Team Talk | What crack team would assemble in your dream videogame crossover?

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It’s been said and memed, and memed and said that Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War was the most ambitious crossover event in history. Now sequel Avengers: Endgame is turning things up a notch, but we think we can do one better with these pitches for crossover games featuring some of our favourite characters.

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by Sam Sant

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@SlamShotSam

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by Team PTC

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@pass_controller

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Sam

Deadly Premonition’s slightly deranged protagonist, Francis York Morgan, is the Nick Fury to my gaming Avengers. Using his questionable criminal profiling skills acquired as an FBI Special Agent, he and Zach (a seeming figment of his imagination) would remain at headquarters and feed the team intelligence.

The crack squad’s muscle is Big Daddy from BioShock, who’s pretty docile until someone threatens his Little Sister; trouble is, now that they’ve left Rapture for the surface, enemies don’t tend to bother her without need for precious Adam.

This is where Dark Souls’ Chosen Undead shines, since it’s their job to throw her amongst enemies like a pigeon among cats, enraging the lumbering brute in the meantime. Before taking off, Big Daddy impales the accursed custom character on his huge drill for a swift kill each and every time.

Their curse ensures that they’ll respawn at the nearest bonfire, which it falls to Team Fortress 2’s Pyro to stoke, although the flame fetishist does have a habit of then burning the Chosen Undead and killing them off all over again... Why? He’s checking for Spies!

Big Boss (specifically the Metal Gear Solid V rendition) is the only true spy out in the field, as well as the glue holding an otherwise mute strike team together. That’s the plan, anyway, but considering Kiefer Sutherland’s rates, he’ll probably stay pretty schtum too.

That suits Agent York, mind, since he just chats to Zach.

Can you believe the team didn't want any of York's famous turkey, jam and cereal sandwiches?

Liam

Whilst I commend Sam’s effort to create a well-balanced squad, we all know that firepower is what really wins the day. So, feast your eyes on my attack-minded team of action heroes and heroines - no parked busses here.

Captain Price is someone you’d always want on hand in the thick of the action. Not only has he fought with some of the best military minds out there, but he also has an uncanny ability to stay alive, which is a rare trait for a Call of Duty protagonist.

Backing him up is the Hero of Time. Other people might question their life choices after waking up in a bath with nothing but their undies and a bout of amnesia, but not our man Link. Blessed with the kind of never-say-die attitude every team needs – the Steven Gerrard of Hyrule, if you will - his BotW iteration even has the added bonus of being slightly tech savvy.

Providing air support is Metroid’s Samus Aran. As well as having a cannon for an arm, she can morph into a ball, which is great for quick getaways and spontaneous team kickabouts when the pressure of the mission gets to be too much.

Last up is Mario, our infiltrator. As the old saying goes, if you can’t beat them, use your magic hat from Odyssey and become them. Forever. Problem solved.

Mario's powers of possession are quite horrifying, really...

Chris

Appointing the Arkham series' Batman as team leader is perhaps the only sensible choice which I (with the help of my son) have made. It's a purely hands-off role, his intelligence and detective skills making him a perfect fit. Unlimited funding potential and access to cool gadgets are just a bonus.

Fallout 4's player character (his default name is Nate, which you’d have known had you not immediately renamed him something offensive just to hear Codsworth say it) has a number of skills which could be handy in a pinch, such as being able to quick save and reload if things go south. If you think that's cheating, take it up with Special Agent Batman.

Steve, the pixelated protagonist from Minecraft, is both an engineer and a demolitionist. Should top-of-the-line gear from Wayne Enterprises not be enough for the task at hand, he can probably craft something useful from his surroundings.

This team is a little overpowered and so it's time to introduce the wildcard: GTA V's Trevor Phillips. If ever the need arose to have someone smoke a load of meth and kick a tree in half, Trevor would be the man for the job. Yeah, it's irresponsible to keep him around but firing him wouldn’t stop him from turning up tomorrow.

Batman has a real piece of work on his hands in Trevor Phillips.

James

To take on any foe you're going to need a mixture of brains and brawn, so I’m siding with Chris (and his son) on Arkham Knight’s Batman being a first-tier pick. He has experience, sweet gadgets and a tank - I mean, come on, a tank!

Next up is Blanka from Street Fighter. Every team needs some muscle, and green hunks of it already have a good track record. There's also the possibility he could charge up my phone in case of battery emergencies, which is always useful.

Games often feature supernatural or mystical threats, so The Witcher series’ Geralt of Rivea and his twin swords and beast tracking would also come in handy. No one needs a griffin showing up to ruin a perfectly good weekend jaunt in the Cotswolds, do they now?

Finally, filling out my fab four, there's got to be someone with some social graces. While Bruce Wayne might be alright rubbing shoulders with the social climbers, we're in need of a scoundrel. Look no further than Dragon Age 2's Isabela, a rotten pirate who I'd pay well to ensure her continued loyalty. She'd steal and manipulate on our behalf, as well as executing a bit of good old-fashioned stealth without the conspicuous bells and whistles of Bats.

With this crack team I feel fairly confident that all the bases are covered. Come at me Thanos!

Blanka's basically an electric, ginger-haired Hulk, right?

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What characters would comprise your ideal team of iconic gaming figures? Let us know in the comments below.