@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 I'd like you to find some kind of source, because I really don't think getting rights was an issue with Thanos and Doom as boss characters.
You could be right, I'm trying to remember the details
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 Also what rights issues? Capcom deliberately pushed for Blackheart because they wanted another villain and iirc because Ghost Rider himself would've needed a billion sprites to depict his flaming head
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 You literally did not say anything about Ghost Rider before I went "Blackheart is one of Ghost Rider's most popular villains you'd know if you read Ghost Rider's runs", and the conversation started with us talking about Blackheart so I think it's reasonable to assume.
@acebolter@Fajji_Hanji@Scotia834 You wouldn't know him without being a fan of Ghost Rider
I don't see why you're all being so combatative about this whole thing
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 Not playable until MVC3Ult? He's not even in that one. Are you talking about Ghost Rider?? Blackheart was playable in Marvel Super Heroes, and that's what his MVC2 appearance is based on down to the sprites and voicelines.
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 okay, and that doesn't matter because we're talking about his capcom appearances, done at a time where he was popular enough to be considered over 100 much older and more popular villains lmao
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 If he was always "obscure" and never popular, why would Capcom go out of their way to include him of all villains they could have chosen among a roster consisting of heavy hitters like Spider Man, Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, and Wolverine?
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 the game released over 30 years ago, when he was popular
if he were popular now, he'd probably be in marvel rivals or some other marvel game. I'm not arguing he's this super popular well known character, I just don't think he was "obscure" at the time lmao
@Fajji_Hanji@barrysunders@Scotia834 I've never seen a fan of something vehemently deny the idea that something might be a little more popular than they think