The 43 character cameos of Marvel vs Capcom 3

Hulk and Chris tear ass through what appears to be the original Resident Evil mansion, only now RE3'sNemesisis among the house's many denizens. Too bad Nemesis isn't anywhere near Hulk's power level...

Viewtiful Joe's ending begins with him andCaptain BlueapprehendingAlastorandJet Black, all while throwing out a Phoenix Wright reference. But then...

... turns out they're just starring in a show put on by X-Men villainsMojoandSpiral! The former is an obese, ratings-hungry monster who rules the Mojoverse, and the six-armed latter was actually a playable character in Marvel vs Capcom 2.

Magneto's ending has him taking over Galactus' sun-sized spaceship, which he then uses to create a new home for Mutantkind. This final scene shows several muties flying to freedom, including non-playable characters likeAngel,Exodus,Banshee,SunfireandAurora, plus what appears to be a flyingIcemanandNightcrawler.

Morrigan finds the seediest of seedy bars, which is filled with demonic Marvel baddies likeSatannishandMephisto, whose son Blackheart was playable in prior Vs games.

Capcom's ultimate fighter, Ryu, squares off against The ImmortalIron Fistin his ending, which is one of the best matchups in the whole game. Notice how the background also references Ryu's American counterpartKenas well as Marvel'sMr X.

Sentinel's ending shows an army of cosmically powered robots taking over the world, headed (as usual) byMaster Mold.

She Hulk (aka lawyer Jennifer Walters) gets her own courtroom show alongsidePhoenix WrightandMiles Edgeworth(ace attorney and pro prosecuter, respectively). A lovely fit!

Storm heads back to Wakanda to be with her husband (and Avenger)Black Panther, who's actually about to take over Daredevil duties from Matt Murdock in the Marvel Universe (don't ask).

Trish (from Devil May Cry) continues her demon hunting ways and ends up hunting poor Nightcrawler in the process. That's two cameos, but still not playable. Could he be the next DLC character?

Next page: Mega Man meets Tron Bonne, Nick Fury makes an offer to C. Viper and Silver Surfer gets confused by Capcom's convoluted universes

TOPICS
Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE. 

Latest in Fighting
"I didn’t have a single ally": Tekken 4's negative reception put series boss Katsuhiro Harada under so much stress that he left Namco for a year
Tekken 8
Tekken lead Katsuhiro Harada says he's spent decades "mentally preparing" for AI to overtake humans, but it's not happening: "If AI had really advanced, we wouldn't be pouring 10, 20, 30 billion Yen into making games"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. creator says instead of making more "Americanized works," Japanese devs should "seek the uniqueness and fun of Japanese games"
Minecraft characters Alex and Steve riding in mine carts in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, being chased by Bowser Jr..
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate villain Minecraft Steve is the star of the "best Smash clip of all time," as genius player makes a literal Trojan Horse to destroy an unsuspecting opponent
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS key art.
Masahiro Sakurai says Super Smash Bros "might have died out" if not for late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata: "There's no doubt that he influenced me in many ways"
Mortal Kombat 2 3DO
After 32 years, Mortal Kombat 2 has finally been ported to the one hyper-expensive '90s console that could actually do it justice
Latest in Features
Assassin's Creed 3 screenshot of Desmond hilding a circular Isu artifact
Assassin's Creed Shadows' modern storyline is kind of non-existent and I couldn't be happier about it
A screenshot of a pink-haired protagonist in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, surrounded by other BLADE soldiers and a Skell.
I spent 10 years waiting for the answers to Xenoblade Chronicles X's haunting cliffhanger ending, and it was worth the wait
Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshot of an enemy falling backwards through the air away from Yasuke who's just performed a War Kick
Forget the hidden blade: if you're not yeeting enemies in Assassin's Creed Shadows, you're missing out
Assassin's Creed Shadows gameplay taken for review
Assassin's Creed Shadows claims to offer two protagonists, but the choice between Yasuke and Naoe seems pretty rigged
Asssassin's Creed Shadows kusarigama
My favorite weapon in Assassin's Creed Shadows is also the most misunderstood
Imai Sokyu leads the tea ceremony in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows' tea ceremony quest is one of the game's best moments, but I wish Ubisoft would give us even higher stakes