The Thing is an A-Tier, Vanguard class character in Marvel Rivals. Read on to learn how to play The Thing, as well as a list of abilities, skins, and voice actors!
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Best Character Tier ListThe Thing Overview
| Tier | |
|---|---|
| Role | Vanguard |
| Difficulty | ★・・・・ |
| Real Name | Benjamin J. Grimm |
| VA | EN: Andrew Morgado |
Pure Melee Tank
As a Vanguard, The Thing excels in absorbing damage, disrupting enemies, and leading the charge in battles. His abilities focus on close-quarters combat with a mobility kit that he can use to leap in and out of combat, just like the Hulk.
Best Character Tier ListThe Thing Pros and Cons
| Pros | - Immunity to Displacement Effects -Can immobilize enemies - Secondary can damage enemies in a line |
|---|---|
| Cons | - Ineffective against flying heroes - Can be kited by ranged heroes |
Nightmare for Shield Heroes
If there's one type of hero that Vanguards with shield abilities despise the most, it's melee heroes. Shields cannot block melee attacks, rendering their defensive capabilities ineffective and leaving the entire team more exposed and vulnerable.
Cannot be Displaced
The Thing can't be hooked, launched up, or knocked back so Winter Soldier, Spiderman and Wolverine is ineffective against this hero.
The Thing Abilities
Best Hero Companions
Hela, Hawkeye, and Black Widow
The Thing's ultimate ability, Clobberin' Time, launches enemies up in the air, which makes it easy for snipers to pick their target.
Storm
Storm is a great hero to pick alongside The Thing since her Weather Control can boost his attack damage.
Invisible Woman
Invisible Woman's team up ability with any member of the Fantastic Four grants them shielding.
How to Play The Thing
Play Like the Hulk
Embattled Leap (E) is an ability which he can use as an escape tool or start fights by leaping in and out of enemy frontlines and backlines to disrupt formation and cause chaos, similar to the Hulk's gameplay.
Cycle Between Primary and Secondary
Your secondary ability, Stone Haymaker (Right Click) damages all enemies in a line so position yourself in fights where you can possibly hit another enemy in the backlines such as healers.
Charge Enemy Healers
The Thing's Shift ability is Yancy Street Charge which launches enemies upwards and disables any mobility ability of the last enemy hit so use the charge against groups of enemies to disrupt their formation and close in to an enemy target at the final second to set them up for an elimination.
All The Thing Skins (Costumes)
The Thing Hero Lore
Ben Grimm
When Ben Grimm signed up to pilot an experimental spacecraft for his pal Reed Richards, he never imagined he'd return from the flight transformed into a monster. Even though cosmic rays turned him into the Thing, Ben still has a heart of gold beneath his rocky exterior.
Since New York City plunged into eternal night, Ben has devoted himself to protecting his home from the monsters plaguing it.Hero Story
Gangs of Yancy Street| Ever since New York City became locked in a state of eternal night, the members of the Fantastic Four had been working tirelessly to protect the innocent civilians of Manhattan from the vampires who had overtaken the island. Of course not every civilian was so innocent... and not all of them wanted to be protected... |
