Grudge Match: Wolverine vs Superman

Okay, could Wolverine beat Superman? I think it depends on two questions: Does adamantium hurt Superman? Can Superman bend or even break Admantium. Let's make it interesting and assume Superman can't break Wolverine's skeleton and that Superman is immune to Wolverine's claws. Under those conditions Superman would have a tough time and I think Wolverine's fighting skills will give Superman a lot of problems. I think Superman could ulitmate win this if he is ruthless. If he treats Wolverine with kid-gloves the fight will be really, really hard. Wolverine does not know the meaning of "kid-gloves".

CVG United's Christmas Event, Day 3

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 First off, special thanks to trexrell and TOPPER for the WIP reveal posts yesterday. We would also like to thank zvitor and Girlfriend's Lil Bro for allowing us to officially host their creations as part of our festivities. And if you have not checked out the Forum WIP topic, please do as its turned into quite the discussion. Also, due to technical issues that do not need to be mentioned any further, LTD's stages were taken offline. But we will update them as soon as possible and will address those issues. Today's format is going to be a little different due to my personal schedule. There will not be one blast stating everything all at once. Spooky and the rest of the people involved with Day 3 will handle things with whatever coming out over the course of the day. Without further ado... Batgirl Released by THX1138 and ZVitor released!!   Discuss her release here
Download   An awesome update to an already awesome character. Numerous fixes were put in place, along with a brand new stance as you can see above. To see exact fixes stated, take the discussion link below. By the way, the biggest update is a brand new move courtesy of warecus and ALEXZIQ. Discuss the Joker update at: Joker Update thread Download at: Joker DL

Grudge Match: Ms Marvel vs Mai Shiranui

I think that is Ms Marvel ever went up against Mai I think Carol would dominated because of sheer power. I've got to admit I'd still would want to see it however. May be Mai could find a way to win....naah.

CVG United's Christmas Event, Day 2

What a great start to our event yesterday. Even though he is an early beta version, Hercules is proving to be very popular. Really looking forward to what the future has in store for him. aa250 already did a great update on Magneto before, but this latest version is even better. And that was a great video preview by Spooky of his new Superman WIP. Also, deanjo2000's WIPs really look great and there is a definite interest by all here. Finally, Jor El's update to the Green Lantern stage, Ground Zero really made it a whole lot better. See whats going on today below and to discuss all this, take the following topic link:
A CVG Christmas, Day 2

Back during our Preview Week event, we were fortunate enough for Topper to agree to include this great looking character into the Crisis in the Mugen Multiverse project. Today he is making the official WIP topic for her here while showing off an amazing animation. This is coupled with news concerned help from Trexrell and Yin will happen. Check it all out at:
Hawkgirl formally announced for the Crisis project!

Now announcing the latest WIP by the team bringing you Vixen, real life couple Trexrell and Yin...Tomb Raider, Lara Croft. Yin has done most of the early work so far, but expect her to get some help and for Lara to be refined in much the same way Vixen progressed. And so you know, when you take the discussion link on her, you will see a preview of a special move to expect. In a project that includes an emphasis on video game icons, she is sure to fit right in. Click the animation above or go here:
Lara Croft by Yin and Trexrell

So Team CVG has noticed lately a lot of our general forum members dabbling with creation a little bit. In an effort to provide some of you with a possible direction in that regard, we are here to announce a new forum WIP. Basically, forum members will get together and work on whoever. The pics above are just a few of the options to vote on. Click one of the images or take this link to see the rest and to make your voice heard on who you should work on:
Forum WIP Announcement

As many of you are aware, Zvitor kicked off the holiday season with a massive update to his Aquaman. Well, special thanks to him for allowing him to not only now be hosted here, but also be used in the Crisis project. But that is not all added to our download section. A new forum member, Girlfriend's Lil bro posted a couple really nice looking Hi-Res stages not long ago. We were fortunate enough for him to allow us to host those as well. Download Aquaman by clicking his image, but to discuss all this and find the GLB stage download locations, click the image of them above or follow this link:
Now Hosting Aquaman v1.5 and Hi Res stages by Girlfriend's Lil Bro

Discuss CVG's Christmas, Day 2 here

Mugen: Hercules

Hercules is now a great character in MUGEN by Andersontavars. I'm greatly impressed. Volzzilla wrote that this is Andersontavars first character but clearly Andersontavars knows what he's been doing. I've been waiting for this character because I'd love to see it against Wonder-Woman and Thor. I'm happy to report that it is quite possible to be powerful contender against any character in MUGEN.

CVG United's Christmas Event, Day 1

Welcome to the first day of "Shove This Up Your Stocking", our Christmas event. I would first like to thank you all for checking us out today. I would also like to thank Sic-1 and the SGM team for kicking things off yesterday with their releases, stage updates, and announcements. And in the spirit of our triple threat collaboration effort, many thanks go out to the Scruffy Dragon Productions team who will also be announcing this event start. To find out more, take this link:
CVG Christmas, Day 1

Andersontavars is proud to announce his very first character release, Hercules. This is the first beta version of the character, so there will be many rough edges still. But please take into account this is his first character and this is the first beta release version as well. He was flanked by numerous Team CVG members to help sort out a few things. To download, click the image above or follow to his discussion topic:
Hercules Beta1 released!

aa250 graced us with an update he worked very hard on for months to update Kong's Magneto back during our Thanksgiving event. Well, he has done it again with another massive update. So many things he fixed and adjusted, that you will have to go to the main discussion link or the download location to check those things out. Either click the image above to download or follow to the discussion thread concerning all this:
Magneto v1.1 update by aa250

Spooky77 is showing off a brand new WIP of one of his favorite characters, Superman. Make sure you pay attention to the stage in the background, Daily Planet, as it is a teaser shot of a future release by Jor el. If you want to discuss this all, take this link:
Superman by Spook77

Team CVG would like to welcome it's newest Team member, deanjo2000. Many of you know him from his amazing work of the years in the comic Mugen community. Well, he now calls CVG United a home. To discuss the WIPs shown here, click their corresponding image above.

We had a great stage release for John Stewart by the Team CVG members this past Halloween. Well, Jor el made it even better. Too many things he adjusted to mention here, so find out what he did by going to the update topic on all of this or clicking the image to go to the download location:
GL John Stewart stage, Ground Zero updated!

Grudge Match: Deadpool vs Superman

  Wondering who would win in a fight between Deadpool and Superman? In my opinion Superman would win hands down unless Deadpool has access to Kryptonite. Then Superman dies in a horribly and twisted way. I don't think I want to see that....just kidding. I would.

SGM Presents the Prelude to CVG United's Christmas Event

Coming Tomorrow...


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The Extravaganza Begins Now!








Things are now starting with the Mugen Holiday Extravaganza. To talk more in general terms about it all take the following link. To learn more about SGM's kick off for the event, check out the section immediately after:
3-Way Release Cooperation: Mugen Holiday Extravaganza





This is the prelude to CVG's first annual 'Shove This Up Your Stocking' Event! By taking the following link, you will not only be directed to a remake of CVG's Spawn stage, Evil Night Park, but you will find another stage made by Sic-1, 3 new Infinite Patches by Mr. Infinite, and news concerning one of SGM's most anticipated characters who has a connection to a CVG one. Check it all out at:
SGM Extravanganza Kick-Off!!

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We are also now taking nominations for some awards CVG United will be handing out. Our awards will focus on newly released characters and updated characters. To place your nomination and find out more about the event, take the following links:

Nominations for CVG's 2009 Character of the Year Award

Nominations for CVG's Favorite Updated Character for 2009

And do not forget about JasonTodd's create a character contest for the most active general forum members through the month of December. To find out more, go here:

Create a character contest for active forum members

Juggernaut by MGMURROW released

This is a first release and MGMURROW is very committed to updates, so expect any rough patches to be smoothed out soon by him.

Download at: http://sites.google.com/a/mugen-infantry.net/mgmurrow/

WIP Focus: War Machine by McCready and WuCash

I recently had time to speak with McCready about his War Machine work in progress. The following questions are asked by me in bold, and his answers will then follow.

1) So how did you decide upon bringing War Machine to Mugen?

I thought: "Oh, this will be fast to make!" What I did not expect was that my plan to just turn the torso into War Machine´s and making new specials and hypers would turn into making an entire new character with all new basics as well. Hahaha

2) Please share your thoughts about his general comic back history and about the character in general.

He is great! At least was in the past, but I don´t follow comics much anymore.

3) Beyond the obvious bases, can you please tell the readers what other bases you are using for the various moves and such for him?

I really use any base that I find that has the move I like. Ironman is the main reference, but I also used, Cap America, Dee Jay, Guile, and a few others.

4) May I ask how the progress going on War Machine?

He has got a lot done on the sprites, but not much on code.

5) What has stood out the most during the creation process in a positive manner to this point? What has been giving you the most trouble?

The most trouble is that I had to restyle him twice. The most fun is creating the new weapons for him.

6) One of the great things with Scruffy Dragon Productions characters is how you all tend to re-imagine moves for characters beyond what is seen in their Capcom bases. May I ask how you plan to differentiate him from various Iron Man and War Machine characters already available for Mugen?

Well, first, all the animations will be different, floating walks, no energy based attacks and lots of weapons. Second, he will have smart palettes...and that´s always fun to have.

7) Any other specials and hyper ideas and concepts you care to share with the readers?

Nah, let it be a surprise for the Mugen fans.

8 ) What kind of intro/winpose might we see with him and Iron Man? Any other characters that might get similar treatment in that regard?

Have not thought of those yet.

9) What are your general thoughts on beta releases? Can you give a possible timetable on a beta to release and/or a goal for the full release?

No beta intended. Sorry, I am just not into beta releases.

For more information on War Machine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine
http://www.comicvine.com/war-machine/29-1926/

Be sure to check out Scruffy Dragon's 12 days of Christmas Event to see if anything else is shared about him.

Survive This: Seth Zankuten's Spider-man

Image via Wikipedia

I love to use Seth Zankuen's version of Spider-man. Extremely fun, but I need more pracative. Here is me running it through survival mode in MUGEN

WIP Focus: Songbird by Gate

I recently had time to speak with Gate about his Songbird work in progress. The following questions are asked by me in bold, and his answers will then follow.

1) So how did you decide upon bringing Songbird to Mugen?

I'm a big fan of the Thunderbolts team. In the '90 they were like a beacon of light in the middle of a gritty and grinning buffed characters with oversized guns sea. My original plan was converting Baron Zemo, but I couldn't find a good base, then I switched to Mrs. Gold, because she was the heart of the team for some years.

2) I recall that original beautiful sprite you made of her a little while back. Did the reception it got play any part in that decision?

In fact, yes. In the Brazilian forums the people praised the sprite, but the vast majority doesn't know the character. And in the international forums, I've found a lot of people who like Songbird. Then my decision was start the character to expand her fanbase, even by a minimum part.

3) Please share your thoughts about his general comic back history and about the character in general.

Songbird is Melissa Joan Gold, a former wrestler and super-villain with the alias Screaming Mimi. As a part of Masters of Evil, helped in the siege of Avengers Mansion, and later, Baron Zemo's plan to disguise as heroes. But Zemo betrayed the team, and they started to work as legitimate heroes.
For me the best Marvel female character. She is tough, strong willed, and a great team player and leader.

4) So tell the readers what bases you are using for the character and for the various moves themselves.

I'm respecting the comics and using wrestling moves for the basics. The Capcom female wrestlers are mostly comic and exaggerated, and this don't combine well with Songbird. Then I'm using mostly SNK bases, like Vice, Shermie, Blue Mary and Angel. Some special moves will use Captain Commando, Marrow and Rosemary.

5) I know its early on, but may I ask how the progress going on Songbird?

I have some basic movements and moves. Some of them look awkward without effects though. But now I'm finishing some more of the character and she's in the second plane.

6) What has stood out the most during the creation process in a positive manner to this point? What has been giving you the most trouble?

The better thing I'm learning in this character is using characters with totally different shading and make them blend with MvC style. But this is the hardest part too, because it's a lot more difficult and time consuming.

7) She has a very interesting power in how she can use sound to create constructs. May I ask how you plan on bringing this ability to Mugen and what current characters are helping you with the inspiration of this?

Actually I'm looking for the comic books and MUA2 with the shapes of the constructs. They're much simpler than Green Lantern's. The only thing I'm looking for in the current characters is make different from the various GL characters, or at least, having different functions.

8) Beyond what you just said, can you tell us any more about other plans for specials and hypers?

Mel will be a "keep away" character, using various moves to maintain distance, so she will have some type of projectiles, a mace swing move and energy shield. But when the fight will be close, she can use some special throws, since in the past, Songbird was a wrestler. In the hypers area, two of them will be new twists in existing moves, and the lv3 hyper Justice Like Lightning, summoning the classic Thunderbolts.

9) I've read you are a fan of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance game series. Is her depiction in that providing you with any ideas?

Actually that was a Zvitor's joke because I vanished for a little. In reality, my pc doesn't run most of newer games, and I only bought a PS2 after MUA2 was released, to play with Songbird of course (laughs). But some of the moves will be inspired in MUA2, and I've ripped her voices from game already.

10) Will she have any intros or winposes with any other comic characters, and if so can you tell us about some of your ideas along those lines please?

Firstly, members of the Thunderbolts team: Hawkeye, Green Goblin and MacGargan (some of them not released yet, but I'll edit the intros). Then, each of the helpers will have a intro against some character related to them. Like Citizen V appearing when the opponent is Captain America, or Atlas with Hercules or Wonder Man.

11) So what are your general thoughts on beta releases? Can you give a possible timetable on a beta to release and/or a goal for the full release?

The character will be released when it's ready. I didn't like to rush my work, but the beta question is a question for the coder. I usually only send all the sprites to the coder when the character is nearly done. So if a beta version will be released, probably will be the near the final character.


For more information on Songbird:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(comics)
http://www.comicvine.com/songbird/29-3281/




And to follow Gate's progress on her, go to:
http://www.scruffydragon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7163
http://cvgunited.com/index.php/topic,3754.0.html

Grudge Match: Mongul vs Thanos

I think it depends on several factors that make it difficult to determine who would win a knockdown fight between Mongul and Thanos. I think the deciding factor is: Is Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet? If so, then the fight is over...quickly with Thanos standing over Mongul's corpse or whatever Thanos imagines. However, let's assume that Thanos does not have the gauntlet. That would make the fight much  more even. Then it would be a toss up in my opinion given that the two are so powerful and ruthless. I'd put my money on Thanos to win because I think he'd be willing to do anything to impress Death and handing Mongul over to her would make her happy wouldn't it?

WIP Focus: Ultron

I recently had time to speak with McCready about his Ultron work in progress. The following questions are asked by me in bold, and his answers will then follow.

1) There is no other WIP in all of comic Mugen that garners more talk than Ultron. Personally speaking, no other WIP has been asked of me for an article such as this than him. May I ask how it feels to have one of the most anticipated WIPs in this genre? Does that add any pressure to you and his creation?

Is that so? I Did not know that there was this much anticipation for him. I don´t think it adds pressure though. I want him to be my best character ever, so I add that pressure onto myself.

2) How did you decide upon bringing Ultron to Mugen?

On Mugenesis, we needed a Marvel villain for our MvC project. So, I suggested we make Ultron as a team wip. I made the design and a tutorial pic to show how to turn Doom into him. We started making him with me as the "wip leader?", people would draw sprites and I would take them and make sure they all looked the same. I forgot now who did what. But a few people did about 4 or 5 animations...and then they all couldn´t anymore. So there were only Enzo and I left...but now with lots of animations done. I consider it to be a wip by Enzo and I. With help of a few friends.(sprite wise)

3) Please share your thoughts about his general comic back history and about the character in general.

I´m not a comic book expert. I like the visual aspect of Ultron and how he is to me the great Avenger foe. Also, an adamanthium robot that kills the population of an entire country is something to respect.

4) So please tell the readers what bases you are using for the character and for the various moves themselves.

Well, the main base is Dr.Doom. But i used lots of others characters, Cap.America, Sabertooth, Cable, the list is endless.

5) May I ask how the progress going on Ultron?


Ultron is currently on hold. But he´s got almost all of the sprites done, and a basic code for almost everything.

6) What has stood out the most during the creation process in a positive manner to this point? What has been giving you the most trouble?

Positive? Working with Enzo is so easy. Most animations I outlined and he shaded.
Trouble? Making the original moves.

7) Ultron is one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe with a ton of different powers. May I ask how you intend to translate those into his special and hyper moves?

Sorry, but that us a secret. I just can say that he will be a boss type char.

8 ) Did I see something in the Scruffyversary video about a 2nd mode? May I ask how this will work exactly?

Also a secret. Just to words: Adamanthium / Nanotech

9) Do you plan on having any special intros and winposes with various other comic Mugen characters?

Against other chars? Yes. If we have time. But right now there is nothing to discuss on the topic.

10) So what are your general thoughts on beta releases? Can you give a possible timetable on a beta to release and/or a goal for the full release?

No beta will be released. If all goes well we will have one release. No time table can be set as he is on hold.

For more information on Ultron:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultron
http://www.comicvine.com/ultron/29-2242/

Be sure to check out Scruffy Dragon's 12 days of Christmas Event to see if anything else is shared about him.