Marvel VS Capcom 3: Who Would You Pick?
So with the release of the new Marvel VS Capcom 3 looming near, a friend asked me who I thought should be included in the new Marvel roster of characters. No matter what we’re going to end up with the basics like Wolverine, Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Captain America. Deadpool has been added, and while I think that’s cool it was kind of a given considering the saturation the character has now across the movies and comic industry. Even money would have Venom , Magneto, and possibly Thanos showing up again. I did read that Dormammu is supposed to pop up, so that’s cool. Considering Marvel has hundreds of thousands of characters available to pick from though, it would be interesting to see some real new blood.
Something A Little Different
Thor- I don’t recall seeing Thor ever introduced into any of these games, and considering the options from classic costume to current armor and everything in between, there are plenty of skins to pick from in the design area. Hammer attacks, lighting strikes, it would seem kinda easy to pull this guy into the game.
Ultron- Fantastic robot design with plenty of cool gimmicky attacks? Really? We haven’t seen him yet? His combo specials could include dozens of different Ultron designs attacking from all sides.
Black Panther- One of the ultimate baddasses, he’s the Batman of the Marvel Universe. Make this the skill character and give him tons of gadgets.
Apocalypse- One of my favorite X-Men villains. Cool design, flexible power set (morphing, strength, distance attacks, power). Why the hell hasn’t he shown up yet?
The Thing- For the love of God why haven’t they included Benjamin Grimm yet? How is this not obvious?
Sauron- I’ve always just been a sucker for the design of Sauron, but c’mon a cool dinosaur guy! Tons of flying attacks, and the dude knows how to use a gun so you’ve got some distance attacks.
Nova- A flyer, a powerhouse, and a distance fighter with energy attacks. Cool costume, great character, and a nice cosmic flair.
Doc Octopus- You can pretty much give him the same attack sets from Shuma-Gorath from the first Marvel Capcom games. Seriously, it always doesn’t have to be about Venom (Note: The Doc Ock in this pick is the Ultimate version, but considering Marvel redesigns him like every other Tuesday, Capcom might as will just pick whichever version they like)
Something Really Different
Amadeus Cho- He can fight with science! Which, granted, would be difficult to translate but that doesn’t make it any less awesome.
M.O.D.O.K.- This would visually be one of the most awesome characters you could ever put into this game. Just think of the crazy-ass attacks!
Gorilla Man- A gun-toting Gorilla with an attitude. Please?
Fin Fang Foom- PLEEEEEAAAAAASSEEEEEEE?????!?!?!
No Chance In Hell
Squirrel Girl- Considering she’s defeated M.O.D.O.K., Thanos, and Dr Doom, she really should be given a chance to represent. And really, a massive squirrel army attack? No one could withstand that.
Dr. Bong- Besides fitting alongside any Megaman villain, you really can’t go wrong with the enemy of Howard the Duck, who by the way holds a PhD in psychology. For reals.
Rocket Racoon- Hey, I love Rocket Racoon, and I think he would fit among all the Capcom craziness in this crossover. I just think I might be the only person who would care to see him in it >_>
Alternate Designs
Wouldn’t it be great if you can choose between classic Captain America, the new Cap design, or the Winter Soldier? Here’s a couple other costume change ideas worth taking a look at:
Zombies! Base an alt mode of appearance off of the hit Kirkman series Marvel Zombies
Green Hulk/Grey Hulk/Red Hulk
Venom/ Gargan Venom/Anti-Venom/Carnage
Deadpool/Agent X/ Unmasked Deadpool
Wolverine/Dark Wolverine/X-23
Anyone else you would like to see?
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Apocalypse
Apocalypse has been in multiple vs. games as the final boss. Marvel vs Capcom was the first time he didn't show as a boss.
Yeah, I remember Apocalypse
Yeah, I remember Apocalypse popping up as a boss before, but it would be awesome to have him as a playable character ;) Between size-shifting, turning his arms into weapons, and just being a a great design I would pretty much play the hell out of that character
I'm assuming we're using the
I'm assuming we're using the Bucky Cap if we use a Winter Soldier skin? But all in all, I agree with you. Thor definitely seems like a must and would work really well, think of him as the Raiden of MvC3.
The main skin could be
The main skin could be classic Steve Rogers Cap, then the Bucky Cap with the gun, then Winter Soldier. Hell, even the new Steve Rogers Super Soldier design wouldn't be too bad :)
Thor
Thor actually was in Marvel vs. Capcom but only as a helper character. He flew down and shot a bolt of lightning across the screen from his hammer then flew away.
I forgot about that. See, I
I forgot about that. See, I just think he would be great as a playable since they can give him all sorts of hammer combos. Plus, maybe he can call upon Beta Ray Bill for help ;)
i think kick ass would be
i think kick ass would be very cool
Could be cool, but think
Could be cool, but think there would be too many legal loopholes as he's not really a Marvel character owned by the company, just published by them =/
Man, finally someone with
Man, finally someone with some taste. I love all your ideas, the mirror my own choices very well, especially people like Rocket Raccon, Squirrel Girl, Doc Ock, Modok and Fin Fang Foom. Ultron is a really good pick as well
I think Machine Man, Death's Head, or Warlock woudl be really great robotic styled characters to have in the game as well. Death's head might be a bit limited in play, ash he'd probably be a lot like Chris, but his character is great. Warlock has all teh abilities one would normally associate with Apocalypse in a quirky yellow and black cyber mohawked shell, and Machine Man...Machine Man is just kean, cynical, half drunk and filled with devices nasty devices.
Nova as you said would be great, but how bout Noh Var, the former Marvel boy and recently dubbed protector. The guy is fast and strong, runs straight up walls, and has all kinds of odd alien gadgetry
Gertrude Yorkes from the Runaways - she's an attractive smart and realistically proportioned girl with a genetically engineered velociraptor. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED VELOCIRAPTOR.
On the X-men front it'd be great to see Pixe, flying, magical dagger, teleporting, adorablness, an excellent character for these games
Great picks with machine Man
Great picks with machine Man and Deaths Head. If you get the chance, check out the new X-Men: Sword TPB, it has a great appearance by Deaths Head :) I think Warlock would work great visually in the game as well.
Noh Var is another great choice, plus they can give him a few different skins to play around with.
Genetically engineered velociraptor FTW
I did check out Sword, I came
I did check out Sword, I came for Lockheed, I stayed for Death's Head.
Beta Ray Bill
Totally forgot to include Beta Ray Bill in this list! Nothing is more awesome than a horse-faced cyborg with the power of the Norse gods who can also blow up planets.
team weapon x
X-23 and I never thought of but would be awesome Dark Wolverine!!? WUT??! now thats a force to be reckoned with. seriously, X-23 keep popping up in blogs. CMON capcom make it happen!!!
Needs more Iron Fist.
Needs more Iron Fist.
Taskmaster
Forgot Taskmaster! He could have alternating skill sets and copy other characters!
The lack of females will make
The lack of females will make this a sausage fest.
Damn you're right, I totally
Damn you're right, I totally didn't really include any women in this listing besides Squirrel Girl. Sorry about that, I suppose in general I find DC has a better selection of female characters. Are there any from Marvel you would prefer to see?
In general we tend to see Psylocke, Storm, and Rogue mentioned as options, but frankly a lot of the X-Women are a little played out. If we are looking at a good selection of Marvel women, I would have to include Valkyrie, Spider-Woman, Scarlet Witch, Ms Marvel, Domino, Black Widow, Black Cat, and She-Hulk.
Any others you would be interested in seeing?
I guess
I guess u could swap out Rogue for Ms. Marvel. Domino would be great (who doesnt like to see a sexy female with a gun). Scarlet Witch might be hard to pull-off... but u could play with her reality warping powers, have her change the stage to a dangerous area to attack the opponent. And other magic tricks, But I think I would rather see Dr. Strange in it then her.
Surge would be great to put in. I love Electric powers. OR how about Hawkeye or Stature from Young Avengers? Or some of the females from The Runaways
The lack of females will make
The lack of females will make this a sausage fest.
Wolvie/Daken/X-23
Daken and X would have to be separate characters. total different gameplay for both of them. Daken is similar to Wolvie, but u could add in the teleportation he kinda did when he first entered the comics. He would play more as a wild card then Wolvie.
And X, u would give her kick attacks that the other 2 wouldn't have because of the claws in her feet. While Wolvie & Daken are somewhat similar, X is completely different. Since Tooth probably wont be back, Daken and X needs to be added to the Roster.