How do you choose your fighting game characters?

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Looks and effectiveness of their movelist and I’m very particular about tweaked versions of my favs. Example: Being pro Vega from Alpha 3 onwards but avoiding him in the original SF2 versions.

All-Time favorites:
Street Fighter
Guile, Chun-Li, Cody, Guy, Dudley and Yun.

KoF/Fatal Fury
Terry, Mai, Kim Kaphwan, Kim Jae Hoon and Marco Rodriguez

Mortal Kombat
Kung Lao, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Kitana, Jade and Mileena

Tekken
Kazuya, King, Armor King, Jin, Forest Law, Hwoarang and Christie Montiero.

Guilty Gear
Sol Badguy, Chipp Zanuff, Slayer and I-No

Blaze Blue
Bang Shishigami and Litchi Faye Ling

Bloody Roar
Long, Yugo, Jenny and Bakuryu (BR2 onwards)

Darkstalkers
Talbain, Morrigan, Demitri and Felicia

DoA
Kasumi, Tina, Hayabusa and Jann Lee

Marvel vs. Capcom
Spider man, Venom, Wolverine, Captain Commando, Warmachine, Iron Man, Chun-Li, Morrigan and Strider Hiryu.

Capcom vs. SNK
Guile, Chun-Li, Vega (claw), Maki, Terry, Mai, Kim and Morrigan.

Samurai Shodown
Ukyo and Genjuro

Skull Girls
Parasoul, Valentine and Cerebella

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Situational favorites

Street Fighter IV only
Fei Long, Adon and Vega (claw)

Tekken
Lee (T4), Marshall Law (T2), Bryan Fury (T4 onward) and Nina (T3 onwards)

KoF 2006
Lien, B. Jenet, Richard Meyer, Kyo and Classic Kyo

KoF Max Impact
Kyo and Lien

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Most of the characters Ive picked was due to either moveset,looks cool or was my first character
sf2-4 (including alpha) Ryu,Cammy,Karin,Ken
Vampire savior Hsien ko (LeiLei)
kof Kula,Mai,Kyo
Tekken Alisa,Lili,Juila
CVS2 Ryu,Sagat,Cammy,Sakura,Hibiki,Kyo,Maki,Ken,Rock,Terry
Guilty Gear:Baiken,May,Ky
Blazblue:Plat
SFxT Ryu,Juila,Ken,Cammy,Alisa,Sakura,Lars,Jin

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Usually I skim through the previous “How did you choose your characters” thread and copy other people’s methods.

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Well, first I pick a game that I like. Then, I pick characters that are unique, but they tend to be cute/attractive girls (doesn’t necessarily mean provocative). Out of those characters that I want to play, I stick with the ones whose move sets really connect with me. Then I stick with that character forever.

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For example, here’s a pretty good one with a lot of great tips.

It’s recent, too, so you can guarantee that these character-choosing methods are up-to-date for the most current versions of the games.

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Whoops, I take that back! That last thread that I linked is from the NEWBIE SAIKYO DOJO section so it’s just newbies talking about how they choose their characters.

Sorry for the confusion, everyone. I hope that none of you inadvertently chose any characters in the past few minutes based on newbie advice because of my error, and I sincerely apologize if this is the case.

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You get one of these every other month.

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I’m a tier whore all the way, but I never use shotos no matter what cause they just get me bored to death.
I also tend to favor characters with high execution requirements.

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When a new game comes out I will initially pick by how interesting a character looks and go from there. I will spend a few days hitting the complete roster, seeing what feels right, rooting out what does not, and then a personal roster will start to form.

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I usually like fast, quick characters with mobility or all around based characters to get a feel for the game. I like to rush down, but I love mixups and making my opponent guess. So I pretty much pick by playstyle, don’t really care much for tiers, but looks sometimes affect my choice if its my first time playing a game

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Not that it’s a bad thing, but why are there so many of these threads? Nothing wrong of it, just curious.

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youngest female character…does she match my style? nope…go to next youngest female. of course this doesnt work in some games like UMVC3

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Most people just search the boards and find the cheesiest/easiest top tier and go with that. Hence why it’s called Ryu Fighter 4 in some cases. I look for Power, Psychosis, Rage, and Comedy; Sagat, Geese, Terry Bogard, Yamazaki, Mr. Karate, Dan, Tung Fu…etc.

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The character’s personality, look, and the way their moves are implemented. Then it comes down to the difficulty
in using said character.

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i like big fat dudes

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Has to have the following requirements
-Green
-Multiple Tentacles
-Giant Eyeball
-Someone/something that could be found from bible black

If all of the checklist is fulfilled, it’s a shoe in!

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a shoe-ma in?

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I tend to main characters dependent on play style, movelist, or personality. My priorities for characters also have to be a cocky, assholish personality, a villian or both.
SF3rdStrike: Yang, Urien
SF4AE2012: Dictator
CVS2: Boxer, Joe, Dictator, Guile, Sagat
Bloody Roar series: Xion, Gado, Kohryu
KOF13:Terry, Ash, Iori
Tekken series: Heihachi, Bryan
Smash Brothers series lol: Falco, Marth
Soul Calibur Series: Raphael, Lizardman(Aeon), Zasalamel
Skullgirls: Parasoul, Double
Killer Instincts Series: Fulgore, Glacious, Jago
Mortal Kombat 9: Reptile

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various reasons depending on games system and charas looks

SF
maki speed, chara design
cammy speed, mobility
claw speed, mobility

VF
aoi style, counters, movelist
sarah movlist

Tekken
Alisa mobility, framedata,movelist
Jin chara design, karate style
Lili movelist

KOF
takuma chara design, movelist
yuri cute design, movelist
kasumi design, counters, movelist

BlaZBlue
makoto way combos function, movelist, half naked design

ArcanaHeart
kamui animations voice and design
akane powerful and easy

SamuraiSpirits
Ukyo design, style

DoA
Ayane standing animation lol

Wakuwaku7
Arina fat ass, cool button mash specials

SoulCalibur
Setsuka challenging, style
Sophitia easy