How to Play Marvel Tokon

01 · The buttons

Basic controls

02 · Two ways to fire

Skill input styles

The game supports two Skill input styles: Command Inputs and Quick Skill. Command Inputs deal slightly higher damage and generate more Skill Gauge according to the official beginner guide.

03 · Your first offense

Link Attacks

Link Attacks chain basic buttons into full sequences. These official example routes are the fastest way to feel the flow:

04 · Don’t get opened up

Defense

Standing Guard

Hold back

Crouching Guard

Hold down-back

Assemble Counter

Square + Cross while not guarding

Crossover

Square + Cross while guarding

05 · Fight as four

Team actions

Call an assist

Cross

Switch character

Direction + L2

Second teammate

Neutral or forward

Third teammate

Down

Fourth teammate

Back

Assist into switch

Press L2 during the Switch prompt after calling an assist

Your four-character team shares a single health bar — protect it as a team resource, not four separate life bars.

Wondering who to put on a team together? Team comp recommendations are in testing and land after the synergies survive hands-on play.

06 · Showing off

Is there a taunt button?

Short answer: no. MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls has no dedicated taunt or provocation button — the official control scheme (attacks, guard, assist, switch, Unique and Quick Skill) doesn’t include one, on pad, stick or leverless.

Want to show off anyway? The closest thing is a set of Deadpool-only Easter-egg inputs the game calls “secret commands.” For example, tapping Down five times (↓↓↓↓↓) makes Deadpool strike a pose. They’re cosmetic — they count toward a trophy, not meter or damage — and only work as Deadpool, not as a roster-wide taunt. The full list lives in Deadpool’s in-game Command List.

“No taunt button” is per the official controls (PlayStation Blog, EventHubs). Deadpool’s secret-command inputs are community-sourced (Nerdschalk) — confirm the exact motion in the in-game Command List.

07 · Put it to work

Now learn a fighter

The system is the same for everyone; the game plan is not. Pick a character guide to learn a fighter’s signature tools, or follow the Beginner Guide for a structured first session.