When I was in hype before release, I really wanted to try Noel and Nu more than anyone else. When I got the game, Noel was fun, Nu was okay, but I REALLY enjoyed playing Tager. His quips are amusing, his combos do great damage for relatively easy inputs... I'm not really surprised. I played Hugo in 3s a LOT. I have an attraction towards grapplers, I guess.
Also, the power of science.