There was a taste of superhero fatigue at the Marvel's Avengers unveiling at E3 this year. Here were the Avengers you know, rendered in their gorgeous MCU costumes, and voiced by facsimile versions of Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Mark Ruffalo. But something was still missing. Could the video game adaptation be the place to tell a story about someone new? Thankfully, Crystal Dynamics has had an ace up its sleeve this whole time. Her name is Kamala Khan.

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Revealed at NYCC, Kamala Khan -- who has donned the Ms. Marvel leotard since 2013, and has quickly become one of the most popular characters in Marvel comics -- is the sixth playable character in Marvel's Avengers (out May 15, 2020 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia). Not only that, but studio head Scot Amos told me that she'll be serving as the story's "protagonist."

ABOVE: Get your first look at Ms. Marvel in Crystal Dynamics's upcoming Marvel's Avengers.

“ The end of the prologue leaves the Avengers broken and in disarray in a way that runs parallel to the beginning of Endgame.

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an organization called Advanced Idea Mechanics , or "A.I.M.," which favors a stoic, technocratic science-religion hybrid as the world's guiding principle. (Rather than, you know, Steve Rogers' downhome patriotism.) Kamala Khan, who is a teenager in Jersey City, is the binding force that reassembles the Avengers. According to Crystal Dynamics, this is the way the studio intends to leave its mark on what is now the most profitable franchise in entertainment history."We have these other characters, maybe you've read them or watched them in other mediums. But then you get [to Kamala] and you're like, 'Who's this?'" says Amos. "This is something fresh and new…I think there's a uniqueness we get to from that storytelling in the campaign."If you've read any Kamala stories in recent Marvel history, you'll remember her as a smart, hyperactive high schooler who writes pages and pages of fan fiction about her favorite superheroes. In that sense, Crystal Dynamics discovered the perfect surrogate for the players who might be interested in an Avengers game. "She's a relatable character, she loves these heroes," says Amos. "She's a super fangirl. It's a great synchronicity to the player."

If you missed the prologue trailer, take a look at it above.

“ She's blessed with the bizarre Stretch Armstrong ability to "embiggen."

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each of the playable characters in Marvel's Avengers, and 20 minutes with Ms. Marvel specifically. The combat, across the board, follows the light-attack heavy-attack tandem found in action games from Devil May Cry to last year's Spider-Man. Within that system, each hero has their own innate wrinkles that flesh out their roles. Captain America can hold his vibranium shield in front of his face to soak up damage, Thor can recall Mjolnir to his hands in a way that feels remarkably similar to Kratos' Leviathan, and The Hulk turns every map into a streamlined platformer. But out of everyone, I had the most fun playing as the newly-revealed Kamala. She's blessed with the bizarre Stretch Armstrong ability to "embiggen," exponentially increasing the size of her limbs, which lets her sweep massive clubs of flesh across the battlefield. The best way I can describe her fighting style is a blend of Dhalsim from Street Fighter and God of War's vintage Blades of Chaos. One combo I discovered ended with Kamala embiggening her fists to the size of a sedan, which has to be one of the most satisfyingly pure punches I've ever experienced in a video game. Best of all is her Ultimate Heroic ability, which charges up over the course of a fight. Kamala nearly triples in size, unlocks a whole new suite of attacks, and lays waste to anything unfortunate enough to be in her path.Kamala will be integral to untangling the true sinister nature of A.I.M., and why they're so eager to uproot humanity's faith in superheroes. In a political climate where it feels like autonomous power has been ceded to three or four tech companies, this hits close to home. Amos, to his credit, embraces the allegory.

Check out over 100 still frames of combat in the slideshow above.

“ Those Hero Missions serve as the game's "campaign" -- the start-to-finish journey to topple A.I.M. and re-establish the Avengers as Earth's mightiest heroes. Warzone missions, on the other hand, is where co-op happens.

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The specifics of how and why Ms. Marvel gets wrapped up with the Avengers haven't been disclosed, but Amos did offer a closer look at the infrastructure of the game. Similar to what we previously learned at Gamescom this year, there's a War Table, comprised of a globe-spanning map, where the team will deploy heroes on missions to certain hot spots. There are two broad types of missions: Hero Missions and Warzone Missions. Hero Missions are consolidated to one hero -- Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Captain America, and so on. They serve as both a venue to showcase that character's abilities, as well as to flesh out their own personal narrative journey as they get settled back into being an Avenger. (They sounded a little bit like Mass Effect 2's loyalty missions.)Those Hero Missions serve as the game's "campaign" -- the start-to-finish journey to topple A.I.M. and re-establish the Avengers as Earth's mightiest heroes. Warzone missions, on the other hand, is where co-op happens. You and four friends live out your Sokovia fantasies in pure, splash-panel form. These missions have less to do with the game's overarching plot, but they are the only way you can recreate your favorite Marvel team-ups. A give and take, really.

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You are rewarded for all your hard world-saving work with an RPG-lite progression system, which is quickly becoming the single most ubiquitous mechanic in all of video games. Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, and the rest of the Avengers will slowly level up and progress down a skill tree, offering more and more exotic weaponry to their arsenal. There is also plenty of color-coded loot, so after finishing a mission, Iron Man might be able to strap on a brand new jetpack stabilizer or something along those lines.Of course, there will also be cosmetic skins for each character. Hulk can totally dress up as the zoot-suited Joe Fixit. But none of those cosmetics will affect gameplay.Given all of those living-game creases, nobody should be surprised that Crystal Dynamics is talking about Marvel's Avengers as a long-term project. New heroes and more stories are absolutely on the table. Will these Avengers eventually make it to Wakanda? Or the deep reaches of outer space? Only time will tell. Kamala Khan is a great template and a rock-solid starting point. Let's hope it bears fruit.

Luke Winkie is a contributor to IGN. Talk superheroes with him on Twitter at @