Marvel Tōkon Champion Course is a hidden All-Star Arena challenge tied directly to the Gold Champion Buster trophy. Unlike the five standard All-Star Arena courses, the Champion Course does not appear as an immediately available option. Players first need to complete a run through each of the five normal course paths before the hidden course appears in the center of the All-Star Arena selection screen.
The Marvel Tōkon Champion Course is therefore one of the more substantial single-player objectives for anyone working toward the Platinum trophy.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Mode | All-Star Arena |
| Course | Champion Course |
| Available immediately | No |
| Standard courses to clear first | 5 |
| Runs required | One route from each course |
| Trophy | Champion Buster |
| Trophy grade | Gold |
| Platinum required | Yes |
How to Unlock the Marvel Tōkon Champion Course
To unlock the Marvel Tōkon Champion Course, complete one route through each of the five standard All-Star Arena courses.
Post-launch trophy research consistently reports that you do not need to exhaust every possible route inside each course. One successful run through each of the five course categories is enough to make the hidden Champion Course appear.
The basic process is:
- Enter All-Star Arena.
- Choose one of the five available standard courses.
- Complete one full route.
- Repeat the process for the other four courses.
- Return to the All-Star Arena course selection.
- The hidden Champion Course should now appear in the center.
- Clear the Champion Course to unlock the Champion Buster trophy.
This means you need a minimum of five successful standard-course runs before attempting the hidden challenge.
What Is the Champion Course?
The Marvel Tōkon Champion Course is the final hidden challenge inside All-Star Arena.
All-Star Arena itself is one of the game’s offline modes, offering structured CPU battles rather than a single standalone Versus match. PlayStation officially lists All-Star Arena among Marvel Tōkon’s offline activities.
The Champion Course sits above the standard course structure and only appears after you have demonstrated that you can clear one route in each available category.
That makes it function much more like a completion challenge than an introductory Arena course.
Do You Need to Clear Every Route?
No.
Current trophy guides and player reports indicate that Marvel Tōkon Champion Course unlocks after completing one route in each of the five standard courses, not every possible branching path.
| Requirement | Needed |
|---|---|
| Clear one route in each standard course | Yes |
| Clear all five course categories | Yes |
| Clear every route variation | No |
| Beat Champion difficulty in normal courses | No confirmed requirement |
| Finish Episode Mode first | No confirmed requirement |
This is worth knowing because trying to completely clear every path before checking for Champion Course would add a lot of unnecessary work.
Does Difficulty Matter?
Player reports indicate that clearing the required routes on Normal difficulty or higher is sufficient to unlock the hidden course.
You therefore do not need to grind every standard course on Champion difficulty just to make the final course appear.
That is a very useful distinction because some players initially assumed the name “Champion Course” meant the unlock itself required Champion difficulty.
Apparently the game already contains enough ways to make you suffer without adding that little surprise.
How to Get the Champion Buster Trophy
The Gold Champion Buster trophy requires you to:
Clear the Champion Course in All-Star Arena.
The trophy itself is straightforward once the course is available. The real prerequisite is unlocking it by completing the five standard course categories first.
| Trophy | Grade | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Champion Buster | Gold | Clear the Champion Course in All-Star Arena |
Champion Buster is required for the Champion of the Universe Platinum trophy, so anyone pursuing full completion needs to work through All-Star Arena eventually.
Is Marvel Tōkon Champion Course Required for Platinum?
Yes.
Champion Buster is one of the Gold trophies included in the PS5 trophy list, which means clearing the Marvel Tōkon Champion Course is mandatory for the Platinum.
You cannot bypass All-Star Arena and earn Champion of the Universe through story or online content alone.
The broader Platinum also requires progress through Episode Mode, Character Lessons, online battles and several combat mechanics, so Champion Course forms one piece of the larger completion route.
Best Way to Prepare for Champion Course
There is no officially published “best team” for Champion Course, and I would not pretend there is one this early.
A sensible factual approach is to use the same team you already understand.
By the time you unlock Marvel Tōkon Champion Course, you will already have cleared five All-Star Arena routes. That gives you plenty of opportunity to identify:
- Your most reliable lead character
- Which assists you use consistently
- Which team members you actually understand
- Which defensive mechanics you can perform under pressure
- Which Link Attacks and Skills you land reliably
Changing to an unfamiliar four-character squad immediately before the hardest Arena course is likely to create more problems than it solves.
What If the Champion Course Has Not Appeared?
If Marvel Tōkon Champion Course is still missing, check your All-Star Arena progress.
Make sure you have completed one full route in each of the five standard course categories.
Finishing multiple routes in one course will not substitute for ignoring another category. The unlock requirement is based on completing all five standard course types at least once.
If you have cleared all five and the course is still missing, return to the All-Star Arena selection screen and check the center of the course grid.
Marvel Tōkon Champion Course FAQ
How do you unlock the Champion Course?
Complete one route in each of the five standard All-Star Arena courses.
Do you need every route?
No. Current post-launch trophy research indicates one completed route from each course is enough.
Do you need Champion difficulty?
Player reports indicate Normal or higher works for the prerequisite course clears.
What trophy does Champion Course unlock?
Clearing the course awards the Gold Champion Buster trophy.
Is Champion Course required for Platinum?
Yes. Champion Buster is required for the Champion of the Universe Platinum.
Where does the hidden course appear?
After the five prerequisite clears, the Champion Course appears in the center of the All-Star Arena course grid.
The Marvel Tōkon Champion Course is essentially the final test of All-Star Arena. Clear one route from each of the five standard courses, return to the course grid and the hidden challenge becomes available. Beat it once and the Gold Champion Buster trophy is yours.
