History VideoGame / MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes

In 2012, the game was re-released for UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} and UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade with ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' in ''Marvel vs. Capcom Origins'' before it got delisted a few years after.

* PutOnABus: Averted. The only game in the series to do this as everyone playable in this game returns in ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2''.

* ReformulatedGame: ''Marvel vs. Capcom EX Edition'' is probably the best UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of an ''[=MvC=]'' title, less by it being arcade-accurate, and more by how much it tried to work around the console's severe RAM limitations.

* SNKBoss: Onslaught.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Expect to see the subtitle written as "''Clash of '''[[TheTheTitleConfusion the]]''' Super Heroes''" quite often, including on [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]]. "Super Heroes" also tends to be written as one word, not two.

* [[AssistCharacter Special Partners]]: [[ComicBook/XMen Colossus]], ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, [[ComicBook/XMen Iceman, Jubilee, Juggernaut]], ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, [[ComicBook/XMen Psylocke, Rogue, Sentinel]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica U.S. Agent]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: All Marvel characters are voiced by native English speakers.

** Ryu in this game is referred to as "Complete Change Ryu", since he has the ability to switch between three separate styles -- his own, Ken's, and Akuma's -- as a Hyper Move.

** Strider Hiryu is a good example.

* KickChick: Chun-Li and Ton Pooh.

** On the Capcom side, Chun-Li and Zangief get their classic ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' themes back, but not Ryu; he instead gets ''SFII''[='s=] intro theme here as a very special instance. Strider Hiryu gets a remix of "Raid!", the first stage theme from his home game. This leaves Morrigan, Captain Commando, Jin and Mega Man -- all of whom get original themes that pay homage to their respective franchises' soundtracks; for example, Mega Man's partially samples the intro to ''VideoGame/MegaMan2''. Notably, Roll's ImageSong "Kaze yo Tsutaete" (from the rather obscure ''Mega Man: Battle & Chase'') not only makes her stand out among the other secret characters from either side due to having a unique theme, but also gives her the distinction for being the first vocal theme in the entire series; a claim which would not be topped until Deadpool, Dante and X-23 matched it in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.

** Unlike everyone else on the roster (not counting Onslaught), Mega Man has a projectile assigned to only one button: the Mega Buster, which is either fired by pressing [=HK=] once, or charged by holding it. While Roll is mechanically similar to her brother, her Roll Buster can be fired only by doing the Hadouken motion.
** Zangief forgoes how dashing and Super Jumps normally work in this game: every other character could perform those by pressing all three Punch or Kick buttons at once respectively, but Zangief does a Double Lariat instead. Double-tapping a direction to dash with Zangief still works, though his dash animation always ends with a grapple, - and if it whiffs, it takes a while to recover from.
** Ryu and Zangief both have [[InstantCostumeChange a Hyper Combo that completely changes their moveset]], instead of having Ken, Akuma or Mecha Zangief assigned to slots of their own, much like how ''[[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'' did it. Unique in that all of the other palette swaps, most notably Lilith-Style Morrigan and Shadow Lady, '''are''' considered separate characters.

* PowerCopying: True to form, Mega Man's ending sees the Blue Bomber gain a Hyper Combo from Onslaught--Magneto's Magnetic Shockwave--and in the home console ports, ''you can actually unlock a secret version of Mega Man that uses the Shockwave''. [[note]]This does not apply to the ''Marvel vs. Capcom Origins'' re-release, since the build is based on the original arcade version.[[/note]]

* ReformulatedGame: ''Marvel vs. Capcom EX Edition'' is probably the best UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of an ''[=MvC=]'' title, less by it being arcade-accurate, and more by how much it tried to work around the console's severe RAM limitations. (More details can be found [[https://twitter.com/SarahSSowertty/status/1309614784749412355 here]].)
** Much like the [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter two]] [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter other]] ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVersusCapcom Marvel vs.]]'' games on the [=PS1=], it ditches the original 2-on-2 tag team battles for the 1-on-1 round-based system similar to what was in ''[[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Darkstalkers 3]]'' -- even though you still have to select two characters either from the playable roster or from a number of Assists[[note]]You can still perform Variable Cross, but how it works differs between partner types: Partner Heroes will create a clone of your opponent to fight alongside you, while with Special Heroes, the game will keep summoning your Assist until the Cross timer runs out.[[/note]]. Returning specifically from ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter EX Edition'' is [[LagCancel move cancelling]], something that wasn't in any of the arcade ''[=MvC=]'' titles until ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'', released '''mere weeks after''' this version: provided you have enough meter, you can perform a Hyper Combo immediately after a special, and then interrupt it to perform another, different Hyper Combo[[note]]From ''[=MvC2=]'' onwards, this mechanic is known as DHC (Delayed Hyper Combo), and is performed with different members of the team instead of just one character.[[/note]].

** Ryu becomes the ultimate Shotoclone by way of the Complete Change ability that lets him use the fighting style and movelists of Ken or Akuma.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Expect to see the subtitle written as "''Clash of '''[[TheTheTitleConfusion the]]''' Super Heroes''" quite often.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Due to legal issues, ComicBook/IronMan was unavailable for this game, so War Machine was selected in his stead (and basically acts as a PaletteSwap of Iron Man). As a result, War Machine's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBd3Y8298rU theme]] in this game is based off of Iron Man's ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxHZbfzSII0 theme.]] The theme came full circle when Iron Man used this theme in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.
* TagTeam

** Jin's HK attacks.

* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Venom does this a lot. Morrigan can likewise [[ShapeshifterWeapon change the shape of her bat wings into several different forms]] during battle.

''[=MvC=]'' played mostly the same as its predecessors; it also added an extra Duo Team Attack mode (also known as a Variable Cross) where teammates would [[CombinationAttack join together]] to beat down their opponent at the same time. The game also featured numerous [[AssistCharacter assist partners]]--characters from both Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} and Capcom who could be called on for supporting attacks. (This mechanic would be replicated, albeit with actual tag partners, in the following two ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' entries.)

* {{Assist Character}}s: [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Anita]], [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Charlie]] (as [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Shadow]]), [[VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}} Devilotte]], [[VideoGame/ThreeWonders Lou]], [[VideoGame/LegendaryWings Michelle Heart]], Pure & Fur [[note]]from ''Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2''[[/note]], [[VideoGame/QuizNanairoDreams Saki]], [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Ton Pooh]], [[VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds Unknown Soldier 1P]]

* {{Assist Character}}s: [[ComicBook/XMen Colossus]], ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, [[ComicBook/XMen Iceman, Jubilee, Juggernaut]], ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, [[ComicBook/XMen Psylocke, Rogue, Sentinel]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica U.S. Agent]]

* AnIcePerson: Iceman drops a few glaciers on the opponent as his assist attack.

* AnimeThemeSong: Roll's "Kaze Yo Tsutaete", a cover of the same song from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Rockman]] [[GoKartingWithBowser Battle & Chase]]''.
* AssistCharacter: The game features "Assist Partners" from both Marvel and Capcom's ranks. In the arcade version of the game, the Assist Partner is chosen randomly before each fight (though a little button manipulation will allow a player to choose their partner). In the home version of this game--which did not have the tag-team gameplay--players could flat-out choose an Assist Partner. Aside from this mechanic, there are also these examples:

** In the Assist Partner ranks, we have U.S. Agent on the Marvel side, and Arthur, Unknown Soldier 1P, Saki Omokane, and Devilotte's TerribleTrio on the Capcom side.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: One of Morrigan's victory animations--the succubus dressed in a dominatrix outfit that exposes her butt while she looks at Lilith [[UnwillingSuspension dangling from a chain]]--was cut from international localizations of the game; Capcom kept it in for [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 the sequel]]. In a reverse example, Venom's win taunt about "eating your brains" was removed in the next game.

* BlowYouAway: Storm's Assist Partner attack is to throw a cyclone at the opponent.

** Ryu in this game is referred to as "Complete Change Ryu", since he has the ability to switch between three separate styles--his own, Ken's, and Akuma's--as a Hyper Move.

** Rogue, Storm, Juggernaut, Magneto, Cyclops, U.S. Agent, and Shadow were all demoted from playable characters in previous games to Assist Partners. And M. Bison suffered even worse, going from playable to a minor cameo.

** From the Assist Partners, Sentinel and Devilotte's Super-8 both qualify, though most of the latter is underground/not visible.

* NonFatalExplosions: Upon being summoned as an Assist Partner, Devilotte will issue her subordinates to attack... but instead, all three just blow up on the spot (with the explosion being the attack itself).

** U.S. Agent is one of the Assist Partners. He uses the same sprite as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and performs Cap's Charging Star as his Assist attack.

* ReformulatedGame: ''Marvel vs. Capcom EX Edition'' is probably the best UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of an ''[=MvC=]'' title, less by it being arcade-accurate, and more by how much it tried to work around the console's severe RAM limitations. Much like the two other [[VideoGame/MarvelVersusCapcom Marvel Versus]] games on the [=PS1=], it ditches the original 2-on-2 tag team battles for the 1-on-1 round-based system similar to what was in ''[[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Darkstalkers 3]]'' -- even though you still have to select two characters either from the playable roster or from a number of assists[[note]]You can still perform Variable Cross, but how it works differs between partner types: Partner Heroes will create a clone of your opponent to fight alongside you, while with Special Heroes, the game will keep summoning your assist until the Cross timer runs out.[[/note]]. Returning specifically from ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter EX Edition'' is move cancelling, something that wasn't in any of the arcade ''[=MvC=]'' titles until ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'', released '''mere weeks after''' this version: provided you have enough meter, you can perform a Hyper Combo immediately after a special, and then interrupt it to perform another, different Hyper Combo[[note]]From ''[=MvC2=]'' onwards, this mechanic is known as DHC (Delayed Hyper Combo), and is performed with different members of the team instead of just one character.[[/note]].
** Of course, this being a [=PS1=] title of a Versus game, it chugs sometimes, has a few missing frames of animation and is not arcade-perfect in any way - but it has enough quality-of-life features not present in the arcade or the Dreamcast port to make up for it: most notably, it includes Beginner controls on top of the usual Easy and Manual[[note]]also returning from ''[=MSHvSF=] EX''[[/note]], freely selectable unlimited assists in the Special Heroes mode, Mega Man can now use Onslaught's Magnetic Shockwave, while Ryu and Zangief can transform into their alternate forms even before the fight gets loaded in (without it costing '''any''' meter). That said, [[SubvertedTrope almost none of those are enabled in the]] [[MirrorMatch Cross Over mode]], which is about as close to the original's gameplay as ''EX Edition'' will ever get.

* ShockAndAwe: Captain Commando's power gloves use both electricity and [[PlayingWithFire fire]] as attacks. Assist Partners Saki and Thor shoot out a lightning bolt as well.

* SpreadShot: A three-way shot is fired off by assist Michelle Heart, based on the third-level weapon from the arcade ''VideoGame/LegendaryWings''.

* AnimeThemeSong: Roll's "Kaze Yo Tsutaete", which is a poor MIDI version (in some international releases, at least) of the same song from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Rockman]] [[GoKartingWithBowser Battle & Chase]]''.

* ReformulatedGame: ''Marvel vs. Capcom EX Edition'' is probably the best UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of an ''[=MvC=]'' title, less by it being arcade-accurate and more by how much it tried to work around the console's severe RAM limitations. The game's flagship feature, 2-on-2 tag battles, were replaced with a 1-on-1, round-based system similar to ''[[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Darkstalkers 3]]'' -- even though you still have to select two characters either from the playable roster or from a number of assists. The game's other flagship feature, Variable Cross, is available with either of them, though with the former, you'll fight alongside a clone of your enemy, and with the latter, you'll have automatic ''and'' unlimited Assists for a few seconds. Aside from a few nifty extras, such as being able to transform Ryu and Zangief before the match even begins (without it costing any meter!) or use Onslaught's Magnetic Shockwave as Mega Man, there are also special-to-super cancels and [=DHCs=][[note]]Delayed Hyper Combos, cancelling an ongoing Hyper Combo into another, different Hyper Combo[[/note]] -- mechanics that wouldn't be present in the series proper until '''only a few weeks later''' in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''. If you ever need an immediate reference to how different ''EX Edition'' is to the arcade experience, it comes with the [[MirrorMatch Cross Over]] mode that brings all of the 2-on-2 tag teams back, while leaving out most, if not all, of the new features.

** Ryu and Zangief both have [[InstantCostumeChange a Hyper Combo that completely changes their moveset]], instead of having Ken, Akuma or Mecha Zangief assigned to slots of their own, much like how ''[[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'' did it. Unique in that all of the other palette swaps, most notably Lilith-Style Morrigan and Shadow Lady, *are* considered separate characters.

* ReformulatedGame: ''Marvel vs. Capcom EX Edition'' is probably the best UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of an ''[=MvC=]'' title, less by it being arcade-accurate and more by how much it tried to work around the console's severe RAM limitations. The game's flagship feature, 2-on-2 tag battles, were replaced with a 1-on-1, round-based system similar to ''[[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Darkstalkers 3]]'' -- even though you still have to select two characters either from the playable roster or from a number of assists. The game's other flagship feature, Variable Cross, is available with either of them, though with the former, you'll fight alongside a clone of your enemy, and with the latter, you'll have automatic ''and'' unlimited Assists for a few seconds. Aside from a few nifty extras, such as being able to transform Ryu and Zangief before the match even begins (without it costing any meter!) or use Onslaught's Magnetic Shockwave as Mega Man, there are also special-to-super cancels and [=DHCs=][[note]]Delayed Hyper Combos, cancelling an ongoing Hyper Combo into another, different Hyper Combo[[/note]] - mechanics that wouldn't be present in the series proper until '''only a few weeks later''' in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''. If you ever need an immediate reference to how different ''EX Edition'' is to the arcade experience, it comes with the [[MirrorMatch Cross Over]] mode that brings all of the 2-on-2 tag teams back, while leaving out most, if not all, of the new features.

* SpreadShot: A three-way shot is fired off by assist Michelle Heart, based on the third level weapon from the arcade ''VideoGame/LegendaryWings''.
* {{Stripperific}}: On the ladies' side, we have Morrigan, [[{{Vaporwear}} who technically doesn't even wear clothes]]. On the men's side, we have Hulk, Zangief, and Colossus.

* VFormationTeamShot: Captain Commando and his team does this after the Captain Storm Hyper.

** Ryu and Zangief both have [[InstantCostumeChange a Hyper Combo that completely changes their moveset]], instead of having Ken, Akuma or Mecha Zangief assigned to slots of their own, much like how ''[[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter]]'' did it. Unique in that all of the other palette swaps, most notably Lilith-Style Morrigan and Shadow Lady, *are* considered separate characters.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Zangief and Jin Saotome.
** HurricaneKick: Ryu.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: One of Morrigan's victory animations--the succubus dressed in a dominatrix outfit that exposes her butt while she looks at Lilith dangling from a chain--was cut from international localizations of the game; Capcom kept it in for [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 the sequel]]. In a reverse example, Venom's win taunt about "eating your brains" was removed in the next game.

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

* PantyShot:
** Roll gives a ''lot'' of these, so much so that you can, at the peak of her jump in exactly one frame, see all of her panties and part of her midriff underneath her skirt. She also squeals "''Ecchi!''" [[labelnote:Translation]]"Pervert!"[[/labelnote]] if you jump and decide not to cover her skirt with an attack.
** As mentioned above, pressing Start after a round is over lets you [[BeatingADeadPlayer Beat a Dead Player]], with bonus points being awarded if the game freeze-frames on your character in a dynamic pose. Panty shots like Chun-Li's launcher (and Jin's immolation move) are worth a ton of points.

In 2012, the game was re-released for UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} and UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade with ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' in ''Marvel vs. Capcom Origins''.

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* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Shadow Lady is a WhatIf {{Brainwashed}} variation of Chun-Li forcibly turned into a {{Cyborg}} by Shadaloo. Before her robotization, Chun-Li routinely foiled Shadaloo's plans at every turn, and in retaliation, they kidnapped and experimented on her for the sake of turning her into a pawn against Interpol, complete with a new name, quickly becoming [[TheDragon M. Bison's top operative]]. Unlike Shadow--a robotized Charlie, who escaped shortly after being transformed--Shadaloo added a RestrainingBolt to Shadow Lady's programming so she would [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul remain fully obedient]] to Bison at all times, essentially becoming a RobotGirl. However,
in her non-canon ending, [[spoiler:she manages to [[HeroicWillpower overcome Shadaloo's brainwashing]] and [[HeelFaceTurn regain her original memories]], and joins forces with Shadow to take down Shadaloo]].

** In terms of story, there is Shadow and [[SecretCharacter Shadow Lady]]--Charlie and Chun-Li, respectively, when controlled by M. Bison and turned into [[UnwillingRoboticization cyborg]] [[ReforgedIntoAMinion killing machines]]. [[spoiler:Shadow seems to break free of it in Chun-Li's ending, while Shadow Lady does it in her ending and joins forces with Shadow to seek revenge on Bison.]]

* ReforgedIntoAMinion:
** Shadow Lady is a [[WhatIf non-canon]] [[{{Brainwashed}} variation]] of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li]] who was forcibly turned into a [[{{Cyborg}} cyborg]] by Shadaloo. Before she was roboticized, Chun-Li routinely foiled Shadaloo's plans at every turn. In retaliation, she was kidnapped, cyborgized, and experimented on for the sake of turning her into a living weapon and a pawn against Interpol, complete with a new name. She quickly became [[TheDragon M. Bison's top operative]]. Unlike [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Shadow]]--a roboticized [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Charlie Nash]], who escaped shortly after being transformed--Shadaloo added a RestrainingBolt to Shadow Lady's programming so she would [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul remain fully obedient]] to Bison at all times, essentially becoming a [[DarkActionGirl Dark Action]] RobotGirl. Shadow Lady retains a few moves from her non-cyborgified variant, but she also shoots [[HomingProjectile homing]]/[[MissileLockOn heat-seeking missiles]] from [[BackpackCannon her back]], thrusts forward with [[ThisIsADrill a drill]], encases herself in a [[ShockAndAwe electric barrier]] (that also [[DeflectorShield deflects attacks]] and stuns opponents), uses miniaturized Vernier thrusters in her feet to jump much higher (and kick faster), and fires a large beam ([[ArmCannon Big Bang Laser]]) from [[HandBlast her palms]]. And all of this high-tech arsenal is built-in to her robotic body, like the T-X from the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' series.
** [[spoiler:In her ending, she manages to [[HeroicWillpower overcome Shadaloo's brainwashing]] and [[HeelFaceTurn regain her original memories]]. She joins forces with Shadow to take down Shadaloo. She even retained her robotic parts after breaking the brainwashing.]]

** The Marvel side's secret characters are different palette swaps of Hulk (gives him his ''Marvel Super Heroes'' movelist and properties -- trading super armor and health for speed and faster attack recovery), War Machine (has incredible defense and armor but cannot block, now fires missiles instead of lasers), and Venom (becomes the fastest and weakest character in the game), while the Capcom side has [[ReforgedIntoAMinion Shadow]] [[UnwillingRoboticization Lady]] ([[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Chun-Li]] transformed into a [[RobotGirl brainwashed]] {{Cyborg}}), [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Lilith-Mode Morrigan]] (Morrigan with Lilith's color scheme and properties), and [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Roll]] (a JokeCharacter who has Mega Man's movelist).

* {{Cyborg}}: Shadow Lady is a non-canon, WhatIf version of Chun-Li who was forcibly captured and [[UnwillingRoboticization roboticized]] to [[ReforgedIntoAMinion become]] [[TheDragon M. Bison's top assassin]]. Although she retains some of her original moves (including her famous kicks), much of her movelist has been replaced with an arsenal of high-tech weaponry built into her robotic shell: She can turn her [[ThisIsADrill hands into drills]], encases herself in a [[ShockAndAwe electric barrier]] (that also [[DeflectorShield deflects attacks]] and stuns opponents), fire heat-seeking missiles from her built-in BackpackCannon, jump higher (and kick faster) thanks to miniaturized Vernier thrusters in her feet, and fire a ([[ArmCannon Big Bang Laser]]) from [[HandBlast her palms]]. [[spoiler:In her own ending, she and [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Shadow]], a similarly roboticized Charlie, manage to break free of Bison's control. Jin Saotome undergoes a similar transformation thanks to Shadow Lady after he is mortally wounded by Bison.]]