The Final Decision

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magnus_xix

Says who?

BuffBeast

Honestly I’m fine with either. Gonna have to flip a coin to decide my vote though.

Moot4Life

heads for hercules, tails for omega sentinel

Rockypantherx

Utility>Damage

That’s what this vote is about.

BuffBeast

Yeah I’ll do that

Etjama

Rise my badass, utility loving army!

SpideyFunko

Hercules is an iconic marvel character.

magnus_xix

Same argument can be said for a litany of characters. In the grand scheme of things he really isn't that iconic in Marvel. Chances are if u do know who he is it's not because he's that guy who fought with Thor instead it's because of ancient Greek mythology you learnt about in school.

Fluffy_paws

- new tech character
- she looks awesome
- synergy with Sentinel hopefully
- avoid Hercules vs Hyperion future threads

GMAX77

Character Notoriety
Compared to characters like Spider Man, Captain America, Hulk, Storm, and Black Widow both Hercules and Omega Sentinel could be considered less prominent Marvel Characters. Omega Sentinel has a very interesting back story, and has had several adventures with the X-Men, but even though he may not be the first Marvel character to cross your mind, Hercules has had a far more impressive role in the Marvel Universe than his competition. Hercules has been a proud member of the Avengers and fought some of their greatest foes including Baron Zemo, the Absorbing man, and Goliath. He's spent some time with the Heroes for Hire, and served as a stand in for Hulk on one occasion. None of this even factors in how popular the "Hercules" character is outside of the Marvel Universe. The Son of Zeus has been a pop culture icon and has appeared in television series, movies, books, and more.
WINNER - Hercules

Potential Character Design
MCOC has done a very good job in the character design department lately. The graphics department has done some fantastic things with characters like Venom the Duck, Punisher 2099, Air Walker, Dragon Man, Man Thing, and the list goes on. I think that Marvel's version of Hercules would look great. He'd be a character with that classic, bearded, Greek warrior feel. The problem is that we already have some great bearded male warriors (Red Guardian, Reed Richards, Cap IW, and Thor Rag). Thor Rag also seems to be a character who would seem very similar to Hercules. Unless they went in a different direction than what is in the comics, I think both would be indistinguishable from one another (though this could lead to some interesting synergies - more on that later). Omega Sentinel on the other hand has potential for a very unique character design. It's true that Nebula fills a role as a female cyborg, however pictures of O. Sentinel show that she has a look unlike anyone else in the game. Add the fact that she also has shape shifting capabilities, we could see the potential for one of the most unique characters to come along in a while. This goes for both her look and potential fighting style.
WINNER - Omega Sentinel

Benefit to Class
At the time of this post, there are 36 Cosmic champs and only 29 Tech (both classes have a "trophy champ" in the form of Thanos and Ultron Classic respectively). Within the last 2 years, there have been 10 cosmic champs added to the game, and only 4 champs added to the tech class. Out of the 2 classes presented, the Tech class has the greater need for additional champs.
WINNER - Omega Sentinel

Synergy Potential
While both champs could have a solid collection of synergies that could potentially benefit already existing champs, Omega Sentinel's interactions in the comics seem to be primarily limited to those in the X-Men's circle of associations, and possibly with some of the other robots in game. Hercules on the other hand has such a wide variety of allies and connections, there is greater potential for synergies for a much wider variety of champs already in game, specifically those who are older and could greatly benefit from "synergy buffs" (Thor Ragnarock, Hulk (Classic), She-Hulk, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, or any of the other "classic" Avengers)
WINNER - Hercules

Overall Potential Usefulness and Playstyle
Hercules was stated to be a ramp up, skilled based champion. We can only guess what this means exactly, but unless they make him really, really good I personally could do without that particular playstyle. When I think of these types of mechanics I think of more complicated characters like Proxima Midnight, Doctor Octopus, Ghost Rider, and Ronin. The extra skill involved in using them can in some cases make them more "fun" to play, but often times this becomes more of a hindrance in more difficult content. Omega Sentinel's use of nano-tech could potentially make her challenging to use as well, but there was mention of regen in her kit, and Setin's video seemed to indicate she'll have a multi-weapon mechanic, which made me think of Winder Soldier's dash back and hold. (though this is purely speculation on my part). I would much rather a character who could be very effective the first fight out (and in arenas) opposed to a champ which would take some time to get there.
WINNER - Omega Sentinel

Suicide Mastery Compatibility - Omega Sentinel is a robot\cyborg and should theoretically be completely suicide friendly. There is always the chance that Herc could be poison immune due to his particular biology, and I think it would be cool if he had some kind of bleed immunity connected to his awakened ability or passive, but all in all this would still pale in comparison to being completely bleed and poison immune.
WINNER - Omega Sentinel

Based on my personal criteria Omega Sentinel wins 4 categories, while Hercules wins 2. The importance of each category could always vary depending on the individual, and there may be several categories or points which I've not considered, but all in all I do hope we see Omega Sentinel win the vote. I am glad that all characters will eventually be added and Hercules is a great addition to the game, but I think that he is a champ (especially as a Cosmic) that can be added later rather than sooner.

OMEGA SENTINEL ALL THE WAY!!!

Alfa_Pigeon

Hercules, iconic mythical adaptation from 1964 by the great Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he is long overdue for as long as he has been around.

SpideyFunko

i learned about Greek mythology through Percy Jackson lol

Etjama

...do you... do you watch The Blade?

GinjabredMonsta

Great books, awful movies. Hopefully the Disney + adaptation will be better

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Buttehrs

Gabe. The art director for mcoc.

Thicco_Mode

the forums probably isn't the best place for this because I think more people here would vote for omega sentinel

Prakhar_82

I really think that Omega sentinel is going to be TECH TORCH of the game. The way torch shreds mystic champs, omega sentinel is going to shred mutant champs.
(she is a mutant killer, read it on Wikipedia).

Xva23

Aannd, this discussion has taken a curve. Though I agree with you

JueVioleGrace

Omega Sentinel looks like she's taking it, sorry Heracles.

Elad17

I still vote Morbius

007md92

Omega sentinel all the way.
Hercules looks like a ramp up champ throughout quest. Which is agon like behaviour.
Boring. Long term investment for spacific uses. Probably must awaken ability.

Omega sentinel is tech confirm regeneration plus probably some cool stuff will be there like power control or damage over time... And 1st indian character so Omega Sentinel it is. My choice.