-rivals-and-theyre-bringing-a-cute-little-robot-along-with-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/clobberin-time-is-confirmed-the-fantastic-four-is-coming-to-marvel-rivals-and-theyre-bringing-a-cute-little-robot-along-with-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Clobberin’ time is confirmed: The Fantastic Four is coming to Marvel Rivals and they’re bringing a cute little robot along with them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have good news for people who like bad superhero teams: NetEase has confirmed that the Fantastic Four is headed to the hit hero shooter Marvel Rivals.<\/p>\n

“Get ready to welcome Marvel\u2019s First family in Marvel Rivals,” NetEase posted on X<\/a>, along with an image of the fam floating along in their funky Fantasticar. The message also promises a proper reveal trailer at 8 am PT\/11 am ET on January 6.<\/p>\n

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You may also note the presence of five distinct individuals in the image\u2014Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm, and a little robot guy\u2014which sort of throws the whole “Four” thing out of whack.<\/p>\n

That little robot guy is in fact H.E.R.B.I.E.<\/a> (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-Type, Integrated Electronics, but we're just going to be calling it Herbie from here), who was first whipped up by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the 1978 animated series: The Human Torch had previously been optioned for a solo film, meaning the production company working on the animated series couldn't use the character, and since the Fantastic Three wasn't going to work this was Stan's big idea to fill the gap.<\/p>\n

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