History VideoGame / MarvelUltimateAlliance

** In the first game, if you have Magneto on the team when you face the SadisticChoice of saving Jean Grey or Nightcrawler (and letting the other die by having their cage fall into a {{Bottomless Pit|s}}), Magneto will simply use his magnetic powers to free both of them.

* TokenEvilTeammate: The second game features established villains Green Goblin and Venom as usable characters among a hero-focused roster. The DLC also adds in Magneto, Juggernaut, and Carnage, and all of them have hilariously jerkish responses to being asked to do things by NPCs. [[Creator/StanLee Senator Lieber]] points it out if you have the Green Goblin talk to him in NewGamePlus:

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The President of the United States in ''[=MUA2=]'' refuses to believe Nick Fury's claims that Latveria is using American money to plan terrorist attacks on America despite Fury having overwhelming proof of this and [[TooDumbToLive thinks he can handle the matter diplomatically]]. Then when Nick [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight goes and takes out Latveria anyway]], causing Latveria to do something they were already preparing to do, he has him replaced with [[LawfulStupid Ma]][[{{Jerkass}} ria]] [[YesMan Hill]]. Everything that happens in the second game is entirely his fault. This is due to AdaptationExplanationExtrication.

* AdventureDuo: The DLC for the second game created a team bonus for Best Friends? ([[Characters/MarvelComicsCable Cable]] & [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] & [[Characters/MarvelComicsVenom Venom]]).

* BattleCouple: One team bonus is called DoubleDate (Mr. Fantastic & Invisible Woman, [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] & Characters/BlackPanther). [[Characters/MarvelComicsDaredevil Daredevil]] & Characters/{{Elektra}} didn't make the cut.

* TheCameo: In both games, as expected. Special mention to the cutscene that plays [[spoiler:prior to the final mission, that explains what has happened while the playable characters were off-planet - The remaining heroes of Earth have mounted an offense against Dr. Doom, but most have fallen and only Cyclops and a heavily mutilated Colossus are definitely still alive. Depicted in this scene are [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Charles Xavier]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsKittyPryde Shadowcat]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsEmmaFrost Emma Frost]], the aforementioned Colossus & Cyclops, and the Hulk (who is covered by shadow, except for his feet, due to licensing issues preventing the character being included in the main game)]].

* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: In the first game, no matter who you select as your team, and no matter what alternate costumes you unlock as the game progresses, the cinematic cutscenes will always show the default team ([[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]], Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and Characters/MarvelComicsThorOdinson Thor]]) wearing their default costumes.

* RedOniBlueOni: The DLC for the first game created a team bonus for Friendly Rivalry (The Human Torch & the Thing, Wolverine & Cyclops).

* UpdatedRerelease: Creator/{{Activision}} has released both games for UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}. The second installment is being released on PC for the very first time. The first game was missing the {{D|ownloadableContent}}LC at first, but this was later added via a patch.

* TheCameo: In both games, as expected. Special mention to the cutscene that plays [[spoiler:prior to the final mission, that explains what has happened while the playable characters were off-planet - The remaining heroes of Earth have mounted an offense against Dr. Doom, but most have fallen and only Cyclops & a heavily mutilated Colossus are definitely still alive. Depicted in this scene are [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Charles Xavier]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsKittyPryde Shadowcat]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsEmmaFrost Emma Frost]], the aforementioned Colossus & Cyclops, and the Hulk (who is covered by shadow, except for his feet, due to licensing issues preventing the character being included in the main game)]].

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Several for ''MUA 2'':

* TemporaryPartyMemberToVillain: The game gives you the option of teaming up with Super Skrull or Power Skrull. No matter who you pick for your party, they will betray you later, but are useful in combat an navigation until then.

* [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter She-Hulk]] (exclusive to the Nintendo DS version)

* ActionGirl: Is she a female playable character? Then she's an ActionGirl. This applies to a lot of [=NPCs=] as well. For the record, [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]], Characters/{{Elektra}}, [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Invisible Woman]], Characters/SpiderWoman, [[Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} Songbird]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]], and [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]] are playable characters in one or both of the games; plus Characters/BlackWidow and [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter She-Hulk]] in the portable versions. The third game also adds several new ones, but we have a separate page for that.

** At one point in the second game, you can have a conversation with [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter She-Hulk]] where you ask her about the "strange non-sequitur jokes" she used to make. Shulkie says that she leaves most of those to Deadpool, as it makes him happy. (Before DP, She-Hulk was the main fourth wall demolisher in the MU.)

* AllYourPowersCombined: The final boss of the second game, [[spoiler:Nanite Nick Fury]], has access to the abilities of those [[spoiler:infected by the Fold]]. He makes much use of a bunch of them. [[spoiler:When unlocked as a playable character, he only uses four of them: [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery Electro]], Characters/{{Spider|WomanTitleCharacter}}-Woman, [[Characters/IncredibleHulkSupportingCharacters A-Bomb]], and [[Characters/NewWarriors Firestar]].]]

* [[Characters/SpiderWomanTitleCharacter Spider-Woman]]

* ActionGirl: Is she a female playable character? Then she's an ActionGirl. This applies to a lot of [=NPCs=] as well. For the record, [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]], Characters/{{Elektra}}, [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Invisible Woman]], [[Characters/SpiderWomanTitleCharacter Spider-Woman]], [[Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} Songbird]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]], and [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]] are playable characters in one or both of the games; plus Characters/BlackWidow and [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter She-Hulk]] in the portable versions. The third game also adds several new ones, but we have a separate page for that.

* NostalgiaLevel: In order to save Jean Grey at Murderworld, the heroes must play one level of the original ''VideoGame/{{Pitfall}}''. Seeing the 3D-rendered heroes running around on an UsefulNotes/Atari2600 background makes for an interesting contrast.

** [[spoiler:The reveal that Black Widow was a triple agent (similarly to her Ultimates' counterpart) in TheStinger]] is not addressed in the sequel.

''Marvel Ultimate Alliance'' is an Action RPG series published by Creator/{{Activision}} and developed by Raven Software and Vicarious Visions, starring many of Marvel's most popular {{superhero}}es and {{supervillain}}s. A spiritual successor of sorts to the ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'' series (arguably a sequel to the second, but the first is in a continuity of its own), which was also developed by Raven. The first one was released in 2006 and took you through a tour of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse trying to stop [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] and his [[LegionOfDoom Masters of Evil]].

Both games had versions released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/Xbox360, Nintendo UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, and UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable. All versions of the first game were essentially the exact same game apart from graphics and exclusive characters (which is proven by the PC port, which allowed for switching between both sets of graphics on the fly as well as {{game mod}}ding). The differences between versions of the second game are more drastic; the Xbox 360 and [=PS3=] versions were made from scratch whereas the Wii, [=PS2=], and [=PSP=] versions are more or less a MissionPackSequel.

Both games received ports for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne in 2016, and the [=Xbox 360=] versions' DLC was added to the game for free. The second game was also ported over to PC, marking the first time that it's ever been made available on the format.

A third game, titled ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'', was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RohG-JzXiM announced]] exclusively for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch at The Game Awards 2018. This new entry features a [[RecycledInSpace cosmic-based]] plot that sees ComicBook/TheAvengers, ComicBook/XMen and the ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy (among others) teaming up to take down [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]]' titular squad. This installment was developed by [[Creator/KoeiTecmo Team Ninja]] and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}}.

* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: In the first game, no matter who you select as your team, and no matter what alternate costumes you unlock as the game progresses, the cinematic cutscenes will always show the default team ([[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]], Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and Characters/MarvelComicsThorOdinson Thor]]) wearing their default costumes.

* [[Characters/MarvelComicsClintBarton Hawkeye]] (initially exclusive to the PSP version, then released as DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsBruceBanner Hulk]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsNightcrawler Nightcrawler]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsVenom Venom]] ([[Characters/MarvelComicsEddieBrock Eddie Brock]], DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)

* ComicBook/BlackPanther

* Characters/{{Daredevil|MattMurdock}}
* Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}
* ComicBook/DoctorStrange
* [[Characters/DaredevilSupportingCharacters Elektra]]
* ComicBook/GhostRider

* ComicBook/IronMan

* ComicBook/NickFury

* [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]]

* [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]]
* Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}

* ComicBook/MoonKnight (not selectable on the [=PS2=], Xbox and PSP versions)
* ComicBook/BlackWidow (exclusive to the PSP version)

* ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} (initially exclusive to the PSP version, then released as DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)

* [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Hulk]] (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)

* ComicBook/{{Venom}} ([[Characters/VenomEddieBrock Eddie Brock]], DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)

* ComicBook/IronFist (exclusive to the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)

* Characters/{{Cable|NathanSummers}} (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)
* Characters/{{Carnage|CletusKasady}} (DLC for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions)

* ComicBook/SheHulk (exclusive to the Nintendo DS version)

* ActionGirl: Is she a female playable character? Then she's an ActionGirl. This applies to a lot of [=NPCs=] as well. For the record, [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]], [[Characters/DaredevilSupportingCharacters Elektra]], [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Invisible Woman]], [[Characters/SpiderWomanTitleCharacter Spider-Woman]], [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} Songbird]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]], and [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]] are playable characters in one or both of the games; plus ComicBook/BlackWidow and ComicBook/SheHulk in the portable versions. The third game also adds several new ones, but we have a separate page for that.

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: The ''ComicBook/SecretWar2004'''s supplemental material reveals that the President was planning on blackmailing Lucias von Bardas with evidence of her dirty dealings to get her to cooperate with the U.S. This part was left out of the game, making the president come off as an idiot.

* AdventureDuo: The DLC for the second game created a team bonus for Best Friends? (Characters/{{Cable|NathanSummers}} & Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}, [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] & ComicBook/{{Venom}}).
* AllYourPowersCombined: The final boss of the second game, [[spoiler:Nanite Nick Fury]], has access to the abilities of those [[spoiler:infected by the Fold]]. He makes much use of a bunch of them. [[spoiler:When unlocked as a playable character, he only uses four of them: [[ShockAndAwe Electro]], Characters/{{Spider|WomanTitleCharacter}}-Woman, A-Bomb, and [[KillItWithFire Firestar]].]]

** No, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]], you can't fly. Stop trying to follow ComicBook/IronMan across the {{Bottomless Pit|s}}.

* AssistCharacter: The GBA version of the first game features "Strikers", heroes who aren't playable but can be selected as a teammate to drop in and launch an attack. In particular, Jean Grey, [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]], and ComicBook/TheVision are possible Strikers that aren't available in any other version of the game.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Dr. Doom. ComicBook/BlackPanther. [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]]. Lilandra. Von Bardas. If Black Panther is your main character during the boss fight with Doom, then you will literally have two heads of state, fighting each other with the power of Odin. Also, Black Panther makes use of this to convince Namor to let the team help out in Atlantis, saying that he would do the same if it was Wakanda under attack.

* BadassNormal: [[Characters/SHIELDDirectors Nick Fury]] in the first game. [[spoiler:[[EmpoweredBadassNormal Not so much in the second.]]]] Also, ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, and [[Characters/DaredevilSupportingCharacters Elektra]]. %%Please don't add natter on whether or not Captain America is one.

* BattleCouple: One team bonus is called DoubleDate (Mr. Fantastic & Invisible Woman, [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] & ComicBook/BlackPanther). Characters/{{Daredevil|MattMurdock}} & [[Characters/DaredevilSupportingCharacters Elektra]] didn't make the cut.

* BlatantLies: In the first game, ComicBook/BlackWidow claims that the nanites at the Atlantis outpost will let you move though the water as if you were on dry land.

** At one point in the second game, you can have a conversation with ComicBook/SheHulk where you ask her about the "strange non-sequitur jokes" she used to make. Shulkie says that she leaves most of those to Deadpool, as it makes him happy. (Before DP, She-Hulk was the main fourth wall demolisher in the MU.)

** [[Characters/XMen90sMembers Jubilee]] can be seen as one of the mutants waiting in line to receive the cure for the Legacy Virus in one of the chooseable ending stills (provided that you saved the computer terminal on the Omega Base).

* ChestBlaster: ComicBook/IronMan of course.

* CompositeCharacter: As with ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'', the first game more or less based every character on their classic Franchise/MarvelUniverse selves, but most of the playable characters are in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel costumes for defaults (with Spider-Man and Daredevil, it really didn't matter since they look the same in either universe) though a few like Nick Fury and Deadpool have their classic looks as default and their Ultimate costumes for alternate costumes. The second game drops this and just has everyone in their classic Marvel Universe threads for their default costumes, though some do have their Ultimate looks as alternate costumes.

* DownerEnding: No matter [[spoiler:which ComicBook/{{X|Men}}-Man you save in Mephisto's Realm in ''MUA 1'', in the end either the X-Men will disband (if you save Jean Grey; Nightcrawler will die by falling into the Infinite Vortex and Mystique will kill Professor X to avenge her son) or the Dark Phoenix rises again (the other way around; you save Nightcrawler and send Jean to her "death")]].

** In the first game, you can escort ComicBook/DoctorStrange, Corsair, and a Skrull around, but they're invincible and generally help in a fight. The appropriately-named Dum-Dum Dugan, on the other hand, ''isn't'' invincible, has a tendency to jump into fights (although he's smart enough to avoid Crimson Dynamo), and saving the game after he gets too low on health can make the Omega Base mission {{Unwinnable}}. The best bet might actually just be to use Deadpool to just teleport the team through most of the level, or even better use Spider-Woman's healing aura to fix him right up.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Since you play mostly in teams of four, you may inevitably fall into this, if you know which characters to pick. For example, Deadpool (sanguine), Wolverine (choleric), Spider-Man (melancholic), and Characters/{{Daredevil|MattMurdock}} (phlegmatic).

* HealingFactor: Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, the Hulk, and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} naturally have one. ComicBook/IronMan, Characters/LukeCage, and Characters/{{Blade}} can be given one with the right outfit. Averted with Hulk in the second game, however, despite that being one of his natural abilities. [[note]]The apparent explanation from the developers was that giving Hulk a healing factor would've made him too overpowered.[[/note]]

** "[[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson SOULLESS MACHINE! How DARE you STRIKE the SON of ODIN?!]]" ([[ShockAndAwe Lightning Bolt]]). Courtesy of our good friend Creator/CamClarke.

* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: In the second game especially. Characters like ComicBook/IronMan are useful at the start while [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]] or [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Sue Richards]] are not. However as you progress further and further, ComicBook/IronMan starts to get his ass handed to him by the fold and Sue [[PersonOfMassDestruction obliterates everything in sight.]] Something's not quite right there...

** During the ending cinematic of MUA 2, you can see a news crawl about people's neighbors being Skrulls, a reference to ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion''.

** The second playthrough onward of ''MUA 1'', aside from having the Hard difficulty level unlocked, lets you use everyone you've unlocked (as well as letting you choose your team from the very start). Which is good if you want to use Dr. Strange, Black Panther, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, ComicBook/GhostRider, or Nick Fury (indeed, teams such as Classic Avengers, Supernatural, Marvel Knights, Defenders and/or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are impossible to field without these guys). Also, all the unlocked costumes, so you can turn up with Assassins (Wolvie Ultimate, Elektra Stealth, Deadpool Weapon X and Blade - any outfit but Original) all in black. ''And'' all the leveling you achieved up to that point (which, difficulty-wise, will seem like starting it all from scratch if you pick Hard).

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Doom managed to enact his plan to steal power from Odin thanks to files created and stolen from a contingency plan known as Operation All Father concocted by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and Nick Fury to steal power from Odin using the Twilight Sword in case the Asgardians became a problem. Fury knew of the plan and the files Doom stole but told no one of his involvement until the last minute where he was prodded by the heroes]].
* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: In the first game, no matter who you select as your team, and no matter what alternate costumes you unlock as the game progresses, the cinematic cutscenes will always show the default team ([[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]], Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]]) wearing their default costumes.

** Subverted by The Thing in the second game, rather than take a side in the Civil War, goes into hiding. When he stumbles upon you later, depending on which side you are playing as, he'll either force himself to register or be appalled by what ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} is doing and join the resistance.

* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: In the first game, no matter who you select as your team, and no matter what alternate costumes you unlock as the game progresses, the cinematic cutscenes will always show the default team ([[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man[[, Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]]) wearing their default costumes.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The President of the United States in ''[=MUA2=]'' refuses to believe Nick Fury’s claims that Latveria is using American money to plan terrorist attacks on America despite Fury having overwhelming proof of this and [[TooDumbToLive thinks he can handle the matter diplomatically]]. Then when Nick [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight goes and takes out Latveria anyway]], causing Latveria to do something they were already preparing to do, he has him replaced with [[LawfulStupid Ma]][[{{Jerkass}} ria]] [[YesMan Hill]]. Everything that happens in the second game is entirely his fault. This is due to AdapationExplanationExtraction.

* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: In the first game, no matter who you select as your team, and no matter what alternate costumes you unlock as the game progresses, the cinematic cutscenes will always show the default team (Franchise/SpiderMan, Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]]) wearing their default costumes.

* TheCameo: In both games, as expected. Special mention to the cutscene that plays [[spoiler:prior to the final mission, that explains what has happened while the playable characters were off-planet - The remaining heroes of Earth have mounted an offense against Dr. Doom, but most have fallen and only Cyclops & a heavily mutilated Colossus are definitely still alive. Depicted in this scene are [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Charles Xavier]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsKittyPryde Shadowcat]], Characters/{{Emma Frost|WhiteQueen}}, the aforementioned Colossus & Cyclops, and the Hulk (who is covered by shadow, except for his feet, due to licensing issues preventing the character being included in the main game)]].

* WorthIt: One of the scenes in the MUA 1 ending credits is about [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Iceman]] getting knocked out by Spider-Woman's pheromones, and this is his reaction.

* [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Iceman]]

** Characters/{{Mystique}} gets a mention in the chooseable endings as well. If you didn't save Nightcrawler, she will later sneak up on Professor X and, out of both grief and revenge, attack him so viciously that he falls into a coma. Xavier ultimately never makes it out of the coma, leading the X-Men to permanently disband.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: That fact that Jean Grey is a playable character in the sequel, means [[Characters/MarvelComicsNightcrawler Nightcrawler]] was the canonical sacrifice in the first game. This ultimately means the X-Men will eventually disband, and Characters/{{Mystique}} will eventually murder Professor X. Also considering Senator Kelly didn't jump on the registration bandwagon, it means he was saved. Furthermore, since the West Coast of America wasn't destroyed by an asteroid, it's presumed that Lilandra was also saved. Or, alternatively, Jean Grey was the sacrifice but, as it said in the credits, she was revived as the Phoenix to take vengeance upon the people who chose her death - though maybe they were able to help her suppress the Phoenix's personality and bring Jean Grey back as herself. Supported in that the X-Men do not appear to be officially disbanded.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The President of the United States in ''[=MUA2=]'' refuses to believe Nick Fury’s claims that Latveria is using American money to plan terrorist attacks on America despite Fury having overwhelming proof of this and [[TooDumbToLive thinks he can handle the matter diplomatically]]. Then when Nick [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight goes and takes out Latveria anyway]], causing Latveria to do something they were already preparing to do, he has him replaced with [[LawfulStupid Ma]][[{{Jerkass}} ria]] [[YesMan Hill]]. Everything that happens in the second game is entirely his fault.

** [[spoiler:TheStinger of the first game reveals that much like ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', Black Widow really is a mole.]]

* BonusBoss: In the first DLC pack for ''MUA 2'', one of the Sim Missions is a boss battle against [[spoiler:Magneto]]. There's another DLC Sim Mission that features a series of boss battles, with the very final secret boss being [[spoiler:Ultimate Carnage]].

* OriginStory: Parodied by Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}, who says the following before proceeding to tell his ''real'' origin.
-->"[[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson The day my father Odin banished me from Asgard,]] [[Characters/{{Blade}} I was bitten by a vampire]] [[Characters/DaredevilMattMurdock and had radioactive waste dumped in my eyes.]] To make matters worse, [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm My mutant ability to control weather activated]] [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner JUST as I was hit by a blast of gamma radiation.]]