Frank West Character Moveset History - Capcom Vs. Legacy 

I really like that Japanese game devs seem to think that Americans speaking politely is the most badass thing ever. I thought Frank was gonna be a overly enthusiastic American man before I knew anything about Dead Rising . I owe TvC for getting me into one of my top 5 favorite games all because I thought Frank’s dialogue was gonna be hilariously polite and ordinary (and I mean it was hilarious, but in a different way)

Frank’s Tatsunoko vs Capcom model looks like Nico Bellic from GTA honestly

I love his UMvC3 ending. Mr Fantastic, my man, Frank is just some guy. How in the hell is he going to help you with cleaning up the entirety of Marvel Zombies. Not saying Frank couldn't clear that whole mess up by himself, but still lol

You *could* say you’ve covered Frank West, you know? Doesn’t beat covering wars, though.

I'm a simple man: I see Frank West, I click (Also, my birthday was yesterday, so I'll consider this a birthday present. lol)

I have a bit of a core memory with Dead Rising. Not me playing it, but my brother. He'd sometimes dick around the mall and throw CDs at the zombies calling out "Free Samples!"

His “Oh my gosh!” in TvC cracks me up every time.

So glad to see his TvC incarnation get some love. My friend and I have been quoting his weird ass line deliveries for over a decade now. My personal favorite is from his grab super. "That's hilarious! Haha! That's great!"

Fun Fact: The reason why Frank West uses a Servebot head is because Dead Rising was created by Keji Inafune who is mostly known for creating Mega Man and Onimusha.

I ❤ the cutscenes in Infinite, where Spider-Man & Chris meet Frank & Haggar. Then they all meet Modok & Nemesis

Funny thing is, both Credo and Frank during and after UMvC3's release were also voiced by Rikiya Koyama in Japanese. Frank's moves are also named differently in Japanese: *Tools of Survival -> How To Use *Bottoms Up -> Nice Bottle *Blue Light Special -> Dead Riding *Survival Techniques -> Case: West

Amazing episode once again! Hehe you just made the research I'd have to do on Frank for a Marvel Ultimate Alliance mod a lot easier

I was a Huge Fan of DeadRising and when i saw him being added to a "Vs" series i just absolutely had to pick it up just so i can main him. The Willamette stage i will miss, the only DR stage and then not having it returned.

This is such a great video the amount of detail is great. I should point out one small correction Frank actually could take selfies in Off The Record, the lv3 in mvci is closer to this version of the selfie since both require Frank to grab a zombie.

this is the one game character where i do like both voice actors and i always viewed tatsunoko frank as a parallel frank like the weird wii game port of dead rising

Fun fact “the ultimate spider man”show was my first introduction to nova(not just Sam Alexander, any superhero called nova) where sheild put him and spidey on a team together

Learning that there is a connection between Dragon Quarter and Deadrising kind of blew my mind. Great vid as always!

As soon as I saw my man I had to come in. I love your series of videos and honestly I was really waiting for the day we get Frank's legacy. I even went to play Tatsunoko vs Capcom to really feel this since I love Dead Rising and Frank West to a wild amount despite me first getting into him from UMvC3 almost 4 years or so ago. Capcom aimed for the West and they definitely got me on board.

Been waiting for this one I love Frank. Also kinda like the last guy, my birthday is next week, so this is an early present 👌🏾

wooooo, yeah baby Dead Rising, FRANK WEST-

These capcom legacy videos are amazing man! Hoping for an ironman episode soon!

I think the main special intro you missed for Frank in TvC is actually one where he's on the receiving end of it, if he fights Joe the Condor then Joe asks "why is there a civilian here?"

I'm so glad I got recommended you after your last video did numbers, your stuff is great! Such a treat, I've always wished for more stuff like this with FGC movesets

When Dead Rising 1 came out, Frank reminded me of the main character of GTA 3. They're dressed the same

Great video also love the fact that New Generation & 2nd Impact 's music gets a shout-out. They've been underrated for so long.

Frank's interactions with the female characters in MvC3 may be referencing the Erotica bonus you can get in Dead Rising by taking...certain kinds of pictures of the women in the game

Great video as always

such a great video analysis, back then I made a Frank west character for mugen that was inspired by TVC,MVC3 and bits of off the record and DR3's super ultra dlc(it was ended up being used on death battle ), sometimes I wish to remake those sprites with better animations ,either way keep up the great work!

Oh man, was I waiting for this one, I love Frank, I first picked him up in MVCI because he's pretty much the "Normal guy in a fight with super powered people and gods" kinda character, and that led to me getting the first two DR games on PS4, and I've only played the first game so far, but I absolutely love it, I don't play Frank much anymore (I'm not good at these games as I've said before) but I still love how Frank was implemented in this series. (Even if I miss the real mega buster super ;-;) I also have kind of a theory as to why he uses DR2 stuff in MVC3, Chuck was considered for Ultimate right? my theory is that they came up with some ideas, then when Frank had his turn to be developed, they decided to take some of those ideas and use them for him, because it would probably be a bad idea to introduce two DR characters at the same time. there're also some things that I wanted to mention about him that you didn't mention. 1, Ya notice that one of his crouching normals in MVC3 is a slide? despite him never doing that in the series? looks kind of like a Mega Man slide now doesn't it? 2, I'm pretty sure you could take a selfie in DR2: otR, ether with a zombie or your co-op partner. (I could be wrong though) 3, Enker's name I'm fairly certain is pronounced "En-Ker", not "Ahn-Ker".

Two tiny things, giant swing with a zombie in tvc has hyper armor and he can barrel through everything. And im prety sure you can take a zombie selfie in dr2 with the snapshot skill. Otherwise great pickup just wanted to throw those out

If I recall correctly the mini-chainsaws were arguably the best weapon, although the machete is pretty good too. That's funny I played Dead Rising 2 a couple times and I think I never once made the paddle saw (though maybe I'm just forgetting.)

A couple months ago, Frank's and Doc Ock's Portraits were found on an early leaked build so you could see their character models for MVC3 before they were cut. I'm glad they figured out Frank tho, I think he adds a lot to the game, it would've been a shame if he didn't make UMVC3

Fantastic! One of my favorite characters in all of fighting games, made me love Dead Rising as well.

Glad you made an episode based off my favorite capcom franchise, hope the series makes a return someday

New seventhforce video let's gooooooo

TvC was my first exposure to Frank so I had no idea that wasn't how he was supposed to sound Tbh his model in that game looks more like Niko Bellic

I been watching your content . your editing and script progression is very apparent in this video. good job on quality content

Frank "THE GOAT" West, Babyyyy!!

If I had a nickel for every character that debuted in Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All-Stars and had a DLC Megaman X costume in a version of Marvel 3, I'd have two nickels. I never really noticed how wildly off-model Frank was in TvC, probably half because I wasn't very familiar with Dead Rising and half because most of my early gameplay with it was on a CRT. Also, Dead Rising being zero degrees of separation from Breath of Fire is absolutely wild, and it does make sense that it would be the BoF team's next game, being that there's really only three years between the two games, but man they feel a universe apart from one another, but I guess that's just how vastly consoles changed between generations back then

Frank’s amazing in UMVC3, but I’ve found him hella fun in TVC. Zombie Charge is still hype af, funny how he alongside Joe and Zero had better lvl 3s in TVC than in later games.

Ah old frank west from dead rising series most excellent work I love it capcom your better that it crossover ever made.

I really hope they bring back zombie charge for TvC back for Franks’s super, it’s so cool

I use to call prestige points peepee points back in the day, lol!

Man Frank was such an interesting and unique character in the crossover games this video was great :)

My main, how delightful!

They translated Franks moves quite well

My main fr Frank West! Fantastic!

Yeah frank felt a lot more fleshed out in umvc3. I like Tatsunoko more because of the experimentation with character moves and attributes

Just one small thing: Frank's ability to take selfies was technically first introduced in 'Dead Rising 2: Off the Record'. It functioned as a grab technique.

I ADORE the SF3 New Generation arranged album! Though one thing I wanted to know is who the vocalist was on Gill's theme. Would you know that, or nah?

(CW: Dead Rising spoilers!!!) okay so, when the hell is Frank's Tatsunoko VS Capcom ending take place?? It seems to be implying the events of Tatsunoko VS Capcom happened before the events of Dead Rising, because *Brad is alive*, when he *definitely died in Dead Rising*I?? But if that's the case, why is the Willamette Mall overrun by zombies in TvC, and why do Frank's moves feature so many zombies??

I know this isn’t really related to this series but would the Yakuza characters count as a “average joe” because while the characters are part of the Yakuza or at the very least involved in Yakuza conflicts their mostly normal people with fighting styles that involves punch, kicks and the use of everyday weapons. Ryo Hazuki would also be a average joe because his fighting is fairly normal as well.

From a clone of Jill to a almost main stay in MvC I. Good ol' Franky West

"Dead Rising might be dead" Well, about that.... It's not true anymore fortunately.

I can’t wait for Haggar! Final Fight is my favorite side scroller.

Actually Frank's ability to take selfies first appeared in Off the Record, I believe the move was called Snapshot which you get pretty early on in game and a nice PP farming tool for lower levels. Tho his Infinite Level 3 is a cross of both snapshot and DR4's selfie mechanic.

What does pick me up do as an assist?

Heres hoping to another good Dead Rising game in the future. Or maybe another appearance in a big-time fighting game like this.

I like to call M.O.D.O.K. “M.O.D.O.R.K.”

Dude This video was dope, anyplains on X-23 in the future ?

Idk why but when you said Frank grabs a zombie from thin air and throws it at the opponent. I started laughing so hard ahaha 🤣

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 was at his best performance and he's my favorite Capcom character

I can’t believe it took me this long to realize DR1 was referencing Romero’s Dawn of the Dead despite playing and watching both.

One thing you didn't mention: Peter von Gomm also voiced Flame Hyenard in X7.

Niiiiice

Maybe it’s just me but the True Eye cult in the first Dead Rising kind of reminds me of the Stanley Kubrick movie Eyes Wide Shut because of mixture of the mask and coat.

he was also in the very short lived Puzzle Fighter along with Chuck.

Frank my boi is in the house or mall in this case

God I can’t wait for Viewtiful Joe!

U skipped some dialogue between 19:14-19:15 for a milisecond

He looks like Niko Belic in TvC.

If, and now I think when, a new VS game happens, I hope Frank gets something like his old TVC moveset back, then maybe Chuck can get the combo weapons (Slicecycyle hyper combo writes itself.) I like what PXZ did with Frank's moveset, making use of Adam's Small Chainsaw, more of his combat skills like the flash kick, lariat, disembowl, and even the laser sword from doing the 5 Day Survivor challenge. (funfact: PXZ even just copies his TVC level 3 for the end of his & Hsien-Ko's super move.) ... I mainly just want the Real Mega Buster back. Hearing TJ Rotolo actually yell out the move's name makes me way too happy. The end of this video also aged poorly, thank god.

"Dead Rising might be dead" Boy, that didn't age well (fortunately)

Dead Rising? I like >:D

He covered Wars ya Know?

51:38 Kinda looks like Quint.

Just curious but would Snake in Smash Bros count as a normal fighting game character?

Say cheese zombies i hope i get a video game movie

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