I've always prefferd Ryu to most other chars coz, he's like the main guy, he's cool(not as cool as Ken though), powerful, n his moves r kinda easy to learn 4 a beginner(when u look at the movelist of someone like vega or T.Hawk, u'll know why). I'm not one by the way.
Then comes Ken. His moves are mostly like Ryu's but cooler looking. He's fast and use rapid hits. I love using the shinryuken.
Then is Sagat who's so tall that if u were a girl, ud have to stand on a chair to propose to him(i know the guy proposes, but i'm tryin to generate a clear picture). His range is impressive, his tiger shots are friggin fast sometimes. Then there is his tiger uppercut. Friggin sh!t, that thing deals quite some damage. He shud have a Shoryu reppa version of his tiger uppercut. i'd love that.