Damian Priest Voices The Hood in Marvel Rivals, Joining Season 9.5 on Aug. 7

Q: With today's release of the companion comic, what shocking secrets will be revealed about The Hood's new origin story?

The comic is expected to reveal that Marvel Rivals’ version of Parker Robbins was not simply born a criminal, but was shaped by personal collapse, disillusionment with heroes, and a direct clash with Kingpin’s world. Based on Marvel’s official synopsis and preview material for *Origins of the Hood: Marvel Rivals #1*, the biggest revelations center on Parker’s childhood admiration for Captain America, the destruction of his family and ambitions, and the turning point that sends him after Kingpin’s empire. That attack backfires, landing him in prison alongside the very hero who once inspired him. The story frames that prison encounter as a major emotional break, where Parker realizes what he believes he truly needs and decides he will do anything to obtain it. NetEase’s game lore adds another key layer: Parker’s fall continues when he steals an enchanted cloak, gains access to cursed dark magic, and remakes himself as The Hood. Marvel Rivals has also described him as losing faith in heroes “alongside his father and his world’s Captain America,” suggesting the comic may clarify how that shared loss of faith happened and why it became central to his identity. So the “shocking secrets” are less about a single twist than a darker reworking of his origin: a hero-worshipping child broken by family tragedy, radicalized by failure and prison, and transformed by stolen supernatural power into a villain driven by bitterness and ambition.

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Damian Priest said Tuesday he will voice The Hood in Marvel Rivals, with Marvel Rivals unveiling a new trailer for the supervillain ahead of his Aug. 7 debut.
Season 9.5 adds The Hood to the roster as part of the game's latest update, tying Priest's casting directly to the character's rollout.
Priest brings the role while still active in WWE as one-half of the reigning tag team champions with R-Truth, adding a game voice credit to his wrestling profile.