{"id":2081083,"date":"2026-08-06T15:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081083"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:58:32","slug":"how-many-fun-little-references-has-arc-system-works-snuck-into-deadpools-move-list-in-marvel-tokon-too-many-to-count-it-seems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081083","title":{"rendered":"How many fun little references has Arc System Works snuck into Deadpool&#8217;s move list in Marvel Tokon? 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Too many to count, it seems<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Going the Xtra mile.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/it-was-me-deadpool.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Deadpool custom header Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"it-was-me-deadpool.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T15:58:32+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 6, 2026, 3:58 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-deadpool-references?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"486357ec-c4b4-406e-bac8-8716c9229a0d\" data-name=\"Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" title=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Marvel Tokon is out at last, and players are diving in and messing around with the full cast of playable characters. However, one of these fighters is truly &#8211; and perhaps fittingly &#8211; unique among the cast.<\/p>\n<p>This character is of course Deadpool, who possesses a move list packed full of references and easter eggs to other fighting games both new and old. Some of these references are true deep cuts for obsessed genre fanatics too. We&#8217;re talking about <em>Street Fighter The Movie: The Game<\/em> deep.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">En los trailer de Tokon estaban entretenidos ver las referencias de Deadpool, as\u00ed que hice una compilaci\u00f3n de estas.<br \/>Pensaba hacerlo m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido pero termin\u00e9 demorando harto \ud83d\udc80 Diganme si olvid\u00e9 algo.<br \/>Aunque ma\u00f1ana cuando salga el juego probablemente habr\u00e1n muchas m\u00e1s rofl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JHqpIgUCa\">pic.twitter.com\/2JHqpIgUCa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whisp (@Whisp90) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Whisp90\/status\/2085259163752333569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>A video breaking down all the references was posted onto X by user Whisp90, which you can see yourself below. The video highlights references from Marvel vs Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Strive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-iv\">Street Fighter 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-6\">Street Fighter 6<\/a>, Dragon Ball Fighter Z, Tekken, Mortal Kombat and way more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Deadpool&#8217;s game-winning animation is a callback to the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-2\">Street Fighter 2<\/a> win screen, he even has a super which is a medley of attacks built into the structure of Street Fighter EX2 Plus&#8217;s Skullomania&#8217;s own Skullo Dream super. That&#8217;s a long, complicated sentence, and if it means absolutely nothing to you just know it&#8217;s a really cool, weird, callback to a retro gem.<\/p>\n<p>Deadpool as a character is no stranger to the fourth wall, and video game developers working with the character have taken great joy in breaking through it. However, filling up Deadpool&#8217;s move list in Marvel Tokon with callbacks to almost 30 years of genre history is a strangely heartwarming way to handle the goofy character.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Marvel Tokon is out at last, and players are diving in and messing around with the full cast of playable characters. However, one of these fighters is truly &#8211; and perhaps fittingly &#8211; unique among the cast.<\/p>\n<p>This character is of course Deadpool, who possesses a move list packed full of references and easter eggs to other fighting games both new and old. Some of these references are true deep cuts for obsessed genre fanatics too. We&#8217;re talking about <em>Street Fighter The Movie: The Game<\/em> deep.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">En los trailer de Tokon estaban entretenidos ver las referencias de Deadpool, as\u00ed que hice una compilaci\u00f3n de estas.<br \/>Pensaba hacerlo m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido pero termin\u00e9 demorando harto \ud83d\udc80 Diganme si olvid\u00e9 algo.<br \/>Aunque ma\u00f1ana cuando salga el juego probablemente habr\u00e1n muchas m\u00e1s rofl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JHqpIgUCa\">pic.twitter.com\/2JHqpIgUCa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whisp (@Whisp90) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Whisp90\/status\/2085259163752333569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>A video breaking down all the references was posted onto X by user Whisp90, which you can see yourself below. The video highlights references from Marvel vs Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Strive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-iv\">Street Fighter 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-6\">Street Fighter 6<\/a>, Dragon Ball Fighter Z, Tekken, Mortal Kombat and way more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Deadpool&#8217;s game-winning animation is a callback to the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-2\">Street Fighter 2<\/a> win screen, he even has a super which is a medley of attacks built into the structure of Street Fighter EX2 Plus&#8217;s Skullomania&#8217;s own Skullo Dream super. 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