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[~Devil Trigger~]

1- Guy

2- Urien

3- Makoto

4- Goh

5- Ino

Honnorables:

Shen Woo

Elena

Ivy

Taokaka

 

[Threi]

Too many to mention, probably forgot one that would replace any on this list, not all of them are fighting game chars, but first five that come to my head:

Such a unique design, best thing to come out of that overrated (but not bad) game called SF3
This video cemented it.

I personally can't play him very well, but his design and moveset is just so freaking awesome.

So. Awesome. All of his (lack of) animations are so good.

Can't not put my girl Pullum on the list. RES ARCANA!

My MvC1 main, just a cool character in general. Clockw0rk's strider in MvC2 is a work of art. If you can't get hype watching his strider, you aren't human.

Spoiler

no, deejay isn't on my list

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

God, wish the list could be longer so I can add Baiken, I-No and Yoshimitsu

 

[Rahxephon91]

1. Ayane-Dead or Alive is kind of the first fighting game franchise I got into and Ayane is the character I play the most. Her moves are incredibly fast and that is pretty much the type of character I play as.

2.Sophita-My main in any SC. She seems a bit cheap,but whatever. She's incredibly fun to play and allows me to easily knock my friends out of the arena.

3.Asuka-Now I'm not a big Tekken fan, but I do really like 5. Asuka is the main reason. Her moves just blend in for me and I'm actually able to play the game with her. My friend says she's a cheap character, but idk enough about Tekken to care.

4-Sakura. I mean she kind of plays like Ryu, but shes a chick. Lots of better SF characters out there, but I just like playing as Sakura. When I beat someone with her I truly feel like I've won.

5.-Ash. Hey I have an Ash avatar! I like this character. For the past year I've really been getting into King of Fighters. I've bought as many of the games that I could. It is fast becoming my favorite fighting game series. It just feels right and is so much fun. Now I like a lot of characters such as Yuri, Kula, Blue Mary, Vanessa(awesome character), and Athena(a main), but Ash to me is the most fun to play. His moves are not complex, so playing as him has really gotten to understand the actual systems of games like XI and XII. He's just fun to play as and I like his fruity character design. Doesn't hurt that he's supposed to be the villain.

One honorable mention as I don't play Guilty Gear as much as KoF or SF.

Slayer- A true badass. His win animations are hilarious and he has a move I like to call "lord of the dance".

 

[ReiGun]

1. Chun Li - The first time I ever beat SF2's arcade mode was with Chun Li and she's been my first char in every game I've played since (not always my main though). I loves them thighs. <3 SF4 Vid

2. Juri - She made SSF4 fun for me again. Even when I lose, which is often, I always have a great time playing with Juri. Evo 2010 Vid

3. Casshan (or Casshern) - My TvC main. Just an awesome, awesome character. His fist shatter mountains! He and the rest of the TvC cast helped start my love affair with Japanese super heroes. TvC preview vid

4. Roll (TvC "Broom o' Doom" version) What's that, you say? Roll sucks. Yeah, okay. Whatever you say. She is incredible, and it's a damn shame she's not in MvC3.

5.Peach (Melee version) Down smash all day. Melee match vs. Ken's Marth

 

[Ferga]

5. Ice man (MvC)
4. Eddy Gordo(Tekken)
3. Sagat (street fighter)
2. Akuma (street fighter)
1. Glacius (killer instinct)

 

[Mabase]

Makoto - Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

Not only the best animated character in the best animated game ever, but also a prime example on how the meticulous combination of game design, graphics, animation and sound effects not only create one incredible game experience, but also makes the force, motivation and sheer bad-assery behind a game character visible and palpable. Makoto is there to kick your ass, she's the female Chuck Norris.

here's a great article, highlighting some of her animations and touching on SF3s Game Design
http://www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/index.php/Games/3rdStrike

http://www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/index.php/Games/3rdStrikeMakoto

And the awesome Zweifuss.ca, to view all SF3 Animations
http://www.zweifuss.ca/makoto
/makoto.htm#

 

[AdroitOne]

In order:

1. King (obviously ) (Tekken)
2. Nina (I've been using King and Nina as my mains for 15 years ) (Tekken)
3. Raven (Tekken
4. Bruce (Tekken)
5. Astaroth (Soul Calibur)/Lei Fei (Viruta Fighter)

Honorables:

Zasalamel (Soul Calibur), Akuma (Street Fighter, Sueng Mina (Soul Calibur), Taki (Soul Calibur), Goro Daimon (KoF), Clark Still(KoF), Ralf Jones(KoF), Hanzo(Samurai Shodown), Zack (DOA), Nakoruru(Samurai Shodown)

 

[d0c_zaius]

1. Oliems (tobal 1 and 2)
2. Scorpion (MK 1 and 2)
3. Q (SF3)
4. Darun Meister (SF Ex series)
5. Zappa and ABBA (GG AC + and a tie!)

 

[orioto]

_Iori Yagami
_Akuma
_Hsien-ko
_Kibagami Genjuro
_Goenitz

(In term of class, not specially gameplay wise..)

 

[DonMigs85]

1. Xianghua (Soul series)

2. Sakura (Street Fighter)

3. Sasquatch (Darkstalkers)

4. DK (SSB)

5. Hitomi (DOA)

 

[LowParry]

In no particular order though my top 5 favs:

 

[Diamond]

In alphabetical order. Difficult to say, I usually love to switch characters a lot in fighting games (and I'm not super skilled either).


Akira Kazama - Rival Schools/Project Justice

"I'm not the younger brother of the big boss... I'm his younger sister..."

Great design, tough girl with Metroid-style reveal at the end of her story and good fighting style.


Black Lotus - Bushido Blade

"This is... The Bushido !" (sic), in the japanese version

An Irish warrior who came to Japan to study the Bushido. He's a well balanced character, which is appreciated in a technical game like BB, and has a great ending sequence at the end of the game.


Genjuro - Samurai Showdown

"I build a nest of beast in my heart. The fang is growling; Kill... Let's go kill."

Love the design, simple but powerful. A tortured, brutal killer with sober yet esthetic fighting style.


Nightmare - Soul Calibur

"My thirst is endless !"

He's a goddamn half-German knight, half-demon with a diabolical sword that has eyes ! I love his presence in the arena, kind of a controlled fury with devastating hits. I prefered his design and fighting style in SC 1 and 2 however. Brilliant character.


Sagat - Street Fighter

"Man, beast, or god... My punch smashes all into nothingness !"

What can I say... This is Sagat !

 

[HYDE]

All my favorites come from this Sega Genesis gem.

 

[Kandrick]

1: Chun Li




2: Rachel Alucard





3: Kira Daidohji





4: Terry Bogard





5: Nakoruru

 

[PBalfredo]

1 & 2. [TIE] Ness and Lucas (Super Smash Bros)
I've been maining Ness ever since the original Smash Bros. Adding in Lucas is just double the fun. Both are highly versatile fighters. Ness has killer aerials and Lucas' smashes are devastating. Not to mention PK Thunder is so good at grabbing Smash Balls, it's almost cheating.

3. Cassandra (Soul Calibur)
Fast and aggressive! Right in the opponent's face and never letting up! Her playstyle has always fit me and her moves seem to flow so naturally together. Though I feel her SC2 incarnation is the superior one, Cass is my go-to girl in any Soul Cal. Plus, I love her cocky, somewhat bratty attitude.

4. Terra (Dissidia)
Great balance between melee and ranged combat. Terra's doublecast ability makes her an absolute monster in EX mode. [Holy] (x2) -> [Flare] (x6) -> [Ultima] (x2) -> Riot Blade = win.

5. Rachael Alucard (Blazblue)
Racheal's ability to lay down traps and use her wind powers to move characters and projectiles can set up some pretty badass smackdowns. Plus, her condescending attitude against the entirety of Blazblue's ridiculous cast never fails to amuse me.

Honorable Mention:
Yuri (KoF)
Milia Rage (Guilty Gear)

 

[EraldoCoil]

5. Chun-Li
4. Q
3.Ayane
2.Vanessa
1.Ryu

 

[Why For?]

1. Ken Masters

2. Jacky Bryant

3. Terry Bogard

4. Sub-Zero

5. Jann Lee

 

[G-Fex]

Terry Bogard

Kyo Kusanagi

Bridget

Angel (She was real fun to use, I miss her Damn you SNK for taking her out )

Ash Crimson

 

[Rahxephon91]

Why did you have to remind us of the KoF live action movie!

 

[G-Fex]

Why did you have to remind us of the KoF live action movie!

You have a problem with Terry being an old CIA dude or Kyo being a white kid?

Smh at you

 

[Rahxephon91]

You have a problem with Terry being an old CIA dude or Kyo being a white kid?

Smh at you

I have a problem with Mai having no bounce that's for sure.

 

[ExMachina]

He didn't make my list, but here's another sweet Yunsung vid for the OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EepU4wLgnLs
(Hayate taking out a team consisting almost entirely of top-tier Xianghua)

My top 5:

5. Cammy White

I was pretty excited about Street Fighter IV bringing fighting games back to the forefront, but it was tough finding a main since I wasn't really a big SF fan and hadn't played any of the past games seriously. I was waffling between a few characters until I saw a video of Vasaznion/Allen's instant air Cannon Strike pressure - then I knew that Cammy was it. There was nothing more satisfying in all of my time playing SF4/SSF4 than surprising people with how far I could take an underrepresented character in local tournaments and gatherings.

random video: SSF4 - GodsGarden: Tokido (Akuma) vs Sakonoko (Cammy)

4. Makoto

Again, I'm not really an SF fan... but 3rd Strike's sprites and animation are on another level. By virtue of Makoto's visual design/animation and all out playstyle (with all of her moveset being actual karate moves) I fell in love with the character despite being so terrible at 3s. Since I've actually managed to learn an SF game for the first time with SF4, I'm playing Makoto now in Super SF4 and looking forward to her AE incarnation.

random videos: the infamous 3s - Makoto (J) vs Kokujin (Dudley) / SSF4 - The Magic of VRyu Sensei's Makoto

3. Maxi

Does a playstyle get any cooler than Maxi's constant stance shifting? I don't think so. High five to anyone who else who can pantomime all of his stances/PSLs. Also, any character design which is a pirate/prisoner originating from Ryuukyuu is automatically a plus in my book.

random videos: SC3 - SarusubeP (Cervantes) vs Oosaka (Maxi) / SC1 - Maxi Skill Project by WCMaxi

2. Millia Rage

Guilty Gear is a series full of outstanding, utterly ridiculous character designs, but Millia is the only one whose gameplay just clicked with me. Her hair turns into all manner of useful things (spears, wings, cars, among other things), she has a godlike hairpin to toss out for continuing the lockdown, she'll take you to the corner in one combo, and she can pull off flashy corner loops all day. It doesn't hurt that she's part of the coolest group of characters in the series (the Assassins, natch) too.

random video: GGAC - Nakamura (Millia) vs Inufuku (Slayer)

1. Kilik

SoulCalibur is my favorite fighting game series, and Kilik has been my main since SC1. He gets a bad rep as being too boring/vanilla, but the fact that he's a balanced character who qualifies as a jack of all trades but master of none makes him very satisfying to play... moreso than characters who have a few specific, very powerful moves that they're always trying to land, IMO. To play Kilik well (this is less true with his SC3/4 incarnations where he was given disproportionately strong tools like WR B and Asura Dance) you really do need to know your way around his entire movelist and how to space properly.

random videos: SC1 - Kilik Skill Project by WCMaxi / SC2 - Tsubasa (Xianghua) vs Hayate (Kilik)

 

[Kimosabae]

Holy crap ExMAchina thanks for that channel. I forgot all about Cannes.

Those matches linked were great. Hayate wins the second round of the first match with my favorite move.

 

[Majukun]

1)

Heishiro Mitsurugi (soul calibur)
2)

Dhalsim (street fighter)
3)

Eddie (tekken)
4)

May (guilty gear)
5)

Glacius (killer instinct)

 

[sf2fanatic]

RYU(SF)
ZANGIEF(SF)
ERMAC(MK)
HAGGAR(FINAL FIGHT)
KING(TEKKEN)



also these honorable mentions
SABERWOLF(KI)
TERRY B(KOF)
BARAKA(MK)

 

[Captain_Spanky]

Are people seriously listing Smash Bros. Characters? It's not exactly a serious game is it?

My characters are:

Noel Vermillion
Cammy
Dudley
Juri
Spider Man (MvC2)

 

[Kimosabae]

Are people seriously listing Smash Bros. Characters? It's not exactly a serious game is it?

To large community of players, indeed it is

 

[dragonlife]

Are people seriously listing Smash Bros. Characters? It's not exactly a serious game is it?

What does it being serious or not have to do with people enjoy playing as the characters?

Nothing.

 

[Threi]

Are people seriously listing Smash Bros. Characters? It's not exactly a serious game is it?

- it's a game

- the characters fight eachother to win

- there is a large difference in skill between those who just picked up the game and those who are considered top class



fits all the criteria to me.

 

[olimpia84]

1. Ken Masters (Street Fighter)
2. Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury/KOF)
3. E. Honda (Street Fighter)
4. Fulgore (Killer Instinct)
5. Rock Howard (Fatal Fury)

Honorable mentions: Sabrewulf (KI), Spinal (KI), Iori (KOF), Ryu (SF), Sagat (SF), M.Bison (SF) Roy (SSB), Ness (SSB)

 

[G-Fex]

Oh man! Another Smash bros isn't a fighting game arguement! I love these!

 

[beat]

Lion, VF2 and onwards. I started the VF series with VF2, and he and Shun had more interesting styles than most of the other characters. But Shun was and is a little harder to use than a fast poke-poke-poke Lion.

Apharmd B, VOOT. In contrast to the way I play Lion, Apharmd B is all about the big-hit tongfers. Some of his other weapons do good damage, but mostly they're there for positioning, to set up for a tongfer hit.

Voldo, SC series. I like weird characters.

and just to round out a top 5 or so: Lau and Sarah from VF. Fairly fast, can pack a lot of power in fast canned combos (Lion's most powerful combos are rolled combos and IMO harder to pull off), very easy learning curve.

(honorable mentions - Mitsurugi, SC, for power and I don't have any DOA favorites. I really don't play 2D fighters enough to have a favorite. Other VF chars I like: Jeff, for the Splash Mountain throw, Vanessa, for the offense/defense stance stuff, Pai, for being a weaker but faster Lau. Never could get into playing Kage, Jacky, Akira, Taka, Wolf, etc.)

 

[Kimosabae]

You can't just make this topic out of the blue. I need days, no, weeks to figure this out.

I actually sat on this topic for months.

Good post. Can't stand Dragonuv damn near offends me, but then again, I don't like Tekken.

 

[Chauncy Talon]

Sagat

Sentinel

Ken Masters

Sub-Zero

Psylocke

 

[robor]

Chun-Li. I don't play as anyone else.

*edit*

Whoops, forgot Morrigan.

 

[BlackWaltz]

In no particular order:

Shuma-Gorath(Marvel Super Heroes, vs. Series)

Venom(Guilty Gear)

Necro(Street Fighter)

Kano(Mortal Kombat)

Geese Howard(FF, AoF, KoF, CVS)

 

[Alucrid]

1. Nightmare
2. Cammy
3. Strider
4. Reptile
5. King

 

[Shikamaru Ninja]

1. Ken
2. Ryu
3. Shawn
4. Evil Ken
5. Turbo Ryu

 

[Kimosabae]

1. Ken
2. Ryu
3. Shawn
4. Evil Ken
5. Turbo Ryu

-_-

 

[Anyanka]

Kitana
Lili
Rose
Kung Lao
Julia Chang

 

[plainr_]

1) Kyosuke - Rival Schools
2) Ryu - Steet Fighter
3) Forest Law/Marshall Law - Tekken
4) Scorpion - Mortal Kombat
5) Orchid - Killer Instinct

 

[suzu]

Ryu
Ken
Chun Li
Jam Kuradoberi
Hwoarang

etc. Too many to name.

 

[ShinobiFist]

Hattori Hanzo

Basara

EL Blaze

Leona

Fei Long

 

[Semblance]

1. <3 Juri <3

2. Setsuna (The Last Blade 2)
3. Terry Bogard (Mark of the Wolves)
4. Kula Diamond (King of Fighters XI)
5. I-No (Guilty Gear XX)

 

[tafer]

1. Nu 13/Lambda 11 (BlazBlue):

I can't remember how many hours/days/weeks/months I invested improving my skills with this character... (And loved every second of it!)

2. Dizzy (Guilty Gear)

The first character I tried to learn how to play properly.

3. Chun Li (Street Fighter)
My default SF character.

4. Baiken (Guilty Gear)

When my Dizzy didn't work, it was Baiken time!

5. Vega (Street Fighter)
Back-Up character.


Out of topic: what happened to tinypic!? Any good replacements with search function?
On topic: I'm the first to post Nu and Dizzy!?

 

[Shadow Red]

In no particular order:

1) Noel Vermillion (BlazBlue): I like girls with guns.

2) Goh Hinogami (Virtua Fighter): I like wannabe vamps.

3) Leona Heidern (The King of Fighters): I like girls with blue hair.

4) Zato (Guilty Gear): I like shadows.

5) Lili (Tekken): I like my spoiled brat girls.

 

[To Far Away Times]

5. Ken
4. Ken
3. Ken
2. Ken
1.

Spoiler

..lol

 

[ptown]

In no order:

Ken- Ryu with more style
Chun-Li - legs
Rock Howard - Terry/Geese mix
Iori Yagami - cool guy
Terry Bogard - Engrish

Honorable mentions:

Lei-Lei - cute *ni hao*
Makoto - tomboy makes karate look down right fierce
Guy - unorthodox character, safe crouching roundhouse I call "slipping the card"
Cody - THE real street fighter brofisting through brick walls, homeless bum eating turkeys outta dumpsters
C. Viper - Capcom's SNK style, mix-ups
Ivy - big whips
Siegfried - big sword and loud "Link" voice/noises
Hwoarang - making Tae Kwon Do look amazing

 

[To Far Away Times]

1. Terry Bogard (Garou, KOF)

2. Baiken (Guilty Gear)

3. Hibiki (Last Blade 2)

4. Zangief (Street Fighter)

5. Alex (SFIII: Third Strike)