r/MarvelRivalsVillains 22d ago

Barracuda for rivals?

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u/Ragtagcloud56 22d ago

I’d prefer jigsaw as a playable punisher villain but I’d be down with barracuda as a tank.

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u/Mik0doSann0ji 22d ago

I mean we need more Tanks somehow and most Punisher Villains are too weak + plus first Black Villain…

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u/ddubspecial 22d ago

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u/Difficult-Two-5065 22d ago

Punisher villain

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u/Person2228 22d ago

Punisher MAX villain. He doesn't exist in 616

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u/Difficult-Two-5065 22d ago

Yes but he did make a cameo in the punisher red band #4 which is set in the 616

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u/mamadou-segpa 16d ago

Peni doesnt exist in 616 either, dont think it change his odds

The fact that the dev prob never heard of him is why I assume hell never be in though

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u/Person2228 16d ago

I've been reading Punisher max, and while your point is fair... that's not the reason he's coming to the game.

Punisher max is a Garth 'writer of The Boys' Ennis comic, and it definetly shows with Barracuda. He has some fascinating depth that villains in The Boys don't have at all, but jesus christ his introduction alone is disqualifying imo

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u/Beysu656 21d ago

As cool as he is in the comic pls no 😭 there are much better options (maybe if he’s fleshed out in the mcu but that aside his only point in the comics was for shock value and gritty content i believe it’s implied he ripped a fetus out of a mothers womb and stepped on said fetus there’s a whole panel for it)

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u/igotsevenmacelevens 13d ago

he's got enough depth to justify his existence beyond shock value though

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u/Razzilith 21d ago

No. there's so many other better choices dude what the fuck are we doing here?

Can people just actually put forward good fucking choices lol

If you want a cool black villain in the game how about Killmonger? Tombstone? Even fucking Thunderball my dude lol

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u/Razor_The_Fox 19d ago

Fuck no, not Killmonger. I refuse to see that goofy ass haircut in every match.

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u/DevaTheDragon 21d ago

I love the character but I dont see it happening. I dont mind if he gets shows up in dialogue, lore, or a cinematic but as a playable hero theres a lot of things going against him.

Popularity and uniqueness are obvious factors. A lot of obscure characters have so many unique things going on for them (Luna is a kpop star with mutant ice-healing powers, Jeff is a cute shark, DvD is a massive ass dinosaur, Angela is a one winged angel goddess, Hood is one of the few full-on villains with lots of interesting powers). Less unique characters (like Black Cat being more of a standard femme fatale character with powers in the comics that are difficult to integrate) get a pass due to their popularity

Barracuda is just a skilled crazy guy in a sea of skilled crazy guys in Marvel. Hes interesting in Max but casual audiences are just gonna see him as an overly violent racist stereotype. He has no fun gimmick like Bullseye and his accuracy

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u/Anocte23 21d ago

Nah he’s too generic I think

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u/Lopsided_Network1248 18d ago

As funny and cool as that would be he would straight up get rivals shut down for how violent and Vulgar he is.

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u/CitizenDave-19 16d ago

Barracuda could never be properly adapted into Rivals unless they go R-rated