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Akuma
"You will feel the power of my fists! Voiced by: Dave Mallow (English), Taketora (Japanese)"

Home Series: Street Fighter

This warrior values strength above all else, going so far as to abandon his own humanity as a means to obtain more. It is said that the Buddhist beads around his neck represent warriors who have fallen before him. He wants Ryu to give in to the Satsui no Hadou so that he may have a Worthy Opponent.

Akuma's fighting style is different from Ryu's. He uses more simplistic combos, and he is meant to be played in a more offensive manner, akin to his Street Fighter IV incarnation. He is a Glass Cannon who can deal huge amounts of damage with and without meter.

"(in his victory image) I am no longer mortal!"
 * A God Am I

"(vs. Sentinel) What is this... mockery?"
 * Anime Hair
 * Badass
 * Badass Back
 * Battle Aura: In his intro. Also in his hypers.
 * Blood Knight: He lives for battle. The only time Akuma may let you live is if he knows that you aren't at your full potential to fight him. He'll kill you if you refuse his challenge to fight him though. He seems to be pissed off anytime he ends up fighting Sentinel though, believing that it is not a Worthy Opponent due to its robotic nature.

"TENMA GOU ZANKUU!"
 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": During his victory pose and after his Shun Goku Satsu, the kanji for heaven, "ten" (as seen on his back in the picture to the right), appears on the back of his dogi.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Issun (in Ammy's victory image): That attack that demon did... It was just like when Mrs. Orange makes cherry cakes! That's crazy! (Intro vs. Ghost Rider) The Shun Goku Satsu will show you true penance!"
 * Otherwise, he's one of the few characters who averted this trope.
 * Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Shun Goku Satsu. This technique is the most damaging Level 3 hyper in the game (was as of Ultimate, as now The Ace Attorney is the most damaging), not to mention it comes even faster than in the old games.

"Phoenix: There's darkness in you. And I know darkness. Phoenix: You have barely even tapped into the vast powers inside you, and already they control you. Phoenix: We're more alike than I'd like to admit. Arthur: You have the air... (sniff) ...of a demon! Arthur: You are strong, but you must regain your humanity! (to Ryu) You will feel the pain of the Satsui no Hadou! Ryu: I will surpass the Satsui no Hadou! Doom: You will reveal to me the source of your power, or you will die!"
 * The Dark Side: He's hinted to have this powers (from the Satsui no Hadou).

"(victory image, to Hulk) Your anger, rage and resentment is not enough! To defeat a demon you must give in to those urges! (victory image, to Ryu) You're still a pup, Ryu. Let go of your inhibitions and embrace your dark side!"
 * He also teaches Hulk and Ryu on it:

"(to Thor, Amaterasu, or Shuma Gorath) I have killed a god with my fists!"
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead: With matching Red Eyes, Take Warning to boot!
 * Hades Shaded
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?

"(to Thor, Amaterasu, or Shuma-Gorath): It's always fun to kill a god.
 * Dissonant Laughter: Just as it does in Street Fighter IV, the playful yet haunting laughter of children can be heard when he performs the Shun Goku Satsu.
 * Evil Counterpart: To Ryu.
 * Flash Step: His Ashura Senkuu.
 * Glass Cannon: As usual. He has a big damage output and the only fighter that has infinite set-ups. His health is the same as Zero (at 800,000).
 * Ground Pound: In his victory pose, he does the Kongou Kokuretsu Zan.
 * Hurricane Kick: Tatsumaki Zankuukyaku.
 * Kamehame Hadoken: His Gou Hadoken and Zankuu Hadoken. For his hypers, he has Messatsu Gou Hadou, with 2 versions: Agyo, which works like Tenma Gou Zankuu, and Ungyo (done with holding the Fierce attack button after the hyper's command) which works like regular Messatsu Gou Hadou. Both can either be done on the ground or in midair.
 * Meaningful Names to Run Away From Really Fast: His name in Japan, Gouki, means strong demon. Akuma, his name overseas, is derived from the word for "devil".
 * Mini Boss: One of the characters who can become Galactus' Herald.
 * Nerf: Received a health nerf (from 800,000 to 750K) in Ultimate.
 * The Nicknamer: Akuma doesn't bother with names. When tagging out, he refers to most of the males and females as "Boy"/"Girl". Sentinel and Nemesis are "Junk", Zero and Jill are "Puppet", Rocket Raccoon is "Vermin", while Amaterasu, Trish, all three of the Darkstalkers ladies, Super-Skrull, Dormammu, M.O.D.O.K, and Shuma-Gorath are "Devil". The only exception is Ryu, and that's only in his win quotes.
 * Running Gag: Most characters refer to him as a demon. Not surprising, actually, given his name above.
 * Secret Character: Requires 2000 Players Points to be unlocked.
 * Shoryuken: Gou Shoryuken, along with the hyper variant Messatsu Gou Shoryu.
 * Shotoclone
 * Trash Talk:

(to Wolverine) Apocalypse once deemed you worthy of being his Horseman of Death? I really must beg to differ.

(to Ghost Rider) Your hellfire is laughable!"

"If this is the best that the world has to offer, then what else is there left for me to prove?"
 * Victory Is Boring: His ending.
 * Also one of his winquotes:


 * Wolverine Publicity: Him appearing as a Secret Character Guest Fighter in X-Men: Children of the Atom (as well as Anita's appearance in Marvel Super Heroes) is technically what gave Capcom the idea for X-Men vs. Street Fighter. Ever since then, he's appeared as a Secret Character throughout the series (barring Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and MvC2, where he was a member of the default roster, and MvC1, where he was absent).
 * You Are Not Ready: His quote against a certain number of fighters.

Albert Wesker
"A new world order is at hand. Voiced by: D. C. Douglas (English), Joji Nakata (Japanese)"

Home Series: Resident Evil

Wesker was the leader of the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team, but was secretly working for the Umbrella Corporation, whom the unit was sent to investigate. He has since betrayed Umbrella and, after a series of encounters with many acquaintances (most of which hate him), works for Tricell. With his constant experimentation of the T, G, Las Plagas, and Uroboros viruses, he has superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, and regeneration, making him a force to be reckoned with. His ultimate goal is to release Uroboros into the Earth's atmosphere, and leaving only the chosen few alive for him to rule over as their god.

His fighting style incorporates teleport mixup and show-offy, yet intricate combos involving the gamut of fighting game tech - wallbounces, OTG, you name it. Because of his simplicity, Wesker is considered broken by many, and users will certainly be hated for their efforts.

"(to Amaterasu, Thor, or Shuma-Gorath) I will be the only god. (winning against one of the three) I am the only god.
 * A God Am I: In his dialogue.

(victory image after beating Chris) Don't worry, Chris. You can die in peace knowing the world has a new god to watch over it.

(to Rocket Racoon) Now you know... I am a god, over man and beast.

Chris: You're finished, Wesker! You're not a god -- you're a joke."


 * He does come the closest to being an actual Physical God in one scenario of the Galactus final battle, however, where he is revealed to be one of Galactus' heralds.
 * Animal Motifs: The basis for his attack names: Cobra Strike, Ghost Butterfly, Rhino Charge, Tiger Uppercut. Jaguar Kick.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a world to saturate..."
 * Ascended Meme:

"Magneto: Your attempts at artificial power both impress and disgust me, Albert Wesker.
 * Badass
 * Badass Abnormal

M.O.D.O.K.: I must admit, I like some of the work you've done with bioengineering. It has... potential.

Sentinel: Target is not a natural mutant. All enhancements were the result of cellular manipulation."


 * Badass Longcoat
 * Battle Aura: A subtle black, fume-like substance permeates from his body while he's standing still.
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: With Dr. Doom.
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Calling Your Attacks: Is one of maybe three characters in the game to totally avert this, saying various one-liners or insults during his moves instead.
 * Camera Abuse: When he wins, he grabs the (implied) cameraman (representing his defeated opponent?) by the throat and lifts him off the ground.
 * Clothing Damage: The lenses of his sunglasses can break and the shades themselves will be destroyed if he takes too much damage. For his taunt he takes out a new pair.
 * They also come off whenever he uses his Maximum Wesker super. This becomes hilarious in that if you play Wesker, it's likely you'll use this move frequently and you can replace the glasses every time.

"Do I frighten you?"
 * Cool Shades
 * The Glasses Come Off: During his Phantom Dance super. In Ultimate, he gets a damage and speed boost without them.
 * Counter Attack: One of his specials (Tiger Uppercut) and one of his hypers (Rhino Charge).
 * Creepy Monotone: Blended with Guttural Growler. Brrrr.

"Mortals are so weak - You're NOTHING TO ME!!! YOU DON'T STAND A CHANCE! Such a waste of life... Oh please. BACK TO YOU!"
 * Evil Laugh: On occasion, when he shoots the opponent with his Samurai Edge.
 * Evilutionary Biologist: The Tricell Laboratory stage is full of various experiments, including a Tyrant and several Lickers. In addition, several of his win quotes refer to the defeated as "test subjects." Not to mention what he did to Jill...
 * Flash Step: And he takes it up to Teleport Spam levels in his Level 3.
 * Foil: To Spider-man.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * Hammerspace: The only explanation for where he got the missile (for his Level 3) from.
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * Hellish Pupils
 * Insufferable Genius
 * I Shall Taunt You: Rather than announce what he's going to do, he prefers to constantly remind his opponent how weak they are.
 * Lack of Empathy: In one potential ending of the game, Wesker will end up restrained in a straitjacket and on trial, with Matt Murdock prosecuting against him regarding the 1998 Racoon City disaster. Wesker not only displays no remorse, he openly gloats that he "caused a big mess" there before attempting to break out of his restraints, resulting in Chris Redfield threatening to floor him.
 * Large Ham

"Spider-Man: Aaaal-bert!"
 * Last-Name Basis: Almost everyone, except for Spidey, who mockingly calls him "Albert". Then again, he does it to many of the other villains as well.

"(to Doom) This world can only have one true mastermind!"
 * Lightning Bruiser Genius Bruiser: That's right, folks. A triple threat.
 * Mini Boss: One of the characters who can become Galactus' Herald.
 * Nerf: Received a health nerf (from 1,100K to 1,000K) in Ultimate.
 * Not Big Enough for the Two of Us

"Trish: What's so fun about taking over the universe? Magneto: Not all those with power are fit to rule."
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * The Rival: Obviously to Chris and Jill in-universe, but regarding the Marvel characters, he's rivals with Spiderman.
 * Social Darwinist
 * Take Over the World: His entire motivation.

"How does it feel to be inferior? To know that you are destined for a life of mediocrity? Hmph. You probably can't even conceive how much better I am than you."
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gets this as a new win quote in Ultimate, and it has the honor of being the longest in the game. We're talking Rufus quality ranting here.

"Spider-Man: You have great power, Albert. But you don't use it responsibly."
 * Villain Team-Up: With Dr. Doom.
 * Villainous Breakdown: When his X-Factor is unleashed, he shouts "Damn it!", presumably because his virus is going out of control.
 * Weapon of Choice: His Samurai Edge Handguns, which he's had ever since his S.T.A.R.S days.
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Invoked by Spiderman should the latter beat him:

""You've disappointed me." "Useless chaff!""
 * You Have Failed Me: When both of his partners are K.O.ed, this is his reaction.

Amaterasu
"Aaawoooooooooooo! Voiced by: N/A"

Home Series: Okami

The Shinto sun goddess in the form of a white wolf. She uses her power to restore peace and beauty to the lands.

Amaterasu is an excellent all-around character who has three weapon styles at her disposal: the reflector, the glaive, and the rosary. While it is possible to win by using just one style, true mastery of Ammy requires utilizing and switching between all three styles, and learning how to use her for both rushdown and keepaway tactics.

"Thor: Tis fitting that two Gods meet in battle thusly! Thor: It honors me to have fought a fellow God of such valor.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: The patron deity of Nippon.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Bash Brothers: With Joe in the Episode 2 Trailer.
 * BFS: Her glaives, Tsumugari and Thunder Edge.
 * Big Badass Wolf: Big for a wolf, but still among the shortest of the cast.
 * Bullet Seed: Cold Star, Amaterasu's attack with her Tundra Beads.
 * More Dakka: The attack button for the special's command can be pressed multiple times to fire more ice shots.
 * Bullet Time: Her Veil of Mist hyper.
 * Charged Attack: As in Okami, her Tsumugari's attacks can be charged.
 * Did Not Do the Research: Two of Amaterasu's weapons are mislabelled in her bio. Her starting weapon (the disk) is the Divine Retribution, and it was labelled as the Solar Flare. Likewise, her glaive, Tsumugari, is labelled "Thunder Edge".
 * Elemental Powers
 * Blow You Away: Her throw invokes the Galestorm technique.
 * Fire, Ice, Lightning: Wields all three Elemental Powers in battle. Two of her hypers use all three in this exact order.
 * Everything's Better with Sparkles: Her "Bloom" assist increases the team Hyper meter—and gives the point character some pink sparkles and a light dusting of cherry blossom petals.
 * Fertile Feet
 * Fragile Speedster: She has the same amount of health as Zero (at 800,000), and her damage output is, quite frankly, crap. However, she can pack a lot of hits into one combo, and her dashes cover a lot of distance.
 * Heroic Mime
 * Hyperspace Arsenal: She uses six Divine Instruments (Divine Retribution, Devout Beads, Tsumugari, Solar Flare, Tundra Beads, and Thunder Edge), but only one can be active at a time. The last three are used only in special attacks and in her Level 3 hyper.
 * Kabuki Sounds: Her Okami Shuffle hyper.
 * Lag Cancel: Switching weapons. Used well, it can create some truly godly combos, as seen here.
 * Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Depending on the strength of the button used, her reflector can deflect projectiles or induce an Izuna drop if attacked.
 * Meaningful Name: "Amaterasu" literally means "Illuminating Heaven".
 * The Messiah
 * Named Weapons: All of her Divine Instruments.
 * Not Quite Flight: Her air-dash involves springing from flower to flower with the aid of conjured vines, as in Okami.
 * Physical Goddess

Issun (after beating Thor, victory screen): It looks like the Goddess of the Sun has triumphed over the God of Thunder! Good work, Ammy!

Thor: Thou art a courageous god. The inhabitants of Nippon are blessed to have you as their guardian!"

"Issun: Whoa whoa whoa, Ammy! That person is not a tree! Don't eve--aww, crud. I'm really sorry about that."
 * Pillars of Moral Character
 * The Power of the Sun: Well, she's the sun goddess.
 * Smart Bomb: Her Okami Shuffle, since it covers almost full-screen range.
 * The Speechless: As a wolf, Ammy can only howl, bark, and whine. Fortunately, her inch-high Celestial Envoy, Issun (the bouncing green bug... er... wandering artist), is along to do the talking for her.
 * Stance System/Real Time Weapon Change: Can switch between her reflector, rosary beads, and sword.
 * Sticks to the Back: All her weapons.
 * The Unexpected: Big time.
 * Urine Trouble: Implied in one of her win quotes.


 * Use Your Head: Hard-headed Ammy, at your service.
 * Weaponized Animal

Arthur
"I will not forsake my duties! Voiced by: Dan Woren (English), Tetsu Inada (Japanese)"

Home Series: Ghosts N Goblins

Sir Arthur is a brave and valiant knight who goes into hell to save his beloved Princess (Princess Prin-Prin, Princess Guinevere or whichever name your game manual says this time around). He also has a tendency to lose his armor with one attack. (Fortunately, this doesn't happen in this game.)

Arthur is a pure zoning character. His walking speed is slow, he does not possess a dash, and his damage output is not that great. But what he lacks in all of that he makes up for by filling the screen with projectiles, as well as various other ways that he can put distance between him and his enemies.

"GODDESS' BRACELET! Great magic! FIRE DRAGON!"
 * Ascended Extra: He was an Assist Character in the first MvC.
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Grandpa: One of his new palette swaps in Ultimate gives him grey hair, dubbed Old Arthur by the designers.
 * Blade on a Stick: His main Weapon of Choice is an oversized Lance.
 * Blasting Time: When he summons his Fire Dragon.
 * Bottomless Magazines: Arthur never runs out of Lances, Shields, fireballs, and Axes to throw.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(To all villains minus Akuma & Doctor Doom) I will not forsake my duties!"
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome: He wants to save his princess, but he will stop any villains who comes in his way.

"Phoenix: Instead of fighting me, you should go and rescue your princess. It's not polite to keep a lady waiting. (To Chris) You too are looking for something? Let's be quick about this then!"
 * Clothing Damage: A signature element from his own series, and, as in the games, a bad thing. After his Super Mode wears off, his armor breaks off and lowers Arthur's defense. You have to spend a super bar to summon his normal armor back.
 * Cool Sword
 * Counter Attack: One of his specials, with his shield.
 * Double Jump
 * Flechette Storm: Happens to most of his projectiles. Notably, his goddess Bracelet hyper.
 * Hyperspace Arsenal: Don't ask where he stores all of his weapons or armor when not in use.
 * I See London: If he leaves his Golden Armor on for too long, it will burst out of his body and leave him only in his trademark underwear (it can even be said that it wouldn't be Arthur without it). Each of his palettes has a different print:
 * Standard: white with strawberries
 * Second: Striped blue and white
 * Third: Yellow with black stars
 * Fourth: Pale green with white polka dots
 * Fifth: Blue with white polka dots ( as of Ultimate )
 * Sixth: Pink with white love hearts ( as of Ultimate )
 * Knight in Shining Armor: In his ending,

"I will fight you, fair and square!"
 * Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: Well, he is a knight.

"M.O.D.O.K: Hmm.. A little creature with a surprisingly big head.
 * Little People: He's rendered as shorter than anybody else (except for Joe, Ammy, and Rocket Raccoon). This is also lampshaded.

M.O.D.O.K: Such a puny creature. M.O.D.O.K. has no pity for you!"


 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse
 * Magic Knight
 * Mighty Glacier: Much like Dormammu, he's the ranged version of this trope. He fits even more; he doesn't have a dash at all.
 * Stone Wall: Only in the sense that he's lacking in mobility (floaty jumps, no dash) and his projectiles (from a defensive standpoint) work well for zoning and lockdown purposes.
 * No Name Given/Dub Name Change/Take a Third Option: It seems Capcom couldn't decide on Arthur's beloved definite name, Prin-Prin for the sake of tradition in older arcade and NES games or Guinevere in true King Arthur fashion and how it appeared in the SNES game manual. They decided to keep as just Princess on the PSP remake, it also sticks for this game.
 * Non-Standard Character Design: Arthur is really short and toonier, referencing the art style of his series.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: One of his new palette swaps in Ultimate gives him pink-tinted armor, in addition to pink underwear with heart patterns.
 * Redheaded Hero: In his normal palette.
 * Shield-Bash: In some of his moves.
 * Smart Bomb: His Fire Dragon ("For The Princess"), since it covers almost full-screen range.
 * Summon Magic: His Level 3 conjures up a fiery dragon.
 * Super Mode: His Golden Super Mode Armor. It not only powers up his attacks, but also gives some of them certain properties like going through other projectiles or Homing Projectile in to the opponent. It is also accompanied by a yellow Battle Aura.
 * Transformation Sequence: When he summons it.
 * Throwing Your Entire Goddamned Armory Always Works
 * Younger Than They Look: According to his character bio, he's only 28 years old.

Chris Redfield
"No one's dying on my watch! Voiced by: Roger Craig Smith (English), Hiroki Tochi (Japanese)"

Home Series: Resident Evil

Part of the S.T.A.R.S Alpha team, Chris was one of the first to see the horrors of the Umbrella Corporation. He's one of the original 11 founders of the B.S.A.A., designed to deal with Umbrella-like threats.

"(One of his winquotes) Compared to fighting zombies and B.O.W.s, this was like a vacation."
 * Arbitrary Gun Power: He can do more damage with a seven-hit punch combo than with a full barrage from his handgun, shotgun, magnum, and flamethrower.
 * Badass Boast

"(One of his winquotes) I may specialize in bioterrorism, but I won't hesitate to put an end to any wrongdoings that come my way!"
 * Badass Normal: He, Frank West, Phoenix Wright, Mike Haggar, Hawkeye are the only normal humans in the game, lacking the Powered Armor, Super Strength, and/or special powers that the rest of the cast exhibit. In Chris' case, he makes up for it with a well-rounded skill set. And weapons. Lots and lots of weapons.
 * Calling Your Attacks: Also averted as he usually gives out yells commonly used by soldiers in war such as "Fire in the hole!" for throwing grenades, etc.
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: He's able to hold his own against world-eating abominations due to superior training and conditioning, apparently.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome

"...something's come up. Gotta go.."
 * Death From Above/Crosshair Aware: Uses the Satellite Beam to rain down destruction from the heavens in his Level 3.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: In the full cinematic trailer for Ultimate, he and Felicia are fighting... Shuma-Gorath.
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Good Old Fisticuffs: His Combination Punches special. Wesker is quite aware of the kind of damage it can do. A properly executed light punch combination will hit seven times and do more damage than any of his other attacks.
 * It's Personal: If he's on point against Jill, his opening quote indicates that she's more important than whatever mission he's supposed to be on.

"Super-Skrull: Which is more obsolete -- your weapons, or you!?"
 * Then of course, there's Wesker...
 * Machete Mayhem
 * More Dakka: One of his hypers has him use a machete (or, alternatively, a taser), a shotgun, a submachine gun, a revolver, and an RPG.
 * Fire-Breathing Weapon
 * Grenade Launcher
 * Handguns
 * Revolvers Are Just Better
 * Shotguns Are Just Better, Spread Shot, & Short-Range Shotgun
 * Multi Ranged Master: If there's a firearm you're thinking of, he's most likely got it in his arsenal. With the exception of sniper rifles, he uses every weapon type available to him in Resident Evil 5.

"(One of his winquotes) You know why you guys lost? It's because you lack the teamwork that we have. (One of his winquotes) I'm not going to lose any more teammates. I will protect them."
 * True Companions/The Power of Friendship: Lampshaded.

"Chris: What's the point of all this fighting?"
 * Even apparent in the first trailer for vanilla: Hulk is tearing up the roof of the building he and Chris are on, and yet Chris makes it his priority to make a grab for Morrigan when he sees her falling from the sky (having taken an attack from Iron Man).
 * Nice Guy: He features in several character endings as an apparent personal friend . In his own ending
 * Only Sane Man: As shown in one of his win quotes.

"Storm: Rarely have I met a man with such a strong moral compass. I regret that we had to meet in combat."
 * Pillars of Moral Character


 * The Rival: To Hulk in vanilla and Rocket Raccoon in Ultimate.
 * Take My Hand: For Morrigan in Episode 1.

Chun-Li
"You ready for me? Voiced by: Laura Bailey (English), Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese)"

Home Series: Street Fighter

An undercover Interpol detective with lightning fast kicks, Chun-Li seeks to avenge her father's death at the hands of the criminal organization Shadaloo.

"KIKOKEN! TENSHOUKYAKU! HYAKURETSUKYAKU! KIKOSHO! Here I go! HOYOKUSEN! SPINNING BIRD KICK!"
 * Amazonian Beauty: As always, her large thighs and muscular legs are on showcase.
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: With Zero in the fourth episode trailer
 * Catch Phrase: Her "Gomen-ne!" is still there, as a taunt.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"C. Viper: It's an Interpol agent. Don't worry, I'll take care of her. Tron: Oh please. I'm not dumb enough to be caught by the cops. Tron: Ahahaha! Sorry copper, but you're not taking ME in!"
 * Chinese Girl
 * Clothes Make the Legend: Her iconic blue Qipao, white boots, spiked bracelets, and tights. How many tournaments have they seen?
 * Double Jump: And triple jump!
 * Fragile Speedster: She's fast but she can't hit as hard as some nor take much damage.
 * Hurricane Kick: Her Spinning Bird Kick.
 * Interpol Special Agent

"Ryu: Your kicks still need practice."
 * Ki Attacks
 * Energy Ball: Her Kikoken.
 * Sphere of Destruction: Her Kikosho Hyper Combo
 * Kick Chick

"(In her victory image) Tall, blond, and handsome -- you're my type of guy... But do you have to carry that hammer everywhere?"
 * Odango Hair
 * Pillars of Moral Character
 * She's Got Legs: What did you expect?
 * Ship Tease: With, surprisingly, Thor.

"(to all villains) I won't let evil go unchecked!"
 * Spam Attack: Her Hyakuretsukyaku special.
 * This Is Unforgivable!: A variant:

"(To She-Hulk) Remember the old saying, 'mind over muscle'."
 * Weak but Skilled: Lampshaded.


 * Wolverine Publicity: Like Ryu, she's been included in all games starting from X-Men vs. Street Fighter. Well, she's the quintessential female Fighting Game character, after all.

Crimson Viper
"Sorry, Mommy is at work. I'll call you back. Voiced by: Michelle Ruff (English), Mie Sonozaki (Japanese)"

Home Series: Street Fighter

Real name: Maya. This worldly 30 year old fighter is an expert CIA agent, going undercover to expose the S.I.N. organization's crimes. She is also a single mother and her daughter, Lauren, is on her mind at all times.

"You're... Strider Hiryu...!"
 * Animal Motifs: Snakes. If you look closely, her hairstyle resembles the body of a snake, with her forelock of hair representing the snake's tongue.
 * Badass Normal
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Charged Attack: Her Focus Attack.
 * Clothes Make the Superman
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Cool Shades
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead: Not as dark as most, but still noticeable.
 * Double Jump
 * Elemental Powers
 * Playing with Fire: Burning Kick.
 * Shock and Awe: Thunder Knuckle.
 * Evolving Attack: Like in SFIV, she is able to perform EX versions of her special moves, though it costs a level on the Hyper bar. She can also perform a Focus Attack, and is in fact the only character able to do so. It absorbs an indefinite amount of attacks, but you don't get any health back when it hits, and prior to Ultimate you couldn't dash-cancel out of it either.
 * Eye Beams: Her new move in Ultimate, as a Charged Attack.
 * Fan Girl: If her intro with Strider Hiryu has any implications...

"(to Iron Man, in her victory image) That was just a taste of what our suit can do. If you want to know more, you know where to find me."
 * Glass Cannon: Not quite as speedy as Chun-Li and slightly better health than her (both still have somewhat low stamina), but a very high damage output.
 * Green Eyed Red Head
 * Ground Pound: Her Seismic Punch special and Burst Time hyper.
 * Hot Chick in a Badass Suit

"Chun-Li: I don't care who you work for; don't get in Interpol's way!"
 * Hot Mom Action Mom: Mentioned in some quotes.
 * Interpol Special Agent

"(to Cap) Talk about your gaudy getups. It's nice to be proud of your country, but get some fashion sense."
 * Mysterious Woman
 * Not Wearing Tights: Lampshaded.

"It's an Interpol agent. Don't worry, I'll take care of her."
 * Of Corsets Sexy: Not to Trish's level, but still.
 * Ominous Latin Chanting English Chanting: Her theme.
 * Punch Clock Hero and Punch Clock Villain by virtue of Only in It For the Money: Viper's more interested in finishing her assigned mission than the whole "good vs. evil" conflict. Naturally, her ending.
 * Rapunzel Hair: That's a long braid.
 * The Rival: Mirroring their rivalry on SSFIV, Chun-Li:

"(to Cap) This one could be a problem."
 * Rocket Boots
 * This Is Gonna Suck


 * Weaponized Exhaust: In her Burning Kick special.

Dante
"Let's rock, baby! Voiced by: Reuben Langdon (English), Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese)"

Home Series: Devil May Cry

Dante is a hunter dedicated to vanquishing demons, which were responsible for killing his mother and corrupting his brother Vergil. He is also half demon himself, the son of the demon knight Sparda.

Dante has the most versatile and complicated movesets of any character in the game, and is able to perform pretty much any strategy you would need, such as mixups, crossups, rushdowns and zoning, making him a threat to any and all characters. He has average stamina and damage output, but high combo potential.

"Come here, baby!
 * Abel
 * Ambidextrous Sprite: Despite using the 3D models for this game, his only one arm sleeve.
 * And the Adventure Continues...: His ending.
 * Anti-Hero (Type II)
 * Ascended Extra: Before being confirmed for Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Dante appeared in Jedah's ending in Capcom Fighting Evolution.
 * Badass
 * Badass Arm-Fold + Badass Back: In his intro pose.
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Bare Your Midriff: A male example.
 * Battle Aura: During Devil Trigger.
 * Blade Spam: His Million Stab attack.
 * Button Mashing: Dante's Just Frames, taken straight from DMC3 and DMC4. Some of his specials have different effects if you input the command again as the attack is executing (i.e. Crystal --> Million Carats), and others have followup attacks (such as Jet Stream --> Fireworks). This is where the bulk of Dante's specials come from.
 * Calling Your Attacks: Also averted
 * Charged Attack: His Multilock and Air Play specials can be charged.
 * Chivalrous Pervert: He's possibly the only one who stand a chance to beat Iron Man on this trope.
 * His quote to Morrigan:

Mmm, baby. I love it when a girl gets violent!"

"How come I never meet any nice girls? "
 * His quote to the other girls (save Morrigan above, Trish, and Amaterasu):

"Sleep it off, baby."
 * His quote after defeating a female opponent:


 * Composite Character: Dante has the look and weapons of his DMC3 self (approximately 18-19 years of age), yet his interactions with Trish and a reference to Mundus when defeating Dormammu means that he has the mentality of his DMC1 self (at the very least), who is about a full decade older.
 * Cool Guns: Ebony and Ivory.

"Dormammu: I will strike you down, demon hunter. Dante: I'm not gonna pull my punches."
 * Deadly Lunge: Stinger. The move has variants in Million Stabs and his Level 3.
 * Death From Above: His Acid Rain special with his Artemis.
 * Demon Slaying: His reputation must precede him.

"It's okay, Joe. We cool."
 * Double Jump: Air Hike. Additionally, Ultimate allows him to triple jump while DT'ed a la DMC4.
 * Fighting Your Friend:

"Sometimes you just gotta out-crazy the crazies if you wanna beat 'em."
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Fire, Ice, Lightning: With his Agni & Rudra (with extra wind), Cerberus, and Nevan.
 * Flash Step: His teleporting move always make him appear behind his opponent.
 * Flight: During his Devil Trigger.
 * Fourth Wall Psych: Part of his ending. He appears to be lecturing the viewers on good game design, but he's actually talking to.
 * Functional Genre Savvy: Not to Deadpool's extent, but he's realized his life is like a video game.
 * Gradual Grinder: His damage output isn't so high, but his combos keep going, and going, and going...
 * Ground Pound: His Volcano special, which can be continued into...
 * Spam Attack: His Beehive, a series of rapid kicks, much like Chun-Li's own.
 * Guns Akimbo
 * Half-Human Hybrid
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * The Hunter: Demon extermination.
 * Hyperspace Arsenal: Aside from Rebellion and Ebony & Ivory, all of Dante's other Devil Arms and weapons are summoned and dispersed as needed.
 * Instant Runes: Appear in some of Dante's moves.
 * Jack of All Stats: Technically, he has a decent damage output, average speed, and average stamina. What makes him dangerous is his lots of combo potentials thanks to his many specials.
 * Lag Cancel: Dante's Bold Move is the only special move that his Stinger can cancel into, but it's possible to cancel out of Bold Move and into other special moves. This trick is the key to many of Dante's longer, more damaging combos, as well as making block strings much longer and safer.
 * Leaning on the Fourth Wall: In his ending, where he talks about having just beaten the final boss and a new challenger has appeared—in this case, . While the challenger is quick to dismiss the idea, Dante insists that "Life is the ultimate game! You just don't get unlimited continues."
 * Macross Missile Massacre: With Kalina Ann.
 * More Dakka
 * Multi Melee Master/Multi Ranged Master: Rebellion, Ebony & Ivory, Coyote-A, Cerberus, Agni & Rudra, Artemis, Nevan, Beowulf, and Kalina Ann. Oddly enough, Spiral (his anti-tank rifle capable of ricocheting trick shots) is notably missing.
 * Named Weapons: All of them!
 * Not So Different: He acknowledges this with regards to Deadpool.

"(against Trish) Don't think I'm gonna go easy on ya! (against Viewtiful Joe) It's okay, Joe. We cool!"
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Vergil's blue.
 * The Rival: Vergil, and possibly Trish and Viewtiful Joe:

"My hair? It's not that I'm getting old, it's always been white. ... Why do you ask?"
 * Shoot the Bullet: As shown here, if two Dante players use the Million Dollars hyper at the same time, they'll take no damage at all. This is also a Call Back to the first intro movie of the game, where he and Deadpool do the same thing.
 * Spin Attack: His specials, namely his Twister (and Tempest), Crazy Dance, Prop Shredder, Revolver & Sky Dance.
 * Spirited Competitor: Bordering on Blood Knight.
 * Sticks to the Back: His Rebellion.
 * Super Mode: Devil Trigger, complete with demonic voice distortion. It also gives Dante access to new specials.
 * Transformation Sequence: When he activates it.
 * Superpower Lottery: Long-range combos, easy juggles, easier OTG's, numerous projectiles, flight, teleportation, health regeneration—Dante's got it all, if you can manage his gigantic library of techniques.
 * Sword Beam: His Drive attack.
 * Sword Pointing: In the special Episode 4 Trailer wallpaper.
 * Take That: A possible jab at DmC, as well a form of Trash Talk.

"Man, I'm starving. Where's my pizza?"
 * Trademark Favorite Food:

"(to Dormammu) Tch. Get the hell out of my face. (to Trish) Really, Trish... Is that the best you can do? (to Vergil) You're the reason why we can't have nice things. Also, the ladies dig my sword skills more."
 * Trash Talk: Par the course for him.


 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Yang
 * You Will Not Evade Me: His Grapple move, done with Kalina Ann.

Felicia
"Wanna dance? Voiced by: G.K. Bowes (English), Kana Asumi (Japanese)"

Home Series: Darkstalkers

A cat woman raised by nuns, Felicia left the convent and is on a quest to become a superstar.

Felicia's rushdown fighting style takes full advantage of her cat-like agility. She works best by pressuring her enemies with a devastating series of super-quick attacks (which have the added benefit of still being fairly strong hit-for-hit in the process).

"(One of her winquotes) I'm Felicia, the most dancingest, singingest woman you'll ever meet!"
 * Adult Child: According to her original profile in Darkstalkers, a catgirls' age is supposedly determined to be twice as much as that of a normal human. So, technically, she's 14, even though she's 28 in human age. (Try not to think about it too much).
 * Amusing Injuries: In the intro cinematic, the tip of her tail briefly catches fire.
 * Animal Jingoism: Sometimes when she beats Amaterasu, she apologizes for beating her up because of the whole "Cats and Dogs" thing.
 * Anime Hair
 * Assist Character: Two of her hypers involve help from her fellow catgirls.
 * Kitty Helper summons Alto, who playfully jumps around at the enemy, interrupting their attacks while doing some damage in the process.
 * Please Help Me! summons an entire catgirl clowder of her friends. Grace, Lucy, Nana and Mimi curbstomp her opponent while Alto jumps in for the finish.
 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny: Her win pose, where she's distracted by a butterfly fluttering in the distance.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Big Ball of Violence: This happens during her level 3 hyper, when her companions literally curb stomp her opponent.
 * Buffy-Speak

"(to Dormammu) Hey, your head's on fire!"
 * Captain Obvious:

"NEKO PUNCH! SLIDE KICK! SAND KICK!"
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Arthur (when he tags out with her): Little kitty!"
 * Catfolk: Belongs to one. Several of them come to her aid in her Level 3.
 * Catgirl: Exactly what Hulk calls her when he tags out with her. And...

"Spencer: I'll wipe that smile off your face. Spencer: Sorry, sweetie. Playtime's over."
 * Cheerful Child: She really likes to smile and have fun. Spencer somehow doesn't like it:

"(intro quote vs. Amaterasu) Come here, puppy!"
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Possibly.
 * The Cutie
 * Cute but Cacophonic
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Cute Monster Girl: Light on the "monster." Heavy on the "cute."
 * Cuteness Proximity: Despite being a cat, she has a soft spot for none other than the Furball herself.

"(winquote vs. Amaterasu) Let's play together again, puppy!"
 * But it seems that she plays a little too rough (at least, implied when she wins).

"No, I don't care how much catnip you have, I'm not getting into the car with you!"
 * Dishing Out Dirt: Her Sand Splash special, a sand version.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Her win quote against Deadpool:

"Felicia: Showtime! Spider-Man: Hey, that's my schtick! You start spinning a web and I'll sue!"
 * Eagle Land: Flavor 1, just like Cap.
 * Genki Girl
 * Gratuitous Japanese: Felicia was born and raised in America, yet she says "Omatase" for one of her English voice fight intros. Omatase is a shortened version of Omatase shimashita, or "Thanks for waiting." There is no particular reason why she would say this other than the fact that it's Japanese.
 * Hey, That's My Line!: One fight intro that was Dummied Out before the release of vanilla.

"I didn't want to fight, but you're the one who made me get all scratchy."
 * Hair Antennae
 * Innocent Fanservice Girl: Compared to the likes of say... Morrigan, Felicia isn't intentionally trying to be Fanservicey. She just... is.
 * Lag Cancel: She can cancel her dash with crouching and then dashing again, making it quicker to approach opponents.
 * Nice Girl
 * Rolling Attack: Her Rolling Buckler special, which can be followed up with a clawed Shoryuken.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Stripperific: Aside from her naturally-grown fur, she's actually naked. In fact, Felicia is the reason the ESRB gave this game a "Partial Nudity" warning.
 * Scenery Censor: Due to this, the only screen shots and videos shown during developement of her had her breasts and rear obscured in some way. In the intro video, they got creative with this by making Haggar give her a piggyback ride most of the time and using her long hair to obscure the rest. On the official US website for the game, every character's art is shown in full on their respective pages—except for Felicia's and Morrigan's, whose art is cropped to a mere headshot. She was also hardly ever shown in officially-released gameplay videos due to ESRB guidelines on marketing materials.
 * Her character portrait for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is subtly censored: her chest is blocked from view by her right forearm, and yet, her in-game win pose bears her entire body for all to see.
 * The censorship even makes its way in the game. At one point in her Dancing Flash hyper, she gives a high kick to her opponent with the leg that is closer to the foreground (right leg if facing right.) Her hand just happens to cover up her exposed underside for that brief split second.
 * Thou Shall Not Kill: She'd never kill anyway, but she admits to protecting herself in self defense.

"(to X-23) Wow! I love your claws."
 * Took a Level In Dumbass: People who don't know her from the first Darkstalkers games will get surprised to see how she sounded more intelligent and fiestier than her current incarnation.
 * Wolverine Claws: Apparently, Felicia likes them.


 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Hsien-Ko
"Lets do this, sis! Voiced by: Hunter MacKenzie Austin (English), Saori Hayami (Japanese)"

Home Series: Darkstalkers

In a Darkstalker attack on their village, Hsien-Ko’s mother gave her life to save her family. After these events, Hsien-Ko and her sister Mei-Ling have turned themselves into jiang-shi in order to fight for the return of their mother’s soul.

"HENKYOUKI! HOUTEN GEKI! You're gonna get hurt! TENRAIHA! CHIREITOU!"
 * Anime Hair
 * Amazing Technicolor Population: She's blue.
 * Attack Reflector: Her Henkyouki (the move where she pulls out a gong) uses a sound wave to attack. Said sound wave redirects other projectiles on top of acting as a damaging projectile itself.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Blush Sticker
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: Her winpose has her wink at the camera and say "Xiexie" ("Thank you") or "Zàijiàn" ("Good bye").
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(win screen against Chris) Stop shooting! I'm not a zombie! I'm a jiang shi! I don't even eat people OR their brains! (win screen against Jill) Hey! What do you have against the living dead anyway? We're not all bad!"
 * Cartoon Bomb: She can randomly throw these, with the bomb having a timer like in her own games.
 * Chinese Girl
 * Chinese Vampire

"Eww, now my clothes are all sticky with slime..."
 * Cleavage Window
 * Covered in Gunge: How she reacts after beating Shuma-Gorath:

"(winquote against Nemesis) Don't laugh, Mei. Not all jiang shi can be as beautiful as us!"
 * Cute Monster Girl: Especially when she smiles at the camera after a win. D'aaawwwwwwwwww!

"Kono toko da ne. Right? (That's how it's done, right?) Gomen ne! Just kidding! (Sorry! Just kidding!)"
 * Edible Ammunition: Among the many, many random objects that she holds up her sleeves in Ultimate, one of them is roasted meat. Mei-Ling shouts "THAT'S TASTY!" when Hsien-Ko throws it.
 * Expressive Shirt: Her warding seal. This actually has a canon explanation, as the seal is the form her sister Mei-Ling takes in order to keep Hsien-Ko in control of her body.
 * Fan Girl: She seems to be a huge fan of Arthur, as Otaku below shows.
 * Flash Step: Like in her games, her dash involves disappearing and reappearing.
 * Gratuitous Foreign Language: Chinese, to be exact.
 * Giant Waist Ribbon
 * Gratuitous Japanese: There's a little bit of a snarky Otaku in her.

"(to herself) Huh, didn't know we were quadruplets. (to herself) I've got to watch out for these fakes!"
 * Also, in the second picture of her vanilla ending, the word "owari" ("The End") is written at the bottom right corner. This was kept in the American version.
 * Her Codename Was Mary Sue: See "Yank the Dog's Chain" below.
 * The Hunter: Technically a Darkhunter.
 * Hyperspace Arsenal: She has a lot up her sleeves.
 * Marionette Motion
 * Mirror Match: Lampshaded.

"(to Arthur, win screen) I can't believe I got to meet THE Arthur! You're the best demon hunter in the biz! I love all your weapons!
 * Not Quite Flight: She literally walks on air for her air dash.
 * Otaku: From the look of it, she's a weapons otaku, just like Tasky.

(to Taskmaster, pre-fight quote) I can tell this one likes weapons, too."

"This isn't magic, it's Senjutsu... What's the difference? Man, there is no way I could hope to explain that here and now."
 * Secret Character: Requires 6000 Player Points to unlock in vanilla. Available right from the start in Ultimate.
 * Ship Tease: In her Ultimate ending:
 * Spike Balls of Doom: Some of her attacks use this, particularly her Tenraiha hyper.
 * Super Mode: Her Rimoukon, when her seal gets removed. She gains a yellow Battle Aura and she can't be hitstunned.
 * Supernatural Martial Arts: Her fighting style in a nutshell. She's a Jiang-Shi (a Chinese Vampire) who can throw various weapons (she stores in her sleeves), and her sister Mei-Ling acts as a mystical Power Limiter. Her air dash also has her literally running on air. Lampshaded in a win quote.

"(To Deadpool) I am NOT talking to myself. I'm talking to my sister. What's your excuse?"
 * Talking to Themself: Subverted.


 * Wolverine Claws
 * Yank the Dog's Chain: In her Vanilla ending, Hsien-Ko and Mei-Ling go to meet, so that he can put their mother's soul to rest and return them back to normal humans. He does so without any reluctance... And then the dialogue reveals that the ending isn't real, but is a comic book the sisters drew together to deal with their troubles.
 * In Ultimate, they actually meet the character in question, who seems genuinely concerned about their condition and wonders if he could help.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: With shades of purple.

Jill Valentine
"My orders are to capture you. Voiced by: Kari Wahlgren (English), Atsuko Yuya (Japanese)"

Home Series: Resident Evil

Jill was a member of the S.T.A.R.S Alpha Team, along with Chris Redfield. Surviving the Raccoon City Incident and an attempt on her life by the Nemesis monster, she joined the B.S.A.A. and worked with Chris once more on a mission to find Ozwell E. Spencer, the founder of Umbrella. Encountering Wesker, who had already killed Spencer, she tackled him out of a window to their supposed deaths. Both survived, but Wesker used her as a test subject for Uroboros, and she was brainwashed into becoming his puppet bodyguard.

"(To Chris) All enemies will be destroyed."
 * Ax Crazy: Possibly.

"SOMERSAULT!"
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: With in her ending, unwillingly.
 * Battle Aura: Like Wesker, she has little dark wisps rising from her body. And even more elaborate in her Mad Beast mode, in which she's surrounded by a purple aura.
 * Be My Valentine
 * Brainwashed and Crazy
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"This has been a long time coming, Wesker."
 * Camera Abuse: When she wins, she walks slowly in an appealing fashion toward the camera, but pulls out a needle and attempts to stab the cameraman with it, with her face brimming with rage.
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Ditto Fighter: She has some of Wesker's moves, including a Flash Step.
 * The Dog Bites Back:

"(to Chris) You're expendable, Chris Redfield."
 * Downloadable Content
 * Fighting Your Friend: Against Chris.

"(to the X-Men, Magneto, & Deadpool) Ready to seize mutant target. (to the X-Men, Magneto, & Deadpool) Mutant taken into custody. (to various others, including Galactus) My orders are to capture you. (win screen text against Chris) You are beaten, Chris Redfield. Now you too will serve Wesker."
 * Fragile Speedster: Extremely fast, can go into a stance that makes her faster, and has a super mode that turns her into a hedgehog on speed, but has low health.
 * Guns Akimbo: Uses two Skorpions during her Machine Gun Spray Hyper.
 * Hair of Gold: Although she's involuntarily Blondes Are Evil here.
 * The Hunter: Apparently acting as Wesker's Dragon.

"Jill: Ready for training. Wesker: Let's see how good you really are. later on Jill (when she wins): My training's complete."
 * Kick Chick: Combined with Combat Stilettos. Ouch.
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: This is the Jill from Resident Evil 5: i.e. powered up, somewhat psychotic, and almost entirely under Wesker's control.
 * Mind Control Device: The red thing on her chest.
 * Mind Control Eyes: Wide open, with a flat stare.
 * More Dakka: One of her hypers involves cartwheeling while wildly firing uzis everywhere. Does very low damage unless you know how to set it up, though.
 * Murderous Thighs: Her legs are strong enough to snap Iron Man's neck with ease. Or M.O.D.O.K.'s. Or Shuma-Gorath's. Or Sentinel's. Oddly, they only snap Viewtiful Joe's helmet.
 * Slave Mooks: Just to hammer the point home, she twitches in pain and clutches her chest as her taunt.
 * Spy Catsuit
 * Super Mode: The Mad Beast hyper, which allows her to spam quick dashes across the ground and the air, as well as allowing her to cancel her special attacks into another.
 * Training From Hell: Implied in her dialogue with Wesker.

Mike Haggar
"You're gonna regret this in the morning... Voiced by: Matt Riedy (English), Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese)"

Home Series: Final Fight

Mike Haggar is a former wrestler and the mayor of Metro City. He often takes to the streets to deal with Metro City's gang problems, especially if it involves his daughter.

Haggar is a slow, grappling character who will floor you if he can manage to get in close, making his approach predictable if his opponent is aware of it. He is the only character in the game with an invincible assist, with the trade off being that it costs him a bit of health to use.

"VIOLENT AXE! PILEDRIVER! BACKDROP! Body... PRESS!!!"
 * Ambadassador
 * Ascended Meme: Specifically, the "Mayor of Earth". See below.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: He's the mayor of Metro City. In the intro cinematic he's running for New York City Mayor, according the burning billboard he and Felicia are trying to put out. And in his ending,
 * Badass
 * Badass Mustache: Porn Stache, specifically.
 * Badass Normal: With Hawkeye, Chris Redfield, Frank West and Phoenix Wright, one of only four normal humans in the game. Even more than Chris, who still uses multiple weapons; Haggar's perfectly normal.
 * Berserk Button: Don't mess with his campaign signs. He will mess you up.
 * Call Back: Retains attacks from Final Fight and his guest appearances in the Saturday Night Slam Masters games.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(win screen text): Just be lucky you didn't touch my daughter, or else you would have seen me when I'm really angry!"
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: Can take on mutants, superheroes, and gods with nothing but his natural physique and the occasional piece of pipe.
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: His Wild Spin aerial command grab, in which he spins the opponent multiple times and then throwing him/her to the ground.
 * Spin Attack: His Double Lariat. Like in the Final Fight games, you take a small amount damage by doing it, but it has high priority and thus has good mileage as a counter-attack.
 * Divergent Character Evolution: Originally Zangief was a clear expy of him, with mostly the same moves. In later Final Fight games, Haggar modified some of his own moves to resemble Zangief's more. As of MvC3, both of them are completely different. Even their shared moves (lariat and piledriver) behave differently, with the rest of Haggar's moveset is more focused on rushing, juggling, and striking than any form of grappling.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: In his Level 3 hyper.
 * Hammerspace: An iron pipe that appears out of nowhere.
 * Heroic Build: Exaggerated.
 * Improvised Weapon
 * Mighty Glacier: Normally, but like Sentinel, his Lag Cancel makes him really fast.
 * Our Mayors Are Different: Mayor Action. In his ending
 * Papa Wolf:

"(before the fight) Don't worry. I'm more than a challenge for you. (if Haggar wins) You'd make a great wrestler yourself."
 * Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His Rapid Fire Fist hyper. Mashing the attack button will make it longer.
 * Repeat Cut: His Level 3 hyper has the scene of him piledriving his opponent repeated 3 times.
 * The Rival: Hulk acknowledges him as a Worthy Opponent, and then Haggar confirms this.

"(to Ryu) I haven't had a fight like that ever since I became mayor. Thanks, kid, that hit the spot."
 * Shockwave Stomp: His Giant Haggar Press (Body Splash) hyper, which creates a fiery explosion upon impact.
 * Spirited Competitor

"(to She-Hulk) You have the speed, power, and smarts to take down anyone, but me. Why? It's all about experience."
 * Stealth Pun: He's a city mayor who solves criminal problems by violent acts.
 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Zangief, for this game, because their attacks are identical. In actuality, Haggar predates Zangief by a few years.
 * Taught By Experience


 * The Unexpected: Apart from what appeared to be a brief leakage of his appearence beforehand, nobody expected the return of Haggar.
 * Use Your Head: He has a command headbutt that dizzies the opponent.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * Wrestler in All of Us: He's a former pro wrestler.
 * Spinning Piledriver: In his Final Haggar Buster hyper. It also creates an explosion upon impact.
 * Suplex Finisher

Morrigan Aensland
"I want you... body and soul. Voiced by: Siobhan Flynn (English), Rie Tanaka (Japanese)"

Home Series: Darkstalkers

A hedonistic succubus, Morrigan is very powerful and prefers to neglect her duties and instead spend time in the human world.

"Trish: I don't care if you're a queen, princess, or court jester: you still lost, and that's gotta hurt!
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Anime Hair
 * Anti-Hero: Type II, as she just loves to have fun finding "pleasure" (or, if you factor what she really is, Type V.)
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Comes from one of the several houses of nobility in Makai, and she's technically its future ruler, which makes her something of a Badass Princess. She's Rebellious Princess, though.

Storm: If you truly are the queen of your realm, then you should behave in the manner befitting one."

"SOUL FIST! SHADOW BLADE! SHELL KICK!"
 * Battle Aura: Her body is surrounded by faint greenish-white wisps of fire. When she floats across the ground, it forms a circular ring of fire around her feet. She also releases a full-body pinkish aura during her Astral Vision hyper, while her clone doesn't have an aura.
 * Bullet Hell: A natural result of using her un-fly combos to fire off an inordinate number of Soul Fists in a relatively short period of time. Adding Astral Vision and/or X-Factor to the mix only serves to exacerbate this.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Such a pure and chaste spirit. Oh, the ways in which I could corrupt you..."
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Combat Tentacles: Of which Deadpool found himself on the wrong end of.
 * Corrupt the Cutie: Her win text for X-23.

"You need to strip off those prosaic morals."
 * Also, Phoenix, given her intro quote.

"(to Phoenix) Show me your true form. Let it out."
 * Curtains Match the Window: Green hair, Green Eyes.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Most of her winquotes have... some interesting nuances in them.
 * Do Not Taunt Cthulhu


 * Doppelganger Attack: Astral Vision and Darkness Illusion.
 * Femme Fatale

"Arthur: You truly are a temptress of the dark! Begone, for I have a princess to save!"
 * Flight: She's capable of this, for a short time. As if a jet dash isn't enough...
 * Horny Devils: Well, she is a succubus, albeit a Friendly Neighborhood Vampire one.

"(one of her winquotes) Trust me, I'm not as delicate as I might look. I might be the one who ends up breaking you in half."
 * Hot Amazon

"(One of her winquotes) They say I get around. But it's so boring staying around the house all day, don't you think?"
 * Licked by the Dog: Literally by Amaterasu. Considering Amaterasu is a Physical God (Licked By The God, then?), that's got to count for something.
 * Macross Missile Massacre: Finishing Shower.
 * Mana Burn: Ultimate gives her a new projectile special that drains the meter of her opponent, named "Soul Drain".
 * Morph Weapon: Her wings.
 * Noblewoman's Laugh: During Vector Drain. Also during her Level 3.
 * Not Even Bothering with the Accent: One of the rare occasions that it's been averted in English. Morrigan actually sounds like she's Scottish (although her English VA is actually from Wales).
 * Painted-On Pants
 * Power Creep, Power Seep: Present in her own series and even more so here. Darkstalkers have a ranking system that puts Morrigan above guys who can casually destroy the Earth (keep in that said guy is an expy of Galactus, the game's final boss) and she is responsible for governing an area at least 100 times its size.
 * Power Floats: She's above walking.
 * Really Gets Around: See "Does This Remind You of Anything?" above. Also, this:

"(to Dante [see also his quote above]): Well now, aren't you a handsome devil."
 * Sex Is Violence: Apparently, she can be "turned on" by fighting. This is vital for finding her "pleasure" (see "Spirited Competitor" below).
 * Sexy Backless Outfit
 * Ship Tease: Aside from Iron Man, Chris, Wolverine, and Shuma, there's also this:

"(during win pose) You're so serious... it's kind of cute. (win quote) I see you like to run your mouth. I wonder if you can use it for anything else."
 * As of Ultimate, not even Phoenix Wright can escape her eyes.

"(before the match) Allow me to release your hate. (win pose) You need to learn to think happy thoughts."
 * Shotoclone
 * Energy Ball: Soul Fist.
 * Shoryuken: Shadow Blade.
 * Spinning Piledriver: Vector Drain.
 * Spirited Competitor: Bordering on Blood Knight, like Dante. Fighting for her is also another way to... um, get some pleasure. (The usual way being, well... you know.)
 * In one of her win quotes, she seems disappointed and says that that particular battle didn't really do it for her.
 * Stripperific
 * Vapor Wear: Everything that she's wearing is nothing more than bats that reshape themselves according to her will.
 * This Is a Drill: Shell Kick.
 * Warrior Therapist: Apparently, for Magneto.


 * Winged Humanoid: Along with an additional pair on her head.

Nathan "Radd" Spencer
"Alright, who wants some of this? Voiced by: Dameon Clarke (English), Takaya Kuroda (Japanese)"

Home Series: Bionic Commando

Spencer was a spec-ops soldier working for the government. He became notorious for stopping the resurrection of Adolf Hitler and ending the Bionic Wars. However, the government betrayed him by enacting the Bionic Purge, and he was sentenced to imprisonment. When a new threat arrived, Spencer was released, being the only man for the job.

"C. Viper: So that was the power of the Bionic Arm, was it? Suspicious indeed, I better report to the higher-ups. (To Arthur) There's no way medieval weaponary like that will be able to beat this arm!"
 * Ambidextrous Sprite: Despite using 3D models for the game, his bionic arm. As with Ryu and other characters, the character animations are meant to be viewed from one angle, and model flipping preserves that appearance.
 * Anti-Hero (Type III)
 * Artificial Arm

"(to Cap) You used to be one of my childhood heroes. I guess the legend was bigger than the man."
 * Ascended Fanboy: Not in-canon, but this sounds like it.

"COME HERE! Bionic... AAAAAARM!!!"
 * Badass Normal
 * Boisterous Bruiser: Ironic, isn't it? With lines like, "So long, sucker!" and "Party time!", it's hard to believe that this is the same Spencer from the grimdark 2009 sequel (although to be fair, he did exhibit shades of this trope even there).
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(when he beats Cap) I'm on a mission. Nothing personal."
 * Cool Shades: With his DLC alternate look (his Rearmed appearance).
 * Death From Above: A new move added in Ultimate, named "Bionic Bomber", specifically a descending powerful punch. Carried over from his home series (there, it's exactly named "Death From Above").
 * Ground-Shattering Landing: His intro pose.
 * Megaton Punch: His Bionic Lancer hyper, AKA the "Bionic AAAAARRRRRM!!"
 * Mighty Glacier: Skirts the line. His bionic arm does give him good mobility in the air, though.
 * Nothing Personal:

"(to Iron Man) How much of that suit is bionic?
 * Not Quite Flight: He uses his bionic arm to move along the stages. He also can aim his arm upwards and then swing forward.
 * Perma-Stubble
 * : His bionic arm is powered by
 * Redheaded Hero: With his DLC alternate look (his Rearmed appearance).
 * Ship Tease: His ending shows him
 * Trash Talk:

(to Spider-Man) You don't know nothing about swinging!

(to Chris) Is that it? You're seriously outgunned.

(to Felicia) I'll wipe that smile off your face."


 * Unnecessary Combat Roll: Instead of dashing like everyone else.
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer: He doesn't have much moves and he only got 2 hypers, but they can be used in various ways.
 * Worthy Opponent: He appears to view Rocket Raccoon as this. To put this in perspective, he openly shows respect for Rocket Raccoon as a soldier while trash talking Chris Redfield and Captain America.
 * You Will Not Evade Me: His standard use of his grappling hook arm is to pull enemies closer to him.

Ryu
"Show me your strength! Voiced by: Kyle Hebert (English), Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese)"

Home Series: Street Fighter

Ryu lives only for the fight and seeks opponents stronger than himself. He fights using the art of Ansatsuken as taught to him by his master, Gouken.

Ryu has a solid, balanced style that is good for beginners, with his potential brought out by players with a firm grip on the core mechanics of the game.

"HADOUKEN! SHORYUKEN! SHAKUNETSU! TATSUMAKI SENPUUKYAKU! HADOU SHORYUKEN! Shinkuu... HADOOOOKEN!!! Shinkuu... TATSUMAKI SENPUUKYAKU!!! SHIN! SHO! RYU! KEN!!!"
 * Blood Knight: Read it again: "Ryu lives only for the fight..." Not to Akuma's extremes, but still.
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"(To Phoenix) I see you are battling your inner demon. You must prove that you are stronger than they are."
 * Combat Compliment: See Spirited Competitor, below.
 * Heroic Build
 * Hurricane Kick
 * "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight/Enemy Within

"(One of his winquotes) Dedicate yourself, and anything is possible! Human potential is truly limitless..."
 * In Harm's Way: His ending.
 * Kamehame Hadoken
 * Martial Arts Headband
 * Patrick Stewart Speech

"(to Wolverine) And I thought facing someone with one claw was bad enough. You really put me to the test. Thank you."
 * Pillars of Moral Character
 * Playing with Fire: His Shakunetsu Hadoken.
 * Shoryuken
 * Shotoclone: Technically Averted Trope as he's the original (if not vanilla) version.
 * Spirited Competitor: He's also a Blood Knight, but is a much more benign version, unlike Akuma. Many of his winquotes lampshade this.

"Chun-Li: You never stop fighting, do you? Iron Man: There´s more to life than just fighting. Fast cars and women, for example. Wolverine: You're a good kid. Lotsa spirit. But you gotta find somethin' to fight for. Trust me on this one."
 * Some characters call him out on this:

- Wolverine: I thought you'd have more fight in you, kid.

"Wolverine: Let's see some of those karate moves, kid. Joe: Wait, wait. You throw fireballs and stuff...without the superhero getup? Dude, you got gyped badly!"
 * The Stoic
 * Super Mode: In Ultimate, he gains a buff hyper (Hado Kakusei) that enhances his special moves:
 * Charged Attack: His S Hadoken (aka Baku Hadoken) and Shoryuken (aka Hado Shoryuken) can be charged for higher damage. If charged long enough, his Hadoukens can become invisible.
 * Reflecting Laser: His Shin Hadoken (evolved from Shinkuu Hadoken) can reflect off walls in Ultimate.
 * Supernatural Martial Arts: His Ansatsuken (or, as some sources put it, "Shotokan") fighting technique.

"Spiders. I hate spiders."
 * Walking the Earth
 * Why Did It Have To Be Spiders?: His original character profile from Street Fighter II says that his only dislike is "spiders" (because one of them once crawled into his mouth while he was asleep). This is referenced in his pre-match speech against Spider-Man.


 * Wolverine Publicity: He's considered Capcom's face for the series and his home series.
 * Worthy Opponent: Mutually with Iron Fist in Ultimate. In Ryu's Ultimate ending, he has become the next Iron Fist.

Trish
"Be a lamb... go gentle on me. Voiced by: Danielle Burgio (English), Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese)"

Home Series: Devil May Cry

A woman created by the demon Mundus to seduce and destroy Dante. However, she ends up aiding Dante on his quest to vanquish demons.

"(One of her winquotes) Maybe I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with light. Just kidding. Who would say something that lame?"
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Artificial Demon
 * Ascended Meme

"Yes, I'm actually a demon spawn from Hell, but I'm really a sweet girl once you get to know me."
 * Badass
 * Badass Biker
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: With Tron.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Is it the fashion trend this season?
 * Beam Spam: Her Maximum Voltage hyper.
 * BFS: The Sparda, which normally Sticks to the Back.
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Composite Character: She wears her costume from the first Devil May Cry game but her interactions with Dante and a reference to Gloria in her win quotes means she is at least the DMC4 version of Trish.
 * Cool Guns: Luce and Ombra, though they appear only in her Level 3. (That's Ombra in her character portrait.)
 * Cool Shades: She discards them before a match and produces a new pair from her Victoria's Secret Compartment after she wins.
 * Double Jump: Like Dante, Air Hike.
 * Femme Fatale: A milder version compared to Morrigan, but she's still got quite a few suggestive one-liners here and there.
 * Flight: She's capable of this, for a short time. As if a Double Jump isn't enough...
 * The Gunslinger
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hell-Bent for Leather
 * Hidden Depths

"X-23: You too were created for a purpose you did not wish to fulfill. You have my sympathy."
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * Instant Runes: In some of her attacks.
 * Kick Chick: An honorable mention. When she's not using her sword and blasting you with lightning, that is.
 * Named Weapons: The Sparda, Luce & Ombra.
 * Of Corsets Sexy
 * One-Woman Wail: Her theme.
 * Screw Destiny: See her bio above.

"As a former demon myself, I gotta ask you. Is this really the life you want for yourself?"
 * She also tells this to Akuma:

"So you're the God of Thunder. Really? We may have similar powers, but you don't know me."
 * Shock and Awe: She challenges the Thunder God Himself to see who's better with their lightning powers.


 * Sexy Backless Outfit: Her victory portrait via "Ultimate".
 * Sexy Walk
 * Sticks to the Back: The sword Sparda.
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Round Trip, where her Sparda turns into a scythe and she then throws it at the opponent. She also possesses a multi-hitting hyper variant, Round Harvest. Both are Homing Projectiles.
 * Trap Master: With her Trick (Hopscotch and Peek-A-Boo) specials.
 * The Unexpected
 * Vapor Wear: Impossibly Low Neckline? Check. Painted-On Pants? Check. There's not really room for anything else under there.
 * Woman in Black: Mostly subverted.
 * You Will Not Evade Me: Borderline example with her Round Trip move.
 * Even more so with Round Harvest, the hyper combo version.

Tron Bonne
"I would give up now if I were you. Voiced by: Tara Platt (English), Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese)"

Home Series: Mega Man Legends

A pirate and mechanical genius, Tron Bonne uses her Servbots to do her bidding. She has a love-hate relationship with MegaMan Volnutt. She seeks all the world's riches, but usually ends up getting in debt because of her mishaps.

"BONNE STRIKE! KING SERVBOT!"
 * Alertness Blink: In her Level 3 hyper, as her mecha goes down before her when she with her mecha jumps into the air.
 * Anime Hair
 * Anti-Villain (Type I): In the opening movies. Remember, Tron Bonne was a main antagonist in the Mega Man Legends series, but in the cutscenes, she's shown fighting against the Marvel villains with the rest of the heroes.
 * Aside Glance: If you've selected Tron as your 3rd character, watch her eyes during your point character's banter. She'll look at the camera, and once more before "FIGHT!" is announced.
 * Assist Character: Gustaff does all of her attacks, and she's also assisted by Servbots.
 * Awesomeness Is Volatile: In her Level 3 hyper, she grabs her opponent and grind him/her against the earth until it creates fire. Also, when she slammed the opponent down afterward, it creates an explosion.
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: With Trish in the opening movie.
 * Badass Normal
 * Badass Adorable
 * Bandit Mook: Her Beacon Bomb attacks. Those servebots aren't merely stunning the enemy, they're also stealing a refractor shard (a small portion of their hyper meter) and returning it to Tron so she can line her pockets with more zenny.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: After her assist, Tron waves to the screen and says, "Thanks for playing!"
 * Calling Your Attacks:

""Yeah, that's right, I'm bad!""
 * Card-Carrying Villain: She acknowledges what she is and considers it fun. That doesn't stop her from teaming up with the good guys on occasion.

"If it's not nailed down, it's MINE! (to Doom) Let's see... I got this, and this, and... Ooh! I'll take this throne, too! I look better on it anyway! (to Doom, Iron Man, Sentinel, or Zero) I found me some new robot parts! (To Iron Man, Sentinel, or Zero) I can't wait to start building new robots with your parts. Felicia: You should know that stealing is wrong! If my mother were here, she'd really punish you and good!"
 * Confetti Drop: A variant; her victory animation involves her firing some confetti into the air using Gustaff to accompany her V-sign winpose.
 * Cute Bruiser: Downplayed Trope. Her playstyle involves heavy bruising and she got good speed to back it up, which makes it played straight... Except that she uses a Mini-Mecha to do so.
 * Distracted by the Sexy: She gets rather distracted while admiring how Nova looks in his Latex Space Suit.
 * Drop the Hammer: The King Servbot uses it.
 * Easter Egg: Tron also appears in the background of the Kattelox Island stage with Teisel Bonne, unless she's in the fight, in which case you see Teisel alone cheering her on. If two Trons appear in the fight at the same time, Teisel becomes visibly shocked and confused.
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Yes, she's a villain, but the cinematics show her fighting against the world-conquering bads.
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: Her Bonne Mixer command grab and her Level 3 hyper, Shakedown Mixer.
 * Fire-Breathing Weapon: Her Gustaff has a built-in flamethrower.
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: In her intro pose and character art, as you can see.
 * Insufferable Genius: According to the character bio sheet, she's tied with Albert Wesker as the most intelligent character (higher than friggin Doctor Doom) in this game. Unfortunately, along with her wealth, this gives her a superiority complex.
 * Jail Bait: She's 14.
 * Kleptomaniac Hero Anti-Villain

"(to Ryu or Akuma) Ugh, I smell the stink of poverty on you. (to Ryu or Akuma) Sorry, I don't have time for poor people! Deadpool: I noticed you're filthy rich. Luckily for you, my services are available at a very high price."
 * Mini-Mecha: Her Gustaff.
 * NameTron
 * Noblewoman's Laugh: Her taunt.
 * Panty Shot: After her Level 3 Hyper, she falls into Gustaff upside down, giving a clear look at her underoos.
 * The Paralyzer: Her small gun (the Beacon Bomb special) only stuns the opponent in place.
 * Pirate Girl
 * Rich Bitch: Less on rich, more on bitch.

"That uniform, that style... It's so dreamy. Oh! Never mind what I said! You're weak and deserved to lose!"
 * Ship Tease: As of Ultimate, Tron oddly enough has an attraction to Nova.

"Tron: You don't have any mecha, and you don't know how to fight. What are you even doing here?"
 * Swiss Army Weapon: Technically, her Gustaff, as it can transform its parts into multiple things.
 * This Is a Drill: Her Gustaff comes equipped with a drill (the Bonne Strike). Mash the command button to score more hits.
 * Trash Talk: To Phoenix Wright when she beats him.

"(to Zero) Now tell me where MegaMan [Volnutt/Trigger] is! I have some more heroic deeds to thwart!"
 * "V" Sign: Her Victory Pose.
 * Wingding Eyes: If K.O.ed via chipping damage or weak blows or if using her Spin Attack aerial, she gains the classic "swirly eyes" look.
 * Yandere: Judging at her ending,
 * Also, this:


 * Zerg Rush: Courtesy of the Servbots.

Viewtiful Joe
"You will stop your evil ways! Did I say that right? Voiced by: Darrel Guilbeau (English), Tomokazu Seki (Japanese)"

Home Series: Viewtiful Joe

Sucked into MovieLand, Viewtiful Joe fights for truth and justice using the time altering powers of his V-watch, which is activated by the magical phrase "Henshin."

"(against any Marvel hero and Deadpool) Whoa! You're a real hero? For real?
 * Ascended Fanboy: Much like in TvC, he starts gushing around the Marvel superheroes.

(winning against any Marvel hero) Well now, guess we know who's the REAL hero.

(against Nova) Whoa! Nova! Can I have your autograph?

(against any Marvel villain) You will stop your evil ways! ... did I say that right?

(winning against any Marvel villain) Good always triumphs... as they say!

(to Wolverine) Duuuude! You're the REAL Wolverine! Can I get a picture? An autograph? Also, let's hear that SNIKT!"

"VOOMERANG! RED HOT KICK! MACH SPEED! Come on, Six Machine! SIX CANNON!"
 * In the ending credits, he's seen trying on a miniaturized version of Cap's outfit. He's also got custom-tailored costumes based on Spidey, Wolvie, and... She-Hulk...?
 * Assist Character: Assisted by Sexy Silvia in his Six Cannon super.
 * Bash Brothers: With Amaterasu in Episode 2 Trailer.
 * Battle Boomerang: His Voomerang. It can be Charged Attack for Homing Projectile and fiery effect.
 * BFG: His Six Cannon.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: Occasionally, when Joe wins, he'll mention that he "beat Marvel vs. Capcom 3!"
 * Also his very presence is a fourth-wall breaker as, outside of Movieland, Joe is incapable of transforming unless there's a VFX camera pointed at him.
 * Bullet Time: Joe's VFX Slow ability works a bit differently here with his Viewtiful God Hand hyper: instead of slowing down everything (including himself), he instead grabs his opponent and actually transfers the Slow power into them directly.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Along with Arthur, Ammy and Rocket Raccoon, Joe is among the smallest of the playable characters, only reaching about waist-level with most characters. As such, the placement of his hands seems quite... awkward. Even worse, after that attack, he says, "Do you like that?"
 * Calling Your Attacks:

"Hulk (when tagging in Joe): Funny Helmet Man!"
 * Cartoon Bomb: The Shocking Pink.
 * Cool Helmet

"Spider-Man: Being a carefree, fun-loving hero is all good, but you wouldn't even qualify for the Pet Avengers."
 * Double Jump: And triple jump!
 * Fragile Speedster: The "Fragile" part is up to debate. (Joe's is about average in terms of health, tied with Iron Man, Morrigan, and M.O.D.O.K. at 950,000.) Aside of it, he has great mobility in the air (much like Chun-Li) and his attacks are fast, but he has poor reach and damage output. Even worse, he doesn't have a Level 3 hyper.
 * Fun Personified: He's so ridiculously energetic and so obviously thrilled to be mixing it up with "real" heroes and villains.

"(to Spider-Man) I can see the headline for the next Bugle: "Mystery Hero Saves The Day! Not Your Average Joe"!"
 * Heroic Build: Arguably parodied.
 * Just for Pun

"Mach SPEEEEEEEEED!!"
 * Keet
 * Large Ham: Pound for pound, possibly the largest in the game. And considering the game includes some absurdly epic ham villains such as Doctor Doom, M.O.D.O.K., and Galactus, that's saying something!

"I'm realizing I like really tall women. Also, I'm totally cool with the green thing."
 * No Guy Wants an Amazon: Averted in his post battle dialogue after beating She-Hulk.

"Spider-Man: Well, aren't you the cutest wittle thing."
 * Ordinary High School Student: According to his bio, Joe's just a 17-year-old high school student.
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse

"(to Dante) It's Stylish vs. Viewtiful. Okay, then!"
 * Playing with Fire
 * Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: In his Mach Speed hyper.
 * Redheaded Hero
 * The Rival:

"(to Strider): Whoooo-wee! I just rocked your world, ninja-boy! And I got the cooler scarf to boot!"
 * Amusingly, in the first Viewtiful Joe game, "Stylish" was the epithet given to Joe's rival Alastor as a playable character. And Alastor is a walking Devil May Cry reference, so...
 * Scarf of Asskicking: A pink scarf.


 * Ship Tease: Apparently, he's into Statuesque Stunners. And he's "totally cool with the green thing.
 * Shoryuken: His Groovy Uppercut. Interestingly, he can link it up with another attack, even another Groovy Uppercut.
 * Shotoclone: Technically.
 * Spam Attack: His Air Joe. As the name suggests, this could only be done in midair; given the nature of the game (mostly launcher + air combo), this is actually easy to pull off.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: His Shocking Pink bombs.
 * Wreathed in Flames: During his Mach Speed hyper.

Zero
"This'll be over in a nanosecond. Voiced by: Johnny Yong Bosch (English), Ryotaro Okiayu (Japanese)"

Home Series: Mega Man X

The last creation of Dr. Wily, Zero was awakened by Sigma to fight as a Maverick Hunter. Sigma, however, ended up infected with the Maverick virus, and betrayed his comrades. Zero has on more than one occasion teamed up with Mega Man X to stop Sigma's schemes. He always gets the job done in a cool and confident manner.

"I don't even need my sword for such an easy fight."
 * Anti-Hero (Type II & III)
 * Arm Cannon: His Z-Buster. Its strength depends on how long you charged it.
 * Badass
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: With Chun-Li.
 * Badass Back: How he makes an appearance and how he takes his leave from the battlefield.
 * Badass Boast:

"HADANGEKI! RYUENJIN! HIENKYAKU! SENTSUIZAN! REKKOHA! It's over... SOUGENMU! Ittouryuudan! GENMU ZERO!"
 * Badass Long Hair: Zero, he of the mighty Rapunzel Hair!
 * Battle Aura: During his Sougenmu. Also briefly during his Level 3.
 * Bring My Red Jacket: He's colored red, he's a Glass Cannon, and his playstyle involves rushing dead-on to and comboing his opponent to death. Do the math.
 * Brought to You by The Letter "S": He has a "Z" on his left shoulder.
 * Calling Your Attacks:


 * Char Clone
 * Critical Existence Failure: Explodes into orbs of light when KO'd.
 * Death From Above: Rekkoha.
 * Doppelganger Attack: Sougenmu.
 * Flash Step: Hienkyaku, his command dashing special.
 * Glass Cannon: As elaborated here, his stamina is only 3 out of 7. However, his fighting ability is rated 7 (even more than the over-than-40-specials Dante, who's rated 6), possibly corresponding to his comboablility. Zero technically is: Once Zero hits you, you can only wait until his endless combo kills you. From the other side, once you hit him, he will go down easily (especially if you use a strong character). This makes sense, given the nature of his games, where his health and defenses are quite low (or at least, compared to what he's up against); Zero must rely on his speed, agility, wit, and swordplay to defeat foes several times more durable than him.
 * Gradual Grinder: In general, Zero fights by using his speed and priority to stuff opponents' attacks and get his combos started. These combos tend to last a long frickin' time but, very few (without X-Factor) are capable of killing a character with average-or-above health. In short, if you let Zero touch you, you might as well go and make a sandwich.
 * Gratuitous Japanese: A staple of his character since X8. His specials don't need to be shouted in Japanese, but it probably wouldn't be as cool. (He's actually been naming his techniques in Japanese since X4.)
 * Ground Pound: Again, Rekkoha.
 * Hair of Gold

"(to Sentinel) Found a Maverick. I'll take care of it! (to Sentinel) I'll hunt down all Mavericks, no matter where you hide. That is my duty as a Maverick Hunter!"
 * The Hunter: A Maverick Hunter. Somewhat logical, given that Maverick is a term for a robot that aims to harm humans. Sentinel is made to combat (mutant) humans. And that's if you don't factor Sentinels' occasional Zeroth Law Rebellion.

"(to Arthur) You call that a sword?"
 * Jerkass Facade: He may seem a bit abrasive and bluntly outspoken, but anyone with deeper understanding of his backstory knows that this is a mask used to cover up a chasm of emotional tragedies he's suffered through.
 * Laser Blade: His Z-Saber, natch. He's so confident on it.

"Another souless copy."
 * Sword Beam: Both as his special and his Level 3 hyper.
 * Mirror Match: Lampshaded in his quote against himself, which possibly refers to him easily destroying the black copy of him in Mega Man X2.

"(one of his win text) If X were here, he would have tried to talk things out first. Unfortunately, X isn't here."
 * Morality Chain: X, apparently.

"Stop lecturing me and show me what you got!"
 * My Hero Zero: The clue is in the name.
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He beams out of the battlefield when he wins a fight. Thus, his win picture is a shot of the beginning of the cinematic, unlike the other characters whose winpics usually pick the last shot of the character's face.
 * Shoryuken: His Ryuenjin is essentially this trope, done with a Flaming Sword.
 * Shock and Awe: His new special, Raikousen, a quick airborne stab attack which is aimable at 3 ways depending on the button used.
 * Shotoclone: Technically.
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: He delivers one to Captain America (see Cap's "My Hero Zero" entry). A rare example of a Shut UP, Hannibal being done between heroes.

"I don't listen to lectures or losers."
 * And after he beats Cap:

"How boring..."
 * Averted in the Japanese version, at least for the pre-fight quote. Zero insteads tells Cap to show the power of this "ally of justice". And if he wins, he gives Cap a lecture about the lack of difference between justice and evil.
 * Spin Attack
 * The Stoic
 * Victory Is Boring: One of his phrases during his winning animation goes as follows:

"(to Super-Skrull) I enjoy battling worthy opponents such as you. It keeps me on my toes and makes me that more efficient."
 * Worthy Opponent: He sees Super-Skrull as one.

"(Victory screen vs. Hawkeye) You're very cunning. You have that in common with X. You also lost to me, so you share that too."
 * You Remind Me of X: In this case, literally.