Props to anyone deciding to take on the steep learning curves of Litchi and Carl!
When I first saw the game characters I knew Arakune would be my pick. I always tend to take interest in the most outlandisch characters and Arakune definitely is one. On the other hand, I've been playing Astaroth since Soul Calibur 2 and Tager could be compared to him. And I am getting a bit into his playing style of set ups and massive damage. But the flow of Arakune, the looks and sounds are just awesome! And bugs!
I can see why many would pick Noel. Her drive just makes the moves flow right into eachother. That part reminded me of Maxi of SC, but easier to control the movement. These are the typical player friendly characters and predictably populair. Then if you pick that character and get serious about it you have to break loose from the herd.
Somewhat simulair to Hakumen as everyones first impressions seems to be that he is broken. (He's not, I think )