Character in fighting game

It's hard to get into them for most gamers, as there is so much that one needs to learn beforehand, or else they are just going to be dominated by other players. One of the things that players need to know going into different fighting games is the tier list and just which characters are the strongest. It's important to keep track of as, sometimes, a character that players wouldn't think would be strong might just be the strongest. If someone were to be asked about who their favorite member of the X-Men was, that person would be unlikely to answer Cyclops.

It's not even really his fault, Cyclops just comes off as boring by comparison to other famous X-Men like Wolverine and Nightcrawler. When players first got a look at Ivy Valentine from Soul Calibur , they could instantly tell that the character was made with a design in mind first and then a fighting style and novelist was put on top of that. For the most part, when this happens in fighting games, the character generates a fairly dedicated fanbase but the competitive leagues they usually don't make it that far.

This was not the case with Ivy Valentine who actually manages to be fairly good in each iteration of Soul Calibur. That's why it's a no brainer that Pikachu makes his way into each entry into the Smash Brothers franchise. Pikachu dominates at both long-range and short-range and with all of the mobility to get into either at them in a split second. When Bob was first announced as one of the new characters making their debut in Tekken 6 , it appeared that Tekken had another joke character on their hands.

Bob, as all the fans could see, is a fairly rotund man but instead of being a slow lumbering brute like his build implies, he is actually a speed based character who uses tricking as a fighting style. This joke actually turned to one of the strongest recent Tekken characters.

All smoosh under his non-existent boot heel. His particular animal to draw on is the mole. This isn't particularly impressive sounding until you see him in action.

His newfound massive claws and burrowing ability added to his ninja talents make him a highly mobile force to be reckoned with that can cut you down in a hurry. No joke. In Def Jam, Trejo plays himself as an enforcer for an underground fight club manager. A real life badass remains a badass in digital form, and who wouldn't want a chance to wreck face as Danny Trejo? Zangief is not an easy character to learn, and I certainly haven't, but that doesn't diminish how badly this Russian freight train can mangle you if the player knows his business.

This is a man who wrestles bears as a hobby and when he is crushing your skull like sparrows egg between his thighs, you will wonder why you were ever foolish enough to step up to him. The main man Lobo rides into battle on his space hog strapped for war. With stogie in mouth, hook-chain and sawed-off in hands, and complete lack of respect for his opponent in place, he is ready for anything.

A good thing to be in a world of superheroes gone mad. Drahmin was once a mortal man, but after his death and rebirth in the netherrealm he has become an oni, a demon. The more cunning partner of the Oni Destroyer Moloch, Drahmin has a metal club in place of one hand, and a constant cloud of rotflies surrounding him feeding on his rotten flesh.

Drahmin is a gruesome opponent unafraid to bludgeon you into pulp and eat the remains. Wolverine met The Terminator once, some really awkward stuff happened, and Fulgore was the result. This cyborg is the posterchild of KI to many, and quite deservedly. When this combo machine gets revved up, prepare for a beatdown. The Sorcerer Supreme of Earth doesn't need to sully his fists on your face, because he has a spell for every purpose.

Prepare to learn those spells yourself though, because he's going to be shouting them aloud at every opportunity. The infamous head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Heihachi struts into every situation with his customary swagger and contempt for others.

He's stronger than men a quarter his age, and has seemingly unlocked the secret of eternal youth to boot. His family tree is more than a little twisted, but not for lack of his trying to prune it. He also has a bear for a best friend. Not a bad resume. Stun was once a normal mad scientist, but a betrayal by his partner left him as an unstable insectoid Zoanthrope.

This instability requires him to drink blood regularly to survive, leaving him a cursed man. Setting this unfortunate business aside, Stun is a badass bugman who will beat you down, jack you with his horn and stomp your face in.

I like axes, particularly large ones. I also like bad guys. Never have the two been married so well as in the mighty Astaroth.

A golem built by a dangerous cult, he has long since outgrown his creators, mostly by murdering them. He now wanders the earth indulging his cruelty, searching for Soul Edge and occasionally playing enforcer for more organized villains. He's living the dream, and it's inspiring. Ever wonder who teaches the innumerable henchmen in comic books their rudimentary to decent combat skills? It's this guy. I'm pretty sure he teaches the goons in video games and action movies too.

Anyway, Taskmaster is blessed with what he calls "Photographic Reflexes". This means he can perfectly emulate any action he observes. Through vigorous study of some of the greatest in the world, he has swiftly grown to stand among them. Steve Fox is a boxer, which happens to be one of my favorite martial styles in fighting games. He makes boxing fun by bringing tons of positioning and spacing tricks, and more importantly, tons of knockout PUNCH.

I like his name too. Edmond Honda is more than happy to remind you that a fat man can whip your ass, my ass, and every ass around. He came to the World Warrior tournament to prove Sumo is as strong as anything else, and he proved it by planting a hundred hand slaps in the opppositions faces.

Whether you're talking about her historically or in her various video game appearances, the Maid of Orleans is a force to be reckoned with. In DW she's as likely to put you down with a crossbow bolt to the face as she is to send your head tumbling from your shoulders with her blade.

Vive la France! Vegeta is an asshole. Good guy? Bad guy? An asshole either way. He may perpetually be second banana to the golden boy Goku, but he's far more exciting and dynamic. His power is nothing to sneeze at either, with more than enough to blow up a few dozen planets and still fly home for lunch.

Spinal is a crazy undead badass with a killer laugh, mad teleports and combos for days. Whether he's conquering the opposition or the box office, Spinal comes to win. This undead rocker is just as dangerous on the stage as he is the battlefield, bringing violent insanity, crazy attacks and his axe wherever he goes. And seriously, badass name.

Dormammu is the demonic overlord of an entire dimension who sometimes lowers himself to our level so he can slap us around. Magnanimous of him. Mitsurugi is a master swordsman who initially quested for Soul Edge to gain a weapon that could defeat the mighty Rifle.

He never got it, but he figured out a way cut gunmen down without cursed uber weapons. Now he wanders the world looking for a foe who can challenge him. He hasn't been too successful, as his swordsmanship is unparalleled. Guile is a United States soldier who pounds bad guys with his fists and flash kicks in his spare time. No idea what's going on with that hair though. While zoners will often be frail , possessing little health as well as weaker normal attacks than other characters on a given roster, their capabilities at longer ranges are unparalleled.

The key to defeating zoners is simply patience, as correctly utilized jumps, blocks, and reads can often overcome even the most oppressive of projectile barrages. Our personal favorite zoners in fighting games are Peacock from Skullgirls and Cyclops from Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. Rushdown characters are characterized by their speed, combo potential, and pressure they are capable of applying to opponents.

Seeking to approach other players and get in their face as quickly as possible, what rushdown characters may tend to lack in range, they make up for in speed and damage output. When playing against rushdown characters, the key is often to take the defensive and wait for openings within and between flurries of combos. Reversal characters fight primarily by waiting to counter opponent's attacks or surprising opponents during recoveries when they are attacked.

Reversals are a common thing that characters can do in fighting games but these characters make that the priority of their fighting style. Named after Shotokan Karate utilized by iconic Street Fighter characters such Ryu and Ken, Shoto characters are defined by their well rounded moveset that is comparable or even identical to the aforementioned Street Fighter characters.

Shotos will often possess a projectile, a strong anti-air option such as a rising uppercut, and a move that provides some kind of forwards momentum. Shoto characters tend to possess few glaring weaknesses , serving as jack-of-all-trades who reward the use of strong fundamentals. Heavily defense oriented, charge characters are named from the inputs of their special moves, being required to hold back or down for a specified amount of time before being able to attack.

This means that in order to utilize such moves, the given character is required to block. These charge moves are often very powerful, incentivizing defense oriented gameplay in order to access them. One of the more complex and difficult to use fighting game archetypes are puppet characters. Puppet character essentially allow a player to control two characters simultaneously, with one entity capable of dealing damage and protecting the frailer actual character.

In the hands of an experienced player, stance characters can make an opponent feel outnumbered and at a disadvantage. However, the weaknesses that come alongside a puppet character due to their character's utility effectively being split between two separate bodies is often viewed as not being worth it.

Everyone jokes that Smash Bros. Not all fighting games even have weapons but still will have an occasional sword fighter that can be chosen. The weapon does not necessarily need to be a sword either, any disjointed hitbox that exists because of a weapon the character always uses would make the character qualify.