Welcome to Gaia! ::

You must be further than I am. I don't ever remember Bacchus saying that and I'm practically at the final boss. I don't recall him EVER being horny either. He doesn't even have the ability to get horny seeing as how, the only organic part of his body is...

Bacchus D-79

...his face. Which isn't even fully organic.

No defense for Lymle. She was just odd.

And of course Myuria has more jiggle than Lulu. Lulu was on the PS2. Not to mention FFX was released early in the PS2s life. She didn't have ANY jiggle as far as I can remember. That's like comparing Lulu to Tifa from FF7 on the PS saying Lulu had more jiggle than Tifa.

You completely forgot the weirdest of all of them. I don't even remember what her name is, but she was epic. The item creation girl back on earth, er... under earth? In earth? Or was she on the station, which means above earth?

That's DoA dude. It's ALWAYS had tit jiggle.

Am I the only one that views DoA as a legitimately good fighter...? (With the exception of 4. Helena 100% hit combo = pointless game)

I've always liked DoA. So no you aren't alone. I even liked 4, seeing as how I have it, but i suck a** at fighters, so it gives me aneurysms.

After reading the recent Gaia comic again, It has dawned on me that Johnny Gambino and Edmund are gay for each other. Too bad Edmund has Vanessa's tits to preoccupy his mind
Who's more of a rich and powerful homosexual widower, Johnny K. Gambino, or Lino en Kuldes from Suikoden IV?
Also waiting on an Annabeth and Kai post. And what is Aya doing for free period? She doesn't seem like the type who would let her brother go eat at a cafe alone with a bashful gay weretiger

Oh yea, I forgot about the other wonder twin. I'll edit my post in a sec.

As for balancing in fighters here's my over all thoughts:

The DoA series is fairly well balanced. The only problematic characters are Ayane in DoA1, Hayabusa in DoA2, and Helena in DoA4. DoA3 had a diverse enough roster to counter-balance itself.

Soul Calibur always has been horribly balanced, yet the controls tend to cover that up. For example, with SC4, they did indeed nerf many characters (Cassandra including, to my annoyance), yet other characters are just jacked into oblivion; Cervantes as my prime example. Running command throw -> teleport back -> spiral slash as they get up -> bounce them with downward double slash -> juggle with an uppercut slash -> rapid thrust barrage. Usually dead at this point, or rung out several times over.

Street Fighter was never balanced, with the exception of SF4 and SSF4. The only real overpowering characters were the grapplers, due to all of them had a few flat paneling attacks that allowed them to get into range. And Juri, is pure beast.

Mortal Kombat is hit and miss when it comes to balancing. Some games are balanced, such as MK1, 2, and Deadly Alliance, while others are even more broken then Marvel vs Capcom 2; MK Trilogy being the biggest example of this.

Guilty Gear is fairly balanced thought most games/revisions, however some characters certainly lack polish compared to others. Also, Faust is the most epic video game doctor ever.

BlazBlue did a decent job in the balancing department. Although I can't speak for Continuum Shift, the first one only had two really obnoxious characters: Tager and Nu.

Arcana Heart is probably the most balanced game, ever, which is practically proven in the fact that it's one of the few fighting games that 'elite fighting gamers' cannot create a tier list for. Again, in part to the massive diversity in styles, as well as the Arcana elements that you can equip to the characters.

WeaponLord, Namco's first weapons based fighting game, was brutal as all hell. The balancing was near perfect, but the controls took so damn long to learn, and the combo system had such a steep learning curve that it's a bit of a hassle.

Vanguard Princess is a decent indie fighter. Made by a guy that used to work at Capcom. Visually gorgeous, easy to run on most any rig (Even runs on Win95 set ups) and quick to learn. Only down side is it's a bit of a poke fest.

Samurai Showdown is about the only SNK fighter I can get into, mostly because I just can't stand the awkward pacing in their fighters.

Killer Instinct is a game that needs to come back, or at least be re-released in all of its arcade glory. It created and perfected the combo system, and truly gives unique characters and move sets. All in all, a very nicely done series.

Tekken is laughable. It's just juggling, and nothing but juggling. Unless you're like me and use King. Then it's all about suplexing, and nothing but suplexing.

Super Smash Bros has never been about balance, making it enjoyable, but not competitive. Some characters are simply just better then others (Ice Climbers, Link, Marth, Cpt. Falcon) not to mention Brawl killed it with the assist trophies.

Rag Doll Kung Fu on PC is hard but fun, as you actually make your own fighting styles by using the mouse to plot your attacks. On the PS3 it's just SSB with a new paint job.

I'm sure there's others I'm forgetting, but this has dragged on a bit.

Wow, nice to see some people still remember Killer Instinct. that game was awesome, and it was my first ever SNES game.

Glacious is my main in it.

Clay Fighter was epic. Primal Rage was alright, but just couldn't get into it.

Oh, and some other fighters I forgot:

Jump Ultimate Stars: Never played the first one (Jump Super Stars), but this one is all kinds of awesome. It's borderline broken, but the koma system helps balance things out.

Ultimate Ninja: As much as I can't stand Naruto, and only read it for OCD reasons, these games are awesomecore. Nicely balanced, continuously evolving, and all around creative.

Budakai: Best DBZ fighting game series ever. Tight controls, nice variety of characters, and it truly captures the intense action of the anime. Plus the capsule system makes for a nice touch.

Tenkaichi: Pure fail. God awful controls, terrible power-up system, and lack-lust action. Not since Ultimate Battle 22 have I played a worse DBZ fighting game.