I am politely asking what your favorite archetypes are (and for you to subscribe (or else))

blondes are also my favourite archetype in fighting games

Who knew that lordknights favorite archetype would be the kind of character where he can say “hold this” and do something god wouldnt even want to see

I like the joke or intentionally "bad" characters. It's funny memeing on top tiers and cheesing wins. But it's also really cool to see people optimize the bad mechanics into something viable.

Mine are largely the same, except I'd put 2-step neutral characters at the top (Mu-12, Venom, Dizzy, more recently Testament/Asuka in Strive). Their learning curves feel very smooth just because there's a safe and clear way to turn any slight advantage into pressure or pressure resets, so I don't have to play keepaway for very long, and I get to have more fun while I'm nailing down the combos, setups, interaction points, etc.

While not necessarily an "archetype", characters that use their own health pool during there attacks for a certain trade off are without fail extremely interesting. They are the natural evolution of the glass cannon archetype, and always make matches really intense to watch and play.

Great video. I really appreciate that it seemed like you had a script/overview, so it was more coherent than some of your other videos. The editing was also excellent.

based fast grappler enjoyer is really fun to run and grab people wish more games have that

Nice video idea. I'm drawn to easy-to-pickup, weird to master, chars. Viola in SC, Piccolo in Dbfz, Old-man Joseph in JojoABSR, but I gotta few that don't fit the category.

I like high freedom of base movement and forward momentum on core offensive tools

I dont really know what archetype to put them, but my favorite bunch would be venom, dizzy, and lambda-11. They are zoners until knockdown and then they become oprresive close range characters.

Marie and Rise in Ultimax are two of my favorite characters in any game and I feel like that archetype is woefully underepresented. Having setplay, being able to zone but not really be a zoner, being able to rushdown but not really be a rushdown character either. I think a lot of shoto/standard characters are close but always lean too heavily into one aspect for me.

Dizzy's varied and dynamic setplay really drew me into the archetype, and now every time I play a new fighting game I'm asking who the setplay character is.

I like quicker weight grapplers like r mika and manon but lately ive been slowly moving into my mixup rushdown arc. Its becoming increasingly fun the better i get at fighting games. Great video!

At first I liked shoto because of their rounded tool kit. Then I enjoyed rushdown/mix until I realized I was doing it wrong. Then I tried zoners because I like neutral control and avoiding dumb interactions up close. Right now I'm trying to figure out my #1 preference, but strong defensive tools, including movement, is definitely my most-wanted checkbox. As I evolve as a player, my playstyle preferences evolve with me.

My faves are charge characters and "limb zoners", but I enjoy some good shotos as well

Weirdly enough, I usually find myself playing either grapplers (Tager, T. Hawk, Cerebella) or pixies (Chipp, Talim, Valentine). Sometimes I'll find myself going for some kind of zoner (Mech-Hisui, Vanguard, UMFE EX Geese) or maybe a charge character (Heidern).

Hmm this video is making me think about what kind of characters I tend to play

I like setplay cos I like being "Broken" but not necessarily broken. I gotta put in the work to flesh it out whether its by myself or with a community that plays the character.

Nice video!

Ive never really gone for specific archetypes in games. I just tend to play who i think looks cool or has some kind of moves or style of fighting i like at the time. Ive played grapplers, zoners, rushdown, setplay, shotos. I will say though one character i have had the most fun playing is chipp in strive. He just lets me go totally balls to the wall and i love the feeling of going up and mixing someone to death knowing i could be dead in several clean hits. He was the first character i ever looked at when i first ever played guilty gear 2 (and had no clue how to play) and so figured id main him for nostalgic reasons. He is crazy fun.

I just like the ones like asuka or happy chaos, who can do super goofy combos or extreme saucy and high dmg combos

My first fg that i played a lot was DBFZ. And after playing it, my favorite archetype is air combo

I love grapplers of any stripe and the big/armored normals style characters. Potemkin, Marisa, Shermie, Ladiva...it's just good dopamine.

GOD DAMN That quality is crisp

I love setplay so much, Kokonoe and especially Marie are my favourite fighting game characters.

I play mostly standard/fast grapplers/rushdown. Characters like Sol(xrd and strive) Ragna, Blue Goku, Cammy, and Striker.

I tend to like playing rush down shotos, like ken and sol. 50/50 monsters like Leo and Kazuya. And unique characters that control the mid range like Bryan Fury.

I like characters have dynamic tool kit and can play at all ranges. Xrd Bedman, umvc3 dante, Kokonoe, Red Arcuid, Sakura in sf etc.

I've always been someone who enjoys normal zoners, or at least that's how I play them. Folks like Vega, Dudley, Johnny, Gordeau, Hakumen, etc. I've also been playing a lot of trap and puppet characters recently. So characters like +R Eddie and Rachel. Honestly, it really comes down to how powerful I feel with the character. Generally I have strong fundamentals so abusing good spacing and pressure is kinda my jam. As I said though, when a character feels strong, that's who I play. This also applies to the category of execution-heavy characters because they feel infinitely flexible even if they aren't super strong overall. Examples would be folks like Lord Raptor or +R Johnny (and yes I know Raptor is good lol).

1. Mobility (Control/Precision>Speed/Distance) 2. Zoners (Swords/Disjoints>Projectiles/Dhalsim-Types) 3. Grapplers (Good Strike/Speed>Big Punish SPD types) 4. Puppet Characters (Summoners>2-in-1) 5. Trapper (Stage/Space Control>Forced Wakeup Shenanigans)

Rise is the character that made me fall in love with fighting games due to her note setplay. When the pc version came out Rise was the character who stood out to me as the character i WOULDNT like to play the most. I was new at fighting games so i mained kanji, but one day I was looking at a rise guide and her bnb looked easy enough so i gave her a try and she was just so much fun. This also lead me to play dizzy in AC+R. Setplay is just such a satisfying playstyle. I wish i could do ghost oki but it just looks too demanding.

Not a competitive reason but I love characters whose combos bounce all around the screen. One of things that bug me the most about fighting games is The Corner. You've got all these fun cool movement options and a big fancy screen but it doesn't matter because you're either in The Corner or doing everything you can to get to The Corner - which is always just slightly unsatisfying to me. So no matter how bad she is, I love playing as Bullet in BlazBlue because even if I'm in The dreaded Corner, I have good combo options that involve throwing them back into the mid-screen air, slamming them into the ground before chucking them straight back and it just feels lovely.

not sure what archetype this fits into since i've seen these sets of traits associated with very different chars, but i love characters with good mid/long range buttons and plus frames, to name a few, johnny (+R version im not a big fan of his strive iteration), susanoo, sol, and yuzuriha are some i really like

I think it's interesting you didn't play Kimberly in SF6. Setplay and speed--right up your alley.

I tend to like characters that have a basic gameplan, but also have some secret sauce to them that makes them unique

Grapplers, shotos and hard hitting characters with big/long reaching buttons. I'm not the best with execution and combos so I try to make up for it with characters where I don't have to learn or execute long combos but I can still take lots of damage with sheer power. Super armor is my friend. Lol

I play Eliza in Skullgirls, Testament in Strive, and Monte Cristo (kinda) in MBTL. I'd say my fav traits from them would probably be good midrange, decent neutral control, good wiff punish buttons, and good advantage state. But I think I just like characters that can rob a game from 1-2 interactions lol

i realized i just play the characters i think are cool. Baiken in xrd, if i played strive id play gio, enkidu in Uniclr, kim/marisa/ryu/luke in sf6, and when Tekken 8 comes out ill be playing steve/jun

My favorite Archetypes are Bigs and Archers. Gigas/Marduk/Jack/Vas/Wald/Cooler/Birdie/Hugo/Gief/Metera/Yukari/Mina/Kung Jin are my favs

I like puppet characters because they usually have good neutral and pressure. I play Relius in blazblue and Chaos in UNIST but Zato's Negative edge hurts my brain.

Characters that are zoners and grapplers at the same time are cool

I'm only interested in standard strike-throw rushdown characters. of all things it comes from my souls-like background: I always want to light roll with fast dex weapons and melee only.

What kind of character would G from SFV be? He's my favorite but I never knew how to place him.

I love big normals and setplay nonsense (merkava UNI/raven XRD) Can't wait for new uni or that strive raven announcement (copium)

I have no set favorite because I pick my main based on looks, personality and lore so whatever it ends up to be, I'll just do it.

I fucking love mid dispensers, I can't stop doing blockstrings

Good neutral and decent damage, so I guess Shotos and standarts.

Idk about a specific archetype, but I do tend to lean towards characters who can zone or play really well with more defensive play, but I overall like to just find ways to take quick advantage of mistakes my opponent makes (I'm not good at combos in games that aren't Dead Or Alive XD). As such, I play characters like: Asuka and Eliza (Tekken 7) Marth/Lucina/Chrom, Bylteth, Palutena, and Peach/Daisy (Smash Ultimate) Talim and 2B (SoulCalibur VI) Mai, Hitomi, Ayane, Honoka, Naotora Ii and Alpha-152 (DOA5) Mai, NiCO, Honoka, and Hitomi (DOA6) Mai, Yuri, Athena, B. Jenet, Isla, and Kula (KOF XV) Inquisitor (DNF Duel) Basically, I like characters who don't necessarily need to be super aggressive and can instead capitalize off of defensive play or zoning, but also don't have to exclusively be played that way. I also just like playing female characters XD. Those aren't all of the characters I play in every game I play, but they give a general idea of what I look for to mask my inability to do big combos

Typically shotos, zoners, and more recently unique/puppet characters. Kyle, Dizzy, Rachel, Vatista, Jack-o, Enchantress etc.

Fast grapplers is real

I go with anything I want, don't really take into account the archetype. For example, I play Zangief in sf6, poison in sf5 (yes ik), elphelt and bedman in xrd rev 2, Testament in strive, Jubei and recently Tsubaki in BBCF. And then there's Armour King ticks off all of the boxes for me. There's just something that makes me want to play him 24/7.

I like buisers, puppet, and anyone with a lot of kicks.

I like the normal guy that has a lot of plusframes, they don't have to be especially mobile, but bonus points if they can fuck with the opponents anti-airs. So Strive Sol basically.

I need to constantly feed my own ego, so playing more technical/execution-heavy characters really makes me feel good when I succeed

Ever since I came around playing Sol in Guilty Gear, +R I've been wanting to play more characters like him. He is kind of a shoto, but also kind of a fast grappler, and he always has a tool to completely smash an opponent's sense of security. Think you're safe near the game's height limit? get DP jumpscared. Your good old projectile that's reliable on like 90% of MUs? Grand Viper on read. Idc. Trying to anti-air on read? Sol's damage is scary, right? better block more- Oops, wild throw time. A lot of his tools are very risky but it's part of the fun for me! When you use his options creatively to get away with your bullshit or when you read do a read that is super risky and specific but can win you the match and you KNOW your opponent is thinking "NO BRO YOU DIDN'T DO THIS" is just the best.

Rushdown shoto and grapplers

No honda on the tierlist?

there are two philosophies i have picking a character: the 3 B's, and setplay 50/50s. I also just play characters i think are neat aesthetically

Personal favorite archetype is the Brute character, not a grappler per se, like Goldlewis or Marisa, the other is the glass cannon, like Kliff or Akuma. Needless to say I like characters that when they get a solid hit you are gonna feel that the next day types

Was really surprised the last archetype wasn’t Onee-san characters 😂 I think generally speaking, I lean most toward “cool movement” and “good neutral.” I like Anji/Slayer in +R/Xrd, Yuzu in UNI, Katalina in GBVS, Amane/Hazama/Bang in BB… That sort of thing. As a concept I really like level up characters, but I think it’s really hard to implement well because they tend to be feast or famine. I think G in SFV is probably my favorite there.

Idk what my archetype is. In mk I use sub zero and scorpion (been playing since mk2). Subzero is defensive/set play while scorpion is usually rushdown or footsies. I added smoke when they removed scorpion in mk3. Always wanted to be good with reptile but always struggled with the acid ball (slow/fast) combos. Bbcf I use susano, terumi, ragna. Gg I use sol and nago, would love to use Johnny but I suck with him no matter how much I try 😂. Melty I use kouma and the little kung fu girl. And dbfz I use cooler super broly frieza and vegeta. I usually just go with who I think looks cool and seems easy to pickup. The playstyles seem to vary though

Shoto or character with super easy combos cuz I got a busy week and ain't tryna lab

I like to call unique characters as system users/breakers

Fast grappler😍

Zoners and rekka rushdown Characters.

Is strive ino a fast grappler? 👀👀👀

I love me some boxers and bullies. I adore marisa and Steve foxx. I hope Sagat gets into sf6

i go for the cute girls. but i mainly stick to them if they have a weird stupid versatile gimmick like platinum the trinity and jack-o which are my 2 favorite schizos to play ever

Having not watched the video I can confirm that LK only plays top tiers like MIllia Rage in GGST :)

Strike/Throw all day

I think my archetype is either well rounded or rushdown. I like beating the shit out of people. Glass canons too, high risk high reward feel so satisfying to play. Also, didn't you play Litchi in BB, or was that only during Continuum Shift?

Is Manon considered a speed grappler?

Hype/People's-Champ type characters will always have a huge pull for me, I like to play for fun and if everyone is having fun that's even better

The shoto since im ass and always tryna learn mechanics of games lol

What he said:: These are the characters I like to play What I heard: Here's who I whack it to

Wait, you played Smash? lol I really like Shotos and generally characters that have good mobility and/or good neutral tools. I don't really know how to translate it to the traditional 2D fighters but also Smash Bros' swordies/Fire Emblem is one my favorite archetypes as well

I guess you would probably enjoy using both shermies on a kof xv team then

I tend to also like the "basic" or "shoto" type characters because, tbh, I don't like to spend a ton of time in training mode so playing a straightforward archetype lets me focus on "Learning the Game" and not on "Learning the Character". I also like all-rounders who get to be rushdown in some matchups while being the zoner in other matchups. I like the variety of playing the same character in a dramatically different way depending on the opponent.

I just like shotos. I dont have a lot of time to commit to fighting games, so a character thats easy to pick up is nice. Also i like Mega Man in Smash, whatever he is. Lol

Where's Baiken?

I think lordknight looked cute in this one

My favorite archetype the hot anime woman type.

I like rushdown and unconventional characters like Lei, Law, Kimberly, Ken, Ui Goku, Hit and kefla

I’m usually attracted to all rounders and speed characters and occasionally the characters that just kill you like Susanno

for me it’s puppet >>>>> unique >>> shoto if you have a hover or 8 way dash than all rules are off tho

Though I always prioritize if I even like the character I'm playing, their movesets usually follow zoning, setplay, and rushdown archetypes. It's definitely not a coincidence. Also, waifus.

Here's a question for wiser, more experienced minds than mine... Aren't most/all characters set player characters to some degree? I feel like getting a knockdown gives an significant advantage for most characters and thus most characters want to knock you down, preferably over and over... What am I missing? Is this just a giant hot take or am I just pig ignorant?

Makoto is the best fast grappler

Anime grapplers do often have annoying gimmicks. pot in strive is cheese. even though i play him. But Zangief doesn't have that. He just plays footsies, reads fireballs, gets close for 50/50s, and uses defense to keep you grounded and hopefully eventually the corner. Really fun playstyle imo, but its rare to get a true grappler thats not carried by dumb gimmicks/mechanics, but also isn't total garbage. sf4 gief during early patch was great, tho.

Likes fast grapplers and mobility characters yet doesn't like bang. Curious...

I swear I have the worst taste in fighting game characters. I almost universally wind up with a bottom 5 character as my main in any game I pick up. Guilty Gear XRD? Answer. How can I not love the funny business ninja? Street Fighter 5? Blanka. He has *the best skin*, how could i not? Street Fighter 6? Zangief. I've always wanted to run Gief in at least one street fighter because I love the character but there was always someone I wanted to play more. Skullgirls? Solo Painwheel. I've only got time to learn one character, so ima make it count. Them's Fightin Herds? Paprika. Melee? Kirby. With a side of Mewtwo. Injustice? Bane. I swear I'm not doing this on purpose.

LK plays Yuzu in UNI??? Uni-clr content when??

If you ever come back to dragon ball, your team is mega buffed so I’m sure it’ll be fun for you. Gotenks is broke

I hate standard characters the most, if they have a conventional fireball and DP I don't play them. My favourite characters are just characters that play differently from most of the cast. Slayer was probably my least weird, Rachel was the most unique, Jack-O was out there as well, and Manon is so different it's almost like she's lacking drive rush as a proper mechanic.

My fav archetype is the white woman

LK, you lie. Ive never seen you use a "standard" character except catalina. Jokes aside, i never really settled on a style of character. I like all types, but lately ive been gravitating toward characters who can play the simple strike/throw game. Its a plus if that character is mobile or a rushdown type, because then i can strike fear while playing passive. Dudley, johnny, sol, naoto/susano/azrael, kazuya, etc

Fast grapplers are not grapplers cause grapplers are slow and for a simple reason fast grapplers are op and can be unfair that's what i think as a grappler player

Clickbaited by Karin Kanzuki :(

Damn bro I cant wait until this video is replicated by 5 other "content creators" in the following days. I loved how I got so many videos about the worst fighting game takes! I'm a sheep!