Posted on Wednesday 16-Feb-2011 10:50 AM

Frank West and Doctor Octopus headed to MvC3?

Rumour suggests more DLC characters are on the way

Not content with just playing the game, an intrepid hacker has delved deeper into Marvel vs Capcom 3 and found the names 'Frank West' and 'Doc Oc' embedded into the code. You know what that means...

Well, actually it could mean one of two things. Either zombie-punching, war-covering reporter Frank West and Spidey's nemesis will be making an appearance in Marvel vs Capcom 3 via DLC.

Or the names are simply left over bits of code for characters pulled from the game. Capcom has previously said that the Dead Rising leading man made it quite far into development, but was axed last-minute. It may be that the same was the case for Doctor Octopus.

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Capcom has confirmed that the first batch of DLC for MvC3 will include an alternative costumes pack, shadow mode, as well as Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath as downloadable characters.

[ Source: Destructoid ]

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  1. JaffaKira on 16 Feb '11 said:

    It would be cool to see some new characters make it too the game, personally Rogue and Gambit would make me happy =P

    Would love to see how Doc Ock would play though.

  2. Laughlyn on 16 Feb '11 said:

    I'd guess doc oc would play similar to omega red, able to shoot the tentacles out at various angles, great for combos

  3. WHERESMYMONKEY on 16 Feb '11 said:

    Could mean both, They were going to be in it got axed but then could return as dlc later on. I'd definately be up for playing as Doc oc.

  4. phate666 on 16 Feb '11 said:

    And so it begins. Anyone not see this coming?...

  5. Skarfester on 16 Feb '11 said:

    New capcom characters they need:
    Ken Master's
    Mega man
    Strider Hiryu
    Leon Kennedy
    Frank West
    Ryu (Breath of fire)
    Vergil
    Samanosuke

    Marvel has so many characters it would be stupid to list all those that i want but a quick list would be:
    Venom
    Carnage
    Cable
    Thanos
    Nova
    Rocket Raccoon
    Green Goblin

  6. ensabahnur on 16 Feb '11 said:

    New capcom characters they need:
    Ken Master's
    Mega man
    Strider Hiryu
    Leon Kennedy
    Frank West
    Ryu (Breath of fire)
    Vergil
    Samanosuke

    Marvel has so many characters it would be stupid to list all those that i want but a quick list would be:
    Venom
    Carnage
    Cable
    Thanos
    Nova
    Rocket Raccoon
    Green Goblin

    With Ryu and Akuma in there they've already got enough Shotokan characters, Strider should defo be there he's a Capcom legend. There's already 3 Resi characters in there, with Jill in the DLC. Frank West or Chuck Greene should also defo be in there. I think one of Dante's pallette swaps is Vergil (though Eurogamer seem to think its Sparda). And you can't have 2 characters called Ryu. I also don't think Onimusha characters are that well known.

    Venom is a given but i think Carnage would be too similar, Cable was probably one of my favourite characters alongside Magneto from MvC2, never liked Thanos though. Nova's probably just not too well known and i've never heard of Rocket Racoon, though i haven't picked up a Marvel comic for years. Green Goblin i think would just be too hard to put in and would probably have been left out due to the same reasons the Silver Surfer was, Gobbie would need his glider just as the SS would need his board.

  7. martinawatson on 16 Feb '11 said:

    If you look at the code, to the right of the word Frank you see Spencer, therefore is it not more likely that Frank "some mothers do have them" Spencer is coming to this 2d action fighter . His special attack is falling down a staircase with his legs either side before being catapulted upside down into his foe while simultaneously shouting "oooh Betty , i think the cats down a whoopsie" :lol:

  8. ensabahnur on 16 Feb '11 said:

    If you look at the code, to the right of the word Frank you see Spencer, therefore is it not more likely that Frank "some mothers do have them" Spencer is coming to this 2d action fighter . His special attack is falling down a staircase with his legs either side before being catapulted upside down into his foe while simultaneously shouting "oooh Betty , i think the cats down a whoopsie" :lol:


    :lol: Classic but would he be on the Marvel or Capcom side? Maybe have Cpt Mainwaring from Dads Army and Battery Sergeant Major 'Shut up' Williams from It Ain't Half hot Mum as some future DLC. Or Albert Steptoe.

  9. martinawatson on 16 Feb '11 said:

    If you look at the code, to the right of the word Frank you see Spencer, therefore is it not more likely that Frank "some mothers do have them" Spencer is coming to this 2d action fighter . His special attack is falling down a staircase with his legs either side before being catapulted upside down into his foe while simultaneously shouting "oooh Betty , i think the cats down a whoopsie" :lol:


    :lol: Classic but would he be on the Marvel or Capcom side? Maybe have Cpt Mainwaring from Dads Army and Battery Sergeant Major 'Shut up' Williams from It Ain't Half hot Mum as some future DLC. Or Richard Briers from any of his roles.


    I think we've really stumbled onto something here, a 2d vintage British comedy fighter . Perhaps it could be entitled carry on fighting,then you could have the Barbara Windsor "carry on camping" flying bikini top , or the sid James laugh as a sonic attack :lol:

  10. ensabahnur on 16 Feb '11 said:


    I think we've really stumbled onto something here, a 2d vintage British comedy fighter . Perhaps it could be entitled carry on fighting,then you could have the Barbara Windsor "carry on camping" flying bikini top , or the sid James laugh as a sonic attack :lol:

    Maybe have Steptoe using a Rag and Bone special and the guys from Only when i Laugh using their slippers as fireballs and Wilberforce (f**kin fantastic name!) Humphries with an "I'm Free" ultra attack. God i'm showing my age here, anyway lets get off to the patent office before Bobby Kotick nicks it.

  11. WHERESMYMONKEY on 16 Feb '11 said:

    I think we've really stumbled onto something here, a 2d vintage British comedy fighter . Perhaps it could be entitled carry on fighting,then you could have the Barbara Windsor "carry on camping" flying bikini top , or the sid James laugh as a sonic attack :lol:

    Now that's a game i want to play. You could have The blokes from last of the summer wine in it too. Thier ultra attack would have to be flying into thier opponents in a bath tub.

  12. martinawatson on 16 Feb '11 said:

    haha love it, well funny :lol: