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== ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' ==

** Another one to the first movie and the series can be seen in the [[Attract Mode]], where Juggernaut and Zangief are paired in several matches. At first you won't get the clue, but then you remember that Zangief was portrayed in the American media as [[Dirty Communist|evil]].

* One of Wolverine's winquotes is his [[Catch Phrase]]:

* One of Ryu's winquote references ''[[Street Fighter II]]'''s subtitle:

** Another win quote of his references the [[Urban Legend of Zelda|infamous Shen Long rumor from EGM]] (and by proxy, his actual win quote from ''II'').

 

 

 

== ''Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash Of The Superheroes'' ==

** One of Commando's win quotes mentions ''Vulgus'', [[Capcom]]'s first game (he even states as much).

** Upon being knocked out, Hiryu will explode and dissipate in the same way he does in the first ''Strider'' after losing all life, sound effect included!

** '''Mega Man''' and '''Roll''''s respective "Hyper (character)" moves have them turning into [[Mazinger Z|Mazinger Z and Aphrodite A]].

** Much like Hiryu, Mega Man and Roll reference their death animations in their respective series.

* '''Morrigan''''s ending has {{spoiler|her and Ryu playing ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo''<ref>a [[Super-Deformed]] ''[[Street Fighter]]''-related game whose title [[Lampshade Hanging|pokes fun at]] the [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation|various psuedo-sequels]] of ''[[Street Fighter II]]''; it also featured characters from ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' and ''[[Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness|Cyberbots]]'', Morrigan included</ref>}}.

* '''Hulk''''s ending {{spoiler|with Captain America's [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} is a nod to the end of the Onslaught saga in the comics.

 

 

== ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes'' ==

* In the ending cutscene, after you defeat Abyss, {{spoiler|you can see Cyclops and Ryu shaking hands. This can be a [[Call Back]] to the title screen of ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]'', where both of them are shaking hands behind the game's logo}}.

** [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Black Hayato]] appears for a second at the end of his hidden Level 3 hyper combo.

** Several of the game's iconic items are also seen during her intro or win poses, including the ink ribbon, small key and broken radio.

 

 

* Some of the little messages you can get for getting a combo are [[Street Fighter Alpha|GREAT]], [[Devil May Cry|COOL]], [[Dude, Where's My Car?|DUDE, SWEET]], [[Devil May Cry|STYLISH]], [[Fantastic Four|FAN]][[Dead Rising|TASTIC]], [[The Mighty Thor|MIGHTY]], [[Incredible Hulk|INCREDIBLE]], [[Spider-Man|AMAZING]], [[X-Men|UNCANNY]], [[Viewtiful Joe|VIEWTIFUL]], [[Galactus|GALACTIC]], and (whew!) UNSTOPPABLE. <ref>Perhaps a nod to [[X-Men|Juggernaut?]]</ref>

* The first ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' trailer [http://www.capcom-unity.com/jgonzo/blog/2010/05/14/marvel_vs._capcom_3_producer_blog_-_after_a_decade_of_demand! was going] to start with the caption "After 10 years of silence..." but was ultimately changed to "After a decade of demand...", not only at Marvel's suggestion but also because of --- get this --- the mere title of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''. At last, a situation in which we're justified to scream out "'''[[Memetic Mutation|ONORE DIKEIDO!]]'''"!

** His win quote against Wolverine is a reference to his role in the ''[[X-Men]]'' storyline "The Twelve", and consequentially his being the [[True Final Boss]] of ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'':

** Beating Akuma with Amaterasu has Issun noticing how much Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8239V1ML8rE resembles Mrs. Orange baking cherry cakes.]

** One of Ammy's win-quotes in ''Ultimate'' has Issun state, "So, Ammy...I hear you've got a little pup now, [[Ōkamiden|already running off on his own adventures.]] They grow up so fast!"

* '''Arthur''''s alternate color schemes are [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/10/07/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_arthur based off] the Warrior's Armor in ''Ultimate Ghost 'N Goblins'', the Gold/Magic Armor from ''Ghosts 'N Ghouls'' and ''Super Ghosts 'N Goblins'', and the Bronze Armor from ''Super''. For ''Ultimate'', he gets two original color schemes. His DLC costume is an armorless "Zombie Arthur" which also changes his Armor Hyper into the Cursed Armor from ''Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins'' and his "armorless" state into a boxer-wearing skeleton, a form Arthur can assume if hit by transformation magic in ''Ultimate'', as well as a nod to Arthur's death animation in his series.

* '''Captain America''' has the costume of his Soviet counterpart The Red Guardian, [[The Punisher]]'s Captain America outfit, and his alternate green color from previous ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' games as his alternate color schemes. For ''Ultimate'', he loses the Red Guardian and ''MvC'' schemes and gets [http://www.gamespot.com/special_feature/marvelcapcom-week9/ color schemes] based off his ''Age of X'' gear, his appearence in the [[Hitler]]-punching cover of ''Captain America Comics #1'' (complete with his original shield), Bucky Cap, and the Space Suit from ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''. The Punisher Cap returns with a U.S. Agent-styled shield, as well. His DLC costume is his Secret Avengers outfit.

** In his intro against Strider, he claims to be reminded of Batroc the Leaper, one of his most frequently recurring enemies.

*** Not only that but the pistol he uses is Leon S. Kennedy's Silver Ghost from ''Resident Evil 4''.

*** He also uses a sizable portion the weaponry found in ''5'', including his Mercworx Goliath combat knife, the Stun Rod, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 Magnum, the Ithaca M37 Shotgun, the Škorpion vz. 61 Submachine Gun, Incendiary Grenades, Proximity Bombs, the Flamethrower, the RPG-7 Rocket Launcher, the Milkor MGL Mk.1 Grenade Launcher, and the Laser Targeting Device.

** Her pre-fight quote against C. Viper references their rivalry in ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''.

* [[Word of God|Capcom themselves]] stated that '''C. Viper''' can be considered an [[Expy]] of [[Captain Commando]], especially, since it's commonly speculated that her abilities were inspired by Captain Commando in the first place.

** Her alternate color schemes are based on fellow ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' newcomers Rufus, El Fuerte, and Abel, even though [[Word of God]] stresses [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/09/09/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_wesker_and_c._viper it wasn't intentional.] For ''Ultimate'', she gets a [[Resident Evil 2|Claire Redfield]] scheme. Her DLC costume (from the Villain Costume DLC Pack) is a new outfit they created for this game, which makes her look like a super hero.

** Her pre-fight quote against Chun-Li references their rivalship in ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''.

* '''Dante''' has, according to [[Word of God]], [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/09/23/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_dante no references for his original color schemes], though it was assumed they were based on his [[Product Placement|Diesel]] clothing from ''Devil May Cry 2'', either [[God Hand|Gene]] or [[Rule 63|Trish]], and Ryu from ''[[Breath of Fire III]]''. In ''Ultimate'', he gets a Vergil alt. and an orange alt. based off Taskmaster's ''Frightful Four'' color (see below). His DLC costume changes him to his father, Sparda, complete with Sparda's demon form as his Devil Trigger.

** One of his intro quotes is, "Let's rock, baby!", which is something of Dante's trademark [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]. He also caps off his Million Dollars hyper with, "Jackpot!". This is Dante's personal [[Catch Phrase]], used as a [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]] before [[Finishing Move|finishing off]] the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of the first and third games.

** His Level 3 is named Devils Must Die, a probable nod to the [[Harder Than Hard|notoriously difficult]] [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels|"Dante Must Die" mode]] in the ''DMC'' games.

** His intro quote against every female character (minus [[Darkstalkers|Morrigan]] and [[Ōkami|Amaterasu]]) is "How come I never meet any nice girls?" This most likely references Dante's second meeting with Lady in ''DMC3'', where he tries to woo her and ends up receiving a bullet to the head (Dante ends up [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] this with the line "I'm beginning to think I've got rotten luck with women.").

** In his opening quote against Joe, the two of them express familiarity; Dante was a playable character in the PS2 version of ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' as well as Joe's own fighting game, ''Red Hot Rumble''.

** ''Ultimate'' gives Dante a quote [[Discontinuity Nod|picking fun at]] ''DmC: Devil May Cry''.

* Most characters walk backwards. '''Deadpool''' [[Michael Jackson|MOONWALKS!]]

** During his Level 3 Hyper activation pose, he recites "[[Betty Boop|Boop boop bee doop~]]"

** Deadpool's infamous '''SHORYUKEN!''' to Shadowcat [[Ascended Meme|made it as one of his moves]] (it's his [[Launcher Move]]).

** His quote after defeating Magneto references the infamous '''[[Memetic Mutation|MAHVEL, BAYBEE!]]''' video:

** ''"You see that? THAT'S how you beat Wolverine, people. [[Take That|AND YOU DON'T EVEN NEED]] [[X-Men (film)|OPTIC BLASTS!]] HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"''

** His taunt (consisting of Deadpool chanting, [[Captain Obvious|"This is my taunt!"]] or [[Shaped Like Itself|"Taunt button!"]]) has a yellow speech bubble, just like the [[Deadpool|image from his own page]]. It also hits the other character if he/she/it is standing close enough to him.

** Every [[Rule of Three|third]] warp will result in the device backfiring and exploding in Deadpool's face. He replies, "Curses! Foiled again.", a stock phrase of [[Dudley Do-Right|Snidely Whiplash]] ([[Dastardly Whiplash|and all similar characters]]).

** [[Street Fighter II|"That was Deadpoolicious. In case you're wondering, that's my new word for awesomeness."]] <ref>A reference to M. Bison's "This is delicious!" meme from the Street Fighter cartoon.</ref>

** After beating M.O.D.O.K., he regrets ever allying with him as part of the Intelligentsia.

* '''Doctor Strange's''' line after defeating a female character

** Mystic Sword (an energy blade which can be summoned/dispersed at will) is another nod to the ''Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme'' animated film.

** If called in as the third person in a team Hyper Combo string, he shouts "[[The Defenders|Defenders forever]]!" He also has special dialogue with the Hulk that makes reference to their shared history in The Defenders and the events of ''[[Planet Hulk]]''.

* '''Dormammu''''s moveset is a bit similar to Blackheart.

* '''Felicia''' has [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/10/18/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_felicia alternate color schemes] based on her ''Night Warriors'' MP (blonde hair) and LP+MK (black fur, crimson hair) colors, and her ''Vampire Savior'' SK (red fur, but with her white hair swapped black) color. For ''Ultimate'', she gets her ''Vampire Savior'' MP (dark skin, pink hair) color. Her DLC costume is based on Yellow Iris from the game ''[[Battle Circuit]]''.

** Her ending sees her {{spoiler|start up a musical act based on her adventures in defeating Galactus with Dazzler. What's the name of the musical? [[Ted Nugent|Cat Scratch]] [[Darkstalkers|Savior]]. [[Don't Explain the Joke|As in "Vampire Savior"]]. This also serves as a [[Call Back]] to her original goal to become a superstar singer in the first ''Darkstalkers''.}}

* '''Frank West''' can take photographs in order to level up, much like in his home series. He can also use some of the combo weapons from Dead Rising 2, including the Paddlesaw.

* '''[[Big Bad|Galactus]]''' employs four of the game's villains -- Akuma, Doom, Dormammu, and Wesker -- as his [[Silver Surfer|Heralds]], infused with the Power Cosmic, in the single-player game's final fight; you have to fight two of them (selected at random) before you take on the bigger threat -- [[Sequential Boss|with no break between the fights]].

* '''Haggar''' shouts "Come here!", which is also a nod to [[Mortal Kombat|Scorpion]].

** His moveset is a mixed case with [[Street Fighter II|Zangief]]. While Zangief (in the ''[[Street Fighter]]''-verse) copied Haggar's grappling move and Double Lariat (As Spinning Clothesline to him), Haggar adopted some of Zangief's moves in this game, while adding up a few of his own such as the pipe and his special moves (the Violent Axe and the Angry Hammer) from ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters|Slam Masters]]''.

** His character theme is an amalgam remix of both Guy and Cody's themes from ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'', which themselves were remixes of "Metro City Slums", the first stage music in ''[[Final Fight]]''.

** His DLC costume is his attire from ''Final Fight 3''.

** One of his intros has references to the [[The Defenders]] and [[Thunderbolts]], two teams he served on in the past.

** Hawkeye mentions "Cap's Kooky Quartet", the nickname for the Avengers after their first big roster shake-up, in his special intro against Captain America.

*** He also mocks Iron Man over Force Works, a team he headed in the mid-90s.

* One of the items '''Hsien-Ko''' throws using her Ankihou special move is the [http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Yashichi Yashichi,] an item that appeared in many early Capcom arcade games.

** She has alternative color schemes based off her ''Night Warriors'' LP+MK (black with red trim) color, her ''Vampire Savior'' MP (blue with yellow trim) color and one referencing the "hopping zombie" from 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film ''Mr. Vampire''. For ''Ultimate'', [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/10/21/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_hsien-ko she gets] an original scheme and her ''Vampire Savior'' SK (green with orange trim) color. Her DLC costume is her sister Mei-Ling's human form.

* '''Hulk''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJAC4KeMLVo drops one of his iconic phrases before tangling with Haggar.]

** In his intro against Wolverine, Hulk swears he'll break Wolvie's claws "this time." Wolvie counters by saying this time the fight won't end in a draw. This is a reference to the characters' long-standing rivalry (Wolverine first appearing as a Hulk villain, even), and one specific fight between them in ''Incredible Hulk #340''.

*** When fighting Nova, Hulk is upset at the prospect of fighting "Human Rocket" -- because due to the above, he doesn't like rockets.

** On beating Doctor Strange, he comments that he didn't like to take out a fellow Avenger -- a reference to their membership in the ''New Avengers''.

** On beating Doctor Doom, he says "Don't think I forgot about what happened in Camelot." This references the infamous [[wikipedia:Doomquest|Doomquest mini-story]], in which Doom and Iron Man were trapped in the Middle Ages. This also explains Arthur's intro for both of them; specifically, Arthur recognizes them as knights.

** He says Hawkeye was "a two-bit punk when [they] first met" in their special intro, referring to Hawkeye's first appearance... as an Iron Man villain.

** She has [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/10/28/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_jill_valentine color schemes] inspired by Saki Omokane from ''Quiz Nanairo Dreams'', though better known as a ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' assist and ''Tatsunoko vs. Capcom'' character, and [[P.N.03|Vanessa's Intera Fusion suit]]. For ''Ultimate'', she gets a second ''[[P.N.03]]'' color scheme based off Vanessa's main costume.

** Her DLC alt is her appearance in Resident Evil 3, as [http://i.imgur.com/TWhqvl.jpg this image] shows.

* '''M.O.D.O.K.''''s moveset is pretty much equivalent to Cable's moveset minus the Psimitar.

** His [[Fastball Special]] is reminiscent to [[Marvel vs. Capcom 2|Ruby Heart]]'s "Schwarzaile" attack, right down to the same trajectory.

** Likely, her quip against Dante ("Well now, aren't you a handsome devil.") may be one to Nevan from the third ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', another succubus who described him in much the same way.

* '''Nova''' screams "[[The Shining|Here's Richie!]]" when being called out.

** Nova's victory quote, "That was for Nova Corps." is what Nova said to Annihilus as he killed him at the end of the Annihlation event (only edited to reflect the past tense rather than the present).

* '''Phoenix''' has a mix of Psylocke and Rogue's movesets (sans the [[Mega Manning]]).

** Her last-resort ''five-level'' Resurrection super turns her into the Dark Phoenix. When K.O.ed, she screams "Scott!"--Jean's last words before dying (the first time) in ''The Dark Phoenix Saga''.

** Her win quote against Akuma is a reference to both her Dark self and Akuma's Shin self:

* '''Phoenix Wright''' has three stances, based on ''[[Ace Attorney]]''; 'Investigation Mode' and 'Courtroom Mode' references the two main modes of gameplay in his series, while 'Turnabout Mode' references one of the main themes of the game; Wright's ability to turn a situation on its head and change everyone's view of the case.

** His alternate color schemes (which also give Maya and Missile different colors) include ones based on [[The Rival|Miles Edgeworth]] (Maya's colors change to her sister, [[The Obi-Wan|Mia Fey]]), [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Dick Gumshoe]] (Maya as Franziska von Karma), [[Butt Monkey|Larry Butz]] (Maya as a Tres Bien waitress), Godot (Maya as Kay Faraday), and [[Ghost Trick|Sissel (and Lynne)]]. Missile's colours are the same as Amaterasu's, only with the 6P (realistic dog) and 1P (Ammy's default) costumes switched. His DLC costume is his younger self as he appears in the first case of the third Ace Attorney game (Missile takes the colors of Talbain!Amaterasu, and Maya was originally meant to look like Mia Fey, but [http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2012/02/21/ultimate_mvc3_costume_blog:_viewtiful_strange_pack the team ran out of time before it could be done]).

** His ''Objection!'' move is named "Bridge To The Turnabout", referencing both the final case of ''Trials and Tribulations'' and the fact that it's what lets him enter Turnabout Mode.

* In the end of his level 3 super, '''Rocket Raccoon''' says [[Apocalypse Now|"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"]]. Said super is named Rocky Raccoon, after the Beatles song that inspired the character's creation.

** Upon beating Chris, Rocket declares, "That's for letting them mess up [[Resident Evil|Raccoon City,]] ya wanker!"

*** Similarly, RR's opening line against Wesker is "So, what's this I hear about a Raccoon City?"

** His victory quote, "Never doubt a raccoon." is a direct quote from War of Kings which Rocket Raccoon said after knocking out Gladiator.

** Speaking of Evil Ryu, Ryu's text quote upon beating either Phoenix or Wolverine alludes to the struggle with [[The Corruption|the Satsui]] [[The Dark Side|no Hadou]] he went through in both ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''.

** When placed opposite of Spider-Man, Ryu muses, "Spiders. I hate spiders." [[All There in the Manual|According to his bio]], Ryu hates spiders due to a prank Ken pulled on him in childhood involving having the spider crawl down his mouth.

** His win-quote against wolverine references [[Street Fighter II|Vega]]:

** One of his ''Ultimate'' winquotes has him stating that his programming is evolving and becoming Bastion. Unfortunately, his evolutionary process is halted by [[Pokémon|Capcom pressing B]].

*** His winquote against Wolverine references Operation: Zero Tolerance, a storyline involving Sentinels that touched all the X-Men books in the mid-late 90s.

* Fans has noticed '''She-Hulk''''s similarity to [[Street Fighter Alpha|R. Mika's]] moveset with hint of [[Street Fighter II|Guile's]]. Either that, or she's El Fuerte on steroids (especially in her Running Start special which can be followed by many attack options, much like his Habanero Dash).

** Shulkie and Hulk don't call themselves "Hulk!" or "She-Hulk!" when tagging...they call themselves "Bruce!" and "Jen!"

** After beating Deadpool, She-Hulk will mention that "If this game were made in 1991, I'd be the one hitting '''you''' with the health bar!''', a reference to the days when She-Hulk was the comic character famous for having no fourth wall.

** After beating Iron Man, she refers to the events of the 90s ''Contest of Champions'', where she lost her match-up against him.

** His [http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/go/gallery/item/136518001 DLC alt] is based on his one-time disciple, Quoggoth.

** Shuma-Gorath's likeness to [[Cthulhu]] is more than just a coincidence—Shuma-Gorath was originally conceived by [[Conan the Barbarian]] creator Robert E. Howard as a reference in a [[Kull]] story. When Marvel started illustrating several of Howard's sword-and-sorcery stories during the 1970s, they also imported some of Conan, Kull & Co.'s enemies into the Marvel Universe proper, including Shuma-Gorath. In [[Real Life]], Howard was close friends with Lovecraft and as such, many of his stories are directly tied to the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. Thus, Shuma-Gorath ''really is'' as close as one gets to playing a legit Elder God in a fighting game!

** He has alternate color schemes based on Jane and the BioReign soldiers, both from the 2009 ''[[Bionic Commando]]''. For ''Ultimate'', he gets a [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/09/30/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_spencer color scheme] inspired by ''[[P.N.03]]''. His DLC costume is his appearance from Bionic Commando Rearmed.

** His character theme is a remix of "Leap of Faith", the Stage 1 theme in the Arcade ''[[Bionic Commando]]'', though much better remembered as the Area 2, 9 and 11 music in the NES port.

* What does '''Spider-Man''' say as his pre-match quote? "[[Theme Song|Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man!]]"

** One of his taunts is "Does what a spider can!", from another snippet from the 1960s cartoon opening.

** Spidey's Maximum Spider super in ''3'' ends with what appears to be the [[Kamen Rider|Rider Kick]]. In earlier games, the final hit of the attack was dependent on where Spidey launches off of the wall from and how many hits it took to K.O. an opponent.

** Spidey's alternate color schemes are the ''Big Time'' costume ([[Early-Bird Cameo|which he hadn't yet worn in the comics when it was revealed]]), the Venom Symbiote, and the Iron Spider costume (minus the extra arms, of course). For ''Ultimate'', he has the green ''Big Time'' scheme replaced by the [http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5967679689_bc31565c77_z.jpg red] ''Big Time'' costume and gets two schemes based off his [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Future Foundation]] costume and the ''Spider-Armor''. His DLC costume is Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider.

** His win quote against Felicia mentions Black Cat, who is also named Felicia and has a cat motif.

** Spidey's win quote against Deadpool:

** His win-quote against Firebrand in Ultimate is "You know, you look like the guy who ruined my marriage.", referencing Mephisto and serving as a reference to [[One More Day]].

** Deadpool bites back with a pre-fight quote against Spidey in ''Ultimate'', referencing the ill-reviewed musical ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark''.

** He calls Wesker by saying '''''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks|Aaaal]]'''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks|-bert!]]''

* '''Strider Hiryu''' retains his unique death animation from the previous ''Marvel vs. Capcom'', referencing his death animation in the original ''[[Strider Hiryu|Strider]]''.

* Before executing his "Inferno" super, '''Super-Skrull''' says "[[Secret Invasion|He loves you]]".

** He also shouts "Come here!" for his Elastic Slam grab, putting the number of [[Mortal Kombat|Scorpion]] allusions up to [[Rule of Three|three]].

** When fighting Nova, Super Skrull vows to see him "annihilated" -- a reference to, duh, the ''Annihilation'' event

* '''Taskmaster''' references Avengers member Hawkeye and Masters of Evil member Black Knight when he emulates their moves.

** In his win quote against Captain America, he says "Maybe I should teach you how to use that shield!" When John Walker became Captain America, that's exactly what he did.

** His "Mighty Spark" move is identical to the attack he did as an [[Assist Character]] in the first ''Marvel vs. Capcom''.

** In his winquote against Firebrand, he wonders if he's any relation to Surtur.

** ''Ultimate'' has Trish not only [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] [[Freud Was Right|her intention]] [[Identical Stranger|resemblance to Dante's mother Eva]] but mocking Dante's [[Memetic Mutation|infamous]] "I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with '''''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ddOyvnh6o LIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!]''''' line from the first game.

** Her Lunch Rush hyper has a maximum of 41 hits (excluding the initial gunshot that sets up the move), the total number of known Servbots as of ''[[Mega Man Legends]] 2'' and ''The Misadventures of Tron Bonne''. It's also a reference to ''Mega Man Legends 2'', where {{spoiler|1=the Servbots repeatedly sent letters to MegaMan requesting that he join as Servbot #42 in order to cheer up Tron. This is referenced in her ending, where she reprograms a Sentinel to serve as Servbot #42.}}

* '''Vergil''' retains his Rising Sun kick from ''Devil May Cry 3'' which behaves exactly like [[The King of Fighters|Rugal Bernstein's]] Genocide Cutter.

** He also can be seen as a [[Spiritual Successor]] of sorts to Silver Samurai (both are samurais) and Spiral (for his Spiral Swords hyper), both coming from previous ''MvC'' games.

** Several of Vergil's quotes are directly lifted word-for-word from ''3''.

* '''Viewtiful Joe''' has alternate color schemes based on Captain Blue Jr. and the Dark Emperor (the [[Big Bad]] of ''Viewtiful Joe 2'' and {{spoiler|Joe's father Jet Black <ref>the black costume is the Dark Emperor's normal look, while the white costume is his [[Boss Subtitles|"Dark Hero, Jet Black"]] [[Light Is Not Good|look]] from the [[Final Boss]] battle</ref>}}). For ''Ultimate'', he gets [http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/09/16/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog_-_viewtiful_joe color schemes] based off [[Action Girl|Sexy]] [[Battle Couple|Sylvia]] and his [[Worthy Opponent|longtime]] [[The Rival|rival]], [[Boss Subtitles|Blade Master]] [[Noble Demon|Alastor]]. His DLC costume is regular, untransformed Joe.

** The game's credit sequence shows Joe trying on outfits inspired by the Marvel superheroes.

** One of Viewtiful Joe's Hyper Combo has him [[GaoGaiGar|combining his Speed Up and Slow-Mo powers as he plunges his hands into his opponent, then ripping them out.]] The hyper's name (''Viewtiful Godhand'') may be a nod to ''[[God Hand]]''.

** {{spoiler|Captain Blue, Alastor, Mojo, and Spiral}} appear in his ending, a [[Mythology Gag]] towards to his fanboyism of Captain Blue as he's introduced in his own series.

** His Jaguar Dash and Tiger Knee are also taken from the fifth game--specifically, the [[Press X to Not Die|the quick-time event]] where Wesker lunges at Chris at high-speeds, Chris blocks Wesker's Knee Cannon attack and retaliates with a fist to the face (knocking Wesker flat on his ass), only to then shake his hand in mild pain.

** Rhino Charge (his [[Counter Attack]]/reversal hyper) is another one of his melee attacks from ''5'', while his Phantom Dance could be seen as a souped-up Collide.

** One of his winquotes references his infamous '''COMPLETE GLOBAL SATURATION''' line from ''RE5''.

** Wesker brandishes his Beretta 92F Custom "Samurai Edge" handgun from his S.T.A.R.S. days. As in ''RE5'', this is the only firearm he carries on his person.

** One of his intro one-liners is "I'm the best at what I do", a nod to a [[Catch Phrase]] instated during [[Chris Claremont]]'s run with the ''X-Men'' comics.

** One of his opening lines in ''Ultimate'' asks if his opponent wants to "tangle with the Wolverine". This is an abbreviated version of his iconic line from his first comicbook appearance (as an enemy of Hulk, no less).

** One of his victory quotes toward the Hulk mentions how both of them are monsters, a line he also said to the Hulk in ''[[Infinity Gauntlet]].''

* One of '''X-23''''s attacks makes her a good replacement for [[Street Fighter II|Cammy]].

** In tone with Wolvie's [[Catch Phrase]], she has a similar one saying "I'm the second best at what I do".

* When '''Zero''' is K.O.ed, he--much like Mega Man and Roll in ''MvC2''--disperses into orbs of light.

** He also gains a modified version of Raikosen from ''X8''.

** His Level 3 hyper is the [[That One Attack|infamous]] Genmurei ([[Calling Your Attacks|yelled here as]] "Genmu-zero!") from the equally-infamous X vs. Zero battle from ''Mega Man X5''. This also doubles as a [[Bilingual Bonus]], as Genmurei literally translates to "Illusion '''[[Meaningful Name|Zero]]'''".

** His character theme is a remix of his [[Boss Fight]] theme from ''[[Mega Man X]] 2''.

** Zero briefly gains [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Awakening Zero's]] crimson [[Battle Aura]] during said hyper.

* The ''Ultimate'' in ''UMvC3'' is a reference to Marvel's ''[[Ultimate Marvel]]'' line.

** Also, one can notice that in ''Ultimate MvC3's'' character select screen, posters of the first two ''MvC'' games can be seen in the background as well as as a poster of the original ''MvC3''.

 

 

* One of the narrator's quotes during the intro is "2001 is the year we make contact!" "The Year We Make Contact" was the sequel to the book/film ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.

* Some of '''[[The King of Fighters|Benimaru]]''''s special attacks (Genei Hurricane, Handou Sandangeri and Shinkuu Katategoma) are references to [[Tatsunoko Productions|Hurricane Polimar]]'s special attacks. Funny how both faced Capcom characters.

* Ryo and Ryu's special intro is also reminiscent of how fighters in the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' series, after briefly conversing, would jump away from each other to start the fight.

 

* When you face {{spoiler|Yami's third form}}, {{spoiler|[[Theme Music Power-Up|"The Sun Rises"]]}} starts playing. This is a reference to {{spoiler|the last battle in Okami}}.

* '''Batsu''''s victory quote against Ryu is a reference to [[Rival Schools|Hideo's]] fighting style, which is almost a [[Shotoclone|carbon-copy]] of Ryu's:

** His victory quote against Doronjo is a reference to his own series, as the main villain of ''Project Justice'', Kurow, also wore skin-tight clothing:

** His victory quote against Casshan references his ''[[Rival Schools]]'' backstory, where a dog bit him:

** His victory quote against Kaijin No Soki can be a double reference to fellow [[Rival Schools]] characters [[Wooden Katanas Are Even Better|Hayato Nekketsu]] and [[Katanas Are Better|Hyo Imawano]]:

* '''Casshan''''s winquotes against Zero and Roll are references to [[Crapsack World|his own series's ambience]]:

''"Humans and robots...living together in peace? I'm not against it, but it's unlikely to happen."'' }}

** She also has one that mimics Conchita from Godhand, which makes sense as Conchita is surrounded by a slender genius and a lumbering bruiser.

** Intentional or not, one of Frank's palettes makes him look a lot like fellow zombie ass-kicker [[Left 4 Dead 2|Nick.]]

** His winquote against Batsu references the amount of time between the first ''[[Rival Schools]]'' game and the first ''[[Dead Rising]]'' game:

* '''Gold Lightan''''s ending in ''CGoH'' {{spoiler|is a reference to Shin Akuma's ending in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]''}}. His ending in ''UAS'', dialogue aside, {{spoiler|mimics Ryu's ending in the original ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', right down to spoofing Ryu's [[Riding Into the Sunset|"walking into the sunset"]] scene}}.

* '''Ippatsuman''''s victory quote against Doronjo is about him being reminded of certain [[Terrible Trio|people]]. They are Mun-Mun, Kosuinen, and Kyokanchin, [[Expy|expies]] of the Doronbo Gang in ''Gyakuten Ippatsuman''.

* '''Jun the Swan''''s ending {{spoiler|lets you pick a choice on the outcome of her ending. This is a homage to Chun-Li's original ending in ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', which was also done in Thanos's ending in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]''}}.

* '''MegaMan Volnutt''''s [[More Dakka|Machine Gun Sweep]] has 41 hits. There are 41 Servbots as of ''[[Mega Man Legends]] 2''.

* '''Roll''''s victory quote says that Alex is "more like [[Mega Man 3|Hard Man]] than Guts Man", and that [[Viewtiful Joe]] is a "Quick Man cosplayer".

* '''Saki''''s fourth alternate color is remindful of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Rei Ayanami's outfit]].

* One of '''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''''s alternate colors give him [[Evil Twin|Tekkaman Evil's]] color scheme.

** His [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Blaster/Blastor]] [[Super Mode|Mode]] Voltekka Level 3 (should the initial shockwave connect) shows Blade's [[Transformation Trinket|Tek-set system crystal]] shattering right before he fires. Early on in the anime, Blade's crystal was broken and Takaya/D-Boy subsequently needed to rely on Pegas in order to transform into Blade, although said crystal was mysteriously regenerated in ''Tekkaman Blade II'' without explanation. The entire sequence is the same as when Blade first used the Blastor Voltekka, shattered crystal and all.

* Part of '''Viewtiful Joe''''s victory quote against Casshan is a reference to ''Neo-Human Casshern'''s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o 70's opening] ([[Ear Worm|prepare your ears!]]). It's also something of a [[Call Back]] to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmE6sfwUcG0 opening] from the first ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'':

** One of his alternate costumes is a yellow. In ''Viewtiful Joe'' Joe says the winner of the boss fight between Another Joe and himself with have to change into a yellow outfit.

* '''Yatterman-2''''s hyper move "Omotchama's Roll" summons Omotchama, the small dice robot of Yatterman. Omotchama stays on screen for some time, attacking enemies with a varying random attack for five times. The random attacks? They're from [[Street Fighter II|E. Honda]], including the headbutt, butt slam, and hundred handslap. He even says "Dosukoi!" when he headbutts or body slam the enemy.

* Pay close attention and you'll notice that the weapons [[Darkstalkers|Hsien-Ko]] summons in her joint Multiple Assault with [[Dino Crisis|Regina]], [[Resident Evil Gun Survivor|Fong Ling and Bruce]] are all weapons found in ''Dead Aim'' and ''[[Dino Crisis]]''. Of particular note is the last weapon Bruce uses in the attack: {{spoiler|it's the very weapon used to seriously injure ''Dead Aim's'' [[Big Bad]]}}.

* Merchant [[Forgotten Worlds|Sylphie]]'s movelist is chock-full of references to old Capcom games, including ''Trojan'', ''Commando'', ''GunSmoke'', ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' and ''Pirate Ship Higemaru''. Her finisher has her cosplay as four Capcom characters: [[Street Fighter III|Makoto]], [[Red Earth|Mai-Ling]], [[Original Generation|Lt. Linn Kurosawa]] from the [[Beat'Em Up]] ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'', and [[Legendary Wings|Michelle Heart]].

* During Felicia, King, and Armor King's Multiple Assault, Felicia calls for the two Kings to beat up on enemies much like her Please, Help Me! super in the ''Darkstalkers'' series.

 

* The game itself reuses the term [[Street Fighter III|Super Arts]] for the super combos of both sides.

* '''Heihachi''' ''literally'' [[Turns Red]] when he activates Pandora Mode in a manner not unlike [[Street Fighter III|Makoto's]] Tanden Renki.

* '''Ibuki''' and '''Rolento''' being partners may have something to do with Ibuki's incarnation in ''Pocket Fighter/Super Gem Fighter''. In said game, the fighters dressed differently for each special attack, often dressed as other Capcom characters; Ibuki dressed as Rolento for her aerial Kunai attack and aerial Super, the same way Rolento is known for throwing grenades in mid-air since Final Fight. Also, on the English voice setting, Ibuki's Pandora activation quote is [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3|"I can't control it!"]].

* '''Sagat''' and '''Dhalsim''' being partners has to do with the not-canon but official Udon comics, in which Dhalsim helps Sagat to train in order to gain better control over himself and his emotions after losing to Ryu.

* The '''Mad Gear Hideout''' Stage has a sign with japanese writing above the stage... which just happens to be the mangled, nonsensical translation Sodom proposed to the other gangmembers in his [[Street Fighter Alpha]] 1 Ending. Doubles as a [[Mythology Gag]].

* The tutorial mode has a blatantly obvious one when Dan says [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/Phoku/IMG00368-20120306-1826.jpg this gem]...

* '''Bison''''s taunt is a reference to an infamous line from [[Street Fighter (film)|the first Street Fighter movie]].

* Sometimes when tagging in, Ken will say [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7cW2nMf1gk "Time to unleash the beast!"]

* In Bryan and JACK-X's rival dialogue, JACK-X scans Guy and Cody and states that their [[Power Level]] is [[Over Nine Thousand]], a reference to a popular Internet meme.

** Also, for Tekken characters, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klZUVj3l_jc&feature=related Tekken 3] theme plays. For Street Fighter characters, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KErpd0jLI7o&feature=relmfu Street Fighter II] title theme plays. For mixed teams, a brief remix of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmQczxR21UU&feature=relmfu main menu theme] plays.

* '''Rolento''''s taunt...

 

 

* Lazarus to [[Record of Agarest War|Winfield]] right down to his [[Seiyuu]], his hot springs peeking tendencies, his weapon of choice, ''and his level up quote''.

 

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