MvC 3 Character List

[sirnerd84]

I just wanted to post this in the forums so that it was easily viewed by everyone without having to dig through the news.

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http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/captamerica.jpgCaptain America
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/captain-america)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/deadpool.jpgDeadpool
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/deadpool)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/doom.jpgDoctor Doom
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/doctor-doom)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/dormammu.jpg (http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/dormammu)Dormammu (http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/dormammu)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/hulk.jpgHulk
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/hulk)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/ironman.jpgIron Man
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/iron-man)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/magneto.jpgMagneto
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/magneto)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/modok.jpgM.O.D.O.K.
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/modok)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/shehulk.jpgShe-Hulk
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/she-hulk)
DLC http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/shumagorath.jpgShuma-Gorath
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/shuma-gorath)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/spider-man.jpgSpider-Man
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/spider-man)
New! http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/storm.jpgStorm
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/storm)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/superskrull.jpgSuper-Skrull
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/super-skrull)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/thor.jpgThor
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/thor)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/wolverine.jpgWolverine
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/wolverine)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/x23.jpgX-23
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/x-23)


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http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/amaterasu.jpgAmaterasu
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/amaterasu)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/arthur.jpgArthur
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/arthur)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/chris.jpgChris Redfield
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/chris-redfield)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/chunli.jpgChun-Li
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/chun-li)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/dante.jpgDante
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/dante)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/felicia.jpgFelicia
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/felicia)
DLC http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/jill.jpgJill
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/jill)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/morrigan.jpgMorrigan
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/morrigan)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/ryu.jpgRyu
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/ryu)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/spencer.jpgSpencer
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/spencer)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/trish.jpgTrish
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/trish)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/tron.jpgTron Bonne
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/tron-bonne)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/vjoe.jpgViewtiful Joe
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/viewtiful-joe)
New! http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/viper.jpgC.Viper
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/viper)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/wesker.jpgWesker
(http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/wesker)
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/zero.jpg (http://marvelvscapcom3.com/us/characters/zero)


Source: Official Website

[XxStuartxX 1990]

I'm still undecided about this I mean I like fighters but I'm noteriously crap and capcom fighters seem to have a habit of just throwing you straight in, so for me hopefully there will be a demo or this simple mode won't be 2 simplified that I'm not actually improveing only time will tell

[Foxhound300]

Simple mode is pretty horribly simplified. From the demo of it that I saw you only have like four of a character's 20 to thirty moves and only one super move, all of which are triggered at the tap of a button in either sequence (ie BBB like in god of war/ninja gaiden/bayonetta) or with a jerk of the stick and a button push. Little room for "learning" in simple mode.

[UCB Disco]

There is no excuse for this game not having at least the same amount of characters as MvC2. Way to cut your fans' balls. Hold off numerous characters and sell them later as DLC. I guarantee this game will have like 4 character packs at 800MSP each. Ridiculous.

[Der Nacho]

There is no excuse for this game not having at least the same amount of characters as MvC2. Way to cut your fans' balls. Hold off numerous characters and sell them later as DLC. I guarantee this game will have like 4 character packs at 800MSP each. Ridiculous.

I think you need to understand that this game is so much bigger than MvC2. Which by the way is a 10 year old game btdub.

Also... Duh dude. This is the way the world works. Get used to it. Don't be naive about it.

[triple m 74]

There is no excuse for this game not having at least the same amount of characters as MvC2. Way to cut your fans' balls. Hold off numerous characters and sell them later as DLC. I guarantee this game will have like 4 character packs at 800MSP each. Ridiculous.

Clearly you know nothing of MvC2

The game was able to have so many characters because they borrowed the sprites from other games, like x-men vs Street fighter. the sprites were identical for most characters. so they were able to have more characters because they didnt have to make half the characters from scratch, which would take way more time.

ALL the character models in MvC3 are brand new, and no code was re-used from other games, thus, taking more time to add characters, more time, means less characters get put in. so there will be a smaller roster.

As to character packs, how would that work?

>> not everyone would get the packs, so they would have to use seperate matchmaking?

>> how would they be balanced? it takes months to balance a character properly, which is another reason why there will be less characters.

>>even if there was not seperate matchmaking for new characters, if you got paired with someone who didnt have the pack, and you did, you wouldn't be able to use those characters. because the other person doesnt have them. making at least half of the time, unable to use those characters.

<<

Here is my summary of your comment

>>Make stupid hater comment about the ammount of characters in a game, when in fact, the 40 or so in MvC3 is more than you ever used in MvC2.

>>Make foolish assumptions about DLC for a game that isnt even out and would take months to balance if it were altered by "character packs"

>>Make a total ass about one's self

>>????

>>Profit

<<

Good Job moron.

[Creed Braton]

Clearly you know nothing of MvC2

The game was able to have so many characters because they borrowed the sprites from other games, like x-men vs Street fighter. the sprites were identical for most characters. so they were able to have more characters because they didnt have to make half the characters from scratch, which would take way more time.

ALL the character models in MvC3 are brand new, and no code was re-used from other games, thus, taking more time to add characters, more time, means less characters get put in. so there will be a smaller roster.

As to character packs, how would that work?

>> not everyone would get the packs, so they would have to use seperate matchmaking?

>> how would they be balanced? it takes months to balance a character properly, which is another reason why there will be less characters.

>>even if there was not seperate matchmaking for new characters, if you got paired with someone who didnt have the pack, and you did, you wouldn't be able to use those characters. because the other person doesnt have them. making at least half of the time, unable to use those characters.

<<

Here is my summary of your comment

>>Make stupid hater comment about the ammount of characters in a game, when in fact, the 40 or so in MvC3 is more than you ever used in MvC2.

>>Make foolish assumptions about DLC for a game that isnt even out and would take months to balance if it were altered by "character packs"

>>Make a total ass about one's self

>>????

>>Profit

<<

Good Job moron.
ummmmm, yeah.. SO you know Jill and that mavel alien? yeah. thats DLC buddy. AND I'm pretty sure they have said they will add in fan pics or something later. so yeah... you look like a jerk.

[ofay]

ummmmm, yeah.. SO you know Jill and that mavel alien? yeah. thats DLC buddy. AND I'm pretty sure they have said they will add in fan pics or something later. so yeah... you look like a jerk.
Those are being released as dlc for people who don't want to buy ce, they are in the game at launch.

[JPX Brutality]

Actually they are not if you read the actual description for the collector's edition it says avalible 4 weeks after release. They could do other dlc as well by just having updates everytime they release one but he only way to unlock them is through purchase So it is possible and is already planned. Sorry but games don't survive now without post launch doc.

[ofay]

Actually they are not if you read the actual description for the collector's edition it says avalible 4 weeks after release. They could do other dlc as well by just having updates everytime they release one but he only way to unlock them is through purchase So it is possible and is already planned. Sorry but games don't survive now without post launch doc.
I read that as included in the ce, available to everyone as dlc 4 weeks after launch.


Makes sense that way IMO, doubt they will make people wait for their ce content, plus it ensures that even people who don't dl the characters can play people who do bc they will have the information on disk

[JPX Brutality]

Nope I am 100% certain it's download it 4 weeks after release I even clarified with my Gamestop and they said the CE comes with two codes to download them at the time of their release as DLC instead of paying for them. It's no where near as difficult as you are making it seem to dlc for fighting games. They way you are saying is that even in SFIV people who didn't buy the costume packs wouldn't be able to play people who did and that is not the case. It literally is quite simply an update that includes the characters in the game but not unlocked. SSFIV is actually getting two new characters added and they are not restricted from playing those who haven't bought them.

[Foxhound300]

how would they be balanced? it takes months to balance a character properly, which is another reason why there will be less characters.

Hasn't stopped Capcom before. Look at street fighter randomly getting new character in Super and now the arcade. Plus if the DLC is already on disc (like Jill) you can still fight against those characters because just because you can't access the data yourself doesn't mean that the system can't access it.

[ofay]

Nope I am 100% certain it's download it 4 weeks after release I even clarified with my Gamestop and they said the CE comes with two codes to download them at the time of their release as DLC instead of paying for them. It's no where near as difficult as you are making it seem to dlc for fighting games. They way you are saying is that even in SFIV people who didn't buy the costume packs wouldn't be able to play people who did and that is not the case. It literally is quite simply an update that includes the characters in the game but not unlocked. SSFIV is actually getting two new characters added and they are not restricted from playing those who haven't bought them.
There is a difference between realigning a player and adding a whole new model with move sets. I had heard capcom would release AE as a download but that's after lots of testing went in to putting it out.


But it remains the same that if you dont have the costume pack you either dl the patch or can't see the costumes, the latter would not work with extra characters(unless it's a forced update, costume packs are not). I am surprised that the characters are being released late but I'll hold out on seeing if they are disk based or not, we will know from the dlc size

[ofay]

Hasn't stopped Capcom before. Look at street fighter randomly getting new character in Super and now the arcade. Plus if the DLC is already on disc (like Jill) you can still fight against those characters because just because you can't access the data yourself doesn't mean that the system can't access it.
The new characters in SAF4 where released via new disk version. But you are right that the content may well be on the disk and unlocked via code, we have seen this in varying forms before. We will know for sure once the dlc is available and we see the size of it



The AE characters last I heard were rumors to be a dlc update, but testing was done for balancing before AE came out and more could still be done by the time it's released as dlc.

[JPX Brutality]

There is a difference between realigning a player and adding a whole new model with move sets. I had heard capcom would release AE as a download but that's after lots of testing went in to putting it out.


But it remains the same that if you dont have the costume pack you either dl the patch or can't see the costumes, the latter would not work with extra characters(unless it's a forced update, costume packs are not). I am surprised that the characters are being released late but I'll hold out on seeing if they are disk based or not, we will know from the dlc size

There is also a way to do it where it's free to see the characters via multiplayer but you can't play them. Many games have done this already. Magic comes to mind quickly. If you want to get the DLC decks that were not coded in the original game, but completely new you can pay to play with them or just download the multiplayer only where you can play against people with the decks.

[ofay]

There is also a way to do it where it's free to see the characters via multiplayer but you can't play them. Many games have done this already. Magic comes to mind quickly. If you want to get the DLC decks that were not coded in the original game, but completely new you can pay to play with them or just download the multiplayer only where you can play against people with the decks.
Yes SSF4 adds the free costume update to see but not use the outfits. But again an outfit is far simplier than an entire character.


And iirc magic doesn't have any real movements so it would be easy to add character pictures/cards because they don't have unique animations

[JPX Brutality]

Yes SSF4 adds the free costume update to see but not use the outfits. But again an outfit is far simplier than an entire character.


And iirc magic doesn't have any real movements so it would be easy to add character pictures/cards because they don't have unique animations

You are seriously underplaying Capcom's ability as game designers. They can come up with a complete character in a month probably, polished and balanced. This is their third experience with MvC series and their second fighting franchise for the current gen consoles. I'm pretty sure that they have got the understanding of how to do this without making people not play eachother. You'll see when the two new characters get released for SSFIV.

Oh and Xbox360achievements even asked them if they planned DLC and they said if time permits there will be DLC. He also states that it would be difficult to model a new character from scratch, but not to put them in the game post launch(just thought I should clarify that cause I know you were going to point that out).
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-6031-Marvel-vs--Capcom-3-Roster-Locked-Down--But-Public-Demand-May-Affect-DLC.html

[ofay]

You are seriously underplaying Capcom's ability as game designers. They can come up with a complete character in a month probably, polished and balanced. This is their third experience with MvC series and their second fighting franchise for the current gen consoles. I'm pretty sure that they have got the understanding of how to do this without making people not play eachother. You'll see when the two new characters get released for SSFIV.

Oh and Xbox360achievements even asked them if they planned DLC and they said if time permits there will be DLC. He also states that it would be difficult to model a new character from scratch, but not to put them in the game post launch(just thought I should clarify that cause I know you were going to point that out).
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-6031-Marvel-vs--Capcom-3-Roster-Locked-Down--But-Public-Demand-May-Affect-DLC.html
You do realize that the new characters for SSF4 came from alpha, were in development for months, testing for months and then released in arcades for further testing and still haven't been confirmed for release on console.

Where as new characters were added disk based for SSF4 from vanilla SF4. Not saying it's not do able, just saying it makes more sense the characters are already created and tested prior to launch and on the disk to prevent any issues with using them

[JPX Brutality]

I do realize this, but when the games directors says flat out there will be DLC you can't argue with the man. Yun and Yin were from alpha yes but they were completely remodeled from scratch and tested prior to Arcade release. Once they were released on arcade they were good to go. It kinda has been confirmed based on screen shots of achievements relating to these two characters as well as I think Super Ryu and Akuma(not sure if thats what they are called. I'll try to find the screen shot.

[ofay]

I do realize this, but when the games directors says flat out there will be DLC you can't argue with the man. Yun and Yin were from alpha yes but they were completely remodeled from scratch and tested prior to Arcade release. Once they were released on arcade they were good to go. It kinda has been confirmed based on screen shots of achievements relating to these two characters as well as I think Super Ryu and Akuma(not sure if thats what they are called. I'll try to find the screen shot.
I'm not trying to say it can't or won't be done, I just think it makes more sense logistically in the time frame that the 2 characters for the dlc will most likely be unlocked from the disk



And I have seen the screen shots, but I still have yet to see it from capcom saying yes AE us coming as dlc. I would live to play yun and yang as I do not have a local arcade

[JPX Brutality]

Me either. I do agree with you though on these first two DLC characters being on the disk but after them I think it will be completely new. I double checked the official website and it does say in small print on the main page "*Characters will be available for download 30 days after release"

[ofay]

Me either. I do agree with you though on these first two DLC characters being on the disk but after them I think it will be completely new. I double checked the official website and it does say in small print on the main page "*Characters will be available for download 30 days after release"
Most defiantly anything after these two would be new, but again that will probably take months before we see that, development time and waiting so it generates new interest pretty much dictate that

[JPX Brutality]

It's looking like if they do release DLC though its gonna be two characters so it may be two months between them.

[Foxhound300]

It's looking like if they do release DLC though its gonna be two characters so it may be two months between them.

There's enough room for four more characters on the current character select screen, if you believe that there are 6 more waiting in the wings, and then the DLC of Jill and Tentacle Friend. So we could theoretically get four more characters, and I doubt they'll be releasing characters by themselves. The whole aesthetic of the game has been two characters being announced at the same time, so they aren't going to release single characters.

[JPX Brutality]

To me it looked like room for 6 more on each side from the looks of the last updated screen. There were 6 boxes on top and 6 on bottom and they still are announcing characters.

[Plym]

Two new characters announced tomorrow!!!
I think it will be Taskmaster and Akuma. Maybe Hsien-Ko.

[JPX Brutality]

I'm hoping for Megaman/Megaman X/Protoman/Bass/EXE versions and Taskmaster

[ShadowZant]

With 2 Megaman characters, I think our chances of actually seeing Megaman in the game is...not good at this point.

[Foxhound300]

I've seen something that suggests Green Goblin is being announced. Possible screens as well, but I won't post them. I guess we'll see tomorrow.

[JPX Brutality]

With 2 Megaman characters, I think our chances of actually seeing Megaman in the game is...not good at this point.

I never have counted Trone Bone as a Megaman character. Her whole concept is so freaking stupid we already have Roll I don't need another worthless girl in my Megaman games.

[Plym]

There are screenshots going around the net that Green Goblin is the new reveal but this has been proved fake. They're very good though!

[Foxhound300]

Haggar: YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Haggar [720p]
Phoenix: YouTube - Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Phoenix [720p]

[Plym]

Wow!! Yaas!
Looks like the final characters I posted in another thread are true.

[Pegasus Tenma]

Whats the point of those 2? I want Nero or Vergil!

[Plym]

Whats the point of those 2? I want Nero or Vergil! Capcom love their big wrestler brawlers and probably thought it was better to give Haggar a shot instead of Zangief.
And there's a severe lack of both X-Men and female characters on the Marvel side!

[JPX Brutality]

Phoenix is great for marvel's side but Haggar is a complete waste of a character space. Not only did Capcom basically put another SF character in, yes he has what looks to be the exact same moves as Zangief so don't tell me he's not SF, but where is Capcom's real stars who made them who they are? Marvel has their big hitters Spiderman, Ironman, Captian America. Where is Megaman? When someone says Capcom that is what everyone thinks about. He is Capcom's Mario.

[Pegasus Tenma]

Phoenix is great for marvel's side but Haggar is a complete waste of a character space. Not only did Capcom basically put another SF character in, yes he has what looks to be the exact same moves as Zangief so don't tell me he's not SF, but where is Capcom's real stars who made them who they are? Marvel has their big hitters Spiderman, Ironman, Captian America. Where is Megaman? When someone says Capcom that is what everyone thinks about. He is Capcom's Mario.
I agreed with this guy

[Foxhound300]

Where is Megaman? When someone says Capcom that is what everyone thinks about. He is Capcom's Mario.

Mega Man hasn't been in any sort of spot light though. Yes there's Mega Man 10 and such but those, while fun, are very low down and not appealing to people who didn't play it on the NES. Maybe if MM didn't pander to the drooling fanboys who can't handle it being 3-d (or at least 2.5d) he'd have a better chance of getting in (though why Zero is in there I'll never know).

Also, Ryu is Capcom's icon character now.

[JPX Brutality]

Ryu is a horrible character. He has no personality, a lackluster story, a horrible model, and he is basically a lifeless shell. At least Megaman has some humor, flare, and likeability to his character. Megaman has a mass appeal just as Sonic does for Sega. It's the transition from last gen to current gen that is hurting him just like sonic. I still think Megaman is the face of Capcom and I just hate Ryu as a character. He's so generic.

[Shipley0110]

Is that character list final? Am hoping that there will be some characters you have to unlock through playing the game. As good as SSF4 was, having all the characters unlocked from the start shortened the life of the game as there wasn't much to do besides the standard.

[JPX Brutality]

Shipley as of right now that is not the final list. Also it has been said by the dev's that a lot if not all will be available from the start.

[CoregBlue1]

Haggar? God, why don´t put someone more famous and at least not so boring in this game.

Phoenix on marvels side is amazing.

But capcom, serious...

[Foxhound300]

Is that character list final? Am hoping that there will be some characters you have to unlock through playing the game. As good as SSF4 was, having all the characters unlocked from the start shortened the life of the game as there wasn't much to do besides the standard.Just because we know the full character list doesn't mean that we get every character unlocked right away. I believe someone said that Taskmaster (assuming he's in it) is one of the last unlocks.

[Harryson9]

I just want MegaMan......Not having him in this is like not having Fox in a Super Smash Bros game.

Oh and Ryu is deffinetly not Capcoms mascot, it's MegaMan, and will be till the end of time. I don't have a problem with Ryu its just he can't be the mascot until he's in a game with an actual plot.

[JPX Brutality]

I just want MegaMan......Not having him in this is like not having Fox in a Super Smash Bros game.

Oh and Ryu is deffinetly not Capcoms mascot, it's MegaMan, and will be till the end of time. I don't have a problem with Ryu its just he can't be the mascot until he's in a game with an actual plot.

Completely agree.

[Foxhound300]

I just want MegaMan......Not having him in this is like not having Fox in a Super Smash Bros game.

Oh and Ryu is deffinetly not Capcoms mascot, it's MegaMan, and will be till the end of time. I don't have a problem with Ryu its just he can't be the mascot until he's in a game with an actual plot.

Yet you compare him to Fox rather than Mario -_-

[Harryson9]

Yet you compare him to Fox rather than Mario -_-

Super Smash Bros is pretty much Marios game, MvC isn't really MegaMans game thats why I compared him to Fox

[Foxhound300]

Yet mario is the mascot of nintendo and your argument is that mega man is the mascot of capcom.

[JPX Brutality]

Yet mario is the mascot of nintendo and your argument is that mega man is the mascot of capcom.

Just simply refer to my first post on the subject and ignore his. I make the correct comparison ie Megaman= Sega's Sonic=Nintendo's Mario.

[Harryson9]

Yet mario is the mascot of nintendo and your argument is that mega man is the mascot of capcom.

I believe he is the mascot but I don't think he is the main Capcom character in MvC3 because he isn't exactly a fighting character.

[Lord Montymort]

I am LOVING that Amaterasu from Okami is in, but why does Jill have to be Collectors Edition DLC, the Collectors edition isn't even coming to the UK from the looks of it, and she was my main in MvC2 :(

[ShadowZant]

I am LOVING that Amaterasu from Okami is in, but why does Jill have to be Collectors Edition DLC, the Collectors edition isn't even coming to the UK from the looks of it, and she was my main in MvC2 :(

Everyone else will be able to get the DLC as well. I went to Gamestop today, but was told I couldn't preorder the Collector's Edition anymore. Then, after thinking about it, I didn't wanna spend $10 for DLC, everything else in Collector's is kinda...crap.

[Foxhound300]

I am LOVING that Amaterasu from Okami is in, but why does Jill have to be Collectors Edition DLC, the Collectors edition isn't even coming to the UK from the looks of it, and she was my main in MvC2 :(

It's not collector's edition exclusive. The stuff in the limited edition is just a token that lets you get the two characters for free when they are released, which will be a month after the game comes out.

[Soda Popinski]

Everyone else will be able to get the DLC as well. I went to Gamestop today, but was told I couldn't preorder the Collector's Edition anymore. Then, after thinking about it, I didn't wanna spend $10 for DLC, everything else in Collector's is kinda...crap.

I hear you. All I wanted out of my pre-order is just the DLC. I don't care if it's Jill and Shuma, it's just two more characters I'll have fun with, that's all.

[JPX Brutality]

Everyone else will be able to get the DLC as well. I went to Gamestop today, but was told I couldn't preorder the Collector's Edition anymore. Then, after thinking about it, I didn't wanna spend $10 for DLC, everything else in Collector's is kinda...crap.

Really? I love what I'm getting for my extra 10 dollars. First off the tokens for the two characters is probably worth 10 dollars. A month subscription to Marvel Comics another 10 buck right there. An art book for one of the most beautiful looking fighting games ever and an Steel Case with artwork on the inside of the box. Thats a huge value for 10 bucks.

[OZELU]

mmm good players... a prefer the first combat system of MvC MEGAMAN :(

[Foxhound300]

YouTube - Taskmaster Intro Marvel vs Capcom 3 Taskmaster Confirm!

Not a fan of Taskmaster's dialogue, but at least he's actually 100% confirmed now :D

Oh yes, and Akuma too. But who cares about him?

http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/01/17/marvel-vs-capcom-3-akuma-introduction-trailer

[BenWo]

Akuma is confirmed as a secret character as well guys.

Check it out on IGN.com

There is a video of Akuma as well.

What do you mean who cares about Akuma???

His defence is bad but his offence is non-stop, not to mention the fact that His Level 3 Ultra is clearly better than everyone elses...

TBH though all I want now is Guile, nobody plays quite like him and he was always my pick in MvC2.

And Venom.

And Colossus, but only because he was hilariously unbalanced... Lol 2 Shoulder barges and a big swing toss = KO... Genius lol.

[CoregBlue1]

Oh yes, and Akuma too. But who cares about him?


I agree with you, Its good that we have ryu and his classic moveset, akuma is like haggar for me.

A waste of characters space, its more or less the evil ryu in MvC 3. His place could be filled with someone better from capcom, or at least someone better from street fighter. Yuri as new MvC character would be awesome imo.

But all that doesn´t help, now that he is confirmed...

[Foxhound300]

What do you mean who cares about Akuma???

I'm not a street fighter fan so I'm speaking as someone who doesn't know the character's story or whatever. But everyone keeps saying that he's just and evil offensive Ryu. And that's pretty much what he looks like. I mean, I really don't have anyone else in mind for the slot (other than Gene and Nero, since Frank West is gonna be DLC and Zero looks too much like Mega Man in that alt skin) but I'm sure other people do and it would mean less complaining in MvC3 threads.

[Plym]

Even as a huge Street Fighter fan, I'm a little annoyed by the inclusion of Akuma.
Cammy, Guile, Dhalsim, Juri... all more unique characters that could have fit into the game and not have the same moveset as an already confirmed character.

[BenWo]

Even as a huge Street Fighter fan, I'm a little annoyed by the inclusion of Akuma.
Cammy, Guile, Dhalsim, Juri... all more unique characters that could have fit into the game and not have the same moveset as an already confirmed character.

If you are referring to Ryu then Akuma and Ryu are very different characters and they certainly don't share the same move set.

3 of their moves are the same. The rest totally different, in fact Akuma has a much larger arsenal in terms of Power and Special moves.

[Plym]

Oh, just 3 then?
Well thank god for that.

Oh wait, doesn't Ryu only HAVE 3 moves...

[Owizardo]

I never really liked Street fighter but this one i'm interested for...

[JPX Brutality]

Oh, just 3 then?
Well thank god for that.

Oh wait, doesn't Ryu only HAVE 3 moves...

Anyone who says Akuma and Ryu are different enough to both have a spot in this game is simply in denial. Ryu: Shroyuken, Akuma: Shroyuken; Ryu-Hadoken, Akuma-Hadoken; Ryu-Spinning kick(forget the name), Akuma- Spinning Kick. So yeah same moves. The biggest difference in the two is that akuma can hadoken in air and he has an unblockable super. That is it. We now have Three total characters that can Shroyuken- Ryu, Akuma, Deadpool(Deadpool is the most interesting of the three). This is proof of wanting more characters but running out of time.(ie they copied Ryu's code for akuma and changed appearence and some colors and textures of moves.) Here's hoping that at least Hesien Ko is interesting.

[BenWo]

Anyone who says Akuma and Ryu are different enough to both have a spot in this game is simply in denial. Ryu: Shroyuken, Akuma: Shroyuken; Ryu-Hadoken, Akuma-Hadoken; Ryu-Spinning kick(forget the name), Akuma- Spinning Kick. So yeah same moves. The biggest difference in the two is that akuma can hadoken in air and he has an unblockable super. That is it. We now have Three total characters that can Shroyuken- Ryu, Akuma, Deadpool(Deadpool is the most interesting of the three). This is proof of wanting more characters but running out of time.(ie they copied Ryu's code for akuma and changed appearence and some colors and textures of moves.) Here's hoping that at least Hesien Ko is interesting.

I couldn't disagree with you more...

If you even played Street Fighter for long enough you'd know how much of a different Character that Akuma is from Ryu...

They may share 3 of the same moves but that is due to them both practicing the same fight style... Nobody moans about Kazuya and Jin despite them being essentially the same character... Well they were before Tekken 4 anyway.

Akuma's attack style is totally different from Ryu and the way they execute moves are totally different from each other...

Ryu has better defence and is more of a defensive character in general, Akuma's defence is very bad which is why he is all about constant offence and why he has a lot more moves than Ryu.

Not to mention their basic attacks and combo's are entirely different as well. They are both used differently and you have to use them both very differenly in a fight if you want to get anywhere...

Unless of course your just a noob that spams Quarter Circle punch all day long...

[Plym]

Nobody complains about Kazuya and Jin because neither characters gets picked over Nina, Hwoarang or King for fighting games involving the characters.

Nobody is saying that Ryu is EXACTLY the same as Akuma but to share their main moves and have the same fighting style is a bit of a slap in the face to all fans of characters such as Blanka, Cammy, Guile etc who are totally unique.

It doesn't matter in a game like Super Street Fighter IV but when you're selecting the best, most popular unique characters for MvC3, selecting Akuma over other fighters is annoying to see.

They... are... not... completely... different... at... all...

[BenWo]

I agree with you in that case... Especially with Guile.

Nobody plays like he does and he was one of my favourite picks in MvC2, I just hope that he will be in there, though it's looking less and less likely.

[JPX Brutality]

Well from my experiences with playing against both Ryu and Akuma fighters in SSFIV I can say that almost everyone spams hadokens and zones with the two fighters. You could say that Ken and Ryu play differently as well but that doesn't take away from the fact that they are basically the same characters with the same moves. I will say that when I play a good akuma player he uses the air hadokens way more than a zoning Ryu would. In all honesty I think the should have choose 2 characters MAX from the same words. IE 2 from Megaman, 2 from Street Fighter ect. Any more is just not representing Capcom well. I mean look at Marvels side. Their's is way more diverse in breadth than the Capcom side.

[BenWo]

True but then it's also good to have 3 for a team if you want to represent a certain game, I.E. Resident Evil - Chris, Wesker and Jill. That's cool.

[JPX Brutality]

With those three though at least one is DLC. I think Zero needs a companion in the form of Megaman EXE :)

[Foxhound300]

I mean look at Marvels side. Their's is way more diverse in breadth than the Capcom side.

That's only because Marvel heroes are generally the primary character in their own comics, while Capcom really doesn't do solo character games beyond Dead Rising and I guess Okami, but I don't know much about it.

[BenWo]

That's a point... Wasn't The guy from Dead Rising 1 supposed to be in it?

I forget his name.

[CoregBlue1]

As far as I know, Frank West is going to be a DLC character.

But not 100% sure.

[Plym]

As far as I know, Frank West is going to be a DLC character.

But not 100% sure. Frank West has been confirmed by leaks that he definitely won't appear in the game. He was considered though apparently.

[BenWo]

Ah that's a shame... Would have been fun whipping out frying pans and sending in zombie hords! Lol.

He could have brought in juice to heal partners or Flash his camera to stun opponents followed by his trademark "Nice..." lol

[Foxhound300]

Frank West has been confirmed by leaks that he definitely won't appear in the game. He was considered though apparently.

I still say they keep saying that only to build people up for his DLC release. I'm not a Frank West fan and I'm utterly indifferent to him joining but it would end both the moronic "memory issues" controversy and shut up half of the people that are crying about the game. Plus I don't buy the "we just put in random character silhouettes" excuse.

[Bunglist]

I love Megaman, but he was utterly shit to play as in the MvsC series. I'm glad they left him out.

[BenWo]

I love Megaman, but he was utterly shit to play as in the MvsC series. I'm glad they left him out.

On the contrary, Megaman was fantastic to use if you knew how. I could personally be perfectly annoying with him :) It's all in charging up the cannon shots mixed in with an air combo followed by the Ultra combo.

[Bunglist]

On the contrary, Megaman was fantastic to use if you knew how. I could personally be perfectly annoying with him :) It's all in charging up the cannon shots mixed in with an air combo followed by the Ultra combo.

Ha! Maybe i'm just shit then :)

I guess it's the same with any character, they're all good once you know how to use them. Sabretooth was the BOMB, would have like to have seen him in MvsC3

[orange360kush]

Anyone know how many characters are suppose to be in the game?

[orange360kush]

Heard Rival Schools characters are going to be in the game. Cant wait.

[Foxhound300]

Anyone know how many characters are suppose to be in the game?

36 without DLC (two haven't been announced yet)

Jill and Shuma make 38.

Speculation says there will be four more DLC characters, so 42 total.

[BenWo]

So how do we get the DLC characters without the special edition?

(as it seems impossible to aquire in the UK)

Will they be available at the same time to those with the special edition?

[JPX Brutality]

the will be available for DLC 4 weeks after launch its just that the Special Edition people won't have to pay for them. And fox why are you so sure of 36. I'm thinking more like 40 check out the official page for the game and look at the characters page. It is obviously 40 including Jill and Shuma.

[BenWo]

Well they have only just added Akuma and Taskmaster, it doesn't have to be 40 just because there is a gap, they still have to add H-Sienko and Sentinel, then unfortunately I think that's it...

Though I'm still praying for Guile and Venom.

[PbFarmer]

Unfortunately its likely that as far as the standard roster goes, it's ending with Hsien-Ko and Sentinel (still holding out that Sentinel might be Omega Sentinel and not just the stupid mass production robot...). I'm sure there will be DLC characters implemented just by the sheer volume of the roster available to them. We know Jill and Shuma, and I guarantee you we'll be seeing Megaman in DLC if only that it's virtually guaranteed sales. At least that's my hope there.

[JPX Brutality]

the most accurate leaker so far said there is 40 so until they devs say no its 36 then I'm going to go with the leaker. I know it's not the best thing but he hasn't been wrong yet and even predicted akuma and task before the leaked screen shots were out so that's saying something. It's going to be a real slap in the face for the last two reveals to be just crappy representations for their respective company's. Darkstalkers is your last reveal capcom I think not.... It makes more sense to have either Megaman or Frank West be the last reveal for capcom, and I think they have a suprise up their sleeve for the final two after Ko and Sentinel. They gotta keep there integrity and prove the leakers wrong somehow.

[PbFarmer]

JPX, are we still talking about the leaker that used twitter and announced Hsien-Ko, Sentinel, Akuma, Haggar, Phoenix, and Taskmaster? If so, awesome because I didn't hear the intention of 40 characters. Nice, mentally satisfying, round number.

[JPX Brutality]

JPX, are we still talking about the leaker that used twitter and announced Hsien-Ko, Sentinel, Akuma, Haggar, Phoenix, and Taskmaster? If so, awesome because I didn't hear the intention of 40 characters. Nice, mentally satisfying, round number.

There are a couple that have said all of these but only the two have been completely right. One said 38 without Jill and Shuma and the other I believe actually said the number 40 or 42.

[Foxhound300]

And fox why are you so sure of 36. I'm thinking more like 40 check out the official page for the game and look at the characters page. It is obviously 40 including Jill and Shuma.

Because all the leaks (the accurate ones) have said that there are only two more characters coming out before the release: Sentinel and that darkstalker chick. And there are 34 characters now and 2 DLC. So that'll be 36 and 2 DLC.

The 40 number that you guys are saying comes from the remaining DLC that probably won't be announced until a month after Jill and Shuma come out.

[Plym]

Do you think you'll have to buy Jull & Shuma seperately or will they come as one DLC pack?

[Foxhound300]

Based on the aesthetic that Capcom has gone with with character releases so far, it's a fair bet that the DLC characters will release/must be bought together.

[BenWo]

What's with all these rumours online about DLC characters?

I'm sure it's all BS but has anyone else heard that there are loads of DLC Characters?

Punisher, Collosus, Captain Commando and others...

I'm sure it's all crap cause i've heard no mention of this from any other source...

[Foxhound300]

Any people actually naming any DLC short of Frank West have nothing to back them up, and Frank West is only backed up because his stupid silhouette has been there forever and they basically already have a character made up for him in TvC, they just need to balance it.

There are rumors of character DLC because when Jill and Shuma are finally added, based on how the character select screen is set up, there will be space for at least four more characters, two on each side. So unless they completely change the structure of the character select screen, which I suppose is possible, there are going to be four more characters.

Plus, it's Capcom. If it weren't for Activision it'd be Capcom that takes all the crap for overpriced BS DLC.

[BenWo]

Agreed, like I said i'm sure it's all rubbish but I just thought i'd mention it in case. :)

[Plym]

From Strategy Informer (http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/marvelvscapcom3fateoftwoworlds/254/interview.html)

Strategy Informer: Street Fighter’s Ken is a notably absent from the roster of playable fighters. What were the reasons for leaving him out, especially given his popularity with players of Street Fighter IV?

Ryota Niitsuma: A big difference between the last game is that MvC 3 doesn’t have any clone characters - every single character has a unique fighting style. Even though Ryu and Akuma appear similar we considered those two to have different fighting styles. We have limited ourselves to four Street Fighter characters since this is a vs. Capcom title and not a vs. Street Fighter one. We wanted this to be a celebration of Capcom and the addition of Ken would make it a lopsided roster toward one franchise.

Strategy Informer: Marvel writer Frank Tieri mentioned at the MvC 3 panel at Comic-Con last year that Marvel and Capcom characters outside of the playable roster will make cameo appearances at certain points, specifically in the game’s endings. Can you expand on this and tell us which characters these will be?

Ryota Niitsuma: I don’t recall seeing the models for any Marvel characters appearing in this manner but there will be Capcom characters in the background of some stages. Tyrant is in the back of the Resident Evil stage and Firebrand in Ghosts ‘n Goblins stage, for example.

Strategy Informer: Marvel’s Shuma-Gorath and Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine have been announced as early downloadable content. Are there any plans beyond those for more character and maybe costumes downloads?

Ryota Niitsuma: We’ve not got plans in place - nothing has been decided at this time.

[BenWo]

Thanks for the info. :)

At least that sheds some light on what's actually planned for now.

Capcom are always shady with revealing details though so I guess we just wait and see what comes along.

Can't wait for the game though. :)

[Foxhound300]

I don’t recall seeing the models for any Marvel characters appearing in this manner but there will be Capcom characters in the background of some stages. Tyrant is in the back of the Resident Evil stage and Firebrand in Ghosts ‘n Goblins stage, for example.

Ghost Rider's supposedly going to appear in Dante's ending.

[Pollux42]

NO Frank West? Bummer. I was actually looking forward to him...

[MrPanic]

So, happy with the roster people?

Character roster (pre-DLC):
http://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/wesker.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/chris.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/doom.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/dormammu.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.png
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/akuma.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/tron.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/zero.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/superskrull.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/modok.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/taskmaster.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/viper.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/chunli.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/ryu.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/captamerica.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/thor.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/ironman.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/trish.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/dante.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/spider-man.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/storm.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/amaterasu.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/spencer.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/vjoe.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/wolverine.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/deadpool.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/magneto.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/hsien-ko.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/morrigan.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/felicia.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/x23.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/phoenix.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/sentinel.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/arthur.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/haggar.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/hulk.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/shehulk.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.png

DLC:
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/jill.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/shumagorath.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.png

[Klint Beastw00d]

This game looks awesome but that roster sucks.

[Foxhound300]

This game looks awesome but that roster sucks.

Oh please, suggest your corrections that I may laugh at them.

(PS: if your list includes characters like Iron Fist, Songbird, Ghost Rider, Beta Ray Bill, Nero, or Gene, then I agree with those)

List looks fine, though I'm worried that there is only one extra spot for each side. Which would mean only one set of DLC characters (until the eventual Super MvC3, don't even tell me there won't be one).

[Redskinsfan26]

List looks fine, though I'm worried that there is only one extra spot for each side. Which would mean only one set of DLC characters (until the eventual Super MvC3, don't even tell me there won't be one). LOL.

I heard Frank West might be re-added as DLC alongside Phoenix Wright. That would be pretty cool, but I don't know anyone else that would be a great addition for the Marvel roster.

[Klint Beastw00d]

Oh please, suggest your corrections that I may laugh at them.

(PS: if your list includes characters like Iron Fist, Songbird, Ghost Rider, Beta Ray Bill, Nero, or Gene, then I agree with those)

List looks fine, though I'm worried that there is only one extra spot for each side. Which would mean only one set of DLC characters (until the eventual Super MvC3, don't even tell me there won't be one).

It just seems like there are a lot of random characters. C. Viper? I don't understand that one. I could be wrong they could be great fighters. I'm a big Marvel fan and never have I heard of Dormammu. I think there were a lot of great characters in the last installment so why not bring them back. I was
disappointed to see no Ken, MegaMan, Guile. I would also like a larger roster (MvC2 had 56 playable characters) but I know that takes a lot of time and commitment from the developers. Who is Haggar? He seems a lot like Zangief. Zangief is the more popular guy so why not make that him?

[Foxhound300]

Who is Haggar? He seems a lot like Zangief. Zangief is the more popular guy so why not make that him?
Haggar is from an older Capcom series and Capcom didn't want to flood the roster with Street Fighter characters like the last X number of versus games.

I'm a big Marvel fan and never have I heard of Dormammu.
Not that big a Marvel fan if you haven't heard of Dr Strange's greatest nemesis. Even Spider-man has run into him a time or two.

I would also like a larger roster (MvC2 had 56 playable characters) but I know that takes a lot of time and commitment from the developers.
It also takes a lot more balancing, which is hard enough as it is. Also, if they're trying to actually make a cohesive story mode in this (like they said they've been trying to do) 20 more characters would make it an even bigger cluster $%&# than it already is.

[guillermo316]

my favorites characters are dante and trish, i think i will just master those two characters, iplayed few fighting games but i hope it isnt like SS fighter 4 where when i watced trailer and got the games i couldnt pull off those moves, i was like sad face i will never that good also the game training suckes back for a second like come on..

[Foxhound300]

my favorites characters are dante and trish, i think i will just master those two characters, iplayed few fighting games but i hope it isnt like SS fighter 4 where when i watced trailer and got the games i couldnt pull off those moves, i was like sad face i will never that good also the game training suckes back for a second like come on..

Based on the leaked move lists I've seen so far, most of the combos rely on quarter circles either back or forward. So master those and you should be ok.

[TAI JASON]

Aw yeah! Love the rooster. No clones of Wolverine or some "dark" version of chara's. Shuma Gorath is the most important for me. Love him in Marvel VS Capcom 2. I play this game ours on Dreamcast :D

Which one is the final boss? :D i remember the big shady pixel titan at the end of the game! Was a great moment.

Great game, but the capcom DLC style is not my favorite. Extreme expensive after all.

[Foxhound300]

Which one is the final boss? :D i remember the big shady pixel titan at the end of the game! Was a great moment.

Supposedly you fight cosmic doom and wesker before fighting galactus. There's a brief clip in Akuma's trailer of him fighting cosmic doom.

[JPX Brutality]

From what I have read Doom and Wesker team up to take over both worlds and somewhere down the line Galactus comes in and say hey you screw ups imma eat these worlds and turns them into Cosmic Wesker and Cosmic Doom to keep you busy while he munches on some Marvel and Capcom world.

[Madfrog0]

i really love deadpool, cant wait to try out thor,
some of the characters are just uhhh

[BenWo]

So, happy with the roster people?

Character roster (pre-DLC):
http://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/wesker.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/chris.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/doom.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/dormammu.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.png
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/akuma.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/tron.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/zero.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/superskrull.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/modok.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/taskmaster.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/viper.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/chunli.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/ryu.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/captamerica.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/thor.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/ironman.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/trish.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/dante.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/spider-man.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/storm.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/amaterasu.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/spencer.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/vjoe.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/wolverine.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/deadpool.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/magneto.jpg
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/hsien-ko.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/morrigan.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/felicia.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/x23.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/phoenix.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/sentinel.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/arthur.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/haggar.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/hulk.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/shehulk.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.png

DLC:
http://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/jill.jpghttp://cdn.marvelvscapcom3.com/capcom/mvc3/characters/img/thumbs/shumagorath.jpghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.pnghttp://i52.tinypic.com/23ubr7m.png

Just wondering but is that character selection from how it looks in game?

If so there are a few spots there for DLC...

Like you can see Jill will go next to Wesker.

But what's with the 2 gaps in the middle?

Random and something else? Or just design? Or is that not even how it looks in game? Lol.

P.S. If that is in game then that would mean that Phoenix can't be DLC cause she's right there.

[PbFarmer]

Just wondering but is that character selection from how it looks in game?

If so there are a few spots there for DLC...

Like you can see Jill will go next to Wesker.

But what's with the 2 gaps in the middle?

Random and something else? Or just design? Or is that not even how it looks in game? Lol.

P.S. If that is in game then that would mean that Phoenix can't be DLC cause she's right there.
The two spots in the middle are a random 1 character, and a random that selects your entire team. Also the reference to Phoenix as DLC usually means Phoenix Wright, the lawyer.

[BenWo]

The two spots in the middle are a random 1 character, and a random that selects your entire team. Also the reference to Phoenix as DLC usually means Phoenix Wright, the lawyer.

Ok cool so that is in game then? I like the random team idea.

Also let's hope that this time you can GO BACK if you accidentally choose the wrong character by mistake! Lol.

[MrPanic]

Just wondering but is that character selection from how it looks in game?

If so there are a few spots there for DLC...

Like you can see Jill will go next to Wesker.

But what's with the 2 gaps in the middle?

Random and something else? Or just design? Or is that not even how it looks in game? Lol.

P.S. If that is in game then that would mean that Phoenix can't be DLC cause she's right there.

That's ingame, based of the picture in that german magazine.
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/958/foto0047ua.jpg

[BenWo]

Cool thanks :)

[Foxhound300]

Looking at that layout makes it kinda ridiculous that there are 7 "x-men" characters.

[ShadowZant]

7 x-men, 4 street fighter.....

Don't get me wrong, I don't really have any problems with this roster. However, a little more diversity would've been nice. Oh well, I'll just wait for some DLC and enjoy what I've been waiting years for.

[Sgt Scyther]

The only real wasted slots are Akuma and Sentinel. I don't care how different Akuma is from Ryu, he's still way too similar and could have been a Steet Fighter character with a far more unique fighting style like Bison, Juri, Q, or Ibuki. Sentinel is just a mindless drone, it would be nice to have a character with a little more personality.

A rumor from NeoGAF says Frank West and Elektra may be added as DLC, possibly for free.

[Foxhound300]

Elektra would be a nice change of pace, but still a waste considering that Iron Fist is tailor made for a game like this, plus he's on the New Avengers AND has a new solo series coming out with the new Power Man.

[Plym]

I think Iron Fist, Elektra and Daredevil would all make great additions to the roster.
They're all unique fast brawlers that would fit well with the dynamics of the game.

[MrPanic]

A nicer pic of that roster.

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/2011/01/31_charselect.jpg

[PbFarmer]

I think Iron Fist, Elektra and Daredevil would all make great additions to the roster.
They're all unique fast brawlers that would fit well with the dynamics of the game.
Need's moar Ms. Marvel.

I've been a big supporter of her inclusion.

Technicality: There's only 4 actual X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, X-23, & Phoenix). Magneto is never a part of that team and has crossed over a few times. Sentinel the same. Deadpool is everywhere, yet nowhere.

[Foxhound300]

Magneto is never a part of that team and has crossed over a few times. Sentinel the same. Deadpool is everywhere, yet nowhere.

They are X-men characters. Don't be so damn technical. Magneto has led the X-men on more than one occasion and actually currently is a member of the team in the current comics. Sentinels are X-MEN VILLAINS. Deadpool is a member of X-Force.

[Plym]

First screenshots of Jill Valentine & Shuma Gorath!

http://www.thebitbag.com/2011/02/03/marvel-vs-capcom-3-high-res-jill-shuma-gorath-images/

Here's an interesting interview with Seth Killian too where he talks about inclusion reasons:


There's only two weeks left until the retail release of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and the game is ready to ship. With so short time left, we sat down with the retail build of the game and Capcom's Seth Killian to hear a little more about how the game came to be, why the characters you see made the cut, and what to expect when it all comes to a head.
The first thing you should do in the game, says Killian, is "pick your characters that you are gonna have fun with." He didn't recommend any in particular, because "every character in this game has juice." Seeing the game in action, and getting hands-on time with twelve different characters in it, that became abundantly clear from the start.
We played around in the training mode for awhile, something else Killian recommends to start with so you can "feel out" the characters and see which fighting styles you like best. A character like M.O.D.O.K. "isn't gonna be a big hand to hand guy," due to the, well, small limbs. "Characters like M.O.D.O.K. and Dormammu are more technical guys, like Dhalsim, to use a Street Fighter analogy."
As for who to expect in the game, the full starting character list has been revealed, but why did someone like Taskmaster make it in when Hawkeye (who Taskmaster borrows some moves from here) didn't?
"Taskmaster was actually a Marvel request!" Killian explained. "Capcom came with a list, Marvel came with a list, then my job, I was kinda the voice of the fans, kind of a third list."
With so many to choose from, they had to narrow down based on practicality.
"When you look at characters like Ghost Rider, and Iron Fist, and Black Panther, those are great characters but it's the backstory that makes them. From a gameplay point of view they're all just punchy dudes. We didn't want you to be able to say, 'this guy is just another one of this guy but a little faster or with a different fireball'. So that was the final pass" that Capcom took off the Marvel list.
"So Taskmaster wound up pretty fun cause we could take a little from a lot of characters. Super Skrull was another that came up like that, we originally had all of the Fantastic Four on the roster, and coming up with gameplay for Invisible Woman was, you know..."
After they all argued about the characters, Marvel checked licenses and they went to work on the game. You have big characters like Captain America and Spider-Man, but also some surprises like the return of Shuma Gorath and the debut of Wolverine's female clone X-23.
X-23 was one of the big surprises gameplay wise, as she is way more than just a smaller, faster Wolverine. Her super moves in particular are much more vicious and "trained assassin" oriented. The first time you dive at an enemy and stab down from above, stabbing claws into his neck, you'll have no doubt why little Laura is on the roster.
Other Marvel characters like Phoenix have surprises up their sleeves as well; if you get low on health, Jean goes trademark crazy and turns into Dark Phoenix, unleashing stronger attacks on her foes. Thor is more resilient than Storm, though she unleashes a wider variety of elemental attacks. Sentinel is huge and hulking and Spider-Man is lithe and actually looks/plays like a human spider.
The gameplay is easy to jump into, just like the decade-old MVC2 was, but the depth in this is superior in every way. Five levels of the super bar, incredible tag-in-tag-out three character combos, new breaks, counters, and even some combos that are intimidating to think about. Dante from Capcom's Devil May Cry for example has a combo of 40-something supermoves, putting you into the 100s of hits. Those massive supermoves are one of the absolute highlights of the game; it's just so satisfying seeing Captain America strap his shield to his back and get in there down-and-dirty, taking these other "fighters" to school, or seeing Deadpool break the fourth wall, realising he's in a video game and attacking with the power bars on the screen.
As for the big bad? While it was leaked online, we won't exactly spoil that here, but when it's the "Fate of Two Worlds," you need a World-destroying threat. "The last game, you'd get to the end and just have 'thanks for playing' so we wanted this one to be bigger. We wanted an epic ending, an epic final battle, and we think we have it."
There is DLC on the way, but other than the already announced Jill Valentine in her Battlesuit costume (Killian cautions, she has "zero in common" with MVC2 Jill) and the aforementioned Shuma Gorath, Capcom is remaining silent on other future updates for the moment, while the development team takes a much-deserved vacation.
For those that might wonder what the point of hiring a comic book writer like Frank Tieri for a fighting game, Killian said it was mostly to "keep it real."
"Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was a legendary fighting game, with all these fantastic Marvel characters and the worst endings of all time."
After a brief distraction provided by M.O.D.O.K. being stomped on by a bunch of cat people (seriously), Killian continued.
"Frank basically has been coming up with good ideas for the story, and on the Marvel side really making sure we got the endings right. He also came up to speed on the Capcom side, and I think he got a kick out of having a bunch of new guys and a whole new universe of characters to play with."
The endings will feature comic book panels to finish off the story, but don't forget, that's after that big epic ending.
With only two weeks until release, we did get the last big question answered as well. Seth, is "Take you for a ride," the amazing theme from MVC2 in this game?
"Oh, it's in there. We have a bunch of remixes of it too."

[Foxhound300]

He wasn't much of the fan's voice if he didn't put Iron Fist in the game. I've seen IF on nearly every "most wanted" DLC list for this game...

[PbFarmer]

Thanks for posting that plym! Nice little read to have there. Seth Killian is a gamer's developer through and through from everything I've read, and he really does try to listen to his fans while rescinding and being reasonable to the game's core. It is unfortunate that some of the characters didn't make the initial cut, but with strong sales expected (The SE version is sold out EVERYWHERE but the capcom store itself), I expect to see significant DLC and support by capcom in the coming months.

[Plym]

How many MS points does everyone reckon Jill/Shuma will be?
I'm presuming there will be no achievements with them and they don't impact on the main achievements.

[BenWo]

How many MS points does everyone reckon Jill/Shuma will be?
I'm presuming there will be no achievements with them and they don't impact on the main achievements.

I'm guessing either 240ms each or a pack for say 400ms

[JPX Brutality]

Imma say 5 bucks or 400MS pts too. Seeing as I'm paying ten dollars for a comic book subscription(10$) and the dlc characters for free with the Collectors edition. It makes sense that they wouldn't be too highly priced.

[BenWo]

Just to confirm, it is a months wait for the DLC right? And everyone gets it at once? But non-collectors pay?

[Foxhound300]

Just to confirm, it is a months wait for the DLC right? And everyone gets it at once? But non-collectors pay?

So far as I know, yes.

And capcom claims that the price will be under $10, but I think it will be $10. That seems to be a common baseline, and 400 MS points is far too nice for Capcom.