Kabam’s Recent Character Design Feels Unbalanced

ShadØwRift

I’ve got to say, I’m really frustrated with the recent character releases in MCOC.
Why does it feel like Kabam is consistently making female characters top-tier while most male characters end up mid or underwhelming? Looking at 2026 so far Pixie and Madelyne Pryor are incredibly strong, while M’Baku and Blue Marvel feel pretty average in comparison.
And this isn’t just a one-off situation. Even in previous years, a lot of female champs ended up being meta-defining or at least very solid, while several male characters like Dracula, Franken Castle, and others didn’t live up to expectations or were just “okay.”
What makes this more frustrating is that some of these male characters are insanely powerful in the comics. Blue Marvel, for example, is one of the strongest beings in Marvel lore, yet in-game he doesn’t feel anywhere near that level.
I’m not asking for every character to be overpowered, but the balance just feels off lately. It would be great to see more consistency regardless of gender strong characters should be strong because of their abilities and design, not trends.
At this point, it almost feels like Kabam’s design meetings go:
“Alright team, how strong should this champ be?”
“Is it a female character?”
“Yep.”
“Cool, make her busted.”
“And the male character?”
“…give him some nice ANIMATIONS.
Jokes aside, I just want better balance