Hate Speech: Character Selection

I've always pretty much mained because of aesthetics, but that became harder as the years gone by, and the game got more complex, which narrows it down to aesthetics and ease of use.

Let's start with mains:

Soul Blade - Seong Mi-Na, Taki
Soul Calibur - never played
Soul Calibur 2 - Talim, Yun-seong, Cassandra
Soul Calibur 3 - Talim, Tira, Seong Mi-Na
Soul Calibur IV - (here we go) Sophitia, Amy, Tira, Cassandra, Raphael, Seong Mi-na, Kilik

Now, in Soul Calibur V, I hope to pick up a lot of people, namely Pyrrha, Patroklos, Z.W.E.I., Viola, Leixia, Xiba, Natsu, and Dampierre, as well as picking up Tira and maybe Raphael.
 
I'm shocked and appalled that there are people on this website that never played SC1. Sadd Sadd Shame.

Also, after playing MK2, MK3, Marvel Superheroes back in mid 90's, I realized to truly be a good at a game, one must be good with not one, not two, but ALL CHARACTERS to truly say you understand and are good at a game.

In SC-SC4 I've always had a "Main" but I usually change it as the game dies down.

SC1 - Mitsu main, with Kilik Maxi everybody on the side.

SC2 - Mitsu, evolved to Taki. People considered me a Taki player after becuz she was "better" than my Mitsu. I used all the characters except Raph Cass Yun in this one.

SC3 - Taki main. Once X was getting out of hand, and I realized Taki could barely deal with Soph/Cass (altho Taki was top 5 IMO) I needed another "i10 AA". Insert Voldo. Include his Mantis A+K/Hump/66 Shenanigans, and the rest was History. Oof considered Voldo my Best by SC3 end. I still used all characters except Zas. Added Amy, especially for SC3AE. Where I found here 66B JF (without sparkle) that could bounce a grounded opponent.

SC4 - As above, I began with Voldo, using Taki Mitsu Amy Maxi Rock Setsuka all on the Side. At this Rate, I will likely be maining Setsuka in SC5, since no one does her Justice. I will likely use the entire Cast, as well as main one of the Fresh characters.

In the End, character decision for me is about FUN!! I have Fun using Stance Mitsu sans 2K/3B mixups. I have Fun using Taki sans Bomb whorage. I LOVE VOLDO beccause its like dancing. We'll see who I revolutionize come SC5.
 
Let me take you back to soul calibur 1 on the dream cast. I was fairly young, still in elementary school and I just got home from a really long and grueling day of being made fun of by 7th graders. A friend of mine comes over with his dream cast and shows me soul calibur. At first, I was not a fan, I tried Cervantes, Astaroth, Ivy and maxi but none suited me. Then, I chose him, Mitsurugi.

From the moment he stepped on screen, I knew I would like playing as him. His confident tude, his weapon of choice, but more importantly: his moves. He was difficult at first, I got my ass handed to me about 5 times. By the 6th time I learned about half of his moves just by tooling around. Needless to say, I got 3 perfects with him (and not relying on spamming a combo). It was not his visual style (though I enjoyed that about him) and it was not his weapon, but it was the feeling he gave me when I used his moves to defeat my opponent. The rush and clam of a battle won.

As for playing as a new character, it is customary for me to try out all new comers to see if I would like to train with them further. To me, I can not judge a character on looks alone. I hate how zwei looks, but what of his style? I will never know till I give him a try. And of course I will be using the old ronin as my main most likely.
 
Hmm, just thinking back on my SC history of characters I played.

SC - Asta, Nightmare, Cervy, Mitsu
SC2 - Nightmare, Cervy, Asta, Cassandra, Mitsu
SC3 - Zasa, Asta, Cerv', Mitsu, Siegfried, Cassandra
SC4- Cerv', Cassandra, Asta, Amy

I generally played the same characters in all of them. Asta and Cerv' is consistent. Except when 3 came out. I didn't like Nighty then and played Siegfried which was find. Then with 4 almost found him useless, but I played him for sh*ts and giggles.

I always like the slower, powerful, 'Deebo'-like and the average, cool-looking (Cerv's a goddamn pirate) characters. My switch to Amy in 4 was simply tier-whoring and she was really easy to use. I sucked with her so hard tho' and Del was supposed to coach me. He ain't teach me sh*t.

I play almost everyone in Tekken but I do play Paul in all of them b/c of character loyalty. First character I played in Tekken 2 when I was, like, ten I think.

Street Fighter I like Dhalsim though I don't play him. (Only in Turbo.) In SSF4: AE I play Gief and I am horrible. I like "keep-away" characters and characters that run away, but hate charge chars'.

I dunno what to make of all of this. I'll give myself more time to think.
 
Arrogant said:
and Del was supposed to coach me. He ain't teach me sh*t.
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Ahh such is life. he has done this to many people and broke their hearts. He is a scoundrel and a liar! But we all still love his. He does live up to his moniker though when it comes to trying to learn anything from him. He really does kill dreams.
 
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