HERO OF THE WEEK: GHOST RIDER (Marvel)Real Name: Johnny Blaze
First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight #5 (August, 1972)
Fight Club Ranking: #99
Featured Fights:
- vs TRAPSTER: Marvel Team-Up #58 (Jun 1977)
- vs AVENGERS: Avengers #214 (Dec 1981)
- vs GHOST RIDER: Ghost Rider #29 (Jan 2009)
We've been talking a lot about Injustice 2 in this year's Hero of the Week, but we mustn't forget that there's another superhero fighting game sequel doing the promo rounds! Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite is bringing back the hyper-kinetic action Capcom is famous for, and the latest fighter confirmed in a report by Game Informer is Ghost Rider!
A game themed variant cover for Defenders #4 confirms the spirit of vengeance's return to the MVC series. He battles Darkstalkers' Lilith on the cover -- not to be mistaken with Marvel's Lilith, who caused problems for Dan Ketch and others in the Midnight Sons corner.
Through various fighting game themed HOTW entries I've talked about my preference for visually and functionally unique characters. Fire tends to be a common element in fighting games, see; Street Fighter, where a fighter's spirit often manifests in spectacular fireball attacks. Yet, Ghost Rider's flaming skull and additional gimmicks -- namely enchanted chains -- give some nice variety.
Edit: A new trailer confirms everything you'd like to see in an MVC Ghost Rider. The voice is pretty strange casting. I'm not quite sure what happened there.
The trailer also shows off another returning character from MVC3 -- the former boss level threat of Dormammu. A non-essential, but nice enough reprisal that should give Doctor Strange somebody to spar with. No real complaints, but I'm looking forward to seeing more new additions to the series!
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