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Alright, here's a fun idea, what if Universal Studios were to make a live service platform fighter like Multiversus? I present to you...
Universus!
Now before we begin, a quick mention that I'm allowing characters currently licensed to universal and it's subsidiaries/partners for film/tv use. I'll be sure to mention it when characters are from a licensed out property.
Characters licensed out to Universal purely for theme park use aren't being considered, most of these would probably be in other platform fighters anyways.
Mario characters and Hulk characters are also not being included despite Universal having the film rights to those. Mario characters being playable would require the game be Nintendo exclusive which doesn't seem realistic, and disney is disney, nuff said.
I'd also like to mention I'm using the classes from Multiversus but I'm renaming Bruisers to "All-Rounders". It makes more sense to me.
With that out of the way, let's jump in!
This game would launch with 20 characters! Now let's start off with Universal's closest thing to a superhero lineup.
Can't have a universal crossover without some Universal Classic Monsters! Dracula and Frankenstein were immediate locks, but the third pick was tricky, I went with Wolfman because he'd be a somewhat easy to play character in comparison to other choices, and you need characters like that for launch.
4. Shrek (All-Rounder)
5. (P)uss in Boots (Assassin)
Shrek! Probably DreamWorks most popular franchise. These characters are also clear locks. I feel like Shrek has got a lot of variety in his arsenal, so he just makes sense to be a (heavyweight) all-round character. Meanwhile (P)uss' class seems obvious to me.
6. Gru (Mage)
7. Minion (Mage)
Despicable Me! a... somewhat controversial franchise, but you gotta admit it'd be a lock. Gru would ultilize various gizmos and gadgets from his films, such as the freeze ray, shrink ray, and cookie robots. Minion is also a Mage, throwing around bananas and stuff.
8. Po (Tank)
9. Oogway (Support)
Kung Fu Panda! Don't have much else to say. I thought Oogway would be a fun surprise pick.
10. Poppy (Support)
The last DreamWorks rep of the launch roster, hailing from Trolls! I'd imagine she'd have a lot of stat-boosting singing moves.
11. Owen Grady (All-Rounder)
12. Blue (Assassin)
Jurrasic World/Jurrasic Park representation is definitely a lock, and I really like the idea of playing as a velociraptor. Blue was selected specifically because she's a prominent named one, but she'd have moves and skins pulled from other raptors in the series.
A batch of solo film reps ranging from required, to iconic but weird to make work, to unexpected yet not too obscure picks! Burt Gummer is the survivalist guy from Tremors, btw. Jaws would essentially "surf" on a wave to move around.
19. Xena (Assassin)
The Launch Roster's sole TV rep, Xena: Warrior Princess adds some nice fantasy and swordfighting to the roster.
20. Woody Woodpecker (All-Rounder)
A character that's somewhat obscure in the modern day compared to your mouses and rabbits, but still feels oddly obligatory. He'd need to be fast and annoying to say the least.
So there you have it! A nice roster, but one can't help but feel that it's missing a few things.
Luckily, I'm not ending there! I've got a few season ideas lined up! Each will be given a vague theme, and each will contain five characters!
...I'm aware this is both unrealistic if not prepared properly and will double the roster, but I've got ideas here I wanna share folks. I have given up giving classes to these characters though, it got tricky. You're more than welcome to do that yourself.
Season 1! "Bigger and Badder"
This season would be themed to large characters, and villainous characters!
21. Megamind - Fan-Favorite DreamWorks character with a recent (albeit controversial) revival! Megamind in Universus would largely ignore the recent sequel and series, though.
22. King Kong - Iconic character with heavy ties to universal. Would be mostly based on the original version and the Peter Jackson version. The Monsterverse Kong is under control of a different studio, and thus cannot be referenced.
23. Snidely Whiplash - Hailing from Dudley Do-Right, Snidely marks the first character from DreamWorks Classics. A subsidiary of DreamWorks that holds the rights to a TON of classic properties, mostly cartoons. Expect to see a lot of them in the future. Definitely has a move where he ties the opponent to train tracks.
24. Voltron - Our first licensed character! They'd probably go for the Netflix version, but I'd prefer the classic incarnation personally.
25. The Bride - Finishing the season off with another classic monster! She'd probably make use of Electricity more than her groom.
Season 2! "Back in Time"
A time themed season! Definitely the most loose theme of the bunch.
26. Doc Brown - Can't have a time themed season without a time traveller! He'd be a lot more technical than Marty.
27. Lone Ranger - Classic cowboy character universal owns through DreamWorks Classics! I think he'd be a surprising pick.
28. Alan Grant - It makes sense to include a Jurrasic Park character in the time season, he'd fight with paleontologist... stuff.
29. He-Man - Here's a fun licensed pick, Mattel owns he-man, but they let DreamWorks Classics handle brand management over the MotU characters from my understanding. He's here under the excuse of being a character heavily associated with the 80s and 80s nostalgia.
30. Skeletor - And you can't have He-Man without Skeletor! Nuff said.
Season 3! "Horror Nights"
Inspired by the Universal Studios Halloween event. This season would be themed to all things spooky.
31. Chucky - I really don't see a better start for this season than chucky, he's a (relatively) modern horror icon with loads of personality, recent projects, and he's got plenty of moveset potential.
32. Casper - A bit of a tonal shift from the rest of the characters in the season, but he'd be a fun support character!
33. Jack the Clown - Here's a pick that I think would catch a lot of attention, for those out of the know, Jack is one of Universal's Halloween Horror Night mascots, and one of the most popular at that! I think a lot of the theme park fans would really appreciate him.
34. Van Helsing - Based specifically on the failed 2004 incarnation, he's got a certain charm to him even if the movie isn't that great. Also it's apparently getting a remake? So I think Universal would wanna promote the character for that.
35. Freddy Fazbear - The next licensed character on the list. The film is owned by Universal and there's plans for more so I think he'd make a lot of sense. Definitely a pull that would catch a LOT of eyes towards him.
Season 4 "Universus Gets Wild!"
The final season I'll create for now, this one themed to animal characters.
36. Tigress - My choice for a third kung-fu panda rep, makes sense to add her here.
37. Tracy the Gorilla - An obscure character hailing from Ghostbusters! ...Filmation's Ghostbusters, that is! No relation to the ones owned by sony, Tracy predates those guys! Tracy would use a mix of slapstick antics and ghost hunting equipment to fight.
38. Rudolph - Fun Fact, DreamWorks Classics owns many of the old Rankin Bass Christmas Specials! Making Rudolph viable for the roster! There's a chance the song owners might have some rights but I think he'd be easy to license from them.
39. Skipper - Hailing from Madagascar. Skipper would fight with the other penguins showing up in his moves from time to time. I think he'd be an appreciated character!
40. Lassie - Yes, that Lassie. The one that saves Timmy from a well! Lassie would probably be another support character. I just think it's funny to add a normal dog to the roster.
So uh, that's it! Hope you like! Might do more seasons if I feel like it but this took wayyy too long to finish. Lemme know what you think.
I'm bored. I'm gonna make a Smash Brothers/Bloody Roar Crossover game. Basically, it plays like Smash, but everyone's Down + B is now their animal transformation. So we immediately get a Bloody Roar Roster:
In light of an explosion of MultiVersus-themed rosters, I thought I'd take a crack at one I already explored in the past - which I'll call "DisneyVersus". The caveat to this one is that it keeps to the same release period & character count as the real-world MultiVersus, so some picks are deliberately intended to cross-promote fairly recent releases. This also means that gameplay elements - like the 2v2 focus and the character archetypes - are maintained. That said, I'm presuming the archetypes as are they used to be, as opposed to the newer system that seems to have ditched Support entirely.
Open Beta
Launching with a total of sixteen characters - and an additional one to coincide with the Open Beta - DisneyVersus explodes onto the scene with a wide variety of worlds being combined, really showcasing what the House of Mouse has under its belt.
Brawlers
Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse & Friends) is an obvious candidate for inclusion, given he's quite literally the icon of Disney as a whole. With close to a hundred years of history behind him, there's plenty of potential for his moveset or general vibe. Even so, he'd be fairly simple overall - much unlike Bugs.
Olaf (Frozen) springs to mind as a great candidate to help out in the 2v2 role, pairing up with Elsa as a simpler character that'd nonetheless be popular enough to turn heads. It's worth noting his inclusion in Disney Infinity 3.0 was in a poll over 20 other candidates, too - and Frozen is a behemoth.
Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) is here for two reasons - firstly, Pixar representation using this series makes a lot of sense given Toy Story's role in Disney history, and secondly, as cross-promotion for the 2022 tentpole release of Lightyear. He'd get a costume to match that.
Miss Piggy (The Muppets) might look like a surprising pick, but her design here would mostly centre on her use of martial arts with some fashionista elements to mix with that. While Kermit might be the more well-known candidate, Miss Piggy springs to mind as a fun alternate choice.
Captain Carter (Marvel Universe) is directly intended as cross-promotion for the Disney+ series What If...?, as well as the 2022-released Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She's also here because the original Captain America isn't really in action in the MCU anymore (a similar logic to the lack of X-Men characters or a Spider-Man.)
Assassin
Mulan (Mulan) was picked as my premier Disney Princess, because - while I had concepts for several of them, most prominently Jasmine - Mulan had a live-action remake fairly recently in 2020, as well as having plenty of moveset potential as a swordfighter with fireworks and arrows. She's mainly selected on the basis of actually being a Disney Princess, though - the brand doesn't include Elsa under that banner.
Jessie (Toy Story) is a second Toy Story rep chosen for a couple of reasons - partially because of Woody's sense of closure at the end of Toy Story 4, but also because I felt her personality would lend to a pretty fun feel while still being able to include plenty of cowboy-themed elements.
Ashoka Tano(Star Wars) might seem a little odd too, but I felt that including a Jedi of some form was absolutely necessary - and with Ashoka's role in the recent new series of The Clone Wars and her upcoming standalone Disney+ series, she made a lot of sense. Plus, her dual-wielding fighting style would make her unique mechanically, and she's a fan-favourite character from the Star Wars franchise to boot.
Tank
Goofy (Mickey Mouse & Friends) is here as a secondary Mickey rep, making sense due to his iconic nature and also because he's got plenty of appearances under his belt. Plus, he's got a lot of potential to be a bit of a... goofy tank, compared to say, Donald Duck - who'd be likely to be a Brawler.
Violet (The Incredibles) is a rep for our second Pixar series, chosen for a few reasons. The Incredibles had a fairly recent release in 2018 and is a fan-favourite franchise within Pixar's lineup, and Violet's own abilities lend really well to a moveset. Plus, her interactions with Marvel characters could be fun.
Captain Marvel (Marvel Universe) is our second Marvel character, chosen for numerous reasons - most prominently, she seems to be a character that Marvel is pushing to act as their "face", especially given the name. She's also a good candidate for a more mobile Tank character.
Support
Mary Poppins(Mary Poppins) is our only Disney live-action character on the roster, but I felt this would be an important niche to cover somewhere - and Mary Poppins is one of Disney's most iconic pieces of media outright. Plus, she has plenty of potential as an unorthodox Support character using her more magical elements, and Disney have been utilising the Mary Poppins franchise more often in recent years.
Figment (Disney Parks) is possibly another odd choice, but I decided they'd work well as a sort of stand-in for Reindog - while also representing a very important but often underdiscussed element of Disney's output, its parks. Figment's unorthodox build and design as a dragon, as well as their imagination-based abilities, feel like they'd lend really well to a Support character overall. And, well... if you know anything about Figment, you know they have a basically bottomless well of costume potential to pull from!
Ranged
Elsa (Frozen) is here alongside Olaf for a number of reasons. While she's not officially a Disney Princess (hence my inclusion of Mulan), she's arguably one of Disney's most iconic characters outright by this point - and is an obvious candidate for a playable role given her powers over ice.
Doctor Strange (Marvel Universe) is our last Marvel character, again intended to cross-promote Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but also being chosen because he just lends fantastically to a Mage/Ranged role with plenty of interesting abilities that'd work well in this role.
Din Djarin (Star Wars) is our last base-roster character, chosen for a few reasons himself. Of course, there's the popularity of The Mandalorian and its role in promoting Disney+ - but there's also his role as a unique Star Wars character who doesn't use a lightsaber in combat.
Post-Launch
Darkwing Duck (Duck Universe) is introduced a week after the game's launch, tying in with the Open Beta... for a few reasons. While not being directly intended to cross-promote anything in specific, the Disney Afternoon brand is being promoted more at this time period with things like the Chip & Dale movie - plus, a duck of some kind helps complete the trio we have with Mickey and Goofy. Not only this, while Scrooge McDuck would be a lot of fun, Darkwing keeps a similar sort of concept to some of my other inclusions - the concept of including "heroes", like Violet, or the Marvel characters.
Post-Launch Seasons
Season One
Ms. Marvel (Marvel Universe, Brawler) is our first true post-launch character, chosen for a number of reasons. Of course, the Marvel Universe is going to be a prominent franchise here, but Ms. Marvel has been continually pushed in both comics and the MCU at this point - and her Disney+ series is very recent. Plus, she has unique abilities and the potential to have plenty of fun interactions with Captain Marvel.
Bart Simpson (The Simpsons, Assassin) is an interesting pick that I thought would work well as part of a newer pair representing Fox's animation output. (After all, Family Guy doesn't feel as... fitting.) Bart's moveset could totally include a ton of things like his skateboard or slingshot, but you could also include elements from things like "El Barto".
Neytiri (Avatar, Assassin) is here as cross-promotion for the upcoming Avatar: The Way of Water, especially in light of screenings of the first film starting at a similar time to this character's release. Her moveset mostly relies on a hunter-based archetype, with elements like knives, spears, and a bow.
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons, Brawler) is our second The Simpsons character, chosen alongside Bart because the pair of them are arguably the two most iconic characters from the series. Similar to Bart, he could use a variety of elements from throughout the series - though I think it'd be particularly interesting to see him use the radioactive rod from the opening somehow or other.
Darth Vader (Star Wars, Tank) is our Halloween release, and while I considered a number of other characters for this role (most prominently Jack Skellington), I think Vader's role as such an iconic villain in Disney's lineup while also working to cross-promote some Star Wars content would work well. He'd also be really different to Ashoka, given his Tank-based nature.
Season Two
Powerline (A Goofy Movie, Support) might be an oddball pick, but he's one that Disney seem more willing to work with recently - and would work very well as a pair with Goofy. He'd be music-centric as a Support character, perhaps relying on different dancemoves or the occasional musical instruments when in combat.
Full Launch
Relaunch
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty, Ranged) makes a lot of sense as this roster's Joker - an iconic, legendary villain within Disney's catalogue while also having a lot of moveset potential to do something pretty fresh. I considered a lot of characters under the Disney Villains umbrella here, but Maleficent specifically just sprang out to me as an obvious candidate - though Cruella de Vil came close.
Orca (National Geographic, Tank) seems like an interesting pick that'd work well as a "joke fighter" while also being pretty cool, and an interesting candidate to represent a big part of Disney's franchises. In this case, it's a real-world orca surrounded by a "bubble" of water, which can use the water to move around, but has its movements and interactions narrated in the style of a National Geographic documentary.
Predator (Predator, Ranged) is perhaps an unexpected pick, but I felt a horror character of some kind (akin to Jason Voorhees) would be a lot of fun... and Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox left me with a choice of a couple of icons, but I opted for Predator because it'd be pretty fun to work with.
Post-Launch
Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean, Tank) feels like a really interesting candidate because of the popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise - and while Jack Sparrow is possibly the more iconic character from the series, Davy Jones brings forth arguably more moveset potential with his unusual build and abilities, and also doesn't run into too many potential issues with using Johnny Depp's likeness. Plus, he keeps up a villainous role.
Obviously I can only work with what exists thus far, and this might not necessarily be either realistic, or good. But hey, hopefully it's interesting at least. Won't cover stages as of yet but I imagine that Cinderella's castle would probably be one of them.
In light of an explosion of MultiVersus-themed rosters, I thought I'd take a crack at one I already explored in the past - which I'll call "DisneyVersus". The caveat to this one is that it keeps to the same release period & character count as the real-world MultiVersus, so some picks are deliberately intended to cross-promote fairly recent releases. This also means that gameplay elements - like the 2v2 focus and the character archetypes - are maintained. That said, I'm presuming the archetypes as are they used to be, as opposed to the newer system that seems to have ditched Support entirely.
Open Beta
Launching with a total of sixteen characters - and an additional one to coincide with the Open Beta - DisneyVersus explodes onto the scene with a wide variety of worlds being combined, really showcasing what the House of Mouse has under its belt.
Brawlers
Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse & Friends) is an obvious candidate for inclusion, given he's quite literally the icon of Disney as a whole. With close to a hundred years of history behind him, there's plenty of potential for his moveset or general vibe. Even so, he'd be fairly simple overall - much unlike Bugs.
Olaf (Frozen) springs to mind as a great candidate to help out in the 2v2 role, pairing up with Elsa as a simpler character that'd nonetheless be popular enough to turn heads. It's worth noting his inclusion in Disney Infinity 3.0 was in a poll over 20 other candidates, too - and Frozen is a behemoth.
Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) is here for two reasons - firstly, Pixar representation using this series makes a lot of sense given Toy Story's role in Disney history, and secondly, as cross-promotion for the 2022 tentpole release of Lightyear. He'd get a costume to match that.
Miss Piggy (The Muppets) might look like a surprising pick, but her design here would mostly centre on her use of martial arts with some fashionista elements to mix with that. While Kermit might be the more well-known candidate, Miss Piggy springs to mind as a fun alternate choice.
Captain Carter (Marvel Universe) is directly intended as cross-promotion for the Disney+ series What If...?, as well as the 2022-released Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She's also here because the original Captain America isn't really in action in the MCU anymore (a similar logic to the lack of X-Men characters or a Spider-Man.)
Assassin
Mulan (Mulan) was picked as my premier Disney Princess, because - while I had concepts for several of them, most prominently Jasmine - Mulan had a live-action remake fairly recently in 2020, as well as having plenty of moveset potential as a swordfighter with fireworks and arrows. She's mainly selected on the basis of actually being a Disney Princess, though - the brand doesn't include Elsa under that banner.
Jessie (Toy Story) is a second Toy Story rep chosen for a couple of reasons - partially because of Woody's sense of closure at the end of Toy Story 4, but also because I felt her personality would lend to a pretty fun feel while still being able to include plenty of cowboy-themed elements.
Ashoka Tano(Star Wars) might seem a little odd too, but I felt that including a Jedi of some form was absolutely necessary - and with Ashoka's role in the recent new series of The Clone Wars and her upcoming standalone Disney+ series, she made a lot of sense. Plus, her dual-wielding fighting style would make her unique mechanically, and she's a fan-favourite character from the Star Wars franchise to boot.
Tank
Goofy (Mickey Mouse & Friends) is here as a secondary Mickey rep, making sense due to his iconic nature and also because he's got plenty of appearances under his belt. Plus, he's got a lot of potential to be a bit of a... goofy tank, compared to say, Donald Duck - who'd be likely to be a Brawler.
Violet (The Incredibles) is a rep for our second Pixar series, chosen for a few reasons. The Incredibles had a fairly recent release in 2018 and is a fan-favourite franchise within Pixar's lineup, and Violet's own abilities lend really well to a moveset. Plus, her interactions with Marvel characters could be fun.
Captain Marvel (Marvel Universe) is our second Marvel character, chosen for numerous reasons - most prominently, she seems to be a character that Marvel is pushing to act as their "face", especially given the name. She's also a good candidate for a more mobile Tank character.
Support
Mary Poppins(Mary Poppins) is our only Disney live-action character on the roster, but I felt this would be an important niche to cover somewhere - and Mary Poppins is one of Disney's most iconic pieces of media outright. Plus, she has plenty of potential as an unorthodox Support character using her more magical elements, and Disney have been utilising the Mary Poppins franchise more often in recent years.
Figment (Disney Parks) is possibly another odd choice, but I decided they'd work well as a sort of stand-in for Reindog - while also representing a very important but often underdiscussed element of Disney's output, its parks. Figment's unorthodox build and design as a dragon, as well as their imagination-based abilities, feel like they'd lend really well to a Support character overall. And, well... if you know anything about Figment, you know they have a basically bottomless well of costume potential to pull from!
Ranged
Elsa (Frozen) is here alongside Olaf for a number of reasons. While she's not officially a Disney Princess (hence my inclusion of Mulan), she's arguably one of Disney's most iconic characters outright by this point - and is an obvious candidate for a playable role given her powers over ice.
Doctor Strange (Marvel Universe) is our last Marvel character, again intended to cross-promote Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but also being chosen because he just lends fantastically to a Mage/Ranged role with plenty of interesting abilities that'd work well in this role.
Din Djarin (Star Wars) is our last base-roster character, chosen for a few reasons himself. Of course, there's the popularity of The Mandalorian and its role in promoting Disney+ - but there's also his role as a unique Star Wars character who doesn't use a lightsaber in combat.
Post-Launch
Darkwing Duck (Duck Universe) is introduced a week after the game's launch, tying in with the Open Beta... for a few reasons. While not being directly intended to cross-promote anything in specific, the Disney Afternoon brand is being promoted more at this time period with things like the Chip & Dale movie - plus, a duck of some kind helps complete the trio we have with Mickey and Goofy. Not only this, while Scrooge McDuck would be a lot of fun, Darkwing keeps a similar sort of concept to some of my other inclusions - the concept of including "heroes", like Violet, or the Marvel characters.
Post-Launch Seasons
Season One
Ms. Marvel (Marvel Universe, Brawler) is our first true post-launch character, chosen for a number of reasons. Of course, the Marvel Universe is going to be a prominent franchise here, but Ms. Marvel has been continually pushed in both comics and the MCU at this point - and her Disney+ series is very recent. Plus, she has unique abilities and the potential to have plenty of fun interactions with Captain Marvel.
Bart Simpson (The Simpsons, Assassin) is an interesting pick that I thought would work well as part of a newer pair representing Fox's animation output. (After all, Family Guy doesn't feel as... fitting.) Bart's moveset could totally include a ton of things like his skateboard or slingshot, but you could also include elements from things like "El Barto".
Neytiri (Avatar, Assassin) is here as cross-promotion for the upcoming Avatar: The Way of Water, especially in light of screenings of the first film starting at a similar time to this character's release. Her moveset mostly relies on a hunter-based archetype, with elements like knives, spears, and a bow.
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons, Brawler) is our second The Simpsons character, chosen alongside Bart because the pair of them are arguably the two most iconic characters from the series. Similar to Bart, he could use a variety of elements from throughout the series - though I think it'd be particularly interesting to see him use the radioactive rod from the opening somehow or other.
Darth Vader (Star Wars, Tank) is our Halloween release, and while I considered a number of other characters for this role (most prominently Jack Skellington), I think Vader's role as such an iconic villain in Disney's lineup while also working to cross-promote some Star Wars content would work well. He'd also be really different to Ashoka, given his Tank-based nature.
Season Two
Powerline (A Goofy Movie, Support) might be an oddball pick, but he's one that Disney seem more willing to work with recently - and would work very well as a pair with Goofy. He'd be music-centric as a Support character, perhaps relying on different dancemoves or the occasional musical instruments when in combat.
Full Launch
Relaunch
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty, Ranged) makes a lot of sense as this roster's Joker - an iconic, legendary villain within Disney's catalogue while also having a lot of moveset potential to do something pretty fresh. I considered a lot of characters under the Disney Villains umbrella here, but Maleficent specifically just sprang out to me as an obvious candidate - though Cruella de Vil came close.
Orca (National Geographic, Tank) seems like an interesting pick that'd work well as a "joke fighter" while also being pretty cool, and an interesting candidate to represent a big part of Disney's franchises. In this case, it's a real-world orca surrounded by a "bubble" of water, which can use the water to move around, but has its movements and interactions narrated in the style of a National Geographic documentary.
Predator (Predator, Ranged) is perhaps an unexpected pick, but I felt a horror character of some kind (akin to Jason Voorhees) would be a lot of fun... and Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox left me with a choice of a couple of icons, but I opted for Predator because it'd be pretty fun to work with.
Post-Launch
Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean, Tank) feels like a really interesting candidate because of the popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise - and while Jack Sparrow is possibly the more iconic character from the series, Davy Jones brings forth arguably more moveset potential with his unusual build and abilities, and also doesn't run into too many potential issues with using Johnny Depp's likeness. Plus, he keeps up a villainous role.
Obviously I can only work with what exists thus far, and this might not necessarily be either realistic, or good. But hey, hopefully it's interesting at least. Won't cover stages as of yet but I imagine that Cinderella's castle would probably be one of them.
Oooo, lots of fun choices here, particularly a fan of Orca. I do think your logic for not including Spider-Man is flawed cuz like... he's in the mcu. But even without that he's a character Disney is always gonna put in stuff regardless of the situation with him.
Oooo, lots of fun choices here, particularly a fan of Orca. I do think your logic for not including Spider-Man is flawed cuz like... he's in the mcu. But even without that he's a character Disney is always gonna put in stuff regardless of the situation with him.
On the one hand, I do get this - and him being in the MCU is a good point - but I opted not to include him partially because of cross-promotion with Sony's products (which is a smaller, pettier thing) but also issues in 2022 with bringing over some Spider-Man media to Disney+ due to lingering rights issues, so I gathered they might not want to stir the pot too much there. That said, I think he'd absolutely be a must-have in the... new Season 1? Though, as for whether it'd be Parker, Morales, or someone else... I'll leave up to interpretation for now.
On the one hand, I do get this - and him being in the MCU is a good point - but I opted not to include him partially because of cross-promotion with Sony's products (which is a smaller, pettier thing) but also issues in 2022 with bringing over some Spider-Man media to Disney+ due to lingering rights issues, so I gathered they might not want to stir the pot too much there. That said, I think he'd absolutely be a must-have in the... new Season 1? Though, as for whether it'd be Parker, Morales, or someone else... I'll leave up to interpretation for now.
Ehhhh I get the reasoning but if you know spiderman you know that unlike say, Disney's pettiness with fox and xmen back in the day, they've always viewed spiderman as an asset too important to leave out because of any sort of pettiness.
I came up with a few Hannah Barbera fighting games, in the style of those Capcom Marvel games
Hannah Barbera All Stars. Featuring multiple of Hannah Barbera‘s main stars
1.Scooby Doo
2.Velma
3.Yogi Bear
4.Fred Flintstone
5.George Jetson
6.Johnny Quest
7.El Kapong
8.Doggie Daddy
9.Jabberjaw
10.Smurfette
11.Di** Dastardly
12.Batman (Guest Fighter)
Hannah Barbera Heroes
1.Scooby-Doo
2.Velma
3.El Kapong
4.Captain Caveman
5.Janna of the Jungle
6.Space Ghost
7.Birdman
8.Johnny Quest
9.Geroge Jetson
10.Di** Dastardly
11.Muttley
12.Wonder Woman (Guest Fighter)
FWI, Creeper and Gargamel are bosses
Now for a new one
Scooby-Doo vs Bugs Bunny
Scooby-Doo side
1.Scooby-Doo
2.Shaggy
3.Velma
4.Fred
5.Daphne
6.Scrappy
7.Vincent Van Ghoul
8.Creeper
9.Tar Monster
10.Captain Caveman
Bugs Bunny Side
1.Bugs Bunny
2.Elmer Fudd
3.Daffy Duck
4.Yosamite Sam
5.Marvin the Martian
6.Taz
7.Cecil Turtle
8.Mama Gorilla
9.Wile E Coyote
10.Granny
So I made an “ultimate fighting crossover” roster and was looking for a thread to post it in. This seems like the place lol
Originally I was just gonna make SF vs MK, but it ended up evolving into this. I still like the idea of using those two series as the focal point, which is why they each have the most characters. Even with that much it was still hard to choose taking everything into account like importance, popularity, playstyle variety, etc. Left out some big names like Guile, Cammy, Johnny, Sonya, Raiden, etc. I also gave Namco and SNK 8 characters. I was thinking a game like this could have a final boss that’s a tag team of Shang Tsung with the Orochi blood and M. Bison infused with the devil gene. Just some dumb fan servicey bull**** to emphasize the crossover.
48 characters is excessive, which is why I included a good handful of derivative characters (Ken, Akuma, Rock, Kazuya). It’s still a lot even with that, but come on how could I not go overboard?
I wanted to include more Tekken and Guilty Gear because those both feel like big series, especially right now, but I didn’t feel like I had the room. Especially since I wanted a lot of Soul Calibur and some other ArcSys stuff. I originally had Ky Kiske + Ramlethal and Kuma + King and if I had a few more spaces then they would be there.
Goku and Wolverine stood out to me as the two non-video game characters to add. There are a **** ton of DBZ fighting games out there. And Marvel also feels very central to fighting games thanks to MvC. And X-Men specifically has even had quite a few fighting games in the past. I also got Amingo and Android 21 accompanying them. Those two felt perfect for a game like this. I considered Labrys as well for a similar reason.
In a similar vein I also thought about characters who didn’t originate in fighting games but are well known for them. Hayabusa for DoA and Dante for MvC come to mind. Of course a Smash rep is also tempting. I’d want a character who feels “Smash original,” like Captain Falcon or Sheik. Fox and Falco feel like they’d translate to a traditional fighter really well, so I’d probably do them. That said Link being in every Smash game + Soul Calibur makes him a tempting choice. Kratos too, given both PASBR and MK. Also Lucario stands out to me, being a fighting type from both Smash and Pokken. And then for non-video game characters, a DC rep makes sense thanks to Injustice. Naruto has about as many fighter appearances as Goku. All these feel like good choices. I just didn’t wanna go overboard in this category. Goku and Wolverine feel exciting enough.
Also I needed at least one weirdo, so that’s why we got Bad Mr. Frosty. I couldn’t resist lol
Continuing on
Scooby-Doo vs Looney Tunes
Scooby-Doo Side
1.Scooby-Doo
2.Shaggy
3.Velma
4.Fred
5.Daphne
6.Vincent Van Ghoul
7.Tar Monster
8.Platypus Duck
9.Scooby Dum
10.Funky Phantom
Looney Tunes Side
1.Bugs Bunny
2.Daffy Duck
3.Sylvestor
4.Granny
5.Wile E Coyote
6.Foghorn Leghorn
7.Porky Pig
8.Marc Anthony
9.Babs Bunny
10.The Brain
Another proposal for an Ultimate sequel roster Smash: Brothers in Arms
This roster hits the elusive 100 - because of this, the game would not be designed to be comp viable. The big draw of this game is the rebooted roster, which has an even split between Nintendo characters and third parties - third party picks are made to appeal to third party fans, no Banjo/Mega Man style picks here. Although the game would not have a major focus on team battles, the branding of the game (such as cutscenes and the vocal music theme) would be themed around comradeship and mutual respect, playing up the idea of the clapping on results screens.
NINTENDO
Mario (Super Mario)
Luigi
Bowser
Peach
Daisy
Goomba
Toad Kart
Dr. Mario
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Rambi
Wario (Wario)
Ashley
Yoshi (Yoshi)
Mewtwo (Pokemon)
Pokemon Trainer
Jigglypuff
Igglybuff
Meloetta
Incineroar
Link (Zelda)
Zelda
Ganondorf
Midna
Ghirahim
Ganon
Tingle (Tingle)
Villager (Animal Crossing)
Animal
Isabelle
Jingle
Callie & Marie (Splatoon)
Pearl & Marina
Kirby (Kirby)
King Dedede
Duck Hunt (Duck Hunt)
Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)
Kumatora (EarthBound)
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Robin
Fox (Star Fox)
Falco
ROB (Robot Series)
Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch)
Olimar (Pikmin)
Samus (Metroid)
Ridley
Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
Yuka (Rhythm Heaven)
Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)
Jill (Drill Dozer)
THIRD PARTIES
Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
Ghost Gang
Ms. Pac-Man
Steve (Minecraft)
Dragonborn (Skyrim)
CJ (Grand Theft Auto)
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Ken
Chun-Li
Blanka
Doomguy (Doom)
Vault Boy (Fallout)
Master Chief (Halo)
Arbitter
Cortana
Kratos (God of War)
Atreus
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Hero (Dragon Quest)
L/J (Tetris)
Z/S
T
O
I
Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Tails
Knuckles
Dr. Eggman
Fortnite (Fortnite)
Red (Angry Birds)
Bad Piggies
Cloud (Final Fantasy)
Sephiroth
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Mei (Overwatch)
Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
Ghost (Call of Duty)
Aloy (Horizon)
Yorgle (Adventure)
Kazuya (Tekken)
Big Daddy (Bioshock)
Miner Willy (Manic Miner)
Terry (Fatal Fury)
Iori (King of Fighters)
Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey island)
PaRappa (PaRappa the Rapper)
Bubsy (Bubsy)
Clippit (Microsoft Office)
Power-Pro Kun (Power Pros)
this roster is actually just 5-seperate-tetrominoes propaganda
Another proposal for an Ultimate sequel roster Smash: Brothers in Arms
This roster hits the elusive 100 - because of this, the game would not be designed to be comp viable. The big draw of this game is the rebooted roster, which has an even split between Nintendo characters and third parties - third party picks are made to appeal to third party fans, no Banjo/Mega Man style picks here. Although the game would not have a major focus on team battles, the branding of the game (such as cutscenes and the vocal music theme) would be themed around comradeship and mutual respect, playing up the idea of the clapping on results screens.
NINTENDO
Mario (Super Mario)
Luigi
Bowser
Peach
Daisy
Goomba
Toad Kart
Dr. Mario
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Rambi
Wario (Wario)
Ashley
Yoshi (Yoshi)
Mewtwo (Pokemon)
Pokemon Trainer
Jigglypuff
Igglybuff
Meloetta
Incineroar
Link (Zelda)
Zelda
Ganondorf
Midna
Ghirahim
Ganon
Tingle (Tingle)
Villager (Animal Crossing)
Animal
Isabelle
Jingle
Callie & Marie (Splatoon)
Pearl & Marina
Kirby (Kirby)
King Dedede
Duck Hunt (Duck Hunt)
Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)
Kumatora (EarthBound)
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Robin
Fox (Star Fox)
Falco
ROB (Robot Series)
Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch)
Olimar (Pikmin)
Samus (Metroid)
Ridley
Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
Yuka (Rhythm Heaven)
Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)
Jill (Drill Dozer)
THIRD PARTIES
Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
Ghost Gang
Ms. Pac-Man
Steve (Minecraft)
Dragonborn (Skyrim)
CJ (Grand Theft Auto)
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Ken
Chun-Li
Blanka
Doomguy (Doom)
Vault Boy (Fallout)
Master Chief (Halo)
Arbitter
Cortana
Kratos (God of War)
Atreus
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Hero (Dragon Quest)
L/J (Tetris)
Z/S
T
O
I
Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Tails
Knuckles
Dr. Eggman
Fortnite (Fortnite)
Red (Angry Birds)
Bad Piggies
Cloud (Final Fantasy)
Sephiroth
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Mei (Overwatch)
Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
Ghost (Call of Duty)
Aloy (Horizon)
Yorgle (Adventure)
Kazuya (Tekken)
Big Daddy (Bioshock)
Miner Willy (Manic Miner)
Terry (Fatal Fury)
Iori (King of Fighters)
Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey island)
PaRappa (PaRappa the Rapper)
Bubsy (Bubsy)
Clippit (Microsoft Office)
Power-Pro Kun (Power Pros)
this roster is actually just 5-seperate-tetrominoes propaganda
Another proposal for an Ultimate sequel roster Smash: Brothers in Arms
This roster hits the elusive 100 - because of this, the game would not be designed to be comp viable. The big draw of this game is the rebooted roster, which has an even split between Nintendo characters and third parties - third party picks are made to appeal to third party fans, no Banjo/Mega Man style picks here. Although the game would not have a major focus on team battles, the branding of the game (such as cutscenes and the vocal music theme) would be themed around comradeship and mutual respect, playing up the idea of the clapping on results screens.
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this roster is actually just 5-seperate-tetrominoes propaganda
I like a lot of the odd choices and the "Nintendo VS Everyone Else" theming, though I've always thought that a Tetromino fighter would just shapeshift into the other shapes and have no clue what you'd even do with them all separate. I do have the weird take thought that they'd work better as a fighter than a stage.
I wanted to imagine what if Multiversus was a big franchise with 5 games, similar to Smash bros. I don't think it's perfect, but here's what I end up with:
Bold = secret characters
Multiversus: released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999 (characters up to 1997 were eligible)
-Batman (DC)
-Superman (DC)
-Bugs Bunny (Looney tunes) -Daffy Duck (Looney tunes)
-Tom and Jerry
-Shaggy (fun fact: Hannah Barbera was bought by WB in 1996, so Scooby-Doo franchise could barely make it in the first game!)
-Stripe (Gremlins)
-Lion-O (Thundercats)
-Dexter (Dexter's lab)
-Mad Max -Beetlejuice
-Michael Jordan (Space jam)
Multiversus Melee: released in 2001 for the Gamecube (characters up to 2000 were eligible). I originally wanted the same amounts of clones like Melee, but it was really hard to come up with good clones ideas, so I just decided to have a smaller amount of newcomers.
-Wonder Woman (DC) -The Flash (DC)
-Wile E. Coyote (Looney tunes) -Taz (Looney tunes)
-Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo) -Velma (Scooby-Doo)
-Johnny Bravo
-Courage (Courage the cowardly dog)
-Wicked witch of the West (Wizard of Oz)
-Neo (Matrix)
Multiversus Brawl: released in 2008 for the Wii (character up to 2005 were eligible). -Green lantern (DC)
-Marvin the Martian (Looney tunes)
-Harry Potter (Wizarding world) (note: this was much before the JK Rowling controversy. For the sake of this, I'm just going to assume they were add and nobody's getting cut) -Voldemort (Wizarding world)
-Ben 10 (Ben 10)
-Powerpuff girls (they have the same role as Pokémon trainer, they're 3 in 1)
-Numbuh 1 (Code name: Kids next door) -Samurai Jack
-Aragorn (Lord of the ring)
-Gandalf (Lord of the ring) -Willy Wonka
-Kangaroo Jack
-Fred Flintstones
Multiversus for Wii U and 3ds: released in 2014 (characters up to 2012 were eligible, and up to 2015 for dlc) -Green arrow (DC)
-Joker (DC) -Scarecrow (DC) -Rorscach (Watchmen)
-Rick (Rick and Morty)
-Chowder
-Scorpion (Mortal kombat) (note: Mortal kombat couldn't get in before, because the franchise was bought by WB in 2009)
-Sub-Zero (Mortal kombat)
-Legolas (Lord of the ring)
-Bilbo (Hobbit)
-Arya Stark (Game of thrones) -Jon Snow (Game of thrones)
-Finn (Adventure time) -Jake (Adventure time)
DLC:
1. Mordecai (Regular show)
2. Emmett (Lego)
3. Tony Soprano (The Soprano)
4. Ice bear (We bare bears)
Multiversus Ultimate released in 2018, characters up to 2016 were eligible and up to 2019 in dlc
-Harley Quinn (DC)
-Steven Universe -Garnet (Steven Universe)
-Daenerys (Game of thrones)
-K.O. (OK KO let's be heroes) -Shao Kahn (Mortal kombat)
-Morty (Rick and Morty) -Yogi bear
BowserKing
If Hanna Barbera vs. Looney Tunes Infinite cut the Scooby Doo characters, it would turn into pre-1995 Cartoon Network? (The Mystery Gang was in the USA Cartoon Express at the time)
Infinite cut on Hannah Barberas side would not cut Scooby-Doo characters. Smurf’s characters probably, due to sony owning them.
Beside not to spoil it, but the Infinite release could have Mystery Incorporated reps.
I think I'd be cool with this roster. The MountainVersus name alone made me chuckle.
As for those with more than one rep, of course that honor would go to SpongeBob, TMNT, The Last Airbender, and Star Trek. If Kenny did get in, which his choice of class would be funny, South Park would make as much sense for more fighters.
The solo universe reps are understandable. Jimmy Neutron and Danny Phantom give us more 2000s Nick goodness, both Garfield and Dora are a unique pair to say the least, and Reptar being the only trace of Rugrats on the roster is justified. I just think All Grown Up! should be where we look if we want Tommy Pickles to fight.
As for the non-Nick section, Aeon Flux, John Shaft, Sweeney Todd, and Cloverfield are characters I thought I'd never see mucking it up with SpongeBob and Aang. At least Aeon Flux shared a home with Beavis and Butthead.
If you're looking for classes for Ed and Regina, may I suggest having them as Mages, with Ed slinging burgers and fries, while Regina summons her other Mean Girls to attack for her? Just a thought or two.
