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* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]'' |
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* ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' (tentative title) |
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** Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is an upcoming title and will be the first in the series to be in fully 3D. It is reported to use a modified [[Street Fighter IV]] engine and will be a disc-based title, not downloadable. |
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== Story == |
== Story == |
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Revision as of 10:11, 18 April 2010
Marvel vs. Capcom (マーヴルVSカプコン, Māvuru tai Kapukon) is a series of fighting games created by Capcom in which characters created by Marvel Comics and Capcom's own characters appear together. While it was the first vs. series involving Capcom, the name Marvel exists to distinguish it from Capcom's other vs. series with SNK (Capcom vs. SNK), Tatsunoko Production (Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars) and Namco's crossover RPG with Capcom (Namco × Capcom).
The Marvel characters depicted in these games were often based on their incarnations in various early 1990s animated series (particularly X-Men), and were often voiced by the same voice actors.
Many of the characters and fighting mechanics used in these games were first developed and refined in two other fighting games Capcom had developed earlier, serving as precursors to the series: X-Men: Children of the Atom, which featured characters strictly from the X-Men universe, and Marvel Super Heroes, which gleaned characters from Marvel's entire roster (X-Men included).
Although the tag-team fighting concept was not new, it was refined with this series (although fans would argue whether this was for better or for worse). New fighting game terminology, such as "Aerial Rave" (the act of performing a combo on an opponent while the opponent remains airborne) and "Variable Combination" (the act of having two or more characters on the same team to perform their hyper combos at the same time) were added to the fighting game vernacular with this series.
Games
- X-Men vs. Street Fighter
- Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Story
There does not appear to be a concrete story behind each game in the series, although several plot points run across the various games of the series. However, various pairs of characters - typically one Marvel and one Capcom, were often partnered with each other during gameplay (although later games randomized the partnerships so that it was possible to complete the game facing all Marvel or all Capcom teams).
However, several interesting (but obviously non-canonical to both Marvel and Capcom continuities) side-plots did emerge throughout the series, some of which contradict the others:
- Psylocke is the one who rescues the amnesiac Cammy, who lost her memory after the battle with Apocalypse in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, from The Hand and its leader, Matsu'o Tsurayaba.
- Zangief and Colossus defend Russia against Omega Red. In one ending, Omega Red apparently kills Ryu, prompting Ken to also seek revenge.
- Wolverine seeks Akuma as he believes Akuma has information about his own past. However, in order to get the information from Akuma, he must win a fight to the death.
- Chun-Li was made an honorary member of the X-Men, despite the lack of mutant powers on her part. Ryu is also offered membership in both the X-Men and Avengers, but turns it down both times, preferring to continue on his own path.
- When Onslaught emerges, Charles Xavier subconsciously calls the Capcom heroes to help stop himself. Jin Saotome is attacked by M. Bison after defeating him and is near death, but the two cyborgs, Shadow Lady and Shadow, revive him as a being like themselves. In the Hulk's ending, Captain America makes the sacrifice (in a scene similar to the canonical Onslaught Saga). Meanwhile, Zangief battles Jin's Cyberbot, Blodia.
- Magneto and M. Bison team up, intending on betraying each other at a later time. In Magneto's ending, Magneto eventually manages to get the upper hand and kills him. Bison's Shadaloo henchmen (Balrog, Vega, and Sagat) join him afterwards, fearful of Magneto's power. The opposite happens in M. Bison's ending.
- Apocalypse captures Akuma and turns him into Cyber Akuma.
- Charlie is kidnapped by Bison, who uses Shadowloo's technology to transform him to a super-soldier henchman known as Shadow. However, Shadow turns on Bison, who then tries to subject Chun-Li and Jin Saotome to the same fate.
- Akuma is hinted to be the father of Dan. However, this ending, much like Dan himself, is a parody of the Art of Fighting series. In this case, the ending to the first game.
- In Ken's endings, the events of the games never actually happened. In X-Men vs. Street Fighter, he was playing the game itself with his son Mel, while the events of Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter appear to be a dream. He wakes up and continues his training with Ryu.
Marvel Characters
This is a list of all the Marvel characters that have appeared in the Marvel vs. Capcom series, most of which have appeared in various Marvel comic books:
Characters from X-Men
| Character | appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Apocalypse (Voice Actor: Lorne Kennedy) | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Cable (Voice Actor: Lawrence Bayne) | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Colossus (Voice Actor: Dan Hennessey) | No | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Cyclops (Voice Actor: Norm Spencer) | Yes | Yes | Assist | Yes | |
| Gambit (Voice Actor: Tony Daniels) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Iceman | No | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Jubilee (Voice Actor: Alyson Court) | No | No | Assist | No | |
| Juggernaut (Voice Actor: Rick Bennett) | Yes | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Magneto (Voice Actor: Lorne Kennedy) | Yes | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Marrow | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Omega Red (Voice Actor: Len Doncheff) | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Onslaught (Voice Actor: Maurice Dean Wint) | No | No | Boss & Secret Character | No | |
| Psylocke (Voice Actor: Catherine Disher) | No | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Rogue (Voice Actor: Lenore Zann) | Yes | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Sabretooth (Voice Actor: Don Francks) | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Sentinel | No | No | Secret Assist | Yes | |
| Silver Samurai (Voice Actor: Yasushi Ikeda) | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Spiral (Voice Actor: Catherine Disher) | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Storm (Voice Actor: Catherine Disher) | Yes | No | Assist | Yes | |
| Wolverine (Voice Actor: Cathal J. Dodd) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (& Bone Claw Wolverine) | |
Characters from The Avengers
| Character | Appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Captain America (Voice Actor: Cathal J. Dodd) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Hulk (Voice Actor: Andrew Jackson) | No | Yes | Yes (& secret Orange Hulk) | Yes | |
| Iron Man (Voice Actor: Chris Britton) | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Thanos (Voice Actor: Andrew Jackson) | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Thor | No | No | Assist | No | |
| U.S. Agent (Voice Actor: Cathal J. Dodd) | No | Secret Character | Assist | No | |
| War Machine | No | No | Yes (& secret Mega War Machine) | Yes | |
Characters from Spider-Man
| Character | Appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Spider-Man (Voice Actor: Patrick Chilvers) | No | Yes (& secret Armored Spider-Man) | Yes | Yes | |
| Venom | No | No | Yes (& secret Hyper Venom) | Yes | |
Other Marvel Comics characters
| Character | Appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Blackheart (Voice Actor: Jaimz Woolvett) | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Doctor Doom (Voice Actor: Lorne Kennedy) | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Mephisto | No | Secret character | No | No | |
| Shuma-Gorath (Voice Actor: Franck Perry) | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Capcom Characters
This is a list of all the Capcom characters that have appeared in the Marvel vs. Capcom series, most of which have appeared in other Capcom games:
Characters from Street Fighter
| Character | appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Akuma (Gouki) Voice Actor: Tomomichi Nishimura | Yes (semi-secret character) | Yes (also as Cyber Akuma) | As a moveset for Ryu | Yes | |
| Cammy Voice Actors: Susan Hart | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Charlie (Nash) Voice Actor: Toshiyuki Morikawa | Yes | Yes as Shadow secret character | Secret Assist, as Shadow | Yes | |
| Chun-Li Voice Actor: Yuko Miyamura | Yes | Yes | Yes and as Shadow Lady secret character | Yes | |
| Dan Hibiki Voice Actor: Osamu Hosoi | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Dhalsim Voice Actor: Yoshiharu Yamada | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Guile Voice Actor: Tesshō Genda | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Ken Voice Actor: Tetsuya Iwanaga | Yes | Yes | Cameo and as a moveset for Ryu | Yes | |
| M. Bison (Vega) Voice Actor: Tomomichi Nishimura | Yes | Yes | Cameo in Shadow Lady's and Chun Li's ending | Yes | |
| Ryu Voice Actor: Toshiyuki Morikawa, Katashi Ishizuka | Yes | Yes | Yes (as Complete Change version) | Yes | |
| Sakura Voice Actor: Yuko Sasamoto | No | Yes and as Dark Sakura secret character | No | Yes and as Dark Sakura | |
| Zangief Voice Actor: Wataru Takagi | Yes | Yes and as Mech-Zangief secret character | Yes and as Mech-Zangief | Yes and as Mech-Zangief | |
Characters from Darkstalkers
| Character | appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Anakaris Voice Actor: Kan Tokumaru | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Anita | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Baby Bonnie Hood (Bulleta) Voice Actor: Miyuki Matsushita | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Felicia Voice Actor: Kae Araki | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Morrigan Aensland Voice Actor: Yayoi Jinguji | No | No | Yes (and as Lilith-Mode Morrigan secret character) | Yes | |
Characters from Mega Man (Rockman)
| Character | appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Mega Man (Rockman) Voice Actor: Kaoru Fujino | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Roll Voice Actor: Kaoru Fujino | No | No | Yes (as a secret character) | Yes | |
| Servbot (Kobun) Voice Actor: Chisa Yokoyama | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Tron Bonne Voice Actor: Mayumi Iizuka | No | No | No | Yes | |
Other Capcom characters
| Character | appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Arthur | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Captain Commando Voice Actor: Takashi Nagasako | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Devilotte | No | No | Partial (assist only) | No | |
| Hayato Kanzaki | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Jill Valentine Voice Actor: Catherine Disher | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Jin Saotome Voice Actor: Yuji Ueda | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Lou | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Michelle Heart | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Pure & Fur | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Saki | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Sonson | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Strider Hiryu Voice Actor: Tomomi Fuube | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ton Pooh | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
| Unknown Soldier 1P | No | No | Partial (Assist only) | No | |
Original Characters
| Character | appears in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | ||
| Abyss | No | No | No | Boss | |
| Amingo | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Norimaro | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Ruby Heart | No | No | No | Yes | |
External links
- Marvel vs. Capcom at the Killer List of Videogames - Arcade version
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