The History of Marvel vs Capcom's 'Special Partners'.

This video took 7 weeks to make. On top of the ridiculous amount of research and fact checking, I had to learn to play X-Men: COTA, Marvel Super Heroes, MSH vs SF and (for just 1 combo) Tatsunoko vs Capcom. Games I have never put any time into and really didn't understand until now. This was because I wanted to include some fun combos for the characters featured in those games. Basically, I wanted it to be clearly authored by someone who both loves and can (to some degree) play, fighting games.
Also, it's important to mention that all the information in this video refers specifically to Capcom made fighting games. For example, mentioning the fact that Jubilee never became a playable character simply means that you couldn't play as her in any 2d, Capcom fighting games. I'm sure you could probably play as her in some of those random 3d x-men games at some point.
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[@KDShaolinMenace]

Capcom went deep with their characters in this one Michelle heart was also on the back of Falcon's jacket in Power Stone.....Crazy

[@carlosaugusto9821]

I have this strong belief for a long time that Mvc1's assists were a decisive inspiration for the larger "1st party festivity" tone of Smash since Brawl and since they added trophies. It's a smart and efficient way to add more content, adding something to the actual gameplay, involving chars that might not be fit or worthy of a playable char role, and that adds value to chars/franchises that may be "forgotten". Kof 00 also had a Very similar approach with assists, and It was only done once in the series, and interestingly Very near Mvc1's release. It's a Shame that Capcom never went back to that system. They were pioneers on that. But now Smash has taken over the field. I wish a Future Mvc title could accomodate that old system somehow not conflicting with the modern Mvc2 assist concept. Content wise it's going to be very tough for any crossover fg to compete against Smash Ultimate, so Capcom will need to use all cool history fanservice at hand to their advantage.

[@dcb99filmz]

It's a shame that the likes of Bass and Zero weren't added as assists...

[@KurisuBlaze]

@@dcb99filmz Or even Protoman...

[@carlosaugusto9821]

@@dcb99filmz If a New game used the same assist system, they could add a Ton more of assists thanks to the notable increase of media capacity now compared to the cps arcade era. Imo they missed a precious oppurtunity to implement that systm when Mvc got big with Mvc3... That would have complimented and reinforced the overall tone of Mvc3 so well.

[@JinJat]

You beat me too it. That’s a awesome fun fact. To bad there was never a power stone 3 😟

[@deskcombo]

Hey everyone, this is unlike any video I've ever made. It took 7 weeks to put together and I honestly almost gave up on it a couple of times. So, if you want to see more of this kind of thing, please let me know in the comments. I've got another 7 or 8 new videos in the works that aren't tied to new games or DLC characters. So, there'll be a steady stream of content coming out over the next few weeks. As always, thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel. I'm super fortunate to be able to make videos for all of you awesome people!

[@MatchStickKilla]

This was great Desk! For all of the Capcom buffs and for the preservation of not so general arcade knowledge, I feel like videos like these are extremely important.

[@NeonGamePlayz]

Dude this was cool

[@imtilde]

chiming in with my appreciation, this is great lore and would love to see more

[@auevangelista2077]

Do more of this please

[@godfist314]

I haven't watched the entire video yet so I'll just ask this here. Do you cover the secret assists like US Agent and Sentinel? At any rate you put such time and dedication into every video you make. The world of fighting games would NOT be the same without you!!

[@Shoyoumomo]

The amount of effort put into this is outstanding!

[@derushcore9514]

Im a fan of your DBFz videos!

[@linkisoptrmm]

Huge fan

[@sanducaramet1367]

Shoyoumomo. It's me Bebita! It's almost my birthday! I'm 14 years old now!

[@Vtubears]

Including a combo from every available character is going above and beyond

[@KaitouKaiju]

Except Arthur

[@VixXstazosJOB]

ugh, people has gotten so creepingly demanding these days uh

[@nelsonmorfeu]

TAS

[@gedagetschedda]

@@nelsonmorfeu Definitely

[@DollRyougi]

@@nelsonmorfeu it's desk duh he don't do tas

[@Opinionhaver]

I love the hell out of this video, great work and thank you. On a trivia note, the UMvC3 costume featured for Cap in the clip is not US Agent, but that of The Punisher, who took up the mantle for a time

[@AlphaProto]

Thank you for making this comment. I don't want the creator of this video to get spammed with this. So I will just like your comment.

[@thiagoeis]

Actually, Cap's color is based on both. Punisher's Cap based costume + US Agent's shield

[@fabrizziocalixto8537]

@@thiagoeis yes

[@TheThreeCow]

MVC1 is still my favorite in terms of fan service for both Marvel and Capcom. They pulled some real obscure stuff for dedicated long-time fans of both properties

[@carlosaugusto9821]

I have this strong belief for a long time that Mvc1's assists were a decisive inspiration for the larger "1st party festivity" tone of Smash since Brawl and since they added trophies. It's a smart and efficient way to add more content, adding something to the actual gameplay, involving chars that might not be fit or worthy of a playable char role, and that adds value to chars/franchises that may be "forgotten". Kof 00 also had a Very similar approach with assists, and It was only done once in the series, and interestingly Very near Mvc1's release. It's a Shame that Capcom never went back to that system. They were pioneers on that. But now Smash has taken over the field. I wish a Future Mvc title could accomodate that old system somehow not conflicting with the modern Mvc2 assist concept. Content wise it's going to be very tough for any crossover fg to compete against Smash Ultimate, so Capcom will need to use all cool history fanservice at hand to their advantage.

[@edwardgaines6561]

MVC 1 is better because at least each character had their music theme.

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

@@carlosaugusto9821 TBF, this sort of 1st Party celebration was kinda common practice back in the 90s. Konami did this with zany cute-em ups of Parodius, which not only referenced Gradius up the wazoo, but would pull elements from other SHMUPs Konami made back then and even beyond (like Raiden, Truxton, R-Type, Darius...) - and I'd also argue Bubble Symphony (a.k.a Bubble Bobble 2) did implement fully on this "Assist"-feature way back on 1993 via various items you could find in the game to summon other Taito-mascots/arcade icons at the time (including the legendary ship from Space Invaders) Nevertheless, I believe not only did Capcom pull off these sort of tributes right starting from Pocket Fighter, they got to tap on something that Smash probably never will: having iconic fighting game characters and beyond duke it out against iconic comic book icons.

[@tammid8423]

Shame its roster was so small man

[@SkateDied]

I always thought Saki must have come from this cool shooter that I had missed somehow, but... A dating/quiz game? Who makes a character with a giant-ass gun for a dating game?

[@ddranimestyle]

Yeah Saki's origin was the only one that really confused me

[@ArcRay20]

i sort of looked in to it one time. even in her own game she is a bit of the odd one out being a member of an earth defense force while every other girl seems to be more mundane like the usual dating game. although this seems very in-line at the time given this was capcom during their better days where they liked including silly stuff in their games.

[@Kilesfactor]

Old Capcom, so adventurous, so risky~ Now look at them, all sorta fucked, being a discount DoA with SFV

[@Davethe3rd]

Because NO MEANS NO!!

[@StriderVM]

Thats the point I think. In comparison to all the girls you can date in Quiz Nanairo Dreams she has the most bizarre background.

[@MrSkerpentine]

Capcom did the random Assist character thing years before Smash Bros.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Capcom was way ahead of their time and this was all in 1998 before Smash even existed.

[@jaytampico]

K, is anyone saying Smash Bros was the original?

[@jaytampico]

JPhantom my comment was pretty calm. Are you calm though? Lol

[@RandalfElVikingo]

SNK did it too in KoF2000. I can recall RPG's having assist characters way before this game.

[@myboy_]

Are you referencing assist trophies? I guess the comparison makes sense?

[@TeamPaul17]

16:00 Bert from Sesame Street looks PISSED.

[@H8erfisternator]

Bert reimagined as a Simpsons character, but by Capcom, ok then

[@modest1989]

Hey alright

[@luisreyes1963]

#Tomichin4Smash

[@DavidFlores-ix2cy]

Así es, cuando lo vi en el video dije "Ese es Beto, personaje de Plaza Sésamo" (Así se les conoció en la infancia de muchos de esta parte del planeta "Beto y Enrique" XDXDXD) Y ese look que le dió Capcom, a lo "Simpson original" yo creo que le iba a dar problemas de "copy right" y por eso lo descartaron (lo que llega uno a enterarse con los "codigos de programacion" XDXDXD) Saludos desde la cuarentena. PD. Faltó mencionar que cuando a Arthur y Lou los llegan a golpear en MvC al igual que en su juego original, se ponen en "calzoncillos" XDXDXD

[@messysnapper]

When Bert lost Ernie

[@deanlawliet1353]

Here comes our boy Desk, dropping the knowledge. Much appreciated.

[@DirtyAtreyu]

This combo video comes with a side of deep lore

[@KWoodMusic1]

The way you crafted this video, (with the clips, info, voice files , and so forth) is very structured, informative and most of all entertaining. Your work was not in vain my friend, appreciate it!

[@BearBoulder]

I used to play this game so much in Arcades. It's awesome to see all of the history and depth they put into it with the special characters. Please more content like this desk!

[@MikeyLenetia]

It always kinda disappointed me that Jubilee was never playable in any fighting game. Hopefully sometime in the future!

[@MikeyLenetia]

@Frizzurd Kinda? The longer answer is that she just calls the plasmoids "fireworks," but can will them to be as weak or as powerful as she wants to no damage to herself. They can go from blinding someone to detonating and destroying objects, and can be wide-spread or needle precision. Emma Frost even said at one point that if she REALLY wanted to, she could detonate matter at a subatomic level. Otherwise, characters like Wolverine only have adamantium claws and healing ability, as well as Cyclops only having varying optic blasts, and both of them got a full moveset. What's stopping them from fleshing out what Jubilee could do like they did for them?

[@MikeyLenetia]

@Frizzurd No worries! That was my introduction to her, too. Loved that series.

[@ligtningdog6399]

@@MikeyLenetia In all fairness, Jubilee isn't known for her hand-to-hand combat skills; while Cyclops is one of the best of the X-Men and Wolverine is one of the most dangerous fighters in the Marvel lore. Maybe if they took something from her vampire phase....

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

@@ligtningdog6399 True, but just like Kitty Pryde, Ms. Jubilation Lee has received CQC training from ole Logan so they could flesh her out in a fighting game if they wanted...

[@Seiko180]

well that's why the fans made her playable in MUGEN

[@positiveliberty]

This is absolutely amazing. I've always wondered who these extra characters were. You put a ton of work into this. Thank you for teaching a long-term Capcom fan all this stuff. Keep up the fantastic work--and, yes, more stuff like this please!

[@carlosaugusto9821]

I have this strong belief for a long time that Mvc1's assists were a decisive inspiration for the larger "1st party festivity" tone of Smash since Brawl and since they added trophies. It's a smart and efficient way to add more content, adding something to the actual gameplay, involving chars that might not be fit or worthy of a playable char role, and that adds value to chars/franchises that may be "forgotten". Kof 00 also had a Very similar approach with assists, and It was only done once in the series, and interestingly Very near Mvc1's release. It's a Shame that Capcom never went back to that system. They were pioneers on that. But now Smash has taken over the field. I wish a Future Mvc title could accomodate that old system somehow not conflicting with the modern Mvc2 assist concept. Content wise it's going to be very tough for any crossover fg to compete against Smash Ultimate, so Capcom will need to use all cool history fanservice at hand to their advantage.

[@renzojz]

It's like an educational video about the history of certain characters from a video game. I've never expected a video like this to come from a content creator like Desk. Beautiful.

[@tangled55]

2:07, the most epic artwork of the X-men EVER.

[@Xenochrist]

The effort put into this history lesson is astounding. Truly deserving of the word godlike.

[@reitheo395]

I love 90s capcom games, but Anita a playabe character?! The more you know...

[@edwardgaines6561]

The best music Capcom ever produced! Captain America theme kills!

[@StriderVM]

She is not playable (Without hacks/cheats) in the arcade version of Marvel Superheroes but she is playable in the console versions.

[@robinpalm3721]

@@StriderVM She's playable in the arcade, you just need access to the coin mech.

[@liablebounty3823]

Anita was a playable character and jubelee not, im desapointed

[@conradojavier7547]

@@liablebounty3823 Anita plays like a Mini-Donovan.

[@moochtheyarddogg9795]

Putting _two_ Wolverines instead of adding Thor to the MvC2 roster was a crime against humanity.

[@juulio3966]

Gee Logan, capcom lets you have TWO roster spots?

[@teaandtoys]

Or even a fully playable Jubilee. Or the Red/Hyper Venom, Orange Hulk etc there more former characters they could've added to MvC2 annoyingly

[@xybur]

As I was watching this, before I read the description, I was thinking "Man this must have taken a long time to make". Excellent work as always desk, and obviously a labor of love. The quality and attention to detail shows, and your care in presenting accurate information is wholly evident in the production of the video. Great job!

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

This game never gets enough love imo.

[@Manobaru]

For every character that was later released in MvC3 you made additional footage, but not for poor Arthur ;___;'

[@StriderVM]

Didn't even realize that. Mentions US Agent palette in MVC3 but not Arthur playable in it. =P

[@rene9175]

Obviously the only way to remedy this is with an Arthur combo video

[@Isolet_SSB]

Also, Magneto

[@Mr.06_]

@@StriderVM thing is that pallet dosent reference us agent it refrences the punisher as captain america

[@brotherdeimos]

Also Magneto, Juggy and Psylocke on MSH.

[@derekgreig9258]

This is actually pretty sick, love it!

[@johna6602]

Forgotten Worlds was a real coin muncher when i was a kid, great video though brilliant!

[@DarkIsuka]

Can we expect more history pieces like this one in the future?

[@spacewargamer4181]

I hope

[@kegg0]

This video is super impressive, Desk! I always figured there were reused assets in MvC but it's cool to see everthing lined up together. The dedication to the guest combos was a nice touch, well worth it. Keep being the best!!!

[@StriderRyu7]

Yes,man.... More of these kind of vids!!! It’s always great a trip down memory lane and gain even more knowledge from our lauded gaming past. Always appreciated,desk.

[@stevenwhuntva]

I'd think you of everyone would know the difference between beat-'em-ups and fighting games.

[@AuntBibby]

Steven W. Hunt yeah, he seemed to use the terms interchangeably... might be a cultural thing, i’ve seen some british and australian game journalists do that.

[@joejones]

Final fight dude.

[@damn6511]

I'm here a year later to tell you some areas on the world call beat em ups brawlers and fighting games beat em ups

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

Without a doubt some of the best content i've come across on KZbin! Still love Marvel vs Capcom

[@Marzimus]

I love that you took the time to make this. Learned a few new things, and still quite enjoy the stage variants from COTA. It was the beginning of how crazy Mahvel would get. 👍

[@kiduprock04]

This is so dope! Glad this popped up on my feed! Love the Marvel and Capcom Easter eggs/history on this vid. Keep creating great content 💯👊🏿

[@user-ys7vg2xh2k]

"Shadow" looks an awful lot like Charlie from Street Fighter Alpha! Thanks for such an amazing look into the lore of Capcom characters in such an amazing game. I can tell you put in *hella* work for this, and it looks like everyone appreciates what you did in the comments and can't wait for more!

[@Mari_Izu]

It's actually a cyborg Charlie. He's a "what if Charlie was remodeled by Shadaloo".

[@TheDozenthDime]

@@Mari_Izu so was he "Nash" like in SF:V?

[@Mari_Izu]

@@TheDozenthDime Yes, but in SFV he's revived by the Illuminati.

[@animal1nstinct394]

it is

[@destinationskyline07]

We need more content like this. Fighting games have so much history.

[@sakazuki9515]

This is fantastic work as usual. Thank you for all the love and effort put into this video it will definitely go appreciated.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Absolutely love this video! It brings back great memories as both an avid Capcom lover and Fighting Gamer. You've done a fantastic job and I thank you!

[@thomaslightvideo]

4:56 That was Frank Castle's Captain America costume (Punisher War Journal #7)

[@mariusmacsouza3615]

You are absolutely right, i hope the uploader sees your comment and corrects the video.

[@BryknerTV]

Great work, I always wondered where a few of these niche Capcom characters came from.

[@Mario1Sonic2]

This kind if content makes me smile. Glad to know you put a lot of effort into making this. Can't wait to see more of it.

[@zeltee3d]

I especially appreciate the knowledge and skill displayed in both the gameplay and the editing in these videos. Thank you. Amazing!!

[@deathVIAavatar]

Thank you for this. Would love to see something similar for the characters in MvC2 that were oddities.

[@thefrankiepalmeri]

There's only one original character in MVC2 and it's Rubyheart. The end.

[@Aztyph]

@@thefrankiepalmeri Three. Ruby Heart, Amingo, and Abyss.

[@dcb99filmz]

and nobody cared about Thanos back then, but now he's a meme. Unfortunately MvC2 Thanos is trash compared to MvCI Thanos

[@thefrankiepalmeri]

@@Aztyph'Amingo' is actually from some Dreamcast rythm game called 'Samba De Amingo', but yes Abyss is also a original character, but obviously unplayable.

[@Aztyph]

@@thefrankiepalmeri _Samba de Amigo_ was developed by Sonic Team, not Capcom.

[@angrygarbanzo5436]

16:01: Bert would have been too OP, that's why they scrapped him

[@eSMKay]

We greatly appreciate you Desk. These fun facts show how in depth the fighting game division of Capcom fighters was back then and shows how much fun they had making these games at that time. Definitely didn’t know most of the stuff in this video but glad I do now.

[@warriort1328]

This video was amazing This is one of the videos missing in KZbin thank you for all the research you've done great job.

[@petrus7977]

11:10 "Anita debuted in the 1995 BEAT EM UP Night Warriors..." You mean a fighting game right? Great vid anyways!

[@Mari_Izu]

Europeans call fighting games "beat 'em ups". Beat 'em ups are called "brawlers" there.

[@petrus7977]

@@Mari_Izu thanks man I had no idea

[@MrGuilhermeSilvano]

I always thought that Saki was from the Mega Drive game "Alien Storm". Her laser beam is the same from that game too

[@natalironaldo]

Same! I always thought she was that girl, despite of the different haircut

[@rasui80]

this is absolutely amazing. thanks for the content dude, love your work.

[@snesmaniac228]

Great video. One of my favorite fighting game series of all time. The quality shows. Lots of cool information. Thank you.

[@shinzankuro]

Pure is definitely one of the most cute Capcom characters in a whole lol She deserves more love, alongside her cat Fur and her two other friends (Wing the Warrior and Lyric the Priest)

[@edwardgaines6561]

Well she got taken off the thumbnail for this video.

[@luisreyes1963]

A shame none of them were remotely considered for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, let alone another Capcom fight game.

[@rugalbernstein5913]

Luis Reyes well, popularity and recognition are practically the defining reasons a character gets chosen for smash, aside from having a history with Nintendo. Not only have they never appeared on a Nintendo console, Pure and Fur come from an exclusively Japanese game, and if any non-japan audience actually manages to recognize them they’d have to remember them as just obscure assist characters. They never had a shot at even making mii costumes, let alone Fighters.

[@AgelessObsession]

I figured I'd know all of these but there's some obscure stuff in here. Good work compiling it all. (Combos are sick too but that's a given since it's a Desk video.)

[@darkshortyx]

This is still an amazing piece of work DESK! Thank you soo much!

[@RandMasterFlash]

I love this type of stuff. One of my favorite videos from you, and I've been watching since the SFIV Chun loops

[@adonisx82]

This is way Capcom is my favourite developer. Such a great history, shame they couldn’t have put some of these characters in MVCI. And the sprite work in that cyberbots is awesome

[@omegaslothman394]

Appreciate the effort, beautifully presented as ever, this was a great way to introduce players to the massive library of obscure but awesome Capcom characters, it was so hype to see the inclusion of Unknown Soldier back in the day, Forgotten Worlds remains the ultimate shmup! 😎👍🏼 Keep it up dood!!

[@carlosaugusto9821]

I have this strong belief for a long time that Mvc1's assists were a decisive inspiration for the larger "1st party festivity" tone of Smash since Brawl and since they added trophies. It's a smart and efficient way to add more content, adding something to the actual gameplay, involving chars that might not be fit or worthy of a playable char role, and that adds value to chars/franchises that may be "forgotten". Kof 00 also had a Very similar approach with assists, and It was only done once in the series, and interestingly Very near Mvc1's release. It's a Shame that Capcom never went back to that system. They were pioneers on that. But now Smash has taken over the field. I wish a Future Mvc title could accomodate that old system somehow not conflicting with the modern Mvc2 assist concept. Content wise it's going to be very tough for any crossover fg to compete against Smash Ultimate, so Capcom will need to use all cool history fanservice at hand to their advantage.

[@omegaslothman394]

Carlos Augusto All they have to do is listen to the fans, simples! 👍🏼 MVC3 was a near-miss classic imo, had a lot going for it, but a similar character cameo assist option could have made it nxt lvl 😋

[@carlosaugusto9821]

@@omegaslothman394 Yes i agree, It could have boosted Mvc3's crossover nature power. The right time to implement it was certainly in Mvc3, when the series got big. Also the general media capacity nowadays would allow them to put much more content compared to the cps arcade era.

[@RikkaFresh]

This video is beautiful, your editing skills are shining like crazy.

[@HeeroAC195]

Get home from work, and get to see one of your best videos yet? Love it. Thank you, sir! A nice change of pace for sure.

[@DJHYDEHEART]

This makes me think. If we ever do get a Marvel Vs. Capcom 5, I want the assists to be randomly selected for players again.

[@raggaeldestro]

This was great. I’ve even learned somethings. Educational and entertaining. Nice.

[@saturdayvibes6149]

You choices for music are so damn beautiful and really they made me more invested in watching the video

[@BozQ]

This is a very well edited video. It's informative, and easy to understand. My appreciation cannot be understated.

[@melvinshine9841]

If this video makes two things clear, it's Capcom has a lot of characters they just don't give a damn about and COTA is busted.

[@SevansVII]

Love the history lesson for my favourite fighting game series. Long live MvC!

[@anothrwintr8313]

I just LOVE Capcom history videos like this! Thanks for making it!

[@tanyaharmon6739]

The amount effort put into this video is astounding. Great job man.

[@MrJigglebits]

all i want for Christmas is a new marvel vs capcom, every iteration has so much magic and charm

[@rat9625]

not Infinite lol

[@MrJigglebits]

@@rat9625 yea yea we know . All but infinite. If anything I just want Capcom vs capcom

[@UrgentForce]

Could you do a History Video in all the Tatsunoko vs Capcom Fighters?

[@Davethe3rd]

Like how they almost had the Samurai Pizza Cats in the game, but I think European rights issues prevented it.

[@dcb99filmz]

They wanted to include Speed Racer as well but they didn't because they couldn't think of moves for him. that's a shame...they could've taken the Jin Saotome/Captain Falcon route though...and his Level 3 could involve Spritle and Chim-Chim...

[@neogenesis7706]

I would have loved to have speed racer and samurai pizza cats. Killed even. I'd still play that game till this day in all honesty. I heard something about dante and Phoenix Wright aswell. They went on to be in mvc though

[@dcb99filmz]

@@neogenesis7706 I think Dante and Leon should've been in too. Especially Leon because he ALWAYS gets the shaft for crossovers despite being one of the most popular RE characters...

[@BEyondViewtiful]

@@dcb99filmz Big facts!¡

[@meeestersparkle]

Amazing work! Thanks for taking so much effort to do this - I never knew Anita was selectable in MSH, or perhaps I just forgot. Amazing amazing amazing!

[@ThePastAintComingBack]

Great deep video, enjoyed watching it. I never knew it went this deep with these characters. Thank you

[@droidgamer-tech6957]

So much loved created by the creators back then ❤

[@rugalbernstein5913]

No joke. Tomichin looks like Bert if he were a character on Bob’s Burgers.

[@Universalbeing0]

Mad respect to you desk! This was some omega level quality content. Keep doin ya thing, homie! We appreciate the effort!

[@Lemont5236]

Well done. Amazing effort, research, and the music I enjoyed very much

[@ZRovas117]

I think this video just goes to show that Capcom's games history is so deep and crazy. They have so many deep cut characters that they can literally make their own fighting game that would just have nothing but THEIR characters in it, and it would be a large ass roster. LOL

[@brandonwilliams6119]

That is exactly why Capcom is my second favorite video game company after Nintendo.

[@AshuraH]

Technically, the "US Agent" uniform Cap wears in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is actually more of a Punisher-themed uniform (you can see the skull on his chest once he pulls back from the Charging Star attack)

[@Fambini]

Man I've been looking for a video like this for a longggg time. I've always wondered about this stuff man. So on point and cool. Good job.

[@gornak5]

This was really fun to watch. I would definitely watch more stuff like this from you.

[@daywalker3735]

I'm really surprised Thor and Arthur didn't make it into mvc2

[@baddabaddabaddaswing]

X-men was insanely popular at the time.

[@KEN-1991]

Despite having a weak roster that has nothing on Namco X Capcom's. The assist characters is one of the best things that happened to this game which is what Capcom should've done for the previous Marvel vs. Street Fighter titles.

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

Are you talking about the PS2 game? The one that came a decade after this one?

[@KEN-1991]

@@CrossoverGameReviews Yup, Capcom had ideas in NxC that should've been in early games that were too short and simple. Such as having strategy/tactical JRPG elements and having a story-mode. And yes they have the best moderate crossover roster in my opinion.

[@mgbenz]

@@KEN-1991 Capcom had nothing to do with NxC. It was made by Monolithsoft. The same Monolithsoft that makes the Xenoblade games and made the Project x Zone games which were sequels to NxC. NxC was also a turn-based SRPG with minimal sprite work so they can cram in as many characters as possible. Not at all comparable to a fighting game that needed thousands of sprites made for each character. MVC also only had a year or two of development and was limited by the CPS2 hardware it was made on. That's why they couldn't go beyond having around 15 playable characters for every MVC game they made on that hardware. It wasn't until MVC2 that they could put all the characters in the series into one game plus many new characters because they moved development to the Naomi hardware which was basically the arcade version of the Dreamcast.

[@KEN-1991]

@@mgbenz What I was saying is that MvC1's roster is inferior to NxC's.

[@Astonish_]

Very nice information, very well edited. Loved to learn about all these characters that I didn't have any idea where most came from.

[@ray0ken853]

Honestly I never knew I needed this video, but I've been wondering about most of these characters for so long.

[@Red_Swirl_PFP]

4:55 says Capcom America instead of Captain America

[@Vocarenicum]

Tomichin looks like Bert from Sesame Street 😂

[@dbzlucky7462]

You just earned yourself a new subscriber, the quality of this video was well worth the time you put into it imo

[@pirajacinto4]

Informative AND stylish. This makes me want to make informative video with style than just giving plan information. It's fun to watch and I thank you for making it!

[@khalidibrahim7726]

Will look like saki from marvel vs capcom series that leaser beam awesome!

[@phreakinpher]

4:54 Capcom America? Is that like Captain Commando America? 9:08 Looks like Cap and Thor are really enjoying each others company, if you know what I mean. edit: Didn't mean to sound like a prick. Love your work Desk and it's clear a lot of work went into this!

[@quietazn]

Very well done. "Have you seen did you know gaming?" This is probably the best video game history footage I've seen for a lot of these older games. Great job!

[@TomFJM]

I really dig the combos in this, you did a great job.

[@edwardgaines6561]

Why'd you change the thumbnail? I liked Pure and Fur! 😄

[@rasui80]

4:55 "Capcom America received a U.S. Agent costume" is that a typo?

[@Azuma15X]

Yep, it's "Captain America"

[@juliocesargarrido4885]

He received a costume of himself. That's the truth.

[@mariusmacsouza3615]

I tought it was a punisher cap costume, because of the skull in the chest. Maybe i'm wrong.

[@anyoneofus9948]

Captain america and US agent are two different marvel characters, there's also a marvel character called The Patriot. All of them dress the same.

[@shadowmoses5347]

No special agent is his brother

[@Apocalythpe]

Just keep making content. It's always hi production value and I really appreciate your work.

[@MakotoMizuhara]

Good work on this video and the painstaking research. Some of the NPC's were unknown to us until you made this video for our understanding and appreciation. Cheers and Thanks!!

[@defo8811]

Just imagine if these characters were playable.

[@murrfeeling]

Tomichin would have completely destroyed the game balance. His power is unbeatable.

[@WolfOfMassDeath]

the Shadow character looks like Nash from street fighter? his stance and moves look similar and Nash has his reasons to not want to be seen cuz his body is kinda discolored.

[@TheZackofSpades]

WolfOfMassDeath I was looking for this comment, isnt Nash a zombie? M. Bison kills him in a prequel game to the original Street Fighter.

[@BawonSamndi]

Shadow is Nash (Charlie) but in a cyborg form. His ending in MSHvSF show that.

[@Disciple0fMetal]

That's so dope. Takes me back to middle/high school days 😁 great vid!

[@Dinkolish]

This video was exemplary. And should be archived forever as history. You did really damn good.

[@ReticularTunic7]

so basically, their mvc versions of smash bros assist trophies

[@datagrab]

*0:10** You need more research. There's actually 22. I'm not gonna say who. This is my childhood so I know a lot.*

[@attyrustico]

nice video! ive always wondered about these assists. its like they just came out of nowhere. was actually surprised you doing a history vid. :)

[@JDGamingPR]

This video was sooooo well done. Thanks so much for the info, dude. Amazing.