{"id":1028428,"date":"2026-01-14T16:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=473498"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:03:21","slug":"marvel-vs-capcom-4-feels-inevitable-heres-who-should-be-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/marvel-vs-capcom-4-feels-inevitable-heres-who-should-be-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel vs. Capcom 4 feels inevitable \u2014\u00a0here\u2019s who should be in it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marvel and Capcom have a rich history of collaboration dating back to The Punisher<\/em>, a side-scrolling beat-\u2019em-up in the Final Fight style that was released in arcades in 1993. The companies would quickly team up again for a pair of 2D fighting games, X-Men: Children of the Atom<\/em><\/a> and Marvel Super Heroes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Then the real crossover happened: Capcom\u2019s fighting game royalty and the superheroes and villains of Marvel Comics went head-to-head in X-Men vs. Street Fighter<\/em>, a landmark fighting game that kicked off a decades-long series of Marvel vs. Capcom crossovers.<\/p>\n

Capcom\u2019s recently released collection of some of those early games, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics<\/em>, reignited interest in the Marvel vs. Capcom series, which hasn\u2019t seen a new entry since 2017\u2019s coolly received Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite<\/em><\/a>. The fourth main MvC game had its share of curious choices: Marvel vs. Capcom mainstays the X-Men didn\u2019t appear on the roster, and the game took a step back in complexity, going from teams of three to teams of two.<\/p>\n

With the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection<\/em> bringing MvC back into the conversation, talk of a new game in the crossover franchise has increased. Capcom producer Shuhei Matsumoto said the developers have \u201cbig dreams\u201d and that \u201cthere is an opportunity for a new Marvel vs Capcom game\u201d in an interview with Dexerto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What would a Marvel vs. Capcom 4*<\/em> look like? Probably like some sort of course correction for the franchise, but the gameplay specifics are best left up to the fighting game experts at Capcom. But a few folks at Polygon have some strong ideas about who should be in a theoretical Marvel vs. Capcom 4<\/em>, based on the franchise\u2019s past and where Marvel and Capcom\u2019s respective franchises are headed.<\/p>\n

Here are our picks for our dream (but grounded in reality) Marvel vs. Capcom 4<\/em> cast.<\/p>\n

*[Ed. note:<\/strong> For the purposes of this article, we are ignoring Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite<\/em>, just like the rest of the MvC audience.]<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get this out of the way: Street Fighter\u2019s Ryu<\/strong> and Chun-Li<\/strong> need to be in here. They\u2019ve been in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise since the beginning, and they\u2019re the most famous faces of the Street Fighter franchise. And even though Darkstalkers is dead, everyone \u2014 especially Capcom \u2014 loves Morrigan<\/strong>. She\u2019s a lock.<\/p>\n

From the non-fighting game side of Capcom\u2019s catalog, we\u2019re betting that Mega Man<\/strong>, Devil May Cry\u2019s Dante<\/strong>, and Ace Attorney\u2019s Phoenix Wright<\/strong> will be represented on the MvC4<\/em> roster. A hunter from Monster Hunter<\/strong>, Capcom\u2019s biggest franchise, is also a lock. And to represent the Resident Evil franchise, we\u2019re picking Leon S. Kennedy<\/strong>. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine have had their shot, so it\u2019s time for Resident Evil 4<\/em>\u2019s Leon.<\/p>\n

As for our other picks, we\u2019re picking some familiar Capcom favorites and some newcomers who can help spice things up:<\/p>\n