Alright, I’m not saying I have a new main, but I also haven’t stopped thinking about a fan-made Doctor Octopus Vanguard concept in Marvel Rivals. A Redditor actually built a working prototype of Otto Octavius as a tank, and my brain has been firing neurons ever since. Let me walk you through why this blocky mechanical menace deserves a spot on the roster.

For those who missed it, Redditor Wickedcube shared a video of their prototype Doc Ock. Instead of making him a squishy Duelist spamming ranged beams, they built him as a proper Vanguard. The clip shows him scaling walls with his metal arms, yeeting objects at enemies, and—my favorite part—grabbing nearby foes in an ultimate called 'Wrath of the Master.' Is that not the most Doc Ock thing you’ve ever heard? The model is blocky, sure, but you can absolutely see the vision. It’s like someone made a PS1-era Doc Ock, and somehow that makes it even more charming.

Can we talk about the Vanguard part? Because that’s what really cooks here. Marvel Rivals has plenty of heroes who can deal damage from across the map, but a Vanguard who can reposition along walls, pull enemies out of position, and disrupt a teamfight? That sounds like chaos, and I am here for that chaos. Imagine an enemy support thinking they’re safe behind a corner, only for Doc Ock to crawl over the wall like a metal spider and yank them into the middle of your team. Cheeky? Yes. Toxic? Maybe. Hilarious? Absolutely.

The comments under that post were basically a support group for people who have wanted Doc Ock since day one. A lot of players said he should arrive with the rest of the Sinister Six. I get it. Once Marvel Rivals added the Fantastic Four as a themed season, the natural brain jump went straight to Spider-Man’s rogues gallery. Six villains, one season, maximum drama. The only problem? NetEase has already said they plan to release two heroes per season for the foreseeable future. So a full Sinister Six drop is probably not happening unless they decide to make us all pass out from hype.

That doesn’t stop me from dreaming though. I mean, look at The Thing. When he landed in Season 1 on February 21, 2025, he became exactly what Vanguard enjoyers had been craving: a walking slab of bad decisions for the enemy team. He couldn’t climb walls, but he could charge through people like a freight train and smash the ground to toss enemies into the air. Is he still fun in 2026? Yes, obviously. But imagine pairing that energy with Doc Ock’s mobility and crowd control. The two of them on a point would be like getting hit by a wall and then dragged back into the wall.

Let’s break down what a Doc Ock Vanguard might look like, based on Wickedcube’s concept and a little bit of my own wishful thinking:

Ability	What I’d want it to do
Wall Crawl	Passive-ish movement with mechanical arms, letting him reposition vertically
Hurl Debris	Ranged poke or area damage using objects from the environment
Tentacle Grab	Pull an enemy toward you; ruin their day; smile
Wrath of the Master	Ultimate that grabs nearby enemies and smashes them around

Do I think the devs will actually use any of this? Probably not directly. But fan concepts like this matter because they show what the community is hungry for. A Vanguard Doc Ock isn’t just a cool visual; it would fill a niche for a tank with high mobility, verticality, and displacement. That’s three flavors of annoying in one metal-armed package.

And look, I know we can’t have every villain in one season. I know balance is hard. I know my competitive teammates would scream at me for picking Doc Ock and crawling off to test wall tech mid-match. But can you honestly tell me that seeing Otto Octavius charge into a backline with four mechanical arms flailing wouldn’t be worth it? No. No, you cannot.

At the end of the day, I’m just a player with a dream and a growing pile of 'please add this character' posts. The good news is Marvel Rivals is still expanding, and the team has shown they’re willing to dig into beloved corners of Marvel. So maybe, just maybe, we’ll see the good doctor someday. And when we do, I will be climbing a wall, yeeting a dumpster, and yelling about the wrath of the master. You’ve been warned.