by mocbucket62
So Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is about to come out and while positive impressions are floating around the gameplay, people still seem bummed about the lackluster base roster. Many have complained that there aren't enough new characters to make this roster stand out. Yes Jedah and Gamora are neat additions, but besides those and the initial roster reveals of Mega Man X and Captain Marvel, the new blood in Infinite is pretty petite. There's 5 new characters that are in the base roster. 6 if you count the revamped Thanos. It doesn't help that there's a season pass that has 6 DLC characters, 2 of which are completely new to the series (Sigma and Black Panther). Also some leakers have indicated that new characters like a female Monster Hunter might be in that season pass too. Many of the roster spots have been taken from veterans from UMvC3, but its character selections that not many fans were wishing to return. I'm happy Sir Arthur is back since he was one of my mains in MvC3, but I can see why people are upset he's in over favorites like Phoenix Wright, Amaterasu and Viewtiful Joe. Also where's She Hulk and MODOK? Still even if those desired veterans came back, we'd still get complaints about the lack of entirely new characters.
I decided to challenge myself in naming 30+ characters from both Marvel and Capcom that have never been playable in the series, but would make Infinite's base roster more interesting if they were there at launch. Heck, these characters might come in as DLC. Also I'm not listing any (or much) X Men characters because while I'd love the X Men to come back, they aren't in the MCU and this game is focusing the Marvel side on the MCU.
Full Disclosure: I haven't played all these games or read these comics, but did research on which characters I think would be good character selections.
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Of Resident Evil fame. Many were hoping he'd be a new RE rep for Infinite, but instead we got Chris Redfield and Nemesis (over Wesker strangely enough). He probably wouldn't play too differently from Chris since both use firearms, but you could give Leon some unique specials, like have him be chased by a giant boulder from RE4 and have the boulder hit the opponent. Also I was gonna have a spot for Jack Baker from RE7 because how could Capcom not strike at the iron while its hot? But apparently non of the Bakers (or any of the new RE7 characters) have pages on GB, so I'm going with Leon here.
This was a character that many people thought was a shoe in. Tom Hiddleston's portrayal of Loki in the movies has made the character and the Thor franchise incredibly popular in the mainstream. Yet he doesn't get a villain nod and Ultron and Thanos seem to be selected instead. He'd make for a fun Shang Tsung play style from MK where he could turn into other characters.
I don't play modern SF and I know Juri has risen into being one of the franchises most iconic characters. They put C. Viper in MvC3 and yet Juri, a character that's more popular than Viper, doesn't get in Infinite? Her Tae Kwon Do fighting style could be welcome into the series.
I think when Captain Marvel was revealed, fans of Kamala Khan were hoping she'd make it. I don't see why not since she's a New Jersey based, shapeshifting teenager. She'd be a more fascinating Dhalsim character as she can extend her limbs and enlarge her fists for a big blow.
Since Asura's Wrath came out a year after MvC3, it seemed likely that Asura himself would appear in Infinite, but he's not. Why not? He's an angry demi-god who has different transformations, like one where he can have a total of 6 arms that can create a flurry of punches.
Since Luke Cage's main superpower is having bulletproof skin, he'd probably be the easiest character to land parries if he was in this game. I can sse him do other attacks like rushing down with a car door (like on his Netflix show) or just throw random goons at opponents.
Edward Falcon is the obvious Power Stone rep for a MvC game, and admittedly any PS character in Infinite would make any PS fan happy (Gourmand too). I picked Rouge because I remember during Power Stone's marketing, she was built up like the Chun Li to Falcon's Ryu, being the girl character most prominent in the advertising. She can throw or use random items PS style, but also can summon fire at will. She may not make it in as DLC though because, well, her Power Stone form is way too scantily clad (Way more than her base form).
Another character that has gotten more popular thanks to the movies. Her chaos magic that lets her warp reality would be perfect for MvC! How did Capcom not include her?
A roster pick that one Austin Walker would love. There can be a male and female cosmetic variant for Arisen like how Smash had the male and female Wii Fit Trainer and Robin. The Arisen can also use different skills from Longsword and Archistaff skills, to Lightning and Holy Skills.
Yet another character that has gotten more popular thanks to the movies. Where's Scarlett Johansson at Capcom? Her stealthy tactics could be interesting, but she has one move called the "Widow Bite" where her two bracelets can send a 30,000 volt shock to superhumans that can stun them from 20 ft away.