Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: UAS (Wii) Arcade as Tekkaman Blade/Tekkaman

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Nintendo Wii Version) Arcade as Tekkaman Blade/Tekkaman. Note: All of my gameplay videos are uploaded for entertainment, not for skill.

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Tekkamen!

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Also which Tekkaman do you like?

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Probably a hot take, but Tekkaman Blade just fights too much like O.G. Tekkaman for my liking and he's probably one of my least favorite characters in the game for it. I honestly think the fact that his show provided "Hey, I remember that guy!" points due to being dubbed and aired in the west had more than a little bit to do with him being added to the roster and I'd personally decline that in a heartbeat in favor of a fighter that had a moveset that did more to differentiate them from the rest of the fighters.
I understand there was a lot of legal battles fought in the process of localizing this on top of Capcom likely not wanting to put TOO much money into this because it one of their riskier titles released due to a good amount of western audiences probably not knowing much about the Tatsunoko side, which is most likely why they didn't spend the legal fees for Hakushon even though I wish they would have, but I still wish they picked another character from the properties they already had secured or even a just a different character from the Tekkaman series that isn't the main hero. Were there any good sidekicks or villains that could have been used?