Themed Rosters List

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So many mods to choose from for MUA!!! Sometimes, it's hard to choose your favorites within a single roster.

Below is a list of 40 themed rosters I have that you may want to use as well. They contain allies, lovers, enemies, and even some non-Marvel characters that have a heavy history with the characters. Obviously, as new mods come in, you'll want to add or sub-out characters.


AVENGERS (50)
Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Wasp, Hank Pym, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Black Widow, War Machine, Ms. Marvel, Hercules, Black Panther, Quicksilver, Swordsman, Black Knight, Mantis, Moondragon, Quake, Falcon, Winter Soldier, U.S. Agent, Sersi, Crystal, Hellcat, Wonder Man, Tigra, Monica Rambeau, Namor, She-Hulk, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Quasar, Spider-Man, Arachne, Darkhawk, Ant-Man, Thunderstrike, Jack of Hearts, Sentry, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Firestar, Justice, Valkyrie, Ronin, Kamala Khan

Team Stage: Avengers


WEST COAST AVENGERS (20)
Hawkeye, Mockingbird, War Machine, Tigra, Wonder Man, Iron Man, Thing, Hank Pym, Moon Knight, Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Vision, U.S. Agent, Jim Hammond, Quicksilver, Arachne, Darkhawk, Kate Bishop, Miss America, Gwenpool
(Not modded yet: Firebird, Machine Man, Living Lightning, Fuse, Kid Omega)

Team Stage: Los Angeles


CAPTAIN AMERICA (24)
Captain America, Agent Carter, Black Widow, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Nick Fury, Director Fury, Red Skull, Baron Zemo, Crossbones, Patriot, Hawkeye, Taskmaster, Arclight, Miss America, Kate Bishop, Quake, Maria Hill (Gun Girls), Agent 13, Viper, U.S. Agent, Diamondback, Sharon Rogers, Captain Carter
(Not modded yet: Battlestar, Americop, Batroc, Serpent Society)

Team Stage: Captain America


IRON MAN (20)
Iron Man, War Machine, Rescue, Arachne, Ms. Marvel, The Mandarin, Dr. Doom, M.O.D.O.K, Grey Gargoyle, Ultron, Radioactive Man, Scarlet Witch, Beetle (MACH-V), Fixer, Grim Reaper, Crimson Dynamo, Luna Snow, Ghost, Ironheart, Ultimo
(Not modded yet: Detroit Steel, Whiplash, Crimson Cowl, Titanium Man, Living Laser, Blizzard, Count Nefaria, Madame Masque)

Team Stage: Iron Man


THOR (36)
Thor, Heimdall, Odin, Balder, Valkyrie, Valkyrie II, Jane Foster, Angela, Sif, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Loki, Kurse, Enchantress, Ymir, Surtur, Hela, Ulik, Skurge, Gorr, Hermod, Destroyer Armor, Knull, Hercules, Ares, Sylvie, Absorbing Man, Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, Danielle Moonstar, Storm, Radioactive Man, Thunderstrike, Korg, Volla
(This roster included a couple of Olympians. Not modded yet: Malekith, Lorelei, Zeus)

Team Stage: Thor


AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (35)
Nick Fury, Director Fury, Phil Coulson, Quake, Melinda May, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Alphonso Mack, Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez, Agent Carter, Dum Dum Dugan, Maria Hill (Gun Girls), Agent 13, Mockingbird, Deathlok, Warwolf, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Shadowcat, Spider-Woman, Taskmaster, Red Skull, Baron Zemo, Grant Ward, Crossbones, Viper, Falcon, Yelena Belova, Quasar, Multiple Man, Danielle Moonstar, Iron Man, Green Goblin, Robbie Reyes
(Not modded yet: Izel, Abigail Brand, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Lash, Baron Strucker, Jimmy Woo)

Team Stage: Agents of SHIELD


SPIDER-MAN (50)
Spider-Man, Agent Venom, Scarlet Spider, Miles Morales, Spider-Man 2099, Kaine, Spider-Girl, Spider-Girl II, Silk, Spider-Gwen / Ghost-Spider, Mary Jane Watson, Black Cat, Spider-Woman, Arachne, Cloak, Dagger, Firestar, Iceman, Nightwatch, Silver Sable, New Goblin, Venom, Doctor Octopus, Knull, Shocker, Lizard, Mysterio, Green Goblin, Vulture, Electro, Kraven The Hunter, Kingpin, Hydro-Man, Sandman, Carnage, Morbius, Rhino, Scorpion, Beetle (MACH-V), Hammerhead, Swarm, Toxin, Prowler, Daredevil, Black Widow, Punisher, Ms. Marvel, J. Jonah Jameson, Aunt May, The Spot
(Not modded yet: Hobgoblin, Alistair Smythe, Jackpot, Tombstone, Calypso)

Team Stage: Spider-Man


WEB WARRIORS / SPIDER-VERSE (30)
Spider-Man, Spider-Man (Raimi), Spider-Man (Webb), Spider-Man (MCU), Spider-Man (Insomniac), Agent Venom, Scarlet Spider, Miles Morales, Spider-Man 2099, Symbiote Spider-Man, Spider-Man Noir, Kaine, Spider-Girl, Spider-Girl II, Silk, Spider-Gwen / Ghost-Spider, Mary Jane Watson, Venom, Spider-Woman, Arachne, Superior Spider-Man, Captain Universe (Spider-Man), Anti-Venom, Peni Parker SP//DR, Spider-Punk, Supaidaman, Spider-Man Supreme, Spider-Ham, Mayday Parker (Earth X), Bully Maguire
(Basically any Spider-Man variation or other characters with web or symbiote powers can apply here.)

Team Stage: Spider-Man


STREET LEVEL / DEFENDERS (30)
Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, Shang-Chi, Punisher, Elektra, Cloak, Dagger, Black Cat, Tarantula, White Tiger, Ronin, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, Silver Sable, Kingpin, Purple Man, Bullseye, Lady Bullseye, Hammerhead, Night Nurse, Moon Knight, Sleepwalker, The Shroud, Rachel Alves (Gun Girls)
(Most characters from "Heroes for Hire" fit here.)

Team Stage: Street


FANTASTIC FOUR (38)
Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing, Doctor Doom, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, Namor, Black Panther, Crystal, Shuri, Okoye, Wyatt Wingfoot, Hank Pym, Ant-Man, Galactus, Uatu the Watcher, Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton, Spider-Man (Future Foundation), Namorita, Attuma, Super-Skrull, Malice, Dragon Man, Terrax, Byrrah, Kang, Agatha Harkness, Blastaar, Zero-G, Lightspeed, Infamous Iron Man, Skrull Express, Sharon Ventura
(Not modded yet: Powerhouse / Franklin Richards, Brainstorm / Valeria Richards, Lyja, Frankie Raye, Psycho-Man, Victorious, Wizard, Diablo, Maximus)

Team Stage: Fantastic Four or Future Foundation


COSMIC MARVEL (45)
Silver Surfer, Nova, Darkhawk, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Ms. Marvel, Captain Universe, Blue Marvel, Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Mantis, Yondu, Nebula, Ronan The Accuser, Thanos, Captain Marvel, Vance Astro, Gladiator, Moondragon, Beta Ray Bill, Mistress Death, Galactus, Angela, Agent Venom, Super-Skrull, Sentry, Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Crystal, Karnak, Triton, Deathbird, Starbolt, Neutron, Uatu the Watcher, Dark Phoenix, Warstar, Hussar, Nova II (Sam Alexander), Cosmic Ghost Rider, Terrax
(Not modded yet: Frankie Raye, Maximus, Phyla-Vell, Starfox, Avril Kincaid)

Team Stage: Cosmic


GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (30)
Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Adam Warlock, Nova, Mantis, Vance Astro, Yondu, Captain Universe, Moondragon, Ronan the Accuser, Nebula, Thanos, Angela, Shadowcat (Star-Lady), Agent Venom, Iron Man, The Thing, Ms. Marvel, Ant-Man, Beta Ray Bill, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Hercules, Super-Skrull, Quasar, Hulkling, Wiccan, Doctor Doom
(Not modded yet: Jack Flag, Cosmo, Gamesmaster, Korath, Ego, The Collector, Kismet, Phyla-Vell, Charlie-27, Martinex, Nikki Gold, Starhawk, Lady Hellbender, Bug, Marvel Boy, Avril Kincaid)

Team Stage: Guardians of The Galaxy


NEW WARRIORS (14)
Night Thrasher, Firestar, Justice, Nova, Namorita, Penance (Speedball), Darkhawk, Jubilee, Dagger, Scarlet Spider, Slapstick, Chamber, Stacy X, Mass Master (of Power Pack)
(Not modded yet: Rage, Silhouette, Angel Salvadore, Wind Dancer)

Team Stage: New Warriors


HULK (23)
Hulk, Bruce Banner, Merged Hulk, Joe Fixit, Devil Hulk, Green Scar, Lou Ferrigno, She-Hulk, Red Hulk, Red She-Hulk, A-Bomb, The Leader, Maestro, Abomination, Doc Samson, Wendigo, Absorbing Man, Hulkling, Ang Lee Hulk, Ang Lee Banner, Weapon H, Korg, Amadeus Cho
(Not modded yet: Skaar, Mercy, Lady Hellbender, Umar)

Team Stage: Hulk


THUNDERBOLTS (30)
Luke Cage, Songbird, Venom, Green Goblin, Punisher, Elektra, Hawkeye, Juggernaut, Captain Marvel, Moonstone, Satana, Red Hulk, Black Widow, Deadpool, Shocker, Penance, Agent Venom, Bullseye, Taskmaster, Crossbones, Man-Thing, Radioactive Man, MACH-V, Ghost Rider, Baron Zemo (Citizen V), Winter Soldier, Fixer, Purple Man, Ghost, Sepulchre
(Not modded yet: Atlas, Mercy)

Team Stage: Thunderbolts


MIDNIGHT SONS (33)
Ghost Rider, Blade, Morbius, Johnny Blaze, Doctor Strange, Paradox, Hellstorm, Danny Ketch, Jennifer Kale, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, Satana, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Abigail Whistler, Wong, Elsa Bloodstone, Doctor Voodoo, Moon Knight, Vengeance, Blackheart, Dormammu, Mephisto, Dracula, Baron Mordo, Victoria Montesi (Gun Girls), Abraham Whistler, Black Cat, Wolverine, Punisher, Ancient One, Clea, Robbie Reyes
(You can include a few "Marvel Knights" and magic users here. Wolverine & Punisher are known allies. Not modded yet: Lilith, Scarecrow, Blackout, Jaine Cutter, Zadkiel)

Team Stage: Midnight Sons


MIDNIGHT SUNS (19)
Robbie Reyes, Blade, Doctor Strange, Magik, Wolverine, Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Johnny Blaze, Venom, Hulk, Sabretooth, Deadpool, Storm, Morbius, Crossbones, Doctor Doom, Agatha Harkness
(Anyone from the comic mini-series and the upcoming video game or comic can appear here. Not modded yet: Lilith, Nico Minoru, Kushala the Spirit Rider, Zoe Laveau, Caretaker Sara, Valtorr, Asti)

Team Stage: ?????


ALPHA FLIGHT (15)
Guardian, Vindicator, Puck, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Talisman, Shaman, Northstar, Aurora, Wolverine, Wendigo, U.S. Agent, Arachne, Beta Ray Bill, Sunfire
(Omega Flight are included. Not modded yet: Madison Jeffries, Box, Wild Child, Marrina, Weapon Omega, Persausion, Diamond Lil)

Team Stage: Alpha Flight


WOLVERINE (44)
Wolverine, Psylocke, Jubilee, Black Widow, X-23, Shadowcat, Deadpool, John Wraith, Viper, Silver Fox (Gun Girls), Maverick, Elektra, Jean Grey, Domino, Nick Fury, Ms. Marvel, Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman, Puck, Sasquatch, Northstar, Aurora, Snowbird, Shaman, Sabretooth, Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike, Wendigo, Silver Samurai, Cyber, Bloodscream, Daken, Mystique, Magneto, Deathbird, Talisman, Black Cat, Reine du Rien, Jimmy Hudson, Honey Badger, Old Man Logan, Weapon X, Witchblade
(Not modded yet: Ogun, Tomi Shiseido, Mariko Yashida, Romulus, Yukio)

Team Stage: Wolverine


X-MEN (PRIMARY ROSTER) (50)
Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Iceman, Colossus, Psylocke, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Gambit, Archangel, Beast, Jean Grey, Dazzler, Professor X, Magneto, Emma Frost, Bishop, Cable, Havok, Polaris, Jubilee, Shadowcat, X-23, Magik, Banshee, Revanche, Namor, Firestar, Marvel Girl, Sage, Fantomex, Domino, Cannonball, Mystique, Forge, Magma, Spyke, Danielle Moonstar, Longshot, Boom-Boom, Warpath, Monet, Morph, Husk, Juggernaut, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Pixie, Shatterstar, Hope

(Because the X-Men and their splinter teams have so many, you can trade out any of them.)

Team Stage: X-Men 1 or 2


X-MEN (SECONDARY ROSTER) (50)
X-Man, Omega Sentinel, Karma, Danger, Sunspot, Siryn, Feral, Sabretooth, Blink, Wolfsbane, Sunfire, Pete Wisdom, Deadpool, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Cloak, Dagger, Moira MacTaggert, Joseph, Amanda Sefton, Northstar, Aurora, Marrow, Lady Mastermind, Elixir, Armor, Synch, Callisto, Multiple Man, Shard, Daken, Strong Guy, Meggan, Captain Britain, E.V.A, Lilandra, Pyro, Jimmy Hudson, Celeste Cuckoo, Mindee Cuckoo, Phoebe Cuckoo, Esme Cuckoo, Sophie Cuckoo, Apocalypse, Valerie Cooper (Gun Girls), Chamber, Hellion, Dust, Prodigy, Surge, Rockslide

(Because the X-Men and their splinter teams have so many, you can trade out any of them.)

Team Stage: X-Men 1 or 2


X-FORCE (31)
Cable, Domino, Shatterstar, Feral, Cannonball, Boom-Boom, Siryn, Warpath, Danielle Moonstar, Hope, Wolverine, Psylocke, Deadpool, Archangel, Fantomex, X-23, Wolfsbane, Elixir, Deathlok, E.V.A, Bishop, Apocalypse, Marrow, Pete Wisdom, Sunspot, Spiral, Colossus, Storm, Stryfe, Omega Red, Puck
(Not modded yet: Bedlam, Rictor, Doctor Nemesis, Caliban, Copycat, Kid Omega, Black Tom Cassidy)

Team Stage: X-Force


X-FACTOR (20)
Havok, Polaris, Quicksilver, Strong Guy, Wolfsbane, Multiple Man, Forge, Valerie Cooper (Gun Girls), Mystique, Sabretooth, Shard, Monet, Siryn, Longshot, Shatterstar, Danger, Prodigy, Daken, Northstar, Aurora
(Not modded yet: Random, Butterfly, Wild Child, Rictor, Darwin, Cypher)

Team Stage: X-Factor


EXCALIBUR & MI:13 (25)
Captain Britain, Marvel Girl, Pete Wisdom, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Meggan, Dazzler, Colossus, Wolfsbane, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Black Knight, Sage, Longshot,  Blade, Union Jack, Shadow King, Goblin Queen, Arcade, Red Skull, Wrecker, Spiral, Exodus, Amanda Sefton, Apocalypse
(Not modded yet: Cerise, Kylun, Sat-Yr-9, Rictor)

Team Stage: Excalibur


NEW MUTANTS (19)
Danielle Moonstar, Cannonball, Magik, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Magma, Boom-Boom, Karma, Chamber, Warpath, Feral, X-Man, Blink, Armor, Prodigy, Strong Guy, Selene, Sugar Man, Elixir, Wallflower
(The New Mutants training squad are included here. Not modded yet: Warlock, Cypher, Rictor, Copycat, Firefist, Skids, Wind Dancer)

Team Stage: New Mutants


GENERATION X (6)
Jubilee, Emma Frost, Banshee, Monet, Husk, Synch, Chamber
(Not modded yet: Mondo, Skin, Gaia, Emplate)

Team Stage: Generation X


X-MEN EVOLUTION (33)
Cyclops, Jean Grey, Spyke, Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Beast, Iceman, Magma, Boom-Boom, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, X-23, Magneto, Mystique, Avalanche, Blob, Toad, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Colossus, Pyro, Gambit, Sabretooth, Havok, Multiple Man, Angel, Juggernaut, Sentinel, Apocalypse
(Not modded yet: Berzerker, Mesmero)

Team Stage: X-Men 3


HELLFIRE CLUB / INNER CIRCLE (27)
Emma Frost, Sebastian Shaw, Selene, Blackheart, Jean Grey, Dark Phoenix, Sage, Magneto, Storm, Sunspot, Mystique, Goblin Queen, Hellstorm, Fantomex, E.V.A, Marvel Girl, Night Thrasher, Monet, Archangel, Spitfire (through Meggan), Captain Britain, Psylocke, Iron Man, Elixir, Lady Mastermind, Green Goblin, Negasonic Teenage Warhead
(Not modded yet: Jason Wyngarde, Harry Leland, Donald Pierce, Black Tom Cassidy, Trevor Fitzroy, Azazel, Shinobi Shaw, Kid Omega)

Team Stage: Hellfire Club


VILLAINS OF X (38)
Magneto, Dark Phoenix, Apocalypse, Juggernaut, Exodus, Selene, Omega Red, Deathbird, White Queen, Sebastian Shaw, Silver Samurai, Mystique, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Shadow King, Pyro, Avalanche, Blob, Toad, Mr. Sinister, Goblin Queen, Arclight, Vertigo, Onslaught, Sauron, Arcade, Spiral, Sentinel, Bastion, Holocaust, Abyss, Living Tribunal, Stryfe, Mikhail Rasputin, Lady Mastermind, Mastermind II, Zealot, Sugar Man
(Not modded yet: Amelia Voght, Fabian Cortez, other Acolytes, Black Tom Cassidy, D'Ken, Harry Leland, Jason Wyngarde)

Team Stage: Asteroid M


X-MEN LEGENDS 2 (50)
Beast, Bishop, Cable, Cannonball, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Deadpool, Gambit, Iceman, Iron Man, Jean Grey, Juggernaut, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Pyro, Rogue, Sabretooth, Scarlet Witch, Storm, Sunfire, Toad, Wolverine, X-Man, Abyss, Apocalypse, Archangel, Bastion, Dark Beast, Garokk, Grizzly, Holocaust, Lady Deathstrike, Living Monolith, Mikhail Rasputin, Mr. Sinister, Omega Red, Sauron, Sugar Man, Stryfe, Zealot, Celeste Cuckoo, Mindee Cuckoo, Phoebe Cuckoo, Emma Frost, Psylocke, Jubilee, Magma, Mystique
(Includes characters from "X-Men Legends" game. )

Team Stage: Egypt


BLACK HEROES (35)
Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Blade, Misty Knight, Falcon, Cloak, Blue Marvel, Bishop, Monet, War Machine, Shuri, Okoye, Miles Morales, Patriot, Valkyrie II, Director Fury, Ironheart, Night Thrasher, Spyke, John Wraith, Monica Rambeau, Nightwatch, Doctor Voodoo, Heimdall, Shard, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Cyborg, Spawn, Jax, Jade, Jacqui Briggs, Static, Meteor Man, Synch
(Obviously you can use any black characters for this roster.)

Team Stage: Wakanda


DEADPOOL (29)
Deadpool, Mistress Death, Siryn, Black Widow, Taskmaster, Outlaw (Gun Girls), Rogue, Psylocke, Arclight, Vertigo, Mr. Sinister, Cable, Wolverine, Domino, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Slapstick, Harley Quinn, Colossus, Gwenpool, Juggernaut, Satana, Elsa Bloodstone, Spider-Man, Bullseye, Squirrel Girl, Wrecker, Stan Lee, Sandi Brandenberg (Gun Girls), Deathpool
(Not modded yet: Shiklah, Copycat, Blockbuster, Lady Deadpool, Eric O'Grady, Agent X)

Team Stage: Deadpool


LADIES' NIGHT (50)
Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, Agent Carter, Invisible Woman, Valkyrie, Spider-Woman, Quake, Jessica Jones, Black Cat, Scarlet Witch, Jean Grey, Storm, Psylocke, Rogue, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Jubilee, Shadowcat, X-23, Magik, Elektra, Ronin, Kate Bishop, Angela, Spider-Gwen, Silk, Arachne, Sif, Valkyrie II, She-Hulk, Firestar, Gamora, White Tiger, Jennifer Kale, Satana, Ancient One, Yelena Belova, Danielle Moonstar, Boom-Boom, Monet, Sersi, Polaris, Domino, Vindicator, Jane Foster, Red She-Hulk, Crystal, Medusa, Gun Girls 1 & 2
(Obviously you can use any females for this roster. "Gun Girls" gives you eight women for variety. )

Team Stage: Girls


MARVEL & DC UNITED (50)
MARVEL: Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, Ms. Marvel, Scarlet Witch, Invisible Woman, Ghost Rider, Storm, Luke Cage, Magneto, Silver Surfer, Punisher, Deadpool, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Black Cat, Star-Lord, Blade, Psylocke, Daredevil, Black Panther, Doctor Strange
DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern (Hal or John), Shazam, Zatanna, Supergirl, Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, Starfire, Lobo, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Catwoman, Robin or Nightwing, Aquaman, Batgirl, Static, Huntress, Doctor Fate, Raven, Beast Boy

Team Stage: Marvel & DC


VILLAINS GALLERY (50)
Thanos, Doctor Doom, Magneto, Apocalypse, Kingpin, Dormammu, Knull, Mephisto, Blackheart, Dark Phoenix, Selene, Electro, Mr. Sinister, Shadow King, Red Skull, Sebastian Shaw, Exodus, The Mandarin, Galactus, Omega Red, Baron Zemo, Ronan the Accuser, Loki, Arcade, Deathbird, Venom, Ultron, Doctor Octopus, Hydro-Man, Taskmaster, Sabretooth, M.O.D.O.K, Grim Reaper, Mysterio, Enchantress, Kurse, Carnage, Goblin Queen, Super-Skrull, Siver Samurai, Spiral, Nebula, The Leader, Juggernaut, Dracula, Ymir, Mystique, Onslaught, Stryfe, Shuma-Gorath

Team Stage: Villains


AVENGERS VS. X-MEN (50)
Avengers: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Ms. Marvel, War Machine, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Quicksilver, Sersi, Crystal, Black Knight, Ant-Man, Black Panther, U.S. Agent, Wonder Man, Hercules, Arachne, Quasar
X-Men: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Iceman, Colossus, Psylocke, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Gambit, Archangel, Beast, Jean Grey, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Magneto, Bishop, Cable, Shadowcat, Jubilee, Namor, Magik, X-23, Revanche, Havok, Polaris

Team Stage: ?????


DOCTOR STRANGE (16)
Doctor Strange, Wong, Clea, Ancient One, Paradox, Night Nurse, Baron Mordo, Dormammu, Mephisto, Dracula, Shuma-Gorath, Doctor Voodoo, Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstorm, Shaman
(Not modded yet: Kaecilius, Nightmare, D'Spayre, Umar, Satannish, The Hood, Emily Bright)

Team Stage: Doctor Strange


PSYLOCKE (13)
Psylocke, Captain Britain, Archangel, Wolverine, Neal Shaara, Fantomex, Revanche, Mandarin, Jubilee, Spiral, Sabretooth, Shadow King, Morgan Le Fay
(Not modded yet: Matsu'o Tsurayaba, Mojo, Jaime Braddock)

Team Stage: ?????


MS. MARVEL (19)
Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel (Danvers), Captain Marvel (Genis), Monica R, War Machine, Kamala Khan, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Binary, Jessica Jones, Ronan The Accuser, Mystique, MODOK, Rogue, Deathbird, Moonstone, Thanos, Titannus, Sharon Ventura
(Not modded yet: Mar-Vell, Supreme Intelligence, Ghazi Rashid, Yon-Rogg, Star, Tiger Shark, Puppet Master, Nitro, Dr. Minerva)

Team Stage: ?????


EXILES (19)
Morph, Blink, Namorita (Namora costume), Sabretooth (AoA), Holocaust, Longshot, Spider-Man 2099, Psylocke, Shadowcat, Rogue, Sage, Gambit, Polaris, Beast, Forge, Scarlet Witch, Kamala Khan, Valkyrie II, Captain Carter
(Not modded yet: Nocturne, Thunderbird, Mimic, Mariko Yashida, Power Princess, Valeria Richards, Iron Lad)

Team Stage: ?????

[Blacklight521]

Hmm, ideal roster? Well, if it's strictly 27:

-Take the original 23 (excluding Defaultman)
-Lose Blade, Elektra, Nick Fury, Spider-Woman
-Add Hulk, Cyclops, Hawkeye, Moon Knight, Black Widow
-Then add mods for Iron Fist, Black Knight and Nova

And if and when his mod is done, I'd switch out Silver Surfer or Dr. Strange for Blacklight (vice-versa if I want it strictly Marvel)

[Techon 7]

I might add more later. But

YOUNG X-MEN
1. Mercury
2. X-23
3. Surge
4. Hellion
5. Elixar
6. Dust
7. Rockslide
8. Anole
9. Drake
10. Hope
11. Oya
12. Transonic
13. Velocidad
14. Primal
15. Zero
16.-18. or 20. Stepford Cuckoos (Three-in-One or Five-in-One, Could live with just Mindee though.)
21.-27.  For any others that might come (Pixie, Wind Dancer, and Kid Omega have been worked on. There's tw... Oops! Spoilers! ) Of course, considering the young avengers currently number four, it can serve as Young Marvel aswell.

I think the roster I've more or less settled on is:

1. Captain America
2. Iron Man
3. Hulk
4. Thor
5. Black Widow
6. Hawkeye
7. Black Panther
8. War Machine
9. Wasp
10. Namor
11. Quicksilver
12. Cyclops
13. Gambit
14. Storm
15. Wolverine
16. Iceman
17. Colossus
18. Juggernaut
19. Magneto
20. Firestar
21. Spider-Man
22. Deadpool
23. Mr. Fantastic
24. Invisible Woman
25. Human Torch
26. Thing
27. Silver Surfer

I like having reps from the three main teams (Avengers, X-Men, all the Fantastic 4), along with Spider-Man (scared of encountering errors at the beginning if I don't have him in), and the others.  Admittedly, the only reason Hawkeye is in is because I wanted the Avengers team from the movie as part of my roster, even though I rarely use him.

I've been working on getting my 'perfect roster' together for about a year now, not really being able to actually play the game while I'm at it...

You can say that I have a theme, and you might call it after the classic statement: Make Mine Marvel. I want to immerse myself in the Marvel universe, having 'everybody' there who should be there - all the important members who would logically work together during a massive crisis: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and similar major 'street heroes'. I don't want to feel like I'm missing out on a prominent character.

No villains, no non-Marvel characters, no characters whom I don't expect in this large group scenario (like Elektra and Blade, but also Deadpool (even though I generally like the character and I do like him in the game)).

Additionally, I like the game to make sense. This means: no clashes of characters with NPCs. In other words, no Vision, no Nick Fury or Black Widow, no Inhumans, no Namor, not even Hulk.

I also opted to not have any X-Men on my roster. I like the X-Men to be a separate group within the Marvel universe, besides, Xavier's NPC and the movie preceding Act 5 places them back on Earth fighting Doom by themselves - and getting turned into Dark Cyclops and Dark Colossus while they're at it. Also, the X-Men have their own great game with XMLII.
Exceptions are Beast (who's as much of an Avenger as an X-Men) and probably Wolverine (since he's an Avenger as well and really does seem to be missing when he's not there).

22 members of my roster are fixed, I'm still deciding on the remaining 5. Fixed are:
-Classic Avengers-
1. Captain America
2. Iron Man
3. Thor
4. Hawkeye
5. Ms. Marvel
6. Black Panther
7. Wasp
8. Wonder Man
9. Scarlet Witch
10. Quicksilver
11. Hercules
12. Beast
13. She-Hulk
-Fantastic Four-
14. Mr. Fantastic
15. Invisible Woman
16. Human Torch
17. Thing
-Street Heroes/New Avengers-
18. Spider-Man
19. Daredevil
20. Doctor Strange
21. Luke Cage
22. Iron Fist

At the moment, my extra 5 are:
23. Tigra
24. Moon Knight
25. Nova
26. Wolverine
27. War Machine

I'm VERY much looking forward to your (Outsider) release of Black Knight, who would be likely to replace War Machine.
There are a couple of other characters who might take a fixed position in my roster should they still be released and should I like their mods: Monica 'Captain Marvel/Photon/Pulsar/Spectrum' Rambeau and Mockingbird.
Also, a Speedball (non-Penance) mod may make me reconsider part of the roster and get Justice and Firestar back in to make a New Warriors group with Nova.

Should it be possible to change conflicts between PCs and NPCs, the first character which I would return to my fantasy roster would be Hank Pym.
Vision is a prominent Avenger, but I can understand him working full-time on technical stuff and communications in the background. As a prominent NPC, he doesn't feel like he's 'missing'. (Besides, I have some issues with his mod, which I elaborated on in other threads.)
As a Defenders fan, I could be tempted to get Hulk back if a cool Valkyrie mod would be released and I could edit things so Valkyrie won't be selectable in Asgard until her sword is retrieved, while Hulk would be unavailable until after the mission in which you meet Bruce Banner.

[fox456]

Although it may not be the "perfect roster" due to the NPC clashes, my overall dream roster would be:

Angel
Black Bolt
Captain Marvel
Crystal
Falcon
Giant Man
Hawkeye
Hercules
Human Torch
Hulk
Iceman
Invisible Woman
Iron Fist
Mantis
Medusa
Moon Knight
Moondragon
Mister Fantastic
Northstar
Quicksilver
Scarlet Witch
Silver Surfer
Sub-Mariner
Thor
Valkyrie
Vision
Wasp

I wrote about it four years ago, I then mentioned that I had been working on it for a year, but in the meantime I settled on my 'perfect roster'. I'm still occassionally tinkering on details and trying out new skins, but now (thanks to AdrianoAP making the classic Mr Fantastic mannequin) at least I have the selection screen perfected, see the screenshot over at http://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php/topic,58.1080.html.

So, my roster features who I think are the classic Marvel heroes who'd unite against the threats of Doom and company: these are the main Avengers, the main Street Heroes and the Fantastic Four; not the X-Men (save for some Avengers) and not the characters who are important NPC's of which it would make no sense within the game's storyline to have them playable. This makes for:

-Classic Avengers-
1. Captain America / U.S. Agent (U.S. Agent's skin has different boost powers)
2. Iron Man / War Machine (War Machine's skin has several different powers)
3. Thor
4. Hawkeye
5. Ms. Marvel
6. Black Panther
7. Wasp
8. Wonder Man
9. Scarlet Witch
10. Quicksilver
11. Hercules
12. Beast
13. She-Hulk
14. Black Knight
15. Spectrum (Monica Rambeau)
16. Tigra / Hellcat (Hellcat's skin has different boost powers)
17. Mockingbird
-Fantastic Four-
18. Mr. Fantastic
19. Invisible Woman
20. Human Torch
21. Thing
-Street Heroes/New Avengers-
22. Spider-Man
23. Daredevil
24. Doctor Strange
25. Luke Cage
26. Iron Fist
27. Wolverine

My focus is on representative classic Marvel from the beginning to, say, the Marvel print called the 'Heroic Age' (while I am a very big fan of the Jonathan Hickman Avengers comics that followed). So, a recent cool character like Squirrel Girl isn't in, nor would I add Kamala Khan Ms. Marvel if she would get a mod (even though I love their comics!).

Characters who just didn't make the cut are Spider-Woman, Mantis, Sersi and Deadpool.
Spider-Woman's been more and more in the spotlight over the last 10 years or so, but compared to the characters from my roster I thought she was just a little less prominent.
Mantis is cool and Outsider's mod is awesome but, like Nova, she'd be more suited to a more cosmic themed line-up, along with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Sersi had a stint as a member of the Avengers but compared to others it was a relatively short time, she also hasn't been featured much since then.
I often like Deadpool a lot and some writers (like Rick Remender) even do a great job of writing him in team stories, but I still didn't think he'd be the most likely candidate to join the rest of the cast on this heroic adventure. Same goes for Moon Knight and Punisher.

BUT - there's one character where I have no good excuse for, except for the fact that I am limited by 27 characters. That character is Sam Wilson, (of recent times Captain America but classically speaking) the Falcon. I like the character a lot, I like his mod, but I have no idea who I should take out to make space for him. I don't think he has more reason to be present than the heroes I have on my roster now.
I'd be happy to have some geeky discussion about this though. Does anyone think Falcon should be included and someone else should go?

[BaconWizard17]

I'd say pull out beast and put in Sam. Beast, while a known member of the Avangers, is FAR more prevalent in the X-Men comics (the same argument could be made for Wolverine, but you only need one character out). Since you seem to be sticking with a mostly true Avengers squad, I'd make that switch.

Thanks for pitching in. I've had similar doubts, but Beast has often been a favourite of mine in the comics so I always gave him the benifit of that doubt.
As for 'true Avengers': Beast was an Avenger for about 70 issues in the first volume (of 400 issues, from the 60's to 'Onslaught' in the 90's); he starred in Secret Avengers and actually sided with the Avengers for most of the 'Avengers vs X-Men' crossover. It is true that in total he has been longer with the X-Men (or the original X-Factor) than with the Avengers.
Falcon was only an Avenger for 12 issues in the first volume; he hasn't been a prominent Avenger until more recent times and I would still mainly regard him as a Street Hero - but a very important one. And my roster isn't all about Avengers. So I am indeed now thinking about replacing Beast for Falcon.

I also often wondered about Wolverine, since I've never been the biggest Wolverine fan anyway, but I think that his absence would be more noticable as he's always been everywhere, and his presence in the game was already pretty strong to begin with, with him being featured in the intro, ending and several cutscenes. I also like maintaining the connection with the mutant side of the Marvel Universe even though I opted against having more X-Men in my roster.

[Outsider]

Man, a lot has changed since I started this thread. A lot of the teams I have in the first post have changed. I'll have to edit it.

Hobgoblin: At first, I was surprised Black Widow was not in your roster, but then I remembered that you didn't want characters who are NPCs to be playable, keeping with the story line. That said, Wolverine is a must. He's featured in the intro and hi-res videos. Plus, he's no doubt the one X-Man that Fury would want defending the planet (besides Storm). I have to agree with BW17 -- Beast should go in favor of Falcon.

I'll share with you all the roster for my MARVEL & DC UNITED game, with the story line being that Dr. Doom (now being called "Dr. Doomsday" in reference to a DC villain) and his plan to steal Odin's power will threaten the DC Universe as well, prompting Fury to call for some DC heroes to assist Marvel's heroes in one epic crossover team-up.
MARVEL
Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Wolverine, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Ms. Marvel, Ghost Rider, Luke Cage, Invisible Woman, Psylocke, Scarlet Witch, Deadpool (14)
DC
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman (w/ Star Sapphire), Flash, Green Lantern, Supergirl, Shazam, Zatanna, Martian Manhunter, Catwoman (w/ Huntress), Black Canary (w/ Batgirl), Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn (13)

Here is the problem I have with this roster: I really want Aquaman placed on the DC side, but I can't decide who to take out for him, if anyone. I was thinking maybe Poison Ivy, but I also want to keep the "Gotham Sirens" together. And you gotta have Deadpool and Harley Quinn together!!! If only the game's roster can extend to 28, this wouldn't be a problem. (I thought about picking Storm for the Marvel side, but they already have Thor, and meanwhile no telepath, so Psylocke took her place.) What do you think?

Damn... if only this game's roster could feature 28 characters without crashing... In my opinion, that's the perfect number as it's divisible by the number of heroes you can play as at one time. You can have 7 teams of 4 completely different characters. Sadly, all previous efforts to attempt that proved useless. It appears to be hard-coded, and adding more than 27 entries + Defaultman causes a crash. I keep hoping someone finds a way to have 28, but I'm not holding my breath.

[BaconWizard17]

If I'd have to pick one character to pull, it would be Silver Surfer. Though he's powerful and super fun to play as, he appears in the story as an npc. Alternatively, you could remove Shazam since he's fairly similar to Superman.

I choose Falcon over Beast only b/c he's in my X-Men herostat. I tend to also model my "Avengers Ultimate Alliance" herostat based on the MCU, so Dr. Strange is in there and so is Pietro and Wanda (which I omitted from my X-Men Alliance).

I try to keep characters to 1 herostat only so I can maximize the amount of available characters if a mod is updated or something. I have many custom herostats including:
Avengers Alliance - consisting of Avengers characters based on the MCU
X-Men Alliance - based on mostly the X-Men Legends characters, tho w/ no bad guys
Brotherhood Alliance - X-Men Villains
Cosmic Alliance - Mostly influenced by FF and Guardians, but some other space entities in there as well
Villain Alliance - mostly non-x-men villains, tho there is enough to form the brotherhood
Street Level - Spidey, Daredevil, Punisher, Defenders. Would like to theme this more to focus on the Missions part of the game b/c Cabral has made so many
Vanilla - for obvious reasons

That's three votes against Beast, it's almost like a reality show! I'll probably replace him, indeed.

And yes, I wouldn't include Black Widow in my roster because of her NPC role. There's this whole subplot running through the first three chapters where the heroes are trying to figure out if Widow's betraying them; having her playable would then not make any sense.
(Because of the roster limit, I am actually quite happy that several important characters are already featured as NPCs: they don't need to be fitted in anymore!)

Outsider: Poison Ivy seems to me like the odd one out, although I have never read much DC so I don't know too much about the character - does she have a heroic side? Would she be someone to answer Nick Fury's call? There aren't a lot of endangered plants in the game for her to care about...
Your roster overall looks like a nice list of representatives from all sides of both universes, like a Marvel vs Capcom selection (but then DC instead of Capcom). If following up on BaconWizard17's suggestion to ditch Surfer, cosmic Marvel could also be represented by Nova or one of the Guardians.

[Outsider]

I haven't read much DC either, as I am huge Marvel fan. Marvel's characters have always been cooler to me. But, I grew up watching some old DC stuff as well, like the old Superman cartoons, the Adam West Batman TV show, the first Batman movie with Michael Keaton, and of course the original Superman movies with the late Christopher Reeve. Still, my childhood has been with Marvel mostly.

Poison Ivy is mainly a Batman villainess, but recently she's been an "anti-hero" teaming with Catwoman and the ever-popular Harley Quinn (also Batman bad girls) as the "Gotham Sirens." But yes, I thought about taking her out for Aquaman since she is an unlikely pick. And meanwhile, I know Silver Surfer appears as an NPC, but my answer to that is just not to pick Surfer in the Skrull stages (the only time he appears as an NPC, fighting Galactus). He's just awesome to play as. Though, if I do take Surfer out, I'd probably replace him with Star-Lord. Man, creating rosters aren't easy...

And talk about not making sense -- when I first found out that they made Dr. Doom playable, I was shocked and asking myself why they would make the game's main antagonist playable... Nightcrawler was an odd choice for them too, considering his unwilling role in Doom's plan.

[BaconWizard17]

Most of the added characters made no sense. Colossus, and Colossus were corrupted by Doom, Doom is the main villain, nightcrawler is an npc, moonknight came completely out of the blue, Fury and Black Widow are important story NPCs, etc. But that's sort of Marvel's thing with those games. In X-Men Legends II, you could play as Xavier, Iron Man, Deadpool, Sabretooth, and Pyro, despite the fact that they're key to the story. I can see why they did it though: take the characters out of the roster, and you'll have unhappy fans; take the playables out of their NPC roles and you get a weak story. It's just one of those things that has to be done, whether it makes sense or not.