That bottom right DLC character still has me stumped. I would have bet money before the DLC was teased that Spawn would be a lock. I could see that being someone other than Spawn. I don't think it's him anymore after Atom macthed that trailer silhouette. I was actually excited for him. This is a game where I think guest characters would be really cool (if they are actual comic book hero properties). I'm gonna be kind miffed if we don't get any actual super hero guests, but get stuck with 2 MK characters.
Also, 9 DLC characters is a ton, and I don't see NR doing more than then meeting their promise of the most ever, which they will hit with 9.
I'm kinda deflated, as I'm only really excited about Black Manta. I wonder if the DLC character gear will drop if you don't own and/or install the character. It's just going to dilute the drop pool.
Then again, maybe they planned for a second wave all along and they're saving the big hitter guest DLC for a second round. Maybe they'll do packs with a combo of these big guests plus some returning veterans to make the returners more enticing. I could see them needing to do that to make selling I1 characters more attractive. I don't think they'd sell as well otherwise. Plus, they get to re-use some assets.