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 Superman Blue Why he'd be a good fit: Sure the classic Supes has heat vision, icy breath, etc.. But Superman Blue? Superman Blue shoots lightning, teleports... wait a second. Doesn't this sound awfully familiar? Yes, Superman Blue is essentially Mortal Kombat's Raiden in skintight spandex. So why would we need two of them? Because Blue has enough cool other powers to make it one hell of an interesting fight. Not only can he let anything pass through him but can even turn his powers off. How solid would that be as a game mechanic? Successfully block, the kicks pass right through you. Fail, and you're as vulnerable as a cosplay Superman at Comic-Con. Self-healing, the ability to control walls of energy to knock you on your ass -- the list goes on and on. And since he doesn't have any of his original powers it would offer a completely fresh character instead of essentially being a skin. Chances we'll see it in Worlds Collide?: Zero. There's only going to be room for one Superman in the game, and that means they'll have to go with the classic boy scout look.
 Battle Armor Lex Luthor Why he'd be a good fit: It's big, it's bad, it's full of kryptonite. How can you not love the battlesuit? Combine that with Luthor's Tony Stark-like ingenuity and you've essentially got Iron Man's evil double. Not only does it take a traditionally powerless character and beef him up, but it leaves a lot of room for developers to play around. Suit doesn't normally have lasers? Now it does. Suit doesn't normally heal Lex? Now it does. There's a lot that can be done by combining a classic look with a blank slate, and that's pretty much what DC can hand Boon & Co on this one. Chances we'll see it in Worlds Collide?: Surprisingly good. If they intend to include classic DC villains it would be hard to skip Luthor, but without the armor he's not much of a physical threat. Besides -- it's an image that's cemented in our minds courtesy of the early 80's Super Powers toys. Let's hope they beef him up in the green and purple gear, if only so we can all but the jolly blue giant in his place.  Golden Age Sandman Why he'd be a good fit: Back in the early days of comics heroes didn't need super powers or skintight lycra. All it took was a good ass-kicking and a gas gun. Wesley Dodds could dish out both in spades. Not only does the Golden Age Sandman have one of the coolest looks in comics history, but a healthy combination of hand to hand and knockout gas would make him a good choice for a fighting game. Chances we'll see it in Worlds Collide?: Impossible. He's one of the least recognizable faces to casual comics reader (the target market for a game like this) -- plus when people think Sandman they tend to think Neil Gaiman's classic tale set in the kingdom of sleep. Green Arrow  Why he'd be a good fit: Two words: trick arrows. If you've ever had the chance to play the 16-bit fighter Justice League Task Force (amazingly enough, developed by Blizzard), chances are you know that Oliver Queen's trick arrows were the highlight of the game. Boxing glove arrows, exploding arrows, kryptonite arrows -- the list goes on and on. Like Lex's battlesuit, it's another dynamic that puts a lot of flexibility in the hands of the developers. Chances we'll see it in Worlds Collide?: Pretty good. He's a B-List player in the DC Universe, a member of the Justice League, and a recognizable face to non-readers thanks to his recent appearance on Smallville. If there's room on the roster after all of the top tier heroes and villains make an appearance, my money would be on GA making the cut.  Swamp Thing Why he'd be a good fit: Destructible environments? Swamp Thing is the environment. Not only is he visually a good fit for a Mortal Kombat game, but his control of the environment could add an awesome new element to the gameplay. Trees reaching down and pinning your opponent, fatalties that have you filling the bad guys lungs with dirt. Who wouldn't love that? He's big, he's bad, he's the Green Lantern of dirt. If he can think it, he can make it happen. Yet again, endless possibilities. Chances we'll see it in Worlds Collide?: Improbable, but not impossible. Despite not having a genuinely successful comic since Alan Moore left the title 20 years ago, despite most people remembering him from that hokey Wes Craven flick in the early 80's, despite his generally low level of involvement in the DC Universe nowadays -- he's a recognizable character with a lot of cool room for developer interpretation. It's certainly not likely, but I don't think my jaw would hit the floor if he was in there. It would be a good sign that DC is finally catching on about fan service in games, and that's what they're going to need to do if they want to survive. Useless bit of trivia: the guy who played Swamp Thing in the Craven flick lives in my town, and he's a freakin' giant. He rides around on a motorcycle because he can't fit in a car. Also -- loves KFC. Who knew?  Kilowog Why he'd be a good fit: There are a lot of Green Lantern's to choose from and it's pretty obvious that Kilowog isn't going to be on the shortlist of ones they'll consider, but he should be. Not only is Kilowog a bruiser in his own right -- most of his green energy creations don't focus on showmanship so much as getting the job done -- but he's a dead ringer for Baraka. If not that he could at least be a distant cousin. In the list of MK vs DC fights I'm dying to see, this is right up there with Two Face vs Ed Boon. Chances we'll see it in Worlds Collide?: None. When people think of Green Lantern, there's three faces that come to mind: Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Kyle Rayner. They're going to pick one of the first two, easy. Hal if they're decent, John if they're political. It doesn't make me a racist to think John Stewart was a lame GL -- it makes DC cowards to use him in every outside-of-the-comics property lest they be labeled hate mongers. So what say you? If DC were to actually go the fan service route, who would you want to see in MK vs DC?
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