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

Skydance New Media revealed its first story trailer for 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.

Many of the characters revealed in 's story trailer have been adapted from Captain America and Black Panther's World War 2-era comic storyline .

Accompanying '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 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 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 plays Nanali, a Wakandan spy