Marvel:
ULTRON
THANOS
DAREDEVIL
CAPTAIN MARVEL (Carol Danvers, former Ms. Marvel)
BLACK PANTHER
Capcom:
MEGAMAN CLASSIC
CAPTAIN COMMANDO
JIN SAOTOME
GOUKEN
HAUZER
A bit of commentary about my picks:
In general, I avoided going completely mental with my picks, forfeiting some of the ridiculous/mega obscure character I’d might have chosen if I was the only person responsible for defining the roster. Otherwise my list would include the likes of Doop, Devil Dinosaur, Kid Loki, Winter Soldier, Sagat etc.
Marvel picks:
ULTRON is one of my favorite villains from the Avengers comics. An unstoppable, genocidal artificial inteligence with oedipal complex is kind of a terrifying concept. Marvel’s next mega crossover event is named “Age of Ultron”, so you can probably guess that he is going to play a major role in that. Plus: his design rocks.
THANOS is the villain Marvel is most strongly pushing right now. After his cameo at the end of Avengers, it has been announced that he will play a big part in Marvel’s movies coming in the future (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers sequel), whilst in the comics front, Marvel will soon publish a new mini-series by a seriously high-profiled creative team telling Thanos origin (“Thanos Rising”). And if that was not enough, yesterday Marvel released a teaser that Thanos will probably be at the center of the next crossover event after the upcoming “Age of Ultron”.
DAREDEVIL is a classic, charismatic, well-loved Marvel super-hero that happens to star one of the most critically acclaimed comic series from the last couple of years. Plus it will finally allow for the soon-to-be fan-favorite Team Lawyers: She-Hulk, Phoenix Wright, Daredevil
CAPTAIN MARVEL. Carol Danvers is one of Marvel’s leading female heroes, and her profile nowadays is higher than ever before, what with her taking on the legacy of Captain Marvel, becoming an Avenger etc. And God knows this game needs more heroic gals. IMPORTANT NOTE: there is basically zero chance that Marvel will add Carol Danvers to the roster in the form of Ms. Marvel. That is the past. If she makes it, it will be as Captain Marvel. At most, Ms. Marvel’s outfit would be Captain Marvel’s alternate costume. Also, considering that they are essentially the same character – the only difference being the costumes -, all votes for Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel should be merged. It makes no sense to count the votes for each of them separately.
BLACK PANTHER is maybe the most well-known black super-hero, and is hella cool. This game needs diversity and coolness, therefore Black Panther should be in. Plus: team Illuminati (Black Panther, Iron Man, Dr. Strange)!!!
Capcom picks: well, these are a mix of nostalgia from the original Marvel vs. Capcom days (MEGAMAN, CAPTAIN COMMANDO, JIN SAOTOME) and fanboyism (GOUKEN is my favorite SF character; HAUZER is a giant freaking dinosaur who has already starred in fighting games).