Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is officially out today. And we love it. So much, in fact, that we here at Destructoid are already fantasizing about what other characters could be featured in a (hopefully inevitable) sequel or some (hopefully consistent) DLC.
But this being Destructoid, we didn’t want to limit ourselves to fantasizing about just Marvel or Capcom characters. We wanted to imagine a fighting game that could star any character from any videogame. Basically, the most incredible fighting game ever created.
So an internal e-mail thread was born, with several editors contributing their picks for characters they would love to see in the ultimate dream fighting game.
We only selected a handful of characters to make room for your suggestions, so contribute your own picks and keep this list growing! Let’s work together and make this the best fighting game roster EVER!
Bamboo Fue
Pulls out a long, hard flute and slaps enemies in the face.
Tutu Spin
Dr. Yang dons a tutu and spins around the screen, confusing and stunning all enemies for a limited time.
Ebisumaru!
Offended that his name was changed for the North American release of Mystical Ninja, Dr. Yang screams “Ebisumaru!” as loud as he can, filling the screen with damaging Japanese characters.
It’s effin’ Dr. Yang! Come on!
BOOM!
Claps his hands together, sending out a devastating shock wave.
Madden Cruiser
Madden's personal bus [he has a fear of flying] comes out and runs over your opponent.
Tactical Telestrator
Draws football Xs and Os on your opponent, which does damage.
John Madden is a former football player and Hall-of-Fame coach, so he'd clearly be an ideal choice for a fighting competition. Thanks to his decades of experience as an NFL analyst, Madden would simply blow your mind with strategy and tactics -- fighting him would be like trying to beat Deep Blue at chess. Also, he's a pretty big dude.
Objection Punch
Punches enemies in the face why shouting “OBJECTION!” Extends one finger for extra damage.
Turnabout Fight
Like his trials, Phoenix Wright makes a dramatic comeback at the last second. This move revives Phoenix’s health, allowing him to fight for much longer.
Cross Examination
Phoenix Wright can counter all moves for a limited time.
As we all know, Phoenix Wright was this close to actually being a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. He would be a great addition to a fighting game because he is a beloved character in a universally adored franchise. Honestly, I was shocked he didn’t make the final cut in MvC 3!
Dig
Sink under ground, pop up and attack.
Conversation Trap
Grab an enemy by a word balloon and suck them in with a mind-numbingly boring monologue.
Pick Axe
A devastating blow to the head with an axe.
Everyone who plays Animal Crossing both fears and loves Mr. Resetti. Bringing Resetti's brand of adorable intimidation to the fighting world could only lead to good things.
Kaiser Knuckle
Grabs enemy and slashes their face with giant metal claws.
Aura Cannon
A powerful projectile attack -- shoots a giant energy beam across the screen.
Brotherly Love
Sabin’s brother Edgar barrels onto the screen with a giant chainsaw, slashing all enemies on-screen.
Sabin is not only one of the best Final Fantasy characters ever, he already plays like a fighter character, with special moves straight out of the Street Fighter series!
Roll Up
Crush an enemy in your over-sized clump.
Break Apart
Send debris flying everywhere in a flurry of chip damage.
Royal Rainbow
Ask Dad for help, and he'll blast your foes with rainbow breath.
Like Resetti, the Prince is cute and menacing, but unlike Resetti, the Prince is the strong, silent type. Words are very unnecessary. He can do plenty of harm with his giant lump of doom.
Over Easy
Mr. Egg sinks into the ground, quickly sliding under the opponent and reappearing behind them.
Yolk of Death
Mr. Egg’s yolk spins around and around, hypnotizing the enemy and stunning them for a moment. Also can be used to break incoming combos.
Burger Time!
Pieces of a giant burger fall from the top of screen (bun, burger, lettuce, cheese, etc.), crushing enemies underneath.
What’s freakier and more disturbing than a giant fried egg with legs chasing you around the screen with nothing but murder on its mind? Answer: NOTHING!
Greasel Strike
JC enters a duct and exits behind the opponent to release twenty greasels who destroy and annoy the opponent.
A BOMB
JC gets a call about a bomb. He shouts “A BOMB!” and a bomb explodes on top of the opponent.
Helios Merger
JC does a super by merging with Helios and literally ruling your world until your HP drops to zero.
It's JC Denton. He will destroy you in more ways you can imagine with unforeseen consequences.
Sexual Androgyny
The opponent is so confused by Quina's sex that they become confused -- strength and speed are significantly decreased for a short period of time.
Blue Magic/Eat
Quina can open his mouth and swallow an enemy projectile before spitting it back. For the rest of the round, Quina has access to that attack if the player knows how to use it.
Fork Spear
Quina pulls out his/her trusty fork and pins his/her enemy to the ground for a short time, allowing him/her to set up a combo.
Why wouldn’t he/she be awesome?! It’s Quina! He/She has a giant tongue! He/She eats frogs. Also, he/she is referred to as “he/she” throughout the entirety of Final Fantasy IX.
Open your mind
Read your enemies’ thoughts, which causes their attacks to lag, allowing you to see them before they come out.
Hide in a Tummy
Retreat into your host’s belly, where it's nice and safe.
Baby Face
Stare down your opponent using your creepy face to freeze them in their tracks with fear.
Open your mind, Quaid. Open your miiiiiiind ...
We obviously could have come up with hundreds more -- these were only some of our favorites. Now it’s your turn! Let us know which videogame characters you want to add to our ultimate dream fighting game!
Just list the character name, the videogame they appear in, a selection of their special moves, and a short reason for why they would be an awesome addition to the game.
And who knows? Maybe someone with some serious design skills, a lot of time on their hands, and no fear of copyright infringements can make this game actually happen.
I already have my quarters ready.
Contest:
4:00 PM on 02.15.2011 | 
Character: Chad Concelmo
Game: Chad Punches Old Ladies: In The Face (Playable on Newgrounds)
Moves: Dolphin Throw - Chad throws a large dolphin at his opponent
Rainbow Blast - A giant rainbow beam blasts out of Chad's mouth while he makes his "AMAAAAAZZING" face and yells "AMMAAAAAZZZZING"
Geriatric Slam - Chad punches an old lady in the face, then picks her up by her ankles and beats his opponent with her
Super: Luna Love - Luna rushes onscreen to restore Chad's health with puppy licks
Ultra: Fingerbang Fiasco - Chad fingerbangs the shit out of his opponent
Reason he would be awesome: This is a dumb question
I agree with this so hard that it hurts inside.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gpAr5d_ykE
They had just about every conceivable character in there to fight with
Manny from Grim Fandango
Spider Jerusalem from the Transmetropolitan comics
Oh Dae Su from Oldboy
I'd love to see them in a fighting game.
Specials:
Billy Sword Combo
Black Hole Wand
Explosive Potions
Vampire Bass swing
SUMMON! Tree Trunks
SUMMON! Marceline
SUMMON! Ice King
Super Arts:
I: GROW, JAKE, GROW!
II:ITS BILLY!
III:WHAT TIME IS IT?!
Momohime-Jinkuro from Muramaza
Ungrateful Guest - Takes over the opponent's body and berates them for being up to his standards. Momohime goes and cries in a corner.
Go to Hell - Takes opponent's body to hell. Momehime begs him not to.
Soul Transfer - Returns to Momohime's body.
God Splitter - Uses various Muramasa blades to slice up the opponent.
Taunt - Momohime in her hot spring towel. Jinkuro broods outside.
May from Guilty Gear already summons dolphins at her opponent, so there's precedent there!
His special move would be using his right arm to beat everything into a pulp. He could also have some of the special moves from the game like Dragon Kick and La Bomba.
Basically a straight up punch and kick everything at extreme speeds for massive damage character.
Specials:
Minigun Blast
Shotgun Pot Shot
Sasha's Punch
Super Arts:
I:POW, HAHA!
II: battlecry
III: RED TEAM ASSUALT( BLU TEAM ASSUALT if you choose his blu alt)
Gene from Godhand
Not only is he easily the most badass dude on the face of the planet, but hes already full of some of the best attacks in any game ever.
Double Shaolin- For anyone who hasnt played the game, Double Shaolin is an extremely powerful end-game ability that sends two metaphysical chi blasts at your opponents, typically (unless theyre some kind of two story demon) breaking all the bones in their body and/or killing them instantly. The drawback is that Gene must preserve all his roulette power for this attack.
Ball Buster- Gene winds up and delivers a swift punch to the... groin. Humiliating, and painful (additional damage to men, obviously)
Dragon Kick- Launch your opponents into the milky way with a devastating kick. Sing the God Hand song ("Dragon Kick your ass into the Milky Way- Milky Way!") for additional damage (Kinect/PS-eye required)
Finn and Jake
Specials
Billy Sword Swing- finn pulls sword of billy out of pocket and slashes you 2 times.
Black Hole Wand--Finn puts on nerd glasses and uses the black hole wand he invented. It sucks you in towards Finn, leaving the enemy open for Attacks.
Explosive. Potions--Both Finn and Jake grab that bag of potions from that epsiode about the peanut, and throws them at you. Random damage.
Vampire Bass Swing--a stronger version of Billy's sword swing. Can stun enemies.
SUMMON: Tree Trunks--Tree Trunks throws her hot buns at you
SUMMON: Marceline--She plays her bass, stunning you, setting you up for her umbrella thrust.
SUMMON: Ice King--he shoots ice shards
Super Arts:
I:GROW, JAKE, GROW!--jake grows impeccable heights, causing a ten hit combo.
II: IT'S BILLY!--Billy, the greatest adventurer, is summoned, releasing his sword causing a 30 hit combo, while his theme plays.
III: WHAT TIME IS IT?!--Epic Brofist leads to logo popping up, while the sword in logo one hit kills you.
Specials: Minigun's Barrage--he...shoots his minigun.
Shotgun Swing--He smacks you with shotgun
Sasha's Punch--His critical melee attack, Shoryuken style.
Super Arts
I: POW, HAHA--finger bang leads to 8 hit combo.
II:Battlecry--giant scream causes a 18 hit combo
III: RED TEAM ASSUALT!--scout bonks you with his bat, demoman bashes you with his bottle, spy backstabs you, sniper kukuri slashes you, soldier shoots rockets, pyro flails around with his axe, engineer makes sentries too shoot you, and medic plays his violin if the attack is a K.O.
specials:
Crowbar to the face
Super charged gravity gun
Causes a Resonance Cascade that will create two mini levels (both half life games), except the enemy player will replace Dr. Breen.
Also, I would like to see Guybrush Threepwood.
Get on the ball!
Special movies:
Punch Punch Punch - he punches a lot
Super Manpunch - Superman Punch (but we can't call it that)
Overconfidence - Zell deals more damage for a limited time. He's also susceptible to receiving greater damage
Super: My Final Heaven
Alt skin: Tifa Lockhart
Specials:
Plasma Fury--standard projectile attack.
Jim-o-copter: jim spins his head around, dealing up to 4 hit combos as he heads skyward.
Jim whip--Jim whips his head at you.
Super Arts:
Accordion Destruction--jim plays a mean tune, a traumatizing 6 hit combo.
ANDY ASTEROIDS!!--jim plays banjo while a barrage of comets hurl towards you, then Psycrow shoots his hookgun at you. If hooked, Jim will charge his pistol and shoot a giant lazer.
Epic trolling: So much hating you just give up.
Nonsensical Argument: makes your head asplode.
Samba Douche: Gives himself enema with douche bottle, then sambas across the screen spraying you for chip damage.
Specials:
Mic bash--he swats you with a mic.
Monocle of Doom-his monocle shoots FIREBALLS!
Like a warrior of a dynasty--he pulls a random dynasty warrior weapon out of his pocket and throws it at you.
Super Arts:
ITS A FUCKING BANANA--Jim throws bananas at you.
Hokuto Hyakaretsu Ken--just like Kenshiro's signature attack, only it finishes with a glare of his monocle.
DESTRUCTOID STAFF, ASSEMBLE!--every single destructoid member forms into one giant Mr. Destructoid, power rangers style. Mr. Dtoid then proceeds to shoot lasers at you.
Special Moves:
The Mummy Smell - He wraps his opponent up in bandages like a mummy, kicks the crap out of him or her, and then he urinates on their remains.
The Hunter Gathers - He adopts his opponent as a surrogate father figure and then performs gender reassignment on them...TWICE!
The Orphan Heart - He constructs a virtual reality dream device around his opponent and makes them continually relive the worst moments of their lives until they are driven insane or use tin-foil hats to escape.
Why He Would Be Awesome:
Stop reading this and go watch The Venture Bros.
Now, as soon as you fight with wright, the enemy would be hindered with a guilty meter, the more you are attacked, the more the meter fills up, then when the meters full you can use Chad's epic comback attack.
Specials:
OBJECTION--fnger point of doom.
Briefcase swing-- he pulls out a case with files, causing a 2 it combo.
HOLD IT!--A parry, ace attourney style.
Coffee splash--he throws hot coffee at you.
Super Arts--
LOCK HIM UP!--he summons giant handcuffs, followed by bailiffs beating the shit outta you.
TAKE THAT!: another guilty meter attack, only this time the enemy breaks down, confessing a random fact from their own game, leading to a 20 hit combo of depression.
Special: your nothen- invincibility
It's It's it's LU BU- enemies run away like babies
He only has one special move, and that's BATMAN.
Of course since he's the goddamn Batman, they're probably going to have to gimp his so that he can be playable. Unless you guys make him the final boss *wink* *wink*
I'm a terrible person sometimes.
Game-Half Life
Thirdperson- Gordon disappears apart from his hands
Speech Impediment- Gordon stares silently at opponent. Awkwardly.
Game-Half Life
Thirdperson- Gordon disappears apart from his hands
Speech Impediment- Gordon stares silently at opponent. Awkwardly.
Train Finale- A inter-dimentional train and rides away!
Darkness Bulletime--dark aura fueled bullets of doom.
Darkness Slash--a darkness eel slashes the enemy
Black Hole__ you summon a black hole, spinning the enemy wildly.
Super Arts:
Ultimate Darkness--Jackie lifts his overcoat, sending darkness imps, eels, and energy shot towards the enemy. A 30 hit combo.
Consumption--the screen goes black, then a Darkness consumed Jackie preforms a ShunGokuSatsu like attack on the enemy. After the attack, the darkness (voiced by Mike Patton) says 'MORE..........POWER........JAAAAAACKIE!'
For shame!
Delta Burke circa 1987.
Jim J. Bullock circa 1991.
Elton John in the Daffy Duck suit.
Celine Dion after the soul transplant.
The bouncer at a Vietnamese billiards hall that serves liquor.
Hall and Oates combined into some giant mutant.
Krystale, the stripper with a heart of gold and a fist of iron.
Thomas Kincaid as a vampire.
Two hot people making out to Depeche Mode songs on a red velvet couch.
One of those Sports Illustrated football phones.
Funyuns.
Echo and the Bunnymen equipped with the Jesus and Mary chain.
Cake from Hell from Illbleed.
Martha Stewart wearing mom jeans with a visible cock bulge.
The staff of the Turtle Creek Mall Hot Topic.
Moves:
Rape: -10
Special:
Butt Rape: -1000
Also,
Fighter-Ethan Mars (from Heavy Rain for those who have forgotten, like I almost did)
Attacks - Vacant Nondescript Stare: Pierces the opponent with a glare so unsettling that they attempt to commit suicide before graphical advances are put in place to make themselves look as horrible as the creature standing before them.
Uncomfortable Sex Scene: Causes the opponent to look away in disgust and leave the battleground, mumbling something about the only wooden thing here being their attempts at digital acting.
Special Attack - JASOOOOOOOOOOOON: Summons a crowd of random NPC's for the enemy to wade through while Ethan cries in the corner. His son's just died, he needs his space y'know!