{"id":87055,"date":"2026-08-04T13:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87055"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:37:45","slug":"marvel-rivals-new-hero-looks-like-he-walked-straight-out-of-chainsaw-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87055","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals\u2019 New Hero Looks Like He Walked Straight Out Of Chainsaw Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/games\/marvel-rivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marvel Rivals<\/a> has consistently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/gallery\/marvel-rivals-characters-every-superhero-and-supervillain\/2900-5216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expanded its roster<\/a> ever since it went live, and for Season 9.5: The Mystery of Thebes, a sinister underworld figure is being added to\u00a0the live-service game. Voiced by WWE star Damian Priest&#8211;AKA Luis Berrios&#8211;The Hood is bringing some demonic energy to Marvel Rivals <em>and <\/em>some\u00a0Chainsaw Man vibes.<\/p>\n<p>  https:\/\/youtu.be\/YMweqIzyB7s  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stepping into the Vanguard role, The Hood balances mobster energy with demonic powerhouse skills. He can easily switch between his human and demon forms, as he lays down suppressing fire with his pistols, summons protective shields, and lob orbs of dark magic that debuff enemies. But it&#8217;s his Ultimate Ability that might make anime fans do a double-take, as when he fully transforms into a demon, The Hood looks like he just stepped out of the pages of the Chainsaw Man manga, as he has a strong resemblance to the Gun Devil from that series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a fully-realized Gun Demon, The Hood\u00a0essentially becomes a walking arsenal of guns that can easily pierce through the defenses of enemies. Here&#8217;s what\u00a0he looks like\u00a0after he has transformed:<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1840344\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hood-Gun-Demon.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1840344\" \/>The Hood&#8217;s Gun Demon transformation <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here&#8217;s what the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Rivals has consistently expanded its roster ever since it went live, and for Season 9.5: The Mystery of Thebes, a sinister underworld figure is being added to\u00a0the live-service game. Voiced by WWE star Damian Priest&#8211;AKA Luis Berrios&#8211;The Hood is bringing some demonic energy to Marvel Rivals and some\u00a0Chainsaw Man vibes. https:\/\/youtu.be\/YMweqIzyB7s Stepping into the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":87057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87055"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87055"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87058,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87055\/revisions\/87058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}