Marvel vs. Capcom 3/Characters/Marvel Characters

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Captain America
"Surrender is your only option. Voiced by: Brian Bloom"

The sole recipient of the Super Soldier Serum, Steve Rogers' deep love for his country and his unparalleled sense of justice make him one of the most respected heroes today. He has also been the long-time leader of the Avengers, a group dedicated to keeping the world safe from harm.

"And that was for Civil War."
 * And This Is For: To Iron Man, in regards to Civil War.

"(When he wins against Spencer) Doesn't exactly make me happy to take down a fellow soldier. (After performing an Assist) Sorry, soldier!"
 * Apologetic Attacker:

"SHIELD SLASH! CHARGING STAR! STARS AND STRIPES! FINAL JUSTICE! For Freedom! STARS! AND! STRIPES!
 * Asskicking Equals Authority: His DLC costume gives him his Director of SHIELD outfit.
 * Avengers Assemble: He yells this when he is the first person picked on a team out of himself, Iron Man, Thor or Hawkeye.
 * Badass Normal: Well, he used a Super Serum to become what he is now (he was once weak and limp), but what that serum does is just enhancing his overall power and durability to the peak of human performance. Not so super, actually.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

HYPER... CHARGING... STAR!"

""Surrender" is not in my vocabulary, pal."
 * The Cape (trope)
 * Captain Patriotic
 * Compliment Backfire:When he references the 1940s warplane it seems to go over Zero's head, both being fast, fragile and prone to self destructive charges.
 * Determinator

"(to Thor) I never thought it would come to this, Avenger..."
 * Double Jump: In Ultimate.
 * Eagle Land: Flavor 1 in this game.
 * Fighting Your Friend:

"(when he wins against Thor) You gods need to learn that the human spirit can accomplish anything. (in his victory image against him) Sometimes men can do extraordinary things. Even topple their gods."
 * First-Name Basis: With Iron Man, Hawkeye, Nova, and Doctor Strange ("Tony!" "Clint!" "Richie!" and "Stephen!", respectively).
 * But for Me It Was Tuesday: In Ultimate, when facing off against Taskmaster, Cap doesn't seem to remember him and asks him who he is.
 * Heroic Build
 * Humans Are Special:

"Cap: There's only one way to deal with a maniac like you. M.O.D.O.K.: The ultimate battle of brain vs. brawn."
 * Lag Cancel: He can cancel his dash with crouching and then dashing again, making it quicker to approach opponents.
 * Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Unfortunately, the same can't be said for his opponents...
 * Shield-Bash: His Charging Star and Stars And Stripes (see "Shoryuken" below) specials, as well as their hyper counterparts. His Charging Star, in particular, can go through projectiles.
 * Throwing Your Shield Always Works: His Shield Slash, which now also hits upon flying back.
 * Boomerang Comeback: Unlike in the previous games, his shield will automatically fly back towards him after being thrown.
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: Almost everybody calls him "Cap" when they tag out with him. Well, pronouncing his complete name would be too long...
 * Subverted with Iron Man: When he tags Iron Man in, he calls him by "Tony!", to which Iron Man responds in kind with "Steve!"
 * The Rival: M.O.D.O.K. Well, he's originally a Captain America (comics) villain.

"(to Haggar) A true leader would only use violence as a last resort."
 * Shoryuken: His Stars And Stripes special. This also has a hyper variant, which resembles Ken's Shoryuu Reppa.
 * Shotoclone
 * Spinning Piledriver: In his Final Justice hyper, which creates an explosion.
 * Super Soldier
 * Technical Pacifist/Martial Pacifist

"All skill, no heart, no victory."
 * Technician Versus Performer: Against Strider Hiryu..

"(to Spencer) Metal parts don't make a man. It's what's inside that counts."
 * True Beauty Is on the Inside: A variant:

"It's the man that counts, not the machine."
 * Ironically, this is also what Spencer said to Iron Man:


 * Wolverine Publicity: He appears in all "Marvel"-titled Capcom Vs. games (including Marvel Super Heroes).

Deadpool
"Check me out! I'm the ghost of Christmas KICK YOUR ASS!

Voiced by: Nolan North"

Yup, that's right peeps, the "Merc With A Mouth" is back in action once again, and I know you've been aching to see me! ...Oh, don't try to hide it, I saw, and heard, your reactions when I was announced, and I can't really blame you, either... For those poor little vego twerps who don't know me, here's a short introduction: Originally, I was probably Wade Wilson (but in the "sequel" I really am good 'ol Double Dubya), an all around awesome guy who had money, power and chicks rolling off my fingertips. Life was good, and it got even better after Rob Liefeld was replaced with not quite so pocket obsessed writers, like Joe Kelly and Gail Simone... But before I knew anything about them, I realized something was missing me. Or rather, I had an excess of something... FRICKIN' TERMINAL CANCER!! So, I volunteered to come to The Oprah Winfrey Show and cry a little, but they wouldn't have me, so I volunteered to participate in the Weapon X Project instead, because those percent sign, ampersand, asterisk, dollar sign fucktards promised to cure me! Howevvuhr, the regenerative process was unstable. My cancer tumors disappeared, only to come back again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and-OH, A FOUND A HIGH-PENNY!! This is a good day! Uh, where was I again? Oh yeah, my cancerous tumor disappeared and came back in an endless cycle thanks to my regenerative ability, and eventually the constant flux between destruction and regeneration of my brain turned me into Susan Boyle...it also made me aware of the man with the typewriter and the yellow boxes. The end result: Former awesome McPimpin' I-think-I-was-Wade-Wilson became the Handsome, Crazy Awesome Badass who could completely obliterate the 4th wall! Talk about taking a level in badass, huh!?

I'm a pretty good all-around kind-of-guy, but boy do I know how to Troll the scrubs online! My special talent is staying in my cozy little corner and turtling, showering the enemy with bullets and bombs that have really good priority. If I've got some good partners I'm really good at locking down the opponent using that strategy. Once they try taking my spot, I can just Shoryuken their asses to the Milky Way! In case you couldn't tell, that was a God Hand reference. If you own a PlayStation 2, BUY THIS GAME FROM A BARGAIN BIN OR SOMETHING! IT'S ALMOST AS AWESOME AS ME!

"And this is for lulling me into great side-scrolling adventures that were NEVER possible to beat!"
 * Airplane Arms: Yeah, my dash. Cool huh? And can you guess what happens if I run a little faster?
 * And This Is For: To Arthur... And Nintendo in general.

"(to any Street Fighter character) Hey, I frickin' love Street Fighter! Autograph your spleen for me?"
 * Anti-Hero: Type V at best.
 * Ascended Fanboy: Well, given that I had already Shoryuken'd Shadowcat, it's only natural that I'm a somewhat sociopathic variant of this.

"(vs. Phoenix Wright): Objection! Wow, that is so fun to say!"
 * I'm also an Ace Attorney fan.

"Ryu: You stole my Shoryuken? When did you...!?"
 * Ascended Meme:
 * My Shoryuken. The best Shoryuken that has ever Shoryuken'd. Unlike the usual Shoryuken, my Shoryuken is used as a launcher, so it puts the opponent in a vulnerable position, it has almost no horizontal range, so it has quick recovery, and it has very short vertical range, so it's like Dan's Koryuken... Heeey, wait a sec...

"I just beat Mag-freakin'-neto! Where yo curleh mustache at?!"
 * And my win quote against Magneto references the infamous MAHVEL, BAYBEE! video:

"HAHAHA! Magneto! Welcome... TO DIE!"
 * And before that, my intro quote against Magneto references the other notable Magneto line from the Konami arcade game.

"Who was I supposed to kill again? Heh heh--doesn't matter!"
 * Audience Surrogate: Due to my pancreas rapturing awesomenessishness, I essentially serve as a bridge between Marvel and Capcom fans (both old and new; heck, I'm currently petitioning for a Vulgus 2), while simultaneously referencing and mocking the ever-loving shock out of you all... Y'know, 'cuz you're all nerdish losers.
 * Blood Knight: Or, as I put it in my intro:

"Health bar in your face!"
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall, Fourth Wall Observer, Medium Awareness, and No Fourth Wall, the whole nine yards. It's in tune with my established, and very much loved, character:
 * For example, my Level 3 Super has me beating the everloving crap out of my opponent with the HUD. Oh, and by the way, yes, you're going to hear a lot about that one. Take a drink for each time it's brought up on this wiki. Take two if it's written in first person.

"Hey! YEAH, YOU! I'm down here busting my ass while you sit on yours watching me jump around?! How is THAT fair?
 * And my winpose, which really IS full of win, has me walking up to the camera in order to bawl out the player and several of my win speeches, which really ARE made of win, actually demean the player. From the top of my head:

(if I barely win the fight) You, with the controller! I won DESPITE you. You suck. And you smell... REALLY smell.

(if I win via Curb Stomp Battle) You were recording that, weren't you, player? No? Eheheh... WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WEREN'T RECORDING THAT?!"

"YOU PRESSED THE WRONG BUTTOOOOOONNNNN!!!!!"
 * And if you were to mess up real bad and get me KO'd/If you were to knock me out (yeeeaaah, fat chance of that ever happening):

"I get to be on the cover of the next Street Fighter for this, right Capcom? RIGHT?"
 * A dubious example, but I'll mention it either way: I'm briefly seen reading a book in my intro pose. It may or may not be the MvC3 manual or game guide... I don't know, because I never bothered to actually read it.
 * When I whoop the ass of any Street Fighter character:

"How did anyone ever enjoy these games without me in them?"
 * And I also tend to mock the nature of the other characters' series, from the lack of a frickin' jumping ability in the original Bionic Commando (I also take a rib shot at Spencer's redesign in the sequel, and it's totally justified, argue with me and I'll carve out your skeletal structure) to the downright sadistic difficulty of Ghosts N Goblins... Seriously, if someone, anyone, ever REALLY pissed me off, I'd lock 'im up in a room full of Ghosts N Goblins cartridges and one Nintendo.
 * My intro quote against that wuss Dante (who, to my great surprise, actually isn't some emo crusader with a scythe):


 * In my glorious ending, which has me totally pimpin' the entirety of the game's female cast. Even the wolf. Aawwwww yeah:

"''': '"
 * And then the slightly unfortunate, but, in hindsight, not really regrettable:

""And you thought Cable wasn't in this game...""
 * Hey, look at me in the Ultimate's opening movie - it's me surfin' on Nicky's beloved "Objection!" And it's aaaaawesome. Nice to be in this game, eh? I pity the foo' who are just envious on me having the fun with that.
 * I remember back in the last game, my good buddy Cable was one of best characters. I got a kick out of seeing the whiners on the internets complaining that he didn't make it this time. It's for the best, because then I'd have to kick his butt. I thought it'd be fun to pull one over on the haters and dress up as him (For the Lulz, of course.)

"Shoryuken! KATANA-RAMA! CHIMICHANGAS!! IT'S CUTTIN' TIME! Laalaalalalalaa~"
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Do I kill you with the sleek but impersonal firearm, or go with the cool factor of a nice katana?"
 * Calling Your Bathroom Breaks: Well you see, sometimes I just need to, you know, have a little loo? That's why I shout "Bathroom Break!" when I tag out.
 * Combat Pragmatist: I really have to say that it almost surprised me that pretty much all the fighters are this to a degree, but only da 'Pool can level his opponents with the heads-up display.
 * Counter Attack: My Level 3 Hyper starts with me doing the sexiest walk ever seen by anyone on the face on any Earth (complete with heart-shaped bubbles surrounding my body and my chanting of "Boop boop bee doop!"), and if the opponent attacks me, I'll stun the sod before beating him/her/it with my lifebar.
 * Dissonant Serenity: My "Cuttin' Time!" attack is so totally not this... It's all the others who are Dissonantly Stern when they cut up their opponents.
 * Epic Fail: No, it isn't me who is Epic Fail. It's someone who's stupid enough to use that malfunctioning teleport system when my health is low, and the game cheered it with a Hyper Combo KO announcement. HE PRESSED THE WRONG BUTTON!!
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: If my "Happy-Happy Trigger" hyper is done in midair, I'll spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record, baby, right round, round, round while firing diagonally downward.
 * Explosive Overclocking: In my ending, which has me totally effin' pimpin' the entirety of the game's female cast, And There Was Much Rejoicing. Except in Cleveland. Screw Cleveland.
 * Extreme Omnivore: Shuma-Gorath looks like calamari... 'Nuff said.
 * Fighting Clown: Absolutely not.
 * Gangsta Style: Overlaps with Guns Akimbo, among other awesome things.
 * Gosh Dang It to Heck: Well, I use "frickin'" when a stronger F-word seems more natural (and was in fact present in the source, but Nolan figured the game would explode out of sheer kickassitude if he made me swear). Still, it's not really out of character.
 * Handguns
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath: Hero? Villain? Who cares! I kick ass right and left, and I absolutely LOVE IT!
 * Iaijutsu Practitioner: My Katana-Rama is a quick unsheathe-and-resheathe sword attack that fires off a short Razor Wind.
 * Katanas Are Just Better: I spell it out in a win quote for those who just don't get it:

"I've noticed you're filthy rich. Luckily for you, my services are available at a very high price."
 * Money, Dear Girl: In my win quote against Tron:

"BANG! BANGBANGBANG! BANGBANGBANGBANG!"
 * More Dakka:

"MY KIDNEYS!"
 * Ninja Prop: My health and super bars.
 * Ow, My Body Part

"(as I put it in my winquote) Capcom should really go back and put me in their other games. Ya know, Resident Deadpool, Mega Deadpool..."
 * Practical Taunt: Hey, I don't meant to taunt you, my lovely yellow box just want to talk with me! Sorry, but you get some minor damage because of your own fault!
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Psychopathic Manchild: And how!
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: Every now and then. It's nice for a change over all the other screaming.
 * Sexy Walk: Hoo yeah, baby, I really, literally strut my stuff when I get my Level 3 Hyper going... Unless if you wonderboys decide to attack me. You'll get punished with the mighty might of... THE HEALTH BAR.
 * Shameless Self Promoter: Hey, if you're shameful, you can never promote yourself, don't ya think?

"Issun: (at the victory screen) No more inappropriate pooper-scooper quips, I see..."
 * Talkative Loon: There's supposedly an emphasis on talkative. And another one on loon. That little cricket thingy lampshades it:

"Doctor Strange: Now, if only I had a spell that would shut you up..."
 * Not even the Master of the Mystic Arts can silence the Merc with a Mouth.

"Hsien-Ko: I am NOT talking to myself. I'm talking to my sister. What's your excuse?"
 * And then there's that Chinese zombie-or-something girl, even though it seems to me she's just as loopy as me...

"Pineapple surprise!"
 * Throw Down the Bomblet: The medium variant of my Ninja Gift...

"BAMF! Curses! Foiled again."
 * Trademark Favorite Food: "CHIMICHANGAS!!" And Dante thinks that his pizza can beat my lovely chimichangas. He's totally wrong, I assure you folks!
 * Trick Bomb: My Level 3 Hyper Combo involves a flashbang grenade to blind my opponent.
 * Trigger Happy: Heck, I even has a special exactly named after this. My hyper is also named "Happy-Happy Trigger". Oddly enough, it seems I'm the only happy one when I perform it on an opponent. I wonder why that is? ...On second thought, I don't really care.
 * Teleporters and Transporters: Should I use it a bit too much--every third attempt, to be exact--it'll backfire and explode, just like in the comics... One day, I have to get in touch with Cable again and ask him to fix that for me...

"(to Dante) Next time maybe you should let Nero do your fightin', skippy. Yeah."
 * Trash Talk: Averted. I never trash talk my opponents. I just tell them the harsh, bitter, painful truth.

"Yo momma!"
 * Wild Card: I can be the sweetest cuddly guy you've ever met, or the crazy-ass baddie. Trust me, don't think too much about it.
 * Written Sound Effect: They pop up whenever I health bar some poor sucker. What can I do? Those thingies love following me around!
 * Your Mom: To quote myself:


 * I don't see why Rocket Raccoon is so pissed off. I was certain that was her in the Bronx Zoo.

Doctor Doom
"To face Doom is to face one's end! Voiced by: Paul Dobson"

I, Victor von Doom, am the undefeatable main enemy of that blasted Fantastic Four, as well as the rest of the Marvel superhero community and the greatest Evil Overlord and Mad Scientist that ever lived (and would always be - Doom is immortal, and not even gods or other so-called "higher" beings can tramp me).

I was an associate of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), but when he helped me to open an interdimensional rift into hell to rescue the soul of my beloved mother, because he either is incompetent or he wants to sabotage me because he's so jealous of me (perhaps both), the portal blew up my magnificent face (not even that masked, single-clawed Spanish ninja would ever be as attractive as I was).

And so I blamed Richards for the whole accident and swore revenge. Then I constructed an advanced suit of armor that included an iron mask to cover my single scar horribly damaged face, and ever since then I showed myself to the world as Doctor Doom. I overthrew the previous ruler of Latveria and claimed it as my own, becoming the new and righteous dictator ruler of my country, and I could easily Take Over the World with all of my knowledge and powers beyond comprehension... If not for that... Blasted... RRRIIIICCHHAAAAAAAARRRRRDDDSS!!!

And in this world that you people called "Marvel vs. Capcom 3", Doom has appeared once again, this time working with Albert Wesker, to Take Over the World. Doom hopes that he does not disappoint, or foolishly attempt to betray Doom. And if you think Doom got beaten so many times in those videos (including the one in which Doom got "beaten" by Wesker, or Phoenix Wright. Doom will have him guilty in Latveria soon), those were just my Doombots. Doom will never put himself in such situation on purpose. And Doom is disappointed because those Capcom ilk used the Super Skrull instead of any of that cursed Fantastic Four, because apparently they cannot be implemented because of various reasons. HA! Who cares about that! Those accursed team or family of Richards are just useless, and apparently Capcom know about it! LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING NOW RRRIIICHAAAARRRRDS!!

"(against Amaterasu, Thor, or Shuma-Gorath) It is Doom who should be worshiped!
 * A God Am I: As I become, especially in my ending where
 * Also, these:

(upon beating any of them)Even gods fall before Doom's might!"

"I do as I choose, and I answer to no one! Turn and run now, and I will mercifully pretend this never happened."
 * Anti-Air: Doom's Sphere Flame hyper goes straight up, multi-hitting the opponent who recklessly comes near, as it goes. Just as I planned, if it doesn't hit, the sphere will explode and multiple energy shots will rain from above.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: The one and only, irreplaceable ruler of my beloved kingdom, Latveria.
 * Badass
 * Badass Arm-Fold: Doom's Idle Animation. While it looks cool, those ignorant people keep saying that it's not exactly the most practical position to have my arms in while fighting. Of course, they just don't know who exactly Doom is.
 * Badass Boast:

"PLASMA BEAM! PHOTON SHOT! MOLECULAR SHIELD! SPHERE FLAME! FOOT DIVE! HIDDEN MISSILE! HARD KICK! PHOTON ARRAY!"
 * Badass Bookworm: As Doom has said, his genius and power are unrivaled.
 * Badass Cape
 * Badass Normal
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: With Wesker.
 * Calling Doom's Attacks:

"The applause shall continue for another hour. The first to stop clapping will be executed."
 * Cool Chair: In Doom's intro, his Level 3 hyper, and his victory pose.
 * Slouch of Villainy: I summon my Cool Chair seemingly from nowhere in all these situations I have prepared my chair in every stage, including in the outer space, just so I can lounge evilly on it to trigger my beautiful electric trap that I also have prepared in every stage.
 * Cool Mask: Complete with an echo effect so they'll remember the terror that is Doctor Doom.
 * Crazy Prepared: Doom has prepared hidden missiles under every arena, which I can launch at will. Including outer space.
 * Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?: Doom's ending
 * Difficult but Awesome: According to Max in his two-part tutorial on me.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: My Molecular Shield special.
 * Electric Torture: My Level 3 hyper, as I watch those foolish enemies tortured inside my cage before I do the final judgement on them.
 * Evil Laugh: There's nothing better than to laugh when I wreck those foolish enemies bits by bits.
 * Fantastic Racism: Those mutant scums are obsolete. They are nothing compared to Doom, and I always remind them of their pathetic fates after I won against them.
 * The Fighting Narcissist:

"This DIMENSION is NOT BIG ENOUGH for the BOTH of US!"
 * Flight: I am capable of this, for a short time.
 * Frickin' Laser Beams: Either from my laser gun or from my hands.
 * Beam Spam: My Photon Array hyper.
 * Ground Pound: My Launcher Move.
 * Hammerspace: As said before, I have prepared my Hidden Missiles on every arena. Doom has plenty of them, but because he is not a dirty fighter, Doom will only fire 8 missiles at maximum.
 * Homing Projectile: A variant - said Hidden Missiles will track the enemy's position while falling from above. Wherever they are, they'll not escape their DOOM!
 * Insufferable Genius: As all insects know, Doom's intellect is unrivaled in all the wo—What mockery is THIS!?! Why do Tron Bonne and Albert Wesker have higher Intelligence stats in their profiles? Do you work at Capcom, Richards?! RICHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARDS!!!!!!!
 * In the Hood
 * Large Ham

"(vs Doctor Strange): Doom's mystic powers are more than a match for your own. Doctor Strange (winquote vs one of my Doombot): You exist in two worlds, von Doom -- that of magic and that of science. You are master of neither."
 * Magitek: Doom commands both magic and science, separately or together.

"(To C. Viper) You fight with primitive toys."
 * Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate + Doomy Dooms of Doom
 * My Toys Are Better Than Yours
 * My Toys Are Better Than Yours

"(against Dormammu) This dimension is not big enough for the both of us!
 * Not Big Enough for the Two of Us

(upon winning) Return to your own world, knowing that this one belongs to Doom."

"Failure is beneath DOOM!"
 * Powered Armor: My advanced armor covers my high-technology and Magitek systems that no one are clever enough to comprehend. Doom is that genius.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Shoulders of Doom: My armor in the story people called "Doomwar" has these, available as a downloadable content.
 * Soundtrack Dissonance: People thinks my soundtrack sounds "soothing". It's just intentional, so I can lure people to serve Doom.
 * Spread Shot: My Photon Shot special and Photon Array hyper.
 * That Makes Me Feel Angry: "You have angered Doom!"
 * Third Person Person: As a great and powerful ruler, Doom indulges in this, so people should remember how low they are compared to Doom.

"(Iron Man or Captain America) Earth's Mightiest Heroes? Bah!
 * Trash Talk:

(to any of the X-Men, excluding Magneto) I'll make you wish you were facing Magneto!"

"Super-Skrull: I can see now why the Fantastic Four has defeated you so many times."
 * Villain Decay: Invoked Trope by Super Skrull.


 * Villain Team-Up: With Wesker.
 * The Von Trope Family

Dormammu
"Who dares defy the Dread One? Voiced by: Michael T. Weiss"

A higher-dimensional energy being, and absolute god-tyrant of his own magical universe, the "Dark Dimension". He wants to conquer all life and afterlife, exterminate any opposing conceptual forces, and rewrite the laws of nature to turn it all into a never-ending torture-camp set up to celebrate the glory of himself.

Due to actually possessing sufficient power and knowledge to potentially pull it off, Dormammu is considered as "something worse than a demon", and is the archenemy of the hero Doctor Strange, who constantly somehow manages to thwart the entity's chilling mad ambitions.

"POWER OF THE CREATOR! POWER OF THE DESTRUCTOR! METEOR SHOWER! BURN TO CINDERS! CHAOTIC FLAME! DARK DIMENSION! Welcome... To my realm..."
 * Badass Arm-Fold: During his Dark Hole. He also does the arm fold when he floats.
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(one of his intro quotes) I will rule this world! (to Thor) Now Asgard shall fall to me. (to any villain except Shuma-Gorath) This planet is mine, and now you will die! (to Shuma-Gorath) Fair warning... I'm coming for the Chaos Dimension next."
 * Card-Carrying Villain
 * Death From Above: His meteor shower, which seems to be taken from Mephisto/Blackheart's Armageddon in the past games of the series.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Justified in that it takes a long time for him to manifest, for much the same reason as Shuma, and initially he isn't anywhere near as powerful. The fact that he's somewhat average compared to the other fighters doesn't help.
 * Dimension Lord/Multiversal Conqueror

"Not even the power of Asgard can humble the Dread Dormammu."
 * And in his ending,
 * Eldritch Abomination: He is a billions of years old immortal member of a race of higher-dimensional mystical energy beings, and possesses power enough to threaten the existence of entire universes.
 * Referenced in his fight against Thor, possibly referencing their fight in the game's opening video:

"Ancient One, what is thy will?"
 * Averted against Shuma-Gorath...

"(to Dante, win quote) Mwahahaha! As if your insignificant abilities were worthy of my notice! (to Dante, win screen) As you can see, not all demons are created equal. Stick to fighting Mundus, boy. (to Trish, win quote) Ha-ha-ha-ha! You wield power ineffectively. (to Trish, win screen) Ha-ha-ha-ha! You are but a demon's toy and do not deserve the freedom you have. (to Doctor Strange, win screen) You were nothing to me when you were the Sorcerer Supreme. You are even less to me, now."
 * Evil Laugh: On occasion, when he summons his meteor shower.
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * Evolving Attack: His Liberation. Depending on how you use your Dark Spells: Creation & Destruction, the resulting attack will change (1 red-1 blue is different with 2 reds-1 blue, for example).
 * Extremity Extremist: He only uses his hands for his attacks.
 * Fireballs: His Stalking Flare hyper, which can slowly homes in on opponent.
 * Flaming Hair/Flaming Skulls: Felicia and Hulk also call him "Flame-head" when they tag out with him.
 * Flight: He's capable of this, for a short time.
 * God of Evil: The closest Marvel has to one. Demon-lords consider him even worse than they are for a good reason. Basically an even scarier, and far more powerful, version of Darkseid.
 * Kamehame Hadoken: His Chaotic Flame looks like one.
 * Large Ham
 * Lightning Bruiser: With a Teleporters and Transporters move. See his character bio.
 * Mini Boss: One of several characters who can serve as Galactus' Herald.
 * Monochromatic Eyes
 * Physical God: Canonically, he goes beyond being one.
 * Pillar of Light: His Purification special.
 * Playing with Fire: Most likely Hellfire.
 * Power Creep, Power Seep: Canonically, all of the regular characters combined shouldn't even be able to make the asshole notice their attacks. He's a higher-dimensional entity. If the game didn't do this, Shuma-Gorath, Dormammu, Phoenix, Galactus, Doctor Strange, and Morrigan would basically slug it out with the galaxy wiped out around them.(Shuma would probably win in the end)
 * Power Echoes
 * Power Glows: His "Dark Spell: Creation" tints one of his hands blue, and his "Dark Spell: Destruction" tints the other one red.
 * Slouch of Villainy: Like Doom, he greets his foes from his Cool Chair.
 * Spikes of Doom: His "Dark Spell: Creation", if used 2 times and then you use Liberation, he can fire out spikes from the ground.
 * Spikes of Villainy
 * Spiritual Successor: To Blackheart, apparently. Both are heavyweights who mainly focus on long-range attacks. Also worth noting though is that both made the jump on to the main roster of their games before their rivals Ghost Rider and Doctor Strange. Strange was added to the playable roster in Ultimate, with custom dialogue (see below).
 * Stuff Blowing Up: Using his Liberation after powering it up with "Dark Spell: Destruction" creates a screen-wide explosion.
 * Teleport Cloak
 * This Cannot Be!: One of his K.O. quotes.
 * Trash Talk: In some of his win quotes.

"(winquote vs. Doctor Strange) Alas, the Dread Dormammu has defeated his greatest foe."
 * Unrealistic Black Hole: His Dark Hole special.
 * Victory Is Boring: Oddly enough...

"(to any villains including Galactus) I have no use for you..."
 * Villain Team-Up: Defied.

"(to Trish) You DARE challenge me with magic?"
 * Wizard Duel

"Now, your soul is mine, Blaze."
 * Your Soul Is Mine: His win quote against Ghost Rider:

Hulk
"YOU MAKE HULK ANGRY! YOU NO LIKE HULK ANGRY!!!

Voiced by: Fred Tatasciore"

A genius scientist, Bruce Banner accidentally absorbed huge amounts of gamma radiation during a bomb test. As a result, when his anger or negative emotions reach a boiling point, he transforms into the green-skinned Hulk, complete with incredible power that sets the standard for strength.

"Wolverine: In our own ways, we're BOTH monsters!"
 * Anti-Hero: Type II-III, since it is the savage incarnation.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Now, you'll get to see why he was the king of an alien planet at one point.
 * And he even has his gladiator armor as an alternate outfit in Ultimate!
 * The Berserker

"GAMMA WAVE! GAMMA CRUSH! GAMMA CHARGE! GAMMA QUAKE! GAMMA TSUNAMI!"
 * Big Damn Heroes: In the Episode 3 Trailer.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Haggar: Big muscles don't mean anything if you don't know how to use 'em, pal. (One of his winquotes) Puny humans try and fight Hulk. And they say it Hulk who not smart!"
 * Characterization Marches On: After several games of using his Merged Hulk persona, he's back to his classic Savage Hulk identity.
 * Death From Above: Gamma Crush. He jumps into space, and essentially pulls a passing meteor from space to drop it on his opponent.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: He doesn't actually have the ability to conjure earth, but he can do it with his sheer power.
 * Dumb Muscle: Yet his bio gives him a high intelligence stat. Though that probably belongs to Banner, which is accurate.

"OUT OF WAY! (to Haggar) You look strong, but Hulk strongest there is!
 * First-Name Basis: Switch out him with She-Hulk, and he tags her in as "Jen". Averted with most of the other characters: Iron Man is "Metal Man", Felicia is "Cat Girl", and Amaterasu is "Dog" (among others). And then, he still refers to most of the cast by their actual names, like Spider-Man and Chun-Li.
 * Ground Pound: In his Gamma Quake hyper.
 * Heroic Build: Exaggerated.
 * Hulk Speak: He's the Trope Namer, after all.

(to Iron Man) Hulk will break Metal Man open like a tin can!!!

(to Wolverine) Hulk break your claws this time, little man!

(to She-Hulk) Hulk no like fighting girls.

(to Doom, win screen) Doom remind Hulk of Banner. Both doctors. Both puny. HULK SMASH PUNY DOCTORS!"

"(to Chris, win screen) Stupid guns no hurt Hulk!"
 * One funny thing to notice is that Fred Tatasciore uses it here, but not when voicing the same character in Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes.
 * Immune to Bullets:

"(One of his winquotes) All Hulk wants is to be left alone. (triggering X-Factor) LEAVE HULK ALONE!!!"
 * Ineffectual Loner

"(One of his winquotes) Who's stronger than Hulk? No one! NO ONE! (One of his winquotes) No one stops Hulk! (One of his winquotes) Hulk smash! Hulk win! Hulk is strongest!"
 * Invulnerable Attack: His standing H is armored for 3 hits.
 * Like Brother and Sister: With his cousin Jen, aka She-Hulk.
 * Megaton Punch: His Ultimate-only move, Impact Punch, which wallbounces if Charged Attack.
 * Mighty Glacier
 * The Nicknamer: As is typical of Savage Hulk, he's not too good with names.
 * Storming the Castle: In his ending,
 * Stripperific
 * Super Rug Pull: His Gamma Wave and its hyper variant Gamma Tsunami.
 * Trash Talk

"(to Phoenix) Hulk strong! Hulk wonder how strong Hulk get with Phoenix Force? Give Hulk Phoenix Force!"
 * Up to Eleven: Invoked; he's strong already, but...


 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * Wolverine Publicity: He appears in all "Marvel"-titled Capcom Vs. games (including Marvel Super Heroes).
 * Worthy Opponent/Rivals Team Up:
 * Chris. They fight in the Episode 1 trailer and, later, he pulls a Big Damn Heroes moment in Episode 3 to assist him, Arthur, and X-23 against Magneto and Wesker. In his ending,.
 * Also Haggar.

Iron Man
"Battle mode initiated. Voiced by: Eric Loomis"

Captured by a terrorist group in a war-torn region, Tony Stark created a battle suit to help him escape. Afterwards, he improved the battle suit to become Iron Man, and has dedicated himself to protecting the peace since.

"(One of his winquotes) Don't feel bad about it. My armor analyzed your weaknesses and calculated every possible attack."
 * Awesomeness By Analysis

"Here's the big one! PROTON CANNON!!!"
 * Avengers Assemble: He yells this when he is the first person picked on a team out of himself, Cap, Thor or Hawkeye.
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm: The man's the CEO of a weapons development company.
 * Badass Mustache: Not that you can actually see it under his helmet.
 * Badass Normal
 * Big No: His death cry.
 * BFG:

"UNIBEAM! REPULSOR BLAST! SMART BOMB! Target acquired! PROTON CANNON! Unlocking Power Inhibitor! IRON AVENGER!"
 * Captain Patriotic: His new DLC costume would seem to make him into this, but it's actually Norman Osborn's Iron Patriot armour.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"So, you doing anything after this? Told you. A nice candlelight dinner would've been better."
 * Chest Blaster: As always, Unibeam. Iron Avenger (his Level 3 hyper) is an even stronger version that deals a good 50 hits of damage.
 * Chivalrous Pervert/Handsome Lech: He hits on all the girls in his pre-fight and win quotes. Even Tron is not immune to his advances. The only exception? Amaterasu.

"I think we can sort out our differences over dinner. I'll have the best chefs flown in."
 * He also has a special win screen quote should he defeat Morrigan last, possibly confirming the pair:

"(against Captain America): This armour knows your next move before you do, Steve."
 * Double Jump
 * Fighting Your Friend: Against any of the other Avengers.

"(to Spencer) Take it from me, son. Metal doesn't make the man."
 * First-Name Basis: When he switches out with Captain America (comics), he yells "Steve!". Also "Logan!" for Wolverine and "Clint!" for Hawkeye.
 * Flight: He's capable of this, for a short time. As if Double Jump isn't enough...
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: In his Level 3 hyper.
 * Ground-Shattering Landing + Three-Point Landing: His intro pose. He also does the latter after his Iron Avenger hyper.
 * Hammerspace: Proton Cannon, again. He appears to summon it out of cyberspace.
 * Hand Blast
 * Hypocritical Humor

"(against M.O.D.O.K. or Doom): Let's see who really has the better toys, shall we? (after beating either one) Pfft. You call that tech? I'll show you tech. (after beating Spencer) Give me a call if you want an upgrade, son. (intro vs. Nova) Nova Force power vs Stark Tech, huh? Bring it, flyboy!"
 * My Tech Are Better Than Yours

"Arthur: Sir Iron Man, if you should ever be in the Demon Village, I would much appreciate the use of your armor. Taskmaster: I could use that armor in my classes. Hulk (when tagging in Iron Man): Metal Man!"
 * Oh Crap: When fighting The Hulk, he really wishes he had come decked out in the Hulkbuster Armor.
 * Power Echoes: He gets a bit of this, mostly due to robotic modulation for his voice while suited-up.
 * Powered Armor: The Poster Boy of this trope.

"(One of his winquotes) A shame to waste the good armor on such an easy fight. (One of his winquotes) You put up a good fight, but I had the superior tech, skills, and experience. (One of his winquotes) I don't think I'm always right. I know it. (after beating Hulk): What was that about 'Hulk Smash,' again? (pre-fight against Spencer): Just the arm? What? Can't afford the rest of the suit?"
 * In his ending,
 * Shoulder Cannon
 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: His theme is a remix of War Machine's from MvC, which is at the same time a remix of Tony's theme from Marvel Super Heroes, making it a rearrangement of a rearrangement. This dates back to the first Marvel vs. Capcom, where Rhodey took Tony's place due to legal issues (in MvC2, the two underwent Divergent Character Evolution, and Tony's a one-man show again in 3).
 * Trash Talk:

"Spencer (win quote): It's the man that counts, not the machine. Spencer (win screen): This arm of mine isn't as good as your suit, but we can work out the kinks, right... partner?"
 * This could tread dangerously into Dude, Not Funny territory if you know Spencer's backstory. Not only is he actually WITHOUT a left arm, but his bionic arm means more to him than you may think... since


 * Wolverine Publicity: He appears in all "Marvel"-titled Capcom games (including Marvel Super Heroes) sans Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and MvC1 due to legal issues (see "Suspiciously Similar Substitute" above). At least, in the latter game, there's War Machine to take his place.

Magneto
"Learn now... why they call me the "Master of Magnetism"! Voiced by: Tom Kane"

With almost complete control of magnetism, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, birth name Max Eisenhardt, is one of the most powerful mutants alive. A survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, he developed the idea that genetically superior mutants should be the ones to rule over mankind. Fighting for the sake of mutantkind, he is a calculating character who stops at nothing to achieve his goals.

"DISRUPTOR! HYPER GRAV(itation)! FORCE FIELD! ATTRACTION! MAGNETIC BLAST! You have LOST! MAGNETIC TEMPEST! MAGNETIC SHOCKWAVE! GRAVITY SQUEEZE! HAHAHAHAHA! You... are... DEFEATED!"
 * Anti-Villain: Judging by his ending,
 * Well, Magneto is an Anti-Villain in the comics, Type III. While he antagonizes the X-Men, he wants the best for mutantkind, if only under his supremacist point of view. It's not his fault that he mostly ends up surrounded with the worst mutantkind has to offer.
 * Ascended Meme: His MAG-FUCKIN'-NETO color scheme is an actual outfit this time around. And then there's Deadpool's aforementioned quotes...
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: The Island of Genosha says hi.
 * Badass Grandpa: In spite of how demeaning it would be to say it to his face.
 * Badass Cape
 * Badass in a Nice Suit: His (unfortunately) Dummied Out DLC costume based on his incarnation from the House of M comic series.
 * Big Damn Villains: In the Episode 3 Trailer. Fan speculation has him as either a Defector From Decadence or an anti-villain playing for his own side.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(to Wesker) Mutants are born, not created."
 * Cool Helmet
 * Counter Attack: His Force Field.
 * Difficult but Awesome: Much like in MvC2, he still has his hard-to-execute loop combos.
 * Evil Laugh: One of his win quotes and Delayed Hyper Combo quotes is this, along with Gravity Squeeze as mentioned in Calling Your Attacks above.
 * First-Name Basis: He calls the X-Men by first name, as a nod to their relatively close association. Magneto has even joined the X-Men more than once, includingNation X.
 * Flight: He's capable of this, for a short time.
 * Glass Cannon: He has a pretty low 850,000 life, but his loop combos do pretty good damage and he retains much of his speed from MvC2.
 * Ground Pound: In his Magnetic Shockwave hyper.
 * Gravity Master: First seen with his Hypergrav special and Gravity Squeeze hyper. In Ultimate, he gains the ability to further attract and repel his opponents.
 * Insistent Terminology: A variant; he references the Marvel Universe's definition of mutants.

"(One of his winquotes) They call me the Master of Magnetism. That moniker describes but a fraction of my capabilities. (against Wolverine): How foolish for a man with metal bones to face me. (upon winning): Be grateful I did not rip the adamantium from your very bones!
 * Large Ham
 * Only Sane Man: The only one out of the fighters who recognizes, and ready to battle, Galactus in the Ultimate intro movie.
 * Power Floats: Instead of walking, he floats.
 * Red Baron: Magneto, the Master of Magnetism.
 * Selective Magnetism

(win screen against Iron Man): Facing me in a metal suit of armor... What were you thinking?

(win screen against Captain America): Your shield, though metallic, cannot be controlled by my powers. Fascinating."

"(One of his winquotes) Today mutantkind assumes its rightful place in the world. (One of his winquotes) Accept the superiority of mutantkind. I may spare your life. (One of his winquotes) A war is coming. This was but the first of many victories for mutantkind. (Winquote vs Rocket Raccoon) So, you are no mutant? I care not of your welfare. Be gone!"
 * Social Darwinist

"(One of his winquotes) The time for subtlety is passing. Now is the time for change."
 * Think Happy Thoughts: He needs to learn to do this, according to Morrigan (when she wins) at least.
 * Visionary Villain

"(One of his winquotes) I had thought to recruit you for my Brotherhood. Your performance has caused me to reconsider the offer."
 * We Can Rule Together

"(winquote against Vergil): Shame you're not a mutant. You'd make a good addition to my Brotherhood."
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Wolverine Publicity: He's only absent in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.
 * Worthy Opponent: Apparently sees Vergil as one.

"(to Dante) Brash. Arrogant. Rude. Even a white head of hair. You remind me of my son [Quicksilver] in many ways. (to Vergil) Your appearance reminds me of my son. Let's see if you boast his speed in battle."
 * You Remind Me of X


 * You Will Not Evade Me: His Hyper Grav, if successfully hits the opponent, will drag him/her closer to him. Also, one of his Ultimate-only moves ("Attraction") involves him regularly pulling his enemy closer to him, wherever they may be.
 * His Level 3 (Gravity Squeeze) can hit the opponent wherever they are. Fortunately, it still can be blocked.

M.O.D.O.K.
"If you think I've evolved beyond the joys of murder, you'd be wrong! Voiced by: Wally Wingert"

Formerly just a regular human, George Tarleton was forced to become a living human experiment and was subsequently turned into M.O.D.O.K. (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing). Calling himself the Scientist Supreme and using his vast intellect and psionic powers, he annihilated all those who were involved in his experiment.

"By my calculations, you'll be dead within seconds!"
 * Ambidextrous Sprite: Despite using 3D models for the game, his flying chair.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Regardless of his... treatment here, one must remember that M.O.D.O.K. is the leader of A.I.M.
 * Awesomeness By Analysis: Apparently...

"I've had experiments like you, I call them failures."
 * Ax Crazy: In some of his attacks, he shouts "DIE!"
 * Badass Boast: A surprising one, delivered to freaking Nemesis, of all people.

"PSIONIC BLASTER! ANALYZE CUBE! BODY ATTACK! JAMMING BOMB! LIMIT BURST! Don't move! KILLER ILLUMINATION! Hold that pose! Kill! Kill! HYPER PSIONIC BLASTER!!!"
 * Beehive Barrier: Whenever he blocks, these appear.
 * Butt Monkey: As the Episode 3 trailer shows,.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Arthur (when tagging in M.O.D.O.K.): Pumpkin Head! Hulk (when tagging in M.O.D.O.K.): Big Head! Wesker: I do so look forward to dissecting that ridiculously large brain of yours. Deadpool: So... basically I just beat up Humpty Dumpty in a rocket chair, huh? (to Joe) It pains me to hurt one with such a great cranium, but your verbosity left me no choice."
 * Cephalothorax

"(to Amaterasu, Thor or Shuma-Gorath) Now I can add killing a god to my resume."
 * Combat Tentacles: The mechanical version, used for his Killer Illumination hyper.
 * Cool Chair: He is the chair.
 * Cross Dresser: He has an alternate costume that makes him appear as MODAM, a make-up wearing female counterpart. The costume still uses his voice, though.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?

"Death is like candy!"
 * Difficult but Awesome: His moves are unorthodox, but he can be a deadly fighter once you master him. As many fans said, his powers are equivalent to trolling.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: Sort of. One of his alternate costumes is patterned after his female counterpart, M.O.D.A.M. but still looks and sounds like M.O.D.O.K. and is every bit as fugly.
 * Evil Laugh: Let's just say he does this many times.
 * Laughing Mad: One of his winquotes.
 * Evilly Affable: He's genuinely evil and likes to kill, but he has a number of moments that makes him look hilarious. He can also be Ax Crazy or Laughably Evil, sometimes both at the same time.
 * Evil Tastes Good: He's got a sweet tooth for murder, it would seem.

"Chris: I've seen some God-forsaken monsters in my time, but you are by far the ugliest. (Victory screen vs. Shuma Gorath) And they call ME odd looking."
 * Evilutionary Biologist
 * Flight: He's capable of this, for a short time.
 * Gonk: His appeal (though it's not as ratcheted up as in the comics, in all fairness).

"(intro vs. Rocket Raccoon) You're cute. Time to die!"
 * Homing Projectile: Subverted with his Balloon Bomb, which is just semi-homing (it will stop moving after some distance), but played straight with his Jamming Bomb which slowly homes in on opponent.
 * I'll Kill You!

"(to himself) Never again will I forget to lobotomize one of my clones!"
 * Magikarp Power: How his Analyze Cubes work. Each time one successfully hits, his forehead gem begins to glow and his specials and hypers either do more damage and gain new properties (his triangular energy barrier grows in size and his smart bombs mess with your controls, among others).
 * Also, a Hyper Psionic Blaster fully charged through this method (after about 10 uses of the Analyze Cube) can top 100 hits! How powerful is that?
 * Mirror Match: Lampshaded.

"C. Viper: [on her phone] I've found M.O.D.O.K., the leader of A.I.M... Understood. Jill: Target acquired."
 * Monochromatic Eyes
 * Power Crystal: On his head.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: In one of his alternate color schemes.
 * The Rival: Cap (see his section above) and surprisingly C. Viper and Jill.

"This isn't over!"
 * So Long, Suckers!: Every time he tags out.


 * Troll: According to fans, at least. He has been re-christened M.O.D.O.T., the Mental Organism Designed Only for Trolling, in the eyes of many. Most of his quotes also roll along this.
 * Ascended Meme: The developers basically confirm this with Event 21, where the player needs to fight teams of 3 M.O.D.O.K.s until the final battle.
 * The Unexpected
 * Use Your Head: His Battering Ram special and its hyper variant, Limit Burst.
 * Wave Motion Gun: His Hyper Psionic Blaster. If fully charged with his Analyze Cube, it can result in a 100-hit combo.

Phoenix
"You're about to deal with forces you can't possibly comprehend.

Voiced by: Jennifer Hale"

Telepath Jean Grey became the vessel for the powerful Phoenix Force, which grants Jean near god-like powers when it becomes fully active. When she can no longer control her powers, a split personality, the Dark Phoenix, awakens. The Dark Phoenix lives only for destruction, and its thirst will never be quenched.

"TELEPORT! HEALING FIELD! I'm at full power! PHOENIX INFERNO!!!"
 * Animal Motifs: Guess what.
 * Ascended Extra: As Jean Grey, she appeared in several endings in the past games of the series, notably, X-Men: Children of the Atom.
 * Battle Aura
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(to Wolverine) How I wish this wasn't you, Logan."
 * Averted when she's Dark Phoenix. Then, she just mocks you and laughs maniacally.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?
 * Difficult but Awesome: Her health is so low that some level 3 hypers or just a particularly good combo can one-hit kill her. Her damage output, mix-ups, hypers and special abilities mean that even getting in that combo can be pretty difficult.
 * : During her ending,
 * Fiery Redhead: Emphasis on "fiery".
 * Fighting Your Friend: Against any of her fellow X-Men.

"(To Akuma) We're more alike than I'd like to admit."
 * Fireballs: Her TK Shot special.
 * First-Name Basis: She calls her X-Men buds (Logan/Wolverine, Laura/X-23, Ororo/Storm, and Erik/Magneto) by name.
 * Flash Step
 * Flight: She's capable of this, for a short time.
 * Glass Cannon: Exaggerated - In exchange for powerful offense, a healing field, and a one-time-use resurrection super, Phoenix has incredibly low health, the lowest in the game. Even when you factor her resurrection giving her a second full (albeit dwindling) health bar, she's still among the characters with the lowest total health in the game. In Ultimate, she has even less health. And, as another catch, her Dark Phoenix special can only be activated if she has a Level 5 super.
 * Heal Thyself: Her Healing Field hyper.
 * Homing Projectile: The strong version of her TK Shot homes in on opponent.
 * Kick Chick: An honorable mention.
 * Not So Different

"Thor: Ye be a fiery woman with spirit to match the bravest Asgardian! Alas, your skills felt short."
 * Painted-On Pants: Combined with Most Common Superpower and Jiggle Physics.
 * Person of Mass Destruction
 * Physical God: Canonically, she goes beyond being one.
 * Playing with Fire

"Vergil: There's a darker power that lies dormant in you. Why do you hesitate to embrace it?"
 * Power Gives You Wings: Her Level 1 Phoenix Inferno.
 * Redheaded Heroine
 * Scarf of Asskicking
 * : Her ending.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Dark Phoenix rises!

"I CAN'T CONTROL IT!!!"
 * A God Am I: Dark Phoenix seems to have this mindset. Again, justified.
 * Animal Battle Aura
 * Back From the Dead: This mode requires her to be KOed while having 5 hyper bars.
 * Beam Spam: Every normal attack that Dark Phoenix performs launches several wisps of fire at the opponent. Couple this with her other projectiles and... You know the result.
 * Death-Activated Superpower: Full Meter + 0% Health =

"(to Morrigan) You remind me of Selene, maybe that's why I didn't take it easy on you."
 * It has, however, one drawback: her health bar will drain rapidly after the transformation, though she heals if switched with another teammate. AND if you trigger X-Factor as Dark Phoenix, the health drain is negated until she either a) murders everyone on the opposing side, or b) has X-Factor drained.
 * Evil Costume Switch
 * Evil Redhead
 * Monochromatic Eyes
 * Power Echoes
 * Power Gives You Wings: She sprouts a pair of fiery wings upon transforming.
 * Transformation Sequence
 * Turns Red
 * Trap Master: With her TK Trap special.
 * You Remind Me of X

Sentinel
" Voiced by: Jim Ward"

A robot mutant hunter developed by Bolivar Trask, a scientist who felt that mutants were becoming a threat to mankind. Without developing their own artificial intelligence, Sentinels dutifully obey their orders, no matter who gives them.

"
 * Ascended Meme: One of its alternate costumes is DAT MANGO SENTINEL!
 * Breath Weapon: Its mouth can fire Frickin' Laser Beams.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"

"(To X-23) "
 * Does Not Compute: Apparently, it can't find the difference of Wolverine and X-23, because she has his DNA.

"Sentinel: ' / '"
 * Flight: It's capable of this, for a short time. As if a Double Jump isn't enough...
 * Four-Fingered Hands
 * Genre Savvy: Its taunts make it sound like it KNOWS it's on the top of the tier list...

"(against any of the X-Men, Magneto and Deadpool)
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: During its Sentinel Force (and its hyper variant).
 * Hammerspace: Where do its Sentinel Forces come from? Well, besides Master Mold, obviously.
 * Humongous Mecha: Smaller than (most of) its comic counterparts (especially with his full-sized brothers in the background in the Days of Future Past stage) but still by far the largest playable character. His leg even clips through other character models when he calls them in for an assist.
 * The Hunter: A mutant-hunter.

Magneto: Mutant-hunting abomination!

(after beating any of them)

Spencer: Mutant genocide...? Yet another failure of human engineering. Don't worry, it's not your fault, I understand."

"(to Shuma-Gorath and Akuma) "
 * Invulnerable Attack: Its normal attack can disperse projectiles.
 * Even more fittingly, Hard Drive is completely invulnerable throughout its duration. If two Sentinels do Hard Drive one after another, the one that did it second lands a hit or two only at the end.
 * Killer Robot
 * Lag Cancel: It can cancel its dash with crouching and then dashing again, making it quicker to approach opponents.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Even after having its ample supply of health reduced in a patch, Sentinel still hits quite hard and can more than keep up with characters thanks to the aforementioned Lag Cancel. Most of his attacks are fairly slow, however.
 * Nerf: Received a severe health nerf (from 1.3 million to around 910k) with the March 22nd patch. He now only marginally outdoes Spiderman, Dante and several other Glass Cannons and Fragile Speedsters. Ultimate brings him down even further to 900000.
 * Even with his downgrades many early tier lists have him placed at the top or close to it.
 * Oh Crap


 * Ominous Latin Chanting Something Chanting: Its theme.
 * Power Echoes: Well, it's a robot.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: It's a robot with red eyes...
 * Robo Speak
 * Rocket Punch: One of its specials.
 * Secret Character: Requires 4000 Player Points to be unlocked.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Strong Flesh, Weak Steel: See Nerf.
 * Sphere of Destruction: Its Plasma Storm hyper.
 * Trope Name: How its taunts work.
 * Zerg Rush: Its Sentinel Force special. It also has a hyper counterpart.
 * Zeroth Law Rebellion: Its ending.
 * It Got Worse in Ultimate.

She-Hulk
"Today I'm Judge, Jury, and Executioner. Voiced by: María Canals Barrera"

Robert Bruce Banner's (Hulk) cousin. After being gravely injured, Jennifer Walters received a blood transfusion from Banner which allowed her to transform into She Hulk. Her transformation extends as far as her personality, going from meek and mousy to strong-willed and confident.

"(One of her winquotes) You just got pulverized by 700 pounds of lean, green muscle, sweetie."
 * Amazing Technicolor Population
 * Amazonian Beauty

"I can break the fourth wall too, ya know?"
 * Ascended Extra: She was one of the frozen warriors in Marvel Super Heroes.
 * Ass Kicks You: One her Hyper Combos ends with an earth-shaking butt-drop onto the opponent.
 * Boobs of Steel: Has a considerable rack, and is the most physically-oriented female fighter in this game. She's also the female fighter with most health (at 1,150K).
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: As of Ultimate, she'll remind Deadpool that she's done this, too.

"You know, if this game were made in 1991, I'd be the one whacking YOU with a health bar."
 * Her win-screen quote after beating Deadpool:

"If there's ever an MvC4, I'll destroy you there too, Wade."
 * Ultimate also gave her a new victory quote against Deadpool:

"DROPKICK!"
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(To Hulk, who no like fighting girls) You know what they say: The female is the deadlier of the species. Hulk (when he wins against her): Girl Hulk stronger than Hulk thought."
 * Car Fu: Her Level 3 Hyper, Road Rage (aka Sunday Driver), involves flattening her opponent with a nearby car. Sometimes she'll just let the car go straight, crashing the enemy as it goes.
 * Composite Character: Sort of. Every She-Hulk costume in the game is Jennifer Walters in personality, but only a few actually represent what she looks like. For the other costumes, Capcom chose Lyra (Hulk's daughter, wearing a Frightful Four uniform), Ultimate She-Hulk (Betty Ross) and Red She-Hulk (Betty Ross of the core universe).
 * Distaff Counterpart: Of Hulk, obviously.
 * Does Not Know Her Own Strength: Absolutely wrecks the judge's bench when given her own court show, scaring the crap out of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth.
 * Drives Like Crazy: Well, perhaps not She-Hulk herself. In her intro, she throws away a car that is covered in tickets. Oh, and there's a "no parking" sign stuck to it too.
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * First-Name Basis: When switched-out, she calls Hulk as "Bruce". Also "Tony" for Iron Man.
 * Fun Personified
 * Genius Bruiser: She is a very successful lawyer in her civilian identity making Phoenix Wright her main rival in Ultimate.
 * Good Bad Girl
 * Hair Flip: Does one after her new lamppost swing special in Ultimate.
 * Hammerspace: Her Level 3 special causes a speeding car to appear regardless of arena, which includes an underground Tyrant lab, a rising platform in New York, the SHIELD Helicarrier, a raft floating in a river of lava, and friggin' ASGARD.
 * Hello, Attorney!: Although, in this game we get something even better: "Hello Judge!"
 * Hot Amazon
 * Hot Chick in a Badass Suit: Her DLC alt in Ultimate is Jen in her business attire.
 * Hulk Speak: Averted, but lampshaded in one of her win quotes. She even drops a "SHE-HULK SMASH!"
 * Improbable Weapon User: A lamp post in Ultimate.
 * Last-Name Basis: When switching out, Phoenix Wright calls her "Miss Walters".
 * Leotard of Power
 * Lightning Bruiser: Like Hulk, she hits hard. Unlike him, she has a special move to getting a running start.
 * Like Brother and Sister: With the Hulk.
 * Martial Pacifist
 * Medium Awareness: She also realizes that she's in a video game, but leaves the fourth wall-breaking quips and non-sequiturs to Deadpool.
 * More Deadly Than the Male

"(to Chun-Li) You and I have more in common than you think. Maybe once you wake up we can talk about it."
 * Not Drawn to Scale: In a group render, they have her basically being the same height as Trish, Chun-Li, Jill Valentine, and Crimson Viper. Since she measures to about 7 FEET TALL, that's impossible.
 * Not So Different

"She-Hulk: This is bad!"
 * One-Woman Wail: Her theme.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Ship Tease: Viewtiful Joe admits being attracted to her, and she goes on a date with Spencer in his ending. Not surprising, really, given her reputation.
 * Statuesque Stunner: She isn't just the tallest of the ladies, she's one of the tallest characters in the game, period.
 * Stop Helping Me!: Subverted, as above. Even if she pushes her opponent out of the way of the speeding car before catching it and throwing it behind her, it inevitably lands on him/her and explodes.


 * Stripperific
 * Wrestler in All of Us: Compared to her cousin, she's more of a grappler than a bruiser. She also uses a clothesline, elbow drop, dropkick, and Senton Bomb.
 * Written Sound Effect: Many of her special attacks produce them.
 * Heavy Strike: CRAAACK!
 * Runner's Start > Chariot > Clothesline: KRACK!
 * Runner's Start > Catapult > Shooting Star: WHAM!
 * Runner's Start > Catapult > Flying Drop Kick: WHUNK!
 * Runner's Start > Catapult > Diving Senton: WHUNK!
 * Emerald Cannon (Hyper Combo): WHUUUNK! > Emerald Impulse: WHAAAM! > Emerald Disaster: WHUNK!
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair: Because the gamma radiation in Bruce's blood affected their cells too.
 * Curtains Match the Window

Shuma-Gorath
"Embrace... CHAOS! Voiced by: Paul Dobson"

God of another dimension. As he will assume the form of whatever it is that people fear, he has no true form. Having taken a liking to Earth, he has tried to rule over the planet many times since the prehistoric age, but has usually been thwarted by a shaman or magic user, such as Doctor Strange.

"How would a creature like you stand a chance of defeating the Infinite!?"
 * Affably Evil: It seems that's the general opinion Capcom has of him and implements it in the games, after his debut in the series, in which his ending was fitting of his status, almost all of Shuma Gorath's subsequent endings consists of him doing something not evil to outright good; and in this installment things were no different, with him becoming a Japanese game show host.
 * Ascended Extra: Has been one since the Marvel Super Heroes days: Shuma-Gorath's pretty much better known to gamers than to comic-readers, as he seldom appears in the comics.
 * Badass Arm-Fold: Combined with combat tentacles. Be afraid.
 * Badass Boast:
 * Badass Boast:

"You stand no chance of defeating me, hellspawn!"
 * Ultimate added a new hint of aggression towards Dormammu...

"MYSTIC STARE! MYSTIC SMASH! DEVITALIZATION! HYPER MYSTIC RAY! HYPER MYSTIC SMASH! WELCOME TO (You're mine!) THE CHAOS DIMENSION!"
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: His victory pose involves him running at the camera and jumping towards it, possibly strangling it with his tentacles.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Hsien-Ko: Woah, I don't even want to touch that! Haggar: Doesn't look like an arm lock's gonna work on you. Whoa!"
 * Catch Phrase: His phrase "Waste of flesh" has stuck with him in each of the games he has been in.
 * Combat Tentacles: Word Of Seth states that this is why he got into these games in the first place, as well as explaining why he made the cut over Doctor Strange (Capcom Japan wanted something more creative than a "guy with a cape").

"Morrigan (after defeating Shuma): My, what strong tentacles you have. I hope the party is just getting started."
 * Naughty Tentacles: As a normal grab, he strangles the opponent with his tentacles and sucks the opponent's energy. It looks... suggestive. No wonder Japan loves him.
 * Morrigan is rather interested in Shuma's tentacles.

"I am He Who Sleeps But Has Now Awakened! Chris: Found a new B.O.W. I'll take care of it. Thor: Midgard shall now be rid of your stench, foul creature! Hulk/Arthur (when he tags out with Shuma): Starfish Aliens/Starfish Demon! Jill: You are not one of Wesker's B.O.W.s. What are you?"
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Almost literally. However, much like Dormammu he has problems entering lower planes, as fully manifesting would automatically wipe out any surrounding galaxies from aura pressure alone. Even Doctor Strange is extremely pressed against him, and the most powerful known demon lords are supposed to be as mice in comparison. In his home dimension, and in many of his comic appearances, he's humongous. His size change for the game could be explained by his lower level of power based upon what dimension he is in.
 * Downloadable Content
 * Eldritch Abomination: He's basically Cthulhu.

"(Intro vs. Vergil) I'll eviscerate you, half-breed!"
 * Evil Eye: Throws six at a time!
 * Evil Laugh: Sometimes he introduces himself before a match with cackling laughter.
 * Extra Eyes: For his Quoggoth costume.
 * Eye Beam: As a regular attack, special move, and hyper.
 * God of Evil: He and Dormammu both fit this trope well, though unlike Dormammu, Shuma actually is a god.
 * Heel Face Turn: Shuma's ending involves him
 * I'll Kill You!

"Shuma-Gorath: What a handsome devil you are!"
 * Mirror Match: Shuma doesn't seem to mind fighting himself. In fact, he rather likes it.

"An eye for an eye!"
 * And when he beats Shuma-Gorath:

"(winquote vs. Dormammu) I come for your dimension next! (winquote vs. Dr. Strange) With you out of the way, this dimension finally belongs to Shuma-Gorath. Ha ha ha ha!"
 * Multiversal Conqueror: Just like how Dormammu threatens this when he beats Shuma-Gorath, he returns the favor:

"(against Hsien-Ko) A living corpse! How quaint! (upon winning) As a bride to one of the Old Ones you would be given many dimensions as a dowry!"
 * Not Drawn to Scale: In the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 intro trailer, Shuma-Gorath is shown to be FREAKING GIGANTIC. Big enough to break through an entire building. Big enough for one of his tentacles to be able to completely flatten Chris. Big enough for Felicia to look like an insect on his head. In-game? He meets eye to torso with most of the cast. The size presented in the intro is far closer to the size he is in the comics.
 * Oculothorax
 * One-Shot Character: Shuma-Gorath's inclusion in the franchise has always been odd, considering that he's almost never seen in the comics. Aside from a few classic appearances in Doctor Strange back in the day, Shuma-Gorath is barely known outside the games.
 * Coincidentally (or perhaps intentionally) he made a reappearance in the comics in the same month vanilla MvC3 was released.
 * Power Echoes
 * Physical God: He is the god of chaos, hailing from the Chaos Dimension itself.
 * Power Creep, Power Seep: Canonically, he would likely be the most powerful playable character in the game, above even the Phoenix Force or a fully powered Galactus, and being the only Doctor Strange enemy who likely exceeds Dormammu. Shuma's only weakness in the comics is being magically banished by high-level beings. Any punch or kick to him he would scoff at. His power (and size) is also limited directly by how much influence he holds over that dimension. He doesn't hold much sway over Earth's dimension, so it's very possible that he's already at his full strength.
 * Ship Tease: Shuma is shown to have a thing for Hsien-Ko.

"(to Haggar) You govern... but without any REAL power! (to Ghost Rider) The power of Hell is no concern to the Lord of Chaos."
 * Smug Super: Even with only one eye and no other facial features, you can tell he's a smug bastard. He's the only character who seems to go out of his way to strike poses after he attacks, whether this be his Badass Arm-Fold or his B-Boy stance.

"(victory vs. Vergil) You're an embarrassment to demons everywhere."
 * Trash Talk

"Everything in this world will be devoured by chaos, and then become a part of me!"
 * Walking Wasteland: Wherever he steps, a small red aura is left behind.
 * Wolverine Publicity: Factoring out X-Men: Children of the Atom and X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Shuma's only missed out on Marvel vs. Capcom so far.
 * You Will Be Assimilated: From his victory quote:

Spider-Man
"Look out, here comes the Spider-Man!

Voiced by: Josh Keaton"

While attending a public science exhibit, young Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider; this granted him special abilities, and he became the hero Spider-Man. When his beloved uncle was killed by a criminal Peter could have apprehended but chose not to, he swore to live by the creed of "With great power there must also come great responsibility."

"Sorry, little guy. Beating you up is like stepping on a kitten."
 * All Webbed Up: Web Ball, Ultimate Web Throw, and (to a lesser extent) Maximum Spider.
 * Apologetic Attacker: Upon defeating Viewtiful Joe.

"Spencer: You don't know nothing about swinging! Spencer: And that is how you fight in the air. Punk."
 * Badass Bookworm: That's Peter Parker for you.
 * Building Swing: His Web Swing.

"WEB BALL! SPIDER STING! WEB SWING! WEB THROW! ULTIMATE! WEB! (Gotcha!) THROW! Crawler... ASSAULT! Get ready... MAXIMUM SPIDER!"
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"You've got great power, Albert, but you're not very responsible with it."
 * Comes Great Responsibility: He's the Trope Namer, after all. He tries to teach Wesker on it.

"With a great power, comes a great beatdown."
 * Also spoofed in one of his intro quotes:

"Sometimes with a great power comes the great responsibility to beat the bejeezus out of somebody."
 * And one of his standard winquotes:

"(to himself) Was that a clone me or a Skrull me I just beat? I can never tell sometimes."
 * Deadpan Snarker: Inverted Trope. He tends to be energetic while flinging his "Spider-zingers" around.
 * Downer Ending: His ending.
 * First-Name Basis: Calls Wesker "Albert".
 * Fun Personified
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: Before his Crawler Assault hyper.
 * Mirror Match: Lampshaded.

"What is it with me and cat women named Felicia? Jeez."
 * Name's the Same: Upon winning against Felicia, he lampshades her similarities to sometimes-ally-sometimes-enemy Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat.

"Spider-Man: Bring it on, Nemesissy!"
 * The Nicknamer: His special tag names for them: "Maggie!" - "Wolvie!" - "Shellhead!" - "Doomsy!" - "Hulkster!" - "Tasky!" - "Mr. Wilson!"
 * Primal Stance
 * Shoryuken: His Spider Sting. Unique in that he can follow up a Heavy version of it with a punch that knocks his opponent right back down to Earth.
 * Shotoclone
 * Suicidal Overconfidence: He delights in insulting his opponents, up to and including Nemesis, Dormammu, and Shuma-Gorath. Then again, considering the shit Spidey has gone against, he may just follow up on his threat.

"Spider-Man: You kiss your mother with that face?... jeez.
 * The Rival: Wesker and Taskmaster. There's even an achievement for winning an online match for beating the latter with Spidey (or the other way around).

Taskmaster: Hey there, slick! We meet again."

"(after beating Doctor Strange): So now you're, what? Sorcerer Kinda-OK-ayish? (win screen quote versus Strange): Jeez... next time maybe you should cast a spell that'll make you not suck. (versus Deadpool): Hey Mister WIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLSON! ...You suck. Wolverine (when he wins): That sure shut ya up, now didn't it, punk?"
 * As of Ultimate, Strider Hiryu seems to rival him once more, similar to the first Marvel vs. Capcom.
 * Trash Talk: In almost all of his quotes.

"Dude, you suuuuuck!
 * Wolverine Publicity: He appears in all "Marvel"-titled Capcom games (including Marvel Super Heroes).
 * You Fight Like a Cow: Par for the course.

Looooooser!

(intro against Ryu) You've got a black belt in stupid if you think you can beat me!

(after winning) I must admit, beating the living snot out of you was a great honor."

"(winquote vs. Firebrand) You know, you sort of look like the guy who ruined my marriage... "
 * You Remind Me of X


 * You Will Not Evade Me: He can use his web strings to pull enemies in.

Storm
"You now face Storm of the X-Men. Voiced by: Susan Dalian"

Though she survived the ordeal, Ororo Munroe's parents died when a plane crashed into their home. Being buried under rubble proved a traumatic experience that would leave her with severe claustrophobia. Orphaned, she became a street thief in order to get by. She was later recruited by Charles Xavier, and decided to put her powers to use for good as a member of the X-Men.

"(to Phoenix) I hated to do that to you, Jean. You are like a sister to me.
 * Apologetic Attacker

(to Chris Redfield) Rarely have I met a man with such a strong moral compass. I regret that we had to meet in combat."

"(To any X-Men) There is a reason I lead the X-Men."
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Once the co-leader of the X-Men, she's now the Queen of Wakanda.

"LIGHTNING SPHERE! LIGHTNING ATTACK! WHIRLWIND! TYPHOON! Freeze! ICESTORM! LIGHTNING STORM!"
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Come forth wind! By the power of Gaia and the power of the wind!"
 * Characterization Marches On: Back on the time of X-Men: Children of the Atom, she had a relationship with Forge which is shown in her ending there. By the time of MvC3, her marriage with Black Panther is incorporated into the game's canon.
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Elemental Powers:
 * An Ice Person
 * Blow You Away
 * Shock and Awe
 * Fighting Your Friend: When matched against the other X-Men.
 * Flight: She's capable of this, for a short time.
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: In her Hailstorm hyper.
 * Happily Married: Frequently references her husband, Black Panther, during and after the fight.
 * Happy Rain: She enjoys some in her Victory Pose, with slight Redemption in the Rain overtones.
 * Invocation:

"This battle could have been avoided. Next time, we must seek a peaceful solution. I may treasure peace, but I am very good at making war."
 * Kick Chick: An honorable mention. Most of her normal attacks involve kicks accompanied by wind gusts or lightning bursts.
 * Leotard of Power
 * Mama Bear
 * Martial Pacifist: Unfortunately, this being a Fighting Game, she qualifies also for Reluctant Warrior.

"(to Jill) Now you encounter REAL power."
 * Monochromatic Eyes
 * Person of Mass Destruction: Weather-manipulating powers, anyone?


 * Power Floats
 * Scarf of Asskicking: Her hair and cape.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Super-Skrull
"There's far too much trash in the universe. Voiced by: Charlie Adler"

Kl'rt is a genetically-engineered super soldier created by the Skrulls to defeat the Fantastic Four, who stopped their invasion of Earth. His pride and tendency to look down on others is not unique to him, but a characteristic of the Skrull race in general.

"Are you having fun yet? DIE! DIE! DIE! JUST DIE!!!"
 * All Your Powers Combined: All of the Fantastic Four's.
 * Barrier Warrior
 * Deflector Shields
 * Invisibility
 * Made of Iron Stone
 * Playing with Fire
 * Rubber Man
 * Asskicking Equals Authority: His ending.
 * Ax Crazy: Especially in his Level 3 hyper.

"BURN! COME HERE! TENDERIZER! ELASTIC SLAM! FATAL BUSTER! STONE SMITE! METEOR SMASH!
 * Big No: His death cry.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: His winpose is curbstomping the camera, causing it to shatter.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

INFERNOOO!!!

DEATH PENALTY!"

"Nova: Act like jerks, your planet gets eaten. It's called karma, dude."
 * Charged Attack: His Stone Smite is a charged version of his standing heavy attack. His crouching heavy can also be charged.
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder
 * Death From Above + Flash Step: His Meteor Smash special involves him teleporting at certain range and then smashing his opponent from above with his rocky fist.
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: His Skrull Torch hyper involves him being Wreathed in Flames and then spinning wildly forward like a torpedo, which is somewhat similar to M. Bison's Psycho Crusher (especially its super variant). However, Skrull Torch can actually be controlled.
 * Doomed Hometown: Tarnax IV, destroyed by Galactus. Making his final battle personal.

"Burn, ignorant creature! GYAHAHAHAHAHA!"
 * The Empire: He seems to be recruiting.
 * Evil Laugh: In his Skrull Torch hyper:

"Burn, ignorant creature!"
 * Also sometimes during his Elastic Slam and when performing Inferno in the air.
 * Heel Neutral Turn: Convinces the denizens of the fused universes to join the Skrull empire for their protection after beating Galactus.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: His Worm Squash special, which can only hit a downed opponent. While other fighters have OTG-hitting attacks, he takes this trope literally.
 * Lag Cancel: He can cancel his dash with crouching and then dashing again, making it quicker to approach opponents.
 * Large Ham:

"There is only ONE Super Skrull, as you now plainly see."
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Metronomic Man-Mashing: His Elastic Slam.
 * Mirror Match: Lampshaded when he wins.

"(performing a Launcher Move) WEAKLING!"
 * Power Echoes
 * Power Glows: If you look closely, Kl'rt continually gives off small sparkles.
 * Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His Tenderizer special.
 * Social Darwinist: Possibly.

"(to Hulk) If you are the strongest humanity has to offer, then Earth will soon fall to the Skrull Empire! (to Ryu) You are the pinnacle of human perfection, which means nothing to me! (after defeating Chris) Which is more obsolete? Your weapons, or YOU!? (after beating Wesker) You should kill whoever gave you those meager enhancements. They have availed you nothing in battle! (after defeating Ryu) Not bad! Ha-ha-ha!! For a human..."
 * Puny Earthlings: He has nothing but scorn for his human opponents.

"(to Chris) You should stick to fighting zombies!"
 * Sphere of Power/Destruction: His Inferno hyper, made of fire.
 * Spin Attack: His Orbital Grudge.
 * Stay In The B.O.W.-Ridden Mansion

"Doom: This battle has reminded me of that infernal Fantastic Four. For that, you shall not live to fight another."
 * Take a Third Option: Rather than include any one of the Fantastic Four, the developers chose to use him, who has their powers and none of the problems (The Thing playing like Hulk, Invisible Woman having not enough powers, Human Torch eating much ram, etc...).

"(to Zero) For all your weapons and upgrades, you lack the spirit of a true warrior."
 * Underestimating Badassery


 * You Will Not Evade Me: His Elastic Slam starts with him grabbing his enemy with his long arms before he does Metronomic Man-Mashing on them, complete with the famous "Come here!" quote.

Taskmaster
"You are the asskick-ee, I am the asskicker!

Voiced by: Steven Blum"

Tony Masters learned many moves by watching videos of heroes in action, and used his photographic reflexes to copy them and make them his own. Considering himself a businessman, Taskmaster opened a mercenary school for training criminals in the fighting arts.

"HAHA! Maybe I should teach you how to use that shield, Cap!"
 * All Your Powers Combined: True to character, he borrows some of his moves from other characters. He also has moves based on Marvel characters that aren't in the game:
 * The Archer: Brings Hawkeye's famed archery skills in tow.
 * Building Swing: He perfectly duplicates Spider-Man's Web Swing.
 * Cool Sword: Courtesy of Black Knight.
 * Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: "Shield skills!" and "Just like Cap's!" In particular, his straight shield attack can go through projectiles.

"Give me six months and $99,999.99 and I'll train you up from a zero to a world-class merc!"
 * And 99 Cents

"SPIDEY SWING! JUDO THROW! SHOULDER THROW! AIM OF HAWKEYE! SECRET MOVE! I can see through that! SWORD OF BLACK KNIGHT! SHIELD SKILLS!"
 * Badass
 * Badass Cape
 * Badass Normal
 * Blade Spam: In his Aegis Counter hyper.
 * Bow and Sword In Accord: And a gun for added measure.
 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": There's a stylized "T" on his shield.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Spider-Man: Huh... You kiss your mother with that face? Yeesh.
 * Charged Attack: He can charge his arrow attack for a delayed fire and higher damage.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Doesn't have any scruples with shooting an opponent with his handgun when all else fails. Either when they're down, or in the back of the head.
 * Cool Mask
 * Counter Attack: As both a special (the heavy version acts more as an Attack Reflector) and a hyper.
 * Cut Lex Luthor a Check:
 * Death From Above: He can aim his shot upward, and then multiple arrows will rain from above. He can also aim his hyper version of the special upward, and it becomes a literal Rain of Arrows. In midair, he can also aim his special and hyper versions downward.
 * Heel Face Revolving Door
 * Heroic Build
 * In the Hood
 * Malevolent Masked Men

Hulk (when tagging in Tasky): Skull Head!"

"(to Ryu, Akuma or Tron) I do this for the cash, not for the thrills."
 * Mega Manning: This is Taskmaster's gimmick, just like in the comics. In game, he has Spider-Man's Web Swing and Captain America's Charging Star.
 * Money, Dear Boy
 * More Dakka: One of his hypers.
 * The Musketeer: He has both melee and ranged attack prowess with his weapons.
 * Only in It For the Money: His entire motivation. Even referenced in his ending.

"(to Hsien-Ko or C. Viper) Ooh, hidden weapons. This'll be fun. (to Hsien-Ko or C. Viper) Maybe you need some more weapons. (to C. Viper) You got a lotta nice weapons here, toots. Don't mind if I help myself to 'em, do ya?"
 * Otaku: A weapons otaku, it seems.


 * Punch Clock Villain: He does villainous things just because he's paid enough. In battle, he's quite friendly and talkative to the heroes.
 * Secret Character: Requires 8000 Player Points to unlock.
 * Soundtrack Dissonance: He has a pretty heroic sounding theme, despite the fact that he's a mostly villainous mercenary.
 * Sword Pointing: Does this in his winning pose, aimed at the camera.
 * Twinkle Smile: Done during said winning pose.
 * The Unexpected
 * Worthy Opponent: The only person he really hates is Deadpool, and that's only because he's so erratic that Taskmaster can't copy his style.

Thor
"Let yon battle be dedicated to Odin, the Allfather! Voiced by: Rick D. Wasserman"

Thor is the son of Odin, ruler of Asgard, the home of the gods. Known as the strongest warrior in Asgard, his prideful ways were reformed after spending time living as a human. Currently, he is a member of the Earth's mightiest heroes, the Avengers.

"MIGHTY SPARK! MIGHTY HURRICANE! MIGHTY STRIKE! MIGHTY SMASH! Feel Heaven's wrath! MIGHTY PUNISH! I shall never tire! MIGHTY THUNDER! By Odin's beard! MIGHTY TORNADO!"
 * Ascended Extra: He was an Assist Character in the first MvC. His case goes even farther than most: he had a cameo in War of the Gems and is present in many of the endings as one of the frozen warriors in Marvel Super Heroes.
 * Badass Cape
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(to Cap) Because of my respect for thee, I shall end this quickly."
 * Charged Attack: All of his specials and hypers (except for the grappling ones) can be charged.
 * Combat Compliment: He is polite and respectful to many opponents after beating them.
 * Cool Helmet
 * Drop the Hammer: Mjolnir.
 * Fighting Your Friend:

""Heed my words, evildoers! If thou dost wish to challenge the Odinson, thou will face the divine power of mighty Mjölnir! Never shall the god of thunder relent!""
 * Flight: He's capable of this, for a short time.
 * Gameplay and Story Segregation: His bio lists his speed as 7, the maximum. Gameplay wise, he's a MIGHTY GLACIER! with the highest health in the game (at 1,250,000).
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger, Hammer Pointing: During his command taunt, where he lays down the gauntlet for a good 13 seconds or so. IT CHARGES UP HIS TEAM'S HYPER METER. It becomes a Shut Up, Kirk if he's interrupted.

""Behold, I am Thor, son of Odin, and defender of Asgard! If thou are foolish enough to challenge Thor, you will find Mjölnir powerful enough to BREAK YOUR SKULL!""
 * Ultimate gives him another one.

"BY ODIN'S BEARD!"
 * Ground Pound: Done with his hammer in his Mighty Smash special and Mighty Thunder hyper.
 * Heroic Build
 * Large Ham

"Haggar: Whoa, you got the poise, power and mic skills to make it big! Let me call my buddies at the CWA for ya!"
 * Haggar lampshades this:

"(To Cap) Because of my respect for thee, I shall end this quickly."
 * He also has a command taunt where he smack talks his opponent for a good 13 seconds. IT CHARGES HIS SUPER METER. That alone seems to be rescuing him from his tier-induced scrappy heap.
 * Let's Fight Like Gentlemen

"Surely, wicked Loki is behind such an encounter!"
 * Let's You and Him Fight: He believes that he's tricked by Loki (his brother) when he encounters Hulk, Iron Man, or himself.

"Heed my words, evildoers! If thou dost wish to challenge the Odin-son, thou will face the divine power of mighty MJOLNIR! Never shall the god of thunder RELENT!"
 * Physical God
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Rated "M" for Manly
 * Rousing Speech: He literally has a power called "Mighty Speech."

""Behold, I am Thor, son of Odin, and defender of Asgard! If thou are foolish enough to challenge Thor, you will find Mjölnir powerful enough to BREAK YOUR SKULL!""
 * Ultimate gives him a second speech.

"(to Storm) It is one thing to call the lightning. It is another to be its god."
 * Shock and Awe: And he combines it with Blow You Away for his Mighty Tornado hyper.

"(win quote) Have my actions pleased thee, All-Father?"
 * Spinning Piledriver: His Mighty Hurricane.
 * Stab the Sky: In his Mighty Tornado hyper.
 * Theme Naming: All of his attacks have the name "MIGHTY" in it. Even for a command taunt! But then again, he's The Mighty Thor.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy:

"(to Morrigan) Should Hela, the Goddess of Death, ever need a replacement, thou wouldst make for a fine choice. (to Captain America (comics), at the start of a match) Because of my respect for thee, I shall end this quickly."
 * Worthy Opponent: Aside from Amaterasu, there's also these:


 * Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: More apparent in his ending.

Wolverine
"I'm the best there is at what I do.

Voiced by: Steven Blum"

Beneath James "Logan" Howlett's gruff and crude exterior lies a noble spirit who genuinely treasures his comrades. However, in the face of his enemies he is merciless, often employing extreme measures in his methods.

"(start of line-up) You really think your Hellfire's gonna scare the guy who beat the devil? (after winning) I've been to Hell and back, bub. You don't stand a chance!"
 * Anti-Hero: Type IV.
 * Audible Sharpness: You can hear sounds of metal scraping whenever he attacks with his claws.
 * Badass Boast: His quotes when against Ghost Rider:

"Ryu: Interesting... You fight like a wild animal! Ryu: When you lost control, you lost the fight. Felicia (when she tags out with him): Dog Man!"
 * Battle Aura: During his Berserker Charge hyper.
 * The Berserker

"BERSERKER BARRAGE! TORNADO CLAW! DRILL CLAW! BERSERKER SLASH! FATAL CLAW! BERSERKER CHARGE! WEAPON X! SWISS CHEESE!"
 * Blade Spam: His Berserker Barrage and its hyper variant, as well as Weapon X.
 * Blood Knight
 * Button Mashing: His throw, Berserker Barrage, and Tornado Claw can score more hits if the attack button is mashed.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"It doesn't have to be like this!"
 * Fighting Your Friend: Against Phoenix:

"That'll learn ya. Punk."
 * Mood Whiplash: If you use him to defeat Pheonix, he utters the line "Sorry, darlin'" as a sign of regret. Also, one of the possible win quotes he can utter after beating her:

"(to X-23) No need to hold back, Laura. (to Hulk) This time we ain't ending in a draw!"
 * First-Name Basis: Refers to X-23 by her first name, Laura, when switching out with her. Does the same for his fellow X-Men Phoenix (Jean) and Storm (Ororo), as well as Magneto (Erik).
 * Healing Factor
 * Hero with an F In Good
 * The Jimmy Hart Version: Wolverine's theme and the theme song of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Compare.
 * Primal Stance: A milder example than most.
 * The Rival

"Target eliminated."
 * Robo Speak: Used against Sentinel to mock him.

"Sorry Erik, you just ain't gonna win this."
 * Shoryuken: His Tornado Claw.
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: When Magneto boasts about his magnetism powers, his response is basically this:

"(Intro vs. Nova) You're gonna need that bucket to carry around your severed head."
 * Super Mode: Berserker Charge.
 * This Is a Drill: His Drill Claw. Well, it's "drilly" on execution, at least.
 * Trash Talk

"(to Felicia) Heh...That's how you fight with REAL claws, darlin'."
 * Wolverine Claws: Duh.

"Ouch!...Yer one vicious kid."
 * Wolverine Publicity: First Marvel character to be revealed, and the ONLY Marvel character to appear in all of the crossovers with Capcom, from X-Men: Children of the Atom up until this game. He's also on ALL the covers of the game, fitting exactly in this trope.
 * Worthy Opponent: X-23.

X-23
"I'm the second best at what I do. Voiced by: Tara Strong"

Cloned from a damaged Wolverine gene sample, X-23 (baptized Laura Kinney by the scientist who looked after her) was created for one reason: to be the perfect killing machine. For years, she proved herself a notable assassin, though a series of tragedies eventually led her to Wolverine and the X-Men, with whom she now seeks to turn her life around.

"Already identified seventeen ways to beat you."
 * Anti-Hero: Type IV-V
 * Audible Sharpness: Same as Wolverine.
 * Awesomeness By Analysis

"(Her intro against them) Enjoy those looks while you still got 'em. (Her winquote against them) Not so pretty now, are ya?"
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * The Berserker
 * Bishonen: She mocks Dante and Zero on it.

"DIRTNAP!"
 * Blade Spam: Her Weapon X Prime hyper.
 * Blood Knight
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(after beating Spider-Man): Didn't much appreciate being called 'Wolverette'."
 * Charged Attack: Her Neck Slice, Ankle Slice and Decapitating Slice can be charged. Her claws can glow while doing so.
 * Distaff Counterpart, Opposite Sex Clone: To Wolvie.

"(victory screen, versus a villain) I...I am not a weapon! (victory screen, versus Trish) You too were created for a purpose you did not wish to fulfill. You have my sympathy."
 * Emo Teen: Not as bad as you'd expect in this game, but she does have her moments:

"There's more than one way to skin a cat."
 * First-Name Basis: When she calls Wolvie in, she yells "Logan!".
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * Hero with an F In Good
 * Invisibility: Her Level 3 hyper, which makes her a good character for mindgames for a short time (but the players themselves cannot see her either...). She also has a special grab when entering this mode, in which she reappears in the opponent's back, delivering a stealthy strike to the neck For Massive Damage.
 * Kick Chick
 * Kill the Cutie: She attempts this on Felicia.

"(when winning against Wolverine) So... Who's the best there is again? (vs. Nemesis) I was gonna carve up your face, but it looks like someone beat me to it. (taunt) Let me know when the fight starts. (winquote vs. Iron Fist) Get a new act, dude. Kung fu is so 70's."
 * Opera Gloves
 * Rolling Attack: Her Rage Trigger hyper involves her doing a rolling slash twice before doing a somersault kick.
 * Shadow Archetype: Of Wolverine. She admitted herself as the second best there is at what she does, and she sought to be the #1.
 * Trash Talk

"Felicia: Wow! I love your claws."
 * The Unexpected
 * What Would X Do?: When she activates X-Factor, she asks: "What would Wolvie do?!"
 * Wolverine Claws: Apparently, Felicia likes them.

"(to Amaterasu) So... any relation to Wolfsbane?"
 * Woman in Black
 * You Remind Me of X

"(to all villains minus Sentinel) Get out of here before I REALLY get mad!"
 * You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry

Final Boss: Galactus
"You are not unlike an ant fighting the Sun.

Voiced by: Jonathan Adams"

The sole survivor of the universe before the Big Bang, Galan was recreated into a "galactic ravager" by the sentience of the previous universe. In order for the giant-sized goliath to survive, Galactus feeds off the energy of living planets, which are located by his herald the Silver Surfer. He supposedly does fine when getting his kilojoules by eating stars, though.

"I am Galactus, and my power is absolute!"
 * A God Am I: Very justified.
 * Above Good and Evil: Base Breaker, and even Galactus himself has acknowledged that it is all just egotistical rationalisations to quell his aching conscience.
 * Anticlimax Boss: Though he looks big and scary with his instant-kill and un-avoidable attacks, after beating him only a couple of times, even just once, it's pretty easy to beat him every time after that, depending on the difficulty. During his first stage, he only has ONE attack that comes from above, meaning if you have a character with a flight mode (Trish, Storm, etc.), the ability to swing (Spider-Man, Spencer, Taskmaster, etc.), or simply a double or triple jump (Deadpool, Chun-Li, Viewtiful Joe, etc.), you can avoid most of his first stage attacks, and never even have to block unless he does an overhead. On top of that, even when he gets to his second phase, he STILL doesn't have many attacks that reach upward. Hell, some players even find that the mini bosses are harder than Galactus himself because you have to fight two at a time, and they have a tendency to ruin hypers and combos when trying to combo one of them, then having the other from half screen away hit you with a projectile and get punished for a totally legit set-up.
 * Not to mention some characters can dodge ALL of his second stage attacks besides his instant-kill one as well! Characters that can go high enough can even dodge the 'un-dodgable' attack where he fills the screen with lasers by going up high enough at the right time, and getting up as high as possible to the right side of the screen and above Galactus's hand. For example, Amaterasu can do this just fine. It gets a bit silly in
 * Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Keeping with tradition of the series with the end boss being bigger then the heroes. Hell, he's even bigger than Apocalypse, Onslaught and Abyss's three forms combined!
 * Badass Boast

"M.O.D.O.K.: I must admit, I had my eye on your helmet the entire time."
 * Big Bad: Literally!
 * Blue and Orange Morality
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: He makes his entrance by ripping apart the victory screen of the previous battle. And if you try again with another team after a game over, it's the "Hero Select" screen he rips down.
 * Cool Helmet: Lampshaded by M.O.D.O.K. This explains his ending.

"(to Thor, Shuma-Gorath, or Amaterasu) I am not without mercy, you may serve as my herald."
 * Cosmic Being
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?
 * The End of the World as We Know It: The titular fate of two worlds—and he's out to cause it.
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * Eye Beam: Which can deplete about 70% of the character's health.
 * Final Boss
 * Finger Gun: A shot from one of his fingers equals 30 hits. Taken Up to Eleven when he uses all of his left fingers to fire multiple lasers.
 * Finger-Poke of Doom: His Snapback move.
 * Idiosyncratic Combo Levels: His 185-hit hyper (see "SNK Boss" below) is appopriately called "GALACTIC!" by the announcer. And said hyper has a possibility to do EVEN MORE hits!!!
 * Nonstandard Game Over: If you lose to him and don't continue, you get a special ending sequence that doubles as Galactus's personal ending. You are also rewarded with some unlockable goodies related to him, such as his musical themes. Ultimate has rectified this so that you can get his ending and unlockables via
 * Old Save Bonus:
 * Omniscient Morality License
 * Pet the Dog: In a twisted sense...

"(to Ryu or Akuma) Congratulations, you have doomed your world."
 * Physical God: Canonically, goes beyond being a regular version of the trope.
 * Planet Eater
 * Power Echoes
 * Sarcasm Mode
 * Sarcasm Mode

"How dare you! I now must squash you like the bug that you are!"
 * Soundtrack Dissonance: If he wins the final fight, the same triumphant theme plays, even as the world is being destroyed. Played less straight if you watch his ending.
 * SNK Boss: You have 99 seconds to take care of the Heralds, whittle down Galactus' health, and hopefully finish him off before his supers end you and the Earth! This boss has godly defense, a normal attack which takes almost 3/4 of your active character's health bar, a Charged Attack that will drop a Sphere of Destruction to instantly KO your active character (and he is incredibly resistant to damage while charging), and a screen-filling 185-hit (or more) super which deals insane chip damage if blocked or a guaranteed loss of your on-screen characters if it hits!
 * Third Person Person: Several of his intro quotes do this.
 * Trash Talk: When he loses, he says:

"No amount of training can prepare you for Galactus."
 * Before fighting Ryu and Akuma:

"If you can be a god, then what shall we call Galactus?"
 * Before fighting Amaterasu, Shuma-Gorath, or Thor, he'll say:

"Much like the Fantastic Four, you are nothing to me. What does "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" mean to one who rules the universe?"
 * Against Cap or Iron Man:

"(before match): Why do you laugh in the face of your own destruction? (afterward, if he wins): Where is your laughter now?"
 * And against Dante, Deadpool, Spider-Man, or Viewtiful Joe:

"(before match): The ancient forces you draw upon mean nothing to one as old as the universe. (after a win): You dare pit your mystic arts against the Power Cosmic? Arrogant fool!"
 * Against Doctor Strange:


 * The Unexpected: A special mode lets you play as him in Ultimate.
 * Unskilled but Strong: He has no real combat abilities (he telegraphs every attack by at least half a second, and his attacks are: Smash you, shoot cosmic rays or fire more cosmic rays). But makes up for this by every attack doing massive amounts of damage even blocked and hard to or even impossible to dodge attacks.