History VideoGame / MarvelvsCapcom

The ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' games are a series of [[LicensedGame licensed]] {{Fighting Game}}s made by Creator/{{Capcom}}, using the [[MarvelComics Marvel]] license. Encapsulating a total of seven games, it is by far the largest CapcomVsWhatever series and the longest-running of them all.

*** Including Hayato, 15 other characters were also playable in ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', but they only appear as cameos on the ShoutOut poster in the "Days of Future Past" stage from ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''[[note]]They are Cyclops, Colossus, Captain Commando, Marrow, Ruby Heart, Iceman, Jin Saotome, Gambit, Psylocke, Cable, Mega Man, Rogue, SonSon, B.B. Hood, and Amingo[[/note]].

* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes''

The ''MarvelVsCapcom'' games are a series of [[LicensedGame licensed]] {{Fighting Game}}s made by Creator/{{Capcom}}, using the [[MarvelComics Marvel]] license. Encapsulating a total of seven games, it is by far the largest CapcomVsWhatever series and the longest-running of them all.

* ''[[VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''

* ''[[VideoGame/{{X-Men Vs Street Fighter}} X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Marvel Super Heroes Vs Street Fighter}} Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]''
* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Superheroes]]''
* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]''
* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]''

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu]]: Basically, Ryu was all of his incarnations into one up to VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2; placing in order, Ryu's appearance is that of his young self from VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha: white bandana, but his mannerisms (from his quotes) are that his older self from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' and beyond, were he should have Ken's red hair ribbon as a bandana to simbolize Ryu's maturity and confidence in his strength while he was troubled with it for his struggle with the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Satsui no Hadou]] in ''Alpha'' (he wears it in the first ''[=MvC=]'', even though the animations are still the same as before), and he seems to know Sean from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' quite well to offer training sessions in his ending for VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes, a character that Ryu will only meet half-a-decade later. MarvelVsCapcom3 came and returned Ryu's red bandana (''[=MvC2=]'' snapped back to his ''Alpha'' incarnation) and portrayed him as the full-fledged 30-something everyone came to know him as (his ''[=MvC3=]'' model derives from the ''StreetFighterIV'' one), pretty much fixing all the issues since those were the only notable changes in Ryu's character during his journey.

[-[[caption-width-right:340:They surely want to beat the crap out of the other.]]]]-]

[-[[caption-width-right:340:They surely want to beat the crap out of the other.[[note]][[FourthWallObserver While Roll wants to beat the crap out of you.]] [[JokeCharacter Or try to do so, at least.[[/note]]]]]]-]

The ''MarvelVsCapcom'' games are a series of [[LicensedGame licensed]] {{Fighting Game}}s made by Capcom, using the Marvel license. Encapsulating a total of seven games, it is by far the largest CapcomVsWhatever series and the longest-running of them all.

[-[[caption-width-right:340:They surely want to beat the crap out of the other.[[note]][[FourthWallObserver While Roll wants to beat the crap out of you.]] [[LethalJokeCharacter Or try to do so, at least.[[/note]]]]]]-]

* AlternateUniverse: [ Marvel acknowledged the continuity of these crossovers (alongside ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'' and ''Marvel Super Heroes'') enough to assign them to their own official Marvel universe called "[[http://marvel.wikia.com/Earth-96169 Earth-96169]]".

* AlternateUniverse: [[CommonKnowledge Many believe]] that the ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' games are [[FakeCrossover Fake Crossovers]], but on the contrary, Marvel acknowledged the continuity of these crossovers (alongside ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'' and ''Marvel Super Heroes'') enough to assign them to their own official Marvel universe called "[[http://marvel.wikia.com/Earth-96169 Earth-96169]]".

** SheHulk: Her costume and assertive personality is that of when Jennifer became an established character, but she seems to have some of her early LeaningOnTheFourthWall characteristics, from the time she didn't have a main uniform and was more irresponsible than playful.
*** She even lampshades this when beating Deadpool:
---> "You know, if this game was made in 1991[[hottip:*:This was the year when Deadpool was created, and his current persona was established ''way'' later]], I'd be the one whacking YOU with a health bar."

!Tropes associated with series include:

** [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Magneto]]: Capcom pretty much gathered every single power (except PsychicPowers) Magneto has ever had since his debut, so yeah, in the hands of [[DependingOnTheWriter some writters]] the Master of Magnetism indeed ''was'' capable of creating [[BarrierWarrior Force Fields]] that were not limited to deflecting just metal; attacking with [[KamehameHadoken Beams]] and [[KiAttacks Energy Blasts]] that were said to be just a [[RePower Second Mutation]] of his already powerful control over magnetism. Simply put, Magneto isn't shown to have all these powers in the [[AlternateContinuity same continuity]].

In ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', he gets two different selves (Adamantium and Bone claws).\\

Capcom also produced a couple of side-scrolling action games for the SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem around the same time. Namely ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' in 1994 and ''Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems'' in 1996. Prior to those games, Capcom released ''The Punisher'' in 1993, a BeatEmUp game for the {{Arcade}}, which was later ported to the {{Sega}} [[SegaGenesis Genesis/Mega Drive]]. It's also the first game Capcom developed using the Marvel license.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: You've got more or less "[[BadassNormal regular]]" fighters such as CaptainAmerica and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Ryu]], mixing it up with planet-busting immortals like Hulk... or even universe-ravaging entities like [[EldritchAbomination Shuma-Gorath]], who literally makes DoctorDoom seem like less than an insect in comparison. However, he is a CompleteMonster who even give demons chills, and will gladly roast billions alive just to get some snack food, [[RuleOfCool so who cares]]?

The ''MarvelVsCapcom'' games are a series of licensed {{Fighting Game}}s made by Capcom, using the Marvel license. Encapsulating a total of seven games, it is by far the largest CapcomVsWhatever series and the longest-running of them all.

Capcom also produced a couple of side-scrolling action games for the SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem around the same time. Namely ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' in 1994 and ''Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems'' in 1996.

** VideoGame/MegaMan: The classic Blue Bomber has his set of copied powers from other Robot Masters (namely the Leaf Shield from ''2'' and Tornado Hold from ''8''), as well as the Mega Ball from ''8'' and the [[{{Shoryuken}} Mega Upper]] (seen in a secret, ''Street Fighter''-style mini-game in ''7'' and ''Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters''). Interestingly, he also uses the Rush Drill, a form of Rush that was intended to have been included in ''Mega Man 3''.

[[caption-width-right:340:They surely want to beat the crap out of the other.[[hottip:*:[[FourthWallObserver While Roll wants to beat the crap out of you.]] [[LethalJokeCharacter Or try to do so, at least.]]]]]]

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu]]: Basically, Ryu was all of his incarnations into one up to VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2; placing in order, Ryu's appearance is that of his young self from VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha: white bandana, but his mannerisms (from his quotes) are that his older self from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' and beyond, were he should have Ken's red hair ribbon as a bandana to simbolize Ryu's maturity and confidence in his strenght while he was troubled with it for his strugle with the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Hadou]] in ''Alpha'', and he seems to know Sean from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' quite well to offer training sessions in his ending for VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes, a character that Ryu will only meet half-a-decade later. MarvelVsCapcom3 came and gave Ryu his red bandana, pretty much fixing all the issues since that's the only notable change in Ryu's character during his journey.

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu]]: Basically, Ryu was all of his incarnations into one up to VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2; placing in order, Ryu's appearance is that of his young self from VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha: white bandana, but his mannerisms (from his quotes) are that his older self from StreetFighterII and beyond, were he should have Ken's red hair ribbon as a bandana to simbolize Ryu's maturity and confidence in his strenght while he was troubled with it for his strugle with the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Hadou]] in ''Alpha'', and he seems to know Sean from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' quite well to offer training sessions in his ending for VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes, a character that Ryu will only meet half-a-decade later. MarvelVsCapcom3 came and gave Ryu his red bandana, pretty much fixing all the issues since that's the only notable change in Ryu's character during his journey.

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu]]: Basically, Ryu was all of his incarnations into one up to VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2; placing in order, Ryu's appearance is that of his young self from VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha: white bandana, but his mannerisms (from his quotes) are that his older self from StreetFighterII and beyond, were he should have Ken's red hair ribbon as a bandana to simbolize Ryu's maturity and confidence in his strenght while he was troubled with it for his strugle with the [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Hadou]] in ''Alpha'', and he seems to know Sean from StreetFighterIII quite well to offer training sessions in his ending for VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes, a character that Ryu will only meet half-a-decade later. MarvelVsCapcom3 came and gave Ryu his red bandana, pretty much fixing all the issues since that's the only notable change in Ryu's character during his journey.

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