The YouTube channel VIP2Gaming received an advanced alpha copy of “MultiVersus” and shared a video in which they talked about what Perks are available and how they work. In addition to all of the character-specific abilities that each fighter will have in the game, players will also be able to assign up to four Perks to each character. They will then have different abilities depending on what Perks the player assigns to them at the beginning of the game. So, two people may end up being able to play the same character very differently depending on which perks they chose for them.
There are two kinds of Perk in the game. Each character can equip one Signature Perk, which are unique abilities that are only available to them, and three universal Perks which are available to all characters. A fully leveled character will have access to two Signature Perks, one which is unlocked at level eight and another which is unlocked at level ten. Shaggy, for instance, can choose either the “Hangry Man” Signature Perk which allows him to quickly charge rage when he eats an equipped sandwich or the “One Last Zoinks” Signature Perk which makes him gain rage automatically after passing 100 damage. Other perks are broken down into offensive, defensive and utility categories and stack with your teammates’ abilities. Players will have to level up their characters to unlock them though.