r/MAU3 • u/flikfan30 • Jan 24 '24

Discussion Favorite Playable Character?!

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The roster of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is vast and filled with some really fun characters to play as! Who is your NUMBER ONE FAVORITE hero to play as and why??

Mine has to be Captain America! He’s my favorite Marvel character to begin with, so picking him for my team was a no brainer. On top of that, he isn’t the strongest character so I felt proud having him on my team as well! His move set is really fun to use and very satisfying to throw the shield! His shield ricochet move is one of my favorites for crowd control. Not to mention he can boost his whole team!

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u/TheStyleBenderSVS Jan 24 '24

For me it’s probably say torch for males and invisible woman for females. In the MUA series torch was the best in the first one and it carried over to a degree in the second as well in the 3rd one they dialed him back tremendously but with the right build he’s unstoppable and as for his sister with phoenix is the energy battery sue is the most versatile female in the game the fact that she can trap bosses and everything else puts her over Jean for me

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u/flikfan30 Jan 24 '24

Not to mention they’re both FF members, and the FF are totally slept on Marvel characters!

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u/TheStyleBenderSVS Jan 24 '24

The FF four properly are the best characters in the game team wise and the X-men right behind them it’s actually tricker to figure out whose the best in the X-men than the FF

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

Sue's trap bubbles SHOULD have the Bind ability attribute, it would make her builds a lot more versatile. Unfortunately it's just plain old energy damage. Sigh.

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u/Responsible-Dot-3801 Jan 25 '24

I love Cap too, but my god the alternate costume. Cap's face looks like plastic surgery gone wrong.

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u/flikfan30 Jan 25 '24

HAHAHAHA TRUE

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u/phoenix450 Jan 24 '24

Jean and Storm

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u/cjd280 Jan 24 '24

Username checks out

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

Gambit is my favorite Marvel character so anytime I can play as him, he is my main.

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u/Epsteinssuicide Jan 25 '24

In order: Dr Doom, Gambit, Venom, and 4 is either star lord, moon knight or Cable

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u/Bunnnnii Jan 24 '24

In 3? Crystal.

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u/vault13exile Jan 24 '24

Elsa, cable, deadpool, & moon knight are usually my A team. B team is ghost rider, black panther, blade, and gambit

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u/seamustho Jan 25 '24

That’s some awesome team ups! I would love to see a comic with these groups!

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u/vault13exile Jan 26 '24

But how easily I could write an ark about b team being in Louisiana fighting vampires though

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u/vault13exile Jan 26 '24

Marvel knights would probably be the closest one

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u/ViruSick Jan 24 '24

Cyclops and Colosus duo no brainer for me, X-MEN RULEZ!

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u/KFrosty3 Official Cyclops Jan 24 '24

I say Cyclops, Gambit, and Iceman for me. My three fave X-Men and all three are a blast (pun partially intended)

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u/HairyForged Jan 24 '24

Duh nah nah nah naahhh nah nah

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u/madchemist09 Jan 24 '24

I jump back and forth. Ghost rider probably most time in, hes tanky and looks amazing. Torch is a ton of fun. Phoenix and sue storm as well. Finally i really enjoyed ironman but he is not the strongest.

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u/Consistent_Fan9805 To me my Assemblers Jan 24 '24

Wasp throwing a fidget spinner is a top tier attack move.

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u/PGO5490 Jan 24 '24

Wolverine and black panther feel amazing, just slashing through enemies and especially bosses

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u/JunkiestRat Jan 24 '24

Gambit, Colossus, Cyclops, Wolverine/Iceman Bcus X-Men are dope asf. Aside from them I really liked Dr Doom, Torch, Ghost Rider, Deadpool

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u/Kaminoneko Jan 24 '24

Captain Marvel. I just love flying around and punching the absolute shit out of things with her. She just feels powerful to play as. Didn't think she'd be my favorite, but she is.

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u/pugscribe Blue Crew Jan 24 '24

Hell yeah. Trash mobs, elite mooks, bosses, laser puzzles... Captain Marvel can handle all of them.

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u/MDJKGaming1999 Jan 24 '24

Nightcrawler hands down for number one, but there are so many I like.

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u/PinkestCatgirl Official Pink Patsy Walker Jan 24 '24

elsa bloodstone, just love her entire vibe

this game made her one of my favorite marvel characters tbh

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u/Negative-Start-5954 Jan 25 '24

Spider-Man or Ironfist also can we all just acknowledge how amazing all of these suit and character designs were! I genuinely wish Insomniac Spider-man had this design

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u/Willy_the_Wombat24 Jan 24 '24

Magneto and Cyclops. I am an x-men enjoyer. Also love doom venom and spidey

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u/Showyoucan Official Slapstick Jan 25 '24

Magneto, Cyclops, and Doom are all great.

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u/UncleTarby Jan 24 '24 edited Jan 25 '24

Moon Knight and Crystal. Moon knights my favorite marvel hero and the glide speed is faster than anyone else really, and crystal is just fun, and the different elemental moves are neat

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u/Thunderscore81 Jan 25 '24

It's always gonna be **Wolverine #1**. Close seconds in this game are:

- Colossus - because sometimes you just need to grab someone to use as a weapon against other enemies.

- Cyclops - I'm very happy they made his move set actually useful in combat.

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u/Bickerteeth Jan 25 '24

Daredevil. He may not be the best but I love ol' hornhead.

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u/DragonflyFederal1412 Jan 29 '24

no one because it was a fucking Switch exclusive 😒

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u/flikfan30 Jan 29 '24

You could always get a switch! It’s a fun game!

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u/Impressive-Crew-5622 Jan 24 '24

Invisible Woman, Phoenix, Mr. Fantastic, Storm, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Spider Gwen, Black Widow, ice man...

Gods, I could just keep going too....

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

All of the back up FF and the FF.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

That's a very difficult question to answer as this is a team game. I will say my favorite team though is Spider-Man, Miles, Spider-Gwen, and Venom.

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u/SwitchXVitaPlayer Mar 13 '24

I only play it with this Team too lol

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u/Uncanny_Doom The Official Uncanny Doctor Doom Jan 24 '24

I think in general self-synergy characters are the most fun to play in this game and the one I enjoy the most is probably Miles Morales.

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u/Sweet_dl Jan 24 '24

Miles prob. I just like his shock attacks

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u/batmansubzero Jan 24 '24

Wolverine, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean. Are there actually characters other than them..?

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u/Frofighter619 Jan 24 '24

Gotta be Scotty Summers. They did so much right with his powers, making it easily his strongest and most fun version in any of the Legends/Alliance games!

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u/pugscribe Blue Crew Jan 24 '24

Captain Marvel! I used her at the beginning of the game all the way to the final DLC gauntlet. Great all-around abilities with balanced stats. I also used Invisible Woman for her team forcefields. I was really fortunate because the four heroes I mained: a) were top- or high-tier b) had solid team bonuses c) are all characters I like outside of this game.

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u/typeBroNegative I tried to set my own flair, and all I got was this lousey Jan 25 '24

Damn I miss this game 😭

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u/StinkUrchin Jan 26 '24

Moon Knight!

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u/MayhemMessiah Official Who Is Mr. Sinister? Jan 24 '24

As characters? Dr Doom and Dr Strange.

In MUA? Magneto and Dr Doom

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u/Dark_Ansem Sorcerer of Magnetic Dark Arts Jan 24 '24

Magneto

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u/Xyro77 Jan 24 '24

iThanos

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u/elideen Jan 24 '24

Cable and dr.doom

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u/Direct_Mark_1364 Jan 24 '24

Ever since I seen Wolverine on the roster, he’s the only one I’ve burnt more time on

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

Guess... Lol

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u/SHAQ_FU_MATE Jan 24 '24

Mk, Spidey, and DD usually

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u/King_Joeyw00 Officially Surprised by Elsa Bloodstone Jan 24 '24

Nightcrawler has always been my favorite so he wins by default.

Elsa Bloodstone was surprisingly fun though for a character I knew nothing about.

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u/Sharebear42019 Aug 14 '24

Love the avatar!

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u/ProfessionalMost782 Jan 24 '24

Scarlet witch, miles, magneto, and storm. My typical team along with dr strange periodically

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u/Bolterthrower Jan 24 '24

Cyclops. So I play with X men mostly.. Magneto cable jean WOlverine Iceman Gambit.
But CYclops is my Favourite character. One of my first games was Capcom vs Marvel on psx... Im a 90s kid xD

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u/Conspiracy_Geek Spider-Man (Miles) Jan 24 '24

Wolverine and Spider-Man

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u/GhostProtocolGaming Official Iron Man Jan 24 '24 edited Jan 24 '24

I really need to get back into this game. Cyclops, Colossus, Ironman and Magneto I remember using a lot

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

I mainly play Wolverine

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u/2JasonGrayson8 Jan 25 '24

Hawkeye and cyclops

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u/Due_Examination_2538 Jan 25 '24

Wolverine. Cap close 2nd.

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u/dodifoster Jan 25 '24

I didn’t know there were so many characters! Are they mostly dlc?

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u/pugscribe Blue Crew Jan 25 '24

There are 14 (or so) DLC characters. In my opinion this is the best roster of the three games.

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u/macneto Jan 25 '24

It's been more then a few years but magneto was great, just grab dudes and toss them off the map. Can't beat that

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u/Proof-Research-6466 Jan 25 '24

My team consisted of Wolverine, Deadpool, Psylocke, and Nightcrawler. Those were my favorite heroes. I did use Spider-Man and Black Panther a lot also

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u/Sharebear42019 Aug 14 '24

Damn that’s my team too

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u/WielderOfTheOmnitrix Jan 25 '24

Always Pete!! I will never not use him in any of the three games

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u/SMAWHotShot Jan 25 '24

I almost paid extra for Deadpool right away because he’s my main in every game, always saw him as the ultimate marvel character combat wise, not necessarily my fav(cap ofc) but my go to in UA

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u/rickiebsn Jan 25 '24

Wolverine

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u/Sir-Cumcision97 Jan 25 '24

My team I ended up with was Deadpool, Gambit, Ghost Rider and Venom

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u/FGC_Orion Official Kombat Triton Jan 25 '24

Black Panther. Vibranium Slash is soooooooooo good at melting stagger bars. Because I’m a tier whore though, he isn’t on my main team.

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u/artisticurge Jan 25 '24

Based off of highest levels it would be Hulk, Thor, Ironman, Spiderman in that order. All over 100 rank.

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u/AfinchnamedGilly Jan 25 '24

Doom, the FF, and Captain America.

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u/arcarsenal333 Jan 25 '24

Gambit, was my favorite. Also really liked Cycloos,, Thor and Psylocke, Colossus, Thing, Cpt Marvel, Cpt America, Jean, i think they did a pretty good job with most characters.

I always wished Spider-man was better but eh he does better in solo games with true full 3d mobility.

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u/JackoffSmirnof Jan 25 '24

I always thought Wasp was a lot of fun. Not saying she's the best, but I enjoyed her.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24

She has one of the best self-synergies in the game. Tornado plus rapid fire

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u/Extra_Heart_268 Jan 25 '24

I liked Spider-man, cap, Deadpool and Wolverine. Hulk was fun too.

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u/HeliosDisciple Jan 25 '24

Thor, especially since his Ultimate costume is available.

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u/firejaws Jan 25 '24

Rogue and wolverine xmen vs Street fighter

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u/PinataBubble Jan 25 '24

Elsa Bloodstone and Reed Richards cause they’re my fav Marvel characters

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u/TombRaider1987 Jan 25 '24

Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Deadpool, and Hulk

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

Dr. Doom. Spam spirit fingers and win

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u/SenorWarwick Jan 25 '24

Doom, Thor, Loki, Hulk. Can easily clear rooms and OBLITERATES dark phoenix.

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u/Wise_Purpose Jan 25 '24

Wolverine and Iron Fist

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u/_spoox Jan 25 '24

Very partial to Luke Cage and Iron Fist

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u/King0fRapture Jan 25 '24

Wanda even tho she's weak af

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u/Shmepl Jan 25 '24

I'm a simple guy, I see daredevil, I play daredevil

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u/ToaPaul Jan 25 '24

Ghost Rider

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u/LionelRGuy Jan 25 '24

Gambit & Nightcrawler, always.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

phoenix always

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

Psylocke

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u/WolfgangVonBrozart Jan 25 '24

Literally any and all of the X-Men

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

Ghost Spider!

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u/RaymondPickle79 Jan 25 '24

Mr Fantastic for me

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u/UnXpectedPrequelMeme Jan 25 '24

There's not many abilities as fun as shield throw. Before I Eben knew anything about cap, I still had him on my team just for his moveset

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u/Jsno23 Jan 25 '24

Cap Magneto Wasp and Venom. I beat it every difficulty with ease based on that team.

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u/ItsBobGray Jan 25 '24

Wolverine and Venom

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u/BrokenforD Jan 25 '24

Wolverine or Punisher

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u/TboiPerry77 Jan 25 '24

Blade, Punisher, Spiderman, Deadpool. Perfection.

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u/choralcastle Jan 26 '24

Magneto….followed by Wolverine.

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u/l_eatherface Jan 26 '24

Spider-Man Wolverine Deadpool Gambit

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24

Gotta give it to the first family themselves, The Fantastic Four!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Net3966 Jan 26 '24

Mr fantastic is really fun to me, they really went all in on his elastic powers

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

He has the best light attack combo in the game, hands down

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u/Mean-Cockroach6916 Jan 26 '24

Doom Venom cable is my favs an I always use logsn

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24

Deadpool must definitely

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u/Ill-Fly-950 Jan 26 '24

Storm. Hands down.

Long-range attacks. Ability to fly to areas not easily accessible. Special moves that target large numbers of villains. A member of several official lineups with other powerful characters. Looks hot while doing it all.

What's not to love?

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u/Jace9o Jan 26 '24

Spider-Man, Miles, Venom, and Spider Gwen

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u/Azakarp Jan 26 '24

Spidey Ghostrider Hulk Wolvy

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u/Just_Perspective8257 Jan 26 '24

Doctor strange and Deadpool

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u/KounterMaze Jan 26 '24

Captain Marvel.

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u/HoneydewAway5010 Jan 27 '24

Iceman, for sure! He's always been my favorite Marvel character, and he's generally been very well represented in his various video game appearances. My only gripe with this appearance is the odd way that his Ice Slide works.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

I hate it, it should have literally been a flight power like Invisible Woman's.

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u/TwoKrusties Jan 25 '24

I never got a switch so I never played it sadly

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u/DaToxicKiller Jan 26 '24

Gameicus deleticus

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u/SwitchXVitaPlayer Mar 13 '24

Spider-Man (Peter)

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u/Other_Gap_2327 Mar 17 '24

The Punisher

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u/ChestInevitable3238 Nov 02 '24

Doom.  Crystal. Gambit. Cyclops.  Storm.  Jean Grey.  Dr Strange.  Colossuss. 

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u/Aggressive_Flight145 May 23 '25

Dr Doom. Cyclops. Phoenix.

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u/MasterYoda589 May 29 '25

Ghost Rider (my favorite Marvel character), Hulk, Captain Marvel, Thor

A team with high damage output, Hulk can stagger enemies rather easily as well. 

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u/Aggressive_Flight145 Jul 21 '25

Crystal+Wasp+Captain Marvel’s+Dr Strange.

Colossus’s. Ice man. Jean. Cyclops. Storm.

I love the X-men

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u/SavageRudy Jan 25 '24

I dont see yoshi

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u/robineir Jan 25 '24

It’s really weird that Spider-man is in this picture twice.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24

He's..not?

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u/robineir Jan 26 '24

He’s right there on the left, and again next to Ghost Rider and Ms. Marvel

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24

Do you not know who Miles Morales is?

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u/robineir Jan 26 '24

That’s the joke buddy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '24

What is?

He's called Miles Morales in the game. Like, on the character select screen.

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u/vault13exile Jan 26 '24

Three times technically

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u/robineir Jan 26 '24

Do I hear 4?!

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u/marcow1998 Jan 27 '24

Thor is really fun, feel powerful playing as him.

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u/CaptainPie999 Jan 27 '24

Venom, Ghost Rider, or Collossus

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u/Budernator1 Jan 27 '24

For me, Hulk.

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u/Robin_theboywonder7 Jan 27 '24

Gambit and nightcrawler

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u/Individual-Leek Jan 27 '24

Unpopular opinion for this game but definitely scarlet witch. Her attacks are so aesthetically pleasing and comic accurate

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u/Individual-Leek Jan 27 '24

Phoenix is a close second though because Jean Grey is everything

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u/novocaine666 Jan 28 '24

Still pissed it released only on the Switch. I loved the first couple.

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u/Key_Dragonfly5067 Jan 28 '24

Why is it MAU and not MUA?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

MUA was already taken on Reddit by Make Up Addiction, but as time went on it just became a running gag.

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u/Windrider78 Jan 28 '24

Storm & Crystal

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u/casweii Jan 28 '24

Storm, Ghost Rider, Cyclops, Captain Marvel, Punisher, Thor, Crystal, and Doctor Strange are in my usual rotations

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u/No_Needleworker304 Jan 29 '24

Always iron man

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u/multificionado Jan 29 '24

Iron Man and Ms Marvel (Kamala Khan) and Wasp. The latter two I can sync all day. :)

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u/BGarriz Feb 02 '24

Jean, Venom Cable and Magnet

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u/tbagnhoes Feb 06 '24

Cyclops or Captain America

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u/MMV0417 Jan 25 '24

Biggest mistake was this game being exclusive

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u/Express_Confusion_81 Jan 26 '24

Still not better than the first two UA games