Favorite Street Fighter Characters
 

Since a lot of us are playing (or, like me, can't stop playing ;)) Street Fighter IV, here's a new thread I think would be relevant. Who are your favorite Street Fighter character(s)? Not just from the new game, but any Street Fighter game. For me, it's always been the same since II- Ken, Sagat, and Vega. What about you?

Akuma. Hands down.

I've not played IV yet, but thus far from what I've played:

Geki (always thought he should have returned as playable)
Ryu (my best character in most games)
Eagle
Sagat
Sakura (second best in the Alpha games, after Ryu)
Cody
Charlie (I'm not very good with him, but I like him as a character)
Dudley (my best in SFIII)
Elena
Shin

I'm a 'Shotokan Scrub.'

Ryu, Ken, and Akuma all the way.

Nothing to say of the expanded Ansatsuken set (Dan, Sakura, Sean - Gouken whenever you play IV)?

Chun Li - The true first lady of video games. Suck it Ms. Pac-Man. She may not be close to the earth-shattering force in IV that she was in the past, but it's made me work to get more efficient with her. And I try because I just love the character. She's the character I always schooled people with back in '92-'93. She was probably the most broken in SFII Hyper Fighting, but has been steadily nerfed more and more since.

Cammy - For some reason, I remember hating her when "Super" came out in '93. Guess it was because she was taking love away from Chun. Whatever, because I think she's awesome now. Cammy is an all-time classic, with one of the most twisted back-stories ever. Love a deep throaty British accent.

Ken - Always loved that cocky bastard. As a character, he was Ryu with range, and cheap as hell. As a character, he just seemed to be what everybody in life wants to be--rish, ripped, banging a hot wife, and not taking anything seriously.

Guile - I'm not too much into military stereotypes, but Guile is just too damn awesome not to love. Seriously, best hair ever. I never could play with him for sh*t though. I could pull off the moves, sure, but I could never connect them into anything near cohesive and efficient. I'm glad he's around in IV because he always epitomized the image of the early Street Fighter II era. Always loved his character ending back in the day.

Crimson Viper - Honestly, I didn't expect to like her that much, but now she's already an all-time classic. Came out of nowhere. She's probably the cheapest "not Seth" character in IV, but she brings more personality and substance than half the cast of Street Fighter III combined.

I'll get back to you in the afternoon. I'm going to sleep now.:sleep:

hmm...

Well, I do believe my fave characters are Chun Li, Ryu, Ken, Sakura, and Dan. They got alot of great character to them, and I do enjoy playing as them.

As for secondary, they would be Cammy, Guile, Dalsim, Zangief, Blanka, Sagat, and E. Honda. The animated movie, tv series, and manga helped make them interesting.


Oh, and I'd just like to add that Akuma is grossly overrated.

Mine is Ken. When I play with him I win matches sometimes, lolz.

Thank you. I've never understood the appeal. In the old days he was an overpowered machine, but now he's just a slower, more powerful Ryu clone. He's boring. I always found Dan more interesting for the humor factor, even if he is worthless.

It just comes down to people liking Akuma simply because he's really powerful. Reminds me of the Dragonball Z fandom where the power-mongers where only interested in the super sayians, even though the other characters had more genuine appeal and charm.

Also, Dan isn't really worthless if you know how to use him well. He's capable of some pretty slick combos.
I think Street Fighter IV polished him up pretty good. He certainly owned Seth when I played as Dan.

Ryu and M.Bison/Vega