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>So, again, how do you pick your 'main', so-to-speak?
The thing here is that people don't always pick by tiers if you actually talk to others. You are going to get told to sit down in training mode and/or character tutorials and play everyone on the roster. Then you're going to want to pick whoever meets any of these criteria or their combination. There are more but I think these 6 are good starting points.
>Pick the "shoto"
Basically whichever character in the game is the poster child since odds are they are the best character to teach you the overall mechanics of the game you're playing. Do this if you're new to fighters or moving to a game you are unfamiliar with. You don't have to main them forever, just long enough to get a feel for the system.
>someone who fits your established playstyle
Do you prefer rushdown, zoning, footies? Pick someone that plays how you want to play the game. If you're played fighters before you know what you want out of a character.
>Pick someone in your skill level
There are characters that require higher and lower levels of skill and execution to perform well. If you pick someone that's outside your strike zone you're probably going to frustrate yourself and drop the title entirely.
>Pure Aesthetics
Pick someone who looks good/cool to you since if you want to get good at any character you're going to be staring at them for a long time. I got that advice years ago and it works for all types of hobbies. Pick a character that excites you when you watch them perform the actions your learning, it's amazing how simple something like a character dragging a blade across the run in a mad dash towards the opponent can lift your mood.
>Curiosity and expansion
Maybe you saw a character do something you want to do yourself but they aren't something you're familiar with. Pick this type of character if you want to challenge yourself to try new things.
>Perceived Tier
If you want to learn someone because they are in a particular tier-bracket. I don't really recommend this option since adopting the mentality that tiers determine anything isn't helpful to someone learning out.