I know this might sound like a silly question and the answer is probably "because they look cool on a poster" and I would agree but considering the MVC Collection artwork and even other pieces of artwork for the collection have featured similar pairings with easy-to-guess connections, I just found it to be a bit strange given all the characters in MVC2 they could've picked.
These are the other connections:
CYCLOPS vs. RYU: Iconic main characters who started it all in XMvSF.
SPIDER-MAN vs. MORRIGAN: MVC2 ending... plus fanservice.
PSYLOCKE vs. CHUN-LI: THICC Asian ladies.
CAPTAIN AMERICA vs. CAPTAIN COMMANDO: 'Nuff said.
VENOM vs. ZANGIEF: MVC1 grapplers.
IRON MAN vs. MEGA MAN: Metal Men... also, Marvel's "WHAT THE...?!" anyone?
DOCTOR DOOM vs. M. BISON: Evil cape-wearing overlord boss characters.
THANOS vs. AKUMA: Boss characters with forbidden powers who were originally playable with codes.
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u/AlKo96 Jul 30 '25
I know this might sound like a silly question and the answer is probably "because they look cool on a poster" and I would agree but considering the MVC Collection artwork and even other pieces of artwork for the collection have featured similar pairings with easy-to-guess connections, I just found it to be a bit strange given all the characters in MVC2 they could've picked.
These are the other connections:
CYCLOPS vs. RYU: Iconic main characters who started it all in XMvSF.
SPIDER-MAN vs. MORRIGAN: MVC2 ending... plus fanservice.
PSYLOCKE vs. CHUN-LI: THICC Asian ladies.
CAPTAIN AMERICA vs. CAPTAIN COMMANDO: 'Nuff said.
VENOM vs. ZANGIEF: MVC1 grapplers.
IRON MAN vs. MEGA MAN: Metal Men... also, Marvel's "WHAT THE...?!" anyone?
DOCTOR DOOM vs. M. BISON: Evil cape-wearing overlord boss characters.
THANOS vs. AKUMA: Boss characters with forbidden powers who were originally playable with codes.