Not Gonna Sugarcoat it
F, N, D, DF, 2
EWGF
This 2D fighting game, remembered for its basketball playing mascot, was released both on Sega Genesis and Super NES in 1994 to harsh criticism.
Shaq Fu
Dale Wilson, more commonly known by this online moniker, frequents games such as Tekken, Mortal Combat and Street Fighter 3rd Strike and is known for sayings such as: “He’s doing strings,” and “Mods, crush his skull.”
Low Tier God
At a speed of 6 frames, this is the single fastest launcher in the history of Tekken.
Yoshimitsu’s Flash
To play this character, you would have to buy the PS3 version of Mortal Kombat 9 in 2011.
Kratos
QCF+AP
Hadouken
This game, developed as a joke towards industry greats like Markman, Justin Wong, and Alex Jebailey only has two buttons, one for dive, one for kick.
Divekick
Although he got his start in early Call of Duty servers and made a name for himself on the Pain Killers Anonymous podcast, this heavyset personality has recently transitioned into Mortal Kombat content.
WingsofRedemption
Until Tekken 8, a player could buffer this behind any move as counterplay to parries, effectively shutting off defensive moves for certain characters like Asuka.
Chicken
If you purchased Soul Calibur 2 on the Playstation 2 - you would receive Heihachi Mishima as a console exclusive character. However, if you bought it on Gamecube, you would receive this Nintendo mainstay.
Link
F, HCF, 1
Giant Swing
This street fighter clone pitted giant monsters against one another and had very difficult inputs for some of the special moves, such as a large fart.
Primal Rage
While his career in the FGC has faltered since his 2005 5th place finish at EVO, this failed Street Fighter pro has multiple long-form documentaries about his downfall by Joon the King, Fredrik Knudsen, and Turkey Tom and is best remembered for accidentally rubbing one out on stream.
DarkSydePhil / DSP
In the original game Tekken 1, this character’s D1 was more plus on block than on hit - leading to full launch if you accidentally blocked it.
King
One of the most out-of-left-field entrants to the Tekken roster goes to this character played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Negan
1+3+4, F,B, 2
Taunt Jet Upper
This heavily modded community freeware homage to 2D fighters boasts the largest roster of any fighting game, with top tiers like Ronald McDonald, Gay Luigi, and The Duane.
Mugen
This lesser known British streamer got his start on Mortal Kombat after repeated public challenges and money matches with NinjaKilla and SonicFox and he is best known for his mask and crashouts after losing.
6arakin
In Tekken 5, thanks to some poor decision making on Namco’s part, this character’s 3, 1,1 was so broken that connecting it generated enough advantage to do it again infinitely.
Steve Fox
Tekken character Lars Alexsandersson is featured as a playable character in this anime-inspired arena fighter by Banda Namco in 2010.
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
LP, LP, F, LK, HP
Shun Goku Satsu / Satsui No Hado
This lesser known 3D era Japanese fighting game stands out as each character does not fight normally, but instead with large industrial vehicles like cranes, bulldozers, and backhoes.
Battle Construction Vehicles
One of the OGs, this Sub-Zero main, sharing his name a popular athlete is known for posting Vlogs of his experiences in tournaments from his car and personally begging Netherrealm to make his main more competitive.
Tom Brady
In Tekken 4, because of a bug, Jin was able to use this string as a just frame launcher that covered sidesteps in both directions and was guaranteed on hit and plus five on block.
Laser Scraper
Players of Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 may have been surprised to find this pop idol on the roster.
Michael Jackson