New and Returning Characters

Some new characters for the PCU were teased yesterday, as well as a possible return to the Xeno-Verse. These characters were:

SGT. SPARROWE

XYLAN THE REAVER

WRAITH PHASER

Yesterday, cryptic pictures were released by Kolplain's Twitter account. Each of them, once decrypted, revealed a symbol for each of these characters. One of the pictures was a yellowish-orange background, with a black smudge covering the middle section of the picture. Once a negative filter was put on it, it revealed a sparrow. In the caption with the picture, this was said: "It's time for some new heroes... and villains. Welcome, Sergeant Sparrowe".

The rumors are that this new character, Sergeant (or Sgt.) Sparrowe, will appear in an Agent Triton installment to the PCU franchise. According to We Got It Covered, "Sgt. Sparrowe will appear in the first of the Agent Triton series as a sergeant of the weaponry company Triton". At the moment, this is all we know of Sgt. Sparrowe.

Xylan the Reaver's teaser was about the same as Sgt. Sparrowe's teaser. His background color was a washed-out gray along with the black smudge in the center. Once the researchers turned the colors negative, nothing happened. Instead of using the filter, they had to manually turn the colors negative in photoshop. This revealed the Manhatten skyline. This teaser didn't make a lot of sense at first, but later it was figured out. The caption with the picture was, "With destruction, comes the Reaver. Welcome, Xylan". Later after the teaser was discovered, Kolplain clarified that this was meant to be a teaser for Xylan AND an upcoming short to introduce him called 'Xylan the Reaver: And the Destruction of Manhatten'. It is set to release along with the very first entry in the PCU, 'Speed-Arc'.

This other character, though. His teaser was a pain. And it was confusing. And Kolplain never told us what it meant. Wraith Phaser's teaser shows a dull purple for a background, with no smudge. Instead, it outright shows the cryptic teaser. There are 9 symbols in the center, looking to be made of steel or some unknown metal. The first shows a bird taking flight, representing Sgt. Sparrowe. At least, most likely. It could mean something completely different. The second depicts a portal, or a rocky structure is a circular shape. A theory states that this could represent the portal that carried the citizens and surviving heroes at the end of 'The Star That Damned Everyone'. This is unlikely though.  The third shows a lightning bolt, likely representing Speed-Arc, Bolt, or any of the other speedsters. The fourth shows a very interesting looking sword. Some theories say that these represent the return of the Fear Blade or even the God-Blades from 'Darkest Day 2'. The fifth shows a Jack of Spades card. This hasn't been confirmed, but it is almost definitely for the return of Splicer. The sixth shows a tactical vest, with a pistol sitting aside. Theories have stated that this could represent Agent Triton, the inevitable return of Reburn, or the most popular (since it has already been confirmed that Agent Triton is returning), the return of The Mecromancer. The seventh shows a closed plain book. There is only one theory, and that is the Dragon Book is returning. This is unknown though. The eighth shows seven hands gathered in a circle. Rumor has it that this is the seven hands of Team Ultimate, later to become the Immortals. The ninth is the deal-breaker. It shows a set of horns. Although this hasn't been confirmed either, it is definitely the return of Natas Drol, King of Hjel. The number of symbols has been rumored to hint at Knyne, but we last heard that Knyne will never return.

RETURNING CHARACTERS

Along with the announcement of these new additions to the PCU, some returning faces were revealed:

THE MECROMANCER

AGENT TRITON (AS THE GHOST RIDER)

AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

The first on the list is The Mecromancer, but let's talk about Agent Triton's situation.

He's Ghost Rider. Which is a Marvel and Disney owned product. So he literally cannot stay Ghost Rider. But according to Kolplain, Agent Triton "will be returning, retaining his newly acquired Ghost Rider abilities". This is very vague... which is exactly what Kolplain wanted. Earlier today, it was announced that he will not just be Agent Triton anymore. "Agent Triton is The Spirit of Fear". This was the tweet they sent out. So apparently they had to retcon Agent Triton as the Spirit of Vengeance since it is a Marvel property. So instead, the character of Fear will not be returning to the PCU, but his spirit will in the form of The Spirit of Fear. It works very similarly to Ghost Rider and the Spirit of Vengeance, which could lead to a lawsuit, but Agent Triton will be ditching his futuristic motorcycle and fiery chains to become the Spirit of Fear. According to a leaker on Reddit who supposedly is working on the Agent Triton solo project, Trite will be retconned as the Spirit of Fear in 'The Jakkals' as well. Along with this, he will be able to draw out people's fears and use them against them. He will also basically have a lot of Fear's abilities, except for control over the Fear dimension