What factors do you take into consideration when choosing a main for a fighting game?

Tiers? Type (grappler, shoto, pixie, keepaway, etc)? Gender? Race? Looks? Other things? Between the factors that you do consider in choosing a main, which ones carry the most/least weight?

I think that we already have a thread about this subject

I wait until the 43rd time this question is asked and then jump on the top tier power house bandwagon.

Seriously…is it really that hard/complicated to come up with a character on your own to main?

Tier placement.

My 100904309th time posting this video, but it has to be done… Right @D3v?
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Boob physics.

I don’t even watch the animation of specials/moves, boob physics helps me hit confirm.

Troll post, I don’t even use female chars in FG’s I play because it’s not manly.

My order goes:

  1. Whether or not I enjoy and is comfortable with that character’s playstyle
  2. Tier placement, but I am ok with any character as long as he isn’t low tier
  3. Whether that character has depth or he’s brain dead (I avoid brain dead characters because they limit your skills)
  4. Whether or not that character is overused (I dislike using characters that everyone uses unless I have no choice)

To me anyone who picks characters based on how they look needs to grow up.

This is about as pointless as debating what qualities you look for in a pair of pants. Who gives a flying fuck?

This is one of those things that you should make up your own mind about. Or maybe take it to the newbie daijo.