Sentinels of the Multiverse contains many unlockable Variant Cards for heroes and villains. To switch to an available variant, just tap "Variants" on any card where it appears. Variants can be unlocked by performing specific story challenges in the game. If you're feeling a bit stuck, select a variant below to see instructions for unlocking it.
Still too much work? Approximately 30 days after first release, or once the official unlock condition has been discovered (whichever happens first), each variant will also have a button that can be used to automatically unlock that variant in-game. However, unlocking a Variant this way will not fulfill any related achievement once those are added to the game (but it also won't stop you from earning the achievement if you do complete the challenge in the future).
Unlock conditions are posted to this page once they have been discovered by the community. Players often work together to discover Variant unlock conditions on the Handelabra Games Forum, the Greater than Games Forum, and the Steam Forum.
To unlock a variant hero in multiplayer, you must be controlling that hero. Variant villains can be unlocked in multiplayer by anyone playing the game who meets the conditions.
(Mouseover a Variant to view its unlock conditions. On Mobile, rotate your device to landscape and tap.)
Villains
Mad Bomber Baron Blade
Omnitron II
(AKA Cosmic Omnitron)
Spite: Agent of Gloom
Skinwalker Gloomweaver
Trickster Kismet
Heroic Infinitor
Core Game Heroes
Alphabetical order by Variant name
America's Greatest Legacy
America's Newest Legacy
(AKA Young Legacy)
Dark Visionary
The Eternal Haka
G.I. Bunker
Ra: Horus of Two Horizons
Ra: Setting Sun
Redeemer Fanatic
Rook City Wraith
The Super-Scientific Tachyon
The Visionary Unleashed
Season 1 Heroes
Alphabetical order by Variant name
Captain Cosmic Requital
Chrono-Ranger The Best Of Times
Dark Conductor Argent Adept
Extremist Sky-Scraper
Omnitron-U
Santa Guise
The Scholar of the Infinite
Season 2 Heroes
Alphabetical order by Variant name
Action Hero Stuntman
Akash’Thriya: Spirit of the Void
Benchmark Supply and Demand
Heroic Luminary
K.N.Y.F.E. Rogue Agent
La Comodora: Curse of the Black Spot
Lifeline Blood Mage
Parse: Fugue State
The Adamant Sentinels
The Hunted Naturalist
Teams:
Termi-Nation Bunker
Termi-Nation Absolute Zero
Termi-Nation Unity
Freedom Six Absolute Zero
Freedom Six Bunker
Freedom Six Tachyon
Freedom Six Tempest
Freedom Six Wraith
Freedom Six Unity
Dark Watch Expatriette
Dark Watch Mister Fixer
Dark Watch Nightmist
Dark Watch Setback
Dark Watch Harpy
Prime Wardens Agent Adept
Prime Wardens Captain Cosmic
Prime Wardens Fanatic
Prime Wardens Haka
Prime Wardens Tempest
Xtreme Prime Wardens
Argent Adept
Extreme Prime Wardens
Tempest
Xtreme Prime Wardens
Captain Cosmic
Extreme Prime Wardens
Fanatic
Xtreme Prime Wardens
Haka
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