History YMMV / MarvelVsCapcom3

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

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Fans weren't happy when, after the game went out of print, Jill and Shuma-Gorath became [[TemporaryOnlineContent completely unavailable to download from that point forward]]. Fortunately, the downloadable re-release on [=PS4=]/Xbox One/Steam brought back those characters without the need to purchase any extra DLC.

** In Wesker's ending, due to him [[spoiler:capturing some Marvel heroes (shown in picture: Phoenix, Spidey, and Cap) and placing them in PeopleJars, as well as infusing them with Uroboros virus]], many fans think that he's the one who caused the ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'' plot. His slightly-modified ending in ''Ultimate'' touches this deeper, as per his quote:

** A widely-used term for M.O.D.O.K.'s powering up when he hits an opponent with his Analyze Cube is "levels of understanding".

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** You can have Phoenix Wright do a MirrorMatch against another Phoenix. In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', [[spoiler:the BigBad is a constantly-disguised assassin, and one of the disguises he pulls out in court is of Phoenix himself.]]
** If She-Hulk defeats Deadpool in this game, she remarks that [[BreakingTheFourthWall if there's ever an MvC4]], she'll beat him there too. While there would eventually be [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite a fourth game]], neither character is playable in it. [[ExactWords Then again, she did specify "Marvel vs. Capcom 4" and not "Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite"...]]
** 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''.
** When Zero activates X-Factor, he yells "No more games!" The series he hails from went on a hiatus which only ended with the release of VideoGame/MegaMan11 in late 2018.

** Dr. Doom has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvAHYg19B2I a glitch]] which can also qualify as a GameBreakingBug, in which he can abuse the cooldown frames of his Hidden Missiles to generate more missiles at once. This does extra damage, but using it too much in a row can ''freeze the entire game'', forcing you to reset it.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: There were a few Marvel characters who were added to the roster for the express purpose of promoting [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] films, such as Thor, Hawkeye, and Doctor Strange (who hadn't gotten his movie until five years later but was always planned)[[note]]Rocket Raccoon is often believed to be one of these characters, but as explained in UnexpectedCharacter, that wasn't the case.[[/note]]. Furthermore, they downplayed the presence of ''X-Men'' characters in favor of others (''2'' had 18 out of 28, ''3'' has 7 out of 25) with only four ''X-Men'' returnees from that game (Wolverine, Magneto, Storm, Sentinel). But since it made ''X-Men'' less of a blatant SpotlightStealingCrossover, added more space for the general Marvel Universe, and gave three new ''X-Men'' additions with fan-favorites Phoenix, X-23 and Deadpool, this was an effect fans generally ''liked''. The MCU-inspired characters (for the most part) didn't take up space, allowing established veterans and other {{Unexpected Character}}s alike from all corners of the universe to be represented in the game. However, this was turned UpToEleven in ''Infinite'', where one of the biggest complaints was that almost the entire Marvel roster were related to the MCU, and were big-name stars, without ''any'' mutants, Doctor Doom, or the signature unexpected additions, and combine that with a severe lack of polish, made the game feel like a cheap cash-in and MCU plug.

** Akuma's Zankukyaku, the multihitting version of Ryu's Senpuukyaku that is vital to his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rfci2YN38M infinite set-ups]], later {{nerf}}ed. There's also his usual Shun Goku Satsu (or Raging Demon, if you prefer), and in this game, it comes ''even faster'' than in the ''StreetFighter'' games plus it's almost completely invincible allowing you to just plow through any attack the other fighter brings out with it.

** "Maximum Wesker" for Phantom Dance, one of Wesker's hypers (where he starts pinballing off the walls), because it resembles Spider-Man's Maximum Spider. It doesn't help that the two characters were revealed at the same time. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Deadpool in his new win-screen quote against Spider-Man in ''Ultimate''.

** Maximum Vergil - Vergil's Dimension Slash, for the same reason.
** X-23 aka {{Moe}}verine[=/=]{{Moe}}rine/Sex-23.
*** [[RuleOfThree Thanks to Spidey,]] we now have Wolverette.
** [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Pool]][[{{Shoryuken}} yuken!]]
** Spencer's "[[ArtificialLimbs BIONIC]] [[CallingYourAttacks AAAAAA]][[MegatonPunch RRRMMM!]]" is now being labeled as the "BIONIC [[VideoGame/FZero PAAWW]][[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros WWWNCH!]]"

*** Also, a widely-used term for M.O.D.O.K.'s powering up when he hits an opponent with his Analyze Cube is "levels of understanding". This is even probably what M.O.D.O.K. himself would call it!
** Cancelling a hyper with X-Factor and performing another hyper has been called "KFC", short for "X-Factor Cancel". Originally "XFC", [[http://shoryuken.com/f340/so-begins-mvc3-general-discussion-thread-232438/index268.html#post9453140 some posters on a forum commented on the acronym's similarity to "KFC",]] and the name stuck. Strangely enough, Baroque in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' was abbreviated as "BBQ" by the majority of players. The name has been dropped pretty quickly, however.
** Sentinel is sometimes referred to in competitive circles as "[[Music/FiftyCent 50Sent]]."

*** Sent is also referred to as Saltinel (do the math), but whether or not this is meant to be affectionately mocking or spiteful depends on who you're talking to. Its Hyper Sentinel Force hyper is called the Hyper Sodium Force by proxy.
** Deconfirmation: Fandom's common lingo for "Disconfirmation".
** CKC, aka Character Kill Combo: Killing one enemy from the full health bar with a single, long combo (using a hyper and/or KFC is optional). Especially easy if you're using Zero, or if the enemy's Phoenix.

** Ammy, an InSeriesNickname in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', for Amaterasu. She's also sometimes called [[IAmNotShazam Okami]].

** Chris' Combination Punches special is called "Boulder Punch", because it's believed to be [[AscendedMeme taken straight from that meme]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSo-0DCWep4 it's not]]).

** One of Nemesis' punching hyper combo is called "I Ain't Even Mad" due to [[TheJuggernaut the properties of]] [[InvulnerableAttack the attack.]]

** Dark Wesker, Level [[FourIsDeath 4]] X-Factor: A Level 3 X-Factor Wesker with his sunglasses off. One of the changes in ''Ultimate'' was that, similarly to [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Lucario]], the more damage Wesker takes, he gets a damage and speed boost - the equivalent of a Level 1 X-Factor. This can also be achieved by simply using Phantom Dance / Maximum Wesker. Needless to say, the instant this happens, you have already won or lost depending on whether you're Wesker or not.

* FanNickname: [[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw Mentok the Mindtaker]] for Skrull, due to his green skin, and many gamers being only familiar with Marvel through the movies (which wouldn't feature the Skrulls until ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'', and even then not with K'lrt himself), and not the comics themselves.

** She-Hulk predicted her controversial Grey Hulk and "Fem Hulk" forms in one of her winquotes.
--> "She-Hulk smash! Heh... Imagine."

** Fans were preparing to [[http://www.mvc3bingo.com/ complain about the same game they've been waiting for a decade]]. Complaints went from assist characters taking too much damage, missing "important" characters (despite most of the requests not being important to the Marvel universe since TheNineties or--in the case of Capcom characters--it not having any released game since TheNineties), the roster size being smaller than ''[=MvC2=]'' (despite half of that game's cast consisting of "clone" characters and those few really cared about), its combo-easiness compared to ''[=MvC2=]'' (despite there being several infinite combos), that the game takes less skill to master, to trivial stuff like Deadpool's lines, slight changes in movesets, and the game ''not'' being ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' running on MT Framework.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: There were a few Marvel characters who were added to the roster for the express purpose of promoting [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] films, such as Thor, Hawkeye, Doctor Strange (who hadn't gotten his movie until five years later but was always planned), and most notably Rocket Raccoon (who was a big unknown before [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy his film debut]] was a massive success). Furthermore, they downplayed the presence of ''X-Men'' characters in favor of others (''2'' had 18 out of 28, ''3'' has 7 out of 25) with only four ''X-Men'' returnees from that game (Wolverine, Magneto, Storm, Sentinel). But since it made ''X-Men'' less of a blatant SpotlightStealingCrossover, added more space for the general Marvel Universe, and gave three new ''X-Men'' additions with fan-favorites Phoenix, X-23 and Deadpool, this was an effect fans generally ''liked''. The MCU-inspired characters (for the most part) didn't take up space, allowing established veterans and other {{Unexpected Character}}s alike from all corners of the universe to be represented in the game. However, this was turned UpToEleven in ''Infinite'', where one of the biggest complaints was that almost the entire Marvel roster were related to the MCU, and were big-name stars, without ''any'' mutants, Doctor Doom, or the signature unexpected additions, and combine that with a severe lack of polish, made the game feel like a cheap cash-in and MCU plug.

*** ComicBook/RocketRaccoon. While everyone knows who he is ''now'' thanks to the MCU, back then his inclusion caught a lot of people off-guard wondering who the hell this talking raccoon with all these guns is supposed to be, as the ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' weren't big even with Marvel fans. In fact, some were even counting his inclusion as a strike ''against'' the game, which now seems HilariousInHindsight.

* CrazyAwesome:

** To a lesser extent, the effect of the X-Factor in ''Ultimate [=MvC3=]''. It turns the user into a black silhouette with red outlines and aura. It's a bit unnerving to some.

** Fans were preparing to [[http://www.mvc3bingo.com/ complain about the same game they've been waiting for a decade]]. Complaints went from assist characters taking too much damage, missing "important" characters (despite most of the requests not being important to the Marvel universe since TheNineties or--in the case of Capcom characters--it not having any released game since TheNineties), the roster size being smaller than ''[=MvC2=]'' (despite half of that game's cast consisting of "clone" characters and those few really cared about), its combo-easiness compared to ''[=MvC2=]'' (despite there being several infinite combos), that to some the game takes little to no skill, to trivial stuff like Deadpool's lines, slight changes in movesets, and the game ''not'' being ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' running on MT Framework.
** A minor one from ''Ultimate'', people are complaining about the visual effects of X-Factor (the character becomes a black silhouette with red outline and aura, as well as the highlighted X on the lifebar). Another one is the HUD; people preferred the vanilla HUD because the new one is jumbled (Assist 2 on the top, point character in the middle and the Assist 1 on the bottom of the arrangement).
** Jill in general. Some fans hate that her moveset was changed from what it was in ''[=MvC2=]'', which consists of keep aways (such as summoning enemies), shoulder tackles, pistol counters, and rocket launchers. Now, it's rushdowns, [[KickChick kicks, kicks, more kicks]], and a pair of [=VZ61=] sub machineguns. Even her SpyCatSuit design has been criticized, which was also the reaction for many ''Resident Evil'' fans.

** Fans were preparing to [[http://www.mvc3bingo.com/ complain about the same game they've been waiting for a decade]]. Complaints went from assist characters taking too much damage, missing "important" characters (despite most of the requests not being important to the Marvel universe since TheNineties or--in the case of Capcom characters--it not having any released game since TheNineties), the roster size being smaller than ''[=MvC2=]'' (despite half of that game's cast consisting of "clone" characters and those few really cared about), its combo-easiness compared to ''[=MvC2=]'' (despite there being several infinite combos), that the game takes little to no skill, to trivial stuff like Deadpool's lines, slight changes in movesets, and the game ''not'' being ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' running on MT Framework.

* NeverLiveItDown:
** 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.
** Doctor Doom's [[{{Main/That One Attack}} Foot Dive]] won't be forgotten any time soon.
** While the game itself is very well-liked and considered to have a great roster, the exclusion of [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic classic Mega Man]] because he "didn't have enough flashy moves" is something the fans won't be forgetting about any time soon, especially since ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' featured Mega Man with a moveset that could only be described as a love letter to the character.

** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's quip against Zero can be a reference to the [[ZeroesAndOnes binary numbers concept]], or the fact that Japanese fighter pilots in WWII were nicknamed "Zeroes", though Cap didn't fight in the Pacific. Or the fact that "zero" is a generic insult.

* [[AwesomeMusic/CapcomVs Awesome Music - Capcom vs. Whatever]]
* [[Memes/CapcomVs Memetic Mutation - Capcom vs. Whatever]]

* GameBreaker:
** Zero is at the very top of the tier list, and when played on-point has been known to decimate entire teams by himself. This mostly revolves around his Sougenmu hyper combo, which can be used to loop his opponents for massive amounts of damage, if not outright death on weaker foes.
** X-Factor, particularly Level 3, was designed to be a ComebackMechanic, but proved to be so overpowered it can quickly change the tide of the battle. Damage in this game is already quite high due to the heavy combo potential, but X-Factor can boost a characters speed and damage to truly absurd heights. Many of the best characters in the game benefit from X-Factor heavily, and it's not uncommon to be the reason why monsters like Dark Phoenix and Vergil can be so dangerous.
** Phoenix's Dark Phoenix Hyper Combo makes her one of the strongest characters in the game, with devastating attacks that cover the entire screen. It's supposed to be balanced by a constant [=HP=] drain, but that's nothing when her second hyper can heal her, and her incredible mobility makes her quite difficult to hit anyways. Throw in X-Factor and she can turn the tide of the match all by herself, dealing massive amounts of chip damage that she might as well be hitting you normally.
** Doom's Hidden Missiles assist do much to strengthen zoning teams or characters. Doom himself is a solid character in his own right too, so it's not even really a trade-off including him on your team just for his assist.
** Vergil's normals have extremely long range, and several of his moves have hitboxes from ''behind'', making most jump-in cross-ups useless against him. By combining his Devil Trigger hyper with X-Factor, his combos dish out absurd amounts of damage and build a lot of meter, thus enabling him to use his level 3 hyper, the strongest attack in the game. Finally, his remaining hyper is a fullscreen attack that he can combo into extremely easily, making him an incredibly effective anchor with insane comeback potential.

* [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np9/umvc3-post2.jpg This poster]] in the ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast stage is a lot more meaningful now. It features several characters that were in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' that aren't in the roster of this game. Most of them have either been slain or apprehended, but not Mega Man. He somehow escaped and is in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''!

** Doom's Foot Dive is arguably just as bad since it's spammable and grands him easy combos that are likely to KO his opponents especially when they're on the end sides of the screen.

* NeverLiveItDown: 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.

** In a similar vein, some fans speculate that Sentinel's original ending from ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'' triggered the ''Days of Future Past'' stage in ''Ultimate''.

** The "too much RAM" jokes regarding the Human Torch's removal from the game also become slightly more awkward now that [[spoiler:the Torch was killed off in the comics.]]

** Vergil. His normals have extremely long range, and several of his moves have hitboxes from ''behind'', which means that if you think you're safe just because you leapt over Vergil when he does a move, '''think again'''. This basically makes most jump-in cross-ups useless against him if he's used correctly. Outside of this he dishes out absolutely absurd amounts of damage on his combos and can build quite a bit of meter, and while he's no MasterOfAll like his brother Dante, he has quite a few tools to make him surprisingly hard to kill like Trick or his variant of Round Trip. What really pushes him over the line is his synergy with X-Factor as alluded to above. Not only does Vergil have an install in his Devil Trigger super, but he can also stack it with X-Factor to deal some absolutely ''bonkers'' damage. His level 3 super is also the strongest super in the entire game and is an almost guaranteed kill if you can get it off, let alone getting it off while in X-Factor. On top of this one of his supers is a fullscreen attack that he can combo into extremely easily, meaning he's an incredibly strong anchor with insane comeback potential. [[https://youtu.be/N-gLzTHU8pU Just take a look.]]

* FanNickname: [[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw Mentok the Mindtaker]] for Skrull, due to his green skin, and many gamers being only familiar with Marvel through the movies (which haven't featured the Skrulls yet), and not the comics themselves.

* CheeseStrategy: In the ''Ultimate'' expansion, Morrigan became infamous for her Flight-cancel/Soul Fist/Astral Vision BulletHell combination strategy. Soul Fist is a projectile that Morrigan can fire in the air or on the ground, and the recovery can be canceled if Morrigan activates and deactivates flight immediately after firing one. On its own, this creates an annoying amount of projectile spam on the screen, but if she has her super move, Astral Vision, active, the problem becomes ''doubled'' because ''two Morrigans'' are doing the same thing. She can make things even more difficult on her opponent by having Doctor Doom as her assist partner, because he can fire missiles that fall from the sky, preventing the few characters that can fly away from the Soul Fists from doing so. This strategy is one of the major reasons that [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity FGC Pro]] Chris G. became a villain during his dominant run in ''[=UMvC3=]''. You can view it in action [[https://youtu.be/YQkaI0_f7ek?t=315 here]] (also, note the commentators' reactions to the tactic).

** X-Factor, particularly Level 3, was designed to be a ComebackMechanic, but proved to be so overpowered it can quickly change the tide of the battle. Damage in this game is already quite high due to the heavy combo potential, but X-Factor can boost a characters speed and damage to truly absurd heights. Many of the best characters in the game benefit from X-Factor heavily, and it's not uncommon to be the reason why monsters like Dark Phoenix and Vergil can be so dangerous. ''Speaking of...''

** Sentinel's "Neutralize!" beam and (Hyper) Sentinel Force, which is already reviled by the fans since ''[=MvC2=]''.
** Arthur's Goddess Bracelet, which can [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWJtyX5zXi8 create loops]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDme0CNjANo for high damage.]]

** Phoenix's fragile already, but when defeated while she has 5 hyper bars, she'll be resurrected as ''Dark Phoenix'' with full (but degenerating) health and more strength. Her normal attacks fire small bullets of flame, and combined with her normal projectiles and teleport, she can make a nasty lockdown gameplay. Worse still, the X-Factor can stop the health degeneration, and combined with Healing Field, she can stay healthy long enough to decimate all of her opponents' characters. Oh, and with Level 3 X-Factor her Phoenix Inferno is basically a one-hit KO.

** Even Heroes and Heralds mode isn't safe from this, with some cards falling into [[ThatOneAttack That One Card]] territory. Got a Sabretooth card after taking damage? [[StoneWall Pair him up with defense boosting cards, run away and recover all of your health back!]]

** Creator/JohnnyYongBosch is voicing yet another [[CodeGeass Zero]], who has a SwordBeam, which two [[TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld three]] [[DevilMayCry other]] [[{{Bleach}} characters]] he voiced have, as one of his Hyper Combos.