Marvel's Midnight Suns features a charming moment where players can relax by the pool with of the Midnight Suns, unexpectedly referencing a particular run of Marvel comics from the 90s. Marvel's Midnight Suns wisely incentivizes players to interact with various of the Avengers, Runaways, and X-Men, learning about their unique backstories while earning XP and card bonuses for future missions. The game's pool scene is a perfect example of an engaging character moment that references Marvel comic origins while getting to know the denizens of the Abbey.
Marvel's Midnight Suns' narrative features some of the more engaging iterations of lesser-known Marvel characters, along with some of Marvel's coolest (and most powerful) costumes. Heading over to the Abbey's pool is entirely optional, but it also provides players another social opportunity with key of the Midnight Suns, along with another new set of cool wardrobe: swimwear. This potentially risqué scene is decidedly light-hearted and relaxing for the game's protagonist, while providing a tongue-in-cheek reference to explicitly risqué issues of Marvel comics from the 90s.
Marvel's Midnight Suns References Marvel's Swimsuit Issues From The 90s
Marvel's Midnight Suns' pool scene could be considered an off-handed reference to the Marvel Swimsuit Special, an annual run of Marvel comics from 1991 to 1995. The issues were designed to be a parody of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, and were an overwhelmingly obvious cash-grab, rendering various Marvel characters in their swimsuits as a means to commodify their attractiveness. Marvel's Midnight Suns could have made the same mistake, but surprisingly handled the scene with grace, wit, and just the right amount of fan-service.
Choosing to head over to the Abbey's pool gives the Hunter and other of the Midnight Suns an opportunity to blow off steam, get to know each other, and earn crucial friendship points. Each character interaction at the pool feels genuine, while not-so-subtly acknowledging each character's attractiveness. Unlike the issues of the Marvel Swimsuit Special, nothing about Marvel's Midnight Suns' pool scenes feel performative or exploitative.
Marvel's Midnight Suns Swimsuit Moments Are Charming, Not Creepy
Marvel's Midnight Suns does a spectacular job of presenting its Marvel heroes in a very human way, and the game's pool scenes acknowledge the especially human sex appeal of Midnight Suns' most OP characters. The game is filled with Easter eggs from throughout Marvel comics' history, and interactions at the pool are a wonderful (and genuinely wholesome) callback to a less wholesome period in Marvel comics. With more DLC and playable characters coming to the game in the future, it is possible that players will get a chance for more steamy poolside moments with the cast of Marvel's Midnight Suns.
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