Damn. This is a big argument me and a couple of my friends got over not so long ago. IMO, the 5 characters worthy enough to be called #5 are Iron Man, Cyclops, Spiral, Strider, and Dr. Doom. It's really hard to decide actually because they all have their own uses. Iron Man is the most combo crazy out of all of them (has a near 100% infinite into super), has one of the deadliest guard breakers in the game, and has a DHC (Delay Hyper Combo; when you do a super and then "delay" into someone elses) to fear. Cyclops is a great battery character, has a sj. hk which can beat out many things, has good ground combo abilities, can recover incredibly fast from most of his normals or specials, and has a great runaway game (not storm material but can do it good). Spiral can be very deadly as well; she can call out swords which can keep you on your defense for a long time, can teleport from almost any situation (her startup is so fast, she can teleport right out of cable's 1 frame AHVB), can mash her grabs which can at some points take away HALF of your life, builds battery better than any of the other 4 characters (she uses supers very sparingly, but she usually saves abuot 5 meters for your next character which is important to usually always put her on point in the beginning of your match), and has a very and i mean VERY annoying trap w/ Sentinel assist. Strider is just as great as Spiral. He has a great lockdown game (but has to rely on supers; but is a good battery character as well), can teleport to the opposite side VERY FAST (but does not have faster startup time than Spiral but can get to the other side of the screen faster), and has probably the greatest trap game w/ Dr. Doom assist (has an EXCELLENT chip game w/ Doom as well). Dr. Doom is IMO is probably the most versatile. His keep away game can be very effective if played correctly (sj. photon shots control space really well), he has some great air combos to super (has a good 45-50% combo to super), has a c. hk unblockable, has a good anywhere guard break, and is IMO the best all around assist in the game which makes him a great addition to almost any team. It is really hard to tell who is 5th best, IMO, it just depends on how the person plays. hope that helps.
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