I've pretty much mastered everyone except taki,ivy,xianghua and voldo.well thats not everyone then, but i hate those characters.

"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must."
DMANhimself

i have master Ivy, Kilik, Mitsurigi, Maxi, Taki and sophia

but i can play my best with Ivy

I am soooo close to mastering Lizardman, and I've mastered all of Yoshimitsu's Unblockable Moves.

i can spank your ass off with Astaroth in a little shut-eye. Rock is cool too, but not as Astaroth... he's the man. may be a little slow, but just wait til he gets ya

I've actually finally reached that level with all of the players....Rock's slow range makes it kinda hard, but it's all good.
Ivy's vicious air juggle combo's are fun...Lizardman's randomness is classic, and Taki's speed are too much for most......but Mitsurugi and Kilik still feel like gaming heaven to me.

Why does everyone love Mitsurugi? I FREAKIN HATE HIM!

I'd say my best char is a toss-up between Nightmare/Siegfried and Rock. I play my friends and comp with a 8-man team battle and these are the chars I usually pick for my team:

Lizardman
Maxi
Kilik
Astaroth
Rock
Siegfried
Nightmare
Hwang Sung Kyung
Cervantes

I own with most any of these characters, but I don't use all their moves... Here are the chars I HATE:

Mitsurugi (played as him for a while but got fed up)
Ivy (She DOES play deceptively, DAMMIT)
Taki (Just too fast...and I suck with her)
Seung Mina (This is the only char any of my friends can beat me with... and I really suck against her)
Xianghua (random fast little bitch)
Sophitia (Not that I hate her, but... Lizardman owns)
VOLDO! I FRIGGIN HATE THAT BREATHY BASTARD! ALL HE DOES IS BREATHE AND HIS FIGHTING STYLE MAKES NO SENSE! I suck ASS with Voldo and he is another char that I can't fight against for shit. Ah well...his only move I know is >>Y, the upward slice.

Who else.... Edgemaster and Inferno aren't really 'masterable' chars, because then they wouldn't need mentioning since all chars would then be mastered. Nothing beats the big slow strong beasts though... big matches between Rock and Astaroth are the best.

Mitsu's all about the range and repelling game. Raw power, but only if timed right. It's just a 'feel'-ing thing with him, kinda like with Kilik...you can poke the opponent into oblivion, playing variations of high-low wake-up games, and the 'throw or don't throw' on the edge of the ring.

But I have to agree, my friends and I always skip straight to the 8-player mode. It's just more fun and creates some great matchups. The impossible has been done before....I've been down to my last guy and mauled through 7 guys in a row to edge out the win. (Is it just me, or does nearly every team battle end with a final score of 8-7, LOL?)

Heheh Yeah. Not many human players in my house so I mostly head into Team Battle against the IA. It becomes boring if I pick my best characters so I just jump in with a full set of Random (?) picks.

Everything turns out some what entertaining up until I happen to get someone I'm good with, then it's all over.

I've been able to manage Ivy some, but I really want to get the Home version of SCII. She kicks even more booty there.

i have not masterd him but i can whoop on all my friends with hwang

I've pretty much mastered Kilik, Cervantes, Mitsurugi, Hwang, and Yoshimitsu.

I have mastered Mitsurugi.

Man I must be pretty original cause Ive mastered Yan Sung who I think is truly the best because he is really powerful yet is also one of the fastest characters.

I have mastered Kilik and Mitsurugi, and almost got down Taki. I feel these are my main people because I have used them in tournaments before and did really well with them.

I only mastered one and that's Kilik Cuz I love using him, his so cool!

I've almost mastered Ivy she is so fun to use I just love he Serpents Embrace Stance. And her air grab is so freaken cool looking. I just can't get the 376231+A+B grab to work? Makes me feel like a freaken amature because I can't nail that move correctly. does anyone have advice for this grab???