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[DigtialT]

There isn't

 

[kjacobson]

NeoGAF: Believe.

 

[ZangBa]

Sounds like a great idea to me. At least better than the shit they threw in MKX.

 

[Guardian]

But how would he lose?

This. He would be too OP.

 

[Emperor_EL]

Limited moveset

 

[Sabas]

WWE Immortals should really just be a full-blown console game.

 

[Teeth]

I just have to reiterate with everyone else that they should make a real WWE Immortals game. It would probably sell very well and could just be based off the MK engine with some grappling mechanics thrown in.

 

[SalvaPot]

Injustice vs Immortals, problem solved.

But honestly, add Velma from scooby doo and I'll play it.

 

[Dremark]

I assume it's a one part licensing issue (WWE has trademarks on the name John Cena apparently), and another part ethical issue in theory.

How can WWE trademark the guy's actual name and stop him from using it?

I'm not saying you're wrong but I don't think even Vince has the grapefruits or legal team to tell a guy he owns everything about him down to his name.

 

[Professor Renegade]

Randy Orton has to be the Snake Man?
Has the world already forgotten about Jake the Snake?

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Because only 6-year-olds like John Cena and Injustice is ESRB rated for Teens.

I'm 26 and I like John Cena.

 

[Dremark]

What fighting games have real people in them (of course excluding combat sports)?

The only thing that comes to mind is the PS2 port of Power Instinct Matrimelee.

Carl Weathers is in MKX as a skin.

 

[Caffeine]

the game would end to fast if he was in it.

 

[WickedLaharl]

cuz he love anime

 

[Arkos]

Last pic in OP is broken or something

 

[Pizza]

Fuck. YES. We already have fucking horror movie characters that don't quite work great in Mortal Kombat, gimmie Duane and John in Injustice PLEASE. It's so dumb that it's sweet. I want to see superjohn suplex the flash.

Also I fully support the notion of a full console WWE immortals game.

 

[LowRoller]

He doesn't have super powers.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

He doesn't have super powers.

Neither does Batman. Also, I'd argue that Cena does. He has super healing.

 

[WarRock]

....OP, that's a damn good idea.

 

[TheSchwab_7]

He'd bury the entire roster? Screw it, put him in the game.

 

[LowRoller]

Neither does Batman. Also, I'd argue that Cena does. He has super healing.

I forgot the green pill give batman superpowers. Ignore my comment, John Cena should be in injustice 2.

 

[Evilisk]

What fighting games have real people in them (of course excluding combat sports)?

The only thing that comes to mind is the PS2 port of Power Instinct Matrimelee.

The Fight Club game had Limp Bizkit

 

[jg4xchamp]

Superman is already in the game.

 

[Megatron]

There are too many awesome DC characters to waste a slot on an actor.

 

[Choppasmith]

I was going to post something about John Cena being the most nauseatingly over hyped thing ever, but I genuinely didn't know about that WWE Immortals thing. OP puts up a convincing argument.

 

[Soodanim]

I'm thinking...translate the original Akuma appearance (secret boss) to Injustice, replacing Akuma with John Cena and his music playing when you trigger him his appearance.

Someone needs to make this happen in Mugen.

 

[deranged_666]

 

[Sesha]

He would probably outsell all other DLC too. MK characters included.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

But how would he lose?

You'd beat him in "round one" but then he'd beat you in round two and three in convincing fashion.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Okay, so, this is a personal and somewhat complex web of nonsense involving a highly unstable individual I was friends and briefly FWBs with, but I can only assume there will be a never-ending clusterfuck on gaf now until the end of time, which inevitably involves you guys and gals on the mod team in some way, so I'm an open book here. The woman in question ended up being completely psychotic and held a grudge against me after a bizarre love triangle situation developed a few years ago between me, her, and another girl (the other girl I ended up in a long-term relationship with shortly thereafter). This NOLA story she apparently just put up on social media is a delusion of a deeply disturbed person who had a total psychological breakdown as a result of me and the other girl getting together, because she (phew, yeah...) became obsessively infatuated with the other girl (she's bi) on sight when the three of us met up. I wanted to just stay friends with the girl making the accusation and made it super super clear ahead of time that me and the other girl were interested in each other romantically and that could play out as such when we met up. Supposedly this was not a problem for her from accusation, but in reality she uhhh wanted me to die painfully after seeing me and the other girl interact. Plus she became infatuated with the other girl simultaneously to this (she's bi), which created the aforementioned bizarre love triangle that ended up causing her to implode and have an apparently very intense and long-lasting grudge. The whole story about how that love triangle thing played out is, frankly, nuts and scary, and involves this girl bringing us to a compound of dangerous scientology spinoff cultists on that same trip, who roofied us, attempted to recruit/scam me and attempted to abduct/rape the girl I ended up dating, in what was a fucking scary situation that resulted in me and the other girl and the rest of my friend circle never speaking to this girl from the accusation again.

 

[Mediking]

That Randy Orton pic is disturbing. Too disturbing.

 

[joecanada]

But how would he lose?

Connor MacGregor

 

[RedRum]

But if I can't see him, how would I play him?

 

[NastyBook]

Make him shitheap bottom tier and I'll allow it.

 

[Apoc87]

This looks amazing af

 

[WickedLaharl]

He doesn't have super powers.

???

 

[RecRoulette]

You'd beat him in "round one" but then he'd beat you in round two and three in convincing fashion.

Fuck, I wasn't on board before but I'm all over that. Make him the final boss with bullshit like MK9's Shao Kahn had. (Netherrealm just needs to make a damn WWE Immortals game already)

 

[SOR5]

Has anybody entered this phase of love, hate and then ironic love Cena has?

 

[BassForever]

Because no amount of nerfing would balance him he'd be too op.

 

[Frosted]

I'll give you one good reason.......

1 - Because before they can put John Cena in anything, they have to put Captain Insano first.

Captain Insano ................> Revolting Blob...............> John Cena.

 

[Raw bars]

One reason is that he isn't a comic book character. I get that he can guest star, but it'll feel like something that is just shoehorned in.

 

[NobleGundam]

What if, John meant that, we can't "C" him now? Therefore, he'll be known as John Ena, amirightguyz?

 

[Haunted]

One reason is that he isn't a comic book character.

 

[Indrid Cold1]

Shang Tsung is poopy

 

[Raw bars]

Haha that's awesome I did not know that, I now fully agree add him!

 

[correojon]

Because WWE is not as famous outside US. Besides, Undertaker would be a much better choice.

 

[PoorChoices]

How can WWE trademark the guy's actual name and stop him from using it?

I'm not saying you're wrong but I don't think even Vince has the grapefruits or legal team to tell a guy he owns everything about him down to his name.

Turns out: Vince does have the grapefruits to do so

via wwe's website

Likewise, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.'s trademarks and service marks, including not only its world famous WWE and WWE marks, but also the names of its Superstars (like John Cena, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, etc.), are protected by state, federal, and international trademark laws. Any person who uses our marks for commercial or non-commercial purposes without our permission on goods or services in such a way that it dilutes the distinctive quality of our marks or that creates the likelihood of confusion with our marks, is liable for trademark infringement.

source: http://www.wwe.com/main-help/generalfaq/copyright

 

[petran79]

Wrestling games have become far too realistic. John Cena could appear in a wrestling game like this.

 

[Cody_D165]

MEMES

 

[SatoAilDarko]

They'd have to immediately nerf him.



Def Jam you silly person

Def Jam

Divekick

Shaq-Fu

Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (Norimaru)

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Snoop Dogg)

I should have phrased that better. I meant more like fighting games with fictional casts that have a real guest character.

Def Jam has most of its roster being real. I always thought of it as combat sports since it used a wrestling engine until the PS3/360 one.

Snoop was just a stage npc.

Yeah DiveKick works and Norimaru is a bit similar to the Power Instinct example.

Carl Weathers is in MKX as a skin.

I literally thought of him while writing the question. But he's a movie character skin with the appearance of an actor. Injustice had Green Arrow, Superman and Zod actor skins.

The Fight Club game had Limp Bizkit

This actually works.