Working Title 08.02.07: X vs. Y: DC
Posted by Jordan Williams on 08.02.2007
It's time we bring it full circle. We have had Marvel, Capcom, SNK, and now it's time for DC to get in on the action. Let's see who makes the cut for the DC Dream Team.
Welcome to the #1 Column to be made by a sick person who should really be sleeping right now! WORKING TITLE!
I think I ate some bad chicken or something because boy oh boy do I NOT feel well this morning, but seeing as I was late with last week's Working Title, I am going to try my damndest to get this one in on time.
So, with this being the second to last incarnation of X vs. Y, it's time to bring the four main teams full circle. We already have Capcom, which is pretty much known for putting fighting games on the map. We have Marvel, who famously feuded with Capcom to originally make the VS. Series. We put in SNK, the yin to Capcom's Yang, and now it's time to bring it full circle with DC, the equal to Marvel.
But there's a slight problem with that. Where as my picks for Marvel, Capcom, and Phil's picks for SNK have been informed...the DC picks won't be all that informed. You see, I don't read DC all that much outside of some of the bigger name stuff.
So screw exactly how they'd fit into the game or what type of character they'd play like (I'll explain the ones I can). This one is just me putting my favorite DC characters in the game because I can.
It IS my column after all. With that, let's get this show on the road.
X vs. Y: DC
In no particular order
#1 Batman Batman Comments : Good ole crazy ass Bruce Wayne. Now you'd think that I'd put someone like Superman as the first pick...but you know what? Superman is NOT going to be on my Dream Team. That's right. I said it. I racked my brain over who would fit better in a fighting game, and I knew that for reasons of overkill I couldn't have Batman AND Superman both in, so I decided to go with the more plausible reason here. Batman is well loved, at the top of his game, and isn't a cheating douche like Superman. Therefore he is inherently better and in my Dream Team. Yeah, I just don't like Superman.
#2 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Green Lantern Comments: Greeeeeeen Lantern! If there is a hero in DC I am really fond of, it's Green Lantern. There's not really much else that I can say about him besides the fact that although it's probably not true, he does tend to get looked over a lot due to Batman and Flash and what not. He'd be awesome in a fighting game and he'd be awesome in my Dream Team. As to why I used Hal Jordan instead of any of the other Lanterns? Hal just happens to be my favorite of the bunch.
#3 Bane Batman Comments: Bane. Excuse my language, but I FUCKING LOVE BANE. Seriously, if there is a DC villain, hell, a COMIC BOOK villain I like more than Bane, I can't readily think of him. Not only is he a giant genius, but he broke Batman's back. It takes a truly badass mofo to break Batman's back. I know I wasn't going to get into fighting game stereotypes here, but if there was someone who could be the big grappler of the team, then it's Bane. I don't care who else you trot out. He one of the only Batman villains on the team. Mostly because out of all of his 'main' villains, Bane is the only one I can really see actually FIGHTING. Batman's villains always seem more of the types that'd let someone else do the dirty work rather than step toe to toe and duke it out. Thus why Bane gets in before Joker and Riddler.
#4 Speedy/Red Arrow Teen Titans, Infinite Crisis(can't readily remember what else he was featured in.) Comments: See, I kind of debated over this one, too. Do I put in Green Arrow...or his coked out sidekick? In the end I figured I'd put in his coked out side kick because if I was going to put in a sidekick-turned-hero I'd rather have Red Arrow than Nightwing(Seriously, screw Nightwing). If there was going to be a character type that would closely resemble the projectile fighter, I'm pretty sure you'd need to look no further than someone who's main weapon is a friggin' bow and arrow.
#5 Nightwing Batman, Nightwing Comments: Seriously. Screw Nightwing. This choice is here because I promised a friend it'd be.
#6 Deathstroke/Slade Teen Titans, some other stuff that isn't as good as Deadpool Comments: Okay, so I got a lot of shit about putting Deadpool (who as I read this over, I ironically have them both at #6 on their respective teams) on the Marvel DT. So by default that means his less awesome version of Deathstroke has to get on the list. I guess. Yeah, I'm just being a rabid fanboy, but screw it. I like Deadpool more. But Deathstroke is kickass in his own right, and getting to have the official Deathstroke vs. Deadpool showdown would be kind of awesome. But we'd know who would win that. I'll give you a hint...his last name is Wilson. First one to email me about the previous line gets a kick in the face.
#7 Wonder Woman Wonder Woman, Justice League Comments: Seriously, are you surprised at all to see her of all people on this list? Just like with Marvel it seems that DC has a distinct lack of girl power when it comes to these sorts of things. But if there's a girl I know for a fact could kick your ass, I'm pretty damn sure Wonder Woman fits the bill. I mean, she's Amazon Royalty. I think if she doesn't kick your ass she has to kill eat her own heart or something like that. Okay, I think I'm wrong on that account...but it'd be pretty cool to see.
#8 Flash (Bart Allen) Justice League, Flash Comments: Can you tell that I only read Justice League? All things aside, The Flash fits in pretty nicely, he can be the annoying little button masher douche that no one likes to play against because he has all of these 36 hit combos that consist of just one button. As a character he fits in because if there's a smart ass, it's always the one with super speed. This is a proven fact in all mediums. I'm honestly surprised that even with Amalgam and all of that stuff going on that we haven't had a Marvel vs. DC game earlier. Very surprised.
#9 Lobo R.E.B.E.L.S, L.E.I.G.I.O.N Comments: I've really been a big fan of Lobo. I actually never read any of his books before I saw him on the old Superman Adventures cartoon. I also remember WAAAAY back in the DC vs. Marvel crossover that he got beat by Wolverine. After reading his Wikipedia to get his history I realize that I actually like the character more. He is pretty much a badass...and looks like one, too. There's just way too much tights and bad colors in DC to have people LOOK like badasses. He'd be a good strong-all rounder in a game such as this, and as stated above, he'd be the perfect opposite to Marvel's Wolverine.
10# Harley Quinn Batman, that one comic with Poison Ivy where they spent the whole time trying to make it look like they were both (really hot) lesbians. Comments: #10, you know what that means. It's time for the JOKE CHARACTER! Actually, this time it serves as a double purpose, not only is it really the joke character, but I actually DO like Harley Quinn as a character. She had to fight her way into this spot, too. Because if it wasn't for me watching some Kevin Smith movies(and remembering he named his daughter after her), this spot would've been occupied by Booster Gold. Now, remember the point I made about how Bane was the only person willing to step up and take on Batman toe to toe, it still holds true. Harley Quinn would probably never lay a hand on anyone, but she could really be an awesome character if she played like B.B Hood in the since that she has no traditional punches or kicks, she just shoots and throws gadgets. I know, the same idea could easily be used for The Joker...but having The Joker as the joke character would just be too bad of a pun, even for me.
And that's that
Well, there you have it. We have the DC Dream Team, a team that is so lacking on females that it's not even funny. Anyway, the four teams for X vs. Y are now set. No, sadly there will be no Mortal Kombat Team, not Soul Calibur Team, no DOA Team. I did have ideas for all three, but the gameplay styles are just far too different to use. Maybe at a later date.
But next week there IS another X vs. Y. Remember last week when I stated the difference between my picking process and Phil's? Namely how his #10 Spot is reserved for final bosses where as mine are joke characters. There's a reason for that. Next week will be the X vs. Y special team, Team Boss. This team will be comprised of just the 'final bosses' from each team. 10 final bosses, ten completely cheap and utterly evil bastards. Let the good times roll.
Until next time, I'm Jordan Williams...and I'm going back to sleep.
