There are a ton of characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 so you’re probably eager to unlock your favorite Marvel heroes as soon as possible. Unlocking characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance is mostly going to come down to progressing through the main story with new characters being unlocked in each chapter. There are some extra characters that can also be unlocked by completing Infinity Rift Trials as well.
How Many Characters Are There?
There are 36 different Marvel characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Unlocking all of them will require that you beat the game completely and then complete the Infinity Trials to unlock four more characters. The fastest way to unlock characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance is to play the Story Mode as you’ll get new characters after each chapter. Below you can find which characters unlock at what parts of the story.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Character Unlocks
| Characters | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Drax | Starting Character |
| Groot / Rocket | Starting Character |
| Starlord | Starting Character |
| Gamora | Starting Character |
| Characters | Chapter 1 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Black Widow | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Captain America | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Captain Marvel | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Iron Man | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Falcon | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Spider-Man | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Thor | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Scarlet Witch | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Hulk | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Wolverine | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Crystal | Complete Chapter 1 to Unlock |
| Characters | Chapter 2 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Spider-Gwen | Defeat Mysterio to Unlock |
| Venom | Defeat Venom to Unlock |
| Miles Morales | Defeat Mysterio to Unlock |
| Ms. Marvel | Defeat Mysterio to Unlock |
| Luke Cage | Unlocked After Prison Break |
| Characters | Chapter 3 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Iron Fist | Unlocked During Chapter 3 |
| Daredevil | Unlocked During Chapter 3 |
| Characters | Chapter 4 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Hawkeye | Unlocked During Chapter 4 |
| Wasp | Unlocked During Chapter 4 |
| Characters | Chapter 5 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Deadpool | Unlocked After Juggernaut Battle |
| Nightcrawler | Unlocked During Chapter 5 |
| Psylocke | Unlocked During Chapter 5 |
| Characters | Chapter 6 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Dr. Strange | Unlocked During Chapter 6 |
| Elsa Bloodstone | Unlocked During Chapter 6 |
| Ghost Rider | Unlocked During Chapter 6 |
| Characters | Chapter 7 Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Black Panther | Unlocked During Chapter 7 |
| Storm | Unlocked During Chapter 7 |
| Characters | Infinity Trials Unlocks in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 |
| Elektra | Complete Final Trial in Gamma Rift to Unlock (Chapter 5) |
| Magneto | Complete Final Trial in Psi Rift to Unlock (Chapter 7) |
| Loki | Complete Final Trial in Sigma Rift to Unlock (Story Complete) |
| Thanos | Complete Final Trial in Lambda Rift to Unlock (Story Complete) |
