Jeff The Land Shark Will Eventually Come To The MCU

Jeff The Land Shark Will Eventually Come To The MCU

From TheGamer (Written by George Foster) on | OpenCritic

In news that will shock literally no one, Marvel's head of TV, streaming, and animation has confirmed that the pariah of Marvel Rivals, Jeff the Land Shark, will eventually join the MCU.

Although it's really not that surprising that a free-to-play hero shooter starring a boatload of recognisable Marvel heroes and villains is doing well, Marvel Rivals is a much bigger hit than its Overwatch clone origins might have suggested. It seems that nearly everyone has had a go at NetEase Games' megahit, something that's cemented by its massive player count.

Keeping people playing a live service game requires more than well-known heroes, and Rivals is already demonstrating it's well aware of that.

Marvel Rivals has been such a big success, in fact, that it's even reached some of Marvel itself, something that was recently confirmed by Brad Winderbaum, Marvel's head of TV, streaming, and animation. While speaking to the Phase Hero podcast, Winderbaum revealed how far the hero shooter has gone, and the impact that a certain room-splitting and character-spitting hero has made.

That hero is none other than Jeff the Land Shark, a previously obscure Marvel character who has quickly risen to stardom...

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