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What's the one fighting game character you were the most proficient with?

Discontent

Discontent

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May 25, 2018
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It doesn't matter if you're a casual or competitive player, online or solo, come share with us the one character out of all fighting games that you were the most proficient with relative to how well you play with other characters; I don't mean when you in the whole universe were the most proficient with that character lol although delusions of grandeur are welcome here (more on that later). I'm sure for most of us there'll be one character that you feel stands out but if you feel you were equally good with different characters then that's ok too and you can mention however many you like.

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For me it was my man D.Dark in EX2 at the arcades. I used to do quite well with him in the arcade even though I later came to realise I'm a filthy casual in fighting games. It may very well have been just very low level competition at that particular arcade at that particular time lmao but for me it was a crowning achievement and I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say I may have been the greatest D.Dark player in history (Terms and conditions apply).
 
sir_crocodile

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Oct 25, 2017
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Raphael in Soul Calibur 2

There was a big Virgin Megastore in central london with loose winner stays on rules in a PS2 demostation for about 6 months when the game came out, and I mostly stayed on lol
 
ScOULaris

ScOULaris

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Oct 25, 2017
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The highest I've ever climbed in online ranked in a fighting game was Killer Instinct 2013 as Shadow Jago and Fulgore. At one point I was ranked 39th in the Southeast Region of the US online (at least I think that's how the regions are structured).

Otherwise it's Akuma in SF3: Third Strike. I've always loved Akuma's moveset and glass cannon nature, and his 3S iteration is the best.
 
Norsuchamp

Norsuchamp

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Feb 6, 2020
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When Tekken 4 was originally released, my elitist mind told me to train really hard with Steve because due to his limited movement compared to the other characters, no one in my social bubble was going to main him. It totally worked in the end. Even though Lei was my main, I always rattled some cages with hi-quality Steve-gameplay.
 
Snormy

Snormy

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On Break
Oct 25, 2017
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Morizora's Forest
Terry Bogard, except in Smash Bros. Just a staple character where I know all the moves and approaches. I can pick him and feel comfortable regardless of which version and enjoy myself. And yes I do play him a bit in Smash but he has to contend with all my other favourites there.

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super-famicom

super-famicom

Avenger
Oct 26, 2017
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Sophitia in Soul Calibur, Chun Li in SF4, and Peach in Smash Bros Melee were my strongest characters of all time. Not that I'm all that great, but I think with these 3 I could have had a chance at actually being competitive if I had chosen to go that way.
 
fadedbones

fadedbones

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Oct 25, 2017
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Ivysaur in project M. Such a fluid and powerful moveset, I would stay up playing vs dudes in college til the sun came up and still be winning.
 
Gelf

Gelf

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Oct 27, 2017
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Aoi in Virtua Fighter. I spent a lot of time using her in training and Quest modes in VF4:Evo and it actually translated to mild competancy when I finally took her online in VF5: Final Showdown.

Virtua Fighter is the only fighter I really feel ok at playing in in general. I think its a combination of being 3 button only with mostly generous input buffers so execution is less of an issue. On top of that Evolution and FS had good tutorials for the basics.
 
jett

jett

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Oct 25, 2017
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Ed from SFV, the only time I've bothered to really learn a character.
 
Legacy

Legacy

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nightmare and Yoshimutsu in Sould Calibur 4 I think, could do 95% of their movesets at will.

Guilty Gear Strive might be first time I try to properly master a few characters but looks like the movesets are nowhere near the scale of SC4.
 
SwampBastard

SwampBastard

The Fallen
Nov 1, 2017
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The only one I've been good with was Cinder in Killer Instinct (1994). If I could land a hit on someone, I could almost always combo them into the dirt.
 
Bulk_Rate

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Oct 27, 2017
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Texas
Guile (and then Charlie) from SF2 through SFA2. Could reliably pull off his combos except for the really crazy ones. Knew how his regulars and air hits matched up vs. most opponents, etc.
 
Lari

Lari

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Oct 25, 2017
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At a point I could consistently beat my cousin (the best player I personally know) on Mortal Kombat II using Kitana.

Nothing left to prove.
 
laikalot

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May 30, 2020
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Kilik in SC2, since then it's all been downhill skillwise for me. Strive makes wish I could to at least slightly above scrub skill, but it seems unlikely.
 
Sasliquid

Sasliquid

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm pretty bad at fight games but I was pretty decent at holding my own as Yukiko in the Persona Arena games
 
Ladomania

Ladomania

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Nov 8, 2020
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Riot in cyberbots. I only know how to do a 2 hit combo but it does like 40% so it all works out.
 
toadkarter

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Oct 2, 2020
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I am a total noob at fighting games, but in Tekken 5 I used to select Devil Jin and do that move where he shoots lasers out of his eyes. If I was feeling particularly spicy I would use the move where he would fly to the opposite end of the map and shoot the lasers. Provided I was playing against someone who was even worse than me spamming those two moves usually led me to a flawless victory. However, when faced with someone with a modicum of skill and a knowledge of the sidestep dodge, my strategy would fall apart instantly.

You would be surprised at how often that spam did work though lol
 
Phoenixazure

Phoenixazure

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Oct 27, 2017
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As a semi serious KOF player who is also primarily Hispanic, I am obligated to have a pocket Iori in the event I have to defend my honor in a random KOF game
 
werezompire

werezompire

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Oct 26, 2017
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Hinata in the Naruto: Clash of Ninja series. All my friends thought she was terrible so it just made it more amusing when I won.
 
Griselbrand

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Oct 26, 2017
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Abel in every version of Street Fighter IV from the very beginning.

I devoured every bit of video content I could find and followed nearly all the people who played Abel at a high level. Learned his combos, his mix-ups, his tick throws. I even got good enough where I could easily beat Zangief players who took their match advantage for granted and expected easy wins.

Though I did try and get good with many other characters in all sorts of franchises it never reached the same level kf dedication I had to learning how to play Abel well.
 
Goldenroad

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Nov 2, 2017
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Blanka in OG Arcade Street Fighter 2. That was probably my peak, in terms of being able to compete at fighting games. I could get a lot of plays off one quarter playing Blanka in the Aracade against randoms.
 
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Discontent

Discontent

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May 25, 2018
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hikarutilmitt

hikarutilmitt

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Sakura in pretty much any SF she's in
Ibuki if Sakura isn't there
Aoi in Virtua Fighter
Ayane in DOA

I'd say Xiaoyu in Tekken, but I've been playing Asuka more and mroe since she showed up in 5, particularly since I've been playing 7 more regularly than I ever played 6 or TTT2.
 
Gigi A

Gigi A

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Oct 26, 2017
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I'll do my top 3; Actually ended up doing tournament plays with them

1. Kazuya (mainly)/Heihachi in Street Fighter X Tekken
2. E. Honda in SSF2T
3. Grundy in Injustice
 
dancingphlower

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Oct 27, 2017
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I like to think I'm decent with Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat 11, but it's mostly due to people not guessing right on the 50/50 haha.
 
Kraid

Kraid

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Oct 25, 2017
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Astaroth in SoulCalibur. My group of friends and I played this basically every weekend. I was hitting a wall, and forced myself to learn a new character that nobody else used. I got very, very good with Astaroth. I didn't bust him out until I was super comfortable, and once I did I kicked a bunch of ass. I won like 60 straight matches one night lol. Anyway, I also tought myself Xianghua to also have a faster character when people tried to pick someone quick. That's the only fighting game I was ever any good at haha.
 
KillLaCam

KillLaCam

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Oct 25, 2017
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Cervantes in every Soulcalibur, he was my first fighting game main when I was a little kid.

Asuka in Tekken is my sweaty character, but I like Jun better. Never did any notable tournaments but I do pretty well in Korea online

Triborg (Sektor) in MKX
 
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