Every Character Confirmed For Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra (So Far) (2025)

Skydance New Media revealed its first story trailer for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra as part of Epic’s “State Of Unreal” presentation at the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC). The title had previously been announced with a teaser trailer in 2022, at the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase, but the newer story trailer has provided a better look at the game's key characters and has given some insight into their mission through Occupied France during World War 2.

Accompanying Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra's trailer reveal,Marvel revealed who is portraying some of the game's key characters and how they will be assisting the iconic Marvel heroes on their mission. Currently, there don't seem to be any announcements surrounding who will be playing the game's main villains, but considering the time period, and how the game follows the titular rise of Hydra, it's likely that classic foes such as Red Skull or Baron Wolfgang von Strucker will appear.

Khary Payton Is Playing Black Panther

Black Panther Can Be Seen Deploying Stealth Tactics

Khary Payton is playing Azzuri, also known as King T'Chanda, and this period's Black Panther. Azzuri is the grandfather to the modern-day Black Panther, T'Challa. Azzuri can be seen keeping largely to the rooftops of Paris, using his parkour skills to move above enemy forces undetected, observing them before taking them out with speed and agility.

Drew Moerlein Is Playing Captain America

Captain America Is Tracking Black Panther

Drew Moerlein plays Steve Rogers, also known as America's super-soldier, Captain America. Despite being deployed in Occupied France to combat Hydra forces, Captain America can be heard voicing his concerns about the "six-foot tall cat man with claws that can cut through vibranium alloy", along with another, unnamed super-soldier in Paris, calling it "two too many". Throughout the trailer, Rogers can be seen exploring the aftermath of Black Panther's attacks on Hydra as he tracks the Wakandan hero, leading to a confrontation between the two on a bridge.

Megalyn Echikunwoke Is Playing Nanali

Nanali Is A Wakandan Spy In Occupied France

Megalyn Echikunwoke plays Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in Occupied France. Throughout the trailer, she can be seen advising Azzuri to keep to the rooftops and to be careful when approaching Hydra, while also warning him of the Americans tracking him. In the comics, Nanali was the Queen of Wakanda during World War 2, and was in a relationship with Azzuri, and while this isn't confirmed by Marvel's announcement or the trailer, from the chemistry displayed between the two characters in Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra it's likely that this will be the case in this portrayal.

Marque Richardson Is Playing Gabriel Jones

Jones Is A Member Of The Howling Commandos

Marque Richardson plays Gabriel Jones, a U.S. soldier and member of the elite group, the Howling Commandos. Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra's trailer shows Jones mostly interacting with Nanali, who has infiltrated the American base in search of information. Jones was a regular cast member in the Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos comics, and traveled to Wakanda to combat a Nazi invasion at one point. Considering Wakanda's appearance in Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra's key art, and Marvel calling the game a "globe-trotting adventure", it's possible this storyline could play out.

Howard Stark And The French Resistance Will Be Helping The Heroes

Stark Will Likely Provide Captain America With His Equipment

Marvel revealed two additional cast members and characters who didn't appear in Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra's trailer. One of these characters is only known as "Julie", who is portrayed by Lyne Renée and is described only as "a member of the French Resistance". The other is a Marvel regular, Howard Stark, who is played by Joel Johnstone.

Little is known about Julie, and it's possible that this name could be an alias and may turn out to be a surprise Marvel character later. There is plenty known about Howard Stark, however, as would go on to be the father of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) but has been shown as a key part of Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s origins in plenty of Marvel media, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and invented much of the equipment the American forces use during World War 2 in the Marvel universe.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is now confirmed to be targeting a 2025 release date. Therefore, it's extremely likely that Marvel and Skydance New Media will start revealing more information surrounding the heroes' mission, and some of the Hydra villains players will be facing very soon.

Source: Marvel