Akuma, Taskmaster confirmed for MVC3

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 17 January, 2011

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Akuma and Taskmaster have joined three-on-three fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3's roster.

Akuma is a long-standing Street Fighter. He stalks do-gooder Ryu with burning red eyes and a gravel voice.

Taskmaster is a Marvel assassin for hire with a photographic memory that allows him to copy and predict the movements of other people. He uses a sword and shield and has a skull for a face. Really.

Confirmation of the character additions comes from IGN, which has published gameplay videos of both Taskmaster and Akuma.

Akuma and Taskmaster are locked at the beginning of the game. To unlock them, players need to earn Player Points. Akuma unlocks at 2000 PP, Taskmaster 8000 PP.

2000 PP is roughly equivalent to a single playthrough of Arcade Mode. You also earn them by playing multiplayer, doing character challenges and spending time in training mode. Capcom estimates most players will have unlocked all the secret characters within a couple of hours, regardless of skill level,

Two more characters are to be revealed.

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About Wesley Yin-Poole

Wesley is Eurogamer's news editor. He likes news, interviews, and more news. He also likes Street Fighter more than anyone can get him to shut up about it.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Shikasama #1 1 year ago

    So will Taskmaster essentially be a doppleganger character?

  • Quint2020 #2 1 year ago

    Taskmaster has a normal face the skull is just a mask, geeze!

  • richarddavies #3 1 year ago

    Have to admit I never heard of Taskmaster.

  • Whitster #4 1 year ago

    All about the Deadpool/Tasky team up now then.

  • Razz #5 1 year ago

    Didn't know it was a secret, they we're playable at a Capcom event I went to in December.

  • BlitzwingHaz #6 1 year ago

    I loved unlocking characters on the dreamcast version, wish most of them were locked at the start. I can see why they aren't though.

  • TeaFiend #7 1 year ago

    I hope one of the other unlockable character is Squirrel Girl.

  • darkmorgado #8 1 year ago

    Taskmaster?

    Taskmaster?

    Christ, Marvel are really scraping the bottom of the barrel in this one.

  • darkmorgado #9 1 year ago

    Have to admit I never heard of Taskmaster.

    Don't worry, most comic fans haven't, either. He's a very obscure villain who is basically just a personal trainer that other villains use to increase their fighting skills. He's below Z-List.

  • Phantom_Dynamite #10 1 year ago

    Taskmaster?

    Christ, Marvel are really scraping the bottom of the barrel in this one.

    I thought Capcom picked the roster not Marvel.

  • darkmorgado #11 1 year ago

    I thought Capcom picked the roster not Marvel.

    I think both sides pick their own candidates.

  • Whitster #12 1 year ago

    Taskmaster isn't exactly Z-List. In the last year alone, he's appeared in Deadpool, run the Avengers Initative, been on Osborns Cabal and just concluded a solo mini series.
    He could also be one of the best fighters in this game as theoreticly, he should have every other characters melee moves.

  • Ranger101 #13 1 year ago

    @Phantom_Dynamite darkmorgado is correct - each company chooses their contribution - with some hinting from Capcom as to who would work well.

    Chances are that Marvel are hyping him up to feature him a a big Marvel event this year - hence the (almost) full Avenger's team being present due to Thor, Hulk and Cap America movies being released this year.

  • sfp_noodle #14 1 year ago

    I have to say I'm not too familiar with Marvel's characters bar the famous ones. Although when it comes to MVC games, all I want to do is smash people's faces in so the characters can dress in a pink tutu and fight with a penis in one hand for all I care :D

    And when it comes to smashing faces in and looking cool, I can't think of any game besides Street Fighter that feels as satisfying.

  • RobotRocker #15 1 year ago

    Taskmaster isn't exactly Z-List. In the last year alone, he's appeared in Deadpool, run the Avengers Initative, been on Osborns Cabal and just concluded a solo mini series.

    That Mini is one of the greatest series of last year. If you cant get excited about a comic book featuring a a bunch of day of the dead skeletons with a mariachi band, a village full of Hitlers and interesting uses for youtube. You should check your heart beat because you dead, son.

    Also, Tasky's been built up for a while since appearing in Simone/UDON's fantastic Deadpool/Agent X series a while back as well as the Cabal and the end of Van Lente's mini is showing him to be one of the biggest players in the Marvel U in the next while. He's a great choice.

  • Meho #16 1 year ago

    Taskmaster is one my favourite Marvel characters. His recent miniseries was, as RobotRocker said, awesome and I also recommend his older Udon miniseries. Also, was looking forward to seeing how his photographic memory will translate in copying other characters' moves in the game. However, judging by the reveal trailer, he has his own set of moves... hmmmm...