I’ll explain my picks, why not. Might be fun regardless. Capcom will probably be filled Mega Man characters though, lol.
Marvel:
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Venom (Eddie Brock): As Capcom has shown, canon is damned in the versus series (see: Phoenix, Nova). Getting Eddie back as Venom would be amazing, as Flash Venom is currently Chris character wise in game not to mention Flash Venom isn’t even a Spider-Man villain much comic wise. Plus, if not Doc Ock, Venom is easily Peter’s most recognizable villain, and given how wide Spider-Man’s rouges gallery is, that is an accomplishment.
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Thanos: I love me some cosmic Marvel, and Thanos fits that role perfectly. On top of possibly being the main villain in the GoTG movie, no one villain has affected cosmic Marvel more than him. Only Annihilus comes close to accomplishing what Thanos did to cosmic Marvel. Plus you already have a decent moveset for him, even if its cartoony given Thanos’s character now.
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Cyclops: Cyke’s still going strong in the comics and possibly the movies soon, given Days of Future Past is going to be a movie. Why not put Cyclops back in, give him his old moveset, and call it a day?
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Cable: Here’s the last Marvel 2 character that could be in Marvel 3, minus a few nerfs. I know the word nerf is a dirty dirty word, but Cable was a dirty dirty player in MvC2. Deadpool banter would be awesome as well, especially if Cable sees Deadpool in the cosplay outfit.
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The Sentry: Waste of a pick? Maybe but consider this: The Sentry is basically Superman, but with the power of a million exploding suns. Now give him teleportation, energy projection from his eyes and hands, a pacifying light, extremely fast speed and senses. Sentry is invulnerable as well, having survived a battle with a Green Scar Hulk, and can even resurrect himself from even disintegration, as he flew himself into the sun once. He’s basically Marvel incarnate, really.
Capcom:
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Mega Man X: This should require no introduction. Mega Man X got his first cross over in the SNK Vs Capcom Card Fighter games, probably the best appearance thus far though has been a playable role in Project X Zone, but its Marvel where he truly fits. X can literally play any style you want thanks to his massive moveset potential, has access to an eight way air dash and flight, and can even learn better versions of the Shoryuken and Hadoken, putting Ryu and Ken’s versions of the move to shame.
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Vile: Not to put Sigma under the bus, but Vile said at one point he would haunt X until he died. Then he exploded. In all seriousness, Vile is a monster when it comes to canons, firearms, and long range combat. Imagine Cable’s game play, but on crack. Not to mention the fact that his level 3 would be him summoning his staple ride armor, which itself is monstrous. It would also give us another villain for the game, as there nearly isn’t enough.
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Samanosuke: The main protagonist of Onimusha got put under the bus in TvC due to Soki from Dawn of Dreams. Samanosuke would be amazing in Marvel, on account of him having control of Lighting, Fire, Ice and Wind, leading to a ton of moveset potential right out the gate, not to mention that he can go into a full Oni form for his Level 3, or do something similar.
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Gene: Gene from Godhand is basically fit for a fighting game. He has all the moves practically need and canon is damned in the versus series. The gameplay from God Hand translates too well into MvC3, or any other Versus series fighter for that matter.
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Asura. Dude throws punches, projectiles and stuff. That is only the beginning, as Asura’s powers were shown in his own game. I don’t have much to say on him other than he should be in, due to how well he would translate.