History VideoGame / MarvelVsCapcom2

Creator/{{Capcom}} lost the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} license after this game, and both companies would follow separate routes until 2008. After massive fan demand (and the success of ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterII [[UpdatedRerelease Turbo HD Remix]]''), ''[=MvC2=]'' was re-released for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork with online play. This reignited the Marvel and Capcom relationship, and in 2010, the companies announced that the game would get a true sequel in the form of ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''.

* GameMod: Before the UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade version was announced, fans were making custom Dreamcast [=ISOs=] with custom soundtracks, (due to its heavy SoundtrackDissonance) and custom colors.

* MultiSlotCharacter: ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is divided into two versions -- one with his standard Adamantium claws, which uses his ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom1'' moveset, and another with bone claws, which uses his ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'' moveset.

** From ''Marvel vs. Capcom'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]], Characters/{{Incredible Hulk|BruceBanner}}, [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]], ComicBook/{{Venom}}, [[Characters/IronManHeroes War Machine]], and Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}[[note]]There are two variants of Wolverine in this game: adamantium claws (''[[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter MSHvSF]]''/''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes MvC1]]'' moveset), and bone claws (''[[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter XvSF]]'' moveset)[[/note]].

** From ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'': ComicBook/{{Juggernaut|MarvelComics}}, Characters/{{Ma|rvelComicsMagneto}}gneto, [[Characters/MarvelComicsRogue Rogue]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]].

* Newcomers: Characters/{{Cable|NathanSummers}} and [[Characters/XMen90sMembers Marrow]].

* BadassNormal: [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]], ComicBook/IronMan, and [[Characters/IronManHeroes War Machine]] on the Marvel side, and Zangief, Strider Hiryu, Jin Saotome, Hayato Kanzaki, VideoGame/CaptainCommando, Jill Valentine, and Tron Bonne on the Capcom side. With the exception of Zangief, all of them use {{powered armor}}s, humongous mechas and/or weapons, anyway.

** '''''[[Characters/CableNathanSummers HYPER... VIPER BEAM!]]'''''

** '''''[[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner GAMMA CRUSH!]]'''''

** '''''[[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker WEB SWING!]]'''''

** '''''[[ComicBook/{{Venom}} VENOM RUSH!]]'''''

* {{Shotoclone}}: Aside from the 5 examples of Ryu and Ken above, Spider-Man, [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]], Morrigan, and Cyclops.

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** From ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'': [[Characters/XMen70sMembers Colossus]], [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Iceman]], [[Characters/XMenSentinels Sentinel]], [[Characters/WolverineRoguesGallery Silver Samurai]] and [[Characters/XMenMojoverse Spiral]].

** Characters that wield weapons will swap arms when they turn around, such as Gambit and Sonson's staves, Silver Samurai and Strider Hiryu's swords, Cable's guns, Hayato's plasma blade and Captain America's shield.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Amingo, Ruby Heart, Abyss, and SonSon have yet to return in any significant manner and have been merely reduced to sporadic cameos.

** Amingo offering food to Sonson, Marrow and Rogue (console) or Shuma-Gorath (arcade).

* We Hardly Knew Ye: Amingo, Ruby Heart, Abyss, and SonSon have yet to return in any significant manner and have been merely reduced to sporadic cameos.

* BareYourMidriff: Marrow. Felicia even more.

* SoundtrackDissonance: The soundtrack, which consists mainly of nu-jazz. It's ''awesome'', but can be quite a contrast to all the action going on. The entry on that page likens the dissonance to using zydeco music in ''Silent Hill''.

* MovesetClone: All 5 types: Ryu, Ken, Sakura, [[GameBreaker Akuma]] and [[JokeCharacter Dan]], all of them {{Shotoclone}}s. And for examples not involving those two street fighters, there're [[WolverinePublicity two Wolverines]] (Adamantium and [[DorkAge Bone]] claws); Iron Man and War Machine; VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}} and Roll; and Guile and Charlie.

* ShesGotLegs: Felicia, Cammy, and Psylocke are prominent in this regard. Bonus points for them having their asses showing.

** From ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'': Characters/{{Juggernaut}}, Characters/{{Ma|rvelComicsMagneto}}gneto, [[Characters/MarvelComicsRogue Rogue]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]].

Creator/{{Capcom}} lost the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} license after this game, and both companies would follow separate routes until 2008. After massive fan demand (and the success of ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterII [[UpdatedRerelease Turbo HD Remix]]''), ''[=MvC2=]'' was re-released for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork with online play. This reignited the Marvel and Capcom relationship, and in 2010, the companies announced that the game would get a true sequel in the form of ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. Most recently due to popular demand, the game has become the topic of intense discussion for a remastered revival with video game developer Creator/DigitalEclipse, known for remastering numerous Disney and Capcom games, having approached both Marvel and Disney regarding this venture.

** From ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'': Characters/{{Juggernaut}}, Characters/{{Ma|rvelComicsMagneto}}gneto, [[Characters/XMen80sMembers Rogue]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]].

* GlassCannon: A few, considering there are LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, but taken [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]] with the team Strider/Doctor Doom/Sentinel, known as "Team Clockwork" after the player who pioneered it. Strider is not only a GlassCannon himself, but if he or Doom dies, the team often falls apart. Notice in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpr5yF25AGo the first match in this video]] where Clockwork is holding a nice lead and momentum until Strider dies, and then it falls apart.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The game included pretty much every playable Marvel and Capcom character inside of Capcom's Marvel games that was featured in the series up to that point, to a grand total of 56 (counting both of Wolvie's forms, and not counting the boss).

Creator/{{Capcom}} lost the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} license after this game, and both companies would follow separate routes until 2008. After massive fan demand (and the success of ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterII [[UpdatedRerelease Turbo HD Remix]]''), ''[=MvC2=]'' was re-released for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork with online play. This reignited the Marvel and Capcom relationship, and in 2010, the companies announced that the game would get a true sequel in the form of ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. Most recently due to popular demand, the game has become the topic of intense discussion for a remastered revival with video game developer Creator/DigitalEclipse, known for remastering numerous Disney and Capcom games, having approached both Marvel and Disney regarding this venture.

** From ''Marvel vs. Capcom'': ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, Franchise/SpiderMan, ComicBook/{{Venom}}, ComicBook/WarMachine, and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}[[note]]There are two variants of Wolverine in this game: adamantium claws (''[[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter MSHvSF]]''/''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes MvC1]]'' moveset), and bone claws (''[[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter XvSF]]'' moveset)[[/note]].
** From ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'': [[Comicbook/GhostRider Blackheart]], [[ComicBook/XMen Omega Red]], ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Shuma-Gorath]].
** From ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'': [[ComicBook/XMen Juggernaut]], ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/{{Rogue}}, ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} and ComicBook/{{Storm}}.
** From ''Marvel Super Heroes'': ComicBook/DoctorDoom, ComicBook/{{Psylocke}}, ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/{{Thanos}}.
** From ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'': ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, ComicBook/{{Iceman}}, [[ComicBook/XMen Sentinel]], [[ComicBook/XMen Silver Samurai]] and [[ComicBook/XMen Spiral]].
* Newcomers: ComicBook/{{Cable}} and [[ComicBook/XMen Marrow]].

* AssistCharacter: Several, including VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}} ([[CanineCompanion Rush]]), [[VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}} Jin]] ([[HumongousMecha Blodia]]), [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Tron Bonne (Servbot)]], VideoGame/CaptainCommando (his Commando Team), [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Jill Valentine]] ([[EnemyMine zombies, crows, dogs and Tyrant]]) and [[ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} Sabretooth (Birdie)]].

* BadassNormal: ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/IronMan, and Comicbook/WarMachine on the Marvel side, and Zangief, Strider Hiryu, Jin Saotome, Hayato Kanzaki, VideoGame/CaptainCommando, Jill Valentine, and Tron Bonne on the Capcom side. With the exception of Zangief, all of them use {{powered armor}}s, humongous mechas and/or weapons, anyway.

** '''''[[Comicbook/{{Cyclops}} BEHOLD! OPTIC BLAST!]]'''''
** '''''[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica FINAL JUSTICE!]]'''''
** '''''[[Comicbook/{{Cable}} HYPER... VIPER BEAM!]]'''''

** '''''[[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk GAMMA CRUSH!]]'''''

** '''''[[Franchise/SpiderMan WEB SWING!]]'''''

* GlassCannon: A few, considering there are LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, but taken UpToEleven with the team Strider/Doctor Doom/Sentinel, known as "Team Clockwork" after the player who pioneered it. Strider is not only a GlassCannon himself, but if he or Doom dies, the team often falls apart. Notice in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpr5yF25AGo the first match in this video]] where Clockwork is holding a nice lead and momentum until Strider dies, and then it falls apart.

* NonStandardGameOver: If you lose to Abyss' third form, it is indicated that he eats your characters.

* PowerCopying: Averted with Rogue, who loses her ability to copy opponents' special moves from ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter and instead gains different {{Status Buff}}s based on who she hits with her KissOfDeath.

* {{Shotoclone}}: Aside from the 5 examples of Ryu and Ken above, Spider-Man, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, Morrigan, and Cyclops.
* ShoutOut: Check [[ShoutOut/CapcomVsWhatever the page]].
* SmallGirlBigGun: Jill uses a rocket launcher so big that despite being a badass extrodanaire [[LawOfInverseRecoil the recoil knocks her over]].

* StatusBuff: Colossus' SuperArmor, Wolverine's Berserker Charge, Juggernaut's Cyttorak Power-Up and Silver Samurai's [[FireIceLightning Touki]] all return from previous games, and Rogue's KissOfDeath has been reworked into providing unique buffs depending on who she hits with it.

* WolverinePublicity: ''Two'' Wolverines on the roster, folks - the one with bone claws represents his incarnation from ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', while the one with Adamantium represents his gameplay from ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'' and the first ''Marvel vs. Capcom''. While the bone-clawed version of Wolverine lacks several moves his Adamantium counterpart has[[note]]He doesn't have his Berserker Slash special, or the Berserker Charge and Fatal Claw Hyper Combos[[/note], his attacks deal more damage, and the moves he does share have quirks exclusive to him; for example, only he can perform Tornado Claws in mid-air.

Creator/{{Capcom}} lost the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} license after this game, and both companies would follow separate routes until 2008. After massive fan demand (and the success of ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterII [[UpdatedRerelease Turbo HD Remix]]''), ''[=MvC2=]'' was re-released for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork with online play. This reignited the Marvel and Capcom relationship, and in 2010, the companies announced that the game would get a true sequel in the form of ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. Most recently due to popular demand, the game has become the topic of intense discussion for a remastered revival, with video game developer Creator/DigitalEclipse having approached both Marvel and Disney regarding this venture.

Creator/{{Capcom}} lost the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} license after this game, and both companies would follow separate routes until 2008. After massive fan demand (and the success of ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterII [[UpdatedRerelease Turbo HD Remix]]''), ''[=MvC2=]'' was re-released for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork with online play. This reignited the Marvel and Capcom relationship, and in 2010, the companies announced that the game would get a true sequel in the form of ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. Most recently due to popular demand, the game has become the topic of intense discussion for a remastered revival, with the company Digital Eclipse having approached both Marvel and Disney regarding this venture.

Creator/{{Capcom}} lost the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} license after this game, and both companies would follow separate routes until 2008. After massive fan demand (and the success of ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterII [[UpdatedRerelease Turbo HD Remix]]''), ''[=MvC2=]'' was re-released for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork with online play. This reignited the Marvel and Capcom relationship, and in 2010, the companies announced that the game would get a true sequel in the form of ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''.

* WolverinePublicity: ''Two'' Wolverines on the roster, folks.