“Peach Momoko’s Final X-Men: Unveiling the Surprising Connection to a Legendary Marvel Character”

The fracture-hit online game Marvel Rivals focuses on uniting Marvel heroes and villains from various timelines within the Multiverse for an epic showdown. When it comes to comics, one of the most lasting and beloved alternate realities is the Ultimate Universe, which is currently undergoing a significant revival.

In Ultimate X-Men #11, creator/artist Peach Momoko has introduced a reference that directly connects to the online game version of one of the most popular Duelist characters in Marvel Rivals—specifically appealing to long-time fans of Peach Momoko.

Spoilers ahead for Ultimate X-Men #11

Ultimate X-Men #12, crafted by creator/artist Peach Momoko, script adapter Zack Davisson, and letterer Travis Lanham, further elaborates on the mystery surrounding the Children of the Atom and the newly formed X-Men’s quest to rescue mutants who have fallen victim to their cult. Additionally, it showcases the initial confrontation between Kanon, the Ultimate Psylocke, and Hisako/Armor, co-founder of the X-Men.

During their brief scuffle, Kanon reveals that she is not merely a mutant; she is the direct descendant of Sai, the psionic samurai hero from Peach Momoko’s Demon Days saga, a character adapted from the mainstream Marvel Universe hero Psylocke—who just so happens to be the version of Psylocke featured in Marvel Rivals, potentially making her debut directly from the comic book to the game.

While many of the standard heroes in Marvel Rivals exhibit textual nuances and visual styles foreign to the game, Sai is directly lifted from creator/artist Peach Momoko’s Demon Days comic, which reimagines Marvel characters within a world influenced by Japanese mythology. The link is so explicit that it is not only mentioned in Psylocke’s in-game biography, the default Psylocke skin draws nearly entirely from Peach Momoko’s art and design.

While most Marvel Rivals characters have alternate skins referencing particular eras or comics, Psylocke/Sai stands out as one of the few whose default design in the game is linked to a specific comic title.

This has sparked speculation among fans regarding whether the Marvel Rivals version of Psylocke is intended to be the exact same incarnation of Sai that a