I've realized as of late that while I know Powerhound likes Guise, AnotherLetDown IIRC likes Setback, and Nepycros is a fellow Argent Adept fan (though I'm guessing probably not for all the same reasons), I'm not that sure who everyone else's signature fave character(s) is/are.
So, which heroes and villains do you like best in SotM, and why?
My favorite hero as you noted is Guise. I've never been much of Deadpool or fourth wall breaking fan but I do like some humor in my characters at times like Spider-Man and Guise hits a lot of those notes. His deck is also full of shenanigans that you can accomplish and I often find there are still things I can pull off which hadn't occurred to me before. Even recently I found I could combo Gimmicky Character and I Can Do That Too! on Fugue State Parse to get full affect of her power easily and if I'm playing normal Guise I still have another card play available.
As for villains Deadline has been my favorite story wise. Often the villains feel they are the good guy but in his case he is well aware of what evil he is doing to accomplish his goal. He does not because he hates people but to spare folks of the same fate his people did. Story and play wise I'm a fan of Plague Rat. He is essentially a cornered Rat and his fight feels like that.
My favorite character is Setback. He has a positive personality, takes hits for the team, and he has a lot of great comboing with other characters or in his own deck.
I honestly don't know.
I tend to play Setback, Absolute Zero or the Scholar as much as possible, but I enjoy playing pretty much everyone.
I'm looking forward to trying all of the new heroes, and expect to enjoy them a bunch as well.
There's really no hero I dislike, either. Variants, sure (All non Expat Dark Watch Variants, Golem Unity to name a few), but no entire characters. Throw me a random deck and let me choose my face card, and I'm happy.
I think Setback currently wins by a hair, and that's just because I've been able to do some insane things as him.
Depends on context. I tend to default to Scholar, because the rest of my friends usually focus on deck control, card advantage, and damage, leaving me to tank. But I love the archetype of the wise old man who everyone underestimates. I like the Argent Adept and his variants a lot, too, but my friends usually don't appreciate how long my turns take when I play him. When I need to deal damage, Chrono-Ranger is my go-to. I enjoy Termi-Nation Unity a lot, but I only play her when I'm not anticipating a really hard battle.
I always hope someone plays Team Leader Tachyon and one of the Legacies, but I'm not fond of playing them myself. My wife almost always plays Parse (we don't have Fugue State yet), and I'm rarely unhappy about that, she's a great asset.
As for villains, I think my favorite is La Capitan. She's an exciting but not horrendously hard villain to go up against, with a lot of variety in her deck (although Advanced Team La Capitan is no fun at all), and I love her theme and her story arc (what little we know about it), and the whimsy in her cards.
Yeah, I have too many favorites to really narrow it down to a reasonable list. I'm honestly not sure if there is a character I dislike, despite there being a few mechanical decks that I despise.
Just off the top of my head, some of my favorites are AZ, Nightmist, Idealist, Expatriette, AA, Haka, Unity, Sky-scraper, Dreamer, Iron Legacy, Akash'Bhuta/Thriya/Darsha/Flora, Wraith, Fanatic, Kismet, Matriarch/Harpy, Chairman, Wager Master, ect
I'm a big fan of Absolute Zero, because I've got an affinity for cold stuff, and I love being able to turn damage into healing. I also really enjoy playing Chrono-Ranger (because I am something of a cheese-monkey). My favorite variants are Xtreme Captain Cosmic and Visionary Unleashed (because I am something of a cheese-monkey :V), who just so happen to be two of my least favorite heroes (to play, anyway) in their base forms.
Favorite villain story-wise is definitely Infinitor. Sentinels is filled to the brim with tragic figures, and he's definitely my favorite. Favorite villain to fight is Akash'Bhuta and the Ennead, though. Those battles always have something different going on!
Of the currently released heroes, my favorite to play is Skyscraper narrowly edging out Parse. On the Villain side, I’d say Citizen Dawn.
In terms of favorite character-wise La Capitan/ Comodora is my favorite hero and favorite villain.
My favorite hero is chrono ranger. And my favorite villain is akash’bhuta.
Chrono is just really cool to me story wise and my favorite game mechanics having constant damage and nice modifications due to the bounties. And akash because again story and also the limbs are really cool and a awesome character to test new combos on
My favorite character depends greatly on my mood - but I frequently enjoy playing Parse, Legacy (Paul VIII), The Argent Adept, and Absolute Zero. It might be reflected by the fact that Parse, AA, and AZ are three heroes off a very short list that I instinctively think of as their "civilian" names.
My favourite hero to play is the Argent Adept, who's kind of like a Fantasy-style Bard. I also like the Naturalist, who's kind of like a Fantasy-style Druid. And I also like Jim, because he's fun and can get some fairly ridiculous damage output without a great deal of effort.
My favorite currently released heroes are the Sentinels, although Omnitron-x and Captain Cosmic are close behind. As far as villains my favorites are Proletariat and Progeny.
Favorite is Chrono Ranger. Fanatic is also my favorite, but not as much favorite. They are both good. Both good.
My favorite hero is definitely Tachyon. Something resonated with me when I played her deck the first time; maybe it's just the shenanigans of multiple card plays and building up to some quick plays. Super Scientific Tachyon was the first variant I got (and it quickly went downhill from there)
My other favorites tend to be the Complexity-3 heroes (Absolute Zero, Argent Adept, Setback, etc), mostly because I love the buildup to complex setups.
And sorry to be the playtester that says something with exclusive knowledge, but...Stuntman. Oh my god, I love Stuntman.
From the little bit that's been released on Stuntman, so will I, but I'm also jonesing for Luminary.
I'm not sure I can quite pick a favorite out of the new decks yet.
Bunker was the first hero I played, and so I will always have a soft spot for him. I love all his variants. Engine of War I don't completely love, but it can come in handy. The other variants are all pretty awesome.
I love the Sentinels. They're a lot of fun to play, and they really do feel like a well oiled team coming together. I love the flavor text for the Idealist and look forward to being able to play her solo.
I'm kind of like Chaosmancer in that I love basically everybody, but to touch on some of my own favorites:
So like I said I like Argent Adept because I'm a big fan of both playing and listening to music and thus of playing D&D bards, so a bard superhero is like basically the best thing ever. His deck is also an incredibly versatile and strategic support deck, which plays into my typical gaming style quite well. Also the fact that he's cute and I have a fondness for redheaded fellas doesn't hurt any either.
I also have a soft spot for kid superheroes who are enthusiastic about superheroing and think it's fun and exciting, and Unity, Idealist, and Thiago!Ra all fall adorably into that archetype. Also Unity and Idealist get to make robots with their minds (albeit in different ways) and Unity's deck involves fighting with a robot army, which is the best thing ever. Especially since "robot minion army" is often a villainous trait so it's nice to see a heroic take on it.
While I already liked playing Absolute Zero's deck for its complex & offbeat approaches to combat, I like AZ himself even better after his podcast. I like that he focuses on how music affects culture (though I'm more into folk music on that angle than R&B), and spends time thinking about ethics and humanity in general. Also I can relate in that he's sort of worked through his depression to end up on a sort of anti-nihilistic attitude I tend to share myself (life sucks, people suck, everything sucks, but that just means you should try to do what you can on a personal level to make it suck less).
With Setback I can relate to his bad luck and having everything go wrong all the time (though I admit I am much much much less positive about it), and I mean he's pretty much like a human puppy dog, you can't not like him. Legacy might seem to serve as the SotM world moral center, but I think Setback is probably the one who qualifies as nicest guy on a personal level.
Finally, I can relate to Parse's data analysis skills and social awkwardness, and her deck is pretty much the SotM equivalent to a Blue/White Control Deck in Magic which is my fave style in that game. Also I wish I had Parse's hair.
In pure playstyle I find myself leaning to play the Prime Wardens a lot because they're basically Shenanigans: The Team.
On the villain side, Baron Blade is one of my favorites. I love mad scientists, and he's pretty much the platonic ideal of the aristocratic mad scientist. I so can't wait to see the Luminary deck.
I guess technically Citizen Spring is a villain? But I love her, she's so sweet and adorable and has the world's most tragic backstory. Poor Citizen Spring. :(
I love how creepy and freaky Spite and Biomancer are (also Biomancer is another mad sciency type), which makes me kind of sad that Spite's deck is so not-fun to actually play.
Greazer is downright hilarious. "Rockabilly themed alien bounty hunter" falls under that category of things I never knew I needed until it was presented to me. Also I mean, he's kinda polite for a villain in a way; he pretty much just takes his bounty and leaves, nothing personal to the rest of you.
In terms of playstyle, I like both Akash of the Many Names and La Capitan, since they tend to be fun damage fests but still with lots of strategy involved.
I'd have to say my favorite hero is Argent Adept. 1. He can do basically everything allowed in the game. 2. He is the best support character (arguably Legacy is at least tied for best, but I prefer Adept). 3. The way his deck works is complex which is something I enjoy a lot. I'm not huge into story stuff, but I did listen to his Letters Page and loved it.
Second is AZ, also a complex hero that can get absolutely (no pun intended) ridiculous. His Termi-Nation variant is great, and if he can get any amount of support he is that much better. He really makes me wish there more elemental villains. The Ennead (and Citizen Hammer for Vengeance) are the only true fire villains (don't quote me on that).
Looking ahead I see myself playing Benchmark quite a bit!
It was fun to read through everybody's thoughts.
My favorite is Tachyon, mainly because she was my first and she resonates with the style of MtG I prefer. Beyond her I enjoy almost all heroes, but usually leaning towards the more complex ones.