The North American Marvel Rivals esports scene has gained a new challenger, as DarkZero joins the fray with a newly unveiled roster.
Players consist of new and experienced players in the scene, including the former members of Magnets. As a result, DarkZero will compete as an invited team at this year’s Marvel Rivals Ignite North America tournament.
DarkZero’s announcement revealed 10 members for its Marvel Rivals team. Some of them, like Zairek ‘Hogz’ Poll, previously played for other organisations like Sentinels.
This is the full roster revealed online and their roles:
- ‘baiser‘ – Duellist
- Julian ‘chime’ Alexander Flores – Duellist
- ‘Smash‘ – Duellist
- Michael ‘Cybur’ Hunt – Vanguard
- Zairek ‘Hogz’ Poll – Vanguard
- ‘Zcube‘ – Vanguard
- ‘jibory‘ – Strategist
- Griffin ‘skier‘ Gould – Strategist
In a response online, Hogz said: “I’m super excited to represent DarkZero now, can’t wait for this next step. Going to be in Japan for the first bit of Ignite but I’ll be back.”
Fans will be able to see the new team in action as early as this week’s Rivals Fight Night #14 in the NA division, where it will face off against ENVY in the challengers match, before confronting last week’s NA champions 100 Thieves.
Marvel Rivals Welcomes DarkZero: But Can The Team Win?
Dark Zero brings in the Magnet’s roster, a previously unsigned Marvel Rivals team. Based on the roster’s placement in the Season 1 Championship, the team were invited to the upcoming Marvel Rivals Ignite. As a result, DarkZero will compete alongside other established organisations such as FlyQuest, Shikigami, Shroud-X and more.
It’s an exciting development as the NA scene continues to expand with more teams getting signed by organisations looking to get in on the Marvel Rivals action. But does this team have the chance to bring home a win in any of the upcoming tournaments?
Magnets placed fourth overall in Marvel Rivals Championships, defeating teams like FlyQuest and RadEsports, but losing to the likes of 100 Thieves and Shroud-X. Based on the recent performance of teams like 100 Thieves, and especially ENVY, Dark Zero is entering a very competitive scene. As such, it may not necessarily be the favourite to win.
However, the NA scene in general has seen each team have its moment to shine, especially compared to the European scene, which has mostly been dominated by Virtus.pro. It’s all to play for, and Dark Zero has every chance to become the region’s champion for 2025.
