History YMMV / MarvelVsCapcom3

* VindicatedByHistory: Back in 2011, there was no shortage of gamers tearing the game to shreds over a lack of content, bizarre roster choices (no [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]], really?), and what many felt was taking advantage of the playerbase with ''Ultimate'' being released the same year. As time went by, when Disney revoked their license only to later collaborate with Capcom to create ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'', the reception has become far more positive. That's mainly because ''Infinite'' is far, ''far'' more polarizing than ''3'' ever was, which seemed to magnify the issues[[note]]the lack of content, a roster that doesn't have the signature mutants and {{unexpected character}}s, the feel of a blatant cash grab[[/note]] while creating new ones[[note]]piss-poor production values, marketing disasters that alienated the fans[[/note]]. Now, ''3'' is much more praised by fans than it's ever been, who hold it as an example of how good the series was before Disney got involved. The roster in particular is held in high regard -- not only are there plenty of characters to choose from, [[ShownTheirWork but it actually feels like it draws from the comics]], as opposed making everything a plug for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. The fact that it had a good mixture of characters from different teams instead of characters from both the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series dominating the Marvel and Capcom sides helped. It also helps that ''Infinite'' had the side effect of making ''3'' easily available again via bringing it to new consoles and to PC, bringing the game to a wide audience again after a brief stint in [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes difficult availability]]. This was perhaps best cemented by the fact that, when the game returned to EVO in 2023 (after ''no Marvel vs. Capcom game'' being at the tournament since 2017[[note]]Though ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' (also infamous for its lack of easy distribution) was supposed to be brought back in 2020 for its 20th anniversary before the whole event was canceled[[/note]]) as a throwback tournament, the tournament attracted ''even higher numbers'' than it ever did when it was considered a marquee game in the UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity in the early-mid 2010s.

* EvilIsSexy: Wesker, Jill Valentine and Dark Phoenix are the main sources of this, but several other villains fit this trope as far as taste and fetish dictate.

* VindicatedByHistory: Back in 2011, there was no shortage of gamers tearing the game to shreds over a lack of content, bizarre roster choices (no [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]], really?), and what many felt was taking advantage of the playerbase with ''Ultimate'' being released the same year. As time went by, when Disney revoked their license only to later collaborate with Capcom to create ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'', the reception has become far more positive. That's mainly because ''Infinite'' is far, ''far'' more polarizing than ''3'' ever was, which seemed to magnify the issues[[note]]the lack of content, a roster that doesn't have the signature mutants and {{unexpected character}}s, the feel of a blatant cash grab[[/note]] while creating new ones[[note]]piss-poor production values, marketing disasters that alienated the fans[[/note]]. Now, ''3'' is much more praised by fans than it's ever been, who hold it as an example of how good the series was before Disney got involved. The roster in particular is held in high regard -- not only are there plenty of characters to choose from, [[ShownTheirWork but it actually feels like it draws from the comics]], as opposed making everything a plug for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. The fact that it had a good mixture of characters from different teams instead of characters from both the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series dominating the Marvel and Capcom sides helped.

* TearJerker: Some of the things certain characters say when defeated by a light attack could qualify. Special mention goes to Phoenix and Spiderman.

--> '''Spiderman''': "I let everyone down..."

** Ghost Rider's Level 3 Hyper Combo, the "Penance Stare." He grabs his foe by the collar, growls out "LOOK INTO MY EYES!" and makes his victim feel every bit of pain that they have ever inflicted on anyone else in their lifetime. There is an intense close up of Ghost Rider's face and you hear that [[HellIsThatNoise disturbing screechy noise once the Penance Stare goes into effect.]] After the attack, the victim is left in a disturbing burning crumple state. Yeesh... talk about a hellish punishment.

** All of the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' references, now that [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse the Marvel Movieverse]] did that storyline in [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar the third]] ''Captain America'' movie.

** Zero taking a pot shot about X's absence from the roster has been made awkward now that it's been revealed that Zero's DLC suit ''actually is X''.

*** Mike Haggar is from the obscure ''Street Fighter'' spin-off ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', who has a cult following but is hardly a big name unlike his macho persona.

* MemeticMolester: One of Iron Man's winquotes is shared amongst all female characters (with the exception of Amaterasu) and involves him asking them out on a date. This unfortunately includes Tron, who is only 14 years old, leading some to jokingly label Tony as an ephebophile.

** Zero May Cry - a team consisting of Dante, Vergil, and Zero.

*** Mike Haggar is from the obscure ''Street Fighter'' spin-off ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', who has a cult following but is hardly a big name unlike his [[RatedMForManly persona]].

-->(''after beating Deadpool'') Sometimes you gotta out-crazy the crazies if you wanna beat 'em.

--> '''Wesker''': [[spoiler: The fantastic specimens from this new world should yield zombies to be truly... [[{{Pun}} marvel]].]]

--> '''Deadpool''': "Hey, did you know that Wesker guy stole your Maximum Spider move? You were doing that back in VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes! So... gonna go kick his ass? Can I watch?"

-->'''Iron Man's intro against female characters:''' ''So, you doing anything after this?''
-->'''Rocket Raccoon's winquote against Ammy:''' ''So... you doing anything after this, cutie? Rowwwr!''

** Sentinel was disliked in the early days of Vanilla, even though Capcom was aware of how powerful he was and worked to tone him down. There's already a few players loudly proclaiming a need to create an anti-Sentinel team. He does have counters, though, and he's more balanced than he was in ''2'', and even more after the nerfings.

** Mike Haggar was elevated to this following his appearance in the fourth trailer. When he sees a huge fiery tornado caused by Dormammu and Thor's fight, his reaction is to nonchalantly rip the nearest signpost out of the ground and {{Power Walk}} towards the two.

** In ''Ultimate'', Wesker was already annoying to deal with in the vanilla version, but now has highly damaging normals with high priority, teleport spamming, shooting in the air and a reliable Level 1 Hyper that hits from nearly anywhere on the screen. In ''Ultimate'' however, he gains ability to do Level 1 X-Factor damage when the shades come off ''(even worse when he activates Level 3 X-Factor)'', all make fighting him an absolute ''chore''; this pretty much for a while before people discovered his counters, has made him one of ''the best'' on-point solo characters in the game.

* LowTierLetdown:
** Ryu got flak from a surprising amount of fans. Some have even gone far enough to state that Akuma's presence makes Ryu obsolete in every way possible, despite the fact that Ryu can wallbounce and Akuma can't, has better stamina, and possesses quirks such as an ''aimable'' Shinkuu Hadouken.
** Morrigan's playstyle involves spamming the screen with projectiles. Chris [="ChrisG"=] Gonzales has popularized a lockdown team with Morrigan and Dr. Doom that many players simply cannot do anything about, particularly since she can gain meter during her Astral Vision super.

** Jill's moveset in ''[=MvC2=]'' consists of keep aways (such as summoning enemies), shoulder tackles, pistol counters, and the franchise's trademark rocket launchers. Her play style in [=MvC3=] has been radically altered to involve rushdowns, [[KickChick stylish kicks]], and a pair of [=VZ61=] sub machineguns, which alienated fans who liked her previous portrayal. Even her SpyCatSuit design, which divided the ''Resident Evil'' fanbase, has been criticized as too different from her classic S.T.A.R.S uniform.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Jill is considered this for many people for several reasons. Some hate that she's based on her BrainwashedAndCrazy self from ''[=RE5=]'' complete with RoboSpeak, so she doesn't have worthwhile banter or trash-talk with the other characters. Some people simply hate that she's represented as a villain and not her true heroic self, leaving the hero/villain ratio of ''Resident Evil'' characters on the roster as 1:3 (Chris vs. Wesker, Jill, and Nemesis). As stated above, her design change and radically different moveset from ''[=MvC2=]'' to ''[=MvC3=]'' weren't welcomed by several fans, either.

** In Vanilla: Dante, Phoenix, Wesker, and Wolverine are the [[TierInducedScrappy Tier-Induced Scrappies]], high-tier version. From the low-tier side, Thor gets better (but the fans still placed him at the low tier level). Hsien-Ko's not so lucky.

* TierInducedScrappy: Any character reveal was followed with calls of [[GameBreaker "BROKEN!"]] The few that don't tended to get the opposite:
** Ryu got this kind of flak from a surprising amount of fans. Some have even gone far enough to state that Akuma's presence makes Ryu obsolete in every way possible, despite the fact that Ryu can wallbounce and Akuma can't, has better stamina, and possesses quirks such as an ''aimable'' Shinkuu Hadouken.
** Sentinel was this in the early days of Vanilla, even though Capcom was aware of how powerful he was and worked to tone him down. There's already a few players loudly proclaiming a need to create an anti-Sentinel team. He does have counters, though, and he's more balanced than he was in ''2'', and even more after the nerfings.
** Phoenix. The fact that she has to be killed twice if the opponent has five bars and that Dark Phoenix is easily the most dangerous character in the game doesn't help anything.
** In ''Ultimate'', this has fallen on Wesker who was already annoying to deal with in the vanilla version. Highly damaging normals with high priority, teleport spamming, shooting in the air and a reliable Level 1 Hyper that hits from nearly anywhere on the screen. In ''Ultimate'' however, he gains ability to do Level 1 X-Factor damage when the shades come off ''(even worse when he activates Level 3 X-Factor)'', all make fighting him an absolute ''chore''; this pretty much for a while before people discovered his counters, has made him one of ''the best'' on-point solo characters in the game.
** Morrigan, especially since her playstyle involves spamming the screen with projectiles. Chris [="ChrisG"=] Gonzales has popularized a lockdown team with Morrigan and Dr. Doom that many players simply cannot do anything about, particularly since she can gain meter during her Astral Vision super.
** Vergil is now this due to a ''severe'' case of ComplacentGamingSyndrome, via his solid range with normals that reach ''behind-and-above'' himself, reliable combo extensions that take a while to master (which can really strike and lock you down from nearly anywhere), as well as having one of the most damaging Level 3 Hypers in the game.
** Doctor Doom is this for his easy combos, as well as the Hidden Missiles assist. His days from ''[=MVC2=]'' have not worn off in the slightest.
** In [=''UMVC3''=], Zero caps off a years-long streak where [[http://blog.brokentier.com/category/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3/ he's broken whenever he appears in a fighting game]]. He's a glass cannon due to low durability and gradual grinder due to poor one-shot damage, but a skilled Zero player can easily one-hit kill anyone else in the game with just specific types of combos out of many he has which can be confirmed off of a ''huge majority'' of stray hits (or just maintain his HP lead and offense which just a single decent and not-as-complex combo), which is why he appears so often in tournament-winning teams.

** Ghost Rider's Level 3 Hyper Combo, the "Penance Stare." He grabs his foe by the collar, growls out "LOOK INTO MY EYES!" and makes his victim feel every bit of pain that an individual has ever inflicted on anyone else in their lifetime. There is an intense close up of Ghost Rider's face and you hear that [[HellIsThatNoise disturbing screechy noise once the Penance Stare goes into effect.]] After the attack, the victim is left in a disturbing burning crumple state. Yeesh... talk about a hellish punishment.

** Likewise, Shuma-Gorath's Level 3 Hyper starts with a nasty closeup of his face [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily getting all bitey]], and then finishes by teleporting the opponent inside of Shuma-Gorath, who now looks like a colored balloon with an eye sticking out.\\
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In ''Ultimate'', with his [[https://youtu.be/LlownGQ3yeo new costume]], it's all made creepier with the ExtraEyes.

** There's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-NgXDXcE2o another glitch]], [[FanNickname dubbed "Quicksilver"]], in honor of Dante's {{time|StandsStill}}-controlling Style in ''[=DMC3=]'', found by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKedCkJI3Y Rogueyoshi.]]
It involves Dante calling in a THC (Team Hyper Combo/Cross-over Combination) during a style cancel using Stinger (or Wild Stomp). This freezes the game until Dante returns to a neutral state, meaning that if a skilled Dante can loop his style cancels, the glitch remains in effect until he pretty much whittles away the health of the poor soul on the receiving end of this (if the opponent is blocking, they ''can'' eventually escape by using a Team Assist Counter). Like the Doom Hidden Missile glitch, [[GameBreakingBug doing this for too long eventually causes the game to crash.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3YseTHEBQ Zero's Sougenmu glitch]], which involves snapbacking the opposing player's point character with Zero's shadow clone while one or both of their Assists were out, causing none of the opposing members to jump back into the fight for the remainder of the match. This was patched up.
** There's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-NgXDXcE2o another glitch]], [[FanNickname dubbed "Quicksilver"]], in honor of Dante's {{time|StandsStill}}-controlling Style in ''[=DMC3=]'', found by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKedCkJI3Y Rogueyoshi.]]\\
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** [[UnexpectedCharacter Nobody expected]] [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Rocket Raccoon]] for ''[=UMvC3=]''. But after the uber-success of the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movie, suddenly he doesn't seem so far-fetched.

* VindicatedByHistory: Back in 2011, there was no shortage of gamers tearing the game to shreds over a lack of content, bizarre roster choices (no [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]], really?), and what many felt was taking advantage of the playerbase with ''Ultimate'' being released the same year. As time went by, when Disney revoked their license only to later collaborate with Capcom to create ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'', the reception has become far more positive. That's mainly because ''Infinite'' is far, ''far'' more hated than ''3'' ever was, which seemed to magnify the issues[[note]]the lack of content, a roster that doesn't have the signature mutants and {{unexpected character}}s, the feel of a blatant cash grab[[/note]] while creating new ones[[note]]piss-poor production values, marketing disasters that alienated the fans[[/note]]. Now, ''3'' is much more praised by fans than it's ever been, who hold it as an example of how good the series was before Disney got involved. The roster in particular is held in high regard -- not only are there plenty of characters to choose from, [[ShownTheirWork but it actually feels like it draws from the comics]], as opposed making everything a plug for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. The fact that it had a good mixture of characters from different teams instead of characters from both the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series dominating the Marvel and Capcom sides helped.