You're right we should debate marvel top 20 right now
Top 5: Zero, Vergil, Morrigan, Dr Doom, Magneto
Top 6-10: C.Viper, Wolverine, Strider, Phoenix, Dante
Top 11-15: Nova, Spencer, Dormammu, Firebrand, MODOK
Top 16-20: Amaterasu, Akuma, Rocket Raccoon, Spider Man, Sentinel
Top 21-30: Hulk, Haggar, Hawkeye, Storm, Trish, Deadpool, Wesker, Taskmaster, X23, Viewtiful Joe, Shuma, Dr Strange, Super Skrull
It's like 3 AM right now, those last few groups probablyare something completely different after like 5 hours when I wake up.
Notes:
*Nova and Spencer used to be in top 6-10 but are moved down because they have trouble in neutral against the top 5 characters (minus Nova vs Magneto). They are still extremely strong point characters.
*C.Viper is a character that can crack the top 5 but like ONE person is playing her at near her potential. Character is just really hard to play and I think just on the point of her having some bad normals she probably will not be top 5. Forever theory craft tier.
*MODOK is very good, obviously. Many EVO top 8 someone manages to get a MODOK in there. I think if Vergil and Wolverine didn't exist then he would be top 10.
*Spider Man is a ridiculous point. If the top 5 didn't exist he would crush a lot of teams. He's kinda like Deadpool where he just needs the right player to really push him to that level (I always thought Deadpool was good too).
*Trish and Storm are about the same, while they have very weak zoning pressure they get carried by their mobility and support capability. Over the course of the game's cycle, it has been shown that if your character has strong mobility then you can make stuff happen and you can sort of neutralize the effect of tiers and character strengths.
*Amaterasu, Akuma, RR are in the category of "good anchor, great support". Excellent 3rd character options when you don't need to use Vergil or Strider.
*Sentinel would be as high as those characters only he is not as good of an anchor though that is some what nullified by him having Hard Drive which is very relevant on incoming and as a crossover counter. He can easily be 5 spots up depending on how you rate the tools but he just has a lot of bad match ups.
Last group I just threw in a bunch of characters I thought are still well within the viable slot. Not to say that characters below them can't win majors (they have already) but most of those characters have to show a bit more.
If the zoning pressure of Morrigan/Zero was different and Vergil's SS worked differently... that tier list would look A LOT different obviously. I would have Spider Man above Spencer. I would also have the big bodies a lot higher (imagine Kaneblueriver without having to deal with Zeroes and Morrigans).