The rumor comes via the original leaker of the game, who provided a work-in-progress list of playable characters.
Nearly Done
Joker - DC Raven - DC Gizmo - Gremlins Marvin the Martian - Looney Tunes Lebron James - NBA Rick - Rick and Morty Morty - Rick and Morty Scooby-Doo - Scooby-Doo Daenerys - Game of Thrones The Hound - Game of Thrones Wicked Witch - The Wizard of Oz Godzilla - Godzilla
Likely To Be Coming
Samurai Jack - Samurai Jack The Powerpuff Girls - Powerpuff Girls (all one Fighter) The Animaniacs - The Animaniacs (also all one fighter as far as I’m aware) Duck Dodgers/Daffy - Looney Tunes Scorpion - Mortal Kombat Ben 10 - Ben 10 Ted Lasso - Ted Lasso Johnny Bravo - Johnny Bravo Fred Flintstones - Flintstones The leaker also added that some of these characters will likely be released after launch. Additionally, popular characters like Mad Max and Harry Potter seem to be stuck in IP related issues for the time being. As a reminder, here’s the confirmed list of MultiVersus characters: Arya Stark - Game of Thrones Finn the Human - Adventure Time Jake the Dog - Adventure Time Tom & Jerry - Tom & Jerry Batman - DC Harley Quinn - DC Superman - DC Wonder Woman - DC The Iron Giant - The Iron Giant Shaggy Rogers - Scooby Doo Velma Dinkley - Scooby Doo Steven Universe - Steven Universe Garnet - Steven Universe Bugs Bunny - Looney Tunes Taz - Looney Tunes Reindog - Original character Francesco just posted a fresh hands-on of the MultiVersus Closed Alpha. He came away rather impressed by the fighting game.